Peter saw his trial and conviction as an extreme example of the way journalism was being attacked in the War on Terror globally, and wrote about his experience in The First Casualty, He joined the University of Queensland as UNESCO Chair in Journalism and Communication in 2018 where he continues to campaign for the freedom of journalists.

In honour of his campaigning, Peter has been given numerous awards including a Walkely (2014); the British Royal Television Society’s Judges Award (2015); the Australian Human Rights Council Medal (2016); the RSL’s ANZAC Peace Prize (2016); and the Australian Press Council’s Press Freedom Medal (2018).

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Nevena and Macca are joined live on the phone by Peter Kurti, Director of the Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program and is also Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Law and Business at the University of Notre Dame Australia.

He has written extensively about issues of religion, liberty, culture and civil society in Australia, and appears frequently as a commentator on television and radio.

In addition to having written many newspaper articles, he is also the author or editor of a number of books, including The Tyranny of Tolerance: Threats to Religious Liberty in Australia; Euthanasia: Seven Questions about Voluntary Assisted Dying; Sacred & Profane: Faith and Belief in a Secular Society; and Beyond Belief: Rethinking the Voice to Parliament. Peter is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Australia.

In his most recent paper, Kurti, argues that, “that Australia’s democratic institutions must learn to manage, rather than resolve, deep moral disagreement. Building on the pluralist tradition of Isaiah Berlin, John Gray and Bernard Williams, this report contends that conflict between legitimate but incompatible values is a permanent feature of free societies. It warns against the illusion that political consensus can be achieved through neutrality, proceduralism or abstract ideals alone”.

“Liberal democracies must instead draw defensible lines — imperfect, contested, but necessary — that allow diverse groups to live together under common rules”.

https://www.cis.org.au/publication/drawing-the-line-moral-conflict-and-the-fragility-of-liberal-tolerance/

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Basem ‘Bas’ Kerbage (he/him)
Basem is a human rights activist, queer rights activist, and founder of Queer Arabs Australia. Basem has a background in not-for-profit, and is a fundraising professional. A vocal advocate for people, and especially queer people of the Middle East North Africa, especially those in Palestine and Lebanon. Basem believes we do not get to pick and choose who has human rights, and that we are not free until we are all free.

Queer Arabs Australia (QAA) is the leading national organisation dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals from Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (MENA) backgrounds across Australia. Our mission is to create safe, inclusive, and culturally relevant spaces that address the unique challenges faced by queer Arabs and MENA individuals, including racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and transphobia. They offer a range of services and community initiatives, including language support, social events, and advocacy, all designed to empower their members to thrive.

https://www.queerarabsaustralia.org/

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River Nile School is an Independent Senior Secondary School supporting young women aged 15–24 from refugee and refugee-like backgrounds, supporting them to learn, grow and belong through inclusive education, wellbeing and real-world opportunities.

River Nile School is a vibrant, multicultural community and welcome zone, full of hope and transformation. They celebrate diversity, amplify young refugee voices and help every young person to their strengths, purpose and place in the world.

https://www.rivernileschool.vic.edu.au/

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Nevena and John talk to  Mahmood Fazal,  a Walkley Award–winning journalist focusing on crime, violence, imprisonment and terrorism, about his most recent Four Corners about; Sovereign Citizen’s Law Court

He is currently working at Four Corners and was previously as an investigative reporter for ABC RN’s Background Briefing.

Before joining the ABC, he worked for VICE as a senior staff writer and host of the series, Violent Times.

Mahmood is the writer of the Audible Original podcast No Gangsters In Paradise. His reporting has appeared in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly and The Saturday Paper.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/sovereign-citizen-movement-potential-violence-risk-four-corners/105701810

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100

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Father Peter Macleod-Miller is the rector of St Matthews Anglican Church in Albury, an important regional church with a colourful past and, thanks to Peter, a vibrant future. This modern community welcomes everyone with a warmth and generosity that have attracted nationwide media attention. But the road to St Matthew’s has been paved with shadows. From a childhood in Sydney’s leafy northern suburbs to the cloistered wonders of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Peter’s ascension to faith involved personal and spiritual trials that included forbidden love, an AIDS pandemic and many other theological hurdles.

