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Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Alex Makin, Mayor, City of Port Phillip, ‘St Kilda Film Festival 2026’.
Yesterday00:06:35Tap to summarizeMacca and Paul are joined live in the studio by city of Port Phillip Mayor Alex Makin, as they discuss the 2026, St Kilda Film Festival. The St Kilda Film Festival (SKFF) 2026 runs from Thursday 4th June to Sunday 14th June 2026 across various iconic venues in St Kilda, Melbourne. As Australia’s longest-running short film festival, this year’s event showcases a record-breaking selection of over 190 short films, including comedy, horror, documentaries, and animation. Because it is an Academy Awards-qualifying event, winning films are eligible for consideration at the Oscars The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Alex Makin, Mayor, City of Port Phillip, ‘St Kilda Film Festival 2026’. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Anna Brown, Equality Australia, Hands off our Protections! Community Petition!
Yesterday00:00:55Tap to summarizeMacca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Anna Brown from Equality Australia, as they discuss the ‘Hands off our Protections’ petition. CEO Anna Brown’s fingerprints are on nearly every major reform for LGBTIQ+ people in recent years. She played a critical role in the campaign for marriage equality co-chairing the Equality Campaign. Our communities are facing some of the most serious attacks on our rights and protections in many years. Right now, multiple Bills are being pushed that would strip protections from trans people and take a wrecking ball to Australia’s anti-discrimination laws more broadly. No one should be singled out for exclusion because of who they are. Sign our petition now calling on MPs to stand up for our communities. Now is the time for our communities and allies to come together and push back. Sign the petition today. https://equalityaustralia.org.au/hands-off-our-protections/ The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Anna Brown, Equality Australia, Hands off our Protections! Community Petition! appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Ohad Kozminsky, Community Engagement Dir – Jewish Council of Aust. ‘The Difference between Israeli and being Jewish’; and the Royal Commission.
Yesterday00:20:21Tap to summarizeMacca and Paul are joined live on air by Ohad Kozminsky, Community Engagement Dir – Jewish Council of Aust. ‘The Difference between Israeli and being Jewish’; and the Royal Commission. Ohad Kozminsky teaches students from a range of faith and cultural backgrounds at a Secondary School in Melbourne. His teaching includes Holocaust history, Jewish literature, and the philosophy of ethics and human rights. He is an elected member of the AEU Victoria Branch Council and the AEU Maribyrnong region. Ohad is of Arab-Jewish and European-Jewish heritage. He attended a Jewish school in Melbourne. The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Ohad Kozminsky, Community Engagement Dir – Jewish Council of Aust. ‘The Difference between Israeli and being Jewish’; and the Royal Commission. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Sabine Ostrowski, QUIT, World No-Tobacco Day! (Sunday 31st May)
Yesterday00:14:04Tap to summarizePaul and Macca are joined live in the studio by Sabine Ostrowski, QUIT, as they discuss World No-Tobacco Day! (Sunday 31st May) Sabine Ostrowski is the State Manager at Quit Victoria, leading major public health initiatives, cessation platforms, and anti-vaping campaigns aimed at protecting vulnerable Australians. Ostrowski has championed ensuring smoking and vaping cessation support is accessible to specific communities, including Indigenous populations and LGBTQIA+ groups. Illicit Tobacco Action: She has advocated for stricter enforcement against illicit tobacco, highlighting how cheap black-market products undermine efforts for people trying to quit. The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Sabine Ostrowski, QUIT, World No-Tobacco Day! (Sunday 31st May) appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 30th, May, 2026: David Gibson, Chair GRAI in Perth, Fmr Army Captain, Dismissed for his Sexuality; Senate inquiry into the Defence Force Discipline Amendment
Yesterday00:00:50Tap to summarizeMacca and Paul talk to David Gibson about a bill introduced into Parliament to address the historic treatment of LGBTI personnel in the Australian Defence Force is being welcomed as a long-overdue step toward justice. The Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation) Bill 2026, introduced by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh, will enable eligible Defence personnel convicted solely on the basis of consensual homosexual activity to apply to have those convictions extinguished. “Chair of GRAI (GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc), David Gibson, said the introduction of the legislation marks an important milestone in recognising the harm caused by past policies that targeted homosexual service members. “As a former Army officer who was discharged back in 1989 because of my sexuality, this is not just policy for me. It is personal,” Gibson said. “Careers were lost. Reputations were damaged. Many former personnel carried that trauma quietly for decades.” The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: David Gibson, Chair GRAI in Perth, Fmr Army Captain, Dismissed for his Sexuality; Senate inquiry into the Defence Force Discipline Amendment appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Rachel Payne, MP Legalize Cannabis Vic & Rachel Withers, co-host Spin Cycle Triple R, Federal Politics Update
