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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 31 MIN

Pauline Hanson's (sort of) apology, accessible flying + fishing bans

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Pauline Hanson kind of apologised today, after saying there were "no good Muslims" in a Sky News interview on Monday. So how is the Muslim community feeling?And everyone knows it's annoying flying with luggage. Turns out, it's even worse when that luggage is a mobility aid that you need to get around.Plus, six weeks into a ban on demersal fishing off parts of the WA coast, there've been death threats, dead fish in the mail and a guy locking himself to a roof and swallowing the key. What's going on?Listen now:01:05 - The impact of Pauline Hanson's "no good Muslims" comment09:42  - Can the airlines do more for flyers living with disability?15:43 - The fishing ban fight in the westGuests: Yasmeen Shadid, member of Lakemba Mosque Professor Jessica Meeuwig, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western AustraliaGet 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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