Podcasts by The Informer

Aus passes Magnitsky laws, activists call for Chechen leaders to be targeted|Critics of proposed‘cyber-bulling’law say it will only make defamation lawsuits easier|Religious Discrimination Bill won’t protect those who face discrimination says gay Christian man|The Informer – 9 Dec 2021 from 2021-12-09T18:01:31

– Federal Parliament has passed Australia’s own version of Magnitsky Laws, which allows for targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights violations. Emma Hoy spoke with on...

World AIDS Day|Dennis Altman on Aus Afghan refugee refusal|The Informer – 2 Dec 2021 from 2021-12-03T02:44:22

– World AIDS Day is 1 Dec so we look back at two stories from this season. One looks at exciting new research being undertaken in Melbourne into a potential

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Religious Discrimination Bill legalises discrimination opponents say|MQFF rebuffs calls to cut film funded by Israeli gov|The Informer – 25 Nov 2021 from 2021-11-25T08:59:17

– The federal government has tabled its long-awaited Religious Discrimination Bill. The legislation would weaken some existing protections for LGBTQIA+ Australians and has been roundly condemned...

Majority of queer Victorians don’t trust or feel safe around police survey finds|Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner on the issues facing our communities|The Informer – 18 Nov 2021 from 2021-11-20T10:19:45

– New research by Vic Pride Lobby finds the vast majority of queer Victorians surveyed don’t trust or feel safe around police. We speak with Nic Holas of the Lobby

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Trans activists attacked by far-right mob in Bulgaria|Paediatric surgeon comments on proposed intersex surgery ban|The Informer – 11 Nov 2021 from 2021-11-11T09:35:36

  – The Victorian state government has proposed changes banning deferrable medical interventions on intersex children until they are able to consent. The changes have been welcomed after years o...

Sydney Mardi Gras board proposes change to constitution|How has the Melbourne arts community survived the long lockdown?|The Informer – 4 Nov 2021 from 2021-11-04T08:00:48

– The board of Sydney Mardi Gras has proposed changes to its constitution that would mean a significant portion of the board is appointed by other board members, not elected

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Queer pubs emerge from lockdown|First-hand account of queer life in Burundi|What’s happening for Aussie Ace Week?|The Informer – 28 Oct 2021 from 2021-10-28T08:00:02

– As Melbourne emerges from another tough long lockdown, we hear from some queer pubs about how they’ve managed while their doors were shut and how important queer spaces are

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Human Rights Commission calls for ban on intersex child surgeries|How has Texas banned abortions?|Vic LGBTIQ Commissioner #FabJab interview|Vic private prison nominated for trans inclusion award|The Informer – 21 Oct 2021 from 2021-10-21T08:00:23

– The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a report recommending non-medically necessary interventions on intersex children be banned until they are able to give consent. We speak wit...

Should queer people be concerned about new NSW Premier?|Victoria passes Assisted Reproductive Treatment reforms|Scotland introduces LGBTQI issues and history into school curriculum|The Informer – 14 Oct 2021 from 2021-10-14T08:00:11

– NSW has a new premier in Dominic Perrottet. A self-declared social conservative, he has previously expressed opposition to marriage equality, abortion, and support for Donald Trump. Is social ...

Huge support for gender-affirming surgery to be covered by Medicare|Polish provinces buckle under EU pressure over‘LGBT-Free’zones|New Gold Coast gay bar defies trend|The Informer – 7 Oct 2021 from 2021-10-07T13:48:05

  – A petition calling for gender-affirming surgery to be covered amassed over 100,000 in a matter of days. Currently, the surgery isn’t covered and is extremely expensive. We speak

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Campaign to end Vic’s low queer representation in parliament|Impacts of Covid delays to gender affirming surgery|Yarra council votes to include‘A’in LGBTQIA+|The Informer – 30 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-30T14:33:52

– Despite Victoria leading the country with many LGBTQIA+ reforms, the parliament has one of the lowest numbers of out LGBTQIA+ people. A new campaign launched by the Vic Pride

