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Bridie, Freddie and Nyah are back for another roundup in Australian politics! Bridie covers the sudden exit of Labor stalwart Bill Shorten, Freddie deep dives into the federal government's LGBTQ+ census backflips and Nyah has been on patrol to get all the info around the new Victorian Police industrial action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and Nyah are back to break down a decently quiet week of Australian Politics. Bridie fills us in on the drama engulfing the Jacqui Lambie Network. Nyah works overtime with two segments on a State vs Council spat and celebrating beginning of our Right to Disconnect. Also, we finally have the numbers on the controversial caps on international students and Freddie has them along with reactions from all sides of the issue. Plus, we talk Hurstbridge's Wattle Festival, Veep, and a million other random things that have nothing to do with AusPol!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and Nyah are back in the studio for your weekly dose of the week that was in politics! On our roll call for this week: Freddie fills in the class on the states vs Commonwealth spat over public school funding and the team discuss whether private schools deserve any taxpayer dollars. Nyah talks about all the new NDIS reforms. Do you find them confusing? Don't worry, we do too. And governments seem to hate tackling it too. We talk about why. While we weren't invited to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Bridie has been keeping track of it from afar so she can give us all the news from the windy city. Spoiler alert: they're having a great time over there!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two extra episodes this season and this week is an election week! Listen in for the latest on the UK and France's Elections (spoiler alert, Nyah's very excited about the hung parliament in France) and an update on the Presidential Debate. (And of course a long discussion of our weekends!) Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie are in the studio this week with your political news update (and three international elections!) First up on the show, Fatima Payman’s resignation from the Labor Party and what the future could look like for her as an independent. Next, the USA Election continues to progress with the Presidential Debate sparking discussions of Joe Biden’s fitness for leadership. In Europe, France underwent the first round of their election and currently have three major parties in the running. Plus, Olympians are set to swim in the Seine in August, hence a series of investments to improve the water quality. Finally, just across the English Channel, the UK election is currently underway with a media blackout across the country.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Bridie, Freddie and Declan are in the studio to bring you the latest in politics. The big news of the week takes us over to the USA after an assassination attempt on Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. The team discuss where they were when the news broke and what this will mean for the continuation of Trump’s presidential campaign. Also in the US, the Republican National Convention began this week and Trump announced his running mate. Back in Australia, Bridie gives us the rundown on why the CFMEU has been in the news this week. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Bridie, Freddie & Nyah cover Peter Dutton's controversial Gaza comments, new AUKUS submarine developments and the Victorian Government's backflip on raising the age of criminal responsibility. Spoiler alert: we aren't happy about any of these! But we were happy to talk to BFF of the show Sammy J about his year so far, what political role he would take on, how to handle sensitive politics as a comedian and we test his knowledge on the news of 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian, musician and ABC Melbourne breakfast host Sammy J returns to the Represent studio to catch up with Bridie, Freddie and Nyah.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie join you from the studio this week, with Declan bringing the news remotely and Nyah phoning in to attempt to remedy Bridie's vehement dislike of The Phantom of the Opera.  This week the hot topics are the Coalition's 7 new proposed nuclear power sites (and an ensuing discussion of the state of the Liberal party), the visit from Chinese Premier Li Qiang and the ACCC's inquiry into the major supermarkets. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show, Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Declan talk about the Liberal Party’s new stance of climate policy and how it may influence the next federal election, the ABC’s new internship for members of the upcoming show The Assembly hosted by Leigh Sales and the resignation of Peter Costello as chairman of Nine. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A full studio this week with Bridie, Freddie, Kaspar and Declan bringing you the latest in politics from across the globe. This week we talk about the recent case against Twitter which has been dropped by the eSafety Commissioner regarding footage of recent violence in Sydney. In the USA, Donald Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a crime after he was found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying records, and an update on the conflict in Palestine and the ramifications across the globe.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Nyah, Freddie and Declan spend three-quarters of an hour talking about the complications and lead up to the current criticism of Australia's immigration law and overturning of Indefinite Immigration Detention. Bridie joined us for the second hour with the latest in international and ICC responses to the ongoing conflict in Palestine, and we talk about the AI image "All Eyes on Rafah" circulating social media. Declan brings the news this week live in the studio. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few weeks ago Nyah, Bridie and Freddie chatted to Shorna Moore, a social justice lawyer and advocate at the Melbourne City Mission, about the Home Time Campaign, which aims to fix the housing system in Australia for young people. Nearly 40 thousand young people between the ages of 15 and 24 do not have somewhere to live each night, and the Home Time campaign is proposing all levels of government take action on developing youth tenancies, youth independence transitional services and addressing the rental gap in the current housing crisis. For more information and to sign onto the campaign you can visit www.hometime.org.au. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kaspar caught up with the University of Melbourne’s Student Union International President Richard Ha to talk about the Federal Budget’s announcement regarding University quotas for international students, the housing crisis, and student life for international students. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freddie and Kaspar take over Represent this week while Bridie and Nyah get cultural at Opera Australia’s Tosca which they give an overview of at the end of the show (SPOILER ALERT!).  In political news, two elections to talk about on the show today: Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4 this year, and your latest update on the USA election in November. And Kaspar brings us the latest on the University of Melbourne’s agreement to disclose its partnerships with weapons manufacturers after campus encampments and students occupying the Arts West Building. This week, we also have two interviews! Kaspar caught up with the University of Melbourne’s Student Union International President Richard Ha to talk about the Federal Budget’s announcement regarding University quotas for international students, the housing crisis, and student life for international students.  And a few weeks ago Nyah, Bridie and Freddie chatted to Shorna Moore, social justice lawyer and advocate at the Melbourne City Mission, abou

This week on the show is Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Declan. The team talk state budget (and lament the delay of the airport rail), Nyah talks about her first budget lockup experience, Freddie explains the money pledged by the federal government to help students after the high indexation of HECS last financial year, and Bridie brings us the latest on university encampments following developments in Palestine.  Declan brings you this week's news live in the studio. Next week is the Federal Budget! Bridie, Freddie and Nyah will be broadcasting from Canberra! Listen in to hear all about the federal lockup and budget. Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Represent for season 2 of 2024! Have you missed us? On the show today we have Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Kaspar bringing you the latest in politics. We talk about regulations around graphic content on X (Twitter), the rejection of a second Medically Supervised Injecting Room in Melbourne, the appointment of Ellen Sandell as the new leader of the Victorian Greens, and a segment [disclaimer, we ran overtime and the end of this discussion is cut short] about political gifts, what the rules are and some fun examples. Declan brings us the news remotely this week. Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a busy four days in Canberra, the team is back to give you their full rundown of Canberra, the budget lockup and the federal budget. Nyah, Bridie and Freddie give Kaspar their one-word assessments of the whole experience and provide you with further detail from their Tuesday Night Rundown. Tune in next week to hear our thoughts on Peter Dutton's reply speech, and to return to some of our usual Represent content.  Thank you for listening to our week of Budget content! Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Represent's 2024/25 federal budget coverage with a special interview with Dr Carina Garland. Recorded in Parliament House and broadcast Tuesday night. Listen in on Thursday to our full rundown. 4-6pm 90.7FM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah, Bridie and Freddie are in Canberra for the federal budget lockup.  On the way, we visited Carina Garland to talk about the budget and what the new HECS debt changes will mean for students. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and ThreadsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.