Law Report - Full program podcast

Meet the first in-house school lawyer in Australia. Vincent Shin provides legal advice to students and their families who attend a Victorian school.

Two exhibitions of artworks by current and former Indigenous prisoners are on display, one in Melbourne, the other in Brisbane. Which state allows the sale of the paintings?

Susan Kiefel is sworn in as Chief Justice of the High Court.

The last man in Australia was executed fifty years ago.

Artist Ben Quilty, discusses the art and reformation of Myuran Sukumaran, who was executed in Indonesia in 2015.

The Chief Justice of the Family Court, Diana Bryant AO, lawyers and clients discuss the rise of recording evidence to support their case or act as a shield against negative claims.

Are judges too soft on offenders?

In a world first, research led by Kate Warner, the Tasmanian Governor and world renowned law researcher, explores community views on sentencing.

Hear first hand experiences from former prisoners living with ABI. They are part of a project advocating for people Acquired Brain Injuries, a group who are massively over-represented in the criminal justice system.

Whether it's about people catching a bag snatcher, intervening in a brawl, or overpowering a burglar, the term citizen's arrest crops up regularly in the news. But what is it, and is it legal?

From blasting Katy Perry at demonstrations to sonic cannons, what are the regulations around using sound and music as a means of people control?