Podcast appearances and mentions of gordon legal

Headlins //- Senator Lidia Thorpe has been cleared by the Australian Federal Police over comments made at a Palestine solidarity rally in October- Injured Workers Support Network will rally at Parliament this Wednesday 1pm to demand a meaningful Code of Injured Workers' Rights- February 13th marked 18 years since the National Apology to Stolen Generations- Traditional owner groups in North West Victoria have begun treaty negotiations 7:15 AM // Maree Pardy, lead author of a report evaluating the the Maribynong Council's use of security patrols to address social and health issues.  In last week's program we played an exercept from Jennifer Borrell's conversation with Maree, this week Maree joined us on the phone to discuss the security patrols' targeting of women in the Footscray area, as well as tonight's speak-out and Town Council meeting. You can find out more by going to footscraycommunity.net or follow @footscraycommunity on Instagram.   7:30 AM // Lucinda Thorpe, Online Privacy Coordinator at Digital Rights Watch, about proposed biometric data and digital identity document sharing between the Albanese government and the Trump administration under visa-free agreements. She came on the show today to explain what this means for Australians and their privacy. You can read more by going to digitalrightswatch.org  7:45 AM //   Kaitlyn (they/them), one of the presenters of Breadline on 3CR, presented a short but detailed report on the Robodebt class action led by Gordon Legal, on the show on Monday 2 February. They explained the background to the case and why it has been significant for people affected by the scheme. Alongside outlining the legal action, Kaitlyn also spoke about their own experiences with Robodebt and reflected more broadly on their interactions with the welfare system, offering listeners personal insight into the human impact behind it. You can find out more by listening to Breadline here. 8:00 AM AND 8:15 AM //  Four artists Naimo Omar, Emma Salmon, Lara Olkulu and Alanna Baxter, currently exhibiting at Trocadero Projects in Footscray. The artists spoke to Juliette about their exhibition 'Suck Words into Grime' currently in its last week. We discussed the artists' individual practices, how their works explore language and challenge systems of power and oppression. You can find out more about their art through the art gallery Trocadero's Instagram @trocaderoprojects or trocaderoprojects.org.au.  Songs:The Opener - Camp CopeAku, Dia Dan Lagu - SalomaPorpoise Spit - The Boys  

Wellcome back to Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan #Podcast. John Gordon - is our guest  John Gordon is a Legal Analyst, Host of the Palm Beach–based, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast The Truth with John Gordon.    Our discussion  will focus on being united in America and what we can do about creating that unity in our family, business, community and in America.  I am Virginia Prodan —an #international #humanrights #attorney, #keynote #speaker, #author of *Saving My Assassin*, and survivor of socialist Romania. I know firsthand the price of freedom, the power of faith, and the courage it takes to stand for truth in the face of opposition. On this channel, you'll find weekly episodes that inspire and equip you to: - Strengthen your #Christian #faith and live with bold #courage - Defend #freedom and #values in an increasingly hostile culture - Learn powerful lessons from history—especially from life under socialism - Discover your God-given purpose and calling - Lead with conviction at home, in the church, and in society - Learn powerful lessons from history—especially from life under socialism - Discover your God-given purpose and calling - Lead with conviction at home, in the church, and in society.   Whether you're searching for encouragement, answers to cultural challenges, or practical steps to live boldly in your faith, this channel will equip you to stand strong.          Subscribe for free to Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan #Podcast at: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kHPeoAgbkAHCg2C6RApEZ - hear encouraging & inspiring messages.   