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Vic Gov announces ban against discrimination of LGBTIQ teachers in religious schools|Proposed community sponsorship could greatly help queer refugees|The Informer 23 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-23T09:00:06

  – Vic Gov announces it will follow through on its promise to ban workplace discrimination of LGBTQI teachers in independent religious schools. We speak to the Vic Pride Lobby,

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Latham’s anti-trans bill gathers pace|Manchester Pride faces counter-march over corporatisation|The Informer – 16 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-16T09:00:19

– NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham headed a parliamentary committee to assess the anti-trans education bill that he had introduced into parliament himself. We speak with Greens MP David...

Vic Gov broadens anti-vilification laws|Trans-women persecuted in Cameroon|Queer youth feel unsafe at school|The Informer – 9 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-09T09:00:12

  – Vic Gov to broaden anti-vilification laws to include sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and HIV status. We speak with Vic Pride Lobby about how the reforms came

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HIV cure trials in Vic.|Impacts of Grindr|Russian film challenges homophobia|The Informer – 2 Sep 2021 from 2021-09-03T02:01:56

– Drug trials for a HIV cure are about to begin in Victoria. We speak with a lead researcher of the trial, along with Thorne Harbour Health and Living Positive

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Human rights concerns for Afghanistan|Dennis Altman on Aus Gov refusal to accept refugees|OnlyFans de-platforms sex workers with new content rules from 2021-08-26T17:30:10

– With Afghanistan under Taliban control once more, we hear from the Afghan Australian Women’s Association&Prof. Sha-ahram Akifahrzadeh about what it could mean for human rights in the

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Victoria to Decriminalise Sex Work|LGBTQIA+ Youth at Greater Risk of Domestic Violence During Lockdowns|19 Aug 2021 The Informer from 2021-08-20T02:18:36

– Victoria is set to decriminalise sex work after years of campaigning by advocates. We speak to Fiona Patten MP who led the legislative review about why it’s taken so

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Germany’s anti-hate speech laws tested|Combating increasing HIV rates in Indonesia|Frontline healthcare worker dealing with covid|The Informer 12 Aug 2021 from 2021-08-12T17:43:18

– Germany has some of the toughest anti-hate speech laws in the world and they were tested for the first time in the country’s highest court after Facebook removed several

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Record number of out Olympians|LGBTQIA+ censorship in China|NZ to ban conversion practices |The Informer 5 Aug 2021 from 2021-08-05T14:27:31

The Tokyo Olympics has seen a record number of out Olympians. We look at how rising visibility at elite levels can have a positive impact, and where more work needs

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 Rise in people identifying as Non-Binary| Record number of Vic. Council LGBTQIA+ reforms| Side Gallery for LGBTQIA+ artists|The Informer 29 July 2021 from 2021-07-29T14:39:21

More and more people are identifying as non-binary and gender diverse. We investigate the rise in the reported statistic | The Vic. Pride Lobby ran a campaign during last year’s local government...

Public question time in local councils|LGBTQIA+ and census|State Government’s new plan in health and wellbeing services|22 July 2021 from 2021-07-22T13:35:22

On this week’s show, we talk about a recurring question regarding trans access to toilets coming from an elected councillor. We ask why data on LGBTQIA+ demographics isn’t being collected in thi...

Pride activists attacked in Georgia|Vic. Pride Centre opens|Gentrification of queer nightclubs|The Informer 15 July 2021 from 2021-07-15T17:39:50

Tbilisi Pride March organisers violently attacked. We hear first-hand from the activists in Georgia about the struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights in the country | The Vic. Pride Centre was opened

Indigenous LGBTQIA+ experiences from 2021-07-08T16:42:20

New research on the intersectional experiences of Indigenous LGBTQIA+ people, why new anti-LGBT laws have been passed in Hungary, and the University of Melbourne navigates the line between acade...

