Podcast appearances and mentions of Jon Faine

Join NITV Radio's Kerri-Lee and special guest former ABC Radio host Jon Faine as they get stuck into week five of the election campaign.

Join NITV Radio's Kerri-Lee and special guest former ABC Radio host Jon Faine as they get stuck into week four of the election campaign. As early voting starts this week and there's only 9 days left before polling day we take a look at the campaign so far. Jon Faine brings us up to date on the past week and then lets look at what is still to happen with the Federal Election campaign. We discuss some policy announcements. And where are the long promised costings? Are we looking at minority government? What is that .....and how will parliament work? Why has Liberal campaign attracted so much negative commentary? What happens to Albanese if he loses? And to Dutton if he loses?

Join NITV Radio's Kerri-Lee and special guest former ABC Radio host Jon Faine as they get stuck into week three of the election campaign.

Join NITV Radio's Kerri-Lee and special guest former ABC Radio host Jon Faine as they get stuck into week two of the election campaign. Topping the news this week is David Littleproud and the National's strategy, Peter Duttons' work from home backflip, and the Government announces solar battery incentives. With pre polling to start in two weeks, listen in as we explore all the election issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

NITV Radio's Kerri-Lee and special guest former ABC Radio host Jon Faine come together for a weekly wrap on First Nations election issues for the 2025 Federal Election. Listen in as we explore all the election issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The ABC's Managing Director David Anderson announced his shock resignation yesterday afternoon, after being reappointed for his second term in the role late last year. Anderson said stepping down was “the right time for me and the right time for the ABC”.  The decision comes just months after Kim Williams took up his new role as chair with big plans for renewal inside the ABC. Today, ABC veteran Jon Faine on what this means for the future of the national broadcaster and who might be next in the Managing Director's seat.  Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: ABC veteran Jon Faine

Henry chats with Jon Faine, a regular columnist and former ABC Radio Melbourne broadcaster. He is a Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne and author of Apollo and Thelma. This conversation was originally recorded in April 2022. It was produced by Rob Kelly.

The Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, who led the state through one of the longest COVID lockdowns in the world, has resigned. He spent nine years in the job and was returned to office just last year.  Today, Jon Faine, who hosted a program on ABC Radio Melbourne for 23 years, on the premier's politics and the Victoria he leaves behind.  Featured:  Jon Faine, Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne

Chair: Paul Barclay Join Jon Faine as he explains to journalist Paul Barclay how, as a young lawyer turned formidable ABC broadcaster, he discovered the story behind his new book, Apollo and Thelma: A True Tall Tale. Faine describes how the tale of the world's strongest man, Apollo, and his publican sister, Thelma, has changed the way he sees the world. Event details: Wed 08 Mar, 2:30pm on the West Stage

Chair: Jon Faine After almost three decades on Australian screens, Shaun Micallef has become a cultural icon. From quiet beginnings in suburban Adelaide – an ideal place for a young boy to hone a gift for the surreal – to national stardom, his path has been an unexpected one. Micallef talks to Jon Faine about his successes, his failures, and his abiding love of comedy. Event details: Sat 04 Mar, 5:00pm on the East Stage

With guests Dean Ashenden, Jon Faine and Mike Lorigan

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Jon Faine - who for decades hosted Mornings on ABC Radio in Melbourne - is our special guest on the Food Bytes podcast this week. In a very candid chat, Jon shares with us the emotional toll of the job, the hardest things he's ever had to do as a broadcaster, his foodie travel adventures and much more. We also discuss Apollo and Thelma, Jon's new book about a yarn that's enthralled him for decades. This week's Friday Food Poll is a bit of a fizzer, really … are you a fan of Sherbet Bombs? -- Presented by Sarah Patterson & Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Subscribe in iTunes!https://apple.co/2M43hOS Find us on Spotifyhttps://spoti.fi/2PPAoEB Prefer iHeart Radio?https://ihr.fm/2LqCbQ2 Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Post-production by Steve Visscher | Southern Skies Media for Howdy Partners Media | www.howdypartnersmedia.com.au/podcasts © 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Henry chats with Jon Faine, a regular columnist and former ABC Radio Melbourne broadcaster. He is a Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne and author of Apollo and Thelma. This conversation was originally recorded in April 2022. It was produced by Rob Kelly.

Journalist and broadcaster Jon Faine talks to Cheryl Akle about the legendary siblings Apollo and Thelma and his relationship to them both. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

‘Apollo and Thelma': he was constantly seeking fame as the world's strongest man and his sister owned a pub in remote Northern Territory. Jon Faine writes about his links to them through his own legal and media background and what it taught him about Australia's colonial history. In ‘Bad Art Mother', Edwina Preston profiles the life of a troubled poet and the relationship she has when her art and maternal responsibilities collide.  While the account is fictional, the premise is based on an Australian artist whose son was later adopted by Sunday and John Reed. 

Politics can be slow-moving, until all of a sudden it isn't. As political scientist Simon Jackman says in today's episode of Below the Line, “politics is very non-linear. You get these steady, secular trends in voter sentiment, and then you'll have that breakthrough election where that will convert into seats”. 2022 was that breakthrough election. The Liberal party was turfed out, not just from government but also from many of its blue-ribbon seats, and we saw a historic wave of climate-focused candidates elected from outside the major parties. In this episode of Below the Line, our expert panel dissects the results of this surprising federal election, from Anthony Albanese's victory, to the breakthrough of independents and the Queensland Greens, and Scott Morrison “bulldozing” his way to the worst Liberal result since the second world war. Our regular panellists recorded this final episode live at La Trobe University, which we are releasing in two parts. Part one focuses on the election results and their fallout, while the concluding edition of our limited-edition podcast series will examine the policy consequences going forward for the new federal parliament. Our political experts also critique the media's coverage of the campaign in light of the historic results. Host and former ABC Radio host Jon Faine believes the national broadcaster's coverage was “below standard”, while he agrees with Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan's criticisms of the unprofessional conduct of the national press gallery. Andrea Carson also calls out News Corp's partisan coverage, the media's “gotcha” questions, and their belated focus on women, while Simon Jackman and Anika Gauja take issue with their “presidentialised” approach that focused too much on the parties' respective leaders. Below the Line is a limited-edition election podcast brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. It is produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. To become one of more than 190,000 people who get The Conversation's journalism by experts delivered straight to their inbox, subscribe today. Disclosures: Simon Jackman is a consultant on polling data for the Climate 200 network of independent candidates. Image credit: Dean Lewins/AAP

