Saturday Magazine

2 Dec 2024

Saturday, 30th Nov, 2024: Mark Kempster, Anti-Gambling advocate, The Alliance for Gambling Reform

Current Affairs, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, Joy Media, Media, News & Politics, Podcast, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture

Nevena and Macca are joined live-on air by Mark Kempster.

Mark is a a recovering gambling addict who lost 100k over a 10 year period throughout his  20’s and early 30’s.

Mark now does a lot  of advocacy work for The Alliance for Gambling Reform as a lived experience advocate in their Voices Program.

Mark gave evidence at the Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Gambling Harm that Peta Murphy chaired and has been advocating extremely strongly for the much need changes to advertising laws we need around gambling in this country.

Gambling apps nearly ruined Mark’s  life.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/12/gambling-apps-nearly-ruined-my-life-and-labor-has-chosen-self-interest-over-protecting-the-vulnerable?CMP=share_btn_url

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/28/communications-ministers-office-admits-gambling-ad-reform-taking-longer-than-hoped?utm_term=6747c09bca4aa4af6fa9930e2454f5ba&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTAU_email

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11 Jan 2025

Saturday 11th January, 2025: Van Badham on Elon Musk and the Meta-Verse

Current Affairs, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, JOY 94.9, Joy Media, Media, News & Politics, Podcast, Racism, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture

Macca and Nevena discuss Elon Musk's childish behaviour and the Meta-verse with Van Badham. Van Badham is a Melbourne-based writer, an ...

11 Jan 2025

Saturday 11th January, 2025: Frank Bongiourno, Memorable Political Gaffes-Do They Make or Break Elections?

Current Affairs, Election, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, Joy Media, Media, News & Politics, Podcast, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture

  Macca and Nevena talk to Frank Bongiourno, professor of history at the Australian National University and was chair of the literature ...

11 Jan 2025

Saturday 11th January, 2025: Faith Fuhrer; Animal Justice Party: Prahran By-Election.

Current Affairs, Election, Interview, Joy, Joy 94.9, Joy Media, Media, News & Politics, Podcast, Saturday Magazine, Society & Culture

Nevena and Macca are joined live in the studio by, Faith Fuhrer; Animal Justice Party: Prahran By-Election. Faith has lived and ...