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Integrity Commissions, the future of news, and rising wealth inequality

On this episode of The Grapevine, as Victoria’s roadmap to ‘COVID normal’ is revealed, Dylan and Kulja get on the line with Independent Federal MP, Helen Haines to break down what’s happening…

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Australia’s political duopoly; is 'branch stacking' a failure of representative democracy?

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan explore the elitism of ‘branch stacking’ with Marija Taflaga. The Lecturer at ANU’s School of Political Science and International Relations breaks down the…

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Have you ever imagined a day in a life inside refugee detention in Australia? You don’t have to wonder anymore…

On this episode of The Grapevine, journalist Michael Green and Farhad Rafmati, a civil engineer and Iranian refugee currently in detention, give us a glimpse into the experiences of refugees detained in…

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Does the National COVID-19 Commission threaten democracy in Australia?

On this episode of The Grapevine, PhD candidate at Melbourne University’s Law School Elizabeth Hicks discusses the implications of her policy brief's findings concerning the implementation of increased executive powers during times…

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Urgent calls to ditch the diplomatic strategy as Kylie Moore-Gilbert is transferred to Iran's infamous Qarchak women's prison

On this episode of The Grapevine, Dr Jessie Moritz, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, at ANU talks to Dylan and Kulja about her article in The Conversation that called for the Australia…

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Misinformation or disinformation? The insidious implications behind 5G conspiracies

On this episode of The Grapevine,  Dr Michael Jensen, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Canberra debunks 5G conspiracies and explains their impact on public policy that his article in The…

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After trading one crisis for another, how are the scars of the summer bushfires healing during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Kulja Coulston flies solo on this week's episode of The Grapevine. She speaks with Tracee Hutchison, Partnerships & Projects Manager at the Community Broadcasting Foundation, about the Trauma Literacy and Resilience program…

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Responding to the humanitarian crisis at the Flemington and North Melbourne Public Housing towers

On this episode of The Grapevine, Heidi Lee, project lead for Beyond Zero Emissions’ ‘One Million Jobs Plan’ initiative gets on the line to discuss how job creation and industry modernisation can…

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The future of Community Television in Australia

On this episode of The Grapevine, Shane Dunlop Channel 31 General Manager gives an update on the community broadcaster’s last minute licence extension at the 11th hour and discusses the future of…

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What do the changes in Australia’s governance mean for a post-COVID democracy?

As the National Cabinet is set to replace COAG as a forum for collective decision making, what do these changes mean for Australia’s democracy? Journalist George Meglogenis unpacks the impact of COVID-19 on…

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Coal, Climate, and COVID-19 - Why are experts raising concerns over the Government’s approach to economic recovery?

On this episode of The Grapevine La Trobe University's Emeritus Professor Judith Brett, tells Kulja and Dylan how a nation can suffer from being rich in natural resources and explains how Australia can…

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Unpacking and exploring Australia's law enforcement and racial profiling issues

As the outrage over police brutality towards minorities and the call for accountability intensifies globally, Dylan and Kulja speak to journalist and documentary-filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe, about the current state of police conduct towards…

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Why is the Government exploring a gas-lead recovery from a pandemic recession?

On this episode of The Grapevine, Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth gets on the line with Kulja and Dylan to discuss the likelihood of a gas-lead recovery from pandemic recession, Friends…

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Inaction on climate change by private companies deserves greater scrutiny

Kulja Coulston flies solo on this week's edition of the grapevine, chatting with Market Forces' Asset Management campaigner, Will Van De Pol about how companies like Rio Tinto have come under pressure for…

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Where is humanity on the road to global nuclear disarmament?

This week on The Grapevine, Co-President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear (ICAN), Associate Professor Tilman Ruff, explains the global efforts towards global denuclearization in their report, ‘Enough is Enough…

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The life and impact of Jack Mundey on activism in Australia.

This week on The Grapevine, professor Verity Burgmann, adjunct professor of politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, talks to Dylan and Kulja about the life and influence of Jack…

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What is Labor’s official stance on migration policy?

This week on The Grapevine, writer, researcher, and author, Peter Mares, gets on the line with Kulja and Dylan to explain Labor’s rhetoric shift on migration he explored in his article ‘Labor’s…

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Why do we find tactile comfort in objects during times of stress and heartache?

This week on The Grapevine, award winning author Tony Birch reflects on his essay, ‘Things of Stone and Wood and Wool’, published in The Griffith Review and finding solace from grief in…

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How is COVID-19 affecting asylum seekers in immigration detention?

This week on The Grapevine, David Manne, Executive Director at Refugee Legal, discusses the legal challenge filed in the high court on behalf of a refugee at covid-19 risk in immigration detention and…

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Should the Federal Government have the power to track suspected COVID-19 carriers?

