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Should kids under the age of 16 be banned from social media? A new campaign called 36 Months is calling for the age at which young people can sign up to social media to be pushed from 13 to 16. The organisers believe that the 36 months between the two ages are vital, and that “Kids need more time to develop healthy and secure identities before they’re exposed to the minefield of social media”.

On today’s podcast, we speak to Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli, one of two organisers of the campaign, about why he’s behind the push, how he thinks it could work in practice and what some of the shortcomings of this approach could be.

Find out more about 36 Months

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam KoslowskiGuest: Michael 'Wippa' WipfliAudio producer: Emmeline Peterson

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Over the last month, we have brought you a number of episodes about the rising rate of men’s violence against women in Australia. We have spoken about specific cases, about new statistics and about roundtables being convened to discuss the issue.

For today’s podcast, we wanted to go straight to the person responsible for making sure this rate comes down, the Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara SeidlerGuest: Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance and WomenAudio producer: Emmeline Peterson

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The International Criminal Court’s lead prosecutor has announced he’s applying for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

Today on the podcast, we’ll explain what this all means and what could happen now.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Emma GillespieAudio producer: Emmeline Peterson

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have died in a helicopter crash. The helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain in northern Iran amid heavy fog, triggering a large-scale search. While little is known about what comes next, Iran’s Vice President is expected to temporarily take over the Presidency. In today's podcast, we'll explain what we know about the crash and what it means for the country.

Hosts: Zara Seidler and Sam KoslowskiAudio producer: Emmeline Peterson

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Three A-League players were arrested in Sydney on Friday morning over an alleged corrupt betting scheme. A-League is the highest level of professional men's soccer in Australia - and this has the potential to be one of the biggest scandals to hit Australian football in decades.

In today’s podcast, we’re going to go through what we know about what has allegedly happened, what happens next, and Australia’s history of corrupt betting in sport.

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Billi FitzSimons

Audio producer: Joe Kiely

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You may have seen that it is currently Fashion Week.

It’s an exciting time for Australia’s fashion industry - showcasing the talents of some of the country’s best homegrown designers.

But with fashion trends coming and going faster and faster, we're seeing more textiles going into landfill and becoming a problem for the environment, our health and our wallets.

So, how do we reconcile the need for businesses to make money by new trends coming through, with the need for a more sustainable fashion industry. We discuss this on today’s podcast.

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Zara Seidler

Guest: Nina Gbor, founder of Eco StylesAudio producer: Emmeline Peterson

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