RTBU branch secretary Vik Sharma joined Heidi Murphy on 3AW Drive to talk about the class action launched today in conjunction with Gordon Legal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you have received a debt letter from Services Australia claiming that you owe thousands of dollars in childcare subsidy overpayments dating back several years, you are not alone. We received hundreds of your stories about these sudden demands for repayment, with many of you saying you believe the amounts are incorrect and unfair. The Quicky speaks to three working mums, a lawyer, and the Head of Services Australia to find out what you can do if you receive a childcare rebate debt bill. If you feel you have received an inaccurate or unfair childcare rebate debt letter, you can complete this form to request a formal review or explanation from Services Australia. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Emma, Aleks and Rachel - All working mums who received unexpected childcare rebate debt notices Guy Tiffany - Lawyer at Gordon Legal who worked on the Robodebt case Hank Jongen - General Manager of Services Australia Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we wrap up 2020 with Not Good Enough's official Top 10 ranking for the year. 10. Forced handshakesScott Morrison’s visit to CobargoThe firefighter who really didn’t want to shake his hand.9. Meme war with ChinaThe meme war, covered in episode 48 and the trade war fallout in episode 50.8. Anne RustonAnne Ruston, covered in episode 14 and episode 45.7. State discourseSexy Dan Andrews covered in episode 28.People getting horny for Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton covered in episode 30.6. Gas led recoveryWe’ve talked about gas before. Check out episodes 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 20, 23, 26, 28, 34, 38, 43 and 47 for a quick recap.5. CoronavirusNot just SARS-CoV-2, but the Coronavirus too.4. Industrial actions and union winsThe NU Unions making big wins: RAFFWU, AUWU, RAHU.The Wyong Woolies Workers Winning Their Wages With A Walk OffRAFFWU taking McDonalds to court and winningAUWU getting in three senate submissions and running a Mutual Obligation strikeCentrelink workers releasing a letter saying they disagree with the work they’re being made to doRAHU helped negotiate over $20k in rental debt and getting eviction notices overturned.Spotless Laundry workers walked off the job over safety concernsCanberra garbage truck drivers going on multiple strikesThe Mitre 10 stop work that was won in less than four hoursThe bus driver stop work that was won before it startedThe NTEU wage theft repayment protest that was successful before it startedColes workers on indefinite strike after being locked out of their worksites, after striking back in MarchMaritime Union of Australia going on strike all along the east coast3. Sports!!!!Sports rorts covered in episode 3The NRL island that wasn’tThe AFL teams were isolated into quarantine hubs.2. Insecure workHandling of Victorian hotel security covered in episodes 27, 29, 33, and 39.In two months, five food delivery workers were killed on the job.Government’s move to change laws for part time workers covered in episode 48.1. RobodebtIn 2017 it was found unlawfulThe Not My Debt campaignBill Shorten announces class action lawsuitDebts will be repaidScott Morrison apologizesKathryn Campbell doesn’t know what Robodebt is?Gordon Legal settles out of courtCorrection: Anthony Pratt has donated millions (not hundreds of thousands) to both the Liberal and Labor parties.

We discuss the recently-settled class-action lawsuit against the Robodebt scheme, then dive into the media coverage of Australia's Afganistan war crimes, and why they should not be surprising. LockdownsSouth Australia went into lockdown for six days, and weren’t happy about it.The man who lied to contract tracers and was working multiple jobs is being hounded by the media and South Australian government.Migrant workers don’t receive any income support.RobodebtThe Federal Government knew the Robodebt scheme was illegal at least as early as 2017.Alan Tudge — one of the ministers responsible, threatened victims of the illegal scheme with prison.The government’s settlement payout to the victims of Robodebt comes to a total of… $280 per person.Gordon Legal knew the government ministers were personally responsible.Government Services Minister Stuart Robert used this settlement as a way to claim that the government are actually in good and in the right for ending the scheme, as if they weren’t forced.Peter Van Onselen points out that the Robodebt scheme was actually started by Scott Morrison, so don’t expect to see any consequences.“If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there’s no progress” — Malcolm X.Alan Tudge claims his affair with a staffer was the biggest mistake of his life.War CrimesWe’ve known about Australian soliders commiting war crimes for a long time. This article from 2009 reports on an event in 2004 and says that we owe the Afagani people an apology. This commanding officer of this operation, Jim MolanAlleged war criminal Jim Molan is now a Liberal Party SenatorCommando Kevin Frost in 2016 publicly confessed to covering up the shooting of a captive, and called for his own punishment. In 2019 he committed suicide.In 2017, the ABC released the “Afgan Files”, revealing leaked reports for war crimes.In response, the Australian Federal Police raided the ABC offices, and home of News Corp jounalist Annika Smethurst. The warrants were ruled invalid and no charges were laid.The Onion got it right again.Decorated SAS Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith allegedly kicked a handcuffed Afgani prisoner off a cliff.Roberts-Smith sued the Age for defamation over this report, resulting in the court-ordered release of documents showing his involvement in the war crimes. Maybe not the sharpest tool in the shed.Even after these Allegations, the ABC had Ben-Robert Smith giving the Remembrance Day address.Labor’s shadow defence minister Richard Marles: “It would be a tragedy if Australians were to see our nation’s involvement in Afghanistan solely through the prism of these allegations”.Former PM John Howard, who sent these soliders to war, says the culture of the military is mostly fine. Just a few bad apples.Gooood newsBendigo dairy workers at Lactalis went on strike, and got a pay rise and jobs guarantee out of it.Climate-change denier and general crank Craig Kelly is facing a grassroots campaign to be removed from office.ActionsAsk your local cafe to stop stocking the local Murdoch rag. Direct action campaigns can work. The Sun was kicked out of Liverpool after their their coverage of the Hillsborough Football disaster. 

