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From afar, Alice Springs/Mparntwe is a whirlpool of myth and truth. It’s a town with competing interests and few solutions, marked by chaos and decades of government overreach. 

Today, Yorta Yorta man and host of 7am Daniel James traces the origins of the so-called crime crisis in Alice Springs and reflects on all the interventions, big and small, that have led to this point. 

Please enjoy “Children of the Intervention” by Daniel James, a companion piece to 7am’s three-part podcast series This is Alice Springs. 

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Guest: Yorta Yorta man, award winning writer and broadcast, host of 7am Daniel James

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Tucked away in a Sydney suburb is one of Australia’s largest landfill sites. Here lies a stark reminder of the millions of tonnes of waste that form the collateral of our modern lives. 

Author and critic James Bradley visited the landfill to reflect on our relationship with private consumption and investigate why there is so little accountability for the damage caused by our waste. 

Please enjoy “The Tipping Point”, read by James Bradley and first published in the September edition of The Monthly.

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Guest: Author and critic James Bradley

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Every day this week, critics from The Saturday Paper and beyond are bringing you their top picks of the year. 

From the partying Russian oligarchs to grave robbing in an Italian fishing village, writer/curator Kate Jinx’s best film picks of 2024 will take you on a cinematic journey.

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Guest: Kate Jinx is a writer and film curator, director of Golden Age Cinema in Sydney and co-host of the Culture Podcast.

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When former inmate Daniel Vansetten heard about the idea of a national newspaper, produced for prisoners and by prisoners, he jumped at the opportunity to be involved.

He says the incarceration system in Australia can be an information black hole and About Time intends to rectify that.

The free paper is available to approximately 21,000 prisoners in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT.

It’s tailored to prison life, and with the ambition to shift information in and out of prisons, hopes to create a community among incarcerated peoples.

Today, contributor to About Time Daniel Vansetten and the paper’s managing director Rosie Heselev on giving prisoners a voice and the empathy they hope it will inspire.

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Guest: Contributor to About Time Daniel Vansetten and managing director of About Time Rosie Heselev.

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This week Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a new COVID-19 financial support package for Sydneysiders currently in lockdown. 

The new measures were welcomed as a necessary response to help those impacted by a loss of work and business.

But the announcement was met with frustration from other states, particularly Victoria, who had been asking for help during their own lockdowns.

Today, contributing editor of The Monthly Rachel Withers on why it took an outbreak in his own backyard for Scott Morrison to act.

Guest: Contributing editor to The Monthly Rachel Withers.

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Chris Cheers is a psychologist who spent the long lockdown in Melbourne last year supporting people struggling with their mental health. 

A few days ago he began sharing advice on social media about getting through lockdowns, as a way to support those in Sydney. His posts went viral, encouraging other Melbournians to share their own tips.

Today, Chris Cheers on how those of us not in lockdown can support our friends and family who are, and why listening is one of the most helpful things we can do right now.

Guest: Psychologist Chris Cheers.

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It's been over 50 years since equal pay for equal work became law in Australia, but right now women are still significantly underpaid.

In recent years, efforts to better value women's work and increase wages have stalled but now, a new case being brought to the Fair Work Commission by a group of aged care workers could change that.

Today, writer for The Saturday Paper Kristine Ziwica on the case that could help close the gender pay gap.

Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Kristine Ziwica.

Background reading: The case that might close the wage gap in The Saturday Paper

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According to most scientists, the world has until 2030 to transition away from coal-fired power in order to prevent runaway climate change.

Six years ago one Australian energy company tried to do just that. But now, new details have emerged showing the role played by the federal government in trying to stop that from happening.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on how ideology keeps trumping economics when it comes to Australia’s climate policies.

Guest: National Correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading: Exclusive: Frydenberg pushed AGL to sack boss in The Saturday Paper

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Over the past few years the federal government has passed more and more laws granting police and security agencies greater access to our private communications.  

Law enforcement agencies claim the powers protect Australians from criminals, but there are growing concerns that they actually weaken our online security.

Today, writer for The Saturday Paper and chair of Digital Rights Watch Lizzie O’Shea on Australia’s ever expanding surveillance powers, and if they could actually make us more vulnerable.

Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper and chair of Digital Rights Watch Lizzie O’Shea.

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In basements and bars across the country crowds gather to cheer on people wearing tight, spandex outfits as they toss and pummel each other all over a ring.

In today’s episode we visit Deathmatch Downunder: one of the most spectacular, violent and progressive professional wrestling events in the country.

It’s popular, it’s growing and it’s the perfect combination of sports and entertainment. But where did it come from and what makes it so compelling?

Guest: Contributor to The Monthly and author of ‘Everything Harder Than Everyone Else’, Jenny Valentish

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