His own quarries of doubt were both institutional and personal and led him as far afield as an English parish on a par with the BBC’s Vicar of Dibley. Peter has become the ‘sand in the cossie’ of the Anglican Church for good reason: his quest to achieve inclusion and equality within the church for marginalised communities has pitted him against the fusty paternalism and dogma that still thrive within the upper echelons of the institution. Despite this, Peter’s passion for his flock and for humanity at large has held him steady. His ministries over his life show the difference one person can make when they practice what Christ truly taught. His story is a testimony that love, humour, fun and outrageously good ideas make us all worthy of much more than gathering up the crumbs under God’s table.

Father Peter Macleod-Miller’s life and work is the subject of a new book by Neal Drinnan.

https://www.wheelersbooks.com.au/product/One-of-a-Kind-The-book-of-Peter-MacleodMiller-Peter-MacleodMiller/9781761066504

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Paul and Macca talk to Aiv Puglielli, Greens for North East Metro, State Government Update-Safe Pill Testing and more.

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Founder of Teach Us Consent, a grassroots movement that began as an Instagram poll in 2021. It quickly grew into a national push for mandatory consent education in Australian schools.

Her advocacy led to bipartisan political support, including engagement with multiple federal education ministers and former Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Awards & Recognition:

• • 2021: Australian Human Rights Commission Young People’s Medal 
  • 2022: Named in the BBC’s “100 Women” list 
  • 2023: NSW Young Woman of the Year 
  • Diana Award recipient for humanitarian work 

    Holds a Master’s in Education, Gender and International Development from University College London. 

    Recently appointed by Julia Gillard to chair the Youth Advisory Committee for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership. 

Author of Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement and the Distortion of Desire, released in 2024 — a candid, research-informed exploration of rape culture and how we can unlearn it.

https://www.instagram.com/chanelc/?hl=en

https://www.teachusconsent.com/

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Peter Kurti is a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies and an outspoken commentator on religion, ethics, and civil society. He’s the author of The End of Tolerance, which examines the growing tension between freedom of expression and efforts to regulate offensive or ‘intolerant’ views in contemporary society. Peter argues for the importance of maintaining open dialogue—even when it’s uncomfortable—and warns against the unintended consequences of policing belief and speech. With a background in both law and theology, Peter brings a unique perspective to one of the most pressing debates in modern Australia.

“One of the principal tenets of a secular liberal democracy is tolerance of difference, especially religious difference. It’s a tenet that was hard won in the course of a series of bitter and bloody conflicts between princes, prelates and people that raged across Europe from the 17^th century onwards.

Tolerance is also a principle that lies at the heart of the liberal conception of citizenship, which embraces the civic idea that members of a society recognise one another as free individuals worthy of equal concern and respect”

https://www.cis.org.au/publication/fractured-loyalties-australian-citizenship-and-the-crisis-of-civic-virtue/

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A professional lobbyist and policy advisor, Wayne also plays a wider role in guiding the Smart Energy Council policy and presenting industry submissions.

As manager of Government Relations, Wayne Smith is responsible for policy, advocacy, strategy and campaigning across the organisation.

Wayne has held senior roles in the renewables industry for over a decade, working and consulting for some of Australia’s leading renewable energy companies and industry bodies.

Wayne has been a senior adviser for a number of Federal Shadow Ministers and has previously worked for the Federal and ACT Governments, as well as a number of peak non-government organisations.

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The Albanese government has named Jewish lawyer and businesswoman Jillian Segal as the county’s first antisemitism special envoy. The appointment was made in response to rising incidents of violence against Jewish people against the backdrop of the Gaza war. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government would also soon appoint an Islamophobia special envoy.

Antisemitism special envoys are not an invention of the Albanese government. They exist in many countries, including Canada, the United States and Germany.

