William and Lonsdale - Lives in the Law

Traci Chen

16 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we welcome migration lawyer, principal and founder of Mason Chen Lawyers, Traci Chen. As you’ll hear today, Traci is a natural entreprene...

Ross Guenther APM

03 Jun 2026

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This week, we welcome former Deputy Commissioner of Victoria Police, Ross Guenther APM.Across a 40-year career with Victoria Police, Ross held a wide ...

The Hon. Lex Lasry AM KC

20 May 2026

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This week, we are delighted to welcome The Hon. Lex Lasry AM KC, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and current Justice of the Supreme Co...

Adam Deacon (2023)

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we revisit our conversation with Forensic & Child Psychiatrist Dr Adam Deacon. Throughout his career Adam has worked in many areas of the ju...

Rob Stary (2023)

22 Apr 2026

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This week we revisit our wonderful conversation with lawyer and former Magistrate, Rob Stary. Rob grew up in the western suburbs of Melbourne and has ...

Prof. Dan Meagher (2023)

08 Apr 2026

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Today, we revisit our conversation with Dan Meagher, Professor and Chair of Law at Deakin University. As we’ll hear, despite studying law and doing ...

Lauren Cruickshank (2023)

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit our conversation with lawyer  Lauren Cruickshank. At the time of recording, Lauren was an associate at Pinsent Masons, specialis...

The Hon. Michael Croucher KC (2023)

11 Mar 2026

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This week we revisit our wonderful conversation with The Hon Justice Michael Croucher KC. Amazingly, His Honour dropped out of school in year 10, at t...

Ali Besiroglu (2023)

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we revisit our wonderful conversation with Ali Besiroglu. At the time we spoke, Ali was principal lawyer at Robinson Gill and head of their...

The Hon. Jennifer Coate AO

11 Feb 2026

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This week, we revisit our wonderful conversation with The Hon. Jennifer Coate AO. Throughout her life in the law, Jennifer has served as a Magistrate,...

HH Justice Paul Coghlan AO (2023)

28 Jan 2026

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This week, we revisit our 2023 conversation with His Honour Justice Paul Coghlan AO. Paul’s life in the law has taken him from the Deputy Crown Soli...

2025 Festive Season Message

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From all the team who work on William & Lonsdale - Lives in the Law, and everyone at Greens List, we would like to wish you a happy and safe festi...

HH Mag. Urfa Masood

03 Dec 2025

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This week we welcome Her Honour Magistrate Urfa Masood, former criminal barrister, and the first Muslim woman to sit on any bench in Victoria.Urfa lef...

HH Mag. Urfa Masood

26 Nov 2025

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This week we welcome Her Honour Magistrate Urfa Masood, former criminal barrister, and the first Muslim woman to sit on any bench in Victoria.Urfa lef...

The Hon. John Coldrey AM KC

19 Nov 2025

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This week we welcome The Hon. John Coldrey AM KC to Lives in the Law. When reflecting on John’s work and contribution to the criminal bar in Victor...

Nick McKenzie

05 Nov 2025

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This week, we welcome renowned Australian investigative journalist Nick McKenzie to the show. Although Nick doesn’t work directly in the law, his wo...

HH Mag. Michelle Hodgson

22 Oct 2025

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This week, we welcome Her Honour Magistrate Michelle Hodgson, head of the family violence division of the Magistrate’s Court, to Lives in the Law. M...

Fiona McLeay

08 Oct 2025

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This week, we welcome Fiona McLeay, the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner and CEO of the Victorian Legal Services Board. The VLSB+C is the indepen...

Jock Serong

24 Sep 2025

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This week, we welcome multi-award-winning writer and former barrister, Jock Serong. For as long as he can remember, Jock wanted to be a writer, but af...

Malcolm Speed

10 Sep 2025

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Today, we welcome Malcolm Speed, former lawyer and sports administrator. As a sports mad kid, Mal’s focus was primarily basketball and cricket with ...

Sara Kowal

27 Aug 2025

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This week, we welcome Sara Kowal, Director of Eleos Justice at Monash Law. Sara believes her role is one of the best positions going in the law. She r...

The Hon. Justice Phillip Priest

13 Aug 2025

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Today we are delighted to welcome The Hon. Phillip Priest, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Phil has had a rich and storied life in the law. ...

HH Judge Nola Karapanagiotidis (2022)

30 Jul 2025

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Today, we revisit our conversation with Her Honour Nola Karapanagiotidis. Before becoming a Country Court Judge in 2021, Nola had a variety of experi...

Jim Cosgriff (2022)

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we revisit our 2022 conversation with Jim Cosgriff, founder and partner at Cosgriff Lawyers in Echuca, country Victoria. Jim’s Life in th...

