Saturday Magazine

19 May 2024

Saturday 18th May, 2024: Misha Ketchell, The Conversation; News and Current Affairs Update.

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Misha Ketchell, joins Fiona and Nevena live on air, as they break down the latest news and current affairs.

Topics include:

1. Budget, including Dutton response, Jobseeker, rent assistance, tax, inflation.
2. McBride decision, whistle-blowers, national security. Why is David McBride the only in being prosecuted in Australia’s War Crimes controversy. Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months in jail for sharing classified military documents with journalists.

   McBride pleaded guilty to three charges, including theft and sharing documents classified as secret, with members of the press.

3. Cumberland City council book ban overturned.At Cumberland City Council in the western suburbs of Sydney, one man – Councillor Steve Christou – persuaded the council to ban books about same-sex parenting from the council’s libraries.

   The change was short-lived. People fought back. More than 40,000 signed a petition to lift the ban.

   Only two weeks later, the Council reversed its decision, voting decisively (13-2), following impassioned pleas by residents, and with many people protesting on the streets.

   https://theconversation.com/cumberland-councils-book-ban-has-been-overturned-but-what-is-really-happening-in-australian-libraries-230111

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23 Feb 2026

Sat, 21st, Feb, 2026: Josh Cox, Reptile Encounters: Why he took Alba the Dingo to Parliament House this week

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Last segment of the week, Fiona and Macca are joined live in the studio by Josh Cox. Dir. Reptile Encounters, ...

23 Feb 2026

Sat, 21st, Feb, 2026: Richard Keane, CEO – Living Positive, The launch of the new disclosure guide in partnership with the HIV/AIDS legal centre

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Fiona and Macca were joined live in the studio by Richard Keane is the Chief Executive Officer of Living Positive Victoria (LPV), a ...

23 Feb 2026

Sat, 21st, Feb, 2026: Tim Reardon, Chief Economist at the Housing Industry Assoc (HIA), Is the government pulling on the right levers to when it comes to building more homes?

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Macca and Fiona are joined live on air by Tim Reardon, Chief Economist at the Housing Industry Assoc (HIA), Is ...