25th November 2020 [0:00:00] Hello & Welcomes [0:10:00] Alternative News - Report on how changing fire patterns are threatening species with extinction and what needs to be done  - available here. - 2017 infographic relating to youth crime from the Youth Affairs Council Victoria[0:22:20] Coded bias - excerpt from conversation  Yeah Nah Parasan with  hosts Cam and Andy speaking with Shalini Kantayya,  the director of Coded Bias (currently screening at MIFF about facial recognition, machine learning & the dangers of letting the not-so-great past inform the algorithmic decisions of our shiny new future. Full conversation available here. You can tune into Yeah Nah Pasaran! Thursdays from 4:30pm on 3CR PASARAN   [0:39:30] Robodebt – the automated debt recovery program introduced mid-2016 that accused thousands of individuals of government debts that they didn’t owe.   the programme has become the poster boy of government controversy and incompetence with the programme causing significant trauma and hardship. This year criticism of ROBOdebt has culminated in a class action, led by Gordon Legal.   We talk to Senior Policy Advisor, Charmaine Crowe from the Australian Council of Social Services to tell us the outcome of the case and what needs to be done next.To follow this story: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/18/the-robodebt-settlement-leaves-many-victims-out-in-the-cold-once-againhttps://www.notmydebt.com.au/[1:00:00] Tram Thoughts - we discuss murals, their significance, and power for change and community building. [1:15:20] Excerpt from 3CR broadcaster Judith Peppard’s "Revovling Door Stories",  a collection of interviews exploring the connections between government and MNCs within Australia. Part 2 to be played next week.

James Higgins from Gordon Legal joins the show to talk about what the covid crisis means for both landlords and renters. Meanwhile News Corp Technology editor Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson talks with James about the federal government's proposed app and the controversy around it. Get the latest updates from heraldsun.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

James HIggins - Managing Partner at Gordon Legal - delivers his opinion on the Sportsbet 40+ disposal multi. 

As the state goes to the polls, Herald Sun columnist Mitchell Toy joins senior partner at Gordon Legal, Peter Gordon, award-winning political journalist Lyndal Curtis and Labor MP Jane Garrett to talk the ins and outs of Victorian politics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many people often have a view on sentencing, whether it’s fair or not. But are judges meeting community expectations? The Herald Sun’s Andrew Rule and the ABC’s Caro Meldrum-Hanna join senior partner at Gordon Legal, Peter Gordon, award-winning political journalist Lyndal Curtis and Labor MP Jane Garrett to tackle the vexed issue of sentencing ahead of next week’s Victorian state election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SHOULD voters be able to sue politicians for telling lies or breaking promises? In the latest episode of Beyond Reasonable Clout, the Gordon Legal team join Herald Sun state political editor Matt Johnston to discuss why and when politicians lie, and what voters should be able to do about it.The Beyond Reasonable Clout podcast, which features senior partner at Gordon Legal, Peter Gordon, award-winning political journalist Lyndal Curtis and Labor MP Jane Garrett, takes in the law, politics and sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IT'S the only story in Melbourne right now - the AFL Grand Final. But how do players stay focused - and what happens when it all gets too much? The Gordon Legal team, including Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon, join Herald Sun football journalist Michael Warner to go inside the most crucial week in the footy calendar.The Beyond Reasonable Clout podcast, featuring senior partner at Gordon Legal, Peter Gordon, award-winning political journalist Lyndal Curtis and Labor MP Jane Garrett, takes in the law, politics and sport. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When do Royal Commissions shine a light on darkness and when are they used as political footballs? The Gordon Legal team join the Herald Sun's national political editor James Campbell to discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.