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The Wigs

The Wigs is a weekly-ish podcast exploring and interrogating contemporary legal issues in and out of the court room. The first and only podcast (so far) featuring practising barristers talking shop. J... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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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

Ranked #2

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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

1hr 13mins

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Ranked #3

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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

1hr 10mins

Ranked #4

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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

1hr 25mins

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Ranked #5

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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

1hr 22mins

Ranked #6

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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

1hr 18mins

Ranked #7

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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

1hr 31mins

Ranked #8

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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

1hr 23mins

Ranked #9

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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

1hr 36mins

Ranked #10

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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

1hr

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