The first report of longitudinal study Maximising Impact has highlighted the chronic, often lifelong disadvantage experienced by social housing tenants, revealing complex needs for which effective public housing is a crucial social safety net. Reporter Bec Jordan spoke with lead researcher Dr Sarah Taylor about the study and its findings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Chronic disadvantage found among social housing tenants

Reporters Laura Green and Holly Mark spoke with Annette Herrera from the University of Melbourne - a co-convener of the University’s Casuals Network - who has been lobbying with the National Tertiary Education Union to retrieve what the union believes to be up to $6 million of stolen wages for at least 1,500 university staff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News Talks #17: Casual employment leaves uni staff vulnerable to wage theft

Mary's Group owners defended comments made in their podcast The Fat, calling some youth hospitality workers "self-entitled, little f-s". Their discussion was made popular after it was featured in a Sydney Morning Herald article. In response, Millie Spencer spoke to hospitality workers Matt Hirst and Athos Sirianos, and Izzy Tolhurst from the Foundation for Young Australians about what these comments mean for young hospitality workers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beyond the headline: Youth workers respond to Mary's Group

The 2020-21 Victorian State Budget was announced today and features an extraordinary amount of spending on infrastructure, mental health and education. Reporters Bec Jordan and Millie Spencer spoke to Youth Affairs Council CEO Katherine Ellis about what is in the budget for young people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020-21 Victorian State Budget: What's in it for young people?

As Melbourne begins to open up again after months of COVID-19 lockdown orders, friendships are under pressure as people try to reconnect. Millie Spencer and Emily Spindler-Carruthers spoke to young Melburnians about how the fallout from the pandemic is impacting social groups, and what friendships might look like as restrictions ease further. This was originally published in the Swinburne Standard. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friendship in the face of COVID

Although the Trump campaign is largely failing to prove pervasive electoral fraud in the 2020 U.S presidential election, mail-in ballots are not immune to interference. Currently, the Victorian Police are investigating suspected vote-rigging in Moreland Council’s North-West Ward. Reporter Jeremy Nadel spoke to Stephen Luntz, an expert on voting processes, about postal ballot fraud. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the U.S to Moreland Council: How common is postal ballot voter fraud?

CONTENT WARNING: This story mentions sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact Lifeline at 13 11 14, beyondblue at 1300 22 4636, or 1800RESPECT at 1800 737 732 Proposed laws which would have prevented the families of deceased sexual assault victims from publicly identifying their loved ones without a court order has been rejected by the Victorian Parliament. Reporter Bec Jordan explored what these laws mean for assault victims and their families in an interview with Dr Racheal Burgin from Swinburne University about the bill. SONG: Flecks of Light by The Tower of Light See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sexual violence gag laws: how the government almost silenced the families of deceased victims

Today is International Men’s Day. It has been running for the last 21 years and aims to showcase the positive contributions men bring to daily life as well as raise awareness for the issues they face. Youssef Saudie explores the day's significance and its controversies from November 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International Men's Day, November 19

After the Federal Government announcement of $2 million for Indigenous fire and land management workshops grants, Millie Spencer spoke to Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe about what this announcement means for the indigenous community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Government funds Indigenous-led bushfire management programs, is it enough?

Trans Awareness Week spans from November 13-19 in the lead-up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on the 20th.  Reporters Anneliese Farrer and Vidita Sharma spoke to Kochava Lilit (zey/zir or they/them) on what the week means for young people in Australia. Zey is a committee member at Ygender and a queer disabled activist and neurodivergent non-binary person. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News Talks #15: Transgender Awareness Week, 12-19 November

Hosts Vidita Sharma and Angus Thomson take us through some of our favourite stories from Traditional Owners in Panorama's archives. Senator Lidia Thorpe explains the shortfalls of the Australian Government's commitments to Indigenous-led bushfire management and caretaking of Country in an honest interview with reporter Millie Spencer. We at Panorama would like to recognise November 8-15 as NAIDOC Week 2020 and its theme Always Was Always Will Be. We would like to recognise the everlasting relationships First Nations people have to their lands and waters. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the land on which SYN operates, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We would also like to extend our thanks to First Nations people who have shared their experiences and knowledge with us at Panorama. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Panorama Presents: NAIDOC Week

Welcome to the third and final episode of Panorama Presents... the 2020 USA Presidential Election. Bec Jordan explores what the international community can expect from a Biden Administration with Dr. Aiden Warren. Music from: Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/) ELPHNT (https://elphnt.io/)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020 USA Presidential Election #3 - World According to Biden

Welcome to the second episode of Panorama Presents... the 2020 USA Presidential Election. In this episode, Millie Spencer looks at how Trump used social media to galvinise support and what that means for future Presidents with the help of Dr. Lauren Rosewarne. Also, Bec Jordan and Millie Spencer spoke with Dr. Claire Loughnan about the impact Trump has had on the office of the Presidency and what can be done to change it. Music from: Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/) The Mini Vandels (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTdSDPjB1kle7puRKAuHP_g) Vox pops from: Justin Hanger, Fabian Maiolo and Michael Leahy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020 USA Presidential Election #2 - Legacy of Trump

Welcome to the first episode of Panorama Presents... the 2020 USA Presidential Election. In this episode, we rundown what happened on election night, Youssef Saudie investigates the Electoral College with PhD candidate George Rennie, and Vidita Sharma reports on the issues surrounding mail-in ballots with Associate Professor Timothy Lynch and Rennie.  Music from: Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/) The Mini Vandels (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTdSDPjB1kle7puRKAuHP_g) Purple Planet (https://www.purple-planet.com/chilled) Rewind Sound Effect (https://www.zapsplat.com) US National Anthem (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohRjucYpyLx5QEcuq2lu1w) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2020 USA Presidential Election #1 - Election Night

Coal is not just one of Australia's prized exports which provides billions for the economy, it helps power our cities and provides tens of thousands of jobs. As Earth's climate continues to increase, Australian's are starting to see just how dirty the mineral really is. Reporter Benjamin Polazzon spoke to MP Adam Bandt from the Greens to see what the transition from coal could look like and how to support workers transferring skills from coal to renewables. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is dependent on coal, how can that change?

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