The Informer 1 July 2021 from 2021-07-02T01:59:55

Pride or Profit? Do companies really support LGBTQIA+ causes or are they merely chasing the Rainbow dollar? The Federal Coalition is set to reintroduce its contentious Religious Freedoms legisla...

The Informer is back!|Podcast 24 June 2021 from 2021-06-29T09:39:43

  The Informer is back for 2021! In the first episode, we cover Mark Latham’s anti-trans bill before NSW parliament, and what it could mean for trans-kids; how the findings...

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The Informer Podcast 19 November 2020 from 2020-11-24T00:51:26

Emily Johnson investigates why gay asylum seeker has spent the last eight years in an Australian detention centre. #freeali The LGBT community faces one of the highest suicide rates in...

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The Informer Podcast 12 November 2020 from 2020-11-24T00:50:30

Biden is in and Trump is out. Joe Biden is the new president of America.  Celebrate the history, culture and achievements of the traditional landowners of Australia with us for...

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The Informer Podcast 5 November 2020 from 2020-11-24T00:49:40

Gavin Height provides a live report from the Saturday protests in Perth over the transphobic comments made by the Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas. Voting has now closed for the US...

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The Informer Podcast 29 October 2020 from 2020-11-24T00:45:45

On the 21st of October, the NSW Parliament unanimously passed a motion in support of trans people, put together by Independent member of Sydney Alex Greenwich. This motion is to...

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The Informer Podcast 22 October 2020 from 2020-11-02T02:32:46

RMIT University is paving the way for more authenticity when it comes to their trans students. In an unprecedented new move, trans students are now able to go by their...

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The Informer Podcast 1 October 2020 from 2020-10-24T01:57:27

With the hearings for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability continuing, in this week’s podcast, we give you some information about the.....

The Informer Podcast 15 October 2020 from 2020-10-21T11:33:24

Elderly LGBT+ people are experiencing isolation during #COVID. How can we ensure that this community feel less isolated during the pandemic? We spoke with Switchboard Victoria CEO Joe Ball about...

The Informer Podcast 8 October 2020 from 2020-10-12T05:13:28

In this week’s podcast, we speak to Kate Eastman from The Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation towards people with a disability, about the unfair treatment of disabled...

The Informer Podcast 24 Sep 2020 from 2020-10-09T03:13:17

In recent years, HIV has become a growing concern in Indonesia, making it one of the countries with the highest cases in infection rates in Asia and the Pacific region....

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The Informer Podcast 17 Sep 2020 from 2020-09-24T07:48:19

On this week’s podcast, we speak to the Executive Director of Sudanese LGBT organisation Bedayaa, Noor Sultan, on the recent legal changes abolishing the death penalty for sodomy. We also...

Diversity and representation in the media from 2020-09-17T00:59:54

Television has made monumental strides internationally and in Australia. Star Trek’s newest recruits include its first non-binary and trans actors playing their rightful counterparts in the long...

Uncle Dad by David Menon from 2020-07-06T05:36:39

Independent gay author David Menon, who has written more than 20 novels in the crime genre, has a new book available for preorder. The novel, titled Uncle Dad is the...

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Furry Fandom documentary to premiere! from 2020-06-27T03:15:19

A documentary on the furry fandom that focuses on its history starting in the 70s and its role today as a massive space for LGBTQIA+ people to be open and...

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COVID-19 and mental health in young people from 2020-06-18T03:02:35

New research from Headspace has shown that there’s been a significant impact on mental health in young people during the pandemic. Crucially, young people have less faith in themselves than... Listen

Inside Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter protests from 2020-06-08T05:57:15

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY This weekend saw a large Black Lives Matter protest outside State Parliament and throughout the CBD. Informer Reporter Nicholas Kameniar-Sandery was the...

Mama Alto on the upcoming Global Pride event from 2020-06-05T04:45:50

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Legendary singer Mama Alto is taking part in a unique event Global Pride. Toby Halligan sat down with Mama Alto for the Star...

