Tuesday 27 July 2010
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WA's Prisoner Review Board
WA's prisons are bursting. In only a year there has been a 25% spike in the jail population. Read Transcript
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Tuesday 20 July 2010
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Muckaty Land Trust litigation
The proposed site for Australia�s national radioactive waste facility is on Aboriginal land. One group of traditional owners nominated the site and a lot of the other traditional owners are furious. The opponents are off to court to strike out what they say was a flawed nomination process. Read Transcript
IVF treatment for prisoners
Should female prisoners have access to IVF? A Victorian court has given one prisoner the go-ahead to grow her family while she's behind bars. Read Transcript
Tuesday 13 July 2010
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Peremptory challenges
Each year about 170,000 Australian are summoned for jury duty. They arrive at court ready to take their place in the jury box. But for quite a few that's as far as they get, because at that point barristers give all the potential jurors 'the once over'. And if a barrister doesn't like the look of you, you're out on your ear. Read Transcript
Tuesday 06 July 2010
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Dr Richard Tjiong
Prominent medico Dr Richard Tjiong recently appeared as a witness in a court case over the estate of his brother George. The judge was so furious with Richard's evidence that he wants prosecutors to consider charging the good doctor with perjury. Read Transcript
Domestic violence and family court litigation
A new report explores the experiences of women who suffered domestic violence and then went on to navigate the family law system. The report finds that flaws in our child welfare and our family law systems mean that kids are unsafe. Read Transcript
Tuesday 29 June 2010
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Wading into the Wandjina controversy
There's an unfolding controversy swirling around a two-metre, eight-tonne sculpture with the title Wandjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone. Read Transcript
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