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Backchat — 100 episodes
India hosting the 20th BRICS summit | An update on rezoning and the endangered swift parrot | Local band Fathom's run for Guinness World Record | Sydney Universities partnering with AI tech giants
Take-Home Assessment Restrictions | Pill Testing Made Permanent | Emergency Department Winter Surge | Sydney Fringe Festival
Misogyny in Australian elite mens sport | Preventing the bird flu spread | BEKS on hitting back at anti-trans rhetoric in QLD | Why is Castle Law making a comeback now? | AI music ban on ARIA charts
Fighting back against anti-trans protestors | Sk8r Boi - Wollongong edition | Why are pollies rallying against the national gun buyback? | You shaved your bush? A tale of manufactured social media trends | Police are stealing our data - why aren't we being protected?
Students Say No To Hanson Protest | NDIS Cuts Update | International Youth Day
New Transgender and Queer Inclusion in 2026 Census | Closure of Lazy Thinking | Native Rat Army Vs. Invasive Rats | Fibremaxxing: Yay or Nay? |
NSW budget | UNSW Parramatta campus | Newsrooms in crisis | One Nation v the Socceroos | AI art galleries
Bonus: Full Interview with Australian Global Sumud Flotilla organiser Ethan Floyd
Palantir's involvement in Australian surveillance | The rise of traditional gender roles amongst young men | Bluesfest cancelled | Iranian women's soccer team granted asylum in Australia
Diversity in F1 | NSW's controversial new police taskforce, Operation Shelter | Improving queer rights pioneer Ayesha Kazan's quality of life | Thai Airways boycott campaign | Yanis Varoufakis at the Greek Festival of Sydney
Pride in Protest removed from Mardi Gras parade | Why are we so invested in Heated Rivalry? | Queer representation at Harbour Lights Hockey Club | ADHD diagnosis training roll out by NSW GPs
Terror charge added over Boorloo Invasion Day rally bombing | Police tactics at the Sydney Herzog protest | Is Valentine’s Day consumerist and/or heteronormative?
Israeli president visits Australia | links between mental health and homelessness | combatting AI misinformation | cinema workers' safety
The spectacle of the Australian Open | Pride in Protest censored | hating on the new hate speech laws | why Jan 26 is complicated for Indian-Australians
TikTok Awards controversy | Would you swim in the Cooks River? | Ozempic in Australian healthcare | Sydney's viral food penalty map | Why can't we let go of Spotify?
Parramatta Council housing goss | 1800 RESPECT funding increase | How climate change is affecting your health | New busking reforms in Sydney
Pharmacists and GPs debate over prescription power | Fight to protect public housing | Pride in Protest on over-policing at Mardi Gras | Do we need skincare for children? | Teen Vogue merger
Cairo Takeaway's legal battle | National Socialist Network protests | Rise in Australia's triple zero outages | Earlwood's Greek anarchist posters
Clash at Sydney weapons expo | Update on NSW treaty | Australia's climate policy updates | Secret deportations to Nauru
Labor Party's leaked talking points on Israel and Palestine | Artist's rights amid AI advancements | QLD Trans Healthcare policies
Good Food Guide drops Merivale venues | Courts dismiss Rising Tide protester cases | Why is Christian Orthodoxy appealing to young people?
Trauma sensitivity for frontline responders | Queensland's pill testing ban | impacts of keratoconus | degredation of rave culture | NARO renting report
Are we seeing a rise in homophobia? | The psychology of extremism | GPs and the health of the nation
Data and stats aren’t everything! | Can we fix Parramatta Road? | Why does Sydney get so flooded when it rains? | Protect Mardi Gras vs. Pride in Protest | Asian representation in ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’
Closure of Meanjin | Prescription cannabis and driving | Protecting Children Online | Are shark nets effective?
Cancer rates in young people | Pre-recorded testimony for victim-survivors | Politics in Sports | The psychology of extremism | Memefication of the right wing
Woollahra's ghost train | Death of journalists in Gaza | A welcome lunch for Palestinian refugees | The strange rise of sovereign citizens and how do young Australians actually feel about changes to the First Home Buyers Grant?
Creative Futures in Western Sydney | AI-Induced Psychosis | Renaming PCOS | Who Really Profits from Political Merch?
March for Humanity | the dangers of online surveillance | are the Logies still relevant?
Bonus: Full Interview with ACP members on screening of Palestine Action documentary 'To Kill A War Machine'
Bonus: Full Interview with NSW Socialists Secretary Eleanor Morley
Bathroom camping | Sydney Writers Fest | Tinnitus and young people | Palestine Action documentary | NSW Socialists
Australia's hypocrisy on Palestine | The Aunties Fund | Is Sydney’s Nightlife Dead?
