The Wire with Alex

With Australian goverment to debate law this week, Facebook and Alphabet, Google's parent company, could soon have to be paying for news to be on their platforms. With heavy oppoistion from the two companies, James discusses with Richard Pamatatau, a journalism lecturer at Auckland University of Technology, a range of possiblities that could stem from this situation.

On their weekly chat, Justin talked to the Minister Responsible for SIS and GCSB Andrew Little about the Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terror attack, on the part of the security agencies and the Commission's recommendations.  Minister Little is also in charge of coordinating the government's reponse to the report.

Ayana talked with National Party Spokesperson for Ethnic Communities and Broadcast and Media about whether we should censor racist content on film, video and media following the recommendations of the Royal Commission Inquiry into the Christchurch attacks.

Chief Censor David Shanks gave a statement on the inquiry recommendations. 

On their weekly chat, Justin and Minister Responsible for SIS and GCSB Andrew Little discussed about the Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terror attack and its recommendations.

Ayana spoke to National's broadcasting and ethnic communities spokesperson on the report's recommendation to strengthen censoring racist content on film, video and media.

Justin talked to Auckland University's Chris Wilson on the report's effectiveness on preventing the spread of right-wing extremism.

Neighbourhood Watch reports on the federal government's failure to extend a cashless debit card scheme for welfare reciepients, protests against a NSW gas well project, and a failed attempt to block police and prison officers to participate in the Sydney Mardi Gras.