Taking Liberties Radio

This week, Vikas, Lee and Zeev talk about the Morrison govt’s draft Religious Discrimination Bill, as well as looking at the case of a Tamil family being sent back to Sri Lanka. Religious Discrimination Bill Exposure Draft: https://tinyurl.com/y5hl2zhl The Conversation on the Draft: https://tinyurl.com/y4u7aq6z The Guardian on the Tamil family: https://tinyurl.com/yy89wn2q

On this week’s show, Lee, Vikas and Zeev talk about the recent High Court ruling around the social media guidelines for the Australian Public Service, as well as the coming increase to the compulsory superannuation rate. Banerji ruling: https://tinyurl.com/yx9p7lqy APS social media guidelines: https://tinyurl.com/yy2sdrku Coalition MPs push back against compulsory super rate increase: https://tinyurl.com/yxw9r4kt Grattan Institute report on […]

Zeev, Vikas and Lee discuss the protests at UQ, and what economics tells us about gambling and lobby groups.

This week, Zeev, Vikas and Lee talk about the protests in Hong Kong, and about the use of the death penalty in the US Federal criminal justice system.

In this episode, Vikas and Lee are joined by Zeev to talk about the wages scandal that has engulfed Masterchef judge George Calombaris, as well as discuss the call for increases to Newstart.

On this episode of TLR, Lee and Vikas talk about the renewed push for Indigenous recognition in the Constitution, and about the potential charging of journalists by the AFP for receiving leaked documents.

On this week’s show, we talk Israel Folau, and about the attack on Quilette editor Andy Ngo.

Vikas and Lee discuss Big Tech bias, the merits of s.230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, an incredibly important piece of legislation that arguable created the Internet as we know it, and whether we would better if Big Tech wasn’t protected by s.230. Reason Podcast on the history of s.230 of the CDA: […]

Tammy, Vikas and Lee discuss the AFP raids on journalists, and dissect the issues around Vox going after Steven Crowder’s YouTube channel. SMH’s report on earlier AFP raids on journalists: https://bit.ly/2Zg5I3I Crikey on AFP raids in 2013  (paywall): https://bit.ly/2Zg9LNG

Lee and Vikas break down the result of the election.

Lee, Vikas and Zeev discuss Labor’s announcements around the gender pay gap and childcare. Labor’s gender pay gap announcement: https://tinyurl.com/yx9cyfsg LearnLiberty on gender pay gap: https://tinyurl.com/po86scy Childcare policy announcement: https://tinyurl.com/yxsgbmw4

This week, Tammy, Vikas and Lee talk about Avi Yemini’s refusal of entry to the US, and Julian Assange’s extradition to the US on hacking charges. Avi Yemini’s deportation: https://bit.ly/2DaTaSU Assange’s extradition: https://bit.ly/2UQZGrW

This week, the crew talks about the 2019 Federal Budget, as well as read the tea leaves about the current polls. Guardian summary of Budget 2019: https://bit.ly/2WFvYn0 Budget papers 2019: https://bit.ly/2UBxfhw

This week, Tammy, Zeev and Lee discuss the NSW election, with a little diversion into One Nation’s recent troubles with the NRA, and the recently announced Energy Assistance Payment – sound policy or useless cash splash? NSW election results: https://goo.gl/qijPFm Energy Assistance Payment: https://goo.gl/XauyXh

This week, Tammy, Zeev and Lee discuss the Christchurch shooting, as well as Fraser Anning’s comments on it and the egg attack on him.

This week, Lee, Vikas and Zeev are joined by Tamara Candy to discuss the NSW elections, and the possible failure of Brexit.

Zeev joins Vikas and Lee to talk about the two major legal cases going on in Victoria right now: the conviction of George Pell and the unfolding drama surrounding Nicola Gobbo aka Lawyer X.

Vikas and Lee talk about blackouts in South Australia and Victoria, and discuss the previous US Federal govt shutdown, the possibility of one to come, and the presidential race.

Lee and Vikas talk about pill testing and the kerfuffle over the Gillette ad.

On this week’s episode, Lee and Vikas discuss the Morrison govt’s attempt to strip accused terrorist Neil Prakash of his Australian citizenship, with a diversion into the morality of fighting for foreign insurgent movements, and look at the disciplinary hearings the authors of the Sokal Squared hoax paper are facing. Neil Prakash case: https://goo.gl/BvPkbz Previous TLR […]