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On the last episode of the year, Chantelle Al-Khouri and Vanessa Lim reflect on Christmas and upcoming New Years celebrations. First up, they chat with Danni Petkovic about how the police stopped Sydney Street Kitchen from delivering meals to the homeless on Boxing Day. Then, Chantelle sat down with journalist Jan Fran about having to isolate over Christmas after ending up in the same venue as a positive case recently.

After, ABC journalist Alison Xiao goes over what New Years will look like given the Northern Beaches cluster, before Macquarie Uni lecturer on terrorism studies Lise Waldek explains the increase in far-right extremism here in NSW.

After the break, Backchat's producers recount the major news stories of the week. Then, we hear from Jasmine Phillips from AllOut - an LGBT+ youth community group in Blacktown that faces defunding next year.

Towards the end of the show, Backchat Producer Rebekah Manibog speaks with the Manilla reporter at the Washington Post about police brutality in the Philippines, before finally, we speak with former sex worker Billie Blu about Instagram's latest community guidelines and how it affects the sex work industry.

Stick around at the end to hear Sydney musician Nick Harriott's original number "The Northern Beaches" - a surfy track reminiscing on the latest Covid cluster.

This special summer episode of Backchat was brought to you by Eamonn Snow, Chantelle Al-Khouri, Millie Roberts, Rebekah Manibog, Tanita Razaghi and Vanessa Lim

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This week on Backchat we discuss the double standard and racism within media reporting, especially throughout COVID-19, with Get Up's senior campaigner Tessa Pang. Love guru and positive communication expert Sue Langley gives us some hot tips on how navigate online dating. Finally, the Backchat team runs you through their TV picks of 2020.

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This week Backchat explores all things worker exploitation in Australia. First up, we have Edward Cavanaugh from the McKell Institute discussing his new report into worker exploitation at NSW fruit farms. Next, producer Sana Shaikh chats with Employment Lawyer Grace Cummings about proposed changes to laws for casual workers. After that, we speak with *Jasmine, a casual worker looking to share her lived experiences.

This episode was produced by Nicole Iliagoueva, Sana Saihk, Rebekah Manibog and Eamonn Snow.

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This week Backchat dives into the world of drugs and drug policy. First up we have a package from reporter Chantelle Al Khouri exploring proposed changes to the NSW drug penalty system and their potential impact. Next, NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge joins us to unpack these proposed changes. After that, the head of Harm Reduction Australia, Gino Vambucca, jumps on air to talk about what we’re at with pill testing in Australia.

This episode was produced by Niki Iliagoueva, Millie Roberts, Charles Rushforth, Rebekah Manibog, and Eamonn Snow.

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This week we talk to Disability Activist Robin Eames about Disability Visibility 2020. After, Backchat Digital Producers Rebekah Manibog and Vanessa Lim delve into the world of Baby Yoda and momalorians.

This week's episode was produced by Niki Iliagoueva, Millie Roberts, Vanessa Lim, and Rebekah Manibog.

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In this week's episode, the Backchat team chat to the Director of Advocacy and Campaigns from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Jana Favero, to discuss the sudden visa changes and what it means for vunerable refugees. After that, we have a 'Rona Roundtable with Nine News producer, Andrew Rickert, to unpack what it means to be living with Miss 'Rona and unpack the year of COVID-19.

This episode was brought to you by Millie Roberts, Tanita Razaghi, Eamonn Snow, Rebekah Manibog, Chantelle Al-khouri and Vanessa Lim.

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In this episode of Backchat we chat with CEO of Women's Health NSW, Hayley Foster, about this week's domestic abuse reforms in NSW, how they impact survivors and future changes that her organisation is involved in. We're also joined by Founder and CEO of Oxford Art Factory, Mark Gerber, to discuss a survey by MusicNSW which found that 85% of NSW music venues predict their own shutdown in the next year, and what it'll mean for your fave local artists. Backchat is brought to you by our producers Millie Roberts, Nicole Iliagoueva, Sana Shake and Vanessa Lim.

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This episode, in a NAIDOC week special, Backchat explores a range of inspiring First Nations stories. We chat with Wiradjuri Brotherboy Hayden Moon about long-standing gender diversity in First Nations communities, and how colonisation has affected gender binaries. Backchat Digital Producer Rebekah Manibog also sat down with Ngen'gi Wumirri artist and hunter Kieren Karritpul to explore how his award wining fashion designs have served as an important vehicle for Indigenous storytelling. Our final guest, Gomeroi woman Rachael McPhail, joins us to discuss her campaign to have First Nations place names included in all Australian postal addresses.

This episode of Backchat was brought to you by Rebekah Manibog, Vanessa Lim, Millie Roberts, Tanita Razaghi and Eamonn Snow.

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This week on Backchat we're looking at the history and future of the Drag King community. During the lockdown in Sydney this year, drag king shows continued via live stream despite the undesirable circumstances. Backchat talks to performer Gabriel King about the revival of Drag King shows.

If you’ve been to the pub in NSW recently, you’ve probably handed over your email address and phone number in some way or another. From physical pen and paper sign-in sheets to dubious QR codes leading to shoddy Mailchimp forms, the way you leave your personal information is likely to be different for every business you visit. Backchat talks to Sacha Molitorisz about data breaches in Covid-19 tracing.

This episode of Backchat was brought to you by Rebekah Manibog, Millie Roberts, Vanessa Lim, Charles Rushforth, and Sana Shaikh.

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This week on Backchat we speak with President of Next Generation Naija Judy Okan about the #EndSARS movement in Nigeria and Australia. After, Niki Iliagoueva chats with Chief Exec of NSW Nature Conservation Council, Chris Gambian about a routine burn gone wrong in North Head, Manly, and how it's affected the area's wildlife.

This episode of Backchat was brought to you by Chantelle Al-Khouri, Millie Roberts, Niki Iliagoueva and Vanessa Lim.

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