Podcast appearances and mentions of George Brandis

Former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general, George Brandis, has weighed in on the fiery Oval Office exchange between Donald Trump, JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelensky.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the relationship between national security and politics? How does national security policymaking differ from other areas of public policy?And how might the decline of major parties in Australia impact the national security policymaking process?In this episode, George Brandis – Australia's former Attorney-General and High Commissioner to the United kingdom – joins David Andrews to discuss the politics of national security policymaking. Professor The Honourable George Brandis KC is a Professor in the Practice of National Security in a joint appoint to the ANU National Security College (NSC) and the ANU College of Law. David Andrews is a Senior Policy Advisor at NSC. TRANSCRIPTShow notes: Listener survey: The National Security Podcast NSC academic programs – find out more We'd love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to NatSecPod@anu.edu.au. You can tweet us @NSC_ANU and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. The National Security Podcast is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks to former attorney general George Brandis about his view that ASIO needs to answer to the attorney general's department to be kept accountable. They also discuss the politics behind the creation of the Department of Home Affairs and what the recent changes mean.

In this episode of the Oxford Policy Podcast, Nick Fabbri speaks with George Brandis, former Australian Attorney-General and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. They discuss George's time at Oxford and Magdalen College as a law student, his career in the law, the philosophical traditions of liberalism and conservatism and how they might be applied to policy issues in the 21st century, some major security and social policy reforms George influenced, George's time as High Commissioner to the UK during Brexit negotiations, the COVID pandemic, and Tory party leadership changes, and international security issues. *** Professor the Honourable George Brandis KC is a lawyer, former Australian Senator and Attorney-General, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and now Professor of National Security at the Australian National University.

Is the decline of democracy being overblown? How has social media reshaped democracy, for better and for worse? How can the next generation of leaders sustain and strengthen democracy? In this episode, George Brandis, Tom Rogers, Atul Sharma, and Ketty Chen join Janine O'Flynn to discuss elections, institutions, opportunities, and challenges for democracy in the coming years. Professor The Hon George Brandis KC is a Professor in the Practice of National Security, Policy and Law at the ANU National Security College (NSC) and ANU College of Law. Tom Rogers is the Australian Electoral Commissioner. Dr Atul Sharma is a member of the NSC Youth Council. Dr Ketty Chen is the Taiwan Country Representative and Head of Taipei Office at the National Democratic Institute.Professor Janine O'Flynn is the Director of the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. Show notes ANU National Security College academic programs: find out more Note: This episode was recorded during NSC's Securing our Future conference on 10 April 2024. We'd love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to NatSecPod@anu.edu.au. You can tweet us @NSC_ANU and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. The National Security Podcast is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Nick Fabbri speaks with George Brandis, former Australian Attorney-General and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. They discuss George's time at Oxford and Magdalen College as a law student, his career in the law, the philosophical traditions of liberalism and conservatism and how they might be applied to policy issues in the 21st century, some major security and social policy reforms George influenced, George's time as High Commissioner to the UK during Brexit negotiations, the COVID pandemic, and Tory party leadership changes, and international security issues.***Professor the Honourable George Brandis KC is a lawyer, former Australian Senator and Attorney-General, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and now Professor of National Security at the Australian National University.

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election with almost 90pc of vote, but large protests spark 'hope'. Your car spies on you and rats you out to insurance companies. Former US president Donald Trump insults ambassador Kevin Rudd, says 'he won't be there long' if he's 'hostile'. George Brandis warns not to erode Kevin Rudd's standing in Washington after Donald Trump barbs. Government hears back on religious schools review, but its own plans are still unclear. No clear winner from Tasmanian election as Liberals turn to crossbench to negotiate minority government options. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things. The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone. Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow Instagram: @JorgeTsipos @Tom.Heath @UnnaturalShow  

