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Just Cases

The biggest court cases you've never heard of.

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Episode 20: Could "billions of dollars" of government spending be unconstitutional?

Episode 20: Could "billions of dollars" of government spending be unconstitutional?

Outrage over a federal government decision to put religious chaplains in government schools made headlines at the time f... Read more

14 Dec 2020

23mins

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Episode 19: Guinness World Record for... Death row

Episode 19: Guinness World Record for... Death row

1968 seems a lifetime ago. It was a defining year of the 20th century. 1968 is also the year that a Japanese professiona... Read more

13 Nov 2020

22mins

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Episode 18: A country divided

Episode 18: A country divided

A newly-elected Australian government is concerned about a growing Communist influence in Australia. The scene is set fo... Read more

30 Oct 2020

24mins

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New episodes!

What is the rule of law?  What is executive power? How do we hold power to account? Are our legal institutions and prote... Read more

30 Oct 2020

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Episode 17: Do witchcraft laws breach freedom of religion?

Episode 17: Do witchcraft laws breach freedom of religion?

How does Australian law protect the beliefs and religious practices of witches, conjurers and fortune-tellers? A High Co... Read more

17 Sep 2019

32mins

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Episode 16: Hard cases make bad law

Episode 16: Hard cases make bad law

“There’s a saying in law that hard cases make bad law,” says Dr Colin Campbell. “Judges will sometimes do what they thin... Read more

22 Aug 2019

33mins

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BACK CATALOGUE: "They Don't Teach You This At Law School."

BACK CATALOGUE: "They Don't Teach You This At Law School."

This is the most-downloaded episode of JUST CASES and one of the most controversial. June 1996. Late at night, two young... Read more

6 Aug 2019

27mins

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Episode 15: Rolls-Royce's worldwide network of corruption

Episode 15: Rolls-Royce's worldwide network of corruption

Earlier this year the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced it had shut down a long-running investigation into corru... Read more

24 Jul 2019

32mins

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Rolls-Royce's "sophisticated criminal enterprise" (COMING SOON)

Rolls-Royce's "sophisticated criminal enterprise" (COMING SOON)

The name Rolls-Royce is synonymous with luxury. But in recent years, whistleblowers have revealed the prestige brand has... Read more

22 Jul 2019

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Episode 14: "Now free speech has been killed as well"

Episode 14: "Now free speech has been killed as well"

How does the law balance the rights of women to access safe and legal abortions with the right to free speech and protes... Read more

12 Jul 2019

28mins

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