Recap World AIDS Day – Minister of Health’s engagement and tangible outcomes for LPV.

Look ahead to 2025

Delivery of the Multicultural Engagement strategy

The beginning of our research partnership with ARCHRS to look into the lived experiences of trans and gender diverse folks with HIV.

Midpoint review of the State HIV strategy.

Closure period December 20th through to January 2nd and wish our members and supporters a happy and prosperous 2025.

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Janet and Macca are joined live on-air by GED KEARNEY MP, ASSIST. MIN. FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE ASSIST. MIN. FOR INDIGENOUS HEALTH

‘SYSTEM-WIDE’ CHANGE: 10-YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR BETTER LGBTIQA+ HEALTH

The Albanese Labor Government has today released an Australian-first roadmap to improve the health and wellbeing of the LGBTIQA+ community.

The National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People sets out an ambitious plan to improve the care and support LGBTIQA+ people receive and deliver better physical and mental health outcomes across the community.

The National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People sets out an ambitious plan to improve the care and support LGBTIQA+ people receive and deliver better physical and mental health outcomes across the community.

Accompanying the release of the Action Plan is a $15.5 million investment to kick-start system-wide improvements to give LGBTIQA+ people access to safe, appropriate and stigma-free health and wellbeing care.

Research has found LGBTIQA+ people experience significant health disparities in comparison to the wider community. One in three LGBTIQA+ people rate their health as poor or fair and three in four have experienced a mental health condition.

To address these disparities, the Action Plan will guide government action to make safe, inclusive and high-quality health care available to all LGBTIQA+ people. The key areas of focus will be:

• building system-wide leadership and cultural change
• strengthening preventive health and building health literacy
• enhancing accessibility, availability and safety of health care services
• ensuring workforce capability and capacity across both mainstream and LGBTIQA+ led services, and
• improving research, data and evaluation.

To support the implementation of the Action Plan, the Albanese Labor Government has made a series of investments, including:

• Establishing a $13 million grants program to scale up dedicated LGBTIQA+ services and support successful initiatives that build the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ communities.
• Investing $2 million to collect data to underpin priority areas for action through La Trobe University’s ‘Private Lives’ and ‘Writing Themselves In’ health and wellbeing surveys.
• Providing $500,000 to expand InterAction for Health and Human Rights InterLink program, a community-led professional psychosocial support service for people with innate variations of sex characteristics.

The Action Plan is the result of the largest national consultation into LGBTIQA+ wellbeing ever undertaken by any Australian government. Guided by an expert advisory group, and chaired by Assistant Minister Ged Kearney, the Action Plan was co-designed with community members, health care providers and key LGBTIQA+ community organisations.

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Zoe is on to discuss parliament updates.

Government’s Early Childhood Education announcement.

• The top of Zoe’s Christmas wish list – ban gambling ads! Now!
• Year 12’s finishing school – get Zoe to talk about what she was like back then. Did she know she wanted to be a journalist? Her son has just finished school.

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• There was a violent homophobic attack in Melbourne last week, can you tell us about that?
• What’s happening with mpox?

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https://theconversation.com/new-research-77-of-lgbtq-young-people-have-faced-workplace-sexual-harassment-244735

The post Saturday, 14th, December, 2024: Distinguished Prof Kerry Robinson, PhD, 77% of LGBTQ Young People Have Faced Workplace Sexual Harassment appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Some of the topics discussed with Misha, New media funding & News Media Bargaining Code announced Thursday. Facebook, Google.

The recent the antisemitic attacks, Josh Burns, Dutton and Albanese. Peter Dutton’s attack on the Aboriginal flag and the Opposition’s Nuclear policy. Rupert Murdock loses court battle over the family trust scandal and Childcare reform.

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New research reveals 97 percent of adult Australians have poor or limited ability to verify information online

A new report, jointly released today by the University of Canberra (UC), Western Sydney University, QUT and RMIT University, reveals that 97 percent of adult Australians have poor or limited ability to verify information online.

The report also found that more than three-quarters (78 percent) of research participants reported encountering misinformation during a one-week diary study. Of those who did see misinformation, they encountered on average 7.5 examples of misinformation per week.

Lead author Professor Sora Park, from UC’s News and Media Research Centre, said the findings reveal a concerning situation – Australians are encountering large volumes of misinformation every week, but few have the skills to fact-check what they’re seeing.

“The sheer volume of information online and the speed at which new information travels can be overwhelming and very difficult to navigate,” Professor Park said.

In the study, participants were presented with a four-part test of their ability to verify the information in four pieces of media: two social media posts and two website pages.

“Of our research participants, 45 percent showed no ability at all to identify misinformation, and 52 percent had emerging ability. Only 3 percent of those studied could be classed as having a more developed ability,” Professor Park said.

“Even among those who felt confident that they could check if information they found online is true, a large proportion got all the answers wrong across all four tasks.”

Education was an important factor related to the respondents’ ability to verify information online, as was news and information consumption habits.