Celebrate the fifth anniversaries of Australia's first gay and lesbian legally married couples with a look back down their long road to marriage equality. From the 2004 “heterosexuals only” amendment to the Marriage Act to the 2017 postal survey on the issue and, finally, the legalization of same-gender marriages, Sydney correspondent Barry McKay covered the key developments. Included are former Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull; Senators Penny Wong, Sarah Hanson-Young, George Brandis and Dean Smith; MPs Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek; former High Court Justice Michael Kirby; journalists Karl Stevanovic and David Koch; right wing activist Lyle Shelton; LGBTQ+ activists Jo Ball, Tiernan Brady and Alex Greenwich; entertainer Magda Szubanski and swimmer Ian Thorpe. NewsWrap will return next week. All this on the January 1, 2024 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss: More than 70 university law professors say Voice 'not constitutionally risky' in letter to Australian public. Referendum question and constitutional amendment. How a soap opera star pushed a conspiracy theory linking the Voice to Parliament to a UN takeover. Lidia Thorpe calls the Voice referendum an 'act of genocide' after receiving threats from far-right extremists. Voice polls show support lower than that of failed republic referendum. CPSU and George Brandis say Michael Pezzullo's position is ‘untenable'. Kevin McCarthy is the first house speaker in US history to be ousted. Here's why Republicans turned on him. Big Oil's Using Fortnite, TikTok, And Twitch In Effort To Convince Kids Fossil Fuels Are Cool. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things. The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone. Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow Instagram: @JorgeTsipos @Tom.Heath @UnnaturalShow  

Expect intelligent conversations on the big issues as Professor David Flint urges Australians to take back their country.  Watch ‘Save the Nation' live and on demand at ADH TV, Tuesdays & Thursdays 9pm AEST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chair: Bob Carr George Orwell said: "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." The Public Square is a place we cherish in a democracy, so what is our response to ideas we might find upsetting, confronting, even provocative? Do we only converse with people who share our views? Or are we, as a civil society, able to listen to each other, reflect on the issue at hand and sometimes even change our deeply held beliefs? Joining the Hon Bob Carr for this important conversation are Shalom Auslander, Sarah Ferguson, David Hare and Mark Scott (via video). Event details: Sun 05 Mar, 9:30am on the East Stage

Rishi Sunak is a man of many firsts. He's the first person of colour to become British PM, the first born to immigrant parents and the first practising Hindu to lead the country and at the age of 42, he's also the youngest person to take office in more than 200 years.Following a chaotic few years at the top of UK politics, Sunak's appeal may well be him playing the "calm, cool, competent card." 

The Respect for Marriage Act, introduced by lesbian Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), championed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, passes the U.S. Senate with the support of Republican Senators Susan Collins (ME) and Rob Portman (OH). The amended bill will return to the House, where Senator Dick Durban (D-IL) thinks the bipartisan bill will succeed. Following a rancorous public survey, the Australian Senate made marriage equality the law five years ago this week. Our coverage of the debate featured Senators Sarah Hansen-Young, George Brandis, Dean Smith and Penny Wong (reported by Sydney correspondent Barry McKay). Late-breaking bulletin: A mass shooting at a Colorado Springs, Colorado LGBTQ+ bar kills five before the attacker is brought down by patrons. And in NewsWrap: an Italian lesbian couple wins the right not to be listed as “mother” and “father” on their child's identification documents, a Texas federal judge overrules a Biden administration policy that protects LGBTQ patients from biased healthcare providers, the U.S. joins several other countries in sending diversity messages to Qatar with their World Cup teams, Melbourne United's Isaac Humphries becomes the second male pro-basketball player to come out, gay Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy dies of cancer, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Melanie Keller and John Dyer V (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this on the November 21, 2022 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

Britain will have a new Prime Minister following the resignation of Boris Johnson, after just three years in the job. Former UK High Commissioner George Brandis says Mr Johnson was the most consequential PM since Margaret Thatcher.

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, His Excellency the Hon George Brandis QC, Australia's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, joins Will Stoltz to discuss Australia's relationship with the United Kingdom and the ongoing war in Ukraine.The UK-Australia relationship is at a high-water mark of trust and collaboration, cemented by the AUKUS Pact, the UK-Australia free trade agreement, and a united response to Russia's war on Ukraine. But can the United Kingdom keep one eye on the Indo-Pacific while a crisis unfolds in Europe? And what comes next for cooperation between the two countries? In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Dr Will Stoltz speaks with His Excellency the Hon George Brandis QC at Australia House in London to discuss the High Commissioner's assessment of Australia's response to the invasion of Ukraine, his priorities as head of mission, and his passion for world affairs.His Excellency the Hon George Brandis QC is Australia's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. A barrister by profession, he served as a Senator for Queensland in the Australian Parliament for 18 years. Dr William Stoltz is the Senior Adviser for Public Policy at the ANU National Security College (NSC). He is responsible for mobilising the College's research and resident expertise to influence and inform current public policy debates.We'd love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to NatSecPod@anu.edu.au. You can tweet us @NSC_ANU and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. The National Security Podcast is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A diplomatic investigation is underway following a crash involving two police security cars at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The number of Queensland public servants earning at least $120,000 per year has jumped by 18 per cent in just 12 months. Diplomatic investigation underway after two police ­security cars crashed as George Brandis tried to join PM's motorcade at the Glasgow COP26 climate summit. Queenslanders have been urged to “think seriously” about where they're going as Covid-19 runs rampant through the community. Marnus Labuschagne opens up about losing his grandmother to breast cancer ahead of tomorrow's Ashes Pink Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atcouriermail.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Breakdown, asylum seekers get a Lotto win and send you the bill, George Brandis cops a whack (undeserved ... for a change), and equity, equity, equity ... but what the hell is it?

