It's a typical day at Bega Local Court on the NSW South Coast, a place I often attend as an ABC regional reporter.
In a courtroom, as you would expect, there are lawyers in suits, briefcases, police, and a witness box. People in a range of dress standards come and go, some congregating on the footpath as they wait for their cases or those of loved ones to be heard.
It's all part of a harrowing and extraordinary reality that many Australians have no idea about.