Dr Sora Park is Professor of Communication and Professorial Research Fellow at the News & Media Research Centre, Faculty of Arts & Design, University of Canberra. She is internationally recognised as an expert in digital media users and media policy, with a special focus on news consumers and digital inclusion. She has an outstanding record of grants management and research translation, producing more than 200 academic publications (4 books, 10 book chapters, 4 edited volumes, 80+ journal articles, 50+ refereed conference papers, 40+ research reports, 5 public submissions and 2 other publications) and over 70+ invited talks and presentations.

Sora is a major contributor to the field of Communication and Media Studies in Australia and internationally, notably as the former Associate Dean of Research at the Faculty of Arts & Design, Director of the News & Media Research Centre, the Chair of Media Industry Studies Interest Group, International Communication Association (ICA) and the President of Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (2019-2021)

https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/media/media-releases/2024/december/new-research-reveals-97-percent-of-adult-australians-have-poor-or-limited-ability-to-verify-information-online

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The outstanding achievements of Victorians that promote the rights and inclusion of people with disability have been celebrated at the 2024 Victorian Disability Awards.

The post Saturday, 7th, December, 2024,Cameron Bloomfield, Rainbow Rights and Advocacy; Disability Pride Champion, Award Winner appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

A proud member and advocate of the LGBTIQ+ community, Angus was Co-Convenor of Rainbow Labor in Queensland before making the move to Sydney. Angus’ personal journey, coupled with his experience working in social portfolios supporting marginalised and disadvantaged Australians, engendered within him a deep and enduring sense of compassion and empathy. Angus is driven by these experiences and is highly motivated by the work he does to support the important social and societal change being driven by his clients.

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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov/13/catholic-church-australian-high-court-ruling-priest-abuse-liability-overturned-ntwnfb

The Catholic church has won a landmark case limiting its liability for the abuse of children by priests not under its direct employment.

Lawyers immediately warned the case could have “far-reaching” consequences for abuse survivors and called for legislative change to ensure institutions were held to account.

Last year, Victoria’s highest court delivered an unprecedented ruling that the church was vicariously responsible for the abuse of a five-year-old child, known as DP, by assistant priest Father Bryan Coffey.

Vicarious liability is typically used to hold employers responsible for the wrongful or negligent actions of their employees during the course of their employment – regardless of whether the employer was at fault.

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Due to current local events, advertised programme did not occur for first half of show.

Replay of Nevena and Macca being joined live on air, by Richard Keane, from Living Positive to discuss World AIDS Day on 1st  of December and what people can do to get involved.

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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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As they discuss the ASRC’s campaign Pledge to be Family that Welcomes Refugees

https://asrc.org.au/

https://asrc.org.au/2024/11/27/three-brutal-bills/

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https://theconversation.com/the-government-has-withdrawn-its-misinformation-bill-a-philosopher-explains-why-regulating-speech-is-an-ethical-minefield-244174

Misinformation and disinformation are major concerns  worldwide. The federal government’s misinformation bill aimed to respond to the threats posed by false, misleading and harmful information. The bill met strong opposition in the senate and has just been withdrawn.

Legal efforts to suppress misinformation are ongoing. Around the world, many countries are considering legislation to suppress specific types of misinformation or require online platforms to suppress it.

https://theconversation.com/the-online-harms-act-doesnt-go-far-enough-to-protect-democracy-in-canada-224929

Such laws are always controversial. They encounter some well-known practical and ethical problems – and some surprising ones.

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…”the Help to Buy and Build to Rent tax reform initiatives are rather narrowly targeted and quite modest in scale. But although no one is claiming them as silver bullets, both can be fairly justified as sensible efforts to address widely perceived housing pressure points: namely, home ownership affordability and private rental housing quality”.

https://theconversation.com/the-senate-has-passed-the-help-to-buy-housing-scheme-it-will-help-but-not-much-239087

Professor Hal Pawson (http://www.be.unsw.edu.au/profile/hal_pawson) is a highly experienced researcher in the urban planning field. He joined UNSW’s City Futures Research Centre in 2011 from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. His key interests include the governance and management of social housing, private rental housing and urban renewal. His latest co-authored book, Housing Policy in Australia: A case for system reform (Palgrave) was published in 2020. Hal is Managing Editor of Housing Studies, the leading international journal in this field.

Image courtesy of The Conversation.

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The sword of minority government hangs over the major parties. It has threatened their viability ever since the shock of the 2010 federal election, when the Australian people cut down a first-term Labor government but stopped short of returning the Coalition to office.

Neither side commands an electoral base broad enough in the 21st century to guarantee that power, once secured, can be sustained for more than a single three-year term. That recognition had destabilised our democracy in the decade just past, as Labor and Coalition governments sacrificed four prime ministers between them to appease the impatient gods of opinion polling, writes Megalogenis;

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/25/i-used-to-think-australia-was-best-served-by-a-majority-government-now-im-not-so-sure

George Megalogenis has thirty years’ experience in the media, including over a decade in the federal parliamentary press gallery. His book The Australian Moment won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction and the 2012 Walkley Award for Non-fiction. He is also author of Faultlines, The Longest Decade, Australia’s Second Chance, The Football Solution and three Quarterly Essays.