Jon Faine is an award-winning broadcaster, known for his tenacity, fearlessness and as Tony Abbott once put it, his always being prepared to ask the "mongrel question". It was because of this reputation that he felt compelled to bring to light some of the dark and horrifying truths of Australian history, that Jon uncovered during his research for his new book Apollo & Thelma. While the secrets he discovered were shocking and abhorrent, and there in black and white on the page, Jon realised that much of this Indigenous story has been kept hidden from the history books. Jon has both a personal and a professional interest in making these truths known and he shares much of those inside the book. Apollo & Thelma is a number of true stories cleverly woven together, from the tale of the famous strong man and his family to Jon's honest and frank account of his early years as a young and mischievous lawyer - and how these stories have intertwined for over 40 years. In this conversation, Jon shares his experience with Imposter Syndrome, reflects on his youthful risk-taking behaviour (that he is surprised he survived at times), and why it was important for him to write this book during a very difficult time in his life. Jon is one of the great storytellers and it was an absolute privilege to have this conversation with him. You can listen now on any of the podcast apps or head to www.thecuriouslife.net to listen online. Edited and VO by Julie Reynolds of Audio Lemonade. www.audiolemonade.com. @audiolemonade For the latest updates follow us at @thecuriouslifepodcast and don't forget to leave a rating or review on iTunes if you liked this ep!

What do One Nation's Pauline Hanson and Labor's Tanya Plibersek have in common? They are both winning the battle for eyeballs on social media, says a top Facebook official. In the final episode before polling day of our election podcast Below the Line, our regular panel talks to Mia Garlick, Facebook's Director of Policy in Australia and New Zealand, about the ways politicians use the social media platform in election campaigns. Our political scientists quiz Garlick on how transparent the company is about the political advertising it carries and the assistance it provides to big-spending campaigners. Video content is an increasingly important way for politicians to get their messages across to online audiences. Aside from Hanson and Plibersek, Garlick says politicians who are doing video messaging particularly well this election include the Liberal party's Lucy Wicks and Jason Falinski, and founder of the Reason party Fiona Patten. Andrea Carson says the digital campaign will ramp up once the three-day blackout on broadcast and newspaper political ads comes into effect on Wednesday evening, because online ads are outside the law's reach. Jon Faine describes the law as “absurd” in the digital age, akin to using Morse Code. Faine also asks the panel why Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed this week to no longer be “a bulldozer”. “It was a significant shift on Scott Morrison's part,” says Anika Gauja, in recognition that the public seems to want a more positive campaign than it has been getting. But with more than five million pre-poll and postal votes already cast, according to ABC election analyst Antony Green, has Morrison's mea culpa come too late? Below the Line is a limited-edition election podcast brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. It is produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. To become one of the thousands of people who help The Conversation produce journalism by experts, make a tax-deductible donation here. Below the Line will broadcast one last episode after the election result next week. If you have a question you would like the panel to answer, email us at: belowtheline@theconversation.edu.au Disclosures: Andrea Carson has received funding for research projects from Facebook. Jon Faine does freelance work for Industry Super Australia, a peak body for industry superannuation funds. Simon Jackman is an unpaid consultant on polling data for the Climate 200 network of independent candidates. Image credit: James Ross/AAP

An existential moment for the Liberal party? Another female leader for Labor? In this episode of our election podcast Below the Line, our expert panel talk us through what might happen to the major parties if they do not win government. Led by award-winning broadcaster Jon Faine, the panel talks through the potential configurations of the next federal parliament, including the possible balance of power in both chambers. Polling expert Simon Jackman analyses the latest voter surveys and tells us why a Labor victory still looks very likely at this stage. Anika Gauja maps the key contests in the Senate and the likelihood of minor parties and independents holding decisive votes. Andrea Carson scores the final leaders' debate and argues that Channel Seven's format gave voters a better look at policy issues than the previous debate on Channel Nine. Some 811,000 Australians tuned in to watch Wednesday night's event, but Faine wonders whether voters have heard enough about the issues they truly care about. “The debate's range of topics was still pretty narrow,” says Carson. “I think it was noted for what wasn't debated rather than what was,” says Faine, who lists tax reform, industrial relations and Indigenous affairs as important but missing policy issues. The panel also contemplates the Liberal party's future if key moderates lose their seats, and whether it will move further to the right. Gauja lists the likely names to lead Labor if Anthony Albanese suffers a shock defeat on May 21. Below the Line is brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. It is produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. Image credit: Lukas Coch/AAP; Mick Tsikas/AAP Disclosure: Simon Jackman is an unpaid consultant on polling data for the Climate 200 network of independent candidates.

Channel Nine's leaders' debate on Sunday night may have been a “shouty, unedifying spectacle”, but Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese will do it all again on Wednesday evening on Channel Seven. Why? In the latest episode of our election podcast Below the Line, our panel of experts explain that our political leaders are under pressure to persuade voters as quickly as possible, given early voting centres have now opened and Australians can cast their ballots. But what policies aren't being talked about on the debate stages and the campaign trail? Plenty, according to the University of Sydney's Simon Jackman and Anika Gauja and La Trobe University's Andrea Carson. Below the Line's usual host Jon Faine is away for this episode, but will return later in the week. Anika identifies migration and the casualisation of work as two key issues the major parties have largely steered clear of in the campaign so far. Simon is dumbfounded by how quickly politicians and the media have dropped the topic of COVID, given how many Australians have died with the disease in 2022. Meanwhile, Andrea wonders why renters can barely get a look in amid all the discussion of first-homebuyer schemes. Finally, the panel discusses preference deals and whether they could lead to candidates being elected to the lower house despite having relatively few first preferences themselves. Below the Line is a limited-edition election podcast brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. The show is produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. To become one of the thousands of people who help The Conversation produce journalism by experts, make a tax-deductible donation here. Image credit: Alex Ellinghausen/AAP Audio credit: Channel Nine/60 Minutes Disclosure: Simon Jackman is an unpaid consultant on polling data for the Climate 200 network of independent candidates.

Nigel Topping, United Nations High-Level Champion for Climate Action for the United Kingdom, Jon Faine, former ABC Radio Melbourne broadcaster and regular columnist for The Age and Vice Chancellors Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and Sally Capp, Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke in the third episode of Season 2 of Climate Talks. They discuss why Australia needs to talk seriously about climate change, and the issue of climate change in our Federal election.