Matt Hancock, Health Secretary discusses how lockdown restrictions in Leicester are to be extended for at least two weeks. Sir Peter Soulsby, City Mayor of Leicester on trying to require extra funding for his city to help businesses in Leicester survive. Julia is also joined by George Brandis, Australian High Commissioner on a Australia-UK free trade deal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Prime Minister is making the case for mass surveillance - for your own good, of course - to flatten the curve. But the data on Kung Flu is so wrong that it can't even predict tomorrow accurately, according to the University of Sydney. Malcolm Turnbull dumps a load on the Liberal Party and why I hate the Olsen twins.

James Millar is joined by George Brandis, Australia's High Commissioner in the UK, and Professor Jonathan Portes for our latest Brexit Breakdown podcast.

Emma Alberici is joined by Darren Chester and Tanya Plibersek for a discussion of the week in politics, including John Barilaro's calls for Malcolm Turnbull to resign and the latest controversy surrounding Labor Senator Sam Dastyari.

Emma Alberici is joined by Darren Chester and Tanya Plibersek for a discussion of the week in politics, including John Barilaro's calls for Malcolm Turnbull to resign and the latest controversy surrounding Labor Senator Sam Dastyari.

Emma Alberici speaks to Attorney-General George Brandis about the historic passage of a same-sex marriage bill through the Senate and the latest scandal engulfing Labor Senator Sam Dastyari.

Joyous scenes erupted in the Senate today with the historic passage of the bill to legalise same-sex marriage. But the process won't be complete until it's approved by the House of Representatives - this week's sitting was cancelled by the Prime Minister. Political Correspondent Matt Wordsworth reports.

Emma Alberici speaks to Attorney-General George Brandis about the historic passage of a same-sex marriage bill through the Senate and the latest scandal engulfing Labor Senator Sam Dastyari.

Joyous scenes erupted in the Senate today with the historic passage of the bill to legalise same-sex marriage. But the process won't be complete until it's approved by the House of Representatives - this week's sitting was cancelled by the Prime Minister. Political Correspondent Matt Wordsworth reports.

Marriage Equality is at the heart of today's discussion. Tony Abbott wrote an article for The Sydney Morning Herald, and George Brandis calls for emergency vilification laws. Also, we simplify and demystify the first commercials from both sides of the campaign. RELATED LINKS: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/emergency-laws-to-ban-vilification-intimidation-and-threats-in-samesex-marriage-campaign-20170912-gyfpkh.html http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tony-abbott-on-why-same-sex-marriage-would-fundamentally-change-society-20170912-gyfi4f.html https://gayandchristian.blog/2017/09/12/being-gay-during-the-ssm-plebiscite/  

In the news this week, it was revealed that Barnaby Joyce is a New Zealand citizen by descent. He has referred himself to the High Court for a ruling on whether or not he is eligible to continue to sit in parliament. Julie Bishop subsequently has accused Bill Shorten and the Labor Party of conspiring with the New Zealand Labor Party against the Australian government. George Brandis accused Penny Wong and her staff of the dirty work.  Also on this episode, Annabel Crabb interviewed John Howard and Bob Hawke about the lack of outstanding leaders in democratic systems today, and how today's politicians are ruining the profession. RELATED LINKS http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/transcript-julie-bishops-extraordinary-new-zealand-citizenship-press-conference-20170816-gxxa1d.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/julie-bishop-says-she-could-not-trust-a-new-zealand-labour-government-after-barnaby-fiasco-20170815-gxwfj9.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bernardi-calls-for-parliament-to-be-suspended-as-citizenship-scandal-deepens-20170816-gxy0ae.html http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/no-outstanding-leader-in-the-free-world-says-bob-hawke-at-event-with-john-howard-20170816-gxxw8i.html  