Peter Ward OAM (2022)

02 Jul 2025

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This week, we revisit our 2022 conversation with Peter Ward OAM, one of Victoria’s leading criminal law practitioners for over 40 years. Peter spent...

HH Justice Iain Ross AO (2022)

18 Jun 2025

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Today, we revisit our 2022 conversation with former Federal Court Justice Iain Ross AO. From ACTU Assistant Secretary to Vice President of the Austral...

Sally Nicholes (2022)

04 Jun 2025

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This week, we revisit our 2022 conversation with Sally Nicholes, founder and managing partner at Nicholes Family Lawyers. Sally has worked on some ext...

The Hon Chief Judge Peter Kidd (2021)

21 May 2025

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This week we revisit our conversation with the former Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria, The Hon. Peter Kidd. During his first few years in ...

Genevieve Collins (2021)

06 May 2025

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This week, we revisit our 2021 conversation with Genevieve Collins, former Chief Executive Partner at law firm Lander & Rogers. Over the course of...

HH Mag. Trieu Huynh

23 Apr 2025

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This episode we welcome HH Mag. Trieu Huynh from the Bendigo Magistrates Court. At the age of one, Trieu and his family came to Australia as refugees ...

Fleur Katsmartin

09 Apr 2025

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This week, we welcome Fleur Katsmartin, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. Throughout her law degree, articl...

The Hon. Elizabeth Hollingworth

26 Mar 2025

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This week we welcome recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria - The Hon. Elizabeth Hollingworth. Like so many of our guests, Liz is a...

Judge Sara Hinchey

12 Mar 2025

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This week, we welcome County Court Judge Sara Hinchey. Sara has had a rich and dynamic career in the law. From her early days at the bar, working in h...

Dr Carly Schrever

26 Feb 2025

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This week, we welcome Dr Carly Schrever, psychologist, lawyer and empirical researcher. Although Carly got her law degree, had wonderful articles at A...

Michael Dolan

12 Feb 2025

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This episode we welcome lawyer Michael Dolan. Michael’s life in the law has taken him from city firms to country practices, two separate stints at t...

Deborah Glass OBE

29 Jan 2025

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This episode we welcome former Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass OBE. After completing her law degree at Monash, Deborah headed straight overseas to b...

2024 Festive Season Message

11 Dec 2024

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From everyone at Lives in the Law, and all the staff at Greens List Barristers, we wish you a happy and safe Festive Season.

Vincent Shin

27 Nov 2024

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Today we welcome Vincent Shin to Lives in the Law. Vincent is Program Manager of the Youth Law Program at West Justice, and notably, he was the first ...

Michael Kingston

13 Nov 2024

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This week, we welcome former Australian Government Solicitor Michael Kingston to the show. Michael has had a diverse and fascinating career. Beginning...

The Hon Marcia Neave AO

30 Oct 2024

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This week we welcome The Hon Marcia Neave AO. Marcia began her legal career as an academic and is known to generations of law students as both an exce...

Michelle Britbart KC (2022)

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit our wonderful conversation with barrister Michelle Britbart KC. Michelle practices primarily in common law, insurance law, public...

HH Magistrate Abigail Burchill (2022)

02 Oct 2024

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This week we revisit our wonderful conversation with Her Honour Magistrate Abigail Burchill, former barrister and one of only two Indigenous magistrat...

Andrew Dillon (2021)

18 Sep 2024

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With the AFL grand final a week away, today we revisit our 2021 conversation with AFL CEO Andrew Dillon. When he began at the AFL in 2000, Andrew was ...

Rob Hulls AM (2022)

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit our 2022 conversation with Rob Hulls AM, former Deputy Premier and attorney-general of Victorian, and current director of the Cen...

Emma Dunlevie (2022)

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we revisit our 2022 conversation with Emma Dunlevie, lawyer and principal at Russell Kennedy. Emma’s career is split between her work as a com...

Julian McMahon AC SC (2022)

07 Aug 2024

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This week, we revisit our 2022 conversation with Julian McMahon AC SC. Julian is a barrister at the Victorian Bar who came to international prominence...

Debra Coombs

24 Jul 2024

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This week we welcome barrister Debra Coombs to the show. Debra’s Life in the Law has seen her work in the private sector, the public sector and as a...

Bryce Menzies

10 Jul 2024

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This week we welcome entertainment lawyer Bryce Menzies. You name an Australian film and Bryce most likely worked on it; Muriel’s Wedding, Romper St...

Peter Bartlett

26 Jun 2024

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This week on Lives in the Law, we speak with Peter Bartlett, one of Australia’s leading media and communications lawyers. This year, Peter celebrate...

