The Federal Government has changed its stance on including questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in the next census. It follows mounting pressure from LGBTQ+ advocates and several Government MPs. In today’s deep dive, we’ll take you through the census controversy, the backlash and the backflip.

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler
Producer: Emmeline Peterson

The Federal Government has changed its stance on including questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in the next census. It follows mounting pressure from LGBTQ+ advocates and several Government MPs. In today’s deep dive, we’ll take you through the census controversy, the backlash and the backflip. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler Producer: Emmeline Peterson

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The census backlash and backflip

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The latest GDP figures show Australia’s economy is growing very slowly. So slowly, in fact, the Australian Bureau of Statistics just recorded the softest annual economic growth since the early 90s (outside the pandemic).

So, why? Independent economist Nicki Hutley helps us make sense of the data in today’s deep dive.

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Producer: Orla Maher
Guest: Nicki Hutley

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The latest GDP figures show Australia’s economy is growing very slowly. So slowly, in fact, the Australian Bureau of Statistics just recorded the softest annual economic growth since the early 90s (outside the pandemic).
So, why? Independent economist Nicki Hutley helps us make sense of the data in today’s deep dive.
Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Zara Seidler Producer: Orla Maher Guest: Nicki Hutley
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Are we actually headed for a recession?

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This week, X was banned in Brazil due to a Supreme Court decision over what can and can’t be said online.It is the latest in a string of lawsuits and bad news engulfing X. Although, X itself paints a different picture.So, about two years on from when billionaire Elon Musk took over the ownership of X, what is happening to it and what does it’s future look like? We’ll take a look in today’s episode.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons
Producer: Orla Maher

This week, X was banned in Brazil due to a Supreme Court decision over what can and can’t be said online.It is the latest in a string of lawsuits and bad news engulfing X. Although, X itself paints a different picture.So, about two years on from when billionaire Elon Musk took over the ownership of X, what is happening to it and what does it’s future look like? We’ll take a look in today’s episode.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons Producer: Orla Maher

Is this the beginning of the end for X?

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Tens of thousands of people have marched through Israel’s main cities calling for an immediate deal to release hostages who remain held captive by Hamas. It comes after Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza over the weekend. Major unions have now called to “shut down the economy”, setting off one of the largest protests in Israel since 7 October. In today's podcast, we explain the latest protests and what they might mean for a deal.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Emma Gillespie
Producer: Orla Maher

Tens of thousands of people have marched through Israel’s main cities calling for an immediate deal to release hostages who remain held captive by Hamas. It comes after Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza over the weekend. Major unions have now called to “shut down the economy”, setting off one of the largest protests in Israel since 7 October. In today's podcast, we explain the latest protests and what they might mean for a deal.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Emma Gillespie Producer: Orla Maher

Mass protests in Israel

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