Campus Free Speech for Palestine | Should We Australianise the Hottest 100? | Torres Strait Islander Climate Change Lawsuit
Venice Biennale Backlash | Trans Healthcare | Bulk Billing Blowouts
Sam Kerr’s Trial | Sydney’s Train Strikes | Parsley Bay Protests | Queer Services in Greater Western Sydney
Antoinette Latouff’s battle with ABC | Why is Endometriosis Still Underfunded? | Cairo Takeaway vs the Daily Telegraph
Laneway Drama | Far-Right Extremism | Heat Inequality | Dutton’s War on “Wokeism”
Trans Healthcare Scrapped | Local Council Drama | The Rise in Right-Wing Anti-Semitism | Hottest 100 Controversy
How to Talk About Invasion Day | Yabun Festival | Blak Powerhouse
Palestinian and Jewish Perspectives: One Year On | Can Doxxing Laws Keep Us Safe?
Are We Too Focused on Our Own Image? | Justice for Sexual Harassment Survivors | Music’s Role in the Climate Crisis
Saving NSW’s Festivals | Med Students Tackle Placement Poverty | AI in Classrooms
The Greens’ Plans for South West Sydney | The Future of the Inner West | Why Are Eating Disorders Rising?
Who is falling behind when it comes to gendered pay? | Sydney icon Danny Lim on protest and power | School students across Sydney strike for Palestine
Why is Country Music Having a Moment? | Fitness Influencer Scams | Steps Toward Closing the Gap in NSW |
Changes to Doxxing Laws | Asbestos, Asbestos Everywhere! | Syphilis in Australia: A brand new story?
Dragging the Hills Shire Council | Breaking Down the ICJ Ruling | The Power of Diverse Storytelling: Sweatshop Literacy Movement's Latest Anthology
Shark Stigma // Medicare Turns 40 // Stage 3 Tax Cuts For Dummies
Invasion Day and Growing Right-Wing Sentiment in Sydney // ANTaR, Reconciliation, and the Referendum // Parallels Between Indigenous and Palestinian Struggles for Sovereignty
Rozelle Interchange Chaos // Rip it, Rip It Good: Staying Safe This Summer
The holes in pothole funding // Arrests at protests - your rights with police // 2023 Nurse of the year - HIV care in Sydney
Woollahra Council Parking and Postcode Discrimination // Scams, Robbery, Fraud! // NSW's Casual Teacher Crisis
How safe do you feel in your city? // Big changes for the rights of stateless asylum seekers // How the Greens are taking action on the situation in Gaza
What's the go with FOGO? // Sydney Uni's Inroads program is here to assist with alcohol-related anxiety // NSW Government is conducting an audit into Sydney's struggling live music scene
First Nations people and Australia after the Referendum // The context to Israel and Palestine that you're not hearing
Referendum 2023: How to cast a valid, informed vote // Live crosses to voting booths // Unpacking today + what comes next
Referendum 2023: the case for YES // Insight into the Progressive NO perspective // Have Indigenous voices been given enough space during the campaign?
NSW cops not trained for strip searching // Sydney's urban trees // Eridication of Varroa Mite abandoned
What's in the NSW state budget? // Housing and the NSW budget // Cultural burning: Can the past address a modern problem?
Macquarie Bank goes cashless // Sewage pump station planned for Parsley Bay // Eaterloo public housing redevelopment drags on
Sydney housing crisis costing billions // A dive into the world of Deepfakes // Varroa Mite continues to devastate bee colonies across NSW
Federal politicians receive a pay bump // Voice 2023: what Australia can learn from the rest of the world
Zoom attempt at data harvesting backfires // A breakdown of the intergenerational report // Are food delivery companies putting their workers' lives at risk?
Matildas fever sweeps the nation // Sydney NIMBY-ism leading to racist outcomes // Sydney bus issues addressed in new Government report
Fair Pay For Radio Play bill explained // Yes, Western Sydney is much hotter
New shark net program examined / Pill testing back on the agenda in NSW // Head knocks in women' sport
Busfire season approaching - how prepared are we? // Cash going out of fashion // A look into the world of ethical porn
Girl Dinner explained // Bush To Bowl healing experience // Egg freezing: fad or future?
