Subject guides: Legal commentary: Multimedia

Law podcasts and videos

A selection of law-related podcasts:

Case in Point
The backstory to amazing court cases and what makes them so extraordinary.
Criminal - a podcast
Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle (from the U.S.)
Just Cause
Staff and students associated with the Sydney Law School’s Social Justice Advisory Group highlight social justice issues.
Justice with Jon Faine
The law behind the news, from Melbourne Law School and hosted by Jon Faine.
Law at the End of the World
How law is being used to support outcomes for the environment and those who depend on it.
The Law Entrepreneur
All about the business side of running a law practice.
Law in Context
Introduces the fundamentals of Australia’s legal system in bite-sized chunks.
Law Report (ABC Radio National)
Informative stories about law reform, legal education, test cases, miscarriages of justice, and legal culture.
The Lawyerist Podcast
Focuses on the future of lawyering and law practice.
Lawyers Weekly podcast
Australian legal news and opinion.

Video Databases

A selection of video databases containing law content is provided below.

For a full list of video databases Monash subscribe to please visit our Multimedia Resources Library Guide

Inactive podcast series

These podcast series are no longer regularly updated, but still contain interesting and useful information.

Business Insider
Learn more about economic and commercial law topics.
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law - videos
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law seeks to promote and protect human rights through the generation and dissemination of public scholarship in international and domestic human rights law.
Court Justice: Sydney (EduTV)
An inside look at the machinations of Australia's busiest local court.
CrimPod (The Australian Institute of Criminology)
Discusses research on a range of contemporary crime and justice issues affecting Australia.
Gertie's Law (Supreme Court of Victoria)
Examines lesser-known, misunderstood or complex parts of the Court’s work, such as sentencing, mental health, juries and the criminal trial process.
Have You Got That Right (Castan Centre of Human Rights Law, Monash University)
A series of videos and podcasts answering important human rights questions quickly and clearly.
Hearsay
A podcast about law and legal issues for students and everyone else.
In That Case
A podcast about public interest cases which have shaped Australia.
Old Law, New Law (Victorian Law Reform Commission)
Discussion of issues in law reform in Victoria, Australia.