The High Court of Australia sits at the apex of the legal system, hearing key constitutional questions and major appeals for final judicial review.
Australian One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has failed to overturn a court ruling that she racially discriminated against Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi by telling her to “piss off back to Pakistan” in a 2022 tweet. The Full Federal Court confirms the 2024 finding, ruling the post unlawful and not protected as free speech.
Erin Patterson has been convicted of poisoning four relatives at a Gippsland lunch with death-cap mushrooms. She is appealing the verdict; a two-day Court of Appeal hearing will determine whether the convictions can be overturned, potentially leading to retrial or acquittal. Prosecution appeals on sentence are also underway.