When Julia Gillard delivered her now-famous misogyny speech in 2012, it was against a backdrop of some horrendous sexist attacks.

One of the most prominent was “Ditch the Witch” – a slogan on a placard then-opposition leader Tony Abbott was photographed standing in front of at an anti-carbon tax rally.

Now, the ugly slogan is back. This time, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is the target.

“Ditch the Witch 2.0” has put a spotlight on the treatment of women in politics.

Today, Victorian MP Georgie Purcell on her own experience of sexist abuse, the threat it poses to democracy, and why she’s putting political differences aside to stand up for her rival.

 

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Guest: Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell

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When Julia Gillard delivered her now-famous misogyny speech in 2012, it was against a backdrop of some horrendous sexist attacks.
One of the most prominent was &ldquo;Ditch the Witch&rdquo; &ndash; a slogan on a placard then-opposition leader Tony Abbott was photographed standing in front of at an anti-carbon tax rally.
Now, the ugly slogan is back. This time, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is the target.
&ldquo;Ditch the Witch 2.0&rdquo; has put a spotlight on the treatment of women in politics.
Today, Victorian MP Georgie Purcell on her own experience of sexist abuse, the threat it poses to democracy, and why she&rsquo;s putting political differences aside to stand up for her rival.
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Guest: Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell
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Ditch the Witch 2.0 and the personal toll of sexist abuse in politics

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Last month, the federal government announced that the biggest neo-Nazi organisation in the country would be listed as a hate group.

A few days ago, The Age revealed the group’s former leader, Thomas Sewell, has been living in a $2.5 million estate in Melbourne’s suburbs. 

So what are Sewell’s plans for the compound, and who are the wealthy backers making it possible?

Today, crime reporter at The Age Sherryn Groch on the neo-Nazis’ next move.

 

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Guest: Crime reporter at The Age, Sherryn Groch

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Last month, the federal government announced that the biggest neo-Nazi organisation in the country would be listed as a hate group.
A few days ago, The Age revealed the group&rsquo;s former leader, Thomas Sewell, has been living in a $2.5 million estate in Melbourne&rsquo;s suburbs.&nbsp;
So what are Sewell&rsquo;s plans for the compound, and who are the wealthy backers making it possible?
Today, crime reporter at The Age Sherryn Groch on the neo-Nazis&rsquo; next move.
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Guest: Crime reporter at The Age, Sherryn Groch
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/James Ross

Inside the Neo-Nazi compound funded by millionaires

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The conversation you’re about to listen to is almost certainly unlike any interview you’ve heard before. It’s unlike any 7am has ever done.

Dr Jeni Haynes has dissociative identity disorder, otherwise known as multiple personality disorder. In 2019 she set a world first legal precedent when her alters were allowed to testify in court against her abusive father, who was later sentenced to 45 years jail.

Now, she and her two thousand plus alters are speaking out in a new SBS documentary We Are Jeni.

Today you’ll hear from Dr Jeni Haynes, as well as from some of her alters in a rare glimpse into multiple personality disorder, and how it saved Jeni from her abusive father, who triggered the disorder in the first place.

And a warning, while this story doesn’t go into graphic detail - it does reference child abuse.

 

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And We Are Jeni is available to stream now on SBS On Demand 

 

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Guest: Dr Jeni Haynes

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The conversation you&rsquo;re about to listen to is almost certainly unlike any interview you&rsquo;ve heard before. It&rsquo;s unlike any 7am has ever done. Dr Jeni Haynes has dissociative identity disorder, otherwise known as multiple personality disorder. In 2019 she set a world first legal precedent when her alters were allowed to testify in court against her abusive father, who was later sentenced to 45 years jail.
Now, she and her two thousand plus alters are speaking out in a new SBS documentary&nbsp;We Are Jeni.
Today you&rsquo;ll hear from Dr Jeni Haynes, as well as from some of her alters in a rare glimpse into multiple personality disorder, and how it saved Jeni from her abusive father, who triggered the disorder in the first place.
And a warning, while this story doesn&rsquo;t go into graphic detail - it does reference child abuse.
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And&nbsp;We Are Jeni is available to stream now on <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/we-are-jeni/2500389955621">SBS On Demand</a>&nbsp;
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Guest: Dr Jeni Haynes
Photo: AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

Meet Jeni and her 2681 alter personalities: together they made legal history

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Right now, AI data-centre mega-hubs as large as 350 hectares are being planned across Australia – that’s the equivalent of 175 MCG playing fields.

And the energy they need to fuel them is just as huge: more than the total output of an entire coal plant.

The solution? So-called “shadow grids” built in partnership between the data centres and big gas, where gas-fired power plants are placed directly on site, powering the centres and generating huge emissions in the process.

Today, Ketan Joshi, climate expert and co-author of a new Greenpeace report, on the relationship between fossil fuel companies and data centres, and Australia’s vulnerability in the AI race.


 

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Guest: Climate expert Ketan Joshi

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Right now, AI data-centre mega-hubs as large as 350 hectares are being planned across Australia &ndash; that&rsquo;s the equivalent of 175 MCG playing fields.
And the energy they need to fuel them is just as huge: more than the total output of an entire coal plant.
The solution? So-called &ldquo;shadow grids&rdquo; built in partnership between the data centres and big gas, where gas-fired power plants are placed directly on site, powering the centres and generating huge emissions in the process.
Today, Ketan Joshi, climate expert and co-author of a new Greenpeace report, on the relationship between fossil fuel companies and data centres, and Australia&rsquo;s vulnerability in the AI race. 
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Guest: Climate expert Ketan Joshi
Photo:&nbsp;REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

Mega data centres in bed with big gas: how fossil fuels are powering the AI boom

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Ditch the Witch 2.0 and the personal toll of sexist abuse in politics

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