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George Floyd protests–where’s the anger coming from? from 2020-06-03T08:48:18

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY The death of George Floyd in the United States has been the catalyst from protests across the country. Where is the anger coming...

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Encore episode–robots and sex toys! from 2020-06-02T08:42:14

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today in an encore episode, we talk to Lauren Rosewarne about robots and sex toys!

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Calls to end the permanent lockdown–for people with disabilities from 2020-06-01T08:37

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY We talk to Anja Homburg about the need for public transport to be made more accessible. Surprisingly there are still some huge gaps...

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How to get the Australian economy going again? The Greens’plan from 2020-05-29T04:50:05

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we speak to Victorian Greens Senator Janet Rice about the Greens’ plan for the economy. And gay men are under attack in...

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So, there’s no creative industries policy…what now? from 2020-05-28T04:47:23

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Continuing our chat with Jeremy O’Connor from UniSA about creative industries. And we have a weekend update from Frock Hudson!

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Wait, Australia doesn’t have a creative industries policy?! from 2020-05-27T04:42:47

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Yes, that’s true. Nearly every OECD country has an arts and creative industries policy. But Australia doesn’t. What does that mean? We speak...

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New research into people living with HIV and clinical trials from 2020-05-26T05:01:36

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY A recent study published in PLOS ONE looked into the attitudes of 30,000 Australians living with HIV regarding clinical research into a cure...

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NICHE–Combating homophobia in rural and regional Australia from 2020-05-25T05:11:15

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today we have a special long-form interview with Daniel Witthaus from NICHE, the National Institute for Challenging Homophobia Education. It’s a group t...

The Wild World of Spyware and Family Violence, pt 2 from 2020-05-22T05:06:45

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we continue our look at family violence and spyware with reporting by Toby Halligan, Sayee Shree and Nicholas Kameniar Sandery.

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The Wild Word of Spyware and Family Violence, part 1 from 2020-05-21T05:58:51

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY We talk about spyware and family violence in this special retrospective episode of The Informer with reporting by Toby Halligan, Sayee Shree and...

‘No’electorates and health outcomes; the Darlington Statement from 2020-05-20T05:52:32

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY New research from Monash University links the postal marriage equality survey no electorates with worse health outcomes for LGBTIQA+ people. In part due...

Wave for Volunteers! And, how JOY 94.9 is changing how we work with volunteers from 2020-05-19T05:01:28

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY It’s National Volunteer Week. Today, we speak to Adrienne Picone from Volunteering Australia about their Wave for Volunteers initiative. And we speak to...

Update on the Scott Johnson murder investigation from 2020-05-18T05:26:14

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY A look at how the Scott Johnson murder investigation is going and we take you back to the XR protests last year.

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We’re all in this together–new film released online from 2020-05-15T05:21:01

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY There’s exciting news – Logan Mucha has released a new film, We’re All in This Together, available for streaming now. And Nicholas Kameniar...

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International AIDS Candlelight Vigil and your weekend update from 2020-05-14T04:52:33

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY The International AIDS Candlelight Vigil is Saturday. We speak to Neil Fraser from Positive Life NSW about the event. And we have your...

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Working it out and LGBTIQ Legal Centre’s Change Your ID webinar from 2020-05-13T04:13:55

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY The Tasmanian group Working It Out have new resources for the Tasmanian LGBTIQA+ community – we find out more. And Sam Elkin from...

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Scott Johnson murder suspect arrested from 2020-05-12T05:44:41

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today we have an update on the Scott Johnson murder investigation – a suspect has been arrested. And the Western Australian parliament is...

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COVID-19 and family violence, and calls for a national suicide register from 2020-05-11T05:01:18

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today we’re talking about COVID-19 and family violence with Women’s Legal Service Victoria. And the CEO of Suicide Prevention Australia joins us to... Listen

How will sex robots be useful for the asexual and aromantic communities? from 2020-05-08T05:01:54

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Last week we spoke about sex robots and the LGBTIQ community – and today we look at sex robots and the asexual and...