Jacob and Zane discuss protests against visit to Australia by Israeliprime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Discussion of protest against criminalisation of homelessness persons at White Night, and of upcoming protests.Discussion of fascist grouplet Soldiers of Odour trying to cohere a lynch mob in Melton to attack African Australian people, based on a completely fabricated story.Discussion of US based far right activist Milo Yiannopoulous being shunned by a publishing company and by far right organisations after making comments condoning pedophilia.Discussion of attacks on native title law with new legislation implemented by Federal Attorney general George Brandis aimed at further weakening native title provisions and giving mining companies including Adani even greater access to Aboriginal land than is already the case.Jacob and Zane interview Stephanie Cousins from Amnesty International about the organisation’s latest annual State of the World’s HumanRights report, including reports of a culture of fear and hatred in many countries, the ongoing abuses in Australia, including the high level of incaceration of Aboriginal people, the ongoing policy of locking up refugees and asylum seekers, and regressive metadata and foreign fighter legislation. Listen Here.ActivistcalendarJacob and Zane interview Australian Council of Trade Unions President Ged Kearney about the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates for retail, fast food and pharmaceutical workers, and how this decision will potentially affect around 750,000 workers and will reduce their pay, in what will be the biggest backward step for wages since the Great Depression. Listen Here. Jacob and Zane interview Socialist Alliance member and Repower Port Augusta activist Gemma Weedall, about the community led campaign to build a new dispatchable solar thermal plant at Port Augusta, how this would complement the variable output of South Australia’s fleet of wind farms, providing alternative employment for former coal workers in the region, and how private operators have been gaming the energy system to maximise profits and then blaming the energy supply issues on renewables. Listen Here.

#auspol member Denise Shrivell finishes the first week of the 2017 Australian Parliament with a wide ranging, in-depth conversation with ex-leader of the Australian Democrats and Labor Politician - Cheryl Kernot. Cheryl generously shares her insights on Corey Bernardi (he should have left Parliament), other politicians such as George Brandis (stalked her), the adversarial structure of politics, the origins of 'Keep the Bastards Honest', can you compare Malcolm Turnbull with Keating this week? - and a lot more. This is a must listen to for anyone with an interest in Australian politics.

Katharine Murphy and Gabrielle Chan are joined by Crikey political editor Bernard Keane on the Australian politics live podcast to wrap up the year. They examine the winners of the year: Pauline Hanson, Nick Xenophon and Malcolm Turnbull before looking at the losers of the year: Malcolm Turnbull, George Brandis and Sam Dastyari. Which one has the “reverse midas touch”?

Glen speaks about the 'Hollywood 10' and the House of UnAmerican Activities, Irene and The Bagman discuss the George Brandis corruption claim, 457 workers, Kimberly Kitching and Derryn Hinch while Susanna lets fly at the White Ribbon campaign.

Round 1. FIGHT! In this episode we have: houses vs avocados, George Brandis vs Justin Gleeson, Abbott vs Turnbull and Trump vs Clinton. We also chat about 'water bears', the tragic death of Manmeet Alisher, 'devil tomatoes grown with witchcraft' and our stupid political news takes us back to the Philippines.

In this episode: the plebiscite is dead, but what now for marriage equality in Australia? Malcolm Turnbull is again facing questions about his leadership and George Brandis looks like he has mislead Parliament. In America, Donald Trump proves yet again what a sorry excuse for a human being he is, Hillary Clinton's transcripts are leaked and we watched the second presidential debate so you didn't have to. We also have 'stupid political news', 'articles of interest' and RANTING!