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On November 21 2024, the Albanese government unveiled its bill to introduce a minimum age of 16 for most social media platforms. The government claims the bill is necessary to protect children from social harm–but is this actually silencing young people and taking them out of the political conversation? Is this bill rip for a high-court ruling?

https://theconversation.com/banning-under-16s-from-social-media-may-be-unconstitutional-and-ripe-for-high-court-challenge-244282

Sarah Joseph’s teaching and research interests are international human rights law and constitutional law. She finished a 15 year term as Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University in 2019. She has now taken up a new role as Professor of Human Rights Law at the Griffith Law School.

She has published several books including Blame it on the WTO: A Human Rights Critique (2011); Corporations and Transnational Human Rights Litigation (Hart 2004), co-authoring The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Commentary and Materials (OUP, 3rd ed, 2013), Federal Constitutional Law: A Contemporary View (Thomson, 4th ed, 2013), A Handbook on the Individual Complaints Procedures of the UN (OMCT, 2006) and Human Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide (UN 2008, 2nd ed published online at humanrightstranslated.info in 2017). Sarah has also published numerous articles and presented many papers in international human rights law and constitutional law.

Image courtesy of the Conversation.

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News, views and reviews from the week that was, what’s coming up on this week’s show and so much more…

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Australia’s gender pay gap has been shrinking year by year, but is still over 20% among Australia’s private companies, a new national report card shows.

But that gender gap is even bigger at 25% among chief executive officers, according to figures collected for the first time in 2023–24.

And the widest gap of all is among older workers, with women in their late 50s typically earning $53,000 less each year than men the same age.

The release of the scorecard coincides with the federal government announcing it will introduce legislation this week requiring employers to set gender targets for boards, for narrowing the pay gap and for providing flexible work hours.

Dr Risse engages regularly with governments and organisations on gender equality issues, including evidence-based policies to close gender gaps and how to apply a “gender lens” to economic analysis and policy design.

Dr Risse is an Associate Professor in the School of Politics, Economics and Society at the University of Canberra, and a Research Fellow with the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia, and serves as an Expert Panel Member on gender pay equity for the Fair Work Commission.

https://theconversation.com/women-are-still-being-paid-almost-30-000-a-year-less-than-men-and-the-gap-widens-with-age-243941

Image courtesy of  The Conversation.

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Nevena and Macca are joined by Dr Justin Ellis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle School of Law and Justice, as they discuss

Justin’s latest article, about how Trump could target the LGBTIQA+ community.

https://theconversation.com/how-could-donald-trump-target-the-lgbtq-community-project-2025-is-a-ready-blueprint-for-discrimination-243254

Dr Justin Ellis is a lecturer in criminology at the Newcastle School of Law and Justice. His research into digiqueer criminology critically analyses the relationship between digital media technology, criminal justice, and queer representation and resistance. His broader research focus is on the relationship between digital technologies on institutional accountability and responsible government. His scholarship on these issues is regularly published in high-ranking internationally peer-reviewed journals. Justin’s latest book Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer: Fighting for Recognition in Technocratic Times draws on debate over gender, procreation, religion, nationalism and tech-regulation, to consider the effects of surveillance technologies such as platform biometrics and algorithmic governance on LGBTQ+ agency. Justin’s 2021 monograph Policing Legitimacy: Social Media, Scandal and Sexual Citizenship, critically analyses the relationship between LGBTQ identity-based rights claims, police accountability, and the regulation of digital platforms.

Twitter@ justRellis

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Aiv, recently raised concerns with the Vic Police Commissioner about how pill testing will be conducted over Summer and specifically with sniffer dogs on site. They currently plan to still have sniffer dogs there but no plan on how this will correspond so that people can safely test their drugs.

He was also asked about the police statements regarding the pride march for next year, which Aiv discussed with Maccca and Nevena.

https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/paec

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And age restrictions on social-media.

Senator Smith also discusses a talk he was giving at University of Melbourne on Sir Robert  Menzies and Governors-General appointments during his tenure.

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A very special segment starts off this week with WA Senator Dean Smith in the studio and freelance US journalist John Judis discuss the aftermath of Trump’s re-election.

Please also checkout John’s latest article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/opinion/trump-republicans-realignment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Queer Town is a Melbourne-based, queer-owned and led organisation delivering impactful education, training, and digital content on LGBTIQA+ allyship and inclusion.

Founded by CEO Archie Beetle (they/them) in 2018, Queer Town has become the trusted go-to training provider for leading institutions such as the Australian Ballet, GMHBA, and Cotton On Group. With a proven track record of driving meaningful cultural change in schools, workplaces, and events, both nationally and internationally, Queer Town creates environments where LGBTIQA+ people of all ages feel safe, valued, and celebrated for their authentic selves.

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In this panel and workshop, the Victorian Pride Centre and Transgender Victoria bring together people with lived experiences of racism, ableism, and transphobia who also have significant expertise in facilitating organisational change. Together they will challenge us to explore proactive ways that we can ‘channel our rage’, accommodating our own and others’ trauma, in order to speak back to structural oppression as individuals, leaders, employees, activists and collaborators.

A panel discussion facilitated by Errol Amerasekera (author of ‘The Anti Racist Organisation’) and Dr. Son Vivienne (author of ‘Queering Safe Spaces’) You will have an opportunity to meet and get to know diverse community members, and legendary activists including Transgender Victoria’s staff and Committee members.