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The struggle for control: Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week from 2020-05-07T05:01:10

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we’re talking about Tourette Syndrome. It is more widespread than you might think and there’s a lot of myths and half-truths about...

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Bathsheba on how artists are coping and Sam Hibbins from the Vic Greens from 2020-05-05T05:01:12

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today we talk to Sam Hibbins about the Victorian Greens positions on the National Cabinet, help for renters and more. And we follow...

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Your Pride Centre nears completion, reviewing Redfern Jon Barrett’s Giddy Death from 2020-05-04T05:01:48

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Construction of the Victorian Pride Centre is well undreway. We speak to board member Peter McEwan about the centre’s progress and what it...

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Birth certificate changes become law and how the pokies closure has saved lives from 2020-05-01T05:01:45

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Victoria’s birth certificate laws changed at midnight. For the first time, people who were born in Victoria or live in Victoria now can...

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When sex and robotics come together, and what’s on with Frock Hudson! from 2020-04-30T06:22:26

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Technology, robotics and sex are evolving together in some really interesting ways, including the impact on sex work. We speak with Dr. Lauren...

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Casual sex and lockdown, and what’s it like making games at home? from 2020-04-29T05:01:32

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we have Dr Vincent Carnelisse from the Kirketon Road Centre in Sydney, talking about how you can cope without sex and what...

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New concerns for the Polish LGBTIQA+ community from 2020-04-27T10:25:50

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Elections in Poland have seen the country’s far-right Law and Justice party re-elected, raising concerns for the Polish LGBTIQA+ community.   The Law an...

Reinventing the arts during the Great Pause from 2020-04-27T05:01:55

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we speak to Penny Miles from Circus Oz about how the arts industry can use the Great Pause as a time to...

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What was the gay male experience like in WW2? And Nick reviews a classic book from 2020-04-24T23:29:15

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today: We speak to Yorick Smaal, a senior lecturer at Griffith University who has done considerable research into the gay male experience in...

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How does China see the rest of the world’s response to COVID-19? And what’s on with Frock Hudson from 2020-04-23T05:01:46

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY How do people in China see the rest of the world’s response to COVID-19? And What’s on With Frock Hudson, your weekend entertainment...

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Special interview: Dennis Altman on why COVID-19 may feel like the early days of HIV and more from 2020-04-22T05:59:06

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Toby Halligan sits down to talk to academic, thought leader and writer Dennis Altman about COVID-19. We also cover where he thinks Australia...

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The Commons Social Change Library and Shakespeare’s history plays from 2020-04-21T05:57:20

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY If you’re looking to make change in your life, the Commons Social Change Library has a bunch of resources to help figure out...

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Battling street harassment and Aussies struggling with addiction to benzodiazepines from 2020-04-20T05:27:09

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY It’s International Anti-Street Harassment Week – we’re joined by Natasha from It’s Not A Compliment, a group dedicated to eliminating street harassment....

Hares&Hyenas raid report out, and a review of Flames by Robbie Arnott from 2020-04-17T05:03:38

Support the Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Today, we talk about the Hares&Hyenas Raid report released by IBAC. And Nicholas Kameniar-Sandery has a review of the acclaimed novel...

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Rules for blood donation by MSM are changing, what’s on at your local gallery, What’s on With Frock Hudson from 2020-04-16T05:01:04

Support The Informer Daily, Donate to JOY We speak to Dr Tim Read MP about the changing rules around blood donation for men who have sex with men. We’ve got...

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Ronnie Scott’s new book The Adversary and smart giving to charities from 2020-04-15T05:00:29

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Today, we speak to Ronnie Scott about his new book The Adversary out today. And we also speak to Sanjaya Kuruppu from Uni SA...

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How the 1918 flu pandemic changed Samoa and how are we changing the way we communicate now? from 2020-04-14T05:00:18

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Today, we speak to Damon Salesa about how the 1918 Influenza Pandemic hit Samoa harder than nearly anywhere else on earth and how the...

