Blood, sweat and tears: A country man sues his employer
We don’t like to think about where our meat comes from. And with good reason: abattoirs are gruesome places. But for Paul Draper, mincing meat on the factory floor of KR Darling Downs wasn’t just unpl...
25 Maalis 202231min
McMatch & Lose: A high stakes class action goes wrong
Remember the McMatch & Win promotion at Maccas? In 1998, the fast-food giant gave Aussies the chance to win prizes like cars, trips to Disneyland and computers by collecting stamps attached to food pa...
18 Maalis 202226min
Before Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, there was Lyndal
In late 2000, a junior solicitor named Jodie Willey was looking forward to a holiday when her boss asked her to remove several dusty boxes from his office. Curious, Jodie peeked inside and came across...
11 Maalis 202229min
Patients, profits, and people power
Giving birth to three babies took a toll on Amanda Liddell’s body. When her gynaecologist suggested a “miracle” cure, she jumped at the chance. But after receiving a pelvic mesh implant manufactured a...
4 Maalis 202232min
Introducing Restitution
Nobody wants to go to court, but sometimes ordinary people are forced into extraordinary circumstances. When you’re injured at work and your boss says it’s your fault. When you’re in agonising pain an...
1 Maalis 20222min
