For the last segment for this week is Jesse Matheson, Interim CEO, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Matheson joins Macca and Kenny live on air.

Matheson, a former Mardi Gras board member between 2016 and late 2022, currently serves as the organisation’s company secretary. He also works at Dat61, the data and digital specialist arm of Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO.

He has previously served as co-chair of the Mardi Gras board and was a board member for Sydney WorldPride.

In 2019, Matheson ran unsuccessfully as a political candidate for the Keep Sydney Open Party in the NSW state election.

The party campaigned on nightlife and night-time economy issues and was best known for its opposition to Sydney’s lockout laws, which were later eased.

Earlier in his career, Matheson worked as a journalist at Australian Associated Press and interned at IGN Entertainment. He later worked at UNSW, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, the NSW Architects Registration Board and Inclusion Australia.

The post Sat, 18th Oct, 2025: Jesse Matheson, Interim CEO, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, New Appointment appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Kenny talk to Alida Milani, Fashion Industry Consultant, The Artisanal Revolution, Melb Fasion Week Launches Monday.

Alida Milani has been working in and contributing to the fashion industry for over 20 years’ operating across a diverse range of platforms and projects alongside a multitude of partners – from government to Australian designers, fashion brands and retailers. Initiating her fashion career in Milan, Alida went on to work extensively in fashion show production and event management to showcase creativity. With this deeper understanding of the local landscape, Alida now works to develop initiatives that not only respond to the sector’s complex challenges but spotlight its unique strengths. A key focus is building strategic initiatives that celebrate local excellence and support innovation, believing that when we value and celebrate our local makers, designers, educators, and entrepreneurs, and when we work together as a collective, we can build a more innovative and future-focused fashion industry.

The Artisanal Revolution brings together voices from fashion, technology, and design to explore why independent artists and makers are essential to the future of fashion. Hosted by Alida Milani during Melbourne Fashion Week, the session looks at how innovation can sustain and amplify craft, not replace it.

The post Sat, 18th Oct, 2025: Alida Milani, Fashion Industry Consultant, The Artisanal Revolution, Melb Fasion Week Launches Monday appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Kenny talk to Peter Khalil – Federal Labor Member for Wills, Assistant Minister for Defence; Peter’s  thoughts on the social media ban as an MP and as a father; the status of AUKUS deal and the PM’s visit to Trump next week

Peter Khalil is the Federal Labor Member for Wills. He was elected at the 2016 federal election and re-elected in 2019, 2022 and 2025. He is currently the Special Envoy for Social Cohesion and Assistant Minister for Defence.

Peter is a second generation Australian. His parents migrated from Egypt to Melbourne for a better life. Thanks to the visionary policies of Labor governments, his family had access to public housing, affordable healthcare and a quality education. Peter was able to attend university and forge a career spanning the public and private sectors.

The post Sat, 18th Oct, 2025-Peter Khalil, MP for Wills & Asst Min. for Defence, the Status of AUKUS Deal and the PM’s Visit to Trump Next Week appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Kenny and Macca are joined live on air by Cam Wilson is Crikey’s associate editor. He previously worked as a reporter at the ABC, BuzzFeed, Business Insider and Gizmodo. He primarily covers internet culture and tech in Australia.

How the gov’s faring with implementing social media ban, how tech giants are responding and what will success actually look like?

“Teenagers are already preparing to thwart Australia’s teen social media ban, using platforms like TikTok to share ideas about how to trick platforms into letting them stay and sourcing alternative apps.

With two months to go until the government’s “social media minimum age” or “delay” policy set to come into effect, teenagers are already making moves, including claiming their accounts are actually being run by their parents, to stay on the platforms — despite a requirement that companies take “reasonable steps” to restrict access”.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/10/teen-social-media-ban-workarounds/

The post Sat, 18th Oct, 2025: Cam Wilson, Asso. Editor, Crickey, How is the Government’s Teen Social Ban is Faring With The Tech Giants? appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Joining Macca, Kenny and Simon on air, Micah Scott is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Minus18, Australia’s youth-driven charity for LGBTIQ young people. Minus18, which aims to create an Australia free from homophobia and transphobia, has supported more than 60,000 young people since 2011 and provided inclusive support to hundreds of thousands of students.

In 2011 Micah was named finalist for the Victorian Young Australian of the Year, and named the Victorian LGBTIQ Person of the Year in 2017.