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In conversation with author Jasper Fforde&cultural change in the United Kingdom from 2020-04-13T05:00:59

In this episode of The Informer Daily we look back at some of our past interviews. Aaron Potts speaks to best-selling author Jasper Fforde as they speak about speculative fiction,...

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How to have hope in hard times&white privilege with DeRay McKesson from 2020-04-10T05:00:32

In this special episode of The Informer Daily we recount past interviews, as Executive Producer Arion Potts and Nicholas Kameniar Sandery speak to writer and podcast host DeRay McKesson about po...

Tigerair shuts down, the future of aviation, Icelandic fiction and what’s on this weekend? from 2020-04-09T05:00:32

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Where is aviation going – or not going – during the COVID-19 lockdown? Transport writer John Band joins us to discuss the situation and...

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Better sleep during COVID-19, the mysterious 1950s gay wedding photos from 2020-04-08T05:00:35

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Today, we talk to sleep expert Prof. Dorothy Buck from the Sleep Health Foundation about getting better sleep when in a crisis And we...

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Living with HIV and COVID-19, safer sex and Glace Chase from 2020-04-07T05:19:10

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Thorne Harbour Health CEO Simon Ruth speaks to us about living with HIV and COVID-19, safer sex and how telehealth is working for their...

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Zoombombing, conspiracy theories and Eurovision 2020 cancelled–what’s a fan to do? from 2020-04-06T05:01:39

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY We talk to journalist Stilgherrian about the risks and benefits of using Zoom for meetings. We also cover the latest super weird conspiracy theory...

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All the Queen’s Men’s Digital Dance Club from 2020-04-03T04:00:47

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Today: It’s the weekend. All the Queen’s Men are hosting a Digital Dance Club this Sunday afternoon – we’ve got the details. Nicholas Kameniar-Sandery...

Using facebook to share health information, why Indigenous recognition is important and what’s on this weekend with Frock Hudson from 2020-04-02T03:59:37

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Today, we speak to one of the people behind a new FB group for the community, LGBTI COVID-19 Response We talk with Linda Burnie...

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Why physical distancing matters, helping your children learn and more from 2020-04-01T03:59:41

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Today: Why it’s important to follow physical distancing measures – a choir in the US provides a startling example. We talk to Rich Reed...

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Transgender Day of Visibility from 2020-03-31T03:45:59

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY It’s Transgender Day of Visibility. We speak to Jeremy Wiggens from Your Community Health about how the lockdown is affecting the transgender, nonbinary and.....

Confusion with small businesses and how PTs are adapting from 2020-03-30T04:00:49

Support The Informer Daily, Donate to JOY Your COVID-19 update Businesses across Australia are struggling with restrictions and confusion about whether to stay open or if they should close. We.....

Resilience and“presilience”, 12 lucky teachers get grants and more from 2020-03-27T04:24:40

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY Today we speak to Dr Gav Schneider, head of Risk 2 Solution about resilience and how businesses can practice “presilience” Twelve school teachers across... Listen

Hidden disabilities and quarantine, self-care and compassion and more from 2020-03-26T04:00:09

Support this podcast, Donate to JOY 94.9 Today: COVID-19 update Cameron Bloomfield from Rainbow Rights and Advocacy on helping people with disabilities during quarantine Fenella, a trauma therap...

Telecom trouble, support for small businesses and Sophie McNeill from 2020-03-25T04:01:14

Support this podcast Lots of folks had trouble with telephones yesterday, we find out more from Chris Duckett from ZDNet. Michael O’Brien, Victorian Opposition leader and Shadow Minister for Sma...

How Foodbank Australia can help you, queues outside Centrelink from 2020-03-24T04:01:32

Support the Informer Daily and JOY 94.9 Today: COVID-19 Update, an update on services from Foodbank Australia (including askizzy), long queues outside Centrelink offices and how the Australian U...

