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Bridie, Freddie and Nyah interview Dr Matt Bach MP about all things politics, including the Commonwealth Games, his weekend, sport, and state politics. They also discuss Ita Buttrose's confirmation that she will not seek reappointment as the chair of the ABC. Dr Matthew Bach MP is the member for the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region, and is Shadow Minister for Education and Child Protection.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Threads, X or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Nyah and Freddie reunite to talk about the politics of the week, and their weekends. Trump has been indicted in Georgia, Nyah has been to a protest at Parliament House, and Freddie gives us the lowdown on the One Nation situation.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Instagram, X, and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The team interviewed Dr Carina Garland about the Universities Accord Interim Report on Friday, and then join them live to lament the failures of Melbourne's train network (as well as the decision to put an extension to Melton and Wyndham Vale on hold by the state government), and Donald Trump's new(est) indictment.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter (or X depending on your willingness to accept that name) Threads and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah, Freddie and Bridie interview Federal MP for Chisholm, Carina Garland, about the recent Universities Interim Accord report, as well as the broader political situation at the moment! As a warning, this interview contains mentions of sexual violence and harassment. For any assistance that you might need after this interview, please contact the National Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Counselling Line on 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732). Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter, Instagram and Threads!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and Nyah discuss the potential double dissolution election caused by the housing bill in Parliament, Penny Wong and Antony (not Andrew) Blinken's war of words over Julian Assange, and the new alien reports in the US! Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter, Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah, Freddie and Bridie interview Georgie Crozier, the Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services and the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council. They discuss all things health and youth related.  Georgie Crozier has served as a Member of Parliament for the Southern Metropolitan Region since 2010, serving in various positions. From 2018 – 2022 Georgie was appointed to the senior roles of Shadow Minister for Health and Shadow Minister for Ambulance Services. At the end of 2022, Georgie was elected by her colleagues as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and continues in the roles as the Shadow Minister for Health and Shadow Minister for Ambulance Services. Having trained in general nursing and midwifery at the Alfred and Royal Women’s Hospitals, she obtained a BNursing and Cert of Diabetes Education from Deakin Uni. Georgie has a strong clinical background having worked in the health sector for 15 years and in the corporate sector and small business for 10 years prior t

Bridie, Nyah and Freddie interview Ed Krutsch.  Ed is a passionate and dedicated organiser and advocate for young people in Australia. He has worked across a number of grassroots efforts to create systems-level, intergenerationally fair change to legislation and law in Australia. Ed has worked with national organisations fighting for young people’s interests, such as Australia’s largest youth-led organisation, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Ed has also worked with trade unions, social enterprises and leading charities in Australia to create policies and programs that support the genuine and meaningful participation of young people. Disillusioned with the barriers young Australians face in engaging with their democracy, in 2020, Ed founded the national youth political engagement organisation, Run For It. Run For It supports young people to primarily engage with Australia’s electoral systems as voters, campaign volunteers and candidates for election. In 2023, Run For It is leading the national campaign

The team is back together again! Bridie, Nyah and Freddie interview first Ed Krutsch, leader of the Make It 16 campaign to lower the voting age, and Georgie Crozier MP, Shadow Health Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House.  Let us know what you thought of the show on Twitter, Instagram or Threads @synrepresent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah. Freddie and a brief cameo from Bridie from Daylesford discuss the breaking Commonwealth Games cancellation, tax returns and the by-election in Fadden on the Gold Coast.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on @synrepresent on Twitter, Instagram AND Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to season 3 of Represent! Freddie and Bridie take you through the Robodebt royal commission, handed down just in time for the show, Donald Trump Jr's cancelled tour and the tweet war, and new developments in the conflict in Sudan. This episode of Represent discusses triggering issues such as suicide and sexual violence. If these raise any problems for you, please contact friends and family, or helplines such as Lifeline (13 11 14), Beyond Blue, (1300 22 4636) or the National Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Helpline on 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials; @synrepresent on Twitter, Instagram and now Threads!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The team are rewarded with a blockbuster week of news for their final episode of the season. Join Freddie, Bridie and Loughlin to break down the Titanic submersible disaster, an increase in myki fares and the events that amounted to an almost-civil-war in Russia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freddie and Nyah run a two-man show today. They discuss the chaos we've seen in the Senate this week, the new housing bill and the newest proposal to lower the voting age. Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz, in a guest appearance from the Naughty Rude show, interviews co-deputy Victorian chair of the RACGP Dr Bindiya Sethi about today's new submission to the Senate inquiry into ADHD. The RACGP says GPs could play a larger role in ADHD diagnosis and treatment to improve affordability and access to care for patients. Dr Bindiya Sethi started in a lead clinical role establishing a WHO pilot project against tuberculosis in India in a district of over 200k population immediately after her internship. She has been a clinical director and principal GP in the last few years.  She has been involved in the education of medical students from Melbourne University and Monash University and was a committee member in the shared maternity care guidelines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Freddie, Loughlin and Bridie to decompress after the uni semester finishes. No, this isn't a wellness podcast, we're taking a look at Trump's second indictment, Brett Sutton's resignation and the continuation of the Brittany Higgins/Bruce Lehrmann dispute.  Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and Nyah are joined by Leader of the Opposition John Pesutto for a great and wide-ranging interview. They also discover (and reveal to the audience) their HECS debts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie interview Dr Blair Williams, award-winning academic and lecturer in Australian politics at Monash University, about the resignation of WA Premier Mark McGowan, his potential successors and his reputation as a 'state daddy'. They also discuss the connection between memes and engaging young people in politics.  Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is week 2 of SYN's Radiothon! Donate at syn.org.au/donate to keep Represent on the air.  Join the full team (finally) of Freddie, Loughlin, Bridie, Nyah and Tayla to discuss the ins and outs of this week. It's Reconciliation Week, we've seen new details emerge about the PwC tax scandal and WA Premier Mark McGowan resigns. Listen to Freddie and Bridie's interview with Dr Blair Williams in the separate episode!  Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie interview Prof Lucas Walsh, Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies and currently director of the Monash Centre for Youth Policy & Education Practice (CYPEP). They discuss his new report into food insecurity in students and suggested reforms.  Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is the first week of SYN's Radiothon! Donate at syn.org.au/donate to keep Represent on the air. Bridie, Freddie and Loughlin discuss Stan Grant's stepping back from the ABC and racism on social media, the long-awaited regulation of buy now pay later schemes and the review of NSW Police, with a focus on the tasering of a 95-year-old with dementia. Listen to Bridie and Freddie's interview with Prof Lucas Walsh in the separate episode.  Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freddie, Loughlin, Bridie and Nyah (eventually) discuss the happenings of the week. We've seen more Liberal drama in Tasmania and Victoria, gambling debates in federal parliament and the announcement of a new contract for Victoria's public transport.  Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.