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Celebrities have been weighing in on a huge months-long protest against proposed agricultural changes in India.

And... there are calls to change Queensland's youth justice laws as young offenders have continued to commit crimes while out on bail.

Also, we look at where the vaccine roll out is at, and examine how quarantine workers' mental health has been affected by recent COVID outbreaks.

It's the Friday Shake Up and we're talking...

The weird evolution of technology, why we keep shaming hotel quarantine workers for having a life and whether Eddie McGuire should resign over racism at Collingwood Football Club.

Join Hack's Avani Dias with sports journalist Bianca Hunt and podcaster Marty Smiley.

Vulnerabilities in internet-connected chastity devices sometimes used in the BDSM community are being exploited by hackers, who are taking control of the sex toys and demanding bitcoin payment.

Also, a hotel workers in Melbourne has tested positive for COVID and is suspected to have the highly-contagious UK strain.

And, how to make sure you're not getting dodgy financial advice from people on Tik Tok.

Craig Kelly has been pushing COVID conspiracies and climate change misinformation for a while, and the PM is under pressure to pull him into line.

And, rental support for people affected by the pandemic has run out in parts of the country.

Also, the TGA has rejected a push to reclassify psilocybin from magic mushrooms and MDMA for therapeutic use.

Heritier Lumumba wants Collingwood president Eddie McGuire, coach Nathan Buckley, and PR head Stephen Riley to step down, if "that's what it takes" to address racism in the club.

Also, dozens of homes have been destroyed and many more evacuated as bushfires rage east of Perth, all while WA faces a snap COVID lockdown.

And, Australia faces growing international pressure to set a net zero carbon emissions target for 2050.

Collingwood Football Club is guilty of systemic racism, and only acting on reports of discrimination if they're raised in the media, a damning new review has found.

And, we speak to the former Race Discrimination Commissioner on what 'systemic' racism actually means.

Also, WA has entered its first day of lockdown, after a quarantine hotel security guard tested positive for COVID. It's the first case of community transmission since April.

It's the Friday Shake Up and we're talking...

Internet fails by the older generations, why some people are handing back their Australia Day honours, and what happened after nerds gamed the share market.

Join Hack's Avani Dias with youth advocate Yasmin Poole and former MP Wyatt Roy.

Grace Tame was groomed and sexually abused by her high school teacher when she was just 15. She battled an eating disorder, and fought Tasmanian laws that stopped her from sharing her experience. This week, she was named Australian of the Year.

And, dozens of far-right extremists gathered in a small country town in Victoria over the weekend and locals want authorities to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Also, how a bunch of Reddit nerds cost Wall Street hedge funds billions of dollars.

The Australian Government wants search engines to start paying Aussie news sites for content that shows up in searches, a move Google says will undermine the principles of the internet.

Also, what's prompted tens of thousands of Russians to risk arrest and protest in freezing cold temperatures?

And, we meet the hip hop photographer who's started taking photos at public rallies across the United States.

The 26th of January is perhaps the most polarising date on the Australian calendar. We hear from young First Nations people, Australian migrants, and the Government on what the day means for them.

Also… the Pfizer COVID vaccine has finally been approved in Australia, but with only 10 million doses of it available, will young people get that one?