COVID-19–What’s the future hold for us? What’s a footy fan to do? from 2020-03-23T04:01

On today’s Informer Daily we speak with Dr Tim Read, an MP and MD. We talk to futurist Mark Pesce about what the future holds, and also how to deal...

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How schools are coping, online drag performances and more from 2020-03-20T07:00:24

Today: We have a COVID-19 update. We also have a report about what’s going on in schools here in Victoria. We continue our interviews with the Diversity Council of Australia...

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How are libraries helping out? What’s happening in the arts? New research on disability inclusion from 2020-03-19T07:06:46

Tonight: Your COVID-19 update How are libraries helping out? What’s available? New research on LGBTIQA+ disability inclusion is out – we find out the details Shows are cancelled, people are... Listen

COVID-19 Updates for people living with HIV, how do you keep essential services going, and more from 2020-03-18T07:01:25

Tonight we have COVID-19 updates for the LGBTI community. We have updates from the Federal Government, State Government and some specialist advice for people living with HIV. We talk to...

Trikone–supporting the South Asian LGBTIQA+ community from 2020-03-10T01:23:05

We spoke with Kunal from Trikone, a Facebook and community group for people from South Asia. It’s part of the Your Voice Matters campaign, which is a partnership between the...

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ACON: 78% of gay men tested for HIV from 2020-02-28T04:20:01

ACON’s work to end HIV and AIDS in Australia has hit a huge milestone. In a new campaign, ACON is congratulating the community – about 78% of all gay men...

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Poo matters: On the Origin of Faeces from 2020-02-28T04:11:28

We spoke with Alanta Colley about her new show On the Origin of Faeces and why poo matters. Something like 2kgs of an adult’s body weight is their gut biome....

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Where you live, where you work and LGBTIQA+ folks from 2020-02-26T03:08:06

We spoke with Denton Callender about geospatial research and why where you live can have different health outcomes? He is the Deputy Director of Columbia University’s Spatial Epidemiology Lab. H...

New peer support workshops for LGBTIQA+ women from 2020-02-26T02:54:13

Thorne Harbour Health are running new peer workshops for LGBTIQA+ women. A new round is starting soon – it’s targeting all women. It’s about having a safe space. We talk to Thorne...

Spice Night – featuring India’s only out gay comedian Navin Noronha from 2020-02-13T11:35

Cutting-edge comedian Navin Noronha, who is the only out gay comedian in India today, is coming to Melbourne. His visit is part of Spice Night,...

NDCH gets boost for queer film at silo cinema from 2020-02-13T11:26:57

The fine folks at Northern District Community Health (NDCH) have been granted money from the state government to produce an evening of queer film. The event w...

Ageing now – what do over 50s want? from 2020-02-13T10:43:06

New research reveals that over half of those over 50s believe the mid-life crisis is now a thing of the past, with one in three now experiencing a three-quarter life crisis. 

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Recapping Midsumma 2020 from 2020-02-13T10:42

This year’s Midsumma Festival was hugely successful. There were over 100 events, nearly 237 groups in the parade, and a huge turnout at many events. We spoke with Patrick from Midsumma about ...

Private health insurance faces a huge threat from 2020-02-06T11:49:22

Private Health Insurance in Australia faces a huge threat – a report from the regulator shows that maybe only three health funds might survive in two years. Research from the Australian Prude...

Need a Rush? Amyl nitrate is finally legal, but good luck getting it from 2020-02-06T11:36:16

After years of being illegal, amyl nitrate has been legalised since 1 February. Instead of sex shops where it’s been available for years, it will be available in pharmacies.

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How did homosexuality evolve? from 2020-02-06T11:26:47

QueersInScience has been running a series of science lectures featuring scientists from the LGBTIQA+ community, and we have a short taste of one ri...

Pride Shabbat – what it means to the community from 2020-02-06T11:20:31

We were privileged to speak with Jarod Rhine-Davis attend Temple Beth Israel’s Pride Shabbat last Friday. Held on the Friday before the Midsumma Pride March. Informer Executive Producer Arion...