Lizzie O’Shea

12 Jun 2024

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This week we welcome Lizzie O’Shea, principal lawyer at Maurice Blackburn, advocate and author. Lizzie is an internationally renowned expert on digi...

Robert Miller

29 May 2024

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This episode we welcome Robert Miller to Lives in the Law. Robert was born in the Wimmera region, on a farm outside of Horsham in country Victoria. Th...

The Hon. Robert Redlich AM KC

15 May 2024

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Today we welcome The Hon. Robert Redlich AM KC. Robert is known to many as the former head of IBAC, which we discuss in detail along with the many oth...

Tania Wolff

01 May 2024

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Today we welcome criminal lawyer Tania Wolff. Throughout her career Tania has enjoyed a wide variety of roles, both in and outside the law and her cur...

Mark Leibler AC

17 Apr 2024

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This week we welcome Mark Leibler AC. Mark is the senior partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler and one of the leading tax lawyers in the county. As well as ...

David McGowan

03 Apr 2024

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This episode we welcome former police officer and current CEO of Police Veterans Victoria, Dave McGowan. Over his decades on the force, from a young c...

The Hon. Linda Dessau AC CVO

20 Mar 2024

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This episode we are delighted to welcome The Hon Linda Dessau AC CVO. Linda has had enormous variety in her career; she began her law degree at the ri...

2023 Festive Season Message

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From everyone at Lives in the Law and all the staff at Greens List Barristers we wish you a happy and safe Festive Season.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG Part 2

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring you the second part of our conversation with The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG. In this episode we’ll hear about Michael’s appointment t...

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG Part 1

15 Nov 2023

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Our guest for the next two episodes is The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG. Today, in Part 1 of our conversation we discuss Michael’s early years, schoolin...

HH Magistrate Noreen Toohey

01 Nov 2023

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Our guest today is HH Magistrate Noreen Toohey, lead magistrate of the Neighbourhood Justice Centre, an innovative court based on a community justice ...

Dr Adam Deacon

18 Oct 2023

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Today we welcome Forensic & Child Psychiatrist Dr Adam Deacon. Throughout his career Adam has worked in many areas of the justice system including...

The Hon. Anthony North KC

04 Oct 2023

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Our guest this episode is The Hon Anthony North KC. Tony has been involved in some of the largest cases in Australian history as both a barrister and ...

HH Magistrate Rob Stary

07 Jun 2023

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This week we welcome His Honour, Magistrate Rob Stary. Rob grew up in the western suburbs of Melbourne and has remained strongly connected to the area...

Professor Dan Meagher

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Dan Meagher, Professor and Chair of Law at Deakin University. As we’ll hear, despite studying law and doing his articles, Dan initi...

The Hon. Justice Michael Croucher KC

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome The Hon Justice Michael Croucher KC. Amazingly, His Honour dropped out of school in year 10, at the ripe old age of 15, to pursue...

Lauren Cruickshank

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Lauren Cruickshank to the show. Lauren is an associate at Pinsent Masons, specialising in Construction Law. In her teens Lauren had t...

Glenn Broome

12 Apr 2023

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Our guest Glenn Broome has spent most of his career as a community worker, supporting boys and later men caught up in the criminal justice system. Gle...

Ali Besiroglu

29 Mar 2023

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This week your host Michael Green speaks with Ali Besiroglu, principal lawyer at Robinson Gill and head of their Crime and Advocacy department.  In r...

The Hon. Paul Coghlan AO

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this episode is His Honour Justice Paul Coghlan AO. His life in the law has taken him from the Deputy Crown Solicitors Office to the bar, fr...

The Hon. Jennifer Coate AO

01 Mar 2023

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Throughout her life in the law The Hon Jennifer Coate has been a Magistrate, the Head of the Children’s Court, a County Court Judge, Victorian State...

2022 Holiday Message

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From everyone at Lives in the Law and all the staff at Greens List we wish you a happy and safe Festive Season. 

Jim Cosgriff

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this week is Jim Cosgriff, founder and partner at Cosgriff Lawyers in Echuca, country Victoria. Jim’s Life in the Law began as a boy, sitt...

HH Judge Nola Karapanagiotidis

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today, your host Michael Green speaks with Her Honour Nola Karapanagiotidis. Before becoming a Country Court Judge in 2021, Nola had a variety of expe...

Peter Ward OAM

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Peter Ward OAM, one of Victoria’s leading criminal law practitioners for over 40 years. Peter has spent his entire career at th...

Sally Nicholes

26 Oct 2022

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This week your host Michael Green speaks with Sally Nicholes, founder and managing partner at Nicholes family lawyers. Sally has worked on some extrao...

