August 09, 2022

Fiona Patten MP Speaks In-Depth On Victorian State Politics; Henry Reynolds On Australia's Forgotten Frontier Wars; Coral Cover On The Great Barrier Reef

2 hours 1 minute

Fiona Patten MP, Reason Party Leader and representative for the Northern Metropolitan Region in the upper house of Victoria's state parliament, joins Amy to discuss state politics and policy, as well as the upcoming state election. Fiona explains her bill which seeks to ensure that all publicly funded hospitals provide abortion services, contraception, and voluntary-assisted dying. She also discusses a widely-criticised law that criminalises logging protesters. And Fiona addresses concerns around a government bill that seeks to gather every Victorian's health records into a centralised database, with NO opt-out clause. Acclaimed historian Henry Reynolds discusses his award-winning book, Forgotten War – on the frontier wars between First Nations people and white colonists. Frontier violence was commonplace in Australia during the 19th century, but can it be characterised as a war? Henry Reynolds explains. Plus Guardian Australia's environment reporter Graham Readfearn shares the latest news on the Great Barrier Reef and federal environmental policy. With coral cover the highest reported in 36 years in some areas, what does this really mean for the long-term recovery of the reef?

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