On this episode of The Grapevine, is the Federal Governments COVID-19 tracking app a step too far? Dr Suelette Dreyfus, Lecturer in School of Computing & Information Systems at the University of Melbourne…

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Who will police the Australian police as they are granted extra pandemic powers?

On this episode of The Grapevine, Dylan speaks with executive officer of the Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre, Anthony Kelly,  about the implications of the extra powers police have been granted in…

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Should The Federal Government subsidise media organisations?

On this episode of The Grapevine, Gary Dickson from Public Interest Journalism Initiative discusses the closure of news rooms across Australia in the wake of COVID-19,an online resource mapping the changes…

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Democracy in Australia: Government co-operation in the face of COVID-19.

On this episode of The Grapevine Journalist George Megolagenis maintains social distancing by phoning in to discuss his article in The Age unpacking the politics of COVID-19 and the relationship between the States…

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Covid-19 welfare payments & stimulus packages, who’s really benefiting, and will it be enough?

On this episode of The Grapevine Emma Dawson, Executive Director at Per Capita is back to discuss the Australian Federal Government effectively doubling the Jobseeker Allowance through “rescue packages” in response to the…

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Oil and espionage, silencing a whistle-blower and his legal council.

Despite threats of jail time, Bernard Collaery, representative of Witness K, has published his book Oil Over Troubled Water: Australia's Timor Sea Intrigue and phoned in to The Grapevine to unpack his legal…

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Why were there protests in the streets of Malaysia over the recent election?

On this episode of The Grapevine Judith Peppard fills in for Dylan Bird and Koujla Coulston

James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania explains the political implications of the…

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Australian police departments using controversial facial recognition software - Clearview AI, what does does this mean?

On this episode of The Grapevine Hannah Ryan from Buzzfeed News comes in to share what she’s learned about Clearview AI – controversial facial recognition software being used by Australia’s police forces and…

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Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?

Graham Hunter, National Co-Coordinator of the Climate Change Program at the United Nations Association of Australia, discusses the film Global Thermostat screening at Transitions Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia and what geo-engineering technologies…

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The Grapevine - 17 February 2020

On this episode of The Grapevine, George Megolagenis talks about his article in The Good Weekend regarding Melbourne becoming Australia’s largest city. Infrastructure upgrades abound but what does this mean for Melbourne’s influence…

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The Grapevine - 10 February 2020

On this episode of The Grapevine, Chief Executive Officer and Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, Ken Smith, discusses his essay 'Remembering Who You Report To' in Griffith

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The Grapevine - 3 February 2020

On this episode of The Grapevine, academic at UNSW and author of Corporate Power in Australia: Do the 1% Rule? Dr Lindy Edwards, shares her research into how corporate interests are compromising…

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The Grapevine - 9 December 2019

Kulja and Dylan chat with Associate Professor in Urban Planning at The University of Melbourne Dave Nichols for his monthly segment to wrap the year in urban planning issues, spanning construction headaches, level…

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The Grapevine - 2 December 2019

This week Kulja and Dylan speak to author and former Triple R Breakfaster Jeff Sparrow about his book Fascists Among Us: Online Hate and the Christchurch Massacre - an enlightening account of what…

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The Grapevine - 18 November 2019

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Anthony Kelly, Executive Officer at Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre - which runs the Police Accountability Project - about police misconduct, complaints procedures and the…

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The Grapevine - 11 November 2019

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Rolf Schmidt, Invertebrate Palaeontology Collection Manager at Museums Victoria to discuss his pieces of the Berlin Wall, collected just after it fell and on display at…

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The Grapevine - 28 October 2019

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with SBS sports analyst, Craig Foster, about his new book Fighting For Hakeem, which accounts the story to return soccer player Hakeem Al Araibi to Australia after…

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The Grapevine - 21 October 2019

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Zali Steggall, the member for Warringah about the climate change bill she's proposing to introduce into parliament in 2020.

Then, Ben Bohane, Vanautu-based photojournalist comes on…

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The Grapevine - 14 October 2019

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Dr Suelette Dreyfus from the University of Melbourne about her removal from the speakers list at CyberCon.

Then, Julian Vincent from Market Forces comes on the…

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The Grapevine - 7 October 2019

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Lisa Radford and Yhonnie Scarce about their picture essay on sites of genocide and nuclear destruction for Art + Australia.

Then, journalist Margaret Simons comes on…

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The Grapevine - 30 September 2019

This week Kulja an Dylan celebrate 10 years of the Grapevine!

This week, Scott Ludlum comes on the show to talk about a report that he has authored in post-parlimentary life about the…