The Hon. Iain Ross AO

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome HH Federal Court Justice Iain Ross AO. From ACTU Assistant Secretary to Vice President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commiss...

Jill Prior (2021)

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit our conversation with the wonderful Jill Prior. Jill is a criminal lawyer who has served as the principal legal officer at the Vi...

Judge John Smallwood (2021)

14 Sep 2022

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This week we revisit our conversation with the singular Judge John Smallwood. His Honour is instantly recognisable in both the law district of Melbour...

Peggy O'Neal AO (2021)

31 Aug 2022

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As Peggy O’Neal AO concludes her distinguished tenure as President of the Richmond Football Club, we revisit our 2021 conversation with the consumma...

Coroner John Olle (2021)

17 Aug 2022

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This week we revisit our conversation with Coroner John Olle. Throughout his decades of work as a barrister in crime and the coroners court, John has ...

HH Magistrate Tony Parsons (2021)

03 Aug 2022

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His Honour Magistrate Tony Parsons ran his own criminal law firm for many years, was head of Victoria Legal Aid and has just completed eight years as ...

The Hon. Betty King QC (2021)

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re replaying our excellent conversation with the Hon Betty King QC. Betty began her career as a criminal barrister, working in both defence...

The Hon. Frank Vincent QC AO (2021)

06 Jul 2022

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Today we replay our interview with iconic criminal specialist, the Hon Frank Vincent QC AO. Frank came from humble and sometimes challenging beginning...

Helen Garner (2021)

22 Jun 2022

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This week we revisit our conversation with iconic Australian writer Helen Garner. Helen has long been fascinated with our justice system, spending cou...

Julian Gardner AM (2021)

08 Jun 2022

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Throughout his Life in the Law, Julian Gardner AM was a founding member of the iconic Fitzroy Legal Service, the inaugural director of Victoria Legal ...

Short break in recording new episodes

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re taking a short break from releasing new episodes but rest assured we’ll be back soon with more wonderful guests, including the Honourable Ia...

HH Magistrate Abigail Burchill

25 May 2022

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This week we welcome Her Honour Magistrate Abigail Burchill, former barrister and one of only two Indigenous magistrates in Victoria. Abigail is a pro...

Michelle Britbart QC

11 May 2022

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Today our guest is barrister Michelle Britbart QC. Michelle practises primarily in common law, insurance law, public liability and personal injuries l...

Rob Hulls AM

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome Rob Hulls AM, former Deputy Premier and attorney-general of Victorian, and current director of the Centre for Innovative Justice ...

Emma Dunlevie

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today our guest is Emma Dunlevie, lawyer and principal at Russell Kennedy. Emma’s career is split between her work as a commercial lawyer and managi...

Judy Lazarus AM

30 Mar 2022

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Our guest this week is Judy Lazarus AM. Judy has had an incredible Life in the Law, supporting prisoners and their families for almost 40 years. Much ...

Andrew Dillon

16 Mar 2022

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This week we are delighted to speak with Andrew Dillon, Executive General Manager of Football Operations, Legal & Integrity and General Counsel fo...

Julian McMahon AC SC

02 Mar 2022

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In this week’s episode we speak with Julian McMahon AC SC. Julian is a barrister at the Victorian Bar who came to international prominence represent...

Joan Murphy, Court Network volunteer (2020)

08 Dec 2021

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This week we are revisiting our conversation with the wonderful Joan Murphy. Joan has volunteered for Court Network, at Frankston Magistrates Court, f...

Shaun Braybrook ACM (2020)

24 Nov 2021

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Shaun Braybrook has worked across many areas of the Victorian Justice System, supporting and empowering indigenous men and women. He is now the genera...

Michael Duffy ONZ (2020)

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit our wonderful conversation with former Attorney General of Australia, Michael Duffy ONZ. It was a privilege and a delight to spen...

Emmett Dunne (2020)

27 Oct 2021

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Emmett Dunne began his career in the back pocket for the Richmond Tigers and finished as Assistant Commissioner for Victoria Police. His Life in the L...

Peter Norden AO (2020)

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we return to our conversation with Peter Norden AO. Peter was the Chaplain at Pentridge Prison for over 10 years. He has studied and visited...

Daniel Ajak (2020)

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we revisit our conversation with lawyer Daniel Ajak. At 13, Daniel left the Kenyan refugee camp he grew up in with his sister and a suitcase...

Felicity Gerry QC (2020)

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As lockdown continues in Melbourne we’re revisiting past episodes of Lives in the Law. Felicity Gerry QC has a dynamic and fascinating Life in the L...