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Freddie, Nyah and Bridie interview Walter Marsh, former student journalist and current author of Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire, about the Murdoch media empire, Succession (the show and the concept) and media monopolies.

Walter Marsh is a journalist based in Tarntanya / Adelaide with a background in history and culture. A former editor and staff writer at The Adelaide Review and Rip It Up, his writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, and InDaily.

Drawing on unpublished archival material and new reportage, Young Rupert pieces together a paper trail of succession, sedition, and power — and a fascinating time capsule of Australian media on the cusp of an extraordinary ascension. 

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The team interviews Walter Marsh, former student radio participant and, more importantly, author of the freshly released book Young Rupert, about the Murdoch media empire. They discuss media monopolies and Succession as well. Then, they chat about the rise of the kazoo in Australian politics and segue seamlessly to a conversation about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. 

Walter Marsh is a journalist based in Tarntanya / Adelaide with a background in history and culture. A former editor and staff writer at The Adelaide Review and Rip It Up, his writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, and InDaily. 

Drawing on unpublished archival material and new reportage, Young Rupert pieces together a paper trail of succession, sedition, and power — and a fascinating time capsule of Australian media on the cusp of an extraordinary ascension.

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Bridie, Freddie and Nyah interview Dr Matthew Bach MP about state, national and international affairs; it's a wide ranging interview. Dr Bach is the member for the North-Eastern Metropolitan region, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House and the Shadow Minister for Child Protection and Education. 

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Bridie, Freddie and Nyah interview Dr Matt Bach MP about all things politics, including the Commonwealth Games, his weekend, sport, and state politics. They also discuss Ita Buttrose's confirmation that she will not seek reappointment as the chair of the ABC.

Dr Matthew Bach MP is the member for the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region, and is Shadow Minister for Education and Child Protection. 

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Bridie, Nyah and Freddie reunite to talk about the politics of the week, and their weekends. Trump has been indicted in Georgia, Nyah has been to a protest at Parliament House, and Freddie gives us the lowdown on the One Nation situation. 

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The team interviewed Dr Carina Garland about the Universities Accord Interim Report on Friday, and then join them live to lament the failures of Melbourne's train network (as well as the decision to put an extension to Melton and Wyndham Vale on hold by the state government), and Donald Trump's new(est) indictment. 

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Nyah, Freddie and Bridie interview Federal MP for Chisholm, Dr Carina Garland, about the recent Universities Interim Accord report, as well as the broader political situation at the moment! As a warning, this interview contains mentions of sexual violence and harassment. For any assistance that you might need after this interview, please contact the National Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Counselling Line on 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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Bridie, Freddie and Nyah discuss the potential double dissolution election caused by the housing bill in Parliament, Penny Wong and Antony (not Andrew) Blinken's war of words over Julian Assange, and the new alien reports in the US!

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Nyah, Freddie and Bridie interview Georgie Crozier, the Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services and the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council. They discuss all things health and youth related. 

Georgie Crozier has served as a Member of Parliament for the Southern Metropolitan Region since 2010, serving in various positions. From 2018 – 2022 Georgie was appointed to the senior roles of Shadow Minister for Health and Shadow Minister for Ambulance Services. At the end of 2022, Georgie was elected by her colleagues as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and continues in the roles as the Shadow Minister for Health and Shadow Minister for Ambulance Services. Having trained in general nursing and midwifery at the Alfred and Royal Women’s Hospitals, she obtained a BNursing and Cert of Diabetes Education from Deakin Uni. Georgie has a strong clinical background having worked in the health sector for 15 years and in the corporate sector and small business for 10 years prior to being elected to Parliament. As part of her health experience, she also served on a government taskforce and assisted with developing comprehensive management guidelines in acute care and chronic disease.

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Bridie, Nyah and Freddie interview Ed Krutsch. 

Ed is a passionate and dedicated organiser and advocate for young people in Australia. He has worked across a number of grassroots efforts to create systems-level, intergenerationally fair change to legislation and law in Australia. Ed has worked with national organisations fighting for young people’s interests, such as Australia’s largest youth-led organisation, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Ed has also worked with trade unions, social enterprises and leading charities in Australia to create policies and programs that support the genuine and meaningful participation of young people. Disillusioned with the barriers young Australians face in engaging with their democracy, in 2020, Ed founded the national youth political engagement organisation, Run For It. Run For It supports young people to primarily engage with Australia’s electoral systems as voters, campaign volunteers and candidates for election. In 2023, Run For It is leading the national campaign to lower Australia’s voting age to 16.

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