I've Got News For You Podcast: Period poverty in Australia

Rowdie chats with journalist Bianca Faramkis, and Share The Dignity’s Rochelle Courtenay, who is fighting to end period poverty.

Stealing dirty socks from laundromats, using old newspapers or adult diapers simply because they can’t afford period products – it’s the grim reality for one in five Australians every month. As Queensland becomes the latest state to offer free sanitary items in state schools, Rowdie gets the down low from journalist Bianca Faramkis about the country’s unknown poverty line and chats with Share The Dignity’s Rochelle Courtenay, who is fighting to end period poverty.

Host: Rowdie Walden
Producer:  Nina Young
Assistant Producer: Emily Pidgeon
Audio Editor: Tiffany Dimmack

Stealing dirty socks from laundromats, using old newspapers or adult diapers simply because they can&rsquo;t afford period products &ndash; it&rsquo;s the grim reality for one in five Australians every month. As Queensland becomes the latest state to offer free sanitary items in state schools, Rowdie gets the down low from journalist Bianca Faramkis about the country&rsquo;s unknown poverty line and chats with Share The Dignity&rsquo;s Rochelle Courtenay, who is fighting to end period poverty.
Host: Rowdie Walden Producer: &nbsp;Nina Young Assistant Producer: Emily Pidgeon Audio Editor: Tiffany Dimmack

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From explainers and breaking news topics to interviews with newsmakers and trendsetters, I&rsquo;ve Got News For You is the serious news podcast&rsquo;s rogue second cousin....bringing you the news with colour. Every day, join host Andrew Bucklow and news.com.au journalists for a dive into one of the day&rsquo;s biggest stories.
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From explainers and breaking news topics to interviews with newsmakers and trendsetters, I’ve Got News For You is the serious news podcast’s rogue second cousin.....bringing you the news with colour. Every day, join host Andrew Bucklow and news.com.au journalists for a dive into one of the day’s biggest stories.

 

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