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A shortage of interpreters is putting severe pressure on Australia's busiest courts.

This is the second part of a special series exploring how language has become a barrier to justice.

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Part one:

Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory are being held on remand for days, or even weeks, without speaking to a lawyer because of a shortage of interpreters.

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Lawyers say the shortage of Indigenous interpreters in the NT has become so critical that it's contributing to the vast over-representation of First Nations people in custody.

More in a special @LawReportRN investigation:

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Tonight @LawReportRN revisits the Federal Court's historic confirmation of native title over sea country in the Torres Strait region last year. Traditional singing provided crucial evidence in the proceedings. abc.net.au/radionational/…

Why is the technology company that created ChatGPT being sued in US courts?
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"Tsunami of suffering": former @aat_gov_au member, Emeritus professor Terry Carney @Sydney_Uni on the #RobodebtRC findings.

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Juror misconceptions in sexual assault trials: New Zealand researcher @CbaylisClaire investigated how jurors respond to evidence. @AllenAndUnwin

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This week: Geoffrey Watson SC @cpi_aus on the National Anti-Corruption Commission & the @nswicac corruption findings.

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When refugees arrive in Australia, how do they access the support they need? Nohara Odicho & Lyn Payne from @LegalAidNSW speak to @damien_carrick about a new children's book being used to introduce refugee mums to legal help.

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'Use with caution': How ChatGPT landed this US lawyer and his firm in hot water abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2…

'Use with caution': How ChatGPT landed this US lawyer and his firm in hot water abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2…

Why did it take the justice system 20 years to work out that Kathleen Folbigg was wrongly convicted over the deaths of her four children? Does Australia need a better way to investigate possible miscarriages of justice? abc.net.au/radionational/…

Australia's only Indigenous federal judge wants more First Nations people to use the family law courts to get the best outcome for their children. @damien_carrick speaks to Justice Matthew Myers and Indigenous Family Law Liaison Officer, Kirsty Maylin.

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A New York judge is considering what sanctions to impose on a lawyer who spectacularly misused ChatGPT. @lyria1 explains.

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convicted serial killer Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned and released from jail after 20 years behind bars. Why now? abc.net.au/radionational/…

In a landmark 736 page ruling, a judge has thrown out the defamation action brought by Ben Roberts Smith one of Australia’s most decorated soldiers against three newspapers.
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Emma Cashen from @VicLawReform on proposals for legislative changes to enable deaf and blind people to serve on juries. 
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Today on @LawReportRN: @iandgow on the deepening crisis engulfing accounting giant @PwC abc.net.au/radionational/…