Erin Gough on the superpower of storytelling and representation
A lawyer by day, an award-winning author by night: the same themes that underlie Gough’s work in law also underpin her fictional worlds
By Cat Woods - 5 min read
A day in the life of… Magistrate Sue Duncombe
It’s a circle of hope. Nine people sit around a wooden table in the NSW Youth Koori Court in Parramatta. A 16-year-old boy who has…
By Jane Southward - 3 min read
A day in the life of… Michael Antrum
Winter in Queanbeyan is bitterly cold, but the mood in the courthouse is of anticipation, not fear. A pile of papers towers in front of…
By Jane Southward - 3 min read
A day in the life of… Andrew Cunningham
When he was finishing high school in the early 1980s, Andrew Cunningham wanted to be an architect. His father, an architect himself, talked him out…
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
A day in the life of… Chris Flynn
Chris Flynn didn’t meet jailed Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste until three days after his release from an Egyptian prison.
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
A day in the life of… Chris Chow
Not many lawyers have parents of their clients in their offices. But entertainment and intellectual property lawyer Chris Chow found this to be the case…
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
A day in the life of… Amber Hawkes
When she was 25, Amber Hawkes headed to Chennai in India as a volunteer in one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
A day in the life of… Michael Barnes
Michael Barnes loves his work, even though it means his daily life is filled with tragic stories of death and the very worst of human…
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
A day in the life of… Jessie Porteus
Newcastle-raised Jessie Porteus will never forget her first legal showdown. At 15, as part of her high school’s mock trial team, she prosecuted a person…
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
A day in the life of… Deng Adut
Sudanese-born solicitor Deng Adut’s dream is to return to Africa and prosecute those who recruit child soldiers.
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
A day in the life of Susan Reese
Major Susan Reese is a mother to thousands of people in Sydney.
By Jane Southward - 2 min read