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In the early 1950s, at the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement, a new avant-garde began to emerge from a relationship between two young artists. From their run-down New York studios, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns began a private creative dialogue that introduced everyday signs, objects, and media into their work, collapsing the distinction between art and life. While their relationship would end after seven years, their art would continue to radiate the new ideas of their creative exchange.

This exhibition will draw upon the National Gallery’s Kenneth Tyler Collection of prints with works by both artists produced between 1967 and 1973, and holdings of key works by their predecessors and contemporaries.

In 1953, on the corner of a New York City street, Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008, United States) met Jasper Johns (b 1930, United States). These two young artists fell in love at a time when it was illegal to be in a same-sex relationship. It was also a time when New York’s artistic culture was dominated by Abstract Expressionism, an art movement of expressive gestures arising from the self or inner psyche. Not wanting to publicly expose their feelings and desires through art, Rauschenberg and Johns began a private creative dialogue, introducing everyday signs, objects and media into their work to create a distinctive, coded visual style. While their relationship would end in 1961, this formative exchange resonated throughout their lives and art. They became two of America’s most celebrated artists of the twentieth century.

In the late 1960s both Rauschenberg and Johns worked with celebrated printmaker Kenneth Tyler to create ground-breaking works in lithography and screen-print. Their experimental engagement with print processes made them important figures in the revival of printmaking in the United States. Expanding on ideas developed in their private creative dialogue, Rauschenberg and Johns helped reshape American printmaking.

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/rauschenberg-johns/

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https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/nick-reece-wins-race-for-melbourne-lord-mayor-over-greens-20241107-p5kon0.html

Nick is also an executive at the University of Melbourne and principal fellow at the Melbourne School of Government.

The post Saturday, 9th, November, 2024: Nick Reece, City of Melbourne, New Lord Mayor. and US Election Discussion appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

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Janet and Macca discuss the aftermath of the 2024 US Presidential Election.

Janet is currently Deputy Chair for both No To Violence (peak body working with men to end family violence) and the National LGBTI Health Alliance (National Peak Body for LGBTIQ+ community controlled organisations), and has recently participated in advisory committees to establish a Pride Centre Victoria and the Marriage Equality Victorian Campaign.

A recurrent theme in Janet’s professional and voluntary work is a desire to see an improvement in the human dignity of those who are made vulnerable within our communities. Janet is concerned with making a sustainable difference and this been the key reason for her continued investment of her time energy and expertise in strong and effective LGBTIQ+ community-controlled organisations such as Thorne Harbour Health.

This weekly wrap up they discuss what’s coming up on this week’s show and they discuss the USA Presidential Election debate.

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Bruce Wolpe is a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the United States Studies Centre. Bruce is a regular contributor on US politics across media platforms in Australia. In recent years, Bruce has worked with the Democrats in Congress during President Barack Obama’s first term, and on the staff of Prime Minister Julia Gillard. He has also served as the former PM’s chief of staff. From 1998-2009, Bruce was a senior executive at Fairfax Media in Sydney.

Bruce is author of Trump’s Australia, an examination of Donald Trump’s possible return to the presidency and the issues presented to Australia (Allen & Unwin, 2023), The Committee, a study of President Obama’s legislative agenda in Congress (University of Michigan Press, 2018, 2d Edition September 2021) and Lobbying Congress: How The System Works (Congressional Quarterly Books, 1990, 1996).

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Victoria’s pill testing trial aims to reduce harm and save lives.

The pill testing service, also known as drug checking, will commence at the start of the summer 2024-2025 festival season and run for 18 months.

Victoria has seen a rise in drug-related emergency department admissions and overdose deaths involving novel synthetic drugs. Victorian paramedics responded to more drug overdoses at festivals in the first three months of 2024, than during all of 2023.

A mobile service will begin during this summer’s music festival season and will attend up to 10 festivals and events throughout the trial. A fixed site, due to open in mid-2025 will be co-located at a health service and operate from inner Melbourne, close to nightlife and transport.

The Department of Health will soon begin a procurement process to identify the most appropriate provider to operate the service.

The drug checking technology available at services can test the make-up of most pills, capsules, powders, crystals, or liquids and identify harmful chemicals that can lead to death or serious harm.

Trained harm reduction peer workers and technical experts will be present during drug testing. They will provide information about what is in the drug and give personalized and confidential harm reduction advice to help people make informed decisions.

Changes to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 will allow the trial to be introduced along with protections for the services, for its staff, and for its clients – so no one is breaking the law by operating or using the testing service.

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/alcohol-and-drugs/victorias-pill-testing-trial

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A co-founding Director of Tanck, Angus brings with him a significant understanding of the political process and executive functions of government. Having worked directly to minsters as a policy and political advisor, Angus understands the inner workings of government decision making and brings this knowledge and understanding with him to every engagement.

Angus spent the better part of his ministerial career working within the social portfolios of education, communities, disability services and seniors, as well as being an advisor within an economic super portfolio covering infrastructure, agriculture, trade, and tourism. In these portfolios he worked on small grants schemes through to major infrastructure programs and bilateral agreements of more than $4billion. Angus also spent time working through the process for State budget bids as well as bilateral agreements between the States and Commonwealth governments, often liaising directly with parliamentarians from government and the opposition.

