The Wigs (Coming Soon)
The Wigs (Coming Soon)
The Wigs is the first and only podcast featuring practising barristers talking shop. Featuring Emmanuel Kerkyasharian, F... Read more
4 Sep 2019
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S1 E1: George Pell, abortion decriminalisation and the explosion in deportations in Australia.
S1 E1: George Pell, abortion decriminalisation and the explosion in deportations in Australia.
The Wigs discuss the Pell case, abortion decriminalisation, the legal aid crisis and section 501 of the Migration Act.Se... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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1hr 13mins
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S1 E2: Raids on journalists, the case of Israel Folau and the explosion in strip searches.
S1 E2: Raids on journalists, the case of Israel Folau and the explosion in strip searches.
The Wigs discuss why strip searches have increased twenty fold in the last decade, the proposed Religious Freedom Bill i... Read more
3 Oct 2019
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1hr 10mins
S1 E3: Pill testing, prorogation and the age of criminal responsibility.
S1 E3: Pill testing, prorogation and the age of criminal responsibility.
The Wigs discuss the legal issues presented by pill testing at music festivals, the UK decision of Miller (Boris Johnson... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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1hr 25mins
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S1 E4: Julian Assange, facial recognition and a controversial plan in NSW for compulsory blood testing of certain suspects.
S1 E4: Julian Assange, facial recognition and a controversial plan in NSW for compulsory blood testing of certain suspects.
The Wigs discuss the proposal for mandatory blood testing of persons charged with assault police and similar offences, t... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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1hr 22mins
S1 E5: Class actions, unlawful arrests and the battle between rappers OneFour and the NSW Police
S1 E5: Class actions, unlawful arrests and the battle between rappers OneFour and the NSW Police
The Wigs discuss the two recent high court decisions BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster/ Westpac Banking Corporation v Lenthal... Read more
14 Jan 2020
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1hr 18mins
S1 E6: Military aid to the civil power, the secret Witness J prosecution and should the swastika be banned?
S1 E6: Military aid to the civil power, the secret Witness J prosecution and should the swastika be banned?
The Wigs discuss bringing in the troops to respond to the bushfires across Australia and speak to military law expert Dr... Read more
13 Feb 2020
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1hr 31mins
S1 E7: Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (Why Aboriginal people can’t be aliens), SMH journalist Michaela Whitbourn and an essay on Alfred Piddington.
S1 E7: Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (Why Aboriginal people can’t be aliens), SMH journalist Michaela Whitbourn and an essay on Alfred Piddington.
The Wigs discuss the latest from the monumental High Court decision in Love v Cth (why Aboriginal non-citizens can’t be ... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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1hr 23mins
S1 E8: Covid-19 Special (Courts, Gaols and Parliaments)
S1 E8: Covid-19 Special (Courts, Gaols and Parliaments)
This is the first of a series of special episodes looking at the impact of the Corona Virus on Australia’s legal system ... Read more
1 Apr 2020
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1hr 36mins
S1 E9: Are the NSW social distancing laws fatally flawed (and other aspects of the public health law response to Covid-19)
S1 E9: Are the NSW social distancing laws fatally flawed (and other aspects of the public health law response to Covid-19)
The Wigs continue with our special Covid-19 episodes - This time we’re focusing on the restraints on movement and assemb... Read more
3 Apr 2020
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1hr
