Represent
Represent
Stay political! Join the team for a breakdown of the week that was in politics. Covering the local, state, federal, and international politics you actually care about, we'll help you wrap your head around what's happening so you can go about your day a little more informed. Represent is a SYN Media Podcast.Social links:
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Can Eurovision's war ban achieve world peace?
Eurovision won't let winning countries involved in active armed conflict host the competition in another move from the famously political singing competition that is strictly apolitical. Presumably preparing for the possibility that they enter and win one day, South Korea is calling for a new push…
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Is One Nation really the “gayest” party? Should we ditch the monarchy? Will food delivery drivers receive fair wages?
This week on Represent National, we're tackling some big questions, starting with whether we should abandon the British monarchy and become a republic or not. Australia voted against ditching the Mountbatten-Windsors in 1999, and now it's dividing the Represent team in 2026. We also talk about O…
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Former Syrian President sips cocktails in Moscow as he's sentenced to death back home
The former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, has been sentenced to death in absentia while he reportedly lives a life of luxury in Russia. While al-Assad is living it up in Moscow, the Represent International team soldiers on as the studio burns down around them. After successfully fighting th…
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The high schooler running in the Victorian election, changes to Victorian voting laws, and the National Census
In this episode of Represent National, Benita, Nayan and Zoe take a look at new questions in the National Census, including questions surveying LGBTQIA+ people. The team also discusses a Year 11 student running in the upcoming Victorian election in November, and whether there should be minimum (o…
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Wait what language do they speak in New Zealand?
English is now recognised as one of the official languages in New Zealand... for some reason. The only country in the world that has a president with Japanese heritage is in... Peru? And she's not even the first, it's a family business. And the kids are not alright all over the world apparently b…
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'Multiculturalism', the gambling inquiry, and a Victorian apology for abuse in schools
Content warning: This episode of Represent National discusses gambling, addiction, and child sexual abuse. This week, Ashley, Benita Nayan and Zoe talk about Acknowledgements of Country and One Nation's takes on multiculturalism. The team also looks at the Senate inquiry into gambling, and disc…
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Chekhov's Gun on an American Dinner Table
We're an international show but is USA all day today, and not in a good way. Trump deigns to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner and soft launches a 2028 campaign. There have been more mass shootings than says in the USA this year and almost all of them you've never heard about. People…
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Laters, Jacinta Allan
The Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has resigned, and who on earth is this new fella who's replaced her (see: stabbed her in the back, maybe)? On this episode of Represent National, Ashley, Benita, Nayan and Zoe unpack who Ben Carroll is, what happened in the Victorian Labor Party caucus meeting, a…
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Calculating the Cost of War, The Cockroach Peoples' Party and Women in The Odyssey
Oh, so now Donald Trump cares about air pollution? Go figure. A political party of cockroaches in India? And how Christopher Nolan portrays women in his The Odyssey (spoiler: about as well as you'd expect)
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'Ditch the witch' returns, the LNP is lost, and Pauline has a messy Euro summer
In the second week of our new Represent National hour, Benita takes us through the return of the 'ditch the witch' billboard smearing Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, and the state of gendered abuse in politics. Ashley looks at yet more challenges for the modern Liberal Party, including Moira Deem…
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