A contentious move by Attorney-General George Brandis to restrict access to legal advice from the solicitor-general is continuing to raise controversy and questions about its legal validity. Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus tells Michelle Grattan that he sees this as “the most extraordinary power grab by the Attorney-General in the history of the office”. “We already know that he's held up requests. Why? I can't say, but the deputy secretary of the department giving evidence to the Senate committee last week said that one of the requests had taken 10 days. "Now very often it's urgent that you get legal advice. It's never before been the position that secretaries of commonwealth departments, other ministers, the prime minister, the governor-general have been told that the written consent of the attorney-general is necessary before they get the advice of the solicitor-general,” he says. The solicitor-general has to be the primary source of advice on the most important matters of the government, Dreyfus says. “I'm not for a moment suggesting that in a complex, large government with 168,000 Australian public servants that every single legal question that the government comes into contact with has to go to the solicitor-general. Clearly that at a practical level couldn't be the case but matters like the plebiscite bill, which the parliament is now dealing with, or the prorogation of parliament that occurred earlier this year or the citizenship bill - they are matters that the government should go to the solicitor-general [with] first.” On the question of whether Labor should stick with its planned policy of enforcing a binding vote on marriage equality after the next election, Dreyfus says he thinks it is a “human rights matter”. “That's my own view and I argued in favour and voted in favour of the binding vote and that would remain my position…and lets see if it's the position that would give difficulty because by the time of the next Labor conference, this matter may well have been dealt with in the parliament.” Music credit: “Storytime” by Dlay on the Free Music Archive

Why has the attorney general been absent from the campaign trail ? Richard Ackland joins Bridie Jabour to discuss this and why Australia’s legal aid funding is so low that it’s actually costing taxpayers more

Jazz dissects Abbott's Margaret Thatcher Lecture, ponders the purpose of an award for "Best Coal Mine" and wonders if George Brandis is perhaps not the best person to launch Australia's bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.

"Risk is not so risky. It’s a necessity. It is how forms develop, how we find new audiences, new artists, how cultural conversations happen." - Angharad Wynne-Jones In our momentous final, fifth episode on responsibility, Fleur and Jana speak with two great women of the Australian performing arts: all-round cultural leaders Angharad Wynne-Jones, Artistic Director of Arts House Melbourne, and Esther Anatolitis, Director of Regional Arts Victoria (formerly CEO of Melbourne Fringe). In an emotional, grounding ending to the series, we touch on some important, often neglected questions: how do we create an ecology that supports the artist, as well as the arts?" "The independent arts is a hell of a lot stronger than any arts minister in any doomed-to-fail attempt to politicise the ways that art gets made.” - Esther Anatolitis This is a very special episode. As Angharad and Esther spoke with an authenticity and feeling that is rare in public discourse. We felt very privileged to have them with us, and we all left in tears. Discussed in this episode: George Brandis, being a person with a 'decision-making potential and capacity to be confused', the future, 'creating new artistic frameworks for established arts companies' and what that could possibly mean, the difference between advocacy and lobbying, audiences, the importance of having rigorous conversations about art, being accountable to the rate-payers of the City of Melbourne, bushfires, Kat Muscat, burn-out, and what is cultural leadership anyway?! With this episode ends our season on responsibility, Fleur's baby, a season which has taken us some very deep places. We will take a short break now, to recover from the rollercoaster and consider what to do next. But stay tuned: we have more exciting and intellectually rigorous conversations to come. Podcast bibliography: Keith Gallasch: Interview, Angharad Wynne-Jones, RealTime 109, June-July 2012 Michael Short: Esther Anatolitis enters The Zone, The Age, April 25, 2011 Richard Watts: Kat Muscat's life celebrated at emotional Melbourne farewell, ArtsHub, August 4, 2015 see Angharad Wynne-Jones speak about FOLA 2014 estheranatolitis.net.

