Wake Up Australia

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Michael talks to Pauline Hanson, Senator for Queensland, who condemns yesterday’s 40-person protest from the group Extinction Rebellion that blocked four key intersections in downtown Brisbane causing traffic chaos.

 

The Senator also discusses Ken Wyatt’s plan to hold a $160 million referendum on indigenous constitution recognition during this term of Parliament.

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Michael talks to Dick Smith, entrepreneur, Businessman, Aviator, Philanthropist & adviser to the Sustainable Australia Party about World Population day… an annual event observed on July 11 every year that seeks to raise awareness of global population issues such as the importance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights.

 

The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989 and inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, the approximate date on which the world's population reached five billion people.

Michael talks to Phil Mathews, editor of Club VeeDub Sydney Magazine, regarding the beloved Volkswagen Beetle that will cease production this week after a long history spanning the eight decades since 1938.

Though extremely successful in the 1960s, experiencing its greatest sales growth in North America between 1960 and 1965, the Beetle was increasingly faced with stiff competition from more modern designs globally.

The last Australian-assembled Beetle was produced in July 1976 with assembly of other models ending in February 1977. All Volkswagens for the Australian market have been fully imported since then.

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Michael talks to Professor Ian Plimer, Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne, about the strike for climate movement that seeks to encourage workers around the world to take time off on Friday, September 20 and spend the day demanding emergency action to tackle the climate crisis.

Michael speaks to Maria Nawaz, Lecturer/Human Rights Clinic Supervisor in the UNSW Human Rights Clinic, about their new report that finds that international students are being exploited by Sydney’s under-regulated informal housing market with a considerable portion not having access to affordable, legal & secure accommodation.

The study found exploitation ranged from forcing students to pay $10 each time they needed to use their oven to blatant racism… with landlords refusing students from particular countries.

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Michael talks to Cory Bernardi, Senator for South Australia, about the self-imposed demise of his 'Australian Conservatives' party.

They also discuss Senator Bernadi’s view on the future of nuclear power, should politicians leap into private sector jobs & the future of conservative ideology in Australian politics.