S1 E7: Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (Why Aboriginal people can’t be aliens), SMH journalist Michaela Whitbourn and an essay on Alfred Piddington.

Update: 2020-03-17

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The Wigs discuss the latest from the monumental High Court decision in Love v Cth (why Aboriginal non-citizens can’t be deported). Plus an in depth interview with Sydney Morning Herald court reporter Michaela Whitbourn and the curious story of Alfred Piddington, Australia’s shortest serving High Court justice. Why did he never hear a case?

CREDIT NOTE: The Piddington Society, The Australian Dictionary of Biography and Wikipedia for the history of Alfred Piddington. With our thanks.

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S1 E7: Love v Commonwealth; Thoms v Commonwealth (Why Aboriginal people can’t be aliens), SMH journalist Michaela Whitbourn and an essay on Alfred Piddington.

2020-03-1701:23:24