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Law Report — 268 episodes
01 | Can a stranger inherit everything you own?
02 | The will written on a frozen fish packet
03 | He worked the farm for decades and got nothing
04 | Asked to be an executor? What you're really signing up for
Alan Jones on trial
How should the law respond to cults and groups that coerce and control?
The legacy of William Ah Ket, Australia's first lawyer of Chinese descent
Fifty years of 'no-fault' divorce in Australia
The dilemmas of parole board decision making
New employment law pathway to hear sexual harassment complaints
Who should pay when prison guards or police officers cause injury?
Why a UK court upheld the Palestine Action terror ban
Should a complainant's counselling records be used in a sexual assault trial?
Is there a place for AI in boardrooms and the courts?
A bushfire starts on your property and spreads to your neighbours - are you liable for their losses?
Trump's war on journalists: libel or lawfare?
America's Erin Patterson? The Kouri Richins poisoning case
Does EMDR therapy taint a witness's recollection?
What does an election look like when there are no financial ground rules?
Scam victims want compensation as HSBC settles ASIC action
Why was Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail on war crimes charges?
Euthanasia: How Australia's approach compares to other countries
A cultural approach to reducing Indigenous reoffending
How accurate is facial recognition software?
High Court says government can't use ankle bracelets, curfews to monitor former immigration detainees
Are suppression orders out of control in Victoria?
Should an offender's disadvantage have an impact on their sentence?
Law Report Special: Star Casino executive directors breached their obligations under the Corporations Act
Claims chasers in natural disaster zones
Fifty years of 'no-fault' divorce in Australia
Is the right to protest being undermined in Australia?
British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access
How useful is AI in creating better legal outcomes and processes?
What's in Australia's new hate crime and gun control laws?
When a natural disaster strikes, what are your legal rights?
Defining death: ALRC examines laws around human tissue and organs
Race, language and the Law
How art is transforming the lives of First Nations prisoners
"What's in your drugs?": Pill testing at music events
Dezi Freeman and the sovereign citizens movement
What does Victoria's historic treaty mean for First Peoples?
US lawsuits allege ChatGPT encouraged suicides, harmed users' mental health
Countdown to Australia's social media ban
How legally tight are prenuptial agreements?
Whitlam dismissal 50 years on
Fifty years of the Australian Law Reform Commission
Do we have a right to free speech in Australia?
FOI reform and government transparency; Prosecuting the spread of deepfakes online
High Court lets police access evidence from encrypted app used in global raids
If a self-driving car crashes, who is liable?
How should wrongful convictions be compensated?
Is Australia fulfilling its legal duty to act on climate change? And High Court orders return of Bolivian artefact
Fifty years of PNG's independence constitution
Erin Patterson mushroom murder sentence explained
Dezi Freeman and 'sovereign citizens'
Law Report Special: Linda Reynolds wins defamation battle against Brittany Higgins
Will 'post and boast' laws stop offenders bragging on social media? Australia tightens vaping regulations
Nine's victory in Al Muderis defamation case; Legal fight over 'Never Get Busted' director credit
Record damages in Mad Mex sexual harassment case; Reviewing the legal definition of terrorism
Legal conditions for Palestinian statehood; Electronic wills after Covid
Federal Court says Australian women can sue Qatar Airways over airport body searches
ICJ to deliver climate advisory opinion; Denmark's plan to let citizens copyright their face and voice
Defining death: ALRC examines laws around human tissue and organs
AI and automated decision making in government
Law Report Special: Erin Patterson found guilty in triple mushroom murder
What happens inside the jury room?
Could a landmark US Supreme Court ruling expand Trump's powers?
Law Report Special: Antoinette Lattouf v ABC
'Pseudolaw' in the courts: Can you pay a legal debt with an IOU?
NSW flood insurance crisis; Marking 50 years of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act
How art is transforming the lives of First Nations prisoners
The case for stronger whistleblower protections in Australia
The mushroom murder trial; Tasmanian supermarket sued for banning entry to 'therapy alpaca'
"What's in your drugs?": Pill testing at music events
Queensland reviews strangulation offence
Labor's election landslide; How companies use AI tools to disqualify job applicants
How family law courts deal with disputes over gender affirming hormone therapy for children
Federal Court Chief Justice Debbie Mortimer on open justice in the digital age
High Court upholds Queensland's "no body, no parole" laws; Endangered glider possums in court
Can Trump's tariffs be challenged in court? Should we ban non-complete clauses?
Trump's war on the US judiciary
Race, language and the Law
Supporting survivors of sexual assault in the justice system
Do you have a legal right to work from home?
High Court delivers ruling in KMD detention case; Closing arguments heard in Lattouf v ABC trial
Do expanded federal surveillance laws go too far? And report warns private practitioners abandoning Legal Aid work
High Court rules judges can't be sued for damages; Legal rights and wrongs of lookalike products
Australia's new hate crime laws; Criminal defences of sexomnia and parasomnia
Should parents be prosecuted for withholding medical care from a child?
