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Michael is joined each week by Aussie historian, author & entertainer Jim Haynes, for his unique knowledge of the not-so-famous characters from Australia’s history. 

 

This week Jim shines the spotlight on Bea Miles - Delightfully eccentric & proudly Australian.

 

Beatrice Miles was the Australian eccentric and bohemian rebel. Described as Sydney's "iconic eccentric", she was known for her contentious relationships with the city's taxi drivers and for her ability to quote any passage from Shakespeare for money.

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Michael McLaren has a weekly chat with Sue Dodd from the Sydney Markets about what bargains are on offer at the markets this week…

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Craig Kelly MP, Independent Member for Hughes, joins Michael regarding former U.S. president Donald Trump’s announcement that he has filed lawsuits against three of the world's biggest tech companies Facebook, Twitter & Google, as well as their chief executives.

 

Mr Trump has long argued social media companies abuse liability accusing the companies of "blacklisting, banishing and cancelling"… which came to a head following his suspension from their platforms after his followers stormed the US Capitol.

 

Mr Kelly suffered a similar fate when his MP Facebook page, with more than 100,000 followers, was permanently shut down by the social media giant for falsely claiming he was spruiking COVID-19 misinformation.

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Yoni Bashan, The Australian Newspaper’s state political reporter, joins Michael regarding NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet vehemently opposing the lockdown extension signed off at the state’s crisis cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

 

Mr Bashan writes that ‘Mr Perrottet rejected the proposal, arguing that it would cause immense harm to businesses across Greater Sydney due to the lack of financial assistance they would receive, namely JobKeeper.’

 

‘The crisis cabinet is chaired by Premier Gladys Berejiklian and attended by senior cabinet ministers, including Deputy Premier John Barilaro, Health Minister Brad Hazzard, Jobs Minister Stuart Ayres and Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello.’

 

‘Mr Perrottet is understood to have been the only minister to dissent from the proposal to extend the lockdown by seven days and he too declined to comment on the discussions when contacted.’

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Michael talks to David Fricker, National Archives of Australia Director General, who has welcomed Attorney-General Senator Michaelia Cash announcement of $67.7 million to the National Archives of Australia to provide a funding boost for its critical functions as the custodian of Australia’s history through the preservation of Commonwealth records.

 

The $67.7 million in additional funding will go towards:

 

·        Digitisation and preservation of the National Archives’ at-risk collection over an accelerated four-year digitisation program.

·        Additional staffing and capability to address backlogs for ‘access applications’ for Commonwealth records and provide improved Digitisation on Demand services.

·        Investment in cybersecurity and further development of the National Archives’ Next Generation Digital Archive to facilitate secure and timely transfer of records to the National Archives’ custody, their preservation and digital access.

 

The funding will allow for a staged and sequential implementation of the proposal to ensure the approximate 270,000 most at-risk records are digitally archived (digitised, stored, cyber-secured, preserved and catalogued).

 

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Michael McLaren's weekly political chat with Terry Barnes

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Michael McLaren chats with Troy Lennon from the Daily Telegraph for the weekly history segment.

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