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For 4 years Dr Jereth Kok has been suspended from practising medicine for posting memes, satire, and other Christian religious opinions on social media. Many of these posts centred around transgenderism, sexuality and abortion. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) used an emergency mechanism reserved for use on dangerous doctors who represent a risk to 'the public interest'...

This is the story of John - a Queensland Health worker at Gold Coast Hospital (non-patient facing) who is facing dismissal for not taking a second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, despite booking an appointment and trying to have it. John was advised by multiple medical practitioners including a vaccine expert that he should definitely not take a second dose considering severe adverse reaction he had a...

James Michael is an expert in the psychology of sales and is on a mission to debunk the myths surrounding the sales and recruitment industry.  The companies he founded in The Justified Talent Group are known for taking a scientific and data-driven approach in an industry often steered by legend, folklore and fallacy.  In this interview he shared insights into the true nature of sales, it...

Christie Grace is a specialist in RNA and lipid nanoparticles and was a project manager at the top plasmid company in the world manufacturing recombinant proteins such as monoclonal antibodies, CRISPR, SpCas9, gene editing, and IVT mRNA production. For two years Christie has been raising the alarm over harms that can be caused by lipid nanoparticles and has concerns over cold chain management, vac...

Lauren Dry is a specialist in nervous system and unconscious-driven behaviours. She joined Discernable to explore why so many people are 'stuck' post-pandemic and acting emotionally and unconsciously.  Serving as case study is the paradoxical treatment of Novak Djokovic by angry Australians, and the way humans descend into groupthink, social norms and reactionary grasps for 'safety'. Steered...

Emily Coltraine founded Voice for Victoria - a new media channel that grew to approximately 200,000 Victorian subscribers. Initially conceived as a mental health coping project for Emily, it quickly grew in popularity as many turned to 'Voice' for news and commentary that couldn't be found on legacy or new media channels. Voice for Victoria continues to publish news and educational pieces on Victo...

As New Media takes off around the world, sometimes it actually scoops legacy media...and with only a fraction of the budget, staff, experience and resources of giant media conglomerates. 6 News is one of those New Media players with their news coverage being syndicated by Australia's national broadcaster (the ABC) as well as commercial networks. The founder of 6 News, Leonardo Puglisi, makes regul...

This is a true tale of theft, drugs and a bakery. Jordan Dittloff made headlines in 2015 for stealing $277,993.58 from 47 clients of his travel agency Ace Travel in Victoria. As an award winning travel agency and a community leader in regional Victoria, Jordan's crimes rocked the Colac community. Many, including his 70 year old future mother in law, lost thousands of dollars saved up for their 'tr...

A short message on light and darkness: Darkness doesn't progress. Light retreats. All it takes for darkness to overcome, is for people to turn their lights out.  'The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.'   Let 2023 be the year you stop hiding whatever light you have.

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Joined by our first LIVE audience, this episode of the People's Project with the re-elected Ryan Smith MP and David Limbrick MP: KEEP LEFT IN VICTORIA Why do the Victorian Liberals keep failing so badly? Who did Victorians actually vote for? (it wasn't Daniel Andrews) And is the state turning even more left? SPEED CAMERAS: BECAUSE NOTHING SAYS 'SAFETY' LIKE A FINE IN THE MAIL The difference betwee...

Our new series of audio editorials! Today's instalment is all about the Twitter Files and censorship and why it matters for all of us. If you like this format and want it to continue in between our interviews and People's Project episodes, make sure you reach out with an email or social media comment to tell us so! MERCH https://teamhuman.au

For 20 years, Luke Donnellan was the Victorian Labor MP for the outer suburban electorate of Narre Warren. He served as the Minister for Roads and Road Safety and Minister for Ports (2014-2018) and then as the Minister for Child Protection and the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers (2018-2021). Before the Nov 2022 state election, the Labor Party denied Luke preselection for his seat, and w...

