After a long battle, there’s finally going to be a royal commission into the suicides of Australian veterans. The Columnist has been part of the fight, but he discovers that it’s from over. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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The people who give out the Order of Australian honours have had a bad run, and The Columnist thinks they're only one stuff-up away from destruction.

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The Columnist is weary of the Prime Minister explaining what his job isn’t, rather than what it is. And hours after his column was published, the PM hosted one of the worst political press conferences in living memory. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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The Columnist went to the March 4 Justice. Not to write and not to talk, just to listen. 

WARNING: This episode contains discussion of rape and sexual assault. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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This time last year, we could have used a laugh, but the cancelling of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival added to our COVID induced disappointments. Now it’s back, and The Columnist talks with Festival Director Susan Provan and comedian Kirsty Webeck about the joy of the return, and the kick-in-the-guts to our entertainment industry through JobKeeper. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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The Columnist writes about Facebook — the tech giant who switched off Australia’s news feeds with all the sophistication of a nanna unplugging a kettle. And he spoke with former Facebook boss of Australia and New Zealand, Stephen Scheeler. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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The Australian Prime Minister holds a press conference after an allegation of rape surfaces against a former Liberal staff member. At the press conference, he mentions his daughters, and he gets belted for using the “father of daughters” line. The Columnist writes about why this line brings such a strong reaction. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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After the Margaret Court debate, there could not be two more opposing sides than Shane Stone — the Chair of the Order of Australia Council — and the Columnist — who broke the story of Court’s award days before the official announcement. But they talked it out. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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The Columnist broke a major story when he revealed the plans to award a controversial sportsperson with Australia’s highest honour. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

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An iconic Australian brand has changed its name, following a long campaign over its racist double-meaning. The Columnist went searching for the people who carried the same name. 

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The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.