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
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23mins
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
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22mins
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
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24mins
New episodes!
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
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32mins
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
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33mins
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
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27mins
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
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32mins
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
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28mins