LSJ Explains
Short and educational conversations with either government or in-house solicitors about their roles and responsibilities
Episodes
11 episodes
LSJ Explains: The U.S. Election Part 7 - Four More Years
In the final episode of this miniseries, Joseph talks to the national correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, Matthew Knott, about the results and what comes next, and he interviews Dr Zac Seidler, the Global DIrector of Men’s ...
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LSJ Explains: The U.S. Election Part 6 - One Day To Go
In Part 6, we look at the state of play ahead of election day, crisscrossing the country to talk to voters and election officials in the battlegrounds.
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LSJ Explains: The U.S. Election Part 5 - On the border
In Part 5, Joseph heads to the US/Mexico border to observe how immigration is shaping the election, and visits Mexico to meet residents at an inspiring shelter for asylum seekers.
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LSJ Explains: The U.S. Election Part 4 - Misinformation
In Part 4, Joseph talks to David Plotz, Founder and CEO of the local news network City Cast. They discuss the misinformation spreading across social media about the election and the candidates, and what effect it might have on the result. ...
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LSJ Explains: The U.S. Election Part 3 - The Supreme Court
In Part 3, Joseph Friedman talks to Emily Bazelon, a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and the Truman Capote Fellow at Yale University Law School, about the role of the Supreme Court in American society and the upcoming election. ...
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LSJ Explains: The U.S. Election part 2 - Up and down the ballot
In Part 2, Joseph talks with Erin Covey, House Editor of the Cook Political Report, about the thousands of elections that will all take place on November 5.
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LSJ Explains: The U.S. Election part 1 - A unique electoral system
This is the first episode of this special multi-part miniseries of LSJ EXPLAINS. LSJ's U.S. correspondent, Joseph Friedman, travels to North America to talk to academics, journalists, and voters to understand the particularities and intricacies...
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Cassandra Banks talks to David Viney
External Intervention Solicitor, David Viney, discusses with Law Society President Cassandra Banks about the Law Society’s resources for contingency and succession planning, including a checklist solicitors can use to ensure they fulfil t...
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Voice referendum (with Paul Kildea)
How would the Voice referendum play out in a change to the Constitution? Read and listen as Paul Kildea, Associate Professor at UNSW School of Law and Justice, outlines the history and the mechanics of referendums.
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