Recording Indigenous testimony for use in future compensation claims
Who can be held liable for bushfire damage?
Children and medical consent
NDAs in sexual harassment cases
Two hundred years of the NSW Supreme Court
Tikanga: Incorporating Māori concepts in NZ common law
How stressful is it to be a judge or magistrate?
Decades on, suspect charged over Easey Street killings; Warning signs and legal liability
How police use and misuse tasers
How should the justice system respond when a judge commits a crime?
Vicarious liability and the Catholic Church; Driving with medicinal cannabis
Could re-election end Trump's legal woes? And compensating invasions of privacy
The dilemmas of parole board decision making
Unfair dismissal: From medical marijuana to outsourced workers
Justice Kyrou on the new Administrative Review Tribunal
AI and the law
When can tenants challenge evictions?
Corporations and free speech
What's behind Mexico's plan to elect judges?
Protecting the integrity of the jury system
New 'justice visa' for exploited migrant workers
Investigating war crimes in the Israel-Gaza conflict
Should the Attorney-General have power to block prosecutions of war crimes and crimes against humanity?
Women in Law
Is there a role for restorative justice in sexual assault cases?
Reforming sexual assault law in Australia
Combatting illegal trade in human organs
Solving Britain's prison crisis; kids who don't repay the 'bank of mum and dad'
How does a judge know if an offender is truly sorry?
Children and medical consent
A deep dive into diplomatic immunity
Should foreign judges sit on Hong Kong's highest court? Anti-discrimination laws in religious schools
How stressful is it to be a judge or magistrate?
Protecting First Nations sacred sites: are Australian laws fit for the task?
BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E5 | Fences
Trump's legal woes; Bad Neighbours: fences
BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E4 | Cars and apartments
Can X be held liable for publishing hate speech in Australia? Bad Neighbours: cars & apartments
BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E3 | Surveillance cameras
UK court ruling paves way for new Assange appeal against extradition; Bad Neighbours: surveillance cameras
BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E2 | Water
War crimes whistleblower David McBride sentenced; Bad Neighbours: water
BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E1 | Smells
The end of non-compete clauses? Bad Neighbours: smells
Tikanga: Incorporating Māori concepts in NZ common law
Jury selection in Trump's 'hush money' trial; monitoring dangerous offenders after release from prison
Judge rules, on balance of probabilities, Lehrmann raped Higgins
Do Queensland's criminal defence laws need to be reformed?
Two hundred years of the NSW Supreme Court
Movements in work safety: Victoria's first industrial manslaughter prosecutions and feedback on OH&S laws
Protecting IP rights: a guide for divorcees and inventors
"Trapped in silence": The campaign to end NDA misuse
Non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
Do we have healthy industry competition in Australia?
Julian Assange: Will Britain's High Court approve new appeal against US extradition?
Mother of US school shooter found guilty of manslaughter; the death penalty in China
Derek Bromley to make new parole bid 40 years after murder conviction
ICJ issues interim measures in Israel genocide case; UK faces legal challenge over Northern Ireland amnesty law
South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ
High tech solutions to age-old crime of livestock theft
Justice, but not in my language: Aboriginal interpreter shortage in NT courts
Could sending an emoji land you in legal trouble?
Singing to the Sea
'Sovereign citizens' in the courts
Avoiding the legal risks of office Christmas parties
Grant Donaldson SC on balancing open justice and national security
Battle of the burger chains; hundreds sentenced in Italy mafia trial
Jurors who do their own research; prosecuting violence in sport
Why did the High Court rule indefinite immigration detention unlawful?
Naming sexual assault suspects in the media; surveillance in the workplace
Judicial capacity building in the Pacific
Chief Justice Susan Kiefel speaks to the Law Report
Voice referendum aftermath; Queensland introduces legislation to criminalise coercive control
Constitutional implications of Indigenous Voice proposal; could pill testing save lives?
Disability royal commission delivers findings; 'Fake nurse' jailed in Australian legal first
Victorian nurse becomes first voluntary assisted dying patient to donate organs
'Voices' to parliament in Scandinavia
The Voice and how Indigenous knowledge can help close the gap
Judge liable for wrongful imprisonment and a Palawa lawyer's case for No
New legal service for whistleblowers and Australia’s worst case of malicious prosecution
ACT leads the way in assisting vulnerable people in court
Community conversations on the Voice referendum; the Sofronoff inquiry leak
Could sending an emoji land you in legal trouble?
02/ Justice, but not in my language
01/ Justice, but not in my language
Singing to the sea
'Tsunami of suffering': Robodebt royal commission findings explained
National Anti-Corruption Commission begins investigations; juror misconceptions in sexual assault trials
Kids' book points refugee mums to legal help
Does Australia need a Criminal Cases Review Commission?
