LAW SCHOOL SERIES - Gerry Simpson "The Sentimental Life of International Law"

Nicole Abadee talks to Professor Gerry Simpson about his book "The Sentimental Life of International Law: Literature, Language and Longing in world politics." SHOW NOTES:  Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicole.abadee Twitter: @Nicol…

LAW SCHOOL SERIES: Understanding Sharia Processes with Ghena Krayem

Associate Professor Ghena Krayem provides deep insights into her latest book, Understanding Sharia Processes – Women’s Experience of Family Disputes, explaining the difference between a religious and a civil law divorce and why an Islamic woman might want both, the different types of religious divo…

Storytelling & social justice: In conversation with Suzie Miller

This episode is a special presentation of the In Conversation Nicole Abadee did with award winning playwright and former human rights lawyer, Suzie Miller, for the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, about the importance and role of storytelling in social justice.  SHOW NOTES:  Nicole Abadee Websit…

LAW SCHOOL SERIES: Yane Svetiev “Experimentalist Competition Law and the Regulation of Markets”

In this episode of the Books, Books, Books Law School Series, Professor Svetiev provides an up-to-date account of the evolution of competition law enforcement in the European Union, arguing that recent developments may be explained by a model of experimentalist governance based on learning from dif…

Griffith Review Series Issue #78 “A Matter of Taste” with Dr Carody Culver

Nicole talks to the new editor of Griffith Review, Dr Carody Culver about Griffith Review 78,  A Matter of Taste, which provides a feast of essays, memoir, reportage and fiction about what we eat and why. They discuss brilliant pieces by food writer Kate Gibbs (grand-daughter of Margaret Fulton) on…

Bonnie Garmus "Lessons in Chemistry"

In this achingly tender, funny, clever debut novel set in the 1950s, talented  Elizabeth Zott confronts misogyny and worse as she battles to create a place for herself in the male-dominated world of research chemistry. Things get worse when she falls in love with brilliant fellow scientist Calvin. …

LAW SCHOOL SERIES: Dr Stacie Strong " Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes"

In this week’s episode of the law school series, Nicole speaks with Dr Stacie Strong, Associate Professor, about her recent book, Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes – Comparing Judicial and Arbitral Analyses¸ in which she considers the following three issues: Is legal reasoning in the judic…

GRIFFITH REVIEW SERIES: Issue #77 "Real Cool World"

In this edition of Griffith Review, which is produced in partnership with the Australian Antarctic Division, Ashley and Nicole discuss all things Antarctic –Australia’s role there, the fascinating million-year ice core project, the terrifying impact of climate change on the fragile Antarctic eco-sy…

Wendy McCarthy "Don't Be Too Polite Girls"

Feminist, activist and writer Wendy McCarthy reveals in her new memoir, “Don’t Be Too Polite, Girls” how to be a strong feminist, a good mother and a good wife  - all at the same time. Here she discusses how choosing the right life partner, her beloved Gordon McCarthy, enabled her to live a stimula…

Sydney Law School Series: Teela Reid

“I am first and foremost a First Nations woman. I am that before I am a lawyer”. In this wide-ranging conversation with Teela Reid, Sydney Law School’s first First Nations Lawyer in Residence, she discusses her remarkable career as lawyer, activist and storyteller – the life-changing decision to m…