Border Force asks – can’t you just pretend to be straight? from 2020-01-30T12:59:28

Buzzfeed News’ Hannah Ryan has been doing some deep dives into questions the Bord...

Employable Q – reducing employment barriers for our community from 2020-01-30T12:54:19

A new initiative from is working to reduce the – sometimes significant – barriers to employment. We spoke to Hannah Morgan at the National LGBTI Health Alliance about the work they’re doing t...

Aus Day honours celebrate Georgie Stone, Rebekah Robertson from 2020-01-30T12:44:06

On Australia Day, Georgie Stone and Rebekah Robertson were celebrated for their achievements in the community. Georgie, an out trans teenager (and actor) and Rebekah, actor and head of Transcend Su...

Dorìan Electra – super-smart super-star from 2020-01-30T12:23:48

Dorìan Electra is coming to Melbourne. This super smart and super talented artist blends genres, genders and ideas to make truly unique creations. Informer Executive Producer Aríon Potts spoke to D...

Courting controversy from 2020-01-30T12:17:03

Margaret Court is a tennis legend… who is also legendary for her controversial views. Whether it’s her 1970 statements where she said that South Africa’s apartheid was a successfu...

Queers in science: taking pride in STEM from 2020-01-18T01:32:52

Queers in Science is a program to help LGBTIQA+ people in science build networks and community. Nicholas Kameniar-Sandery spoke to Ken Knight, memb...

‘Why do you think you’re special?’ – Helping emergency services understand LGBTIQA+ needs from 2020-01-18T01:24:21

Emergency services don’t always understand that the LGBTIQA+ community has some specialised needs during a disaster. Whether it’s making sure that people only collect gender information...

‘I spent years thinking I could never be loved’ from 2020-01-16T12:14:04

After the sad death of Wilson Gavin this week, Toby Halligan reflects on some of the challenges gay men face when growing up – including spending a long time thinking you were not special, no...

Drag queen storytime ends in protest, tragedy from 2020-01-16T11:57:47

Last Sunday’s Drag Queen Storytime at a Brisbane Library was going well until a group of protesters stormed into the room, protesting that “drag queens are not for kids”.
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How sex workers here are effected by legislation an ocean away from 2020-01-09T12:01:17

Recent legislation in the United States has had a huge impact for sex workers here in Australia. Toby Halligan speaks with two sex workers about the way the law change has changed their lives here ...

Was this the weirdest week ever in Australian politics? from 2020-01-09T11:56:43

Informer Executive Producer Arion Potts asks Toby Halligan: was this the weirdest week ever in Australian politics? Toby’s got some answers.

Quitflicks are up and ready for voting from 2020-01-09T11:48:39

Get your vote on! Quit Victoria’s Quitflicks are open for voting. These four short (1 minute) films try to help LGBTIQA+ people say no to ciggies. Listen

“I get death threats every day” – evolving queer rights in Russia from 2020-01-02T11:28:58

Queer rights in Russia have changed dramatically over the decades. This December 31 marked the 20th anniversary of Vladimir Putin taking over the presidency of Russia. While most of the world was t...

Toby Halligan wraps up 2019 in politics – where does it leave us? from 2019-12-26T10:59:47

Toby Halligan took some time out of his busy Boxing Day to talk about Australian politics in 2019. The Prime Minister says that now is not the time for political point scoring, but when is? Will th...

Jasper Fforde in conversation from 2019-12-26T10:48:36

Best-selling author Jasper Fforde sat down with Arion Potts earlier this spring. We spoke about many things, including his speculative fiction, geek culture, current state of the UK, Brexit, the Ro...

Resources for helping the LGBTQ community with reproductive loss from 2019-12-23T06:09:30

Reproductive loss occurs more frequently than many people think. Some say that 1 in 4 pregnancies will end in miscarriage, and others will experience other forms, like adoption loss or infertility....