Saturday Magazine

19 May 2024

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

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

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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Saturday, 16th, November, 2024: Archie Beetle, Queer Town Winner Melbourne Awards, LGBTIQA+ Category

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Fiona and Macca talk to Archie Beetle, CEO of Queer Town.  And winner of the LGBTIQA+ category 2024 Melbourne Awards. Queer ...

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Saturday 16th, November, 2024: High Court Judgement, Catholic Church and Child Sex Abuse, Michael Magazanic

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Fiona and Macca talk to Michael Magazanic about the controversial high-court judgement that states Catholic Priests are not employed by the ...

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Saturday 16th, November, 2024: David Locke CEO AFCA (Australian Financial Complaints Authority) Updates

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Fiona and Macca talk to David Locke CEO AFCA, about recent updates and reports on Financial Complaints against Banks, Loan ...