How organisations like Thorne Harbour, Minus18 and JOY have to navigate the public funding and grants obstacle course.

Will LGBTQIA+ youth be disproportionately impacted by social media ban, + how orgs who rely on it to provide services will adapt?

The post Sat, 18th Oct, 2025: Micah Scott, CEO, Minus18: how Will the under-16s Social Media Ban affect LGBTIQF+ Under 18’s? appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Joining Macca and Kenny in the studio IS Simon Ruth,  is standing down as CEO of Thorne Harbour Health, after joining the then Vic AIDS Council as CEO 12 years

After more than a decade of leading Thorne Harbour Health, Simon Ruth has announced he will step down as Chief Executive Officer next month.

‘Ruth, who first joined THH in 2013, when was still known as the Victorian AIDS council (VAC) has been at the forefront of expanding its scope from HIV prevention and support to a broader focus on the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ communities across Victoria, South Australia, and beyond’

‘Under his leadership, Thorne Harbour evolved from being Melbourne’s leading community response to HIV into a multi-faceted health service that addresses mental health, family violence, and alcohol and other drug use within queer communities. His tenure saw the establishment of regional and interstate services — from the Bendigo-based Thorne Harbour Country service in 2016, to the SAMESH partnership in South Australia — ensuring that people outside metropolitan areas also had access to affirming, community-led care’.

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/simon-ruth-steps-down-as-ceo-of-thorne-harbour-health-after-12-years/239077

The post Sat, 18th Oct, 2025: Simon Ruth, Outgoing CEO, Thorne Harbour Health, Reflects on his time with Throne Harbour. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Kenny are co-hosting this week, before Macca jets off to Singapore next. Panelled by Joy and broadcasting legend, Jack Crnjanin.

This week they are discussing what’s new, reviews and views. Trump’s peace solution. Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize circus so and so much more.

Since 2016, Jack has  produced political reporting, read news headlines, announced on breakfast shows and done voiceover for radio audiences across Australia, all while reaching listeners around the world with engaging podcasts about the video game industry and LGBTIQ+ health!

Photo courtesy of https://www.crinjworthy.com/

The post Saturday, 18th, October 2025: Weekly Wrap Up with Macca, Kenny and Jack. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Paul and Macca talk Rachel Westaway, LNP MP, Prahran; Government and Prahran and Update.

Rachel Westaway is the Liberal Member for Prahran, elected in February 2025. With a background in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and as former Assistant Freedom of Information Commissioner for Victoria, she brings extensive experience in public service. Rachel has lived in South Yarra for 20 years and is actively involved in the community, including serving as President of the Thai Australian Chamber.

The post Sat, 11th Oct, 2025: Rachel Westaway, LNP MP, Prahran; Government and Prahran and Update. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Richard Keane, CEO, Living Positive, Update from ASHM conference in Adelaide and Forthcoming AGM.

As they discuss infection rates, health updates etc.

The post Sat, 11th Oct, 2025: Richard Keane, CEO, Living Positive, Update from ASHM conference in Adelaide and Forthcoming AGM appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Mitch Brown, Former West Coast Eagles Defender, “Calling People In, Not Out”; the first openly LGBTIQA+ past or present AFL Men’s Player in history.

Two weeks ago, former West Coast Eagles defender Mitch Brown and his partner, Lou Keck, posted a statement on social media responding to an onslaught of hate they had been on the receiving end of, including death threats.

Just over a month prior, Brown was thrust into the spotlight when he came out as the first openly bisexual man in AFL history. It was a moment that transcended the Australian sporting community, particularly amongst young people.

In the five weeks that followed, the 36-year-old became somewhat of an unofficial spokesperson for queer issues within the AFL community.

While Brown said the experience has been overwhelmingly positive for the most part, there have been times it has been exhausting and lonely.

He made national headlines in late September after he posted to his Instagram stories that “any form of homophobia” was “loser behaviour” while referencing Geelong player Bailey Smith’s social media captions during the club’s Mad Monday celebrations. This sparked a mountain of pushback.

With his close to 10 years of experience within the AFL, including being at costume parties where gay jokes were casually thrown around, he wanted to continue the conversation about the wider impact of those quips and gags.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-09/mitch-brown-hate-after-speaking-out-on-queer-issues/105862948

The post Sat, 11th Oct, 2025: Mitch Brown, Former West Coast Eagles Defender, “Calling People In, Not Out” appeared first on Saturday Magazine.