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Trauma sensitivity for frontline responders | Queensland's pill testing ban | impacts of keratoconus | degredation of rave culture | NARO renting report


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Over ten thousand people have signed a legislative assembly petition calling for trauma-informed training to be mandated for NSW Police. Producer Pongyada Soothipong explains what trauma-informed training involves and what systemic reforms are needed to implement it. 

Cameron Francis, the CEO of not-for-profit drug testing service organisation The Loop joins us to discuss Queensland's recent ban on public and private pill testing operations.

We unpack the impacts of keratoconus (a chronic eye condition) on young people with Dr Jingjing You, a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney's School of Medical Sciences. 

Have raves lost their meaning? Producer Bec Cushway investigates the history of raves and how Sydney's rave scene is being diluted. 

The National Association of Renters' Organisations and National Shelter have released their second report card on renting in Australia. Producer Sana Shaikh speaks to CEO of the Tenants' Union of NSW Leo Patterson Ross on how New South Wales fared and what the results mean for Sydney renters. 

 

This episode of Backchat was produced by Pongyada Soothipong, Nyaboth Chuol, Elise Papaioannou, Sana Shaikh and Bec Cushway.

Executive produced by Bec Cushway.

Hosted by Dani Zhang and Bec Cushway. 

Aired 27 September 2025 on Gadigal land. 

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