Rising grocery costs - are supermarkets price gouging? // Fresh calls for Unis and Gov to act on campus sexual assaults
NAIDOC week exclusive: Acknowledging country beyond words // Safeguarding native languages
What Australian media covers and what it ignores // Changes to opioid dependence therapy // Sydney's urban birds
DIGITISATION OF THE WORK PLACE // ECONOMIC STRUGGLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE // SEXUAL HEALTH FOR WORLD PRIDE
INVASION DAY 2023 // THE LAST 12 MONTHS FOR FIRST NATIONS ISSUES // WHERE WE'RE AT WITH A VOICE TO PARLIAMENT // CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND THE VOICE
SYDNEY'S PARKING PERMITS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RENTERS // ABORTION ACCESS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS // POKIE REFORM IN NSW WITH ALEX GREENWICH
GENDER PAY GAP EXPLORED // PROBELMATIC CULTURE IN OUR PRIVATE SCHOOLS // SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS MINNS
RADICAL CHANGES TO INDONESIA'S LEGAL CODE // NSW SCHOOL SYLLABUS SET FOR OVERHAUL // AUSTRALIA'S VAPING PROBLEM
SYDNEY GOLF CLUB HAS CONTROVERSIAL DEVELOPMENT GREENLIT // SEXUAL HARRASSMENT IN AUS MUSIC // GAMBLING HARM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR REFORM
FAREWELLING CHARLES RUSHFORTH // NSW GOV SCHOOLS GOING CO-ED // RISKS OF BUY-NOW-PAY-LATER SERVICES THIS SILLY SEASON
CABBIES DODGING THE METER // SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH SHADOW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, PENNY SHARPE // CONCERNING WAIT TIMES FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
REDCYCLE COLLAPSES // NSW GOV PLANTS ONE MILLION TREES IN SYDNEY // EXPLORING CHANGES TO GAMBLING ADS
NETBALL, GINA REINHART AND AUS SPORTS SPONSORSHIP // CHINATOWN'S REVIVAL // UNPACKING LABOR'S FIRST FEDERAL BUDGET
COMMERCIALISATION OF SYDNEY'S GREEN SPACES // CASSIUS TURVEY AND INDIGENOUS STRUGGLE
BANKSTOWN STATE LABOR MP SENSATIONALLY QUITS // ARE CIVIL LIBERTIES UNDER THREAT IN NSW? // THE MEDICAL PROFESSION RESPONDS TO RORTING ALLEGATIONS
HOW CYCLE-FRIENDLY IS SYDNEY? // STAGE 3 TAX CUTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE // SHRINKFLATION EXPLAINED
CONTROVERSIAL DAM PLAN EXPLAINED // MOULD AND REAL ESTATES // SYDNEY RENTAL MARKET SINKS TO NEW LOW
CREATIVE COMMUNITY REACT TO HALTHING OF MARRICKVILLE ARTS HUB // REALITIES FOR LEGALISING POT IN AUS // WESTERN SYDNEY'S FOODBOWL LAND SHRINKING AS DEVELOPMENTS SOAR
DRUG DECRIM OFF THE TABLE FOR NSW // KOALA HABITAT UNDE THREAT FROM WESTERN SYDNEY DEVELOPMENT PLAN // HOW WE'RE PREPARING FOR A LOOMING THIRD LANIÑA
STAR CASINO CAUGHT OUT // EXPLORING THE CULTURE OF PRIVATE BOYS SCHOOL CULTURE // WHAT QUEENS DEATH WILL MEAN FOR FED PARLIAMENT
SYDNEY TRAINS DISPUTE EXPLAINED // CAN YOU ETHICALLY SHOPLIFT? // BARRIERS FACED BY DOCTORS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES
HOW THE GENDER PAY GAP IMPACTS YOUNG WOMEN TODAY // HEAR FROM A NSW STUDENT AWARDED ORDER OF AUSTRALIA // ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT QUIET QUITTING
SYDNEY GOLF COURSE FIGHTING COUNCILS TO EXPAND // HOSPO VENUES CONTINUE TO CLOSE // THE LATEST ON QANTAS' DISPUTE WITH WORKFORCE
MORE REDEVELOPMENTS OF SYDNEYS PUBLIC HOUSING // ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MONKEYPOX // USYD STAFF SET TO STRIKE
LOW INCOME SYDNEY SUBURBS SUFFER HIGHEST POKIE LOSSES // NCIE STAFF SPEAK OUT FOLLOWING SHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT // ADDRESSING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS WITH JENNY SMITH
CAT CURFEWS, THE FEMTECH INDUSTRY & SHARING/ SELLING USER DATA AND FIRST SESSION OF NEW PARLIAMENT
SYDNEY RENTAL PRICES CLIMB EVEN HIGHER // THE MENTAL TOLL OF OUR CHANGING CLIMATE // BATTLES TO SEE A GP
WILL PUBLIC TRANSPORT EVER GO BACK TO NORMAL? // YOUTH DISPLACED FROM CLIMATE CHANGE // BREAKDOWN OF SRI LANKA'S CURRENT POLITICAL & ECONOMIC CRISIS
NAIDOC 22 - UPTICK IN INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS // INTERVIEW WITH FIRST NATIONS MEDIA CEO, DENIS STOKES // FIRST NATIONS RESPONSE MUTUAL AID NETWORK
ONE YEAR FROM SYDNEY'S WORST LOCKDOWNS // WOMEN'S JUSTICE NETWORK SET TO LOSE CRUCIAL FUNDING // ACCESS TO ABORTION AND A CHARTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS
QANTAS’ FALL FROM GRACE // STATE BUDGET BREAKDOWN // THE NGOs HELPING AFGHAN REFUGEES SETTLE IN AUS