Parliamentarians are making decisions today that will define Australia’s compliance with international law for years to come.

Amnesty International Australia issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the Australian federal government’s newly proposed bill reintroducing punitive measures targeting a group of people released ...

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At least 50,000 guns were turned in across Australia over the past three months as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal firearms which began in July. At least 50,000 guns were turned in across ...

(JNS) Amnesty Australia awarded its Human Rights Defender Award on Wednesday to three self-proclaimed “journalists” from the Gaza Strip, two of whom are members ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's offshore immigration detention centre is in breach of human rights and must be closed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, adding pressure on the government over ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian cricketers will be given an amnesty 'window' until the end of November to report any previous corruption-related information, the country's cricket board said on ...