Since leaving politics, Angus has worked with a variety of social sector and purpose-led organisations and leaders, supporting them to create and embed systems for effective government engagement and advocacy. Angus has experience supporting clients in every state and jurisdiction in Australia, having helped clients achieve sector firsts in the delivery of ministerial policy statements through to improved funding certainty and associated outcomes. Underpinning these successes is Angus’ ability to connect with people, understand their mission, and work alongside them to accomplish their goals and objectives.

A proud member and advocate of the LGBTIQ+ community, Angus was Co-Convenor of Rainbow Labor in Queensland.

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James is highly experienced in the areas of construction management and property development. Showcasing his strong leadership skills, he moved into the role of CEO at Unison Housing, and led project teams from inception to delivery of key Unison developments including the recent UDIA Award-winning project in Footscray.

James started his career in New Zealand delivering Government Housing and more recently in Melbourne working in consultancy as a client-side Project Manager / Superintendent. He has extensive experience in both new builds and residential developments and is transforming Unison into the most sought-after purveyor of social and affordable housing in Melbourne.

James is also a non-executive director on the Board of Community Housing Industry Association, Victoria.

James has a Bachelor of Business Studies (BSS) and a Diploma in Construction Management; and is also a Registered Builder in both Victoria and New Zealand.

Special guest Jonas from Singapore

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Informing this role, Son has a background in academia and over 30 years experience in media-production and research across digital self-representation, online activism, queer identities, and rhetorical strategies/feminist practices for speaking and listening across difference. Their work on digital storytelling is published as ‘Digital Identity and Everyday Activism: Sharing Private Stories with Networked Publics’ (Palgrave, 2016).

Their latest 2023 book is called ‘Queering Safe Spaces: Being Brave Beyond Binaries’ available here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793618849/Queering-Safe-Spaces-Being-Brave-beyond-Binaries

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A member of the Intersex community here in Victoria is Paul Byrne-Moroney. Paul was diagnosed with Klinefelter Syndrome at the age of 28 and is a national advocate for people with X and Y sex chromosome variations. Paul is also a presenter of an Inter-Sex show on Joy.

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Aiv gives an update on state government issues that are affecting Victorians at the moment.

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Brenda retired in 2009 after 35 years working in the corporate sector and is heavily involved volunteering with a wide range of community groups, including the LGBTQIA+ communities in Melbourne (for more than 25 years).

Brenda was the chair of Transgender Victoria until 2021, and stepped down in 2019, after two terms as the co-chair of the LGBTIQ Taskforce set up by the Victorian Government. Brenda has been a member of the Victoria Mental Health Taskforce, the Senior Victorians Advisory Committee, the NWMPHN Suicide Prevention Taskforce and the Victorian Elder Abuse Roundtable. Brenda served three years on The Pinnacle Foundation Board and was appointed as an ambassador in 2021.

Brenda is enthusiastic about using her lived experience to improve the health and wellbeing of trans and gender diverse people across Victoria. She was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2017 and in 2018 received a Victoria Senior of the Year award.

Brenda is a retired chartered accountant. She has a Bachelor of Commerce, a Master of Sustainable Practice, and GAICD, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in January 2019. Brenda was awarded the Voltaire Human Rights Award for 2022 by Liberty Victoria.

Joe is the outgoing CEO of Switchboard Victoria. There, he played a pivotal role in creating the Rainbow Door helpline for family violence and mental health support.

He is part of the Expert Advisory Group for the Federal Government’s 10-year LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing Plan.

In his new role as Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities, Joe will work to support the rights, safety, and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex, queer, and asexual communities.

The Commissioner plays a leading role in implementing the Pride in our future strategy. The strategy is the Victorian Government’s 10-year plan for LGBTIQA+ equality. It involves all parts of the government. The Commissioner will help to engage and activate government, sectors, and the community to ensure its implementation.

During a time of increasing discrimination against LGBTIQA+ and other marginalised communities, the Commissioner’s role is even more important. He will work with communities and allies to ensure there are culturally safe and accessible supports in place.’

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Peter is the son of Egyptian migrant parents and grew up in a housing commission in Melbourne. Peter was elected to federal parliament in 2016 and re-elected by the people of Wills in 2019 and 2022.

He worked the late shift at the local servo, as a cleaner and on building sites whilst studying Law and Arts at Melbourne University, before later attaining a Master of International Laws from ANU.

Peter’s parents instilled in him the importance of giving something back to the country that gave his family so many opportunities. In a career that spanned the public and private sectors, he has worked hard to give back to the country that gave his family a fair go.

Prior to his election, Peter worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, as an Executive Director of SBS and as a Victorian Multicultural Commissioner, where he worked to promote our cultural diversity.

Peter is passionate about creating good, secure local jobs, taking action on climate change, supporting small business, rebuilding Australian manufacturing, investing in quality education and making Australia a world leader in the promotion of human rights through our foreign policy.

