EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 31 MIN
Anti-immigration protests, dramatic NDIS changes + camping to get through uni placement
from Hack · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Violence broke out in Belfast after a man was stabbed and police arrested a Sudanese man on "suspicion of attempted murder". There have been violent anti-immigration protests in the UK broadly, in South Africa too and then there was the March for Australia protests earlier this year. So, is there a link in the anti-immigrant sentiment being seen in some countries?Plus, if the government's new NDIS bill passes, about 300,000 people could either be removed or prevented from accessing the scheme over the next four years. How will that impact people with disability? And what needs to happen for this bill to pass?And, mandatory unpaid placements are still leaving many uni students vulnerable — some are literally sleeping in swags to get through their mandatory placement.Listen now: 01:14 - Anti-immigration protests12:45 - NDIS bill senate inquiry20:01 - Camping for placementGuests: Sukhmani Khorana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW SydneyNas Campanella, ABC Disability Affairs ReporterGet the whole story from hack:Follow us on Instagram and TikTokSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
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Violence broke out in Belfast after a man was stabbed and police arrested a Sudanese man on "suspicion of attempted murder". There have been violent anti-immigration protests in the UK broadly, in South Africa too and then there was the March for Australia protests earlier this year. So, is there a link in the anti-immigrant sentiment being seen in some countries? Plus, if the government's new NDIS bill passes, about 300,000 people could either be removed or prevented from accessing the scheme over the next four years. How will that impact people with disability? And what needs to happen for this bill to pass? And, mandatory unpaid placements are still leaving many uni students vulnerable — some are literally sleeping in swags to get through their mandatory placement. Listen now: 01:14 - Anti-immigration protests 12:45 - NDIS bill senate inquiry 20:01 - Camping for placement Guests: Sukhmani Khorana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney Nas Campanella, ABC Disability Affairs Reporter Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
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