Hot Topics

This week, the Hot Topics team talk all about 'the plastics' - and no, we’re not just making Mean Girls references.  Since 2020, the South Australian Government has been phasing out single-use plastics, with each year marking a new phase until 2025. From September 2023, we’re phasing out plastic bowls and plates, plastic-stemmed cotton buds, and plastic pizza box savers.  Matt, Anna, and Tim talk...

You’ve been listening to us rattle on about ‘policy this’ and ‘consultation that’ for weeks now, so what is The Post all about anyways? Matt, Anna, and Tim get really honest about how they found their interest in politics and news, and break down the true purpose of The Post. If you’re interested in some of the other things we don’t get to talk about you can read more about everything going on for...

South Australia is investing to hit a 100% renewables target by 2030, and part of this effort is the new Hydrogen Power Plant proposed for the Upper Spencer Gulf. The topic of hydrogen can be muddied by all the different ways it can be used, so Matt Gilbertson, Anna, and Tim bring in the expert. Joining this episode of Hot Topics is Professor Michael Goodsite, Pro Vice Chancellor for Energy Future...

Illuminate Adelaide is lighting up the streets again for its third year with its biggest yet. Illuminate fuses music, art, technology, and AI into light installations that turn Adelaide’s cityscapes into magical and surreal environments. Co-founders and creative directors, Rachael Azzopardi and Lee Cumberlidge, join the Hot Topics team to talk about where the idea for Illuminate started, working t...

End of life is a difficult conversation for lots of people. It’s long been a taboo conversation that people don’t want to have. In preparing for ‘life after living’, as Anna calls it, palliative care can provide a vital service for people with life limiting illnesses and their families. With the Palliative Care Navigation Pilot program underway, Matt, Anna, and Tim discuss their experiences with g...

The industry of no-and-low-alcohol wine is booming, and SA is leading the way with the world’s first NOLO research and trial facility.  In this week’s episode of Hot Topics, Matt Gilbertson, Anna Kantilaftas and Tim Whiffen talk about NOLO and how drinking culture is changing. Find out more by following our socials. Facebook Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Hot Topics by The Post is supported by the Gov...

Just as travel started to recover from the hold of the pandemic, South Australia’s river regions were hit with floods, as waters from the Eastern States travelled down the Murray. This cued a major Riverland Recovery response, as South Aussies did what South Aussies do best and band together to pitch in. Now, as waters recede, rebuilds are underway, and registrations for the Rise Up for the River...

Jack Kanya Kudnuitya Buckskin is a proud Kaurna and Narungga man who has dedicated his life to learning and reviving Kaurna language and sharing this with others. With South Australia’s Voice to Parliament, and a national discussion of the Voice to Parliament referendum in Australia, Jack joins Anna and Tim in the studio to share his insights into South Australia’s Indigenous cultures and language...

South Australia has a rich history of migrant groups settling in Adelaide, and as a result we now enjoy a wonderfully cosmopolitan lifestyle. With our Multicultural Festival now annual, Matt, Anna and Tim discuss ways to celebrate our diversity, and a very special guest joins them to share her incredible migration experience from over 50 years ago. Find out more by following our socials. Facebook...

The single biggest Defence spend in Australian history is relying on South Australia to execute critical manufacturing, so what do we stand to gain? The AUKUS pact has South Australia contributing expertise in computing and engineering with America and Britain for global security and world-class submarines. This means investment, jobs, and population growth. Matt, Anna, and Tim look into just how...

Meet the trio behind the Hot Topics podcast as SA performer, Matt Gilbertson, The Post editor Anna Kantilaftas and Hot Topics producer Tim Whiffen get to know each other a little better. Hot Topics by The Post is a podcast about the is , the was , and the will be of South Australia. Anna, Matt, and Tim are cool and trendy friends with the inside scoop on what's happening and changing in SA, and th...

The Federal Government has banned the sale of recreational e-cigarettes, and South Australia has campaigns to stop youth from taking up vaping. So, what does this mean for us? Well, something that has a disturbing popularity growth among youth is about to become very anti-social. Matt, Anna, and Tim are talking about their experiences with smoking and the consequences of banning a huge health risk...

Most Australians are aware of how expensive it is to live on the east coast, but Sydney is not alone in the current housing crisis. We’ve been seeing rising homelessness in Adelaide and hearing unbelievable stories of rent bidding and new build cost blowouts. Anna, Matt, and Tim investigate what’s being done to alleviate these affordability problems and talk about their own experiences of the 2023...

According to Matt, Anna and Tim, there’s no place like home - especially when it comes to food and drink. South Australia punches above its weight and has a food and wine culture that rivals other states. While the Hot Topics team gets sidetracked talking about their favourite places to eat in SA, it also looks at the best wine regions in the state, and the celebration of Aussie food -  Tasting Au...

What would a day without your phone look like? As a phone ban rolls out across several SA schools, thousands of kids will be putting down their phones. But how and why? Anna, Matt, and Tim share their thoughts on the issue of phones in schools, as they also come to realise their own habits may not be ideal. Can they live up to their own challenge? Find out more by following our socials. Facebook I...

You may have heard, it's time to get together and celebrate the inaugural Festival of Footy and AFL Gather Round being hosted in our hometown of Adelaide. As the state prepares for all AFL games to descend into Adelaide and SA regions for a whirlwind round of footy matches, what does our obsession with sport mean for us? Why is SA getting so busy and is it a good thing? Matt and Tim aren't normall...