JOY Drive

12 Oct 2025

Dr Ash Russell: Compensation for Tasmania’s Queer Survivors

Government & Organisations, History, Law, LGBTIQA+ Community, News & Politics, Sexuality, Society & Culture

Tasmania was once the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality and now it is the first to offer compensation to those wronged by its past laws. Dr Ash Russell from Equality Tasmania discusses the power of redress, the meaning of therapeutic justice, and why this reform matters far beyond the island state.

Guest: Dr Ash Russell, researcher in the Tasmanian School of Medicine at the University of Tasmania and President of Equality Tasmania

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Theresa Larkin: Sneezes, Itches and Allergies Explained

Diet and Nutrition, Environment, Health

Spring in Australia means pollen, sneezes and endless antihistamines, but what’s really happening inside our immune system when allergies hit? Associate ...

7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Internet’s Mayor and the Politics of Virality

News & Politics, Politics, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has been dubbed “the Internet’s Mayor”. His joyful, viral campaign is turning local politics ...

7 Nov 2025

David Martin Harris: Celebrating Queer Storytelling at the Melbourne Awards

LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has been named a finalist in this year’s Melbourne Awards, recognising its role as a ...