Tropic Topics

Lockout laws and lots of books, podcasts, and culture

Clare — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 01:06:31 +0000

In the first episode for 2016, we discuss the controversial lockout laws: do they kill nightlife? do they actually make us safer? And what would happen if they were implemented in the NT? We also read, listened, and watched a lot over the summer break.

"Junk Food Journalism" and Grassroots Environmental Activism

Clare — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 06:21:42 +0000

This week, Clare and Avani discuss the "junk food journalism" accusations against Annabel Crabb and they interview David Morris from the NT Environmental Defenders Office about grassroots environmental activism. Sorry for the cicada sounds. Email us your feedback at clare.mckenzie@live.com.au or dias.avani@gmail.com

The use of personal stories as a tool for advocacy and the NT sex offender register

Clare — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:29:38 +0000

Clare & Avani discuss 1. the use of personal stories as a tool for advocacy, including the recent story of the asylum seeker Abyan and 2. the many problems with the proposed NT sex offender register website.

The Tabbott Foundation, Last Cab to Darwin and Kiribati Climate Change Refugees

Clare — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 05:22:30 +0000

This week, Clare and Avani discuss: 1. The Tabbott Foundation providing the abortion drug RU486 over the phone. 2. The film Last Cab to Darwin including how the film portrays euthanasia. 3. Kiribati and climate change refugees. Avani has been listening to the podcast “Inside the Notebook” and Clare has been reading “Something Special, Something Rare: Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women”.

Unpaid interns, #heforshe and double standards in the media

Clare — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 01:41:13 +0000

Clare and Avani talk about unpaid interns, the #Heforshe campaign and double standards in the media. 1. Unpaid Interns: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-13/unpaid-un-intern-quits-after-uproar-over-swiss-tent-home/6693352 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/13/intern-tent-david-hyde-un-internship-geneva http://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/unpaid-work/work-experience-and-internships http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/15/unpaid-internships-rig-system-curb-them-labour 2. #heforshe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIL8aIbYYDE http://www.dailylife.com.au/dl-fashion/fashion-coverage/emma-watson-calls-out-sexism-in-the-fashion-industry-20150812-gixw87.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/xojane-/emma-watson-feminism_b_5884246.html 3. Double standards in the media http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-14/iinet-dallas-buyers-club/6697314 http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/14/dallas-buyers-club-piracy-case-court-dismisses-many-of-studios-surreal-claims This week, Avani read "In the Skin of a Jihadist" by Anna Erelle, while Clare read “When There’s Nowhere Else to Run” by Murray Middleton.

The Pill Over-The-Counter, The Matildas, Nick Kyrgios/Dawn Fraser

Clare — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 01:24:03 +0000

This week, we discuss: 1. The pill being available over-the-counter in Oregon. http://www.vice.com/en_au/read/why-cant-we-be-more-critical-of-the-pill?utm_source=vicefbanz http://mashable.com/2015/06/30/title-x-funding-cuts/ http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/news-features/oregon-will-make-the-pill-available-over-the-counter-dramatically-improving-womens-birth-control-access-20150708-gi881s.html 2. The Matildas and the sporting pay gap for women. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/06/24/pfa-calls-matildas-receive-fair-pay http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-24/matildas-pay-dwarfed-by-that-of-socceroos/6569022 3. Nick Kyrgios/Dawn Fraser http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/07/dawn-fraser-tells-kyrgios-tomic-go-back-where-parents-came-from http://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/roger-federer-explains-nick-kyrgios-tanking/story-fnu2pjj2-1227433847253 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/08/dawn-fraser-and-pauline-hanson-prove-old-white-women-can-be-as-silly-as-old-white-men This week, Clare read "We of the Never-Never" by Jeannie Gunn and Avani read "Fairyland: A Memoir of my Father" by Alysia Abbott.