Pillar to Post
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Playlist by Pillar to PostVital community issues within Australia, that travel from community to parliament or in the other direction, but always including how they are playing out with community media. This weekly podcast is …59 clip(s) in playlist
How much do black market cigarettes cost?
If you’re a smoker it’s probably somewhere in the ballpark of $15. But even non-smokers are paying for the missed tax on legal cigarettes. With the ever-increasing tobacco excise pushing up the cost of cigarettes past $50 a pack, is it any wonder that the illicit tobacco trade is rapidly growing …
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A future with no one to build it: how do we overcome generational workforce shortages?
How can we train enough electricians to meet the exponential increase in demand as the country moves towards electrification of our industries, businesses, and homes. Featured: Michael Wright (Electrical Trades Union, National Secretary) Presenter - Noah Secomb Producer - Martin Davies
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Shark attacks prompt calls for political fixes to tame the ocean
Featured: Cat Holloway (Spark Shoalhaven Editor) Presenter - Noah Secomb Producer - Martin Davies
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Who has been washed out in the budget wash-up?
Another year, another budget. Just what has changed to address inequality? Featured: Cassandra Goldie (ACOSS CEO), Matthew Maury (ACFID CEO), Georgie Dent (The Parenthood CEO), David Pocock (ACT Independent Senator) Presenter - Noah Secomb Producer - Martin Davies
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Is 2SER the canary in the coalmine for community radio?
Staff, alumni, presenters, and students are left looking for answers as 2SER confronts possible closure in July. How can the impact of a community radio station be conveyed outside of monetary terms and is this a sign of the times for community broadcasters? Featured: Karen Barlow (Chief Politi…
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Former imprisoned journalist on the importance of a free media
As World Press Freedom Day is marked, it gives us a convenient moment to ask what is the state of that freedom in Australia? In 2014, Australian journalist Peter Greste was given a seven-year jail sentence for allegations of 'airing false news' as a reporter for al-Jazeera in Egypt. His story cap…
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The impossible task of taxing Australian gas exports
As the federal budget looms, Australians brace for cuts to the services they rely on in pursuit of 'balancing the books'. But why isn't the focus on one of Australia's largest industries which some claim has fallen short of a fair contribution in taxes? Featured: David Pocock (ACT Independent Sena…
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"Absolutely appalled": Coalition migration policy sparks immediate criticism from refugee advocates
The hardline approach on migration outlined by Liberal leader Angus Taylor has been met with harsh criticism from former Prime Minister Paul Keating, Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja, and Amnesty International to name a few. But Mr Taylor singling out the recent cohort of refugees from Gaza has …
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The real impact of Trump's volatile social media diplomacy
It appears there is no limit to the rhetoric US President Donald Trump will use in his handling of the Iranian conflict. This week has seen a string of threats from the President including warnings ‘a civilisation will die’ if a ceasefire wasn’t reached and mocking Islam on Easter Sunday. The esc…
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Australians facing major change to the future of transport
Featured: Liam Fitzgerald (FitzMedia), Louise Stokes (NSW Upper-Hunter farmer), Lynnard Cucksey (Advanced Materials and Battery Council CEO), Francis Vierboom (Rewiring Australia CEO) Presenter - Noah Secomb Producer - Martin Davies
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