Peter lives with his wife and two young children in Pascoe Vale, practices Sundo, plays tennis in his spare time and is a one-eyed Collingwood supporter.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/14/labor-mp-peter-khalil-melbourne-office-brunswick-vandalised-ntwnfb

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The Victorian Government intends to introduce changes to the law that will better protect Victorians from vilification and improve how the law operates.

Vilification is more commonly known as hate speech, but could also be a broader range of acts or behaviour. Vilification undermines Victoria’s social cohesion as a multicultural and inclusive society. The harm caused can be profound, affecting people’s physical and psychological wellbeing, as well as whole communities’ ability to participate in daily life.

The major problem with the existing Victorian law is that it requires proof that the conduct in question incited hatred against the victim. This means that a court has to look into whether a hypothetical third party was incited to hate.

One of the report’s proposals is an alternative test that focuses not on incitement but on the harm caused to the victim. This would give victims an alternative route to prove that vilification has occurred whilst retaining a high bar for restricting freedom of expression by ensuring that the harm done was reasonably foreseeable.

In this way, it fairly balances the right to freedom of expression with the right to freedom from vilification. It’s a reform that has been sought by LGBTIQA+ advocates for over 15 years.

The report also recommends expanding the protected attributes of race and religion to include gender or sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, sex characteristics or intersex status, and HIV/AIDS status.

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Macca and Madeleine discuss the news, views and reviews of the that was.

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Anna Brown OAM is CEO of Equality Australia.  As co-chairperson for the Equality team, Anna played a critical role in the campaign for marriage equality.    Equality Australia is a national organization which supports the rights of the LGBTIQA+ community; providing legal and communications expertise.

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Angus spent the better part of his ministerial career working within the social portfolios of education, communities, disability services and seniors, as well as being an advisor within an economic super portfolio covering infrastructure, agriculture, trade, and tourism. In these portfolios he worked on small grants schemes through to major infrastructure programs and bilateral agreements of more than $4billion. Angus also spent time working through the process for State budget bids as well as bilateral agreements between the States and Commonwealth governments, often liaising directly with parliamentarians from government and the opposition.

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan  has exposed deep conflicts in the energy transition by allowing households to continue replacing gas cooktops, despite an avowed mission to get the state off ‘fossil’ gas.

The site for the Victorian Gas Substitution Roadmap — announced in 2022 and periodically updated — still heralds “the beginning of the end for gas in homes and small businesses”.

But sparing gas cooktops from the ban on replacing old appliances obscures the end and exposes the plan’s contradictions.

The first is pure politics:  the Victorian government’s love-hate relationship with gas isn’t mirrored at the household level.

Plenty of people love cooking with gas.  And not many enjoy the government removing functional choices about how they cook and heat their homes.

https://www.cis.org.au/commentary/opinion/anti-gas-victoria-faces-some-hard-economic-truths/

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AFL Grand Final: What is Sports Fanaticism?

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Prior to entering Parliament, Aiv was an artist, composer and producer working across the independent arts community in Australia. Coming from a background in classical trumpet and composition, he trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) receiving a Diploma of Music Theatre, before jumping across the continent to complete a bachelor’s degree at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

Following his graduation, Aiv returned to North-Eastern Melbourne, where he grew up, to work alongside fellow artists to cultivate better industrial conditions and drive new productions on the Australian east coast.

Aiv’s artistic work always had a progressive political bent. However, when the pandemic struck, Aiv saw his community of artists and cultural workers left to fend for themselves after the arts sector closed nearly overnight. The devastating impacts of government refusing to provide adequate structural and social supports to the arts drove him to join the Greens and enter politics.

While Aiv is eager to see urgent action on a range of issues including the climate crisis, social inequality, housing affordability and drug law reform, he has a particular passion for issues affecting young people (a voice he notes is often completely excluded from Parliament).

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Joe is the outgoing CEO of Switchboard Victoria. There, he played a pivotal role in creating the Rainbow Door helpline for family violence and mental health support.

He is part of the Expert Advisory Group for the Federal Government’s 10-year LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing Plan.

In his new role as Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities, Joe will work to support the rights, safety, and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex, queer, and asexual communities.

The Commissioner plays a leading role in implementing the Pride in our future strategy. The strategy is the Victorian Government’s 10-year plan for LGBTIQA+ equality. It involves all parts of the government. The Commissioner will help to engage and activate government, sectors, and the community to ensure its implementation.

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They discussed  the PrEP shortage in Australia;

• There’s been a lot going on lately for Thorne Harbour, but one of the main concerns at the moment is this shortage of PrEP in Australia. For people who might not know, what is PrEP?
• How extensive is the shortage?
• So, what happens when someone goes to fill a script?
• What can people do to stay safe from HIV in the meantime?

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Stephanie is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. Her current research focuses on LGBTIQ people’s experience of family, domestic and sexual violence services in Australia. Stephanie has a background in qualitative research, evaluation and program implementation in family and sexual violence sectors, HIV and STI prevention, gender, social change and governance, and gendered violence in post-conflict settings. Prior to joining ARCSHS, she was Director of Prevention programs with Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV).

In this role, she co-led the establishment of a partnership between Rainbow Health Victoria and DVRCV to help mainstream prevention practitioners expand their understanding of the gendered drivers of violence against women to include how these are mapped onto drivers of violence against LGBTIQ people.