On Monday May 9, early voting centres will open and Australians can start casting their votes for the federal election. Increasing numbers of Australians are choosing not to line up for their democracy sausage on election day, opting instead to get it out of the way beforehand. In 2019, about 40% of Australians either voted early by visiting a pre-poll station (32.7%) or they filled out a postal ballot (8.5%). So the next week is crucial for parties' and candidates' campaigns – can they convince enough persuadable voters before they cast their ballots? In this episode of Below the Line, award-winning broadcaster Jon Faine and our regular panel of political scientists discuss how early voting is “truncating” political campaigns, by bringing forward the crucial vote-turning period. This means that the campaign will intensify in the next week, says Anika Gauja. The parties will need to get their key messages out repeatedly. Early voting is one of the reasons the leaders may have agreed to two debates in the next seven days – on Mothers' Day with Channel 9 in prime time and another again on Wednesday 11 May with Channel 7. They also discuss whether the Reserve Bank's recent interest rate hike will hurt Prime Minister Scott Morrison, or perhaps help him among mortage-free retirees. On the whole, polling expert Simon Jackman believes it represents a net-negative for the government, because there are more mortgage-holders in marginal seats. The political parties' advertising is also dissected. Spending on ads shot up in the last week, with Labor coming out on top as the biggest spender on social media. Finally, they discuss preferences, campaign finance disclosures and the curious case of a candidate for Pauline Hanson's One Nation party who lives 2,500 kilometres away from the electorate she's seeking to represent. Below the Line is a limited-edition election podcast brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. The show is produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. Correction: Jon states that the One Nation candidate for “Bob Katter's seat in northern Queensland” lives in the Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, whereas the far-flung candidate Diane Pepe is actually contesting the seat of Herbert, which is adjacent to Katter's seat of Kennedy. Disclosure: Andrea Carson has received funding for research projects from Facebook. Image credit: Lukas Coch/Mick Tsikas/AAP

Is there any such thing as the so-called “ethnic vote” in a country as multicultural as Australia? Do different cultural groups favour one side of politics over another? For instance, in Victoria's most marginal seat of Chisholm, will the Hong Kong-born Liberal MP Gladys Liu be advantaged by the Chinese diaspora living in her electorate? In the latest episode of Below the Line, hosted by award-winning broadcaster Jon Faine, we talk to Chinese media expert Wilfred Wang from the University of Melbourne to understand why there are no easy answers to these questions. Andrea Carson asks if a negative Labor ad circulating online about Liu's connections to China – which Prime Minister Scott Morrison called “sewer tactics” – will harm her electoral prospects. “It's unlikely,” Dr Wang explains, because Chinese Australians do not vote uniformly, with their support fragmented across the major parties and the Greens. He also says there is little evidence from 2019 that Liberal election messages on the Chinese online platform WeChat played a big role in Liu's 2019 electoral success. “WeChat didn't play such a vital role in shaping Chinese Australians' votes, even for those voters from mainland China,” says Dr Wang, contradicting some of the party and media speculation at the time. To read Dr Wang's forthcoming article on misinformation targeting migrant communities, which is mentioned in the program, visit his author profile early next week or subscribe to our daily newsletter to be alerted as soon as it goes live. As Simon Jackman notes, the top 10 seats with the highest proportions of non-English speakers are in Melbourne and Sydney, and he reminds us that more research needs to be done to understand these ethnic voting patterns. Anika Gauja says this is further complicated by shifts in immigration demographics, with a big influx of Indian migrants in the past decade, which both sides of politics are trying to capitalise on. Meanwhile, Anthony Albanese has returned to the campaign trail after a week in isolation with COVID-19 – but how much of a difference did his physical absence make to communication Labor's messages to voters? Less than the Coalition would have liked, conclude our expert panel. Finally, Jon asks why Scott Morrison and his team have already said “yes” to a second leaders debate on May 8 (Mother's Day) with Channel Nine, but Labor is yet to commit? What does this tell us about how the Liberal party might see its own electoral prospects? Below the Line is a limited-edition election podcast brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. Image credit: James Ross/AAP Disclosure: Simon Jackman is an unpaid consultant on polling data for the Climate 200 network of independent candidates.

Former independent federal MP Cathy McGowan has hit back at John Howard's description of independent candidates as “anti-Liberal groupies”. In this Below the Line exclusive, McGowan says the former Prime Minister's use of the term was clearly meant to be derogatory. “I suspect someone has given it to him,” she said. “It doesn't bring to mind the calibre of the people who are standing. If he is trying to talk to people in the leafy suburbs of Melbourne and Sydney, and calling those candidates groupies, then he has missed the mark totally.” McGowan argues that independents cannot be put into just one category. While some are high-profile, have branded themselves with the colour teal and receive funding from the Climate200 group to promote action on climate change, “there are orange and pink and yellow and other colours as well… There are at least 25 community independents running and you could not group them together.” McGowan, who defied the odds and won the traditional Liberal seat of Indi (previously held by Liberal Sophie Mirabella), predicted as many as ten independents could get over the line on polling day. “There is an incredible sense across the country of disillusionment with the government, and people are desperate to send a message to both parties that they are not doing well enough, and the independents are putting their hand up as a very viable alternative,” she said. If McGowan's prediction came true, independents would likely hold the balance of power in the lower house, forcing a minority government. Below the Line's Anika Gauja says working with such a large crossbench would be “unprecedented in Australian federal politics”. And if the independents do poll well, Simon Jackman explains it may make counting the vote complicated on election night, possibly slowing down the final result. Our expert panel also discuss Defence Minister Peter Dutton's recent comment that “the only way you can preserve peace is to prepare for war”, the record number of female candidates this election (39%, up from 32% last time around), and large numbers of young people enrolling to vote at the last minute. Below the Line is a twice-weekly election podcast hosted by award-winning broadcaster Jon Faine and brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. Image credit: Diego Fedele/AAP Disclosure: Simon Jackman is an unpaid consultant on polling data for the Climate 200 network of independent candidates.

Veteran broadcaster and author Jon Faine joins Amy to discuss his fascinating new book, Apollo & Thelma: A True Tall Tale. Jon tells the astonishing true story of the world's strongest man Paul Anderson, also known as ‘The Mighty Apollo,' and his sister Thelma, a pioneering publican of the ‘Wanda Inn' at Top Springs in the NT. As Jon was Apollo's lawyer, he reckons with his own story too. This book is many things – a memoir, a true tale, and a reflection on Australia's history and the fight for indigenous rights. Broadcast on 26 April 2022.

Luke Henriques-Gomes, Guardian Australia's social affairs and inequality editor, joins Amy for the first instalment of a special federal election policy series examining key policy areas in-depth. Luke discusses the policies and track record of the major and minor parties in the areas of social policy, including the cashless debit card, JobSeeker, and the NDIS. Veteran broadcaster and author Jon Faine joins Amy to discuss his new book, Apollo & Thelma: A True Tall Tale. Jon tells the astonishing true story of legendary strongman Paul Anderson ‘The Mighty Apollo' and his sister Thelma, the pioneering publican of the ‘Wanda Inn' at Top Springs in the Northern Territory. As Jon was Apollo's lawyer, he reckons with his own story too. This book is a memoir, a true tale, and a reflection on Australia's history and the fight for indigenous rights. Rachel Denber, Deputy Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division at Human Rights Watch speaks about the atrocities and "apparent war crimes" being committed by the Russian military against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, Ukraine.

