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Your alternative to talkback. Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting.
Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Dani Zhang, Holly Payne, Tanita Razaghi, Libby Hopper, Sana Shaikh, Lilly Grainger, Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis, Euan Kielly, Elisa Papaioannou, Grace Pittar, Jaspar McCahon-Boersma and Bridgette Donnellan.
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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
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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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
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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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
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Terror charge added over Boorloo Invasion Day rally bombing | Police tactics at the Sydney Herzog protest | Is Valentine’s Day consumerist and/or heteronormative?
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Israeli president visits Australia | links between mental health and homelessness | combatting AI misinformation | cinema workers' safety
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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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
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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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?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Parramatta Council housing goss | 1800 RESPECT funding increase | How climate change is affecting your health | New busking reforms in Sydney
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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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
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Cairo Takeaway's legal battle | National Socialist Network protests | Rise in Australia's triple zero outages | Earlwood's Greek anarchist posters
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Clash at Sydney weapons expo | Update on NSW treaty | Australia's climate policy updates | Secret deportations to Nauru
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Labor Party's leaked talking points on Israel and Palestine | Artist's rights amid AI advancements | QLD Trans Healthcare policies
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Good Food Guide drops Merivale venues | Courts dismiss Rising Tide protester cases | Why is Christian Orthodoxy appealing to young people?
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Trauma sensitivity for frontline responders | Queensland's pill testing ban | impacts of keratoconus | degredation of rave culture | NARO renting report
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Are we seeing a rise in homophobia? | The psychology of extremism | GPs and the health of the nation
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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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’
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Closure of Meanjin | Prescription cannabis and driving | Protecting Children Online | Are shark nets effective?
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Cancer rates in young people | Pre-recorded testimony for victim-survivors | Politics in Sports | The psychology of extremism | Memefication of the right wing
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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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?
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Creative Futures in Western Sydney | AI-Induced Psychosis | Renaming PCOS | Who Really Profits from Political Merch?
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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March for Humanity | the dangers of online surveillance | are the Logies still relevant?
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Bonus: Full Interview with ACP members on screening of Palestine Action documentary 'To Kill A War Machine'
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Bonus: Full Interview with NSW Socialists Secretary Eleanor Morley
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Bathroom camping | Sydney Writers Fest | Tinnitus and young people | Palestine Action documentary | NSW Socialists
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Australia's hypocrisy on Palestine | The Aunties Fund | Is Sydney’s Nightlife Dead?
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Campus Free Speech for Palestine | Should We Australianise the Hottest 100? | Torres Strait Islander Climate Change Lawsuit
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Venice Biennale Backlash | Trans Healthcare | Bulk Billing Blowouts
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May 22, 2025 |
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Sam Kerr’s Trial | Sydney’s Train Strikes | Parsley Bay Protests | Queer Services in Greater Western Sydney
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Antoinette Latouff’s battle with ABC | Why is Endometriosis Still Underfunded? | Cairo Takeaway vs the Daily Telegraph
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Laneway Drama | Far-Right Extremism | Heat Inequality | Dutton’s War on “Wokeism”
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Trans Healthcare Scrapped | Local Council Drama | The Rise in Right-Wing Anti-Semitism | Hottest 100 Controversy
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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How to Talk About Invasion Day | Yabun Festival | Blak Powerhouse
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Palestinian and Jewish Perspectives: One Year On | Can Doxxing Laws Keep Us Safe?
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Are We Too Focused on Our Own Image? | Justice for Sexual Harassment Survivors | Music’s Role in the Climate Crisis
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Saving NSW’s Festivals | Med Students Tackle Placement Poverty | AI in Classrooms
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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The Greens’ Plans for South West Sydney | The Future of the Inner West | Why Are Eating Disorders Rising?
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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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
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Why is Country Music Having a Moment? | Fitness Influencer Scams | Steps Toward Closing the Gap in NSW |
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Changes to Doxxing Laws | Asbestos, Asbestos Everywhere! | Syphilis in Australia: A brand new story?
