Malaysian Election results, Wominjeka festival, Abortion Referendum, Plastics ban, Surveillance and security

Wednesday, 30 May 2018 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country.

7:05am Poem from Fleassy Malay When Men Birth surrounding the role of today’s men during childbirth.

7:10 SONG Temple Step Project producer from Byron Bay with piece New Generations.

7:18 Professor James Chin from the University of Tasmania speaks on the result of recent Malaysian elections including gerrymandering prior to the elections as well as the new coalition government Pakatan Harapan success and what this means for Malaysians.

7:32 Interview with performer Lady Lash from the Wominjeka Festival over the weekend.

7:36 Featured song from artist Lady Lash Her She Bars.

7:44am Interview with Irish time’s Karen Twomey who spoke with Aoife Cooke on the debate leading up to the Irish abortion referendum and it’s results over the weekend.

7:54am Gemma Cafarella, a representative of Liberty Victoria discussing heightened surveillance in the international community and how Australia’s “Home Affairs” ministry and new security measures proposed by Minister Dutton will effect the privacy of Australians. 

8:04 Jimmy Cordwell from the Australian Marine Conservation Society about a Brisbane council's recent ban on straws, balloons and plastics and the beneficence to the local environment.

8:17 Professor Rick Sarre, School of Law, University of South Australia on why random identification at airports are a bad idea. Discussing how random identification checks fail to combat the threat of terrorism, increases profiling and discrimination and fosters a fear rather than information-based society.