Veteran broadcaster and author Jon Faine joins Amy to discuss his fascinating new book, Apollo & Thelma: A True Tall Tale. Jon tells the astonishing true story of the world's strongest man Paul Anderson, also known as ‘The Mighty Apollo,' and his sister Thelma, a pioneering publican of the ‘Wanda Inn' at Top Springs in the NT. As Jon was Apollo's lawyer, he reckons with his own story too. This book is many things – a memoir, a true tale, and a reflection on Australia's history and the fight for indigenous rights.

AAP ImageWhen tennis superstar Dylan Alcott's post rebuking the Prime Minister for his clumsy “blessed” comment is outperforming election news stories on social media, you know the leaders' debate didn't go as hoped for the Coalition. Scott Morrison effectively lost a day of campaigning on Thursday, which he largely spent apologising to disability groups and families who were offended when he said he was “blessed” to have children without disability during Wednesday night's leaders' debate. Alcott posted, “Woke up this morning feeling very blessed to be disabled – I reckon my parents are pretty happy about it too.” In this episode of Below the Line, host Jon Faine explores the political fallout from the debate and some policy highlights. Our expert panel consider what impact catching COVID and spending a week in isolation will have on Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese's campaign. Anika Gauja says the virtual campaign will take off and it's a good opportunity to hear more from Labor's shadow ministers. But why have we not seen more ministers and their political counterparts debating policies in the media, asks Faine? Do voters benefit from the media's focus on the leaders, personalities and polls? Andrea Carson says The Conversation's #SetTheAgenda survey is a good example of putting voters ahead of the interests of media proprietors and getting away from “horse race” coverage. Finally, listen to what we make of the Solomon Islands' security pact with China. Simon Jackman says it's a major setback for the Coalition's election campaign and not in Australia's foreign policy interests. Below the Line is brought to you twice a week by The Conversation with La Trobe University. Image: Toby Zerna/AAP

Melbourne broadcaster and writer Jon Faine joins Graham Cornes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember those classic lines that have come out of election debates? Recall 2013 when Tony Abbott asked the audience, “Does this guy [Kevin Rudd] ever shut up?” Or Bill Shorten in 2019 describing Scott Morrison as a “classic space invader?” Or back in 1993 when Paul Keating told John Hewson his costing of the proposed GST was like “a magic pudding?” In our fourth episode of the Below the Line podcast, host Jon Faine asks if election debates still matter. Audience numbers have dropped significantly since 1993, when 71% of Australians surveyed said they tuned in. By 2016, viewership was down to 21%. This sharp decline in the proportion of Australians who watch an election debate is confirmed by Australian Election Study data. The first debate for the 2022 federal election campaign is scheduled for April 19 on Sky News, hosted in partnership with the Courier Mail. 100 undecided voters will pose questions to both major party leaders. Simon Jackman and Anika Gauja remind us that while not many people tune in, debates can be dangerous for leaders if they stumble or fail to recall policy details. These “fails” then trend on social media. For example, there might be some tricky questions on climate change given Brisbane, where the debate is being held, was recently hit by devasting floods. While audience numbers might be small, they capture some voting demographics which both major parties are targetting. Andrea Carson points out that Sky News is broadcast on the free-to-air WIN TV Network and Southern Cross Austereo across regional New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland. Television ratings data tells us that these audiences are older, and polling data tells us they are more likely to be supporting the Coalition than Labor. Our expert panel also discuss Anthony Albanese's polarising appearance at the BluesFest musical festival in Byron Bay, and the surfacing of controversial comments about transgender people made by the Liberal candidate for the Sydney-based seat of Warringah. Below the Line is an election podcast brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University up until the vote is counted. Image: Lukas Coch/AAP

George Christensen, the maverick Liberal-National Party member from far north Queensland, dropped the pre-Easter bombshell that he is no longer heading for retirement but joining One Nation. Today, the Below the Line podcast team unpack what this means for the major parties' prospects in that seat and for the election result. Joining our host, award-winning broadcaster Jon Faine, is Anika Guaja who says the defection is a big win for One Nation, whose leader Pauline Hanson says they will field candidates in every Australian electorate. Meanwhile, Andrea Carson finds that One Nation is getting more public interactions (likes, shares and comments) on Facebook for political posts than any other party or politician including the Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Carson says this shows One Nation's mastery in reaching voters with their conversational style of messaging on social media. Facebook data aggregated using CrowdTangle shows Hanson's dominance on social media. Simon Jackman notes that even before the media publicly shamed Anthony Albanese with front page headlines for failing to recall the unemployment rate on the first day of campaigning, Labor's vote lead was already narrowing according to different pollsters. With early voting opening on May 9, ahead of polling day on May 21, our panel looks at what this means for media messaging, polls and political strategies. Added to this is the Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers' unprecedented announcement that COVID-19 affected voters will be able to lodge their vote by telephone on election day. This has never happened in a federal Australian election before. This raises all sorts of questions about how the vote will be recorded and counted, especially for those of you who choose to vote “below the line” on the Senate ballot. Listen to our expert panel's latest election insights, and thank you for tuning in and propelling Below the Line into the top 20 Australian news podcasts on Spotify this week after just two episodes. Keep listening, we'll have more to come right up until election day. Image: Darren England/AAP

Henry talks with Jon Faine AM, an Australian former radio presenter who hosted the morning program on ABC Radio Melbourne in Melbourne. Faine is recognised as a prominent and influential member of the Australian Jewish community. In this conversation, Jon talks with Henry about his new book Apollo & Thelma. This conversation was originally broadcast on 3SER's 97.7FM Casey Radio in April 2022. It was produced by Rob Kelly.