US lawyer faces sanctions over ChatGPT use; what family courts can do for Indigenous Australians
Ben Roberts Smith loses defamation case, Kathleen Folbigg released from prison
PwC tax leaks scandal; overcoming obstacles for deaf & blind jurors
How does a judge know if an offender is truly sorry?
'Green transition', mining & Indigenous rights
Compensation for sporting injuries; changes to Centrelink relationship assessments
'Sovereign citizens' in the courts
Murdoch, Dominion & Crikey; the secret trial of 'Witness J'
Court ruling raises questions about NSW Covid fines; What is the 'dark fleet'?
ACT law to ban non-urgent surgery for intersex children; cryptocurrency in crime
WA bikies convicted for displaying club tattoos
Indigenous Voice: Justice Kenneth Hayne speaks to the Law Report
SAS Veteran charged with war crimes: protestor prison sentence quashed: Botox alternative in High Court
High Court overturns marijuana house murder convictions; tax help for prisoners
Duggan faces 'unusual' extradition charges; Australian regulators target corporate 'greenwashing'
US ruling to ban caste discrimination; UN expert warns against gay conversion practices
High tech solutions to age-old crime of livestock theft
Visa cancellations & deportation
Victoria commits to overhauling strict bail laws
Surprising Decisions About Legal Liability in Car Accidents
Why was the AAT abolished? The dangers of witnessing wills remotely
Judicial review to examine 'Croatian six' convictions
Who should be held legally liable for accidents involving e-scooters?
Can machines invent and animals create?
Gender diversity on the bench
How Afghan women judges found safety in Australia
Singing to the sea
BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E4 | overshadowing solar panels
Data breaches and the Privacy Act; what are your rights when it comes to your home's access to sunlight?
BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E3 | Pesky pets
Youth in detention; what are your rights when it comes to pets in apartments?
BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E2 | Troublesome trees
Big banks settle insurance class actions; what are your rights in neighbour disputes over trees?
BAD NEIGHBOURS S1 E1 | Noisy neighbours
NSW coronial reform; what are your rights when it comes to noisy neighbours?
Inside Thomas Embling Hospital, a forensic health facility
'Juror misconduct' ends parliament rape trial; 'proper inquiry' in road accidents
UN experts suspend detention visits; and the use of secret evidence in court
UN calls for unlimited access for team inspecting detention facilities
Lawyers 'pressure test' Indigenous voice proposal; how should judges be appointed?
Does the Government's proposed anti-corruption legislation go far enough?
Police body cameras in domestic violence incidents
Fears states could expand use of 'post-sentence' detention after Garlett ruling
The Queen's role in Australia's constitution
Judicial review to examine 'Croatian Six' convictions
Chris Dawson trial: former teacher found guilty of wife's murder
Government releases legal advice on Morrison's secret ministerial appointments
High Court rejects activists' challenge to NSW surveillance laws, and women bring prison stories to the stage
Life, death and the law
Legal decisions and analytics
Who should be held legally liable for accidents involving e-scooters?
Queensland bans 'claim farming'; should media coverage affect sentencing decisions?
Vanuatu's push for international court action on climate change
Victoria's Nazi swastika law prompts call for national ban
Attorney General Mark Dreyfus speaks to the Law Report
Can machines invent, and animals create?
High Court curbs minister's citizenship powers, and landmark ruling on unpaid wages
Judge v jury trials
Fiji environmental crime verdict 'sets precedent'
Radio on the inside
When is a de facto relationship over?
Fears US Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade after draft opinion leaked
Russia accuses NATO of 'proxy war' in Ukraine, and juror misconduct
Employer liability for psychiatric injury
Why gender diversity on the bench is important
How Afghan women judges found safety in Australia
Cheng Lei awaits China trial verdict, and Vic court rules on wind farm noise
'Predatory lending', and supporting Indigenous people in NT watch houses
Gathering evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine
The legal needs of flood victims, and Kumanjayi Walker murder trial aquittal
Ukraine: how clear are the laws of war? And women's rights to inherit land
ICC to launch Ukraine war crimes probe, and NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst retires
Sandy Hook settlement, and pets in family law disputes
High Court rulings clarify contract worker status
Are Australia's political donation laws fit for purpose?
When does misrepresenting professional experience become a criminal offence?
Deporting Djokovic, and Catholic diocese found vicariously liable in historical child sex abuse case
Crime and justice in the Torres Strait, and Cape York’s Licensing Muster program
Inside Thomas Embling Hospital, a forensic health facility
Court rules couples can conspire, and how brain implants might transform criminal law
How itchy underpants created Australia's consumer laws
'Squatters' rights', and UK health laws
US trademark dispute threatens ugg boot business, and deportation fears for returned prison escapee
Sue Neill-Fraser loses appeal against murder conviction
Could AI help make the law more accessible for disabled people?
'Body modification' on trial
Adriana Rivas mounts new appeal against Chile extradition
Reforming NSW sexual consent laws
UK legal action over rugby league players’ brain injury, and deciding judicial recusals in Australian courts