In Australia, the antisemitism envoy’s responsibilities will likely include recommending stronger anti-vilification laws and better reporting of hate crimes. This will also likely include better support for hate crime victims, leading education and advocacy activities to combat anti-Jewish sentiment, and attending international conferences to discuss antisemitism with other global envoys. The envoy will report directly to the prime minister and the minister for immigration, citizenship and multicultural affairs.

https://theconversation.com/australia-has-its-first-antisemitism-special-envoy-with-an-islamophobia-special-envoy-to-follow-what-will-this-mean-234359

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The first-time senator became the first federal Labor politician to cross the floor in 18 years;

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Macca and Paul talk to Anne Manne, Author, Crimes of the Cross, is an Australian writer, essayist  and social philosopher. A former columnist for The Australian and The Age, she has written many essays about contemporary culture, especially for The Monthly magazine. Her books include Motherhood, So This Is Life, The Life of I and a Quarterly Essay, Love and Money: The Family and the Free Market.

Crimes of the Cross:  The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice,  Anne Manne:  A searing expose of institutional child,
abuse, and the remarkable story of the, survivors who would not be silenced

For many years, Newcastle was the centre of an extensive paedophile network run by members of the Anglican church – and protected by parishioners and community members who looked the other way.
In this gripping book, Anne Manne reveals how this network was able to avoid detection for so long, and how its ringleaders were finally exposed and brought to justice. At the centre of the story is a survivor, Steve
Smith, who endured years of childhood abuse but refused to be silenced.

Drawing on extensive research and interviews with survivors, clergy, police and others, Manne explores how the network operated and how it became entrenched
in the upper echelons of Newcastle society. She offers deep insights into the minds and strategies of abusers, and pays tribute to the victims and their tireless struggle for justice. Child sexual abuse has previously been
thought of as an individual crime; Manne pioneers an examination of it as part of a network. This is an unforgettable study of courage and faith in the face of unthinkable evil.

‘This story gripped me from the first page and refused to let go. The courage expressed, the vividness of the
writing … This book is a singular achievement, and I cannot recommend it more highly.’ —Jess Hill,
author of See What You Made Me Do

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He is also involved with the LGBTIQ+ Expert Advisory Group in Youth Justice (LEAG) and LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing Expert Advisory Group. He has over 20 years of experience delivering projects across programs of work for critical communities, while delivering results tailored to the needs of multicultural and multi-faith communities. Alexander has extensive experience in community organisation leadership and strategies planning, change management and communication, research, analysis, and education-related activities. Alexander is passionate about multicultural and multi-faith LGBTIQ communities’ health and safety, and advocates for the rights of the community to ensure that their value and beliefs are respected.

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Some of the questions raised in this conversation:

                                                          Voice response
Indigenous groups who supported the Voice campaign ended their week of
silence, accusing Australians who voted “No” of committing “a shameful act
whether knowingly or not, and there is nothing positive to be interpreted
from it”.

● In an open letter to the prime minister issued on Sunday evening, the groups said “that people who came to our country in only the last 235
years would reject the recognition of this continent’s First Peoples — on our sacred land which we have cared for and nurtured for more
than 65,000 years — is so appalling and mean-spirited as to be utterly unbelievable”

● The letter attributed the historic referendum loss to a lack of bipartisan support, as well as “lies in political advertisement and
communication” and racism

● “The proposal was tracking 60% support compared to 40% opposition for several years until the National and Liberal parties
preferred wanton political damage over support for some of this country’s most disadvantaged people,” the letter added (The
Guardian)

● Some Aboriginal leaders are understood to have distanced themselves from an earlier draft of the statement, circulated among
about 50 Indigenous people and organisations, and did not want their names associated with it (SMH)

● The official statement moderates the criticisms of that draft version, removing sections accusing Indigenous “No” leaders Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Senator                                                              Kerrynne Liddle and Nyunggai Warren,  Mundine of being “front people for three right-wing organisations”, along with criticism of News Corp (The Age)
● Also removed was praise for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s “gallantry” in defeat as well as criticism for his failure to blame “No”voters
● There was little reflection on where the “Yes” campaign could have done better, amid separate revelations some within Labor thought “it was chaotically organised, its                                                  messaging verbose and imprecise, that it too often appealed to the converted” (The Saturday Paper)
● Leading “Yes” campaigner Thomas Mayo has tried to glean some positives, arguing that “though the referendum failed, the movement
for Indigenous rights and recognition has grown” (The Saturday Paper).