When will Prime Minister Scott Morrison call the election? And could this be the long-awaited campaign when women take the driver's seat? In the second episode of our new election podcast, Below the Line, our expert panel delve into the High Court's involvement in the election's timing and its likely impact on the Coalition vote. After we finished recording, the High Court confirmed the dismissal of the New South Wales Liberals' challenge to Morrison's hand-picked candidates. Then, picking up on the PM's claim this week that he overrode the local preselection process to “get more good women into parliament”, we take a deep dive into what role gender will play in the campaign. Jointly hosting the episode are award-winning broadcaster and Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Jon Faine, and University of Sydney's Professor Simon Jackman. Joining them to talk about gender and politics is an all-female line-up of political scientists including regular panellists Associate Professor Andrea Carson from La Trobe University, Sydney University's Professor Anika Gauja and special guest Dr Jill Sheppard, a gender expert from the Australian National University. They look at why Australia is ranked just 50th in the world for female political representation, a drastic fall from 1999 when Australia was ranked 15th. After the March4Justice movement and with increasing numbers of female independent candidates campaigning, could we turn things around in 2022? Don't hold your breathe, said Jill Sheppard, who reminded us that voters might care more about petrol prices than gender parity. Below the Line is brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University twice weekly until polling day. It is produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. Image credit: Diego Fedele/AAP

Ian Dunt on all the latest news from the UK, Sally Hayden on the deadly refugee business in Libya and Jon Faine on the the true story of siblings, Apollo and Thelma.

Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 212 - The Final Straw.PRE MOTHER'S DAY LIVE EVENT – TICKETS ON SALE NOWThanks to Red Energy you're invited to join us for our first live podcast eventWHEN: Thursday 5th of MayWHERE: Bell's Hotel, 157 Moray Street South MelbourneTIME: 5.30pm – 7.30pmCOST: $60 (includes light refreshments and drink on arrival)Proceeds from this event will assist the Breast Cancer Network of AustraliaBOOKING: https://ballparkentertainment.com.au/tickets/dstm-mothers-day-liveCorrie joins us from her Port Fairy getaway and once again sings the praises of a stay in Regional Victoria (especially if you've got some travel vouchers to spend).Caro set the cat amongst the pigeons this week with her story on coverage of Cyril Rioli and the story on Cyril Rioli's departure from the Hawthorn Football Club and why he would never return to the club. You can read Caro's article published in The Age on Saturday 2nd of April HERE.Will it be the story that finishes Jeff Kennett's time at the Hawks even earlier than planned?In The Cocktail Cabinet for Prince Wine Store - Myles introduces the April Mixed Dozen.Head to our dedicated Don't Shoot the Messenger page HERE and use the promo code MESS at checkout online to receive a listener discount. Prince Wine Store – bringing wine enthusiasts the greatest wine in the world.In BSF we discuss;The Brilliant Boy by Gideon HaighCapatani on NetflixPlus Corrie's looking forward to Anatomy of a Scandal on NetflixBec's Twist on Jamie Oliver's Hummingbird Cake - get the recipe HERE or see the recipe below.Corrie's Grumpy about political advertising during news programs on TV and in 6 Quick Questions we ponder the Queen's decision to be chaperoned by Prince Andrew, the best storyline in the upcoming AFLW grand final, Corrie's unique idea to save the economy 'bring us your Nannas' and much more.Caro was a guest co-host on The Sounding Board podcast this week with Damien Barrett - listen HERE, or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.To attend Jon Faine in Conversation with Corrie Perkin in Geelong book your tickets via this link https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/879904JOIN US FOR FOOTY TIPSTo join our tipping competition head to www.tipping.sen.com.au HERE. Search for the 'Don't Shoot the Messenger Podcast' competition - if you're prompted to provide a league code it's TMJJAS44.Listen out for the bonus episode of Dear Caro and Corrie and send us your question to feedback@dontshootpod.com.auTo receive our weekly email which includes recipes SIGN UP HERE.For videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram, Facebook or TwitterEmail the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.Don't Shoot the Messenger is produced by Corrie Perkin, Caroline Wilson and produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Sports Entertainment Network.

From the polls to party spin to election promises, Below the Line is a limited-edition podcast unpacking party lines and policies during the 2022 Australian federal election campaign. Hosting the conversation is award-winning broadcaster and former ABC Melbourne mornings presenter, Jon Faine, now a Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He'll be joined by political scientists Anika Gauja and Simon Jackman from the University of Sydney and La Trobe University's Andrea Carson, to talk about the issues that matter to you. Below the Line is brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University twice weekly until polling day. Listen to the first episode, in which our panel discusses personalities and pre-selections, when the election will likely be called, and the most probable election date. Together, our experts outline the issues that are expected to feature prominently during the campaign and the key challenges for the Coalition seeking re-election for a fourth term in government. And tune in to hear why this election campaign is expected to “get dirty”. Produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. Image credit: Sarah Rhodes/AAP

Interest rates. Currency movements. Stock market valuations. If these words are putting you to sleep, it's probably because Dan Ziffer isn't the one telling you about them. As a business reporter with ABC News, Ziffer is routinely tasked with taking the day's corporate events and turning them into something not just comprehensible, but compelling. He makes it look easy. But as he explains to host Ben Hart, the reality is often anything but. In the first episode of StoryCraft, we sit down with “the world's oldest debuting television reporter” to hear how he makes snooze-worthy subjects interesting. Along the way, we discuss the importance of “holy shit moments,” why Dan feels late to the party, and how the royal commission into banking was actually a masterpiece of narrative storytelling. (Yes, really.)Looking for more on the art, craft and science of storytelling? Check out our sister website The Story, launching November 2021. Follow The Story on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. StoryCraft is powered by Fireside, a communications agency for those doing good in the world. 

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When you are looking for the finance news on the ABC television news and Alan Kohler is not there you'll see journalist and former producer Daniel Ziffer. It is not a second prize by any means and Dan will be the first to admit they are incredible shoes to fill. Dan is very well known for being the senior producer over the past eight years for Jon Faine's ABC morning show in Melbourne. One gets the feeling though that our guest this week on The Experts Podcast prefers being in the scenes rather than working behind them. Dan is making his mark with his own unique style and approach which is both informative and memorable. He has recently added author to his resume releasing his book 'A Wunch of Bankers', written whilst covering the Hanes Royal Commission into the banking industry. The Royal Commission into banking would not be the ideal job for many journalists, as the daily coverage can be rather dry and boring, but Dan managed to cover it with flair with a dabble of humour. We quizzed Dan on the difference between the commercial and non-commercial media and he tells us there isn't much difference. Both have a responsibility to their audience, an appetite to be the best and break the stories first. There is also no difference in the way you pitch a story or how you engage the journalist. This podcast is a must listen for all those that have an interest in business and finance reporting. A significant takeaway is the importance of understanding the individuals that make up the media. Dan was a media representative at a #MeetTheMedia event in Melbourne a few years ago, and he was a big hit with attendees, because of his his candid and quite direct advice to those looking to engage media. This podcast will give you an opportunity to get to know the media, and Dan is one such journalist worth knowing.

