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- Episode 52 – 6 July 2016Election wrap upEssential report click hereMalcolm Turnbull is just a poor politician click herePauline Hanson click hereThe Fist doesn’t get “Get Up” click hereAt least the TPP is dead click hereThe Baptism story – how The Fist entered the Roman Catholic ChurchIs The Fist possessed by a demon? click hereConnect review in Qld click hereThe Shine program and Bella Girls click hereHow religious is Malcom Turnbull click hereHow religious is Bill Shorten click hereUK bans teaching creationism click here1 hr 7 min
- Episode 51 – 29 June 2016Senate count part 2Liberal National how to vote cardP&C Qld asking for opinions click hereMike Baird is building prisons click hereLiberal Senator opposes abortion clinic protest exclusion zones click hereAbortion law reform click hereAnd abortion law information paper click hereWhere religions stand on abortion law click hereReligious groups in Victorian state schools click hereHave we mentioned vampires click hereLyle Shelton thinks Brexit is great click hereCatholic schools urge parents not to vote for the Greens click hereObligations on religions to provide financial accounts click hereFootballers praying click hereDoctors against euthanasia click hereStrike Kenya off the list click herePaul Keating on tax cuts click hereThe Ellis defence click hereMontreal priests cannot be alone with children click hereVietnamese fishermen click here1 hr 13 min
- Episode 50 – 22 June 2016RI is now racist click hereA nutter comments on RI lessons click hereMedicare and outsourcingFirearms correspondenceQld abortion law click hereTom Elliott on 3AW click hereMalcolm Turnbull thinks demonising homosexuals is unacceptable click hereCatholic schools breaching human rights click hereSenate count 101 click hereACL election guide click here and fundraising click hereCatholic schools click hereIslam and homosexuality click hereMiddle East reaction to Orlando click hereOrlando transcripts edited click hereExclusive Brethren click hereHilary Clinton on Saudi Arabia click here and on guns “Let’s get this straight: We’ve reached the point where people can’t board planes with full bottles of shampoo, but people with suspected terrorist links can buy a gun, no questions asked? That’s absurd.”Views on refugees click hereThe Pope rejects 666 donation click hereHate speech and free specch1 hr 8 min
- Episode 49 – 15 June 2016Ballot position click hereA phone call from the ACLCaps for sale click hereThe Greens and Fred Nile click hereHealth Party click hereOrlando click here and mass shootings click hereMuslim leaders condemn Massacre click here but they are hypocrites click hereBleach in your cordial click hereBega Valley Atheists click hereSenate candidates increasing click hereThe government should not have gone to Specsavers click hereQueer Radio interviewVictoria takes a step forward on voluntary euthanasia click hereAustralia’s relationship with China and the USA click hereMore gender identities click here (thanks Janelle)An Indian skeptic click here1 hr 5 min
- Episode 48 – 8 June 2016Winsor State School disconnects click here and RI under review click hereNaughty Nuns deface poster click herePresbyterians could withdraw from marriage business over gay marriage click hereA refugee takes on News Corp click hereAustralia trails other nations in regulating political donations click hereChafta opens door to unqualified workers click hereA 1 minute stump speech by the Velvet GloveThe case for a company tax cut is rock solid … says IPA click hereMax Wallace on taxing churches click hereFormer ABC head was very religious click hereSuper changes in a nutshell click hereGermany’s integration laws click hereHeadscarves can be banned at work in Europe click here31 different gender identities click hereThe Dalai Lama on refugees click hereA soldier in Lebanon click hereYou cannot be Kyrgios click hereStop the boats – a history click hereChristianity in 101 words1 hr 18 min
- Episode 47 – 1 June 2016News from the hustingsVictorian abortion law under attack click hereNSW Government uses a water diviner click hereReligious belief in Australia – the latest poll click hereA campaign by the Atheists Foundation click hereBye Rupert extension click hereLeaders debate click hereThe churches will block voluntary assisted dying click hereA twist in the gorilla story click herePolitical donations click hereStats on Immigration detention click hereThe full story on Company tax reductions click hereDon’t mock Muslims in Malaysia click here and Malaysia backs Islamic law click hereMarry your rapist click hereIslamists are sex obsessed click hereMuslim states behaving like the Vatican click here1 hr 3 min
- Episode 46 – 25 May 2016School funding is a mess click hereAndrew Bolt on Christianity click hereJesus didn’t say anything new click hereBill Shorten supports religion’s ability to discriminate click hereIslamic housing estate in Victoria click herePublic school prayer is OK with many facebook commentators click hereA statement by Catholic Bishops click hereA preacher sneaks into Victorian schools click hereCzech politician on Islam click hereSaudi solution to refugees click hereThe USA is going crazy of transgender toilets click here and click hereSamoan constitution click hereMore disturbing indicators of a psychopath click hereWoman with expensive hat tells people to live within their means click hereWant to be an ACL intern click here1 hr 9 min
- Episode 45 – 18 May 2016In this episode we do some “back of an envelope” calculations and here are the figures we used.* The government announced an extra $1.2b for education but Gonski needs $4.5b so we have to find $3.3b to achieve the same budget deficit.* Taxing religions could generate somewhere between $5b and $10b* Negative Gearing costs the budget about $4b-$5b each year* The “small” business company tax cuts will cost the budget $50b over 10 years* Of the company tax cuts, $11b goes straight to the US Treasury* Submarines will cost us $4.16b each to buy and possibly twice that amount each to maintain* Overseas aid spending has dropped to $3.8bThis weeks topics include:We are giving money to the US treasury click hereSchool funding is unequal click hereWhy is Kristina still a Catholic click hereCori Bernadi on drugs click hereOur overseas aid budget has reduced … unfortunately click here and click hereOverpopulation and climate change click here and more on overpopulation click hereAre conservatives better economic managers click hereReligion will play a role in the election campaign click hereTextor on the IPA click hereSaul Eslake Vs The IPA click hereLegal Aid click hereSame sex marriage is good business click hereBible classes under attack in New Zealand click hereFaith schools are a problem click hereMore on subs click here1 hr 6 min
- Episode 44 – 11 May 2016Scott Morrison and voodoo economics click hereReligions should pay tax click here and the USA figures click hereMore on submarines click here and an Indonesian story.Syria. Let’s get out of there.ABC vote compassScott Morrison in trouble over negative gearingInflation is low. The Fist has a Hyper-Inflation storyThe LNP in Qld has a new opposition leader. The choice was Mr Crazy or Mr Lazy.The left betrays the most vulnerable click hereAbortion law in Qld click hereJohn Howard on Christianity click hereA 75 year old Christian woman is fined for praying click hereThe quiz click hereAustralians have trouble understanding Christians click hereA QandA Christianity special show upsets Christians because it did not mention Jesus enough click here1 hr 2 min
- Episode 43 – 4 May 2016Our budget reply speech click hereChaplains are GonskiGrattan Institute infographic click hereA Bill of Rights click here and click here12 submarines is a lot of submarines click hereIs Ted Cruz Lucifer? click hereThe Quiz click hereThe social cost of religious freedom click hereWomen in Victoria can now avoid pro-life protesters click hereVictoria moving on voluntary euthanasia laws click herePolitical honesty scorecard click hereA great opinion piece in The Mercury click here54 min
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A small independent Australian podcast about news, politics, sex and religion. An easy and entertaining way to keep up to date with the weekly news.
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