Key findings

The report looks at how men described contexts that help them to question or disconnect from harmful ideas of masculinity and presents 5 opportunities to support more men to live freely outside the Man Box:

1. Men see and understand the benefits of emotionally supportive, safe and equitable intimate partner relationships for themselves and their partners
2. Fathers understand how gender norms can influence their parenting and impact their children
3. Men’s families and social networks can support them to let go of harmful ideas about what it means to be a man and can encourage healthy forms of masculinity
4. Men’s increased openness to discuss their mental health and wellbeing can be built upon by gender-transformative primary prevention efforts
5. Workplace initiatives, cultures and reforms provide opportunities to challenge harmful ideas about what it means to be a man.

The report also highlights future directions for primary prevention efforts to engage with men, including:

• the importance of consistent and coordinated settings-based prevention work
• continuing to build evidence of what works to shift harmful forms of masculinity
• supporting media to build men’s willingness, capability and confidence to be part of prevention.

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This group is a pilot program and was created in response to the advocacy of two gay men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, who called for more support options for gay men who have experienced sexual violence.

While all Victorian specialist sexual assault services work with all survivors, including gay men, there wasn’t an accessible group running just for gay men.

The Not Alone Group is a trauma information group for adult gay men who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood. It is an 8-week online pilot group for approximately 8 – 15 attendees using a secure online platform.

• It will be held online, and will start on Thursday 24 October.
• It will be held every Thursday for 8 weeks between 3-5pm.

What the group hopes to offer participants

The group offers participants an opportunity to understand more about how trauma from sexual violence impacts them today in a safe group environment as well as trauma information and tools for support.

It is best suited to men who haven’t received extensive support or information on sexual violence impacts and are seeking a supportive space with other gay men who may have had similar experiences. This group will be delivered by senior counsellor advocates from the three specialist sexual assault services. It will also be evaluated by SASVic.

It is a pilot program, to see if it’s helpful, and if it is, they hope to deliver it again in the future. That’s important to keep in mind if you’re not in the right space to go to a group right now or maybe those dates don’t work for you.

How to enquire

• • • • The specialist sexual assault sector has always worked with all survivors, including gay men and others from LGBTIQA+ communities and has run many groups over the years. However, in the past most groups have been for survivors that have already received therapeutic support from a specialist service. This group is specifically for people who have not yet received extensive support or information on sexual violence.Sexual violence is being forced, pressured or tricked into doing sexual things when you don’t want to. It is often a crime and can take many forms, including child sexual abuse, image-based sexual abuse, sexual harassment and sexual assault. It can affect people regardless of sex, gender or sexuality throughout their lives and can be perpetrated by strangers or people who are known to the survivor.Nationally, you can also call 1800RESPECT which is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence.If you are interested to find out more, you can call Eastern CASA on 9870 7330 and request to speak with intake.Why are we running the group now?
        • This pilot program was created in response to the advocacy of two gay men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, who called for more support options for gay men who have experienced sexual violence. They have both assisted in designing the program and will contribute to the program’s delivery and evaluation.

         

        Why is the evaluation important?

        • The program will be evaluated and we hope that if this group is helpful, we can use the feedback from the evaluation to refine it further and apply for funding to run it again in the future for more people.

         

     

    How to get help

    • If this group isn’t what you’re looking for, but you’d like to speak to someone, you can contact a specialist sexual assault service.
    • It can be difficult to speak about sexual violence. Specialist sexual assault services support adults and children who have experienced sexual violence, whether recently or a long time ago.
    • To find and contact your local specialist sexual assault service, you can visit our specialist sexual assault service map found on the SASVic website.
    • (link in the Podcast notes)

     

    During office hours, you can contact your local specialist sexual assault service.(see link to service map)If you have experienced a recent sexual assault or would like after-hours support (5pm-9am), please call the Sexual Assault Crisis Line on 1800 806 292.
    The Sexual Assault Crisis Line is a state-wide confidential telephone crisis counselling service for people who have experienced both past and recent sexual assault,

  If you are in danger, or have an emergency, please contact emergency services on 000.

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Brodie enlisted as a Rifleman in the Australian Regular Army at the age of 17.

His service, both domestic and international deployments, instilled in him a strong sense of duty and resilience. After his time in the military, Brodie transitioned to a career in healthcare, earning a Bachelor of Nursing. His work as a Registered Nurse spanned various settings such as Paediatrics, Emergency, and General Practice where he honed his skills and developed a deep understanding of healthcare needs, particularly for veterans.

Almost 4,400 veterans sought emergency care for self-harm or suicidal thoughts between 2013 and 20201
• Over a quarter (28.9%) of veterans and over a tenth (13.2%) of active ADF members have felt life was not worth
living2
• Run by veterans for veterans, Medilinks Access urges Australians to advocate for better support and reform for
current and former Defence members

Shockingly, nearly all (97%) of those exiting the Defence Forces and claiming through the DVA received an additional reparation
payment recognising Defence mismanagement.

. This payment addressed issues such as witnessed abuse with no action, ignored
complaints, and overlooked incidents, highlighting systemic problems within ADF culture.
The DVA has pushed through 90% of the backlogged claims, however veterans continue to experience considerable delays in claims
processing, with an average wait time of 368 days.

