Following up on my chat with Simon Court, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke with the Pōneke Anti-Fascist Coalition’s Anne Campbell.
The ACT Party’s choice of James Lindsay as a keynote speaker has raised concerns about his spread of conspiracy theories and thoughts on minority communities, such as the LGBTQIA+ community.
They spoke to Campbell about James Lindsay, his controversial comments, and what this means for Aotearoa.
In February, Australian politician Pauline Hanson made headlines for an interview with Sky News where she suggested there are no “good” muslims.
Additionally, an independent report from last year found anti-Muslim incidents in Australia had “skyrocketed” since the start of the war in Gaza.
This has been amplified by the charged political environment in the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack, and the government’s subsequent Plan to Combat Anti-Semitism, which conflated anti-Semitism with criticism of the state of Israel.
For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Research Fellow at Deakin University, Dr Ali Mamouri, about this rising Islamophobia in Australian politics and its consequences.
On today's show, we take a look at the controversy over AUSA members voting on whether an anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia group should be disaffiliated from the university.
An Australian constitutional law professor rates the chances of Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce staying in office, after he was revealed to be a New Zealand dual citizen.
A social work expert explains the comparisons drawn between the controversial youth camp on Great Barrier Island and National’s proposed camp.
We also speak to Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox and Lilly Peacock's back with the Green Desk.
Finally, we speak to documentary-maker Briar March about her new short film about a group of elderly who come together to make their own coffins.
Featuring Political Commentary with Bryce Edwards, a chat to Bob Mould ahead of his show this Saturday, and Lucia catches up with Mark Bowen of IDLES ahead of their show in Tāmaki Makaurau next January.
Its the last show of the year and Benny and Grant are up there ringing in the new year with some super long songs (a lot of death/doom metal) and interesting yarns regarding cows.
Last Monday Wire, Jessica Hopkins talked about the The Harmful Digital Communications Amendment Bill, which would make it illegal to post an intimate visual recording online without consent.
The Justice Committees recently called for submissions, particularly from young people to hear their thoughts on the bill.
Jessica interviewed Louisa Wall, the MP in charge of the bill, about why hearing from young people is important, and her thoughts on the current state of consent education in Aotearoa.
Earlier this week, Jake Bezzant was kicked out of the National Party after an ex-partner accused him of sharing explicit images of her online. The former party member ran for National in Upper Harbour last year and the accusations have raised questions about how the law deals with image based sexual abuse.
Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Netsafe CEO Martin Cocker about the accusations and how the law can be changed to better protect victims. Noah also spoke to Labour MP Louisa Wall who is currently aiming to do just that, by putting forward a members bill to ammend the Harmful Digital Communications Act.
An article published in a scholarly journal without passing peer review is dissected by Mahdis Azarmandi who recently completed her PhD at the University of Otago. Azarmandi is an activist and academic whose work focuses on anti-racism and colonial amnesia in Aotearoa New Zealand and Spain, with an interest in colonization & decolonization.
This Day in History takes us back to 1963, for the militant deployment of the Birmingham police department against an anti-segregationist march led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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