The Informer is a nightly news and current affairs show on JOY 94.9 bringing issues facing the LGBTIQ communities to the forefront.
If you would like to contact The Informer with any stories or leads please email the Executive Producer TheInformer@joy.org.au
Produced with the assistance of the Department of Communications and the Arts via the Community Broadcasting Foundation - cbf.org.au
Executive Producer - Toby Halligan
Podcaster - Arion Potts
Two stories about IVF this week. A study has found that ICSI, one of the more common methods of IVF is not the most effective. Imagine finding out you had 47 siblings. Shannon Ashton has […]
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Rainbow Families have developed a new resource for trans parents, families and anyone else wanting to understand how to talk about trans issues with their family. We spoke with the program coordinator and one of […]
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A landmark case involving coparenting has been before the High Court. The case, involves a lesbian couple who had a child with a known donor, a gay man. After years of coparenting, the couple wanted […]
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An anti-trans group has been invited to participate in a new trans-inclusion toilet poster campaign in Hobart, creating controversy.
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Sam Elkin from St Kilda Legal runs the LGBTIQ+ Legal Service talks about their new service designed for trans and gender diverse folks.
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A new report on the legal challenges faced by victims of domestic violence has just been released. Toby Halligan caught up with Christine Coumarelos, Senior Principal Researcher at the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW.
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Martin Foley, the Victorian Minister for Equality talks about the state budget, the Pride Centre under construction and how the Federal Election will impact Victoria.
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Cason Crane, the first openly LGBTIQ mountaineer to summit the highest peaks on seven continents joined us to tell us about the current situation in the Himalayas. See the full version of this interview here […]
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Mountaineer and LGBTIQ pioneer Cason Crane joins Toby to talk about the situation on Everest, what motivated him to climb the seven highest peaks on each continent and why he was raising money for charity.
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Journalist Lucie Morris-Marr discusses George Pell’s appeal before the court.
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