Wake Up Australia

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Luke Grant talks to Gerard Henderson, Executive Director of the Sydney Institute, about the claims that Gladys Liu, the Liberal member for the eastern Melbourne seat of Chisholm, is not a fit and proper person to sit in parliament.

 

Mr Henderson writes ‘Liu has not stated any policy position on China that is inconsistent with that of the Coalition government under Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and now Scott Morrison. Moreover, few, if any, serious commentators regard Australia as beholden to China.’

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Michael Pachi speaks with Luke Grant about the days political news

Luke Grant won't be running this weekend but spoke with Wayne Larden- Race Director of Blackmores Sydney Running Festival. Over 40 000 runners and millions of dollars have been donated to charities.

International human rights lawyer Jared Genser represents two Americans, Siamak Namazi and his father Baquer, being held in deplorable conditions in Iran's Evin Prison. The same prison now holding two Australian bloggers Jolie King and Mark Firkin. Genser spoke with Luke Grant about the challenges ahead for the young Australians.

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Toowoomba girl Kirsten Tydings , spoke with Luke Grant about working in Washington DC on the day the plane slammed into The Pentagon-only miles from where she was.

Australians have turned on anti-mining activism group Get Up - Luke Grant caught up with Minerals Council of Australia Chief Executive Tania Constable about why mining is back in favour.

Bob Liff  is Senior Vice President  of George Arzt Communications in New York City. Listen as Bob recalls to Luke Grant- the morning he was going to work in lower Manhattan when two planes crashed into the World Trade Centre.