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Law Report

by 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.

100 episodes
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1
Are suppression orders out of control in Victoria?
29:08 Mar 17, 2026
2
Should an offender's disadvantage have an impact on their sentence?
29:07 Mar 10, 2026
3
Law Report Special: Star Casino executive directors breached their obligations under the Corporations Act
0:00 Mar 5, 2026
4
Claims chasers in natural disaster zones
29:02 Mar 3, 2026
5
Fifty years of 'no-fault' divorce in Australia
29:06 Feb 24, 2026
6
Is the right to protest being undermined in Australia?
29:02 Feb 17, 2026
7
British AG Richard Hermer on Gaza, Israel, Greenland, and upholding the rule of law; Political donations buy access
29:06 Feb 10, 2026
8
How useful is AI in creating better legal outcomes and processes?
28:44 Feb 3, 2026
9
What's in Australia's new hate crime and gun control laws?
29:04 Jan 27, 2026
10
When a natural disaster strikes, what are your legal rights?
29:05 Jan 20, 2026
11
Defining death: ALRC examines laws around human tissue and organs
29:06 Jan 13, 2026
12
Race, language and the Law
29:04 Jan 6, 2026
13
How art is transforming the lives of First Nations prisoners
28:44 Dec 30, 2025
14
"What's in your drugs?": Pill testing at music events
29:05 Dec 23, 2025
15
Dezi Freeman and the sovereign citizens movement
29:06 Dec 16, 2025
16
What does Victoria's historic treaty mean for First Peoples?
36:38 Dec 9, 2025
17
US lawsuits allege ChatGPT encouraged suicides, harmed users' mental health
29:06 Dec 2, 2025
18
Countdown to Australia's social media ban
28:58 Nov 25, 2025
19
How legally tight are prenuptial agreements?
26:13 Nov 18, 2025
20
Whitlam dismissal 50 years on
29:05 Nov 11, 2025
21
Fifty years of the Australian Law Reform Commission
29:04 Nov 4, 2025
22
Do we have a right to free speech in Australia?
28:58 Oct 28, 2025
23
FOI reform and government transparency; Prosecuting the spread of deepfakes online
29:05 Oct 21, 2025
24
High Court lets police access evidence from encrypted app used in global raids
29:04 Oct 14, 2025
25
If a self-driving car crashes, who is liable?
28:58 Oct 7, 2025
26
How should wrongful convictions be compensated?
29:07 Sep 30, 2025
27
Is Australia fulfilling its legal duty to act on climate change? And High Court orders return of Bolivian artefact
29:05 Sep 23, 2025
28
Fifty years of PNG's independence constitution
29:04 Sep 16, 2025
29
Erin Patterson mushroom murder sentence explained
32:12 Sep 8, 2025
30
Dezi Freeman and 'sovereign citizens'
29:00 Sep 2, 2025
31
Law Report Special: Linda Reynolds wins defamation battle against Brittany Higgins
18:00 Aug 27, 2025
32
Will 'post and boast' laws stop offenders bragging on social media? Australia tightens vaping regulations
29:06 Aug 26, 2025
33
Nine's victory in Al Muderis defamation case; Legal fight over 'Never Get Busted' director credit
29:06 Aug 19, 2025
34
Record damages in Mad Mex sexual harassment case; Reviewing the legal definition of terrorism
29:07 Aug 12, 2025
35
Legal conditions for Palestinian statehood; Electronic wills after Covid
29:07 Aug 5, 2025
36
Federal Court says Australian women can sue Qatar Airways over airport body searches
28:35 Jul 29, 2025
37
ICJ to deliver climate advisory opinion; Denmark's plan to let citizens copyright their face and voice
28:36 Jul 22, 2025
38
Defining death: ALRC examines laws around human tissue and organs
28:35 Jul 15, 2025
39
AI and automated decision making in government
28:26 Jul 8, 2025
40
Law Report Special: Erin Patterson found guilty in triple mushroom murder
17:00 Jul 7, 2025
41
What happens inside the jury room?
0:00 Jul 3, 2025
42
Could a landmark US Supreme Court ruling expand Trump's powers?
28:35 Jul 1, 2025
43
Law Report Special: Antoinette Lattouf v ABC
0:00 Jun 25, 2025
44
'Pseudolaw' in the courts: Can you pay a legal debt with an IOU?
28:36 Jun 24, 2025
45
NSW flood insurance crisis; Marking 50 years of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act
28:34 Jun 17, 2025
46
How art is transforming the lives of First Nations prisoners
28:34 Jun 10, 2025
47
The case for stronger whistleblower protections in Australia
28:34 Jun 3, 2025
48
The mushroom murder trial; Tasmanian supermarket sued for banning entry to 'therapy alpaca'
28:37 May 27, 2025
49
"What's in your drugs?": Pill testing at music events
28:35 May 20, 2025
50
Queensland reviews strangulation offence
28:34 May 13, 2025
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