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Bernie introduces the new federal opposition leader and where you might have met him before...... Dana unpacks Pauline Hanson's latest Islamophobic slip-up and how it applies to 34 Australian citizens (made up of women and children) trying to come back to Australia.
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Welcome Back Represent!!
New Year!!!! New Presenters!!!! Same Politics :/ Actually, that's a lie. There's been some wild politics over the holidays!! So much so that Represent needs two new presenters and an extra hour to go over it all!! Please welcome Zoe and Bernie as they join Dana to discuss the shambles that is the …
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Who is Zohran Mamdani and What is a Resse?
Today, Dana looks over New York's new mayoral elect whilst getting distracted by her love for Denzel Washington. Who is Zohran Mamdani, and what did he promise New Yorkers in his campaign? She then sidesteps into Europe by introducing the new Dutch Prime Minister elect, Rob Jetten and his strange c…
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Deeper Dive: Ban on Puberty Blockers & Hormones for Trans Kids in Queensland
Dana dedicates the whole show to the flip-flopping ban on publicly prescribed puberty blockers and hormones for children experiencing gender dysphoria. The ban was announced to everyone's shock in late January of this year by Queensland Health Director-General Dr David Rosengren, ruled unlawful by …
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Life Satisfaction on the Decline & Puberty Blockers Banned for Trans Kids in Queensland
Today, Dana checks in with listeners on how they're going because, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, life satisfaction is on the decline, and people are more stressed and lonely than they used to be. She also has a look at the surprise ban on publicly prescribed puberty b…
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US Government Shutdown & Gaza Peace Deal
In the first official episode of the new season Dana unpacks the US government shutdown, why it happened, why it keeps happening, and what it means for the people on the ground. She also discusses Trump's most recent Gaza Peal Deal and some of its demands.
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Interview with MP Gabriel Ng
Dana interviews the new Federal Labor Member for Menzies, Gabriel Ng. They talk about what it is to be an individual part of a larger party, the generational shift away from Labor, and compare notes on the noodles their dads took them to get at Box Hill growing up.
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The Gen Z Protests, Failed Defence Deal, and Goodbye Will!
In the season finale and Will's final episode Dana and Will kick things off by exploring the power of young people through Nepal's recently dubbed "Gen Z protests", with heads of state, protest demands and elections organised on Discord??????? Will also takes us through the surprise failure to clos…
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Oh My God Someone Shot Charlie Kirk.... Wait, Who's Charlie Kirk?
A slightly stunned Dana discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk, who he was, why someone might have targeted him, and whether assassination is even the right word.
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Marches "For" Australia and Honouring Comfort Women
Dana and Will discuss the aftermath of the immigration protests that were carried out on Sunday. They then take a sharp left to discuss the history of comfort women in World War II and the question of where to put Australia’s first Chinese comfort women statue in Melbourne.
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