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Law Report

ABC Australia

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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250 episodes

  1. What's behind the push to have abusive SLAPP lawsuits banned in Australia? 29:02
  2. Victorian Coroner finds online sports betting led to Kyle Hudson's death 29:04
  3. What does it cost to protest in Australia? 29:04
  4. High Court says Qld prisoner can have eggs frozen 29:06
  5. Democracy in the misinformation age 28:57
  6. OpenAI agents hacked into Medicare — is it a crime? 29:06
  7. Should smart glasses be banned in public places? 28:56
  8. Is influencing someone to end their life a crime in Australia? 28:57
  9. The rapid rise of AI use in employment law disputes 28:56
  10. 01 | Can a stranger inherit everything you own?
  11. 02 | The will written on a frozen fish packet
  12. 03 | He worked the farm for decades and got nothing
  13. 04 | Asked to be an executor? What you're really signing up for
  14. Alan Jones on trial 29:06
  15. How should the law respond to cults and groups that coerce and control? 29:05
  16. The legacy of William Ah Ket, Australia's first lawyer of Chinese descent 29:05
  17. Fifty years of 'no-fault' divorce in Australia 29:07
  18. The dilemmas of parole board decision making 29:05
  19. New employment law pathway to hear sexual harassment complaints 29:06
  20. Who should pay when prison guards or police officers cause injury? 29:05
  21. Why a UK court upheld the Palestine Action terror ban 29:03
  22. Should a complainant's counselling records be used in a sexual assault trial? 29:04
  23. Is there a place for AI in boardrooms and the courts? 29:06
  24. A bushfire starts on your property and spreads to your neighbours - are you liable for their losses? 29:06
  25. Trump's war on journalists: libel or lawfare? 29:06
  26. America's Erin Patterson? The Kouri Richins poisoning case 29:00
  27. Does EMDR therapy taint a witness's recollection? 29:09
  28. What does an election look like when there are no financial ground rules? 29:06
  29. Scam victims want compensation as HSBC settles ASIC action 29:07
  30. Why was Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail on war crimes charges? 29:07
  31. Euthanasia: How Australia's approach compares to other countries 29:05
  32. A cultural approach to reducing Indigenous reoffending 29:06
  33. How accurate is facial recognition software? 28:56
  34. High Court says government can't use ankle bracelets, curfews to monitor former immigration detainees 29:06
  35. Are suppression orders out of control in Victoria? 29:08
  36. Should an offender's disadvantage have an impact on their sentence? 29:07
  37. Law Report Special: Star Casino executive directors breached their obligations under the Corporations Act
  38. Claims chasers in natural disaster zones 29:02
  39. Fifty years of 'no-fault' divorce in Australia 29:06
  40. Is the right to protest being undermined in Australia? 29:02
  41. British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access 29:06
  42. How useful is AI in creating better legal outcomes and processes? 28:44
  43. What's in Australia's new hate crime and gun control laws? 29:04
  44. When a natural disaster strikes, what are your legal rights? 29:05
  45. Defining death: ALRC examines laws around human tissue and organs 29:06
  46. Race, language and the Law 29:04
  47. How art is transforming the lives of First Nations prisoners 28:44
  48. "What's in your drugs?": Pill testing at music events 29:05
  49. Dezi Freeman and the sovereign citizens movement 29:06
  50. What does Victoria's historic treaty mean for First Peoples? 36:38