A look at political and legal issues in 2025 in the new year.

The High Court offers some clarity on whether it can 'unelect' Senators.

It's the end of 2024, which means it's time for another ‘High Court cases we missed’ edition of Common(wealth) Knowledge.

The shift away from freedom of speech will be problematic for Pauline Hanson in her discrimination case.

Senator Pauline Hanson is ready to launch her appeal against a defamation ruling.

It is harder to remove an American president from office than an Australian prime minister.

Requests that Bruce Lehrmann pay $2 million in legal fees and $200,000 in security have been rejected until after the appeal is heard.

The NT and ACT won representation in the Senate before being given self-government.

Sometimes, a territory isn’t actually a territory.

UK secures military base in Indian Ocean for 99 years amidst sovereignty negotiations.

Since 1915, the territories have been denied the constitutional right to trial by jury.

Australia’s territories sit at the bottom of the federal pyramid of Australian governments.

Australia’s first job-sharing electoral candidates will contest the 2025 Senate election.

Open democracy in New South Wales local government elections.

How Australia's territories have developed.

How a patchwork of municipalities became the third tier of government. Local governments are often taken for granted in Australia. It’s...

High Court battle over Northern Territory constitutional rights as Territorians head to polls.

NSW court upholds validity of ICAC investigation of Gladys Berejiklian.

Reflecting on 100 days of 6 News' first dedicated law and government coverage.

Sometimes, media attention can be good for the justice system.