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Current legal issues presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres, giving an alternative view of proposed legislation changes.

  1. 20 May

    Interview with Zana Bytheway of Jobwatch

    An interview with Zana Bytheway of Jobwatch about their telephone advice and casework service assisting Victorians with employment law issues

  2. 7 May

    Wirraway – Police and Prison Accountability

    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 clients who have experienced harm because of the actions of police or prison authorities.Learn more about Wirraway here: vals.org.au/about-legal-services/wirraway/Follow Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service's work here: instagram.com/vicaboriginallegalservice/

  3. 7 Apr

    Sam Sowerwine and Miles Browne on NDIS reform

    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 disabilities and their families.

  4. 3 Mar

    Sarah Sacher on Tech-Enabled Surveillance in the Workplace

    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 state of worker surveillance in Australia and how the gaps and uncertainties in our current laws are failing both workers and employers. Sarah outlines the reform that is needed to ensure that the human rights of workers are better protected in this area.  To find out more about this report and the work of the Human Technology Institute, head to: https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03/australian-law-must-protect-workers-from-harmful-tech-enabled-surveillance

  5. 3 Feb

    Eric Hayward on Invasion Day, Truth & Treaty

    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 and advocacy work, head to: http://noongarboodjarjustice.com/

  6. 02/12/2025

    Victoria's Treaty & First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria

    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 what led up to this historic moment, what will come next and what this means for the ongoing fight for justice and self-determination of Victoria’s First Peoples.You can find the text of Victoria's Treaty, as well as more information on the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria here: https://firstpeoplesvic.org/treaty/

  7. 04/11/2025

    Lived experience: Disability advocacy

    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: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/life-is-a-battlefield/Uli continues his advoacy through his foundation of the same name, Life is a Battlefield, found here: https://lifeisabattlefield.org/

  8. 07/10/2025

    Your Rights at Work

    There are many different situations in which people can find themselves unfairlytreated at work or sacked from their employment. In today’s show we are going to belooking at a few of those situations and the different rights, support, and processesyou can go through if that happens.Our guest is Siobhan Doyle who is the Principle Managing Lawyer of the Civiland Human Rights Practice at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service or VALS. VALSoften provide legal advice and represent clients in conciliations at the Fair WorkCommission when people are unfairly dismissed.

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Current legal issues presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres, giving an alternative view of proposed legislation changes.

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  • Creator
    Members of the Federation of Community Legal Centres
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    145
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Done By Law