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episode 471: Why it keeps happening to Victoria
Yesterday, Victorians were told the state’s seven day ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown would be extended for another week, as health authorities race to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreak. It’s the fourth lockdown in the state since the start o...
episode 470: Australia breaches international law, again
Last month, under the cover of the federal budget, the Coalition government rushed through new laws legalising the indefinite detention of refugees.Australia’s embrace of indefinite detention puts us at odds with international law, and it’s led to c...
The vaccine race Australia is losing
As Covid-19 case numbers in Victoria continue to rise, attention has turned to the slow pace of the vaccine rollout, and the question of whether or not more vaccinations could have stopped this outbreak. Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Pap...
How to make a law for consent
For years, advocates against sexual assault have been pushing for law reform, particularly on the issue of consent. Now - they’ve had a win, with the NSW Attorney General announcing sweeping changes, which go even further than what was reco...
The Culture: The problem with our true crime obsession
Whether it’s podcasts like ‘Serial’ or ‘The Teacher’s Pet’, Netflix documentaries like ‘Making a Murderer’ or ‘Tiger King’, true crime is absolutely dominant. But what does our obsession with these stories say about us, and our perception o...
Who's to blame for Victoria's lockdown?
Victoria has been plunged back into lockdown, the state’s fourth since the start of the pandemic.But this time there’s one big difference: vaccines that were supposed to help keep us safe and avoid outbreaks like this are now available, but in Austr...
The frontline women’s services at risk of collapse
The federal budget promised $3.2 billion dollars to be spent on policies that improve the lives of Australian women. But, despite that pledge, a critical front line service that supports women being discriminated against at work has lost much...
Why isn’t Labor cutting through?
It’s been two years since former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten lost the federal election, and then the Labor leadership.Now, as the major parties gear up for an impending federal election, which could be held this year, questions are being asked ab...
The government's war on charities
The Morrison government is contemplating new laws which could see charities held responsible for minor legal breaches by their members and supporters. The sector says the changes are an attempt to stifle protest, while lawyers are warning the...
Are Australians too complacent about Covid-19?
Australia’s rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine has been stymied by a combination of different factors including supply, distribution and vaccine hesitancy amongst the public.A recent survey found that nearly one in three Australians aren’t willing to get...