Students Say No To Hanson Protest

NDIS Cuts Update

International Youth Day

Last Thursday, thousands of students across Australia stepped out of classrooms to protest against Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party. Producer James de Fraine-Murphy reports from  the ground at the Say No To Hanson Protest at Town Hall.

The NDIS cuts are set to go ahead after a Senate inquiry report recommended that the proposed reforms be passed in full, despite hearing that people with disabilities and carers would be facing financial hardship, isolation, and death. Disability advocate Samantha Connor joins to discuss.

Backchat’s Sana Shaikh sat down with Aiden Brown to break down the relevance of this year’s International Youth Day to young Australians.

This episode was produced by Sana Shaikh, James de Fraine-Murphy, and Holly Payne.

Executive produced by Bec Cushway.

Hosted by Bec Cushway and Holly Payne.

Aired 15 August 2026 on Gadigal land.

Last Thursday, thousands of students across Australia stepped out of classrooms to protest against Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party. Producer James de Fraine-Murphy reports from&nbsp; the ground at the Say No To Hanson Protest at Town Hall.
The NDIS cuts are set to go ahead after a Senate inquiry report recommended that the proposed reforms be passed in full, despite hearing that people with disabilities and carers would be facing financial hardship, isolation, and death. Disability advocate Samantha Connor joins to discuss.
Backchat&rsquo;s Sana Shaikh sat down with Aiden Brown to break down the relevance of this year&rsquo;s International Youth Day to young Australians.
This episode was produced by Sana Shaikh, James de Fraine-Murphy, and Holly Payne.
Executive produced by Bec Cushway.
Hosted by Bec Cushway and Holly Payne.
Aired 15 August 2026 on Gadigal land.

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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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Your alternative to talkback.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;
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Your alternative to talkback. Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting from Sydney's best young news journalists.

Hosted by Holly Payne and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Sana Shaikh, Libby Hopper, and Nic Huntington. 

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Your alternative to talkback. Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting from Sydney's best young news journalists.
Hosted by Holly Payne and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Sana Shaikh, Libby Hopper, and Nic Huntington. 
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