There are many firsts in Betty King’s life. First female prosecutor for the state of Victoria. First female prosecutor for the Commonwealth of Australia. First female silk in Victoria. Now another – first Chair of Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board. Reporting to parliament, the Board oversees the processes of the law with its 68 safeguards, ensuring that doctors adhere to the rules, and that the people seeking assistance to die are competent and not being coerced. Of all the doubts raised by MPs in the parliamentary debate about assisted dying, none was more frequent than the fear that a vulnerable person may be coerced to their death by heartless relatives through the VAD law.  In this episode, we meet Betty – the “Guardian of the Safeguards’ – as well as doctors, palliative care physicians, pharmacists, VAD Care Navigators, and families of those who have been through the process to find out whether any of those fears have turned out to be true. And we discover there is another, unwritten safeguard:  To take this path, you have to have enormous courage. The Hon. Betty King QC, Chair of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board speaking on the panel at the Wheeler Centre's Last Words: Voluntary Assisted Dying event - Photo: Tiffany Garvie   “It's not an easy process. But neither it should be. This is the ending of a life. And it ought to be treated in a serious manner. Because it's a serious thing to do.” Betty King Know More Visit Go Gentle Australia gogentleaustralia.org.au Article: ‘Interview with Justice Betty King’ Young Lawyers Journal, Law Institute of Victoria, 2010 Article: ‘King’s court: A one-off judge calls time’ – The Age, 9 July 2015 Article and interview: ‘Twelve months of voluntary assisted dying in Victoria’ – The Conversation Hour, ABC Radio National, 15 June 2020 Article: 'We're on the right side of history': Victoria’s assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill – The Age, 19 June 2019 In this episode (in order of appearance): Betty King, Stephen Parnis, John Daffy, John Stanton, Nola Maxfield, David Speakman, Susan D, Melanie D, Katie Harley, Andrea Bendrups, Greg Mewett, Nick Carr, Phillip Parente, Cameron McLaren, Peter Lange, Kristin Cornell, Lisa Hogg, Reg Jebb, Jean Caliste, Nicole Robertson, Jon Faine, Jacqui Hicks, Michael Dooley, Molly Carlile Credits Better Off Dead is produced by the Wheeler Centre and Go Gentle Australia. Writer, Co-Producer and Host: Andrew Denton (Go Gentle Australia) Series Co-Producer and Script Editor: Bethany Atkinson-Quinton (The Wheeler Centre) Associate Producers: Kiki Paul and Steve Offner (Go Gentle Australia) Audio Editor and Engineer: Martin Peralta, with assistance from Adam Rothwell Production Assistant: Alex Gow (The Wheeler Centre)Marketing: Emily Harms (The Wheeler Centre), Steve Offner and Frankie Bennett (Go Gentle Australia)  Publicity: Debbie McInnes (DMCPR Media) Episode Pages: Mia McAuslan (The Wheeler Centre) Episode Artwork: Megan HerbertCommissioning Editors: Kiki Paul (Go Gentle Australia) and Caro Llewellyn (The Wheeler Centre)Theme music: ‘Loydie’s Angel’, written and performed by Jordan LaserMusic: Aaron Gleeson, Martin Peralta Special thanks to our interviewee Betty King for her time for this episode. Your stories If you're suffering, or someone you love has died badly – in a hospital, in palliative care, in a nursing home, or at home – or if you’ve had an experience with Voluntary Assisted Dying, we would love to hear from you. Tell your story here. Subscribe in iTunes, or your favourite podcast app. #betteroffdeadpod Transcript Download a transcript of this episode in PDF format.

Imagine turning up to work one day to discover flyers outside your office accusing you of being a ‘death peddler’ and an ‘Uber service for poison’. Professor Michael Dooley runs Victoria’s Statewide Pharmacy Service. When voluntary assisted dying became legal it was his job, and that of his team, to come up with medication that would effectively and painlessly end a terminally ill person’s life - and also a way to safely get it to them. Statewide pharmacists Prof Michael Dooley (right) and David Seymour. “We've told them very, very clearly that if they take that medication, it will kill them. Saying that the first time to someone sitting two feet in front of you is probably the hardest part.” - Photo: Juliet Lamont Michael and his team are the last step – and the final safeguard – in the long legal process a dying person has to go through to access the medication. What is it like to walk into someone’s home to give them a draught designed to end their life? Who do they meet and what do they hear? And what happens if, at this very last step, they have to tell someone, ‘I’m sorry, but no.’? “We find leaving very, very difficult. Because you have to say goodbye... and we've all talked about how we do it… And there's no easy way and we all have our own little way. You know, it's not a normal goodbye.” Professor Michael Dooley Nicole Robertson and Jacqui Hicks, with a photo of their mum Kerry Roberston. - Photo: Kristian Silva, ABC Melbourne The Locked Box. - Photo: Supplied Know More Visit Go Gentle Australia gogentleaustralia.org.au Article: ‘Lethal medication sourced for Victoria’s voluntary euthanasia scheme’ – The Age, 4 January 2019 Article: ‘Bendigo woman becomes first to use Victoria's Voluntary Assisted Dying law’ -- Go Gentle Australia, 4 August 2019 Audio: ‘Daughters' emotional tribute to Kerry Robertson, Victoria's first person to use voluntary euthanasia laws’ – ABC Melbourne Mornings with Jon Faine, 5 August 2019 Article: ‘Voluntary euthanasia to begin in Victoria as assisted dying laws take effect this week’ – ABC News, 16 June 2019 In this episode (in order of appearance): Kristin Cornell, Michael Dooley, Nicole Robertson, Debra M, Kristin Cornell, Jacqui Hicks, Jon Faine, Jean Caliste, Katie Harley, Liz Le Noble, Jason McKey Credits Better Off Dead is produced by the Wheeler Centre and Go Gentle Australia.Writer, Co-Producer and Host: Andrew Denton (Go Gentle Australia) Series Co-Producer and Script Editor: Bethany Atkinson-Quinton (The Wheeler Centre) Associate Producers: Kiki Paul and Steve Offner (Go Gentle Australia) Audio Editor and Engineer: Martin Peralta, with assistance from Adam Rothwell Production Assistant: Alex Gow (The Wheeler Centre) Marketing: Emily Harms (The Wheeler Centre), Steve Offner and Frankie Bennett (Go Gentle Australia)Publicity: Debbie McInnes (DMCPR Media)Episode Pages: Mia McAuslan (The Wheeler Centre)Episode Artwork: Megan HerbertCommissioning Editors: Kiki Paul (Go Gentle Australia) and Caro Llewellyn (The Wheeler Centre)Music: ‘Loydie’s Angel’, written and performed by Jordan LaserMusic: Jon Murphy, Aaron Gleeson, Brendon John Warner, Simon Kindt Special thanks to our interviewee Michael Dooley for his time for this episode. Footage supplied courtesy of Seven Network. All rights reserved. © Your stories If you're suffering, or someone you love has died badly – in a hospital, in palliative care, in a nursing home, or at home – or if you’ve had an experience with Voluntary Assisted Dying, we would love to hear from you.  Tell your story here. Subscribe in iTunes, or your favourite podcast app. #betteroffdeadpod Transcript Download a transcript of this episode in PDF format. 

