Law Report - Full program podcast

Unpacking the legal principles of Constitutional Recognition and the growing debate about a Treaty or Treaties with Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islanders.

What happens when a group of people are behaving badly and one of them commits a serious crime Are the rest of the group members just as culpable? The highest courts in the UK and Australia have different views.

The High Court has reinstated a murder verdict over the death of Queensland woman Allison Baden-Clay. What does case reveal about criminal trials and defence strategies?

For the first time, Australia has been brought before a UN Commission to arbitrate its dispute with Timor-Leste over maritime boundaries.

For a whale, seismic testing is like dynamite blasts in their backyard. Are Australian regulations on ocean noise pollution keeping up with the science of ocean exploration?

Despite a restorative justice approach to sentencing Aboriginal offenders in Canada, incarceration rates continue to rise. Why?

How connecting with Maori identity is reducing recidivism in juvenile justice.

A high rate of recidivism is one of the factors that underpins Australia's poor record on indigenous incarceration. Could one of the reasons be a lack of access to appropriate rehabilitation opportunities?

Australia's live music industry has routinely proved vulnerable to regulatory change.

A celebration of Marie Byles, a trailblazing lawyer who was the first practising female solicitor in NSW. She was also a mountain climber, bush walker and environmentalist.