Dan Ilic is one of Australia’s most prolific comedic voices. Dan has been making television in Australia for ten years. His credits include: Australia’s Funniest Home Videos (Nine), Hungry Beast (ABC), Hamster Wheel (ABC), Can of Worms (Ten) and The Feed (SBS2) as well as being a regular on comedy panel shows and news magazine programs. In 2014 Dan raised more than $50,000 through crowd-funding to make A Rational Fear into a web series. Most recently Dan was Senior producer of Satire for AJ+ English, Al Jazeera’s digital platform for millennials. James Colley is a Young Walkley nominated satirist and creator of The Backburner on SBS Comedy. He works on The Weekly with Charlie Pickering and Gruen and has previously written for A Rational Fear andJunkee. Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt describes James as "utterly unfunny" with humour "of the kind that would make only Lenin laugh”. James Colley notes that Lenin was famously difficult to amuse. Kate McCartney is a writer/director, illustrator, animator and performer. Her work as a comedy performer and writer has featured in Big Bite, Hamish and Andy and The Time Of Our Lives and she also appeared inKath and Kim and Outland. Kate was also a senior writer for Sam Simmons’ Problems, and her other credits include Adam Hills Tonight, Dirty Laundry Live, Spicks and Specks and ABC3’s Little Lunch andYou’re Skitting Me. In February 2015, McCartney and writing partner Kate McLennan’s original concept The Katering Show was released on YouTube. To date, it has attracted more than 4 million views and 60 000 subscribers. James Jericho founded satire news website The Shovel in 2012 after realising no-one else was going to publish his exclusive exposé about the real use for George Brandis’s bookshelf or Tony Abbott’s target to cut Australia’s reputation by 30% by 2020. Now read by hundreds of thousands of Australians every month, and featured weekly on The Sydney Morning Herald, The Shovel has become the must-read masthead in Parliament House. James is The Shovel’s head writer and editor, and is a regular commentator on satire’s place in contemporary Australia. In June 2015 he kick-started a national campaign to find Bill Shorten. Jordan Shanks started Friendlyjordies with a focus on political and social satire. in 2013 and since then it has grown to an audience of more than 100,000 people on Facebook and YouTube. He writes articles for SBS Comedy and a weekly Friendly Jordies podcast that occasionally makes it to the Top Ten Australian podcasts. Rebecca Shaw (aka Brocklesnitch) is a freelance writer, podcaster and creator of the parody Twitter account @notofeminism. She is a columnist for the Kill Your Darlings Journal, one of the team at The Backburner, and has written for SBS, Junkee, and The Guardian. She is in constant competition with Ruby Rose to become Australia's favourite lesbian. 

Why would a local conservation group need to enforce the government's own laws and why would George Brandis react in a manner that seeks to align Australia with authoritarian states?Find out in this episode, where Viv uses the Carmichael Coal Case as a talking point with:Cristy Clark, Lecturer in Law at Southern Cross Uni and contributor to online zine - The Conversation (Cristy's current research is focused on the intersection of law, development and the environment)Jeff Smith, Executive Director, EDO, (independent community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law) NSW and lawyer for the mighty Mackay Conservation GroupProfessor Samantha Hepburn, (Associate Head of School (Research), Law & Busines, Deakin Uni with a strong research interest in unconventional gas regulation in Australia and is also examining the regulatory development of carbon capture sequestration both in Australia and internationally.)  "...under a democratic system, the rule of law means that the government is constrained by law and can be held accountable by the people." – Cristy Clarkhttps://theconversation.com/the-government-vs-the-environment-lawfare-in-australia-46205

Clare Ozich from Australian Institute of Employment Rights talks about George Brandis' "Freedoms Inquiry' out of the Australian Law Reform Commission; Steven Jolley talks up at the No Room for Racism Speak Out Melbourne 7-8-2015; Bob Carnegie about the MUA - Hutchinson Dispute; This is the Week that Was; & Dr Noah Bassil on power, imperialism & change.

"I think [the larger companies] should be forced to take more risks.” - Melissa Reeves “Nurture the audacious. The works that you remember are works with audacity.” - Patricia Cornelius And... we're back! Fleur and Jana are talking to theatre-makers from Australia and abroad, with Kieran behind the mixing desk. Our second season will tackle the topic of responsibility. ‘Responsibility’ is a word that comes up a lot in art but its meaning is as multifaceted as the artists who use. It can mean ‘duty of care’ to your fellow practitioners, ‘responsibility’ to deliver the product the subscribers are paying for or not traumatising an audience who did not consent to be traumatised. But it can also mean responsibility to be brave. Brave enough to tell the hard stories. To press on wounds that need pressing. Sometimes the old adage that art ‘holds a mirror up to society’ is far to passive. Sometimes that mirror needs smashing. In this, the second season of Audio Stage, we are talking ‘responsibility in art’. Over the course of the next ten weeks we will be in dialogue with various practitioners, programmers and thinkers about what ‘responsibility’ means to them and how we remain ethical in art. Our first guests are playwrights Patricia Cornelius and Melissa Reeves. We talk about responsibility in playwrighting: the words we use, the stories we tell, the people we stage, and the playwrights we give money to. “I’ve never believed the bullshit about how audiences don’t like risk. They actually really do. I’ve seen it. I’ve been in enough audiences that are asleep and I’ve seen them wake up when there is something that unsettles them... I think an audience is dying to be offended.” - Patricia Cornelius Discussed in this episode: Andrew Bovell; academic research and ethics procedures; Aboriginal and white theatre-makers; rulebooks for making ethical art: Y/N?; telling real-life stories: 'how did you know my first wife was a hair-dresser?'; Diane Brimble; identifying with characters; the whitest story ever told about Kenya; Steven Sewell; why white women are so much more concerned about their responsibilities than white men; why a lion is always played by a black actor; Jana's students at the VCA; Myall Creek Massacre; George Brandis; and Melbourne Workers' Theatre. "I remember reading this fantastic poem by this Aboriginal woman, and it said: 'If you're writing this because you want to help me, you know, just fuck off. But if you're writing this because your liberation is bound up in my liberation, then, you know, go ahead, come with me'. And it was a beautiful invitation." - Melissa Reeves Stay tuned: we have more exciting and intellectually rigorous conversations to come. Podcast bibliography: Ben Neutze: Who's Afraid of Patricia Cornelius? (The Daily Review, May 27, 2014) Simon Caterson: Cold War Confidential (The Age, 17 February 2007) If you are interested in Melissa Reeves and Patricia Cornelius, you can read their plays at AustralianPlays.org: Melissa Reeves' plays here, and Patricia Cornelius' plays here.