● But results maps very well to the result of the republic referendum in 1999
● Strong correlation between education/wealth and propensity to vote Yes
● Do we need to improve civics education?
● Is meaningful or progressive change possible in our system?

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@JoshBurnsMP
@ClareONeilMP

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Zoe Daniel @ZDaniel is the newly elected Independent MP for Goldstein.

Liam Elphick @LiamElphick_, discrimination law expert at Victorian Pride Lobby @VicPrideLobby provides an update on the Religious Discrimination Bill.

Josh Burns Josh Burns @JoshBurnsMP, Labor Member for McNamara on what’s he’s doing about the Federal government’s attempt to change the sex discrimination act with the religious freedoms bill committee report

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This podcast was one of the most downloaded podcasts for Saturday Magazine in 2022.

@MatthewGuyMP

@LiberalVictoria

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@LiberalVictoria

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Reason Coalition Leader and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten MP @FionaPattenMLC joins us to talk about Lockdown 3.0, the proposals to extend the State of Disaster & State of Emergency legislation, the nebuliser theory, the contact testing inquiry, the bill banning Conversion Practises, and future legislation proposals.

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Daniel Comensoli, policy and advocacy officer for LGBTIQ+ Health Australia @LGBTIQHealthAu,

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Reason Coalition Leader and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten MP @FionaPattenMLC says a national scheme is needed to control COVID-19 border closures, stating the impact on border communities was severe and often misunderstood by city-centric policy-makers. “COVID-19 is not going away any time soon, and we just don’t know what future pandemics we might face so it is important we have governments come together and deliver a national scheme.

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Leader of the Reason Party Fiona Patten @FionaPattenMLC is on the line with some Xmas cheer. She talks about her plans for 2021

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Leader of the Reason Party Fiona Patten @FionaPattenMLC is with us to discuss the coalition with independent Mildura MP Ali Cupper @AliCupper, and the proposed legislation to ban Conversion Practises.

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Leader of the Reason Party Fiona Patten @FionaPattenMLC discusses the attempt to introduce sweeping legislation as part of an omnibus bill. What was actually in the bill? Was it over-reach? If not, why were the voices opposed so loud?

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Kate Bradshaw from Uniting @UnitingVT, the community services organisation of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania, is on the line to talk about their progress in creating all-inclusive services. 

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Leader of the Reason Party Fiona Patten @FionaPattenMLC discusses the effect of the new lockdown on her highly impacted electorate, safe injection rooms, and her entirely Reasonable legislation to remove funding /tax free status of institutions not signing up to the abuse redress scheme.

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Fiona Patten @FionaPattenMLC, Leader of the Reason Party on her push to save live music venues during COVID-19. Creative industries bring $23 billion to the Victorian economy & employ 220,000 Victorians. The arts are a life support for many & need government backing now.

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The new Religious Discrimination Bill will immunise bigotry. Anna Brown @AnnaEquality, CEO of Equality Australia @EqualityAU says it will establish double standards, allowing religious organisations the ability to discriminate against others with different or no belief. Even saying HIV is a punishment by god, would be protected. We’ve gone backwards. The negative features of the bill create a chilling effect in workplaces & schools

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Anna Brown @AnnaEquality, CEO of Equality Australia @EqualityAU, in on the line to tell us how Angus & Robertson and Dymocks bookstores reacted swiftly to public pressure calling for them to remove discredited conversion ‘therapy’ books from their stores, following a similar decision by Amazon in July. National LGBTIQ+ advocacy organisation, Equality Australia, launched a petition for the removal of the books in collaboration with conversion ‘therapy’ survivors this week. They also have a petition to ask the government to consult with LGBTIQ+ groups on the impending religious discrimination laws.

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‘Folau’s law’ – the fall out from this ruling is leading to Coalition MP’s calling for new exemptions for religious freedom, Fairfax journalist Michael Koziol @michaelkoziol discusses the impact of the emboldened right.

