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
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