Law Report - Full program Podcast
1) Judge v jury trials
Why did actor Johnny Depp's defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard succeed in the US after failing at a similar trial in the UK? And a man ordered to face trial before a judge alone under...Show More
2) Victoria's Nazi swastika law prompts call for national ban
An in-depth look at Victoria's law to ban the public display of the Nazi swastika amid calls for the Federal Government to legislate a national ban on the symbol. And the case of a West Australian man...Show More
3) Attorney General Mark Dreyfus speaks to the Law Report
Reforming the Public Interest Disclosure Act "is a significant matter because it is linked to the national anti-corruption commission that we hope to legislate this year," the federal Attorney General...Show More
4) Can machines invent, and animals create?
Should we grant patents to Artificial Intelligence algorithms? Should machines have copyright over the art works they generate? What about animals?
5) High Court curbs minister's citizenship powers, and landmark ruling on unpaid wages
The High Court has ruled that a decision by the former Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews to rescind the citizenship of an Australian man suspected of joining the Islamic State group was unconstituti...Show More
High Court curbs minister's citizenship powers, and landmark ruling on unpaid wages
28:35 | Jun 14th, 2022
6) Fiji environmental crime verdict 'sets precedent'
Freesoul Real Estate has days to appeal a ground-breaking fine imposed by Fiji's High Court after the Chinese resort developer carried out unauthorised works on a remote island. And environmental law ...Show More
7) Radio on the inside
The world's only nationwide in-house prison network broadcasts 24 hours a day and is produced by and for inmates.
8) When is a de facto relationship over?
A High Court decision raises questions about how a de facto relationship is defined, and what happens when a person’s mental capacities decline with old age. And, if a person granted humanitarian prot...Show More
9) Fears US Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade after draft opinion leaked
The publication of a leaked draft opinion by conservative judge Samuel Alito has sparked fears the United States Supreme Court could overturn a landmark decision that enshrines abortion rights for wom...Show More
Fears US Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade after draft opinion leaked
28:35 | May 10th, 2022
10) Russia accuses NATO of 'proxy war' in Ukraine, and juror misconduct
Does NATO’s increasing military support for Ukraine amount to waging “a proxy war against Russia”? And the High Court has overturned a number of sex offence convictions of a tutor due to juror miscond...Show More