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The High Court of Australia finds that Aboriginal Australian people are not "aliens" under the Australian Constitution, even if they were not born in Australia and do not have Australian citizenship, and they cannot be deported.
2020-02-11

The High Court of Australia disqualifies Senator Katy Gallagher because she held dual citizenship with the United Kingdom when elected, not renouncing it in time. Four MPs in similar situations have also resigned, setting up four by-elections.
2018-05-9

The High Court of Australia finds that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of the National Party and several senators were ineligible for the 2016 federal election.
2017-10-27

British American Tobacco offers to buy out U.S. cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc in a $47 billion takeover that would create the world's biggest listed tobacco company.
2016-10-21

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration orders R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to stop further U.S. sale and distribution of four cigarette products because they may be more dangerous than similar older cigarettes.
2015-09-15

The High Court of Australia finds that a group of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers were legally detained by Australian authorities at sea. The government acted lawfully and the group is not entitled to damages.
2015-01-28

The High Court of Australia recognises a neutral third gender that is neither male nor female.
2014-04-2

The High Court of Australia rules that the Senate election in the state of Western Australia was void, meaning that a half-Senate election will be held in that state.
2014-02-20

Australia's High Court rules same-sex marriages held in the country are invalid.
2013-12-12

The High Court of Australia grants an injunction against the removal of asylum seekers to Malaysia until a full hearing later this month.
2011-08-8