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Dragging the Hills Shire Council | Breaking Down the ICJ Ruling | The Power of Diverse Storytelling: Sweatshop Literacy Movement's Latest Anthology
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Shark Stigma // Medicare Turns 40 // Stage 3 Tax Cuts For Dummies
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Invasion Day and Growing Right-Wing Sentiment in Sydney // ANTaR, Reconciliation, and the Referendum // Parallels Between Indigenous and Palestinian Struggles for Sovereignty
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Rozelle Interchange Chaos // Rip it, Rip It Good: Staying Safe This Summer
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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The holes in pothole funding // Arrests at protests - your rights with police // 2023 Nurse of the year - HIV care in Sydney
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Woollahra Council Parking and Postcode Discrimination // Scams, Robbery, Fraud! // NSW's Casual Teacher Crisis
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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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
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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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
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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First Nations people and Australia after the Referendum // The context to Israel and Palestine that you're not hearing
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Referendum 2023: How to cast a valid, informed vote // Live crosses to voting booths // Unpacking today + what comes next
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Referendum 2023: the case for YES // Insight into the Progressive NO perspective // Have Indigenous voices been given enough space during the campaign?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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NSW cops not trained for strip searching // Sydney's urban trees // Eridication of Varroa Mite abandoned
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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What's in the NSW state budget? // Housing and the NSW budget // Cultural burning: Can the past address a modern problem?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Macquarie Bank goes cashless // Sewage pump station planned for Parsley Bay // Eaterloo public housing redevelopment drags on
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Sydney housing crisis costing billions // A dive into the world of Deepfakes // Varroa Mite continues to devastate bee colonies across NSW
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Federal politicians receive a pay bump // Voice 2023: what Australia can learn from the rest of the world
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Zoom attempt at data harvesting backfires // A breakdown of the intergenerational report // Are food delivery companies putting their workers' lives at risk?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Matildas fever sweeps the nation // Sydney NIMBY-ism leading to racist outcomes // Sydney bus issues addressed in new Government report
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Fair Pay For Radio Play bill explained // Yes, Western Sydney is much hotter
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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New shark net program examined / Pill testing back on the agenda in NSW // Head knocks in women' sport
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Busfire season approaching - how prepared are we? // Cash going out of fashion // A look into the world of ethical porn
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Girl Dinner explained // Bush To Bowl healing experience // Egg freezing: fad or future?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Rising grocery costs - are supermarkets price gouging? // Fresh calls for Unis and Gov to act on campus sexual assaults
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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NAIDOC week exclusive: Acknowledging country beyond words // Safeguarding native languages
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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What Australian media covers and what it ignores // Changes to opioid dependence therapy // Sydney's urban birds
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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DIGITISATION OF THE WORK PLACE // ECONOMIC STRUGGLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE // SEXUAL HEALTH FOR WORLD PRIDE
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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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
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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SYDNEY'S PARKING PERMITS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RENTERS // ABORTION ACCESS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS // POKIE REFORM IN NSW WITH ALEX GREENWICH
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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GENDER PAY GAP EXPLORED // PROBELMATIC CULTURE IN OUR PRIVATE SCHOOLS // SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS MINNS
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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RADICAL CHANGES TO INDONESIA'S LEGAL CODE // NSW SCHOOL SYLLABUS SET FOR OVERHAUL // AUSTRALIA'S VAPING PROBLEM
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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SYDNEY GOLF CLUB HAS CONTROVERSIAL DEVELOPMENT GREENLIT // SEXUAL HARRASSMENT IN AUS MUSIC // GAMBLING HARM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR REFORM
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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FAREWELLING CHARLES RUSHFORTH // NSW GOV SCHOOLS GOING CO-ED // RISKS OF BUY-NOW-PAY-LATER SERVICES THIS SILLY SEASON