Donald Trump demonstrates some modern thinking. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd submits to a Voight-Kampff test. And Senator Jacqui Lambie lays down the law on renewable energy.In this podcast, there's talk of windfarms, wind turbine syndrome, and a lack of science. Also, Tony Abbott, terrorism, George Brandis, poetry, and a little bit about fascism.Episode notes and full credits are at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00045/

Jake Stone and Jess Scully join Alex Spring and Nancy Groves in a special episode that addresses the fears of the arts community after a redirection of funding in the May 2015 budget

Mike Baird shocks nobody by winning the New South Wales state election; Scott Morrison has traumatic flashbacks (to wet willies and spitballs to the back of the head) as former students of Sydney Boys High boycott his attendance at their Old Boys function; Jackie Lambie and Nick Xenophon start their own no-issue eponymous political parties; a Manus Island prisoner tries to do exactly what the Australian government told him to, but isn't allowed; George Brandis discovers gravity; and we find out about the plots of dastardly terrorists to destroy the environment.

Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Encryption hack downplayed by SIM card maker Gemalto [The Age] Twitter has tripled the size of its team handling abuse reports [The Guardian] Australians harass George Brandis as the true cost of metadata retention is revealed [The Age] Metadata retention laws will pass as Labor folds [SMH] Woolworths inks deal with eBay to drive online/offline sales [SMH] News.com.au Launches On Youth App Snapchat [B&T] Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge announced [News.com.au] Huawei unveils its first Android Wear smartwatch [Engadget] Pebble takes on Apple Watch with a new Kickstarter that's raised over $5 million in less than a day [BGR] Finally, A Wearable That Lets You Charge Your Gadgets By Jerking Off [Gizmodo Australia] Here are Apple's new, diverse emoji [Mashable] Apple's new 'diverse' emojis are not diverse enough [The Age] Apple to hold March 9 event ahead of watch's April release [The Age] Apple Watch Prices Leaked: From $349 to $20,000 USD [Techfor.us] Apple Ordered to Pay $533 Million for Patent Infringement in iTunes [Re/code] Leonard Nimoy, Spock of 'Star Trek,' Dies at 83 [New York Times] Disney XD Orders 'Ducktales' Animated Comedy Series For 2017 [Deadline] Netflix is bringing back 'Inspector Gadget' and 'Danger Mouse' [Engadget] Why Don't Australia's TV Channels Broadcast In HD? [Gizmodo Australia] Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page. Songs We Played: The Doobie Brothers - "China Grove" [iTunes] The Wombats - "Greek Tragedy" [iTunes] Mental As Anything - "Let's Go To Paradise" [iTunes] The Offspring - "Come Out And Play" [iTunes] Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" [iTunes] Sia - "Elastic Heart" [iTunes] José González - "Hand On Your Heart" [iTunes] Questions, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions are all welcome. Website - http://geeksinterrupted.fm Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GeeksInterrupted Twitter - https://twitter.com/GeeksOnAir Voicemail - http://www.speakpipe.com/GeeksInterrupted If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe.

In this episode, Senator George Brandis gives his speech at the 2013 Australian Directors Guild Conference in Sydney.