Intro

Venice Biennale Backlash

Trans Healthcare

The World Wrap

New Protest Laws

Bulk Billing Blowouts

Australia dropped its 2026 Venice Biennale artists just days after announcing them. Jaspar McCahon-Boersma breaks down the backlash with Dr Ben Eltham.

We speak to Dr Clara Tuck Meng Soo about what Medicare changes could mean for trans healthcare ahead of the election.

Dr Kean-Seng Lim joins us to unpack whether new bulk billing incentives will actually help communities in Western Sydney.

Plus, Adriana Boisen from the NSW Council for Civil Liberties explains what new protest laws mean for your right to demonstrate.

Produced by Jaspar McCahon-Boersma, Holly Payne, Euan Kielly and Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis.
Executive produced by Bec Cushway.
Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi.
Audio produced by Bridgette Donnellan.

Aired 1st March 2025 on Gadigal land.

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Australia dropped its 2026 Venice Biennale artists just days after announcing them. Jaspar McCahon-Boersma breaks down the backlash with Dr Ben Eltham.
We speak to Dr Clara Tuck Meng Soo about what Medicare changes could mean for trans healthcare ahead of the election.
Dr Kean-Seng Lim joins us to unpack whether new bulk billing incentives will actually help communities in Western Sydney.
Plus, Adriana Boisen from the NSW Council for Civil Liberties explains what new protest laws mean for your right to demonstrate.
Produced by Jaspar McCahon-Boersma, Holly Payne, Euan Kielly and Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis. Executive produced by Bec Cushway. Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi. Audio produced by Bridgette Donnellan.
Aired 1st March 2025 on Gadigal land.
Want to support our show? Follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, leave us a five-star review, and share an episode with a friend.

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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.&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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