Your right to privacy - does it exist?: 26 July 2011
In the wake of the phone hacking scandal in the UK that has implicated Murdoch’s News Group newspapers in illegal hacking of mobile phone messages and obtaining unauthorised access to confidential...
View ArticleIntervention Orders and Mediation: 30 August 2011
The Personal Safety Intervention Order Act is overhauling the way that people are able to protect themselves from others who are not related family members. A big part of that change is encouraging...
View ArticleHelp Keep Done By Law On Air - Donate Now!
We still have over $1000 to go to meet our 2011 Radiothon target. Every dollar donated helps keep Done By Law on air (and every dollar over $2 is tax deductable!). So please click on the link to 3CR on...
View Article13 September 2011: Social Security Special
With nearly one third of the population accessing some form of Centrelink payment social security law affects many members of our community. Many people may not be aware of what their rights are in...
View ArticleDBL 27 September 2011 - Reverse Presumptions & Decarceration
Natasha Wholan is a Drug Outreach Lawyer with Fitzroy Legal Service. On the show she talks about her experience as a newly admitted lawyer involved in the Momcilovic case which raised human rights...
View ArticleVisioning Justice
Increasing numbers of young people from diverse backgrounds are coming into contact with the criminal justice system in Melbourne. Visioning Justice is a vibrant collection of short radio documentaries...
View ArticleWorld Mental Health Week: 11 October 2011
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day, a day aimed at raising public awareness about mental health issues. So tonight on Done By Law, we’re talking about mental illness. People suffering from mental...
View ArticleOccupy Melbourne: 23 October 2011
On Friday 21 October 2011 the Victorian Police acting on instruction of Melbourne City Council moved to forcefully evict the Occupy Melbourne movement which had been camped in City Square for the...
View ArticleOccupy Melbourne Legal Support
The Occupy Melbourne Legal Support Team urge anyone arrested, or who witnessed or experienced police brutality to make contact with us. Together we stand stronger! We have seen some horrendous police...
View Article8 November 2011 - Victims’ Rights
Last year in Victoria, just over 39,000 persons reported being the victim of a crime against the person. An estimated further 60,000 Victorians were the victim of a crime but made no report to the...
View ArticleDBL: Consumer Rights over the Festive Season
The lead up to Christmas is often a financially stressful time for families. With rent and energy prices steadily rising it’s not set to get any easier to make ends meet. People may be tempted to...
View Article40 Years Tent Embassy and Your Rights at Festivals
On 26 January 1974 the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established under an umbrella on the grounds in front of Parliament House. This Survival Day marked the 40th anniversary of the Embassy. A gathering...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Special: 14 February 2012
It’s Valentine’s Day, and even lawyers aren’t immune to a bit of romance. So tonight on Done By Law we’re talking about love – well, love and the law. For a large portion of the population, the law...
View ArticlePolice shootings and accountability - 6 MARCH 2012
Tonight’s Done By Law program picks up where this week’s ABC Four Corners program left off with the story of the NSW police investigation into the death of Adam Salter, a young man shot by a police...
View ArticleAbuse in the Catholic Church - Seeking Justice - 13 March 2012
Did you know that you can’ t sue the Catholic Church in Australia for sex offences? In particular, if you were the victim of abuse as a child, it’s next to impossible to take legal action about the...
View ArticleLethal deployment of ‘less-than-lethal’ force: Tasers and police homicides
In early March Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay has signed off on a roll-out of tasers, stun-guns which administers an electric shock of 50,000 volts, to the whole police force. The police...
View ArticleRight to decide? Review of the Guardianship and Administration Act
The Victorian Law Commission recently undertook a review of the Guardianship and Administration Act and it has delivered a report to the Attorney General which is being tabled in Parliament within the...
View ArticleThe City of Monash takes on pokies- 20 March 2012
We’ve all heard about the Government’s current dilemma with regard to gaming and mandatory pre-commitment but what about the issue of the number of pokie machines being introduced into our communities?...
View ArticleYour Community Group: Getting Started
PilchConnect, a free legal service for not-for-profit organisations in Victoria recently received philanthropic funding to run a series of workshops for culturally and linguistically diverse community...
View ArticleOff the Record: Criminal Record Discrimination
A recently launched documentary Off the Record profiles stories of people who have been discriminated against on the basis of their criminal record. Film Producer, Jessica Croft, talks to us about the...
View Article
