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First Broadcast in 2017 “The smoke got thicker and darker and then it seemed to be coming from everywhere, swirling around until it blackened the entire town.” — The Coal Face by Tom Doig In February 2014, the open cut...

First Broadcast in 2017 The following piece discusses death, dying and grief. “There were flies in the kitchen, cane toads in the driveway, golden orb spiders in the Camellia and mosquitoes in the window blinds...

First Broadcast in 2017 The battle for Australia's tropical rainforests In December 1983 a small group of local Daintree residents formed a peaceful protest when the Douglas Shire Council, with the support of the Bjelke...

First Broadcast in 2017 In 2015 Australia lost vibrant writer, editor and activist Kat Muscat at the age of 25 (1990–2015). A stone-cold scallywag, Kat was a formidable writing talent who taught all those she touched...

First Broadcast in 2019 This piece discusses mental illness, death and dying, and may contain content that some people find disturbing. If you need help please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Sonia Orchard ’s third book Into...

Frist Broadcast in 2016 The annual Kat Muscat Fellowship develops young female and feamle idenifying writers and editors from around Australia. The Fellowship offers professional development up to the value of $3,000...

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs: a department no one wanted with a minister no one trusts — not even his colleagues In 2017 the Australian Department of Home Affairs was formed against all expert advice and...

Unrepresentative views demonising people with physical and cognitive differences In 2017 a former Australian TV star was accused of sexual assault by many women. To defend his actions he claimed to suffer from...

Australia’s fake energy price debate (or “Coal is good for humanity”) During a 2017 debate about the findings of the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market conservative...

Unrepresentative views on making it easier to discriminate against people Australia’s Conservative Government attempted to significantly change a section of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act in order to weaken...

The scandals just keep coming for Australia’s big four banks For months the Conservative governments of Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott resisted calls for a Banking Royal Commission. For perspective, the Commonwealth...

Climate-denial politicians on rising sea levels; flooding; and, for some reason, jelly During droning debates about climate change — which include, seemingly, every issue under the sun except for climate: e.g. energy...

Unrepresentative views on refugees, migrants, and, for some reason, tax During constant, ongoing and seemingly never-ending debates about refugees, Australian politicians often repeat themselves by sending inconsistent...

Malcolm Turnbull (then-Prime Minister) on the campaign trail in 2016 During his re-election campaign Malcolm Turnbull donned military clothing, toured a warship and spouted empty cliches. Image Credit Photo by Aneta...

Magezi Jackson, Trader Suleiman, Prosper Businge and Kyaligonze Fred are members of Twerwaneho Listeners Club (TLC), which is an NGO based in Fort Portal, in the Rwenzori Region of Western Uganda. TLC makes weekly radio...