Yesterday00:13:44Tap to summarizeRachel Payne stayed a little bit longer to continue with Paul and Macca; they are joined by Rachel Withers, co-host Spin Cycle Triple R. Rachel Withers is a freelance writer with an unfortunate penchant for Australian politics. She is the former editor of The Politics and currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio. The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Rachel Payne, MP Legalize Cannabis Vic & Rachel Withers, co-host Spin Cycle Triple R, Federal Politics Update appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Rachel Payne, MP Legalize Cannabis Vic, Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Region
Yesterday00:15:05Tap to summarizeMacca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Rachel Payne, MP, Legalize Cannabis Victoria; as they discuss state politics and what’s happening with LCV heading into the election. Rachel Payne is not your standard politician. She came from humble beginnings, left home at sixteen and has direct experience using welfare, government, housing, and legal services. Rachel worked hard to earn a Master of Public Policy and has held leadership and policy roles at Centrelink, the Eros Association and the Family Court of Australia. Rachel is also a cannabis consumer. She prefers to consume cannabis over other medications, drugs and/or alcohol for relaxation and to help manage anxiety and endometriosis symptoms. Rachel joined the Legalise Cannabis Party to champion social justice, improve community wellbeing and to get rid of outdated cannabis laws. She wants Victoria to leverage the many economic, environmental, and tax opportunities cannabis presents. Rachel lives in the south-east with her partner and their two cats. She loves swimming in the sea, live music gigs and cooking up a storm for friends. The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Rachel Payne, MP Legalize Cannabis Vic, Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Region appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Paul Scott-Williams, CEO Joy Media: Radiothon Update.
Yesterday00:11:00Tap to summarizeMacca and Paul Horwell are in the hosting seats this week, their first guest is Joy Media CEO Paul Scott-Williams. Paul discussed with the Sat Mag team what’s happening for Radiothon 2026, our sponsor and a very special announcement for Saturday Magazine–a live broadcast… The post Sat, 30th, May, 2026: Paul Scott-Williams, CEO Joy Media: Radiothon Update. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 23rd May, 2026: Dr Fernando Gordíllo Altamirano, Hantavirus, Ebola and first recorded deaths in Australia from s in Australia from Diphtheria
1w ago00:13:06Tap to summarizeCruise ship quarantines, Ebola outbreaks, diphtheria deaths in Australia — it can sometimes feel like we’re back in the middle of a global health scare. So how worried should we actually be? Joining us back in the studio is infectious diseases specialist Dr Fernando Gordíllo Altamirano. Fernando is a medical doctor from Ecuador with a master’s degree in infection and immunity from the University of Sydney. At the Monash University-based Barr Lab, he’s tackling the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance. Specifically, he’s looking at bacteriophage therapy as a treatment strategy against multi-drug-resistant bacterial pathogens such as Acinetobacter baumannii. The post Sat, 23rd May, 2026: Dr Fernando Gordíllo Altamirano, Hantavirus, Ebola and first recorded deaths in Australia from s in Australia from Diphtheria appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
Transcribe →Sat, 23rd May, 2026: Rohan Pike, ex Aust Border Force & co-founder of illicit tobacco strike force, Tobacco Wars; is the situation with illicit tobacco out of control and what could be done about it?
1w ago00:14:22Tap to summarizeOur next guest knows the criminal underworld from the inside out. Rohan Pike spent years with the AFP investigating serious organised crime and he’s here to talk about the explosive rise of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade, a black market now linked to gang violence, fire-bombings and billions in lost tax revenue. Is the situation with illicit tobacco out of control and what could be done about it? https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/how-australias-worldleading-tobacco-tax-is-fuelling-a-violent-black-market/news-story/fbc4714f9263d7a7606cfa21a399440b?utm https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/australias-illicit-tobacco-trade-funding-organised-crime-and-deadly-gang-violence/news-story/58dc10f0660ff3e99f7fb239b5eacdda?utm_ https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/JulianHill/Pages/tougher-penalties-illicit-tobacco-offenders.aspx? The post Sat, 23rd May, 2026: Rohan Pike, ex Aust Border Force & co-founder of illicit tobacco strike force, Tobacco Wars; is the situation with illicit tobacco out of control and what could be done about it? appeared first on Saturday Magazine.
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