Law

Sounds like prime time TV...but it's the Law Report delving into all the latest drama and scandal of Australia's legal system. Meanwhile Breakfast, Australia Talks and Saturday Extra are ready to pounce on whatever's making courtroom news.



Recent Law stories on Radio National

Who killed Shirley Finn?Thursday, 9 Sep 2010 | Life Matters

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WA listeners will recall a shocking case in 1975 which revealed Perth's own criminal and vice underbelly.

The Swedish underbellyWednesday, 8 Sep 2010 | RN Book Show

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When you think of Sweden do you think of Ikea, <em>Pippy Longstocking</em>, ABBA, a model for social democracy?

Three hundred rejection letters later: Simon KernickTuesday, 7 Sep 2010 | Life Matters

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Best selling British crime writer Simon Kernick has travelled quite a long and bumpy road to writing success, he still has 300 standard rejection letters for his first two books.

Land clearing litigationTuesday, 7 Sep 2010 | The Law Report

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Meet Peter Spencer, the NSW farmer who says that restrictive land clearing laws amount to the government seizing his property without compensation.

Same sex adoptionThursday, 2 Sep 2010 | Life Matters

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A hot topic in the NSW Parliament this week is a Bill which would enable gay and lesbian parents to adopt children.

Looming global diabetes crisisWednesday, 1 Sep 2010 | Life Matters

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This week in Melbourne, people have come from all four corners of the globe for the United Nations Global Health Conference.

Wearing a niqab in the witness boxTuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | The Law Report

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We examine the case of the Perth Muslim woman who wants to keep her face covered when she gives evidence in an upcoming court case.

Operation Hoffman: drugs, guns, crime and corruptionTuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

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<em>Four Corners</em> on ABC Television last night detailed the workings of Operation Hoffman, a two-year-long investigation into multi-million dollar crime syndicates.

Cricket's governing body in need of reformTuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

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One of cricket's most respected figures has launched a scathing attack on cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council, in the wake of the corruption scandal surrounding members of Pakistan's cricket team.

Corruption in sportTuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | Radio National Breakfast

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There are reports today that Mazhar Majeed, the alleged match-fixer at the centre of the latest corruption scandal rocking world cricket, was in Sydney during Pakistan's dramatic loss to Australia in January.

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