How do left-wing/progressive/woke people think? Is there a way for the right wing to speak to the left? Why do they misunderstand one another? Rob McMullan joins us to discuss the psychological differences of those loosely defined as politically left and right wing. Ultimately, Rob's hope is that the moderates on either side will find a way to communicate and cooperate. We discussed: What is 'the...

This is our LIVE coverage of the 2022 Victorian Election. Joined in studio by Ken Phillips from Self Employed Australia, Anka Sahin from True Blue Migration, and Gideon Rozner from the Institute for Public Affairs. Brought to you by our major sponsor: Square Root who provide online maths tutoring in groups and private classes. Send them an email ( info@squareroot.com.au ) to start discussing what...

Joined in studio by Mulgrave candidates Ian Cook and Premier Daniel Andrews, we go over the bold predictions by our election panel on what will happen in Victoria, and where the key upsets will occur. Matt also dives into the Labor and Liberal policy websites comparing the psychological approach of each. The Labor website treats voters incredibly differently from the Liberal website and represents...

Peter Fam is a human rights lawyer from Sydney, Australia. He believes that today's society has become detached from the principles our species has upheld and respected for thousands of years.  We took a particularly deep dive into the origin of human rights, natural law and how that is evolving in today's post-modern society that is reimagining the human rights landscape. It forced us to ask...

Aidan McLindon was an elected Liberal politician in Queensland before establishing The Queensland Party, merging with Katter's Australian Party. He now lives in Victoria and is running for the Freedom Party of Victoria in the seat of Mulgrave against Premier Daniel Andrews. Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/mulgrave-candidate-aidan-mclindon-jobs-homes-families We discussed: Why A...

Brought to you by SJ Venues, Hopper Motor Group, The Little Environeers and Jagger Watches, this is the pre-election dinner hosted by Discernable and Voice for Victoria. As well as recording a live episode of the PollieBites podcast, we had an extended panel + audience discussion about the probable outcomes of the 2022 Victorian election. With special guests Ian Cook (Independent for Mulgrave agai...

In this episode of The People's Project with Comedian Corey White and 'Lady Liberty' Kate Fantinel: STATE DADDY We explore the shenanigans of Western Australia's 'State Daddy' Premier Mark McGowan. Why exactly is he so popular? And does he deserve the fame? The panel stacked with West Australians disagrees with Matt who finds McGowan endearing. We delve into the links between government and big bu...

With so many calls for a 'covid amnesty', let's get one thing clear: amnesty is only for the guilty. So are you finally admitting you screwed us? This is why there can be no pandemic amnesty. ----------------------------- Thank you to LibsofTikTok for collating many of the news headlines used here. Other news headlines are collected by Discernable, with some original footage and some stock photogr...

Ben Mol is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash Health, Melbourne. He focuses deeply on medical interventions: what are they, why are they deployed, are they overused? He leads the Evidenced based Women's Health Care Research Group who are investigate whether medical interventions around the world are conducted with evidence, are beneficial to patients, and whether they cause harm....

In this episode of The People's Project with David Limbrick MP and Corrine from Smoke Dreams: IS CANNABIS GOOD OR BAD? The conservative view is that cannabis is not only harmful, it's immoral and 'ILLEGAL!'. This has been the dominant message in policing, media and politics for nearly 100 years. The progressive view is that it's harmless and to be celebrated, endorsed and embraced by all. But is i...

Zuby is an internationally recognised rap and hip hop artist who also achieved fame as the champion British female deadlift record holder (238kg). Designed to raise awareness of the absurdity of biological men competing against biological women in sport, the stunt eclipsed his music success and he was thrust into the culture wars where he has been offering previously common - but now exceedingly r...

Stress, anxiety and wellness expert Sam Eddy returns to the studio to talk LGBTQ Pride Month, identity making and how humans all across the ideological spectrum mistakenly live out of ego. We discussed: Gay Pride Adopting labels for identity and living out of ego Finding peace to overcome anxiety What is peace? what is it based on? Are there foundations to peace and morality? The childhood program...