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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CABBIES DODGING THE METER // SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH SHADOW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, PENNY SHARPE // CONCERNING WAIT TIMES FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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REDCYCLE COLLAPSES // NSW GOV PLANTS ONE MILLION TREES IN SYDNEY // EXPLORING CHANGES TO GAMBLING ADS
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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NETBALL, GINA REINHART AND AUS SPORTS SPONSORSHIP // CHINATOWN'S REVIVAL // UNPACKING LABOR'S FIRST FEDERAL BUDGET
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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COMMERCIALISATION OF SYDNEY'S GREEN SPACES // CASSIUS TURVEY AND INDIGENOUS STRUGGLE
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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BANKSTOWN STATE LABOR MP SENSATIONALLY QUITS // ARE CIVIL LIBERTIES UNDER THREAT IN NSW? // THE MEDICAL PROFESSION RESPONDS TO RORTING ALLEGATIONS
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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HOW CYCLE-FRIENDLY IS SYDNEY? // STAGE 3 TAX CUTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE // SHRINKFLATION EXPLAINED
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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CONTROVERSIAL DAM PLAN EXPLAINED // MOULD AND REAL ESTATES // SYDNEY RENTAL MARKET SINKS TO NEW LOW
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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CREATIVE COMMUNITY REACT TO HALTHING OF MARRICKVILLE ARTS HUB // REALITIES FOR LEGALISING POT IN AUS // WESTERN SYDNEY'S FOODBOWL LAND SHRINKING AS DEVELOPMENTS SOAR
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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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
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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STAR CASINO CAUGHT OUT // EXPLORING THE CULTURE OF PRIVATE BOYS SCHOOL CULTURE // WHAT QUEENS DEATH WILL MEAN FOR FED PARLIAMENT
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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SYDNEY TRAINS DISPUTE EXPLAINED // CAN YOU ETHICALLY SHOPLIFT? // BARRIERS FACED BY DOCTORS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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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
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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SYDNEY GOLF COURSE FIGHTING COUNCILS TO EXPAND // HOSPO VENUES CONTINUE TO CLOSE // THE LATEST ON QANTAS' DISPUTE WITH WORKFORCE
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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MORE REDEVELOPMENTS OF SYDNEYS PUBLIC HOUSING // ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MONKEYPOX // USYD STAFF SET TO STRIKE
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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LOW INCOME SYDNEY SUBURBS SUFFER HIGHEST POKIE LOSSES // NCIE STAFF SPEAK OUT FOLLOWING SHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT // ADDRESSING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS WITH JENNY SMITH
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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CAT CURFEWS, THE FEMTECH INDUSTRY & SHARING/ SELLING USER DATA AND FIRST SESSION OF NEW PARLIAMENT
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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SYDNEY RENTAL PRICES CLIMB EVEN HIGHER // THE MENTAL TOLL OF OUR CHANGING CLIMATE // BATTLES TO SEE A GP
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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WILL PUBLIC TRANSPORT EVER GO BACK TO NORMAL? // YOUTH DISPLACED FROM CLIMATE CHANGE // BREAKDOWN OF SRI LANKA'S CURRENT POLITICAL & ECONOMIC CRISIS
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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NAIDOC 22 - UPTICK IN INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS // INTERVIEW WITH FIRST NATIONS MEDIA CEO, DENIS STOKES // FIRST NATIONS RESPONSE MUTUAL AID NETWORK
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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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
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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QANTAS’ FALL FROM GRACE // STATE BUDGET BREAKDOWN // THE NGOs HELPING AFGHAN REFUGEES SETTLE IN AUS
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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MASSIVE WALKWAY SET TO LINK SYDNEY'S EAST AND WEST // AUS ECONOMY HEALTH CHECK // BIG RETAILERS USING FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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ASBESTOS AT CASTLE HILL HIGH // VERTIGO TO LOSE FUNDING // WILL ALBO HELP PUBLIC HOUSING // Backchat
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAN // PETER DUTTON TO LEAD THE LIBS // MISS SAHARA PAGEANT SHOWCASES AFRICAN-AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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AUSTRALIA'S FLU EPIDEMIC // INDIGENOUS REPRESENTATION // NSW GOVERNMENT'S NEW SEXUAL CONSENT CAMPAIGN
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May 27, 2022 |
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ELECTION DAY 2022: COALITION'S FIRST HOME BUYER'S SCHEME // PAID DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE // LIVE CROSSESS TO MARGINAL ELECTORATES IN SYDNEY
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May 20, 2022 |
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CONGESTION TAX FOR SYDNEY // INTERVIEW WITH THE GREENS SENATOR MEHREEN FARUQI // STUDENTS STRIKE FOR CLIMATE ACTION AHEAD OF THE ELECTION
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May 13, 2022 |
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TEAL INDEPENDENTS IN THE ELECTION, CHAT WITH KYLEA TINK AND NSW ABORTION LAWS
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May 06, 2022 |
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SHAMI SIVASUBRAMANIAN & EAMONN SNOW
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Jun 11, 2021 |