. Extended wait times for assessments is impacted by a severe shortage of
psychiatrists, with an even greater scarcity among those specialising in veteran care6
. These delays exacerbate mental health issues,
prolonging suffering and impeding effective treatment.

In response to this critical need, Medilinks Access underscores the importance of timely mental health services for veterans. Led by
veterans themselves, Medilinks Access offers specialised support to expedite the psychiatric assessment process, ensuring veterans
receive prompt and comprehensive care.

The Royal Commission report highlights the importance of veterans’ sacrifices and emphasises the need for better mental health
support. Medilinks Access is pushing for greater awareness and improved access to psychiatric services to enhance veterans’ wellbeing. For more information, please visit

https://www.medilinks.com.au/

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Janet is currently Deputy Chair for both No To Violence (peak body working with men to end family violence) and the National LGBTI Health Alliance (National Peak Body for LGBTIQ+ community controlled organisations), and has recently participated in advisory committees to establish a Pride Centre Victoria and the Marriage Equality Victorian Campaign.

A recurrent theme in Janet’s professional and voluntary work is a desire to see an improvement in the human dignity of those who are made vulnerable within our communities. Janet is concerned with making a sustainable difference and this been the key reason for her continued investment of her time energy and expertise in strong and effective LGBTIQ+ community-controlled organisations such as Thorne Harbour Health.

This weekly wrap up they discuss what’s coming up on this week’s show and they discuss the USA Presidential Election debate.

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Dr Terry Wu is a long-standing arts advocate and supporter, and a leading plastic surgeon specialising in facial reconstruction. A  Board Member of ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) and Science Gallery International (Dublin) and serves as a Member of Creative Australia’s Venice Biennale Ambassadors Council. He was formerly a Board Director of Heide Museum of Modern Art and the National Association of Visual Arts, and a member of the International Council of Tate (UK). As the son of an artist and writer, Terry is passionate about arts, culture and philanthropy and in 2019 was awarded the Emerging Philanthropy Leadership Award by Creative Partnerships Australia.

Terry has served on the ACCA Board since 2019 and was appointed Chair in 2024.

In April 2024, Archie Moore won Venice Biennale’s Golden Lion, the first Australian artists to ever win, and only the second first nations artist to represent Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/venice-biennale-golden-lion-australia-archie-moore-artist/103730100

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STREAT is a leading social enterprise with over a decade of experience supporting young people across Melbourne. 

STREAT is nationally recognised as a leading social innovator, using its portfolio of social enterprises to build thriving people, places and planet. They’re  passionate about giving young people the support and skills they need to reach their potential, and ensuring that they and their children have a healthy planet to call home.

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A proud member and advocate of the LGBTIQ+ community, Angus was Co-Convenor of Rainbow Labor in Queensland before making the move to Sydney. Angus’ personal journey, coupled with his experience working in social portfolios supporting marginalised and disadvantaged Australians, engendered within him a deep and enduring sense of compassion and empathy. Angus is driven by these experiences and is highly motivated by the work he does to support the important social and societal change being driven by his clients.

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Dan is a senior lecturer in clinical exercise physiology at the University of the Sunshine Coast (Uni SC). His research currently focuses on strength adaptation and factors affecting sports performance, particularly in powerlifting and team sports.

They discuss the overview   of how Australia went during the Paralympics – (finished Sept 8th)

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An informal Koreatown has existed for some time around Healeys Lane, with at least 25 Korean restaurants located in and around the laneway.

Council voted to ratify the precinct at Tuesday’s Future Melbourne Committee meeting. The tick also makes way for the installation of four traditional Korean totem poles, or jang-seung, to mark the entrances to the precinct on Lonsdale and Little Lonsdale streets.

At almost three metres high, the jang-seung will add to the atmosphere and entice more visitors to the area – creating photo moments that will be tagged and shared across the globe.

The Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Melbourne will fund the production and installation of the jang-seung, while Council will cover the costs of project management and relevant approvals.

Establishing an official Koreatown will add to the vibrancy and popularity of Melbourne’s rich multicultural scene, which includes the well-known Chinatown and Greek precincts.

Koreans are one of the City of Melbourne’s top 10 diaspora, with more than 2,500 Koreans calling the municipality home and more than 25,000 across Victoria.

South Korea is emerging as a hot new must-visit destination for Melburnians, with a record 90,000 Australians visiting South Korea in 2022–23.

555 Flinders Street graffiti removal (happening on Friday – largest single-site graffiti removal exercise in CoM’s history. Builds on our new graffiti partnership of cleaning third-party owned assets

Melbourne Economy Snapshot 5 September ​2024

​Key insights include:

• Twilight trade between 5pm and 10pm is thriving.
• The Winter Night Market is flourishing and the surrounding precinct is the busiest it’s ever been.
• The Queen Victoria Market is going from strength to strength. Activity has increased across the week, with Saturday now the busiest day.
• Our Neighbourhood Spend Trends show the positive impact of twilight trade in the city’s north and the Queen Victoria Market precinct, where retail spend is rising outside work hours.

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