Justice with Jon Faine
Justice: The law behind the news, a weekly podcast brought to you by Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine.
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Slow femicide: when a woman kills herself after years of relationship violence, should her partner be charged with a crime? Professor Heather Douglas explains. (opens the original)
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This episode contains material some people might find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a weekly podcast about the law behind the news. Slow femicide: when a woman kills herself after years of relationship violence, should her partner be charged with a crime? Professor Heather Douglas tells us of English cases where the man has been jailed for manslaughter. If this episode has raised any issues for you, you can contact the Life
Can the Under-16 Social Media Ban Survive the High Court? A special episode in partnership with the Centre for Advancing Journalism (opens the original)
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Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a podcast about the law behind the news. This special episode was produced in partnership with the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. Not even a year after Australia made world-first history by effectively banning children under 16 from using social media, the new law faces a High Court challenge. At the same time, Meta settles a staggering $254AUD billion law suit in America after a number of US states alleg
Memory Wars: Should victims have their rape cases dropped because they have had therapy? (opens the original)
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This episode contains material some people might find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Melbourne Law School and host Jon Faine bring you Justice: a weekly podcast about the law behind the news. EMDR, a form of therapy now used for many people with a history of trauma, has been targeted by the legal system as possibly contaminating a victim’s memory. Dozens of women have had their rape allegations dropped as a result. Anthony Hurst, psychologist with Melbourne University’s Faculty of H
How do we talk to our kids about climate change? Climate Kids hosts Dr Lily O’Neill and Dr Linden Ashcroft explain. (opens the original)
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Children are hearing about climate change at school and on the news, and rural kids are noticing its changes in their local environments. But how do we have honest conversations with kids about climate change without adding to their increasing climate anxiety? To explain, we are joined by Melbourne Law School's Dr Lily O'Neil and Dr Linden Ashcroft from the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Together, Lily and Linden have created Climate Kids , a
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