It’s 1839, and Melbourne is a fledgling frontier, rife with tension between British invaders and First Australians.The arrival of two Palawa men, Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheener, sparks a chain of events leading to a brutal execution...

Can you own a dead body? A strange story from 1868 holds the key to ownership of the human body and body parts.This curious court case continues to impact us in the 21st century... and beyond. Show Notes

Would you take a friend to court to settle a dispute? Awkward? This is what Australia did with Japan, a key friend and ally, in 2014 over Japan's refusal to stop killing whales in the Southern Ocean. Special guest Mark Dreyfu...

In 2017 a little-known Australian technologist develops a revolutionary form of facial recognition technology. Clearview AI is being used by law enforcement agencies to hunt down criminals. But is there a catch?A series of ...

It's 2003. An Australian man is captured by US forces in Afghanistan and imprisoned at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on terrorism charges. The prisoner's defence lawyer is a United States Marine Corps lawyer named Dan ...