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High tech solutions to age-old crime of livestock theft Feb 21, 2023

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'Facial recognition for cows', GPS animal tags and DNA testing represent some of the technology being developed to help investigate and solve livestock theft and other farm-related crimes.

Visa cancellations & deportation Feb 14, 2023

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Could changes to visa cancellation policies under section 501 of the Migration Act signal a softening of Australia's stand on deportation on character grounds? Also, the sticky note at the centre of a legal challenge to deportation. And fugitive Darko Desic is allowed to stay in Australia.

Victoria commits to overhauling strict bail laws Feb 07, 2023

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A Victorian coroner has described the treatment of an Indigenous woman in prison as inhumane and her death preventable. Arrested on the suspicion of minor shoplifting charges, the woman was denied bail.

As the Victorian Parliament resumes sitting, Premier Dan Andrews has committed to overhauling the state's strict bail laws.

With the permission of the family — we are using the name and the voice of a First Nations person who has died.

If the contents of this program cause any distress there is help at Lifeline on 13 11 14 and also 13yarn that's 13 92 76

Surprising Decisions About Legal Liability in Car Accidents Jan 31, 2023

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If you are responsible for a motor vehicle accident, just how far does your legal liability extend? A court decision could upend the assumption that in an accident, the car behind is always at fault. And a controversial case involving drug use in a parked car may be heading to the High Court.

Why was the AAT abolished? The dangers of witnessing wills remotely Jan 24, 2023

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The Federal Administrative Appeals Tribunal or AAT is to be axed, why and what will replace it?

Remote signing of Wills was introduced as a COVID emergency measure, but as a new decision shows, there can be traps.

Judicial review to examine 'Croatian six' convictions Jan 17, 2023

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The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered a judicial review in the convictions of the so-called 'Croatian Six'. Justice Robertson Wright said there are doubts and questions about the evidence used to convict the men in 1981. This episode first aired in September 2022.

Who should be held legally liable for accidents involving e-scooters? Jan 10, 2023

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Electric scooters are becoming an increasingly popular form of transport, but there is a confusing mosaic of laws that regulate their use across Australia. So, when accidents happen – who should be held legally liable?

Can machines invent and animals create? Jan 03, 2023

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Should patents be granted to Artificial Intelligence algorithms? Should machines have copyright over the art works they generate? What about animals? This episode first aired in June 2022.

Gender diversity on the bench Dec 27, 2022

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In the second of a two-part series, the Law Report speaks with members of the International Association of Women Judges in several countries. They explain the obstacles women judges face and what gender diversity brings to legal decision making.

How Afghan women judges found safety in Australia Dec 20, 2022

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In the first of a two-part series on women judges, the Law Report focuses on the experience of judge Shakila Abawi Shigarf, who was forced to flee Afghanistan when the Taliban retook power in August 2021.

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