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You may have seen that it is currently Fashion Week.
It’s an exciting time for Australia’s fashion industry - showcasing the talents of some of the country’s best homegrown designers.
But with fashion trends coming and going faster and faster, we're seeing more textiles going into landfill and becoming a problem for the environment, our health and our wallets.
So, how do we reconcile the need for businesses to make money by new trends coming through, with the need for a more sustainable fashion industry. We discuss this on today’s podcast.
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
Guest: Nina Gbor, founder of Eco Styles
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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For the first time, someone has been imprisoned in relation to Australia’s alleged war crimes. His name is David McBride. But he didn’t commit those crimes; he was the whistleblower for a 2017 report by the ABC that investigated alleged war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan. And this week, McBride was sentenced to nearly six years in jail.
On today's podcast, we'll break down everything you need to know about this story.
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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The Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, had two big decisions to make: what to spend money on, and where to get that money from.
In today’s podcast we are going to focus on what it announced for young people.
Listen to our episode Why your HECS is changing
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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The Federal Government has announced a plan to ban the export of live sheep from Australia. It comes after an independent panel urged the Government to introduce a ban.
In today’s podcast, we’ll discuss what the issue is, how this ban came to be, what the fallout has been.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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Algorithms, child abuse, domestic violence, scams, extremist material, mis and disinformation, and the availability of good journalism on social media - these are all areas identified by the government for investigation as part of a new parliamentary committee investigating the influence and impacts of social media on Australian society.
In today’s podcast, we’re going to look at what the committee has been asked to achieve, where this has all come from, and why it matters to you.
Listen to our episode What's a porn passport?
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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This week, a Western Sydney Council voted to remove material about same-sex parenting from its library shelves. In the days following the announcement, the NSW Government threatened to reduce its funding for libraries in the area, amid calls to reverse the ban.
On today’s podcast, we’ll dive into the headlines you’ve been seeing about the book ban and explain the context and fallout of the decision.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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In a major development in the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli forces have entered the southern Gazan city of Rafah, in an operation they say is aimed at destroying Hamas targets. For the 1.4 million people in Rafah, this presents yet another major challenge, with many having nowhere to go. In today’s podcast, we discuss Rafah’s significance in the broader context of the conflict, how the international community has responded, and whether a ceasefire is any closer.
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad have been confirmed dead in the Mexican state of Baja California, days after their family first raised the alarm that they were believed missing. Police allege they were murdered, possibly because thieves wanted their car tyres. In today’s deep dive, we’ll run through the timeline of what we know about their deaths.
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Hosts: Zara Seidler and Lucy Tassell
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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The Federal Government has announced it will wipe $3 billion in student debt and offer payments for some students undergoing mandatory placements. These announcements come a week before the Federal Budget and in the wake of recommendations made to the Government about how to reform the sector.
On today’s podcast, we’ll explain what the changes to HECS could mean for you and how the placement payments will work.
Listen to our episode 'Should uni students be paid for their compulsory placements?'
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Last week, we learned the federal government will trial age verification measures aimed at blocking children from watching explicit adult content online, as part of a range of measures designed to lower the rate of gender-based violence in Australia.
‘Porn passports’ aren’t a new idea, either here in Australia or around the world, but we’re yet to see any sort of programs introduced domestically. Today on the podcast, we break down whether this trial could be the first step on the road to age verifications on porn sites, and how would these verification processes would even work.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski
Guest: Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice at Edith Cowan University
Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson
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Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have intensified across U.S. college campuses and have now spread to universities here in Australia. Protesters are calling for an immediate ceasefire, and for their universities to ‘divest’ from (stop investing funds in) companies linked to Israel.
According to CNN, more than 1,000 students have been arrested across at least 21 states since mid-April, so on today’s we’re going to explain exactly what you need to know.
Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler
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