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Law Report

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Northern Territory Justice System
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Australia
Eddie Mabo
Aboriginal Australians
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Bruce Lerman
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Traditional Ownership
Federal Court Of Australia
GPS Animal Tags
Muzzle Scanning
International Court Of Justice
Workplace Surveillance
Immigration Detention
Queensland Workers' Compensation
Great Barrier Reef
Rural Crime

From courtroom dramas to miscarriages of justice, to how the law affects you — and so much more. The Law Report is your accessible guide to the big legal stories unfolding in Australia and across the world.

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Queensland has introduced a bill to ban the slogans "from the river to the sea" and "globalise the intifada". Western Australia wants to give police the power to refuse a protest permit if a public event is deemed likely to promote hate. It comes aft... more

The Law Report speaks to Richard Hermer, attorney general for England and Wales, who was in Australia recently with a message centred on upholding the rule of law. And why do individuals and corporations donate to political parties?

Can artificial intelligence reveal the assumptions judges make? Or help lawyers and litigants to identify appeal arguments?

In the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, the federal government has passed two significant pieces of legislation that it says are aimed at preventing future attacks.

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Richard Hermer
Attorney General of England and Wales
British Government
Episode: British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access
Catherine Williams
Executive Director of the Centre for Public Integrity
Centre for Public Integrity
Episode: British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access
Mira Sanrock
Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law and Justice and its Gender Equality Hub.
University of New South Wales
Episode: How useful is AI in creating better legal outcomes and processes?
Ramona Vijayarasa
Professor of Law and creator of the Gender Legislative Index.
University of Technology Sydney
Episode: How useful is AI in creating better legal outcomes and processes?
Anne Toomey
Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
Episode: What's in Australia's new hate crime and gun control laws?
Roland Brown
Vice President of Gun Control Australia, involved in gun control debates since the Port Arthur massacre.
Gun Control Australia
Episode: What's in Australia's new hate crime and gun control laws?
Narita Wait
A Yorta Yorta, Narangiri, and Tungurung woman and member of the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria, and also CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service.
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
Episode: What does Victoria's historic treaty mean for First Peoples?
Tim Goodwin
A member of the Ewan Nation and a barrister who advised the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria on treaty negotiations.
Episode: What does Victoria's historic treaty mean for First Peoples?
Jeremy Webber
Constitutional law expert based at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
University of Victoria
Episode: What does Victoria's historic treaty mean for First Peoples?

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Damien Carrick
Host of The Law Report.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 815 ratings
  • Cult change

    Thank you to Professor David Heilpern for their insight to these cults/groups. We could definitely use a change of how to engage with these ‘freeman’ and not keep placing people in all authority levels in harms way.

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    Amoloch007
    Australia6 months ago
  • Verdict episode

    Usually high standard podcast but the recent Mushroom Trial verdict episode was embarrassingly bad

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    Maxtopia
    Australia7 months ago
  • There goes the neighbourhood?

    •EPISODE: Vaccine injury compensation scheme, in which a guest describes New Zealand as Australia’s nearest neighbour. Australia’s nearest neighbour in Papua New Guinea. 🇵🇬

    •EPISODE: High Court rejects challenge to India travel ban, in which the host falsely accuses Jarryd Hayne of being a rugby player, and the podcast description writer refers to the wrong sport. It’s a Melbourne thing.

    •EPISODE: 4.7.23 in which the jury researcher/novelist misuses the word “fulsome”.

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    •EPISODE “Tru... more

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    (Gibberer)
    Australia8 months ago
  • Pseudolaw

    How fascinating. I wonder if there is a breakdown of genders that prescribe to this view?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Amoloch007
    Australia8 months ago
  • There goes the neighbourhood?

    •EPISODE: Vaccine injury compensation scheme, in which a guest describes New Zealand as Australia’s nearest neighbour. Australia’s nearest neighbour in Papua New Guinea. 🇵🇬

    •EPISODE: High Court rejects challenge to India travel ban, in which the host falsely accuses Jarryd Hayne of being a rugby player, and the podcast description writer refers to the wrong sport. It’s a Melbourne thing.

    •EPISODE: 4.7.23 in which the jury researcher/novelist misuses the word “fulsome”.

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    •EPISODE “Tru... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    (Gibberer)
    Australia10 months ago

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The host is often commended for a balanced and informative approach to sensitive legal matters.
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Some episodes have faced criticism for perceived inaccuracies or lack of depth on certain topics.

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British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access
Q: What message do you have for Australian politicians regarding anti-Semitism?
Strengthen bonds and work together to combat anti-Semitism and intolerance.
British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access
Q: How should the UK respond to the USA when it suggests a takeover of Greenland or seizes the president of Venezuela?
While the UK remains pragmatic in international dealings, it upholds its belief in international law and the international rules-based order.
British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access
Q: How do you understand the UK's obligations under international law, especially with respect to the International Criminal Court?
The UK supports the international rules-based order, including the ICC, but does not engage in discussing specific individual cases.
How useful is AI in creating better legal outcomes and processes?
Q: How does the Gender Legislative Index work?
It assesses laws with a focus on women's rights using a combination of human evaluations and AI to identify impacts on gender inequality.
How useful is AI in creating better legal outcomes and processes?
Q: What did you find with your research using AI to assess judges' language?
There are patterns of gendered assumptions in judges' language, with mothers discussed in terms of caregiving and fathers in terms of financial responsibility.

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