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A call to action

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UN Human Rights Committee: Australia responsible for children in Nauru regional processing centre

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It was a Nazi salute. But here’s why a Roman salute is not better

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Nazis are bad. Fascists are bad.

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Spit hoods are back

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BREAKING NEWS: apprehended bias decision in Drumgold v Board of Enquiry and others

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Water safety: my number one rescue tip

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Aftermath of shame: referendum 2023

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Easy science primer: Kathleen Folbigg’s pardon

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A Not Just a Lawyer referral: Kathleen Folbigg discussed on the Guardian’s Full Story podcast

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VOICE (Voice, Treaty, Truth). Answers to your questions from the ANU

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26 January

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Is Google a defamer?

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PRIMER: what is (and what will soon not be) the AAT?

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2022: Reflections from the obstinately self-reliant

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What do you get for the jury who has everything?

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The case of the disobedient juror

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King’s Counsel, and the Cab Rank Rule

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Spit hoods? Safety hoods? No, cruelty hoods.

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BREAKING NEWS: Bernard COLLAERY prosecution dropped

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I’M BACK, AND NOW WE WILL HAVE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

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What are human rights without a remedy?

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Case theory and defamation: live issues in recent media reporting about William Tyrrell

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REFERRAL: do you have, or are you, a pain in the neck?

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The LAWYER PROJECT Report

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An unusual appeal

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HAPPY INTERSEX DAY OF AWARENESS 2021

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Happy International Pronoun Day!

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How to get a good education at google university aka the internet

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BREAKING NEWS: ACT Court of Appeal Decision in Collaery v The Queen (No 2) - SECRECY vs OPEN JUSTICE

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PRIMER: Where there’s a WILL, there’s a way

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Death by police pursuit - the senseless death of Raymond Noel

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What is a ZERO DAY, and why should you drop everything and update your apple software right now?

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Mental Health First Aid!

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Equal Pay Day & Merger of Family Court and Federal Circuit Court

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Have you emailed your tree lately?

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Rock-solid or built on sand: the implied freedom of political communication

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Recruiting Judges in the ACT

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BONUS EPISODE: I love roller derby and I’m playing on 7 August 2021!

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An update on defamation law reform!

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Podcast referral: Season 3, Episode 9 of I Catch Killers

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COVID 19 and Aboriginal deaths (and misery) in custody

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NAIDOC WEEK #2: go and listen to Dr Chelsea Watego. NOW, please.

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NAIDOC Week 2021 “Heal Country”

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PRIMER: what is a private prosecution?

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Bonus episode: experts and OMCGs

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Talking to myself: a Judge gives himself jury directions

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Breaking news: ROBODEBT class action

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Breaking news: 23 prominent NSW Barristers speak out in support of affirmative consent laws

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PRIMER: who is an asylum seeker and who is a refugee?

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Breaking news: consent law reform in NSW

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PRIMER: what is the Witness K and Bernard Collaery matter all about?

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Early release: IDAHOBIT DAY 2021

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Why can politicians sue for defamation?

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A day in the life of a trust account!

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BONUS episode: 3 x short & sharp

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The Galambany Circle Sentencing Court

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I do not think that means what you think it means: short legal history of a pretty important word!

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Changing the lens on workplace sexual harassment

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LEGALESE: what is a penumbral duty? And does it even exist?!?

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HAPPY TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY 2021

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Referral: The Wigs Podcast (content warning: sexual harassment, sexual assault and suicide)

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RECOMMENDATION: ListenAble

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BAD DAY

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WELLBEING RESOURCE: THE RESILIENT LAWYER

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30 YEARS TOO LATE? Victoria to decriminalise public drunkenness

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WHAT IS AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT (aka POSITIVE CONSENT)?

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RADICAL ACTS OF KINDNESS!

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ACT CAPACITY TOOLKIT!

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Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC): The Recommendations

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SPOTLIGHT on: Canberra’s CONSUMER LAW CENTRE

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PRIMER: TREASON? What’s that?

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BOOK REVIEW: Turning Down the Noise by Christine Jackman

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The High Court judgment that sparked the public interest in Victoria Police & their informants

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CHAIN REACTION: case studies from the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants

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Victoria’s lawyers & the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants

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PRIMER: What is the ROYAL COMMISSION into the MANAGEMENT of POLICE INFORMANTS?

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Tribute to Victoria

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Why do we sentence people?

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What do legal dramas get right? Alibi evidence!

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BONUS EPISODE #StandByYourTrans

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LAW IN THE RAW: some unexpected lessons from the Nudity Act 1976

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Appointment of Australia’s High Court Judges: a paradox of transparency and mystery

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BREAKING NEWS: ACT to change the age of criminal responsibility for children

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What does it mean to be STRUCK OFF?

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QUID PRO QUO, CLARICE: a very brief introduction to Criminal Profiling

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A fundamental of evidence law: Don’t be a jerk!

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What is the ROBSON ROTATION?

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HELP: How do I choose the right lawyer?

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PRIMER: cyber security for total noobs - password managers and two-factor authentication

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PRIMER: Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020

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R U OK? Day Special! Dedicated to the Canberra Law Students’ Society, and to law students everywhere

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Law-adjacent podcast review: Ask the Specialist

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Primer: What is a War Crime?

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SPECIAL: Wear it Purple Episode

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CHANGING COURSE

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HELP! How do I use references when I’m pleading guilty to an offence or in a disciplinary matter?

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HELP! What do I wear to Court?

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Lessons I’ve learned from representing other lawyers

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HELP! I’ve been arrested! WHAT’s THE FIRST THING I SHOULD DO?