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Freddie and Kaspar take over Represent this week while Bridie and Nyah get cultural at Opera Australia’s Tosca which they give an overview of at the end of the show (SPOILER ALERT!).  In political news, two elections to talk about on the show today: Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4 this year, and your latest update on the USA election in November. And Kaspar brings us the latest on the University of Melbourne’s agreement to disclose its partnerships with weapons manufacturers after campus encampments and students occupying the Arts West Building. This week, we also have two interviews! Kaspar caught up with the University of Melbourne’s Student Union International President Richard Ha to talk about the Federal Budget’s announcement regarding University quotas for international students, the housing crisis, and student life for international students.  And a few weeks ago Nyah, Bridie and Freddie chatted to Shorna Moore, social justice lawyer and advocate at the Melbourne City Mission, abou

This week on the show is Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Declan. The team talk state budget (and lament the delay of the airport rail), Nyah talks about her first budget lockup experience, Freddie explains the money pledged by the federal government to help students after the high indexation of HECS last financial year, and Bridie brings us the latest on university encampments following developments in Palestine.  Declan brings you this week's news live in the studio. Next week is the Federal Budget! Bridie, Freddie and Nyah will be broadcasting from Canberra! Listen in to hear all about the federal lockup and budget. Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Represent for season 2 of 2024! Have you missed us? On the show today we have Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Kaspar bringing you the latest in politics. We talk about regulations around graphic content on X (Twitter), the rejection of a second Medically Supervised Injecting Room in Melbourne, the appointment of Ellen Sandell as the new leader of the Victorian Greens, and a segment [disclaimer, we ran overtime and the end of this discussion is cut short] about political gifts, what the rules are and some fun examples. Declan brings us the news remotely this week. Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a busy four days in Canberra, the team is back to give you their full rundown of Canberra, the budget lockup and the federal budget. Nyah, Bridie and Freddie give Kaspar their one-word assessments of the whole experience and provide you with further detail from their Tuesday Night Rundown. Tune in next week to hear our thoughts on Peter Dutton's reply speech, and to return to some of our usual Represent content.  Thank you for listening to our week of Budget content! Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Represent's 2024/25 federal budget coverage with a special interview with Dr Carina Garland. Recorded in Parliament House and broadcast Tuesday night. Listen in on Thursday to our full rundown. 4-6pm 90.7FM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah, Bridie and Freddie are in Canberra for the federal budget lockup.  On the way, we visited Carina Garland to talk about the budget and what the new HECS debt changes will mean for students. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and ThreadsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back with another episode of Represent in which Bridie, Nyah, Freddie and Declan talk extensively about films as usual, before getting to our serious political content. The Tasmanian Election results remain up in the air, but they do have a football team on the way - the team at Represent are very excited about the stickers. We have a big update from the royal family which sparks discussion about trustworthiness and autonomy vs expectations put on the royals, and Meta is back in the news following the end of news outlet agreements. Hourly news brought to you by Declan. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in the studio are the 2023 regulars - Nyah, Bridie and Freddie - 'reunited'! They're joined by Declan who will bring you the hourly news. This week on the show, we talk about large car taxes, Joe Biden as the democratic nominee, whether Trump's campaign will be/has been affected by his trials and the Aged Care Task Force Report. In our What's Happening in the World segment, Bridie brings us the best of Seychelles, Freddie with Tonga and Nyah with Slovakia.And of course, it is not an episode of Represent without a dive into the arts, of course the Oscars are discussed (at length), and Bridie explains every Taylor Swift Era to Freddie.  Tune in next week, Thursday 4-6pm. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this week, Nyah, Declan, Kaspar and Freddie (in his much anticipated return to the studio) are joined by Ruby and Ravin from Youth Press Gallery to talk about the program and what it offers young people interested in politics and journalism. Also on the show, Freddie brings us the latest on Meta's announcement regarding news content on its platforms Instagram and Facebook, a brief reminder that Friday is International Women's Day, and Nikki Haley has backed out of the USA Election with a thought-provoking speech.  