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Part one:
Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory are being held on remand for days, or even weeks, without speaking to a lawyer because of a shortage of interpreters.
https://t.co/tGp1p7PSHn
A shortage of interpreters is putting severe pressure on Australia's busiest courts.
This is the second part of a special series exploring how language has become a barrier to justice.
https://t.co/5VuwHpwPW5
Lawyers say the shortage of Indigenous interpreters in the NT has become so critical that it's contributing to the vast over-representation of First Nations people in custody.
More in a special @LawReportRN investigation:
https://t.co/tGp1p7PSHn
Tonight @LawReportRN revisits the Federal Court's historic confirmation of native title over sea country in the Torres Strait region last year. Traditional singing provided crucial evidence in the proceedings. https://t.co/7fsCL2M8xO
Juror misconceptions in sexual assault trials: New Zealand researcher @CbaylisClaire investigated how jurors respond to evidence. @AllenAndUnwin
https://t.co/DS6UaiNsJF
When refugees arrive in Australia, how do they access the support they need? Nohara Odicho & Lyn Payne from @LegalAidNSW speak to @damien_carrick about a new children's book being used to introduce refugee mums to legal help.
https://t.co/DgfCrNnbvQ
Why did it take the justice system 20 years to work out that Kathleen Folbigg was wrongly convicted over the deaths of her four children? Does Australia need a better way to investigate possible miscarriages of justice? https://t.co/wHEFly3Sze
Australia's only Indigenous federal judge wants more First Nations people to use the family law courts to get the best outcome for their children. @damien_carrick speaks to Justice Matthew Myers and Indigenous Family Law Liaison Officer, Kirsty Maylin.
https://t.co/7tKL5KXq26
In a landmark 736 page ruling, a judge has thrown out the defamation action brought by Ben Roberts Smith one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers against three newspapers.
https://t.co/KJ8ebzYxPy