Criminal Law

Politics & Society

We need more than a ban on Nazi salutes to fight racism

While addressing racist gestures is important, criminalisation is not the only answer. We must deal with the underlying social, political and cultural conditions that enable them

Politics & Society

Banning the Nazi salute is one thing, let’s talk about the consequences

Neo-Nazis feed on fear and controversy. Their response to new Australian laws banning their symbols is hard to predict

Politics & Society

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Podcast

Dynamics of Scandal: On facilitating, denying and covering up institutional child sex abuse

From our archives: How can perpetrators hide for so long and at what point does rumour become scandal?

Sciences & Technology

How convincing is a Y-chromosome profile match?

A new way of presenting Y chromosome evidence in court clarifies the sometimes misleading DNA arguments used in sexual assault cases

Politics & Society

Keeping up with the droneses: How criminal laws deal with new technology

The Law needs constant revision to keep up with changing community standards

Politics & Society

Suppression orders vs open justice

A recent high-profile criminal case highlights how the wide use of suppression orders in Victoria is undermining open justice and strengthening the case for an open justice advocate

Business & Economics

How insider traders dodge jail on geography

Study suggests Australia’s tough approach to illegal financial trades could be a model for markets worldwide

Politics & Society

Disability-based disadvantage – a life sentence?

A new research project is focussing on the injustices around the indefinite detention of people with cognitive disabilities

Arts & Culture

The podcast shining a light on a murder verdict

Serial casts legal shadow with its own trial into teen slaying