Gerald Wilkie had a normal life - a family, a dog, a mortgage. Until one day, he went to work and lost more than he could have ever imagined. Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. More on Maurice Blackburn: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley. Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You probably know Michael Caton from a little film called ‘The Castle’. But did you know he’s also a battler for the environment? Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. More on Maurice Blackburn: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley. Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mohamed had a dream. To come to Australia and study architecture. But when he got here, his dream slowly began to turn into a nightmare. Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. More on Maurice Blackburn: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley. Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kylie Sambo was a regular teenager. Then, everything changed. The government wanted to put a nuclear waste dump on Muckaty Station, home for Kylie and countless generations of Indigenous Australians. Could 15-year-old Kylie fight the government and save her land from toxic waste? Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. More on Maurice Blackburn: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ More on Maurice Blackburn and Kylie’s fight against the nuclear waste dump: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/about/media-centre/media-statements/2014/muckaty-station-nuclear-waste-dump-will-not-go-ahead-aboriginal-traditional-owners-succeed-in-legal-challenge/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley.Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CEO and Founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Kon Karapanagiotidis is an Australian to be proud of. But growing up Greek in a town of Smiths and Joneses, life was tough; sometimes he didn’t think he could go on. Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. More on the ASRC: https://www.asrc.org.au More on Maurice Blackburn: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley. Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

400 days. Windowless rooms. 10,000 kilometres from home. That’s what Peter Greste endured when he was imprisoned in Egypt for crimes he didn’t commit. And while Peter is safe in Australia now, a question lingers in the minds of many: where did he find the strength? Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. More on Maurice Blackburn: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley. Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Shonica Guy started gambling, it was just a bit of fun. 10 years on and she was so addicted she couldn’t afford to buy milk. She thought to herself: where has my life gone?   Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm.   More on Maurice Blackburn’s landmark lawsuit against the pokies industry: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/about/media-centre/media-statements/2016/landmark-lawsuit-filed-against-pokies-industry-in-federal-court/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley. Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She’s fabulous, she’s fierce, she’s Carlotta - Australia’s most famous transgender woman. But beneath the glitz and glamour of her stardom is another story - her lifelong battle for acceptance. Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. More on Maurice Blackburn: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/ Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley.Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every woman close to Krystal Barter has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Some survived, some didn’t catch it early enough. One day she decided enough was enough - this ends with me. Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading social justice law firm. If you or a loved one is suffering from breast cancer you can seek help from Breast Cancer Network Australia on 1800 500 285. For more information about preventative health for breast and ovarian cancer: http://pinkhope.org.au/ More on Yvonne D’Arcy’s landmark win with Maurice Blackburn:  Your host is Corinne Grant. Podcast produced by Beth Gibson. Podcast concept by Maurice Blackburn. Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley. Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're going on a journey to a small island in the Indian Ocean. But it's no tropical paradise, it's Christmas Island, home to one of Australia's Immigration Detention Centres.Fighting For Fair is a partnership between Mamamia and Maurice Blackburn, Australia's leading social justice law firm.More on Maurice Blackburn's work for asylum seekers: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/social-justice/asylum-seeker-rights/Thanks to ABC's Lateline for providing news footage about Christmas Island.Your host is Corinne Grant.Podcast produced by Beth GibsonPodcast concept by Maurice Blackburn.Executive Producer of Podcasts at Mamamia is Monique Bowley.Head of Entertainment is Holly Wainwright.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.