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What happens inside the jury room? Jul 03, 2025

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The jury in mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial has retired to deliberate the verdict, guilty or not guilty. But what happens in there behind closed doors?

When they retire to the deliberation room, should they leave all of their personal beliefs and prejudices at the door? And is this even possible?

How does it work?

In this episode from our special series Inside the Jury Room which first aired in 2018 Damien Carrick sets out to find the answer.

Could a landmark US Supreme Court ruling expand Trump's powers? Jul 01, 2025

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US President Donald Trump has praised a landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down 'universal injunctions' issued by lower court judges, made in response to his executive order on birthright citizenship. What are the implications for numerous Trump administration policies blocked by court injunctions? And for the legal boundaries of presidential power?

Law Report Special: Antoinette Lattouf v ABC Jun 25, 2025

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The Federal Court has ruled that the ABC wrongfully dismissed journalist Antoinette Lattouf for reasons including that she "held a political opinion opposing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza." In this special episode, the Law Report looks at what the verdict means for the ABC, and employers and employees more generally.

'Pseudolaw' in the courts: Can you pay a legal debt with an IOU? Jun 24, 2025

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Warren Tredrea, a prominent Adelaide football personality who unsuccessfully sued Channel 9 for unfair dismissal, has argued in court that his legal debt to the media organisation was settled with a written IOU note. Is this an example of 'pseudolaw'? And how do pseudolegal arguments impact on the courts' work?

NSW flood insurance crisis; Marking 50 years of Australia's Racial Discrimination Act Jun 17, 2025

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Huge property loss is upending the lives of communities in flood-hit parts of New South Wales — what's happening to the rise in insurance claims in areas prone to flooding? And a look back at 50 years of the Australian Racial Discrimination Act.

How art is transforming the lives of First Nations prisoners Jun 10, 2025

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Can art change lives? Confined 16 is an exhibition in Melbourne of First Nations artists who picked up the paint brush while they were in prison.

The case for stronger whistleblower protections in Australia Jun 03, 2025

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The return of high-profile whistleblowing cases to court has renewed calls for legislative reform in Australia to better protect, provide oversight and support to, those who expose wrongdoing in the public and private sectors.

The mushroom murder trial; Tasmanian supermarket sued for banning entry to 'therapy alpaca' May 27, 2025

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A Victorian woman is on trial accused of poisoning her lunch guests by serving them a meal laced with death cap mushrooms. And a Tasmanian couple banned from taking their alpaca into a supermarket is accusing the store of disability discrimination.

"What's in your drugs?": Pill testing at music events May 20, 2025

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Does pill testing save lives? Damien Carrick visits a pop-up service at a Melbourne music event where substances are checked, and staff talk to partygoers about reducing risk when using drugs.

Queensland reviews strangulation offence May 13, 2025

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In 2016, Queensland was the first Australian jurisdiction create a stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation. Since then, every other state and territory has followed its lead - most recently Victoria. Almost a decade on, the Queensland Law Reform Commission is conducting an inquiry into the offence.

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