Current legal issues presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres, giving an alternative view of proposed legislation changes.
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Jimi is joined by Hannah White, Senior Lawyer at Environmental Justice Australia to discuss her team's effort to represent 10 Australia in their human rights case against the Australian government for failing to protect our communities from climate pollution caused by Australia’s coal and gas corporations - also known as the 'Hard Truths' case. Learn more about the Hard Truths at…
Boni & Jimi are joined by the Honourable Anthony North KC and Eve Gallagher of the Victorian Law Reform Commission and Belinda Lo of Eastern Community Legal Centre to discuss the Commission's Inquiry into Legal Privilege and Integrated Legal Assistance Services. Tune in to find out how the Commission and the legal sector are navigating this complex area of policy, ethics and legal duties in order…
Madeleine Howle joins Jimi and Boni on the show to chat about the recent changes that have been made to whistleblower protections under the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Madaeleine is a lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre and works in their Whistleblower Project team.Madeleine talks us through what has changed under the new laws, and what further changes are needed to better protect…
An interview with Zana Bytheway of Jobwatch about their telephone advice and casework service assisting Victorians with employment law issues
Boni is joined by Clare, Serena and Ella who are all lawyers from the Wirraway Practice at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service to talk about police and prison accountability work, and what they are seeing on the ground as Victoria’s bail laws get tougher.Wirraway is a Wurundjeri word meaning ‘challenge’. The Wirraway Practice provides free legal help to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Sam Sowerwine and Miles Browne join Boni on the show to talk about NDIS reform. Sam is the Associate Director and Miles the Managing Lawyer of the Economic and Social Rights Program at Victoria Legal Aid. Sam and Miles helpfully run us through the recent changes to the scheme, the reason behind these changes and the concerns raised by advocates about the impact this reform will have on people with…
Sarah Sacher joins Jimi and Boni to talk about a recent report published by the Human Technology Institute on the use of tech-enabled sureveillance tools, including AI, in the workplace. Sarah is a Senior Responsible Techonology Policy Specialist at the Human Technology Institute and works on influencing technology policy and law reform through a human rights lens. Sarah discusses the current…
Jimi and Boni sit down with Eric Hayward, a Wudjari/Kaneang Noongar Elder, Historian at the University of Western Australia, and Truth Teller about Western Australia's Black colonial history.Eric discusses his reflections on Invasion Day, and whether recent processes in Victoria of Truth Telling and Treaty are translatable to the Western end of the continent.To find out more about Eric's research…
Jimi sits down with Nerita Waight, a proud Yorta Yorta and Narrandjeri woman, the CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service and a member of Victoria’s First Peoples' Assembly.In October, a landmark Bill passed through the Victorian Parliament to enable Australia’s first Treaty between First Peoples and government. Nerita has played a key role in the treaty process and joins the show to discuss…
Jimi sits down with prominent disability advocate Uli Cartwright, an incredible individual who has faced numerous hurdles in the journey to sharing his story. Uli discusses his documentary 'Life is a Battlefied', currently on SBS On Demand, and the legal battles he has fought to keep the documentary online. Find the documentary here:…
