We need to talk about ‘Karen’… What does this label really mean?
The label ‘Karen’ has become a new archetype of middle-class white privilege. ‘Karen’ has mostly been used in the U.S as a way of calling out entitled white women who are used to getting their way and...
30 Jul 202020min
How to stop the next wave: Our mental health crisis
The mental health consequences of COVID-19 are being described as the next wave of the pandemic. The pain of this pandemic could last for years, even if the medical emergency ends soon. Calls to Lif...
29 Jul 202022min
‘House of horror’: Inside Melbourne’s worst-hit aged care home
One of the biggest threats of the pandemic is unfolding right now. The number of old people getting covid-19 in Victoria’s aged care facilities is frightening. On today’s episode we look at the Cov...
28 Jul 202019min
Mack Horton: Olympic Swimming Champion and enemy of drug cheats
The Tokyo Olympics were scheduled to open last week before the pandemic pushed them back to next year. Australian Olympic Swimming champion Mack Horton would’ve been racing this week, defending his 40...
27 Jul 202017min
Why is Australia locking up 10 year olds?
Across Australia children as young as 10 can be arrested by police, charged with an offence, hauled before a court and locked away in youth prisons. We’re one of the only western countries that do tha...
26 Jul 202019min
The Weekend Briefing with Special Guest Julia Gillard
Welcome to a special weekend edition of The Briefing with guest Julia Gillard. In today’s episode, we catch up with Australia’s first and only female Prime Minister about her famous misogyny speech...
24 Jul 202031min
Job Keeper Rorts
Today we take a deep dive on JobKeeper rorts and the bosses taking advantage during the pandemic. Common issues include workers being forced to change hours and duties to receive JobKeeper, and worker...
23 Jul 202016min
Shark Attacks: What is behind the recent spate?
Shark attacks are at a ten year high in Australia. We’re only halfway through the year and we’ve already seen 18 attacks, 4 of those in the past 5 weeks. 5 of these attacks have been fatal, when the a...
22 Jul 202017min
