They're Australia's highest form of inquiry on matters of public importance. But they've also become the go-to solution when corruption, misconduct or systems failures are exposed. So are they just a lawyer's picnic? Or a necessary reckoning?The conversation <a href="https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/artfuel/program/513/show/how-do-royal-commissions-work-and-how-do-we-assess-their-impact">How do Royal Commissions work? And How Do We Assess Their Impact?</a> was recorded at the <a href="https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/">Sorrento Writers Festival</a> on Friday 24 April 2026.Speakers<a href="https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/news/supreme-court-farewells-justice-betty-king">Betty King QC</a>Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (2005 - 2015), former County Court judge, former state prosecutor, former criminal barristerChairperson of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board<a href="https://www.vicbar.com.au/Web/Web/Account/Barrister-Profile.aspx?ID=21222">Jack Rush KC </a>Barrister, counsel assisting the Victorian Royal Commission into the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires<a href="https://www.jonfaine.com/">Jon Faine</a> (host)Former longtime presenter Mornings, ABC Radio MelbourneFormer lawyerVice Chancellors Fellow, University of MelbourneAuthor, Apollo & Thelma

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