The Silent Majority

At the end of last year, the Australian government implemented the social media ban for under 16s. Join us on this episode to hear from Leo Puglisi, the founder of 6News and Luigi DiMartino, an academic researching the use of social media in youth activism, about the impact of the ban on youth media and activism.

You may have noticed a few more instances of climate change emerging. This week, we chat to Tom Webster, one of the litigants in a world-first case - Sharma v Environment Minister. Then we’re joined by Dr Faith Gordon, who shares her expertise on the importance of climate litigation and what some of the recent developments mean for us. Find us on Instagram @silentmajoritypod Explore more here: htt...

In this episode, part 2 of our two-part series on anti-protest laws, we are joined by Hannah Thomas, a lawyer, activist and writer, who was punched in the face by a police officer at a Palestine protest she attended. Thomas talks to us about her experience and recovery, the importance of protest and the impact of anti-protest laws. Resources: Human Rights Law Centre - ⁠The Protest in Peril report...

In this episode, we are discussing the rise of anti-protest laws from the suppression of Palestine protests in the UK to Australia's own increasing arrests at climate protests. We are joined by Rob Watts, Professor of Social Policy at RMIT University, who has expertise in protest rights, and Violet CoCo, a frontline activist and organiser who works across the movement, specialising in direct a...

In this episode, we discuss the nuances of the polycrisis where we see the intersection between climate change and housing, student debt and several other issues disproportionately affecting young people. We are joined by Judith Bessant,  Distinguished Professor in Social Policy at RMIT University, talks us through the intersection of issues affecting young people and what meaningful policy looks...

In this episode, we are joined by Nina Gbor, the founder of Eco Styles and Director of the Circular Economy and Waste Program at The Australia Institute. Gbor is a sustainable fashion educator, international speaker, researcher, clothes swap maven and eco stylist. We talk about Meg O'Neil's comments about young people's carbon footprint and the role of the fashion industry and government policy in...

Last week, the long awaited North West Shelf project received approval. Why did this happen? Where to from here? We are joined by Rob Watts a Professor in Social Policy and Marle Baquiran, the co-founder of Climate Writers. Resources: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-28/woodside-gas-approved-north-west-shelf-2070-watt/105347520 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/01/north-west-s...

In this episode we discuss the election outcome, the role young people played in and canvas some of the big issues which young people need this Parliament to tackle. We also reflect on where the election result leaves young people and climate change and how they might be addressed in the new Parliament.  We are joined by Jane Body from Think Forward who helps us understand how the lens of intergen...

We are two sleeps away from the election, and the big words "preferential voting", "hung parliament" are at play! What do they mean? How do I know the best candidate for me? Well, we're here to walk you through it! Varsha chats to Michelle Catanzaro, a Senior Research Fellow at the Young and Resilient Strategic Research Centre at Western Sydney University They both chat to Tegan Lerm from Build a...

The Cost of living is the biggest election issue. Amongst the talk about people struggling to pay their bills or put food on the table, we’re also grappling with climate change.  The 2025 Federal Election is weeks away and this time we want to talk about how your vote can make a difference and how a vote for the climate is a vote for all the issues you care about. We sit down for a chat with Grace...