Case In Point

A social media app built exclusively for women uses facial recognition to screen its users. When a transgender woman is kicked off, she takes the company to federal court. In this episode, we unpack the case that's forcing Australia to answer a contentious question: who counts as a woman under the law? Case: Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle [2026] FCAFC 64Guest: Paula Gerber, Professor of Law, Monash UniversityHosts:Melissa Castan, Professor of Law, Monash UniversityJames PattisonFurther Reading:Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia by Paula Gerber (Monash University Publishing, 2025)Why the Giggle for Girls v Tickle judgement is good for trans rights and women’s rights by Paula Gerber (ABC, May 2026)Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] FCA 960

The award-winning journalist behind the podcast S-Town, Brian Reed, says a civil-rights era US Supreme Court decision that protects journalists is under threat.Brian tells the story of the landmark press freedom case of New York Times v. Sullivan (1964).What it made possible? And what happens to journalism in the US if it falls now?Guest: Brian Reed, host of Question Everything and S-TownCase: New York Times v. Sullivan (376 U.S. 254) (1964)Co-Hosts: Melissa Castan, Professor of Law, Monash University James PattisonBrian's podcasts:S-Town (Serial Productions / New York Times)The Trojan Horse Affair (Serial Productions / New York Times)Question Everything (Placement Theory)