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Not Just a Lawyer
Hosted by Sarah Avery · society · EN
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Law and law-adjacent hot topics highlighted or explained for the lay person. Opinions and non-legal interests occasionally featured.
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Who hosts Not Just a Lawyer?
Not Just a Lawyer is hosted by Sarah Avery. The show has published 138 episodes to date.
What has Not Just a Lawyer covered recently?
Recent episodes include "A call to action" (19 September 2025, 5 minutes), "UN Human Rights Committee: Australia responsible for children in Nauru regional processing centre" (24 January 2025, 18 minutes), and "It was a Nazi salute. But here’s why a Roman salute is not better" (23 January 2025, 4 minutes).
How often does Not Just a Lawyer publish?
Not Just a Lawyer publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 14 minutes across 138 episodes.
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Booking probability for Not Just a Lawyer is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Not Just a Lawyer requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Not Just a Lawyer's contact route on record: public web form.
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Sarah Avery hosts Not Just a Lawyer, a society podcast with 138 episodes published.
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Not Just a Lawyer
UN Human Rights Committee: Australia responsible for children in Nauru regional processing centre
Jan 24, 202518 minS0<p>Children trying to seek refuge in Australia have been detained on Nauru. They argue that Australia is still responsible for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Australia made a carefully worded agreement with Nauru to avoid...
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It was a Nazi salute. But here’s why a Roman salute is not better
Jan 23, 20254 minS0<p>Very short, sharp episode about the close link between the Roman Empire and Nazism. Why the “Roman salute” explanation is still scary as heck.</p>
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Nazis are bad. Fascists are bad.
Jan 22, 20258 minS0<p>Billionaires who fail to denounce nazis and fascists are, you guessed it, bad.</p><p><br></p><p>In Australia, we do not (as far as we know at this stage) have a fascist with overwhelming political power in...
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Spit hoods are back
Jan 22, 20259 minS0<p>And as bad as ever. NT reinstating dangerous and degrading practice of using spit hoods, still criminalising children. </p><p><br></p><p>Reporting from The Guardian...
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- Mar 4, 202458 minS5
Acknowledgment of Country. CW: the case that started it all is a high-profile sexual assault matter. Breaking news on the ACT Supreme Court’s decision in this highly-publicised, complex and super-interesting matter. I...
Episode #8
Water safety: my number one rescue tip
Dec 30, 202333 minS4Acknowledgement of Country. A not-very-lawyerly episode. My swimming teacher experience and coastal upbringing have given me some knowledge, and I share that with you! Disclaimer: I’m not your swimming teacher (see, I’m...
Episode #7
Aftermath of shame: referendum 2023
Oct 25, 202321 minS4Acknowledgment of Country. Call to action to allies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander folks: don’t freeze, don’t be silent. VOICE TREATY TRUTH
- Jun 7, 202327 minS4
Acknowledgement of Country. An easy to understand guide to the science behind Kathleen Folbigg’s pardon. Sources: omim.org and The Guardian at...
Episode #5
A Not Just a Lawyer referral: Kathleen Folbigg discussed on the Guardian’s Full Story podcast
May 9, 20234 minS4Acknowledgement of Country. Kathleen Folbigg case encounters science. Science is very important. Justice is very important, but I can’t do this issue justice so I refer you here...
- Apr 5, 20234 minS4
Acknowledgement of Country. Voice, treaty and truth are all important. Referendum on the Voice is imminent, so the Australian National University (ANU) answers some burning questions. Find their answers here...
Episode #3
26 January
Jan 25, 20236 minS4Acknowledgment of Country. Voice, Treaty and Truth. Cool stuff happening in Coffs Harbour (Gumbaynggirr Country). To access the Guardian’s podcast with Professor Megan Davis, click here...
Episode #2
Is Google a defamer?
Jan 11, 20239 minS4Acknowledgement of Country. A short, sharp explainer of an interesting High Court decision about defamation. Google LLC v Defteros [2022] HCA 27. Credit to Parisa Hart for her article in Ethos, Summer 2022
- Jan 4, 20238 minS4
Acknowledgment of Country. What is the AAT? What’s all the fuss?
- Dec 14, 202221 minS3
Acknowledgement of Country. I share the most important thing I have learned this year. On a tangentially-related note, I encourage you to donate life via organ and tissue donation here: https://www.donatelife.gov.au
- Oct 29, 20229 minS3
Acknowledgement of Country. Jury can’t make up its mind? Has all the facts and all the law but still needs more? Shazam! They need a Black direction, courtesy of the High Court of Australia (Black v The Queen [1993] HCA...
Episode #5
The case of the disobedient juror
Oct 28, 202211 minS3Acknowledgement of Country. The sexual assault trial DPP v Lehrmann has been aborted, because a juror disobeyed the Chief Judge’s direction. Find out more here...
Episode #4
King’s Counsel, and the Cab Rank Rule
Sep 21, 20226 minS3Acknowledgement of Country. What is a King’s Counsel? And a refresher on the cab rank rule.
- Sep 20, 20225 minS3
Acknowledgement of Country. Very short update on spit hoods and QLD.
- Jul 7, 20226 minS3
Acknowledgement of Country and NAIDOC week. Update and breaking news: Commonwealth Attorney-General decides to stop prosecution of Bernard Collaery. Issues include open justice & rule of law. See previous episodes...
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