On this week's what's on in the world we have Kaspar bringing you Sudan and Nyah bringing you Sierra-Leone. Tune in next week to hear about Slovakia, Seychelles and Tonga. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With news hits by Declan, this show (recorded on Leap Day) is brought to you by hosts Nyah and Kaspar. On the show we discuss the history of, some political moments and worldwide traditions of leap year/day, and the permeating idea of luck and leap day. Do you think a leap year is lucky? For What's Happening in the World, Kaspar is bringing you Spain and Nyah brings you the update in Guinea. Next week, Sudan and Sierra-Leone will be featured. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us for a jam-packed episode this week with interviews from RMIT University Associate Professors of Finance Angel Zhong and Associate Professor in the Music Industry Program, Catherine Strong, as well as CEO of Music Victoria, Simone Schinkel. We talk about Taylor Swift, the music industry and economy and festival funding in Victoria. The Phillipines will be brought to you for this week's global politics segment.  The hourly news will be brought to you by Declan. Look out next week for Spain and Guinea in What's On In The World.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 2 of Represent for 2024 Nyah, Declan and Kaspar catch up on their weeks, with Declan bringing the news. We celebrated the news of Anthony Albanese's engagement and Nyah (avid Swifty) was very excited for Taylor Swift's touchdown in Melbourne.  On a more political note, we discussed confidential documents in the US, Scott Morrison's episode of Nemesis and the Pakistan Election.  Look out for more of our What's On In The World segment next week with Spain and the Phillipines being brought to you live. Tune in at 4:00pm Thursdays.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our first episode of 2024! Nyah and Bridie are back (missing Freddie!), and are joined by two new hosts, Kaspar and Declan. Here to talk upcoming elections - QLD looking very popular this year, what we've all been watching - Nemesis; a deep dive into the Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison years, and whether cash should be accepted at all venues (AKA Cash-gate).  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our very last episode of the year

On our last Tuesday show of the year, Bridie, Nyah, Freddie and Mimi discuss a jam-packed week in politics, with the release of the ANU survey on the Voice Referendum, the upcoming COP28 in Dubai, proposed new vaping regulations and laws as well as Nyah's experiences in Parliament.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and George tackle a big week of international affairs which have filled Australian news over the week. But first, we talk our weeks (with an interlude about Artificial Intelligence), then we explore conspiracy theories endorsed by Australian politicians (specifically those regarding former US President John F Kennedy), the Ceasefire in Gaza and finally the Chinese Warship which injured an Australian Diver.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie get EXTREMELY excited about finally being able to play ABBA and Taylor Swift on the show. They talk about politics a little - Nyah gives us a remote segment on resignation of Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, Bridie brings a real-life Utopia plot line and Freddie races through some changes to whistleblower and journalist protections.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah and Freddie sit down to discuss their weeks (in which the show momentarily shifts from politics to arts), do the ABC News Quiz, explore a busy week in the US (including a near-physical fight in congress) and the Optus Inquiry from Friday morning. SYN is in its final week of fundraising; donate to given.com.au/saveSYN to keep us on the air. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on X/Twitter, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie are rejoined by Nyah and Mimi who have both recovered! They discuss their weekends, the Optus outage last week, a new program for women in politics, the protests in Caulfield over the weekend about Israel/Palestine, and the mess that is the UK Tories with Suella Braverman's firing. SYN is in its final week of fundraising; donate to givenow.com.au/saveSYN to keep us on the air.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on X/Twitter, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie return for an interview with Greens MP for Brunswick Dr Tim Read, and they discuss the newest Pauline Hanson debacle in the Senate. After that, the show devolves into chaos as Bridie tries and fails to get Taylor Swift tickets on air, while still trying to discuss Rashida Tlaib's week in the US House of Reps. Please donate to SYN at givenow.com.au/saveSYN to keep us on the air.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on X/Twitter, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.