With You We Can: The Podcast is a long-form audio series exploring justice, culture and systemic reform after sexual violence. Its debut season, What No One Told Us, examines the realities of navigating Australia’s legal system, and the growing fight for legal literacy, procedural rights and independent legal representation for victim-survivors.
Born from host and Executive Director of With You We Can Sarah Rosenberg’s own experience and years of national advocacy, the series sits at the centre of a live moment of legal reform. Through examining police as the gatekeepers of justice and exploring calls for cultural and legislative change following the Australian Law Reform Commission’s landmark recommendations, this series investigates a confronting question: why are victim-survivors still the only people in court without a lawyer?
Across the season, advocates, lawyers, academics, police and policymakers come together to unpack the realities of an adversarial legal system - and the attrition, confusion and harm that too often define it.
This is not a podcast about legal theory in isolation. It is about power, participation, credibility, culture and what justice actually means when systems were never designed with victim-survivors in mind.
Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow @withyouwecan_ on Instagram.
Wendy McCarthy AC finishes out our podcast for a conversation about what changes - and what doesn't - across generations. We talk about what women were never told, the progress we've made, the barriers that remain, and what we owe the generation that comes next. Purchase a copy of Wendy's memoir, "Don't Be Too Polite, Girls" here. Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow us on Instagram @withyouwecan_ and LinkedIn.
21 Aug 2026
Reform that Actually Sticks, with Lara Freidin
Policy and reform expert Lara Freidin unpacks what separates symbolic reform from meaningful systemic change, and how the Australian Law Reform Commission's Recommendation 10 can get us there. Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow us on Instagram @withyouwecan_ and LinkedIn.
2 Aug 2026
The Waiting Game, with Nicole Meyer
Victim-survivor advocate Nicole Meyer reflects on delay, uncertainty and endurance inside the justice system, and the emotional, financial and psychological toll of waiting for outcomes that may never come. The documentary "Revealed: Surviving Malka Leifer" featuring Nicole and her sisters is available for viewing on Stan or Apple TV. Her two-part episode on I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin starts here. You can also connect with Nicole on Instagram @breakingthesilencenow. Learn more ab...
24 Jul 2026
Levelling The Playing Field, with Laura Rowe
A conversation with independent legal representation advocate Laura Rowe about privacy, community, and the growing push to give victim-survivors their own lawyer at court. Read about our work calling for independent legal representation alongside Laura here. Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow us on Instagram @withyouwecan_ and LinkedIn.
24 Jul 2026
On All Sides of the Law, with Eleanor Danks
Former prosecutor, victim-survivor and now independent lawyer Eleanor Danks joins the podcast for a candid discussion about adversarial systems, courtroom ethics and what justice looks like when legal process collides with lived experience. Watch Eleanor's TedX talk "Transformative Justice Principles to Reclaim Humanity" here. Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow us on Instagram @withyouwecan_ and LinkedIn.
16 Jun 2026
The Gatekeepers of Justice, with Karen Iles
A conversation with award-winning lawyer Karen Iles about credibility and institutional power inside the criminal justice system, and the difficult questions surrounding who gets believed, supported and pursued through the law. Check out Violet Co. Legal & Consulting and follow Karen's progress with the Make Police Investigate campaign. Read her story here. Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow us on Instagram @withyouwecan_ and...
16 Jun 2026
Inside The First Door, with Jacob Gooden
What really happens when someone first reports sexual violence to police? This episode with former Victorian police officer Jacob Gooden explores the immense power held at the earliest stages of the justice process, and how first responses can shape everything that follows. Learn more about Sayfe Disclose here and find Jacob on Instagram @sayfe.official. Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow us on Instagram @withyouwecan_ and Linked...
16 Jun 2026
The Culture We Swim In, with Mia Findlay
A conversation with advocate and educator Mia Findlay about the cultural forces that shape how sexual violence is understood, minimised and responded to in Australia - and what it takes to challenge the narratives we’ve been taught to accept. Find Mia at www.beyondbodycoach.com or @whatmiadianext on Instagram. Learn more about the justice system and Sarah's advocacy at www.withyouwecan.org, and follow us on Instagram @withyouwecan_ and LinkedIn.
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