CONTENT WARNING: sexual harassment, sexual assault and suicide. Acknowledgment of Country. If you want to know more about what kinds of enquiries might be appropriate in relation to Australia’s Commonwealth Attorney-General, I recommend The Wigs. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-wigs/id1478979953?i=1000513868626 If, like me, you feel sad and exhausted by all of the sexual harassment and sexual assault being uncovered at present, give this a miss. If you need to talk to someone, Lifeline...
Mar 24, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hello! Acknowledgement of Country. Do you want to hear about an excellent lawyer, with a high-level disability? Then you NEED to hear all about Natalie Wade. She is a very cool human. Listen to her talk to the ListenAble podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/listenable/id1500522289?i=1000488281102
Mar 17, 2021•3 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Sometimes, you have a good day. Sometimes, you have a bad day. Acknowledgement of Country. An account of one day, when being a professional, quite frankly, was a trial.
Mar 10, 2021•10 min•Season 2Ep. 10
A free, online wellbeing resource for lawyers (and everyone!). Acknowledgement of Country. Check out “The Resilient Lawyer: A Manual for Staying Well @ Work” by Robyn Bradey.
Mar 03, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Acknowledgement of Country. Warning that this podcast uses the name of a deceased Yorta Yorta Aboriginal woman. What has Victoria decided to do about the criminal offence of public drunkenness? Effect of unconscious bias and actual racism on public drunkenness perceptions and policing. Lived experience of Victorian MP, Yorta Yorta woman Ms Sheena Watt.
Feb 24, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Content warning: sexual assault. Lifeline: 13 11 14. Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 02 6247 2525. Acknowledgement of Country. Discussion of calls for positive consent laws, and ACT government commitment to explore a positive consent standard. Discussion of 2 laws enshrining positive consent. Explanation of key current defence to sexual assaults in many cases: mistake as to consent. Please engage in positive consent in your lives as excellent humans, regardless of the legal standard. Article referre...
Feb 17, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
A short and sweet episode. Acknowledgment of Country. Springboarding from Feel Good Feb (feelgoodfeb.org) & random acts of kindness into the ultimate power move: RADICAL ACTS OF KINDNESS!
Feb 10, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Acknowledgement of Country. What is this magnificent beast? Where can I find it? Who is it for?
Feb 03, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Acknowledgement of Country. On 26 January 2021, please listen and reflect as I read the recommendations made in 1991 by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC).
Jan 25, 2021•3 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Acknowledgment of Country. Do you or someone you know need help with a consumer law issue - like debt, your mortgage, insurance, banking or bankruptcy? Are you or is someone you know facing financial abuse? The Consumer Law Centre is one of Canberra’s fantastic community legal centres, and they are here to help! Call them on 02 6143 0044 or find them at carefcs.org on the web.
Jan 20, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Acknowledgement of Country. Treason is in the news. But what is treason in Australian Law?
Jan 13, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Acknowledgement of Country. Busy brains and the benefits of silence! But you will have to read the book, because it delves into what silence means, and it’s not just the absence of sound!
Jan 06, 2021•7 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Acknowledgement of Country. This case pushed the issue of Victoria’s most infamous police informer out of the shadows.
Dec 30, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Acknowledgment of Country. Sadly, no John Farnham songs here. Instead, hear about how Ms Gobbo’s conduct affected her clients and the Victorian criminal justice system more broadly.
Dec 23, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Acknowledgment of Country. The RCMPI has made recommendations about the regulation of Victoria’s lawyers. Among other things, if accepted, these recommendation seek to require lawyers to make mandatory reports about other lawyers.
Dec 16, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Acknowledgement of Country. What or who is a “police informant”? Why did Victoria have a Royal Commission about them? What did the Commission find and recommend? Listen to episode 7 of the podcast before venturing into these waters!
Dec 09, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Acknowledgement of Country. Tribute to Victoria and Victorians! Thank you for your sacrifices in 2020 to keep us all safe.
Dec 02, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Acknowledgement of Country. What are the purposes of sentencing? Are things different for young offenders? I use the Australian Capital Territory as a case study!
Nov 25, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Acknowledgement of Country. What is an alibi? Well, it’s one thing TV shows get right about law!
Nov 18, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 53
This Transgender Awareness Week, the Not Just A Lawyer Podcast drops a bonus episode! Acknowledgment of Country. Be an excellent ally to trans people and gender expansive, gender diverse and gender nonconforming people. Here’s how! With thanks to minus18.org.au and genderrights.org.au and theequalityproject.org.au for their excellent resources! #StandByYourTrans #TransAwarenessWeek
Nov 17, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Acknowledgment of Country. The Australian Capital Territory has a Nudity Act? It does! What can we learn about delegated legislation and the rule of law from this unadorned law? It’s an exposé on how to find legislation and subordinate law!
Nov 11, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Acknowledgment of Country. Why are we getting 2 new High Court Judges? Let me explain! How are they chosen? Great question!
Nov 04, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Acknowledgement of Country. Bonus episode! Featuring news about a development in the age of criminal responsibility. This relates to issues raised in episodes 30 and 35 of the Not Just a Lawyer Podcast. Shout out to all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services. Please consider donating to them if you can.
Nov 03, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Hello, this is Episode 50! Acknowledgement of Country. What does it mean to be struck off, stricken from the roll, removed from the roll of solicitors? I’m here to explain in this short and sweet episode.
Oct 29, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Howdy! Acknowledgement of Country. What is profiling? What (maybe) makes an accurate profiler? Where do professional psychics fit in to all this?
Oct 21, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Welcome. Acknowledgement of Country. A brief introduction into how the laws of evidence facilitate this golden rule!
Oct 14, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Welcome. Acknowledgement of Country. What is this mystery? Is it a dance? A physiotherapy manoeuvre? Or has it got something to do with ballot papers? Find out in this short and sweet episode!
Oct 07, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Hello! Short and sweet episode. Acknowledgement of Country. Finding a lawyer: Where do I start? Is price an indication of quality? The importance of a good fit between you and your lawyer. The importance of trust and word of mouth. Don’t be intimidated, you can do this! Thank you for listening!
Sep 30, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Hello! Acknowledgement of Country. This is a short and sweet episode, packed only with the barest of essentials for folks who do not yet use a password manager, and who still, as I used to, deeply resent two-factor authentication. Here is Lawcover’s cyber health check: https://lawcover.com.au/cyberriskassessment/assessment
Sep 23, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Hello! Acknowledgement of Country. A no-frills outline of the Australian Capital Territory’s Sexuality and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Act 2020. If discussion of conversion practices causes you distress, consider calling Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Sep 16, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 44