This is a big episode of Cory Talks. Lots to discuss aboutCOVID-19, particularly in my home state of Victoria where thankfully things are improving after suffering through the second wave of the virus. The Prime Minister demands a woman is allowed to her father's funeral, the Queensland Premier accuses the PM of bullying. Respected former Victorian Broadcaster, Jon Faine writes a piece in the newspaper that asks for people to do the right thing and stop blaming the Premier for everything. Trump caught out in a lie... yes I know, another one. But then so is his Press Secretary. I've been a bad boy and this could be the last podcast. The Police are after me... well at least that's what the scammers wanted me to believe. Our very own cold war. Australia and China at odds over journalists and freedom. I call for the Chief Executive Officer of Australia Post to resign. I haven't written to her, but I'm sure she listens to the podcast ;-) Plus a podcast for scares and imagination from Hawk and Cleaver's The Other Stories - www.hawkandcleaver.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/corytalkspodcast/message

Jon Faine is a veteran broadcaster who was just stepped down as the host of the Mornings show on ABC Local Radio after 23 years in the chair (and a total of 30 years at the national broadcaster).  Jon kindly let me (back) into his house to have a wide-ranging chat about the state of the media, bias at the ABC, Elizabeth Warren, capitalism, the tech giants, civility, Kevin Bailey and his bladder.   Come see me record a LIVE SHOW as Greens MP Adam Bandt returns on Tuesday December 10th, 7pm – all funds raised go to the ASRC JOIN THE BRAND NEW LIKE I’M A SIX-YEAR-OLD GROUP ON FACEBOOK! WOW!  If you’ve got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron I want to do an AMA episode of the show: please get in touch with your questions, email tom@tomballard.com.au Listen to Novara Media AND (please) vote for Jeremy Corbyn Jon's Farewell to the ABC ARTICLE: Malcolm Turnbull suggests 'shell out' to help their children buy property The ABC's #AustraliaTalks The "infamous" Kevin Bailey sketch from Tonightly ARTICLE: Don't Trust Elizabeth Warren's Big-Donor Ban by Megan Day Cause of the Week: The Koorie Heritage Trust (koorieheritagetrust.com.au)  

Welcome to the La Trobe University's Clever Conversations. In this episode from our Ideas and Society program, a discussion on why Australia has been failing to fulfill its regional and global humanitarian obligations; part of the 2018 'A Better Australia' series. We feature Tim Costello, Head of World Vision Australia, as he discusses the aid sector in 2018 and explores some of the humanitarian challenges facing the Asia pacific region. Mr Costello is joined by Executive Director of the Brotherhood of Saint Lawrence, Conny Lenneberg. The discussion is facilitated by respected ABC radio broadcaster Jon Faine.

The first series got us thinking about recycling and where our rubbish ends up, but has the #WarOnWaste helped Australians reduce, recycle and reuse? Or, is it a load of rubbish? Those are the questions Craig Reucassel put to a group of ABC Radio Melbourne presenters in the first War on Waste live debate. Team Affirmative; Richelle Hunt, Hilary Harper and Anthony "Lehmo" Lehman, go head to head with Team Negative; Jon Faine, Jacinta Parsons and Sami Shah.

Sonia Law, Program Manager of our Mental Health Disability Advocacy team speaks to Jon Faine on ABC Melbourne about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and our calls for a provider of last resort.

Malaysian Airlines Flight 128 Bomb Scare On the 2nd June 2017, just after the A330 that was MH128 took off from Melbourne International Airport, a man tried to enter the flight deck and claimed he had a bomb. ABC Radio Melbourne's Jon Faine asked James Nixon what happened next. [2nd June 2017]  

In case you missed it, last year we launched Open Tabs, a series of events we started with our friends at Sample Brewing which are held inside our client’s offices, where we would take four people with us - two JW artists and 2 plain interesting creative people. A bastard child of Pecha Kucha and Creative Mornings We gave each person 10 minutes to go over ten of their open tabs for one minute each - you can find out more at opentabs.rodeo if you’re interested in the full spiel. It’s something that we’ve had heaps of fun doing, as the internet is really our training ground in so many ways, so we decided that we’d be expanding our segment previously known as ‘mini links’ into a longer episode-wide discussion where we can give some of our favourite topics a bit more room to breathe. Remember! We are now an ENHANCED podcast. That's right - If you listen to our podcast in Overcast or Pocket Casts, you can get super special images, links, and chapter breaks in your player while you listen. Featured links from our discussion - Want to get these in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for our text-only tinyletter at tinyletter.com/jackywinter Esther Olsson vs. Hillsong: Pedestrian Article / Excerpt from Jon Faine interview / Esther Olsson Porfolio Industry standards for producers / commissioners: The tweet that started the discussion / Ben the illustrator's survey / The AOI Pricing Survey / The AOP Usage Calculator / The GAG Pricing and Ethical Guidelines / AIGA Pricing Survey / Australian Cartoonists Society Member Rates / Jessica Hische Client Email Helper How to Avoid Virtual Miscommunication If you like the show or these links or think we sound like nice people, please go and leave us a rating or review on iTunes. It helps other people find the show and boosts our downloads which in turn lets us know that what we're doing is worth doing more of! Jacky Winter Gives You The Business is produced by Areej Nur To subscribe, view show notes or previous episodes head on over to our podcast page at http://jackywinter.givesyouthe.biz/ Special thanks to Jacky Winter (the band, with much better shirts than us) for the music. Listen to them over at Soundcloud. Everything else Jacky Winter (us) can be found at http://www.jackywinter.com/