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“I am going to depart a little from our usual show run today in what has been a momentous week for justice in Victoria and Australia.

I want to talk a little about the sending to remand prison this week of Cardinal George Pell prior to his sentencing. George Pell is just one of too many people who have abused their status and positions of unchallenged authority to abuse the most vulnerable in our society, our children, and our future.

Just as Jesus had 12 apostles, so did Victorian justice on December 11 when the virtues of our Justice system saw a jury of 12 of his peers find George Pell guilty of five serious sexual offences against young boys who were in the care of the church , his chuch. He sexually abused them, he abused his position of trust and you know what he thought he got away with it.

George Pell will appeal his conviction and that is his right, but it is also my right as a survivor of child sexual abuse in a religious institution to speak for myself and to speak up for all those who don’t get heard, who are not believed, who the system ignores and who fear they will never see or receive justice

I took on my old school over my sexual abuse and I was ultimately vindicated. The man who did this to me was too gutless to face his crimes in court, he took his own life. Like many institutions they did nothing when I reported it all those years ago, but I got justice. Its a tough gig, but I stood up and demanded to be heard and i got justice for me and others. I have endured the cost of that all of my life and will continue to pay the cost of that, as do the many thousands of victims and survivors across our communities. But I did it because what happened to me was wrong and standing up and being counted is and was the right thing to do.

Today, George Pell is in solitary confinement for 23 hours, he will be in despair, he will be frightened, he will be lonely, he may well be considering self harm , well George welcome to the world of child abuse. That is what we the survivors have had to endure all of our lives as a result of the abuse and breach of trust by criminals like you

I don’t care what happens to George Pell as long as its justice, he believes in God, so he says, and accordingly he will meet his maker one day and will have to answer for his crimes to a greater authority.

I cried this week when George Pell’s conviction was made public, I cried for the two boys who were abused by George Pell , one of them who is no longer with us, I cried for the men and women I knew and know who were also abused in other places and are no longer with us and there are many, I also cried for a justice system that did its job, I did not cry for George Pell . He deserves to rot in prison till the end of his life.

That would be a just sentence as he has destroyed at least two lives, so an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is I think fair. George Pell will understand this better than most

I want all of you listening now to spare a moment to think of the victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, think about how it might feel to have your trust abused, the confusion you feel and the fact that the system in almost every case works against you and justice. They all deserve a moment of your time and I would like you to today recognise them by taking a minute out of respect for their pain and suffering and their pursuit of justice.

From one survivor to another, I stand with you

Thank you”

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They discuss a wide range of topics including Midsumma. 285,000 people attended. 179 shows. 46,000 attended Pride March. 7000 people marched. 118,000 people attended Carnival & ticket sales were 47% up on last year breaking all records. They also discuss new laws to denounce and prohibit LGBTI conversion practices, which was announced at Pride last week. Will this drive it underground? LGBTI communities, legal experts, LGBTI justice working groups will get the message out there to everyone to educate on the dangerous & ineffectiveness on the practice

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For our final show of the year, Saturday Magazine is replaying some of our most popular segments for the year, based on the number of podcast downloads. Number 7 was this segment from December:

Anna Brown @AnnaEquality, incoming CEO of Equality Australia @EqualityAU and Director of Legal Advocacy at Human Rights Law Centre @rightsagenda is on the phone to discuss her new role and more about Equality Australia. Designed to preserve the gains from 2017 with marriage equality and not allow that win to be wound back.

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Anna Brown @AnnaEquality, incoming CEO of Equality Australia @EqualityAU and Director of Legal Advocacy at Human Rights Law Centre @rightsagenda is on the phone to discuss her new role and more about Equality Australia. Designed to preserve the gains from 2017 with marriage equality and not allow that win to be wound back.

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He’s leading a review into Assisted Reproductive Services for LGBTI+ people for the Department of Health & Human Services

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She is about to become a plaintiff in a case that will test the legality of the federal government’s Schools Chaplaincy program. She’s joined by Luke Beck @DrLukeBeck, Monash Associate Professor, and constitutional law expert.

Is the funding stacked in favour of religious organisations, and is it in breach of the constitution?

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