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Welcome to the Sentinel Speakeasy, the weekly podcast of the Sydney Sentinel.

In this episode, the Sentinel's editor Peter Hackney and features editor Travis de Jonk explore the top headlines of the week, including how rosy economic statistics are masking real life hardships which may be worsening with benefits cuts and the end of JobKeeper; the surprise reports by the tenants union showing rents decreasing in Sydney’s  inner city and Eastern Suburbs; eviction notices issued to tenants at Sydney’s Northcott Estate social housing complex; and a long awaited announcement by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian relaxing Covid restrictions in NSW.

This week we ask the question, ‘Does NSW have a problem with police strip searches?’ squarely putting the focus on the important issue of illegal strip searches being conducted by NSW Police that has already seen them pay over $100million in settlements. To explore this, we speak to Samantha Lee from Redfern Legal Centre who is teaming up with legal firm Slater and Gordon to pursue the biggest class action case against NSW police in the state's history.

Contact Redfren Legal Centre here: https://rlc.org.au

To get involved or find out more about their class action, visit:
https://rlc.org.au/article/rlc-and-slater-and-gordon-announce-nsw-strip-search-class-actions-investigation

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They say a mother’s instinct is one of the most powerful ways to protect a child, so what happens when medical professionals tell you that your instincts are wrong?

In this episode Kate Gerbeau meets a mother whose son died of meningitis after medical staff ignored her desperate pleas for help.

She is also joined by Steve Dayman, founder of Meningitis Now and Victoria Beel, clinical negligence lawyer at Slater and Gordon.

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Every year thousands of Brits jet off to party destinations abroad filled with hopes of partying till dawn and earning enough money to escape the mundane. Different country, different people, different laws. 

So what happens when the ultimate crime is committed? Helen and Martyn, the parents of 22 year old George Low, found out that justice in Britain is different to justice elsewhere when he was stabbed to death in the streets of Ayia Napa. 

In this episode Kate Gerbeau delves into their search for answers and accountability and also hears from their MP Gareth Johnson who has taken this all the way to Downing Street. We are also joined by Matthew Searle at The Lucy Blackman Trust and specialist travel lawyer Nicola Rostron at Slater and Gordon.

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Mesothelioma is known as the ‘silent killer’. It’s a cancer that lays dormant in its victims’ bodies for decades, before extinguishing their life during their golden years. But this is a cancer that could have been almost completely avoided.

In this episode of The Case Files Kate Gerbeau speaks to two families who are living with the devastating effects of unwittingly working with asbestos fibres.

She also speaks with Lorraine Creech, Head of Nursing at Mesothelioma UK , and specialist industrial disease lawyer Madelene Holdsworth at Slater and Gordon , to explore how these tiny particles were allowed to rip such huge holes in so many lives, for so long.

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Growing up in a state of oppression, Catalonian Jordi Casamitjana says his childhood experiences made him identify closely with the animal world.  His overarching concern for animal welfare now shapes all the decisions he makes in his life.

So when he discovered that his employer was investing his money into practices that were cruel to animals, he knew he had to stand up and fight. But with no law in place to protect him, Jordi embarked on the mammoth task of establishing a new legally held belief that would impact Vegans across the globe.  

Kate Gerbeau speaks to Dr Jeanette Rowley of The Vegan Society, Peter Daly, employment lawyer at Slater and Gordon and Domenic Kennedy, reporter at The Times about Jordi’s landmark legal case.

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On 22 May 2017 hundreds of children excitedly entered the Manchester Arena to watch popstar, Ariana Grande. Sadly, 22 never made it out of the concert hall alive, after suicide bomber Salam Abedi detonated a shrapnel-laden device.

As his accomplice and brother, Hashem Abedi starts his 55 year jail term, presenter Kate Gerbeau speaks with Figen Murray the mother of one victim, Martyn Hett, and the Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham about the atrocity that changed a city.

Personal Injury lawyer, Shane Smith and security journalist, Duncan Gardham, also look ahead at what the pending public inquiry could mean for victims’ families and for national security across the country.

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