Finally, the mainstream media is not buying the Airbnb BS.  Have a listen to the the $30 billion global letting agency's talking head Brent Thomas squirm as ABC Melbourne's Jon Faine nails them on their failure to pay tax in Australia. "If I was the Premier, I would refuse to meet you," has to be the quote of the year. LISTEN TO IT HERE Meanwhile, in the Flat Chat column currently running online in the AFR I refer to having "previous convictions".  If you want to read the whole charge sheet, laying out my research, findings and opinions on Airbnb, start HERE. It's interesting that other branches of the media are becoming a bit sceptical of Airbnb's dubious and relentlessly repeated message that they are all about ordinary people letting rooms in their homes (while they are fighting tooth and nail to force apartment blocks to accept short-term lets of whole apartments, their main source of income). Now News Ltd journalists are faithfully trotting out any statistics from Airbnb-paid "surveys" as if they are fact.  But it's just a matter of time.  Wait till News realises that Clover Moore (bless her organic fair-trade cotton socks) is pro-Airbnb ... then the worm will turn. Personally, my views on Airbnb have evolved over the past few years.  I have gone from being largely pro the idea of legitimate sharing to very anti the TRUE intent of Airbnb which is to force us to accept holiday lets in our homes and force us to share our facilities with complete strangers over whom we and the hosts have no control. We have planning laws that were evolved over many years precisely to spare communities from this kind of exploitation.  I bought an apartment in a residential-only building. If the government wants to change its status to "de facto hotel", just to appear trendy and pour money into private investors' pockets, they can expect a much bigger backlash that the vague pathetic threats issued recently by the Airbnb attack poodles. Dammit, I might run for parliament myself.  Now THAT is a threat to democracy!  

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Chiropractors in Australia are coming under fire after a shocking video of manipulation of a baby goes viral. Dr. Mick Vagg gives us an in-depth look at the controversial industry. You can watch parts of the video here. Scientists are about to unleash "Carpageddon" - a radical form of biological control that aims to eradicate carp from an Australian river system. Watch out carp, herpes is coming! Mysterious gullies on Mars may be formed by water 'boiling'. Water in low pressure, such as at the surface of Mars, has been found to boil rapidly and 'pop' the surrounding sand. The Large Hadron Collider came to an abrupt halt recently. Not because of a fault, as such, but because a weasel got in and started chewing on things it shouldn't have! Dr. Mick Vagg is a pain specialist, and author of the Medicandus column on The Conversation.   This episode contains traces of radio broadcaster Jon Faine interviewing Deputy President of the Chiropractors' Association of Australia (CAA), Andrew Lawrence.

According to Canadian anti-euthanasia campaigner Alex Schadenberg, Melbourne doctor Rodney Syme is a threat to society: a ‘cowboy’ and ‘the worst of the worst’. Why? Because for over a decade now, Syme has been publicly assisting terminally and chronically ill patients to die – despite the threat of jail for doing so. How did a respectable 80-year-old urologist come to be a law-breaking cowboy? Melbourne urologist Rodney Syme — Photo: supplied 'I thought: what is ethical about me being able to end my own suffering but my patients have to go on?' Rodney Syme Sandra Morris and Albert Leonzini, both featured in this episode — Photo: Emily Sexton It began 40 years ago, with a patient of his who was dying of kidney cancer. Her name was Betty. Syme could hear her screams from the foyer of the hospital. He didn’t know how to help her – but his conscience was pricked. Syme knew that, as a doctor, if he were in the same kind of pain, he could find drugs – or help from other doctors – that would mean he didn’t have to suffer like Betty. He began to wonder: why should he have access to this help, but not his patients? Over the last two decades, Rodney Syme estimates that he’s helped more than 100 people to die. Assisting a suicide carries a maximum five-year jail term in Victoria. But, despite publicly challenging the police to charge him, no charges have yet been laid. In late 2015, on national television, Syme admitted that he had helped Point Lonsdale man Steve Guest to die. He continues to provoke the law in the hope that a new and more compassionate one can be written: one that allows people with unbearable and untreatable suffering to request assistance to die. Please note: this podcast is not about suicide. If you are interested in increasing your understanding of suicide and how to support someone experiencing suicidal ideation, visit the Conversations Matter or beyondblue websites.If you (or someone you know) require immediate assistance, contact one of the following 24/7 crisis support services: Lifeline (13 11 14), Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467), MensLine (1300 78 99 78), beyondblue (1300 22 4636), Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800) or eheadspace (1800 650 890). Hear more Embed player Listen Better Off Dead: Interview with Sandra Morris Through Rodney Syme, Albert Leonzini – dying of motor neurone disease – has obtained the lethal, illegal drug Nembutal, which offers him the opportunity to be in control of how he dies. But for all the peace of mind it offers, it still takes great courage to decide to use it. Albert’s partner of 40 years, Sandra Morris, tells what happened next. Know more Audio: Steve Guest calls Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne in 2005 Article: 'The speech on dying you were prevented from hearing', by Michael Short (with a transcript of Rodney Syme's speech) – The Age, 26 May 2015 In this episode Alex Schadenberg Rodney Syme Albert Leonzini Sandra Morris Catherine Glenn Foster Our theme music was composed by Zig Zag Lane for Zapruder's Other Films, and edited by Jon Tjhia. Music used in this episode includes 'Says' (Nils Frahm), 'Abandon Window' (Jon Hopkins), 'You Know Me Well' (Sharon Van Etten), 'Remedios The Beauty' (Oren Ambarchi), 'Fall Out' (Mount Kimbie), 'Dissolved Girl' (Massive Attack), 'John My Beloved' (Sufjan Stevens) and 'Forty-Eight Angels' (Paul Kelly). Your stories If you're suffering, or someone you love has died badly – in a hospital, in palliative care, in a nursing home, or at home – add your voice and tell your story here. Further information Better Off Dead is produced by Thought Fox and the Wheeler Centre. Executive producers Andrew Denton and Michael Williams. Producer and researcher Bronwen Reid. For Better Off Dead, the Wheeler Centre team includes Director Michael Williams, Head of Programming Emily Sexton, Projects Producer Amita Kirpalani and Digital Manager Jon Tjhia. Editing, sound design and mix on this episode is by Martin Peralta. Thank you Thank you to Paul Kelly and Sony ATV for the use of his song ‘Forty Eight Angels’. The series Subscribe in iTunes, or your favourite podcast app. #betteroffdeadpod Better Off Dead is produced by Thought Fox in partnership with the Wheeler Centre. It is written and created by Andrew Denton for Thought Fox.

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Featuring Mark Webber. Rob joins ABC Melbourne's Jon Faine to interview ex-F1 now WEC racer Mark Webber about his new book and karting champion Jaymi MacKay about her career aspirations. Michael keeps Peter McGinley from being deported for another week.

Per Capita Research Fellow Emily Millane joins Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne as his guest on the Revolutions segment. She talks about Per Capita's new report, Spaces for All Ages, and new ways of thinking about ageing, population, and social participation.

Per Capita's David Hetherington talks to Jon Faine about Per Capita's new report, Training Days. The introduction of contestability has led to higher costs and the impact of this has mostly fallen on lower-income and disadvantaged students.