Start your day the right way, with a stimulating discussion of the latest news headlines and hot button topics from The Advertiser and Sunday Mail. Today, hear from Rob Brookman Am, Claire O'Connor and Sean Fewster.

Rob Brookman AM is a leading Australian producer and festival director, having led Adelaide Festival (Artistic Director, Executive Director), Adelaide Festival Centre (Programming Director, Artistic Director), NZ International Festival (Artistic Director), Sydney Theatre Company (General Manager), State Theatre Company SA (Executive Director) and WOMADelaide (Co-founder, Artistic Director). He is a Trustee of WOMADelaide Foundation, Chair of UKARIA Cultural Centre and Chair of Australian Plays Transform.

Claire O’Connor SC is a lawyer with over 40 years’ experience in the law. She is a barrister and a silk. She is known primarily for her advocacy around human rights. In relation to refugees - she argued the (famous for law students) case of Al Kateb in the high court. She assisted with the Manus Island class action. She represented Cornelia Rau whose story recently featured as a fictional Netflix series -Stateless.   She has appeared for families in inquests including the inquest into the sinking of the 221 off Christmas Island where 49 people died. Claire had also worked for Aboriginal justice issues including acting in the Hindmarsh Island bridge Royal Commission and the royal commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Recently she acted for the Morrison family whose son and brother died in Yatala prison with a spit hood and cuffed lying face down in a prison van. Claire spoke last year at the March for Justice in Adelaide. She is a mother, a grandmother. A cyclist. A bush walker. And a feminist. 

Sean Fewster has covered crime and justice issues in South Australia for 20 years as The Advertiser's chief court reporter, focusing on advocacy for victims and the public's right to know. He is the author of the bestselling book 'City of Evil', which was adapted into a top-rating TV show, and the co-creator and co-host of the 'Just Lawful' true crime podcast. 

Start your day the right way, with a stimulating discussion of the latest news headlines and hot button topics from The Advertiser and Sunday Mail. Today, hear from Rob Brookman Am, Claire O'Connor and Sean Fewster.
Rob&nbsp;Brookman&nbsp;AM&nbsp;is a leading Australian producer and festival director, having led Adelaide Festival (Artistic Director, Executive Director), Adelaide Festival Centre (Programming Director,&nbsp;Artistic Director), NZ International Festival (Artistic Director), Sydney Theatre Company (General Manager), State Theatre Company SA (Executive Director) and WOMADelaide (Co-founder, Artistic Director). He is a Trustee of WOMADelaide Foundation, Chair of UKARIA Cultural Centre and Chair of Australian Plays Transform.
Claire O&rsquo;Connor SC&nbsp;is a lawyer with over 40 years&rsquo; experience in the law. She is a barrister and a silk. She is known primarily for her advocacy around human rights. In relation to refugees - she argued the (famous for law students) case of Al Kateb in the high court. She assisted with the Manus Island class action. She represented Cornelia Rau whose story recently featured as a fictional Netflix series -Stateless.&nbsp; &nbsp;She has appeared for families in inquests including the inquest into the sinking of the 221 off Christmas Island where 49 people died. Claire had also worked for Aboriginal justice issues including acting in the Hindmarsh Island bridge Royal Commission and the royal commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Recently she acted for the Morrison family whose son and brother died in Yatala prison with a spit hood and cuffed lying face down in a prison van. Claire spoke last year at the March for Justice in Adelaide. She is a mother, a grandmother. A cyclist. A bush walker. And a feminist.&nbsp;
Sean Fewster has covered crime and justice issues in South Australia for 20 years as The Advertiser's chief court reporter, focusing on advocacy for victims and the public's right to know. He is the author of the bestselling book 'City of Evil', which was adapted into a top-rating TV show, and the co-creator and co-host of the 'Just Lawful' true crime podcast.&nbsp;

Listen to the Breakfast with Papers Podcast. Panel discussions from Breakfast with Papers at the 2021 Adelaide Festival.

Panel discussions from Breakfast with Papers at the 2021 Adelaide Festival.

Panel discussions from Breakfast with Papers at the 2020 Adelaide Festival.

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