Australian True Crime

This week on True Crime Tonight we discuss:
The case of Sally Anne Huckstep
True Crime Bookclub: The Unthinkable by David Challen
The life of a Supreme Court Judge with Lex Lasry AM
Hosted by Meshel Laurie, True Crime Tonight airs Sundays from 6-7pm on KIIS, breaking down the biggest crime stories, documentaries and cases everyone’s talking about.
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Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.
Host: Meshel Laurie
Producer/Co-host: Ruby Bartzis
Editor/Co-host: Matthew Tankard
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Lex Lasry AM is one of Australia’s most respected lawyers and a former Justice of the Supreme Courts of Victoria and the Northern Territory. Over nearly two decades on the bench, he presided over some of the country’s most significant murder trials.
Now retired, Lex has launched a podcast, Law The Podcast, where he and Greg Barns SC unpack the legal issues behind the biggest stories making headlines.
You can listen to Law The Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
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Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.
Wanting to hear about certain kinds of crime? Check out our Spotify playlists for a curated list of our episodes.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie
Guest: Lex Lasry AM
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

GET IN TOUCH:

Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
Got a question or comment you want played on the show? Get involved by sending us a voice message on our True Crime Hotline here.

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Lex Lasry AM is one of Australia’s most respected lawyers and a former Justice of the Supreme Courts of Victoria and the Northern Territory. Over nearly two decades on the bench, he presided over some of the country’s most significant murder trials.
Now retired, Lex has launched a podcast, Law The Podcast, where he and Greg Barns SC unpack the legal issues behind the biggest stories making headlines.
You can listen to Law The Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
ATC Plus subscribers can listen to this episode ad free here.
You can watch our episodes by visiting our Youtube Channel here.
Join our Facebook Group here.
Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.
Wanting to hear about certain kinds of crime? Check out our Spotify playlists for a curated list of our episodes.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie
Guest: Lex Lasry AM
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

GET IN TOUCH:

Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
Got a question or comment you want played on the show? Get involved by sending us a voice message on our True Crime Hotline here.

Introducing Law The Podcast, a new podcast from the team behind Australian True Crime, hosted by Lex Lasry AM and Greg Barnes SC.
In this first episode, we talk to Abi Rajkumar about being a criminal lawyer in the Northern Territory and the challenges they face in dealing with government and chronic Indigenous deprivation. We also explore the criminal justice consequences that stem from these issues.
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Hosts: Lex Lasry AM and Greg Barnes SC
Guest: Abi Rajkumar
Editor: Michael Tankard
Produced by: Bravecasting Media
Original music by Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios

From the team behind Australian True Crime, Law the Podcast launches tomorrow, 29 July 2026
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Law The Podcast gives you access to the minds behind some of Australia's most significant legal cases and justice debates.
Hosted by two of Australia's most respected legal minds, former Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry AM and leading barrister Greg Barnes SC, the podcast goes beyond the headlines to explore crime, courts, politics, human rights and the legal stories shaping Australia and the world.
Drawing on decades at the highest levels of the legal profession, Lex and Greg unpack the cases that shaped our past, the issues defining our present, and the debates that will influence the future of law and justice.