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This week, Bridie, Freddie & Nyah cover Peter Dutton's controversial Gaza comments, new AUKUS submarine developments and the Victorian Government's backflip on raising the age of criminal responsibility. Spoiler alert: we aren't happy about any of these! But we were happy to talk to BFF of the show Sammy J about his year so far, what political role he would take on, how to handle sensitive pol...

Comedian, musician and ABC Melbourne breakfast host Sammy J returns to the Represent studio to catch up with Bridie, Freddie and Nyah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie join you from the studio this week, with Declan bringing the news remotely and Nyah phoning in to attempt to remedy Bridie's vehement dislike of The Phantom of the Opera.  This week the hot topics are the Coalition's 7 new proposed nuclear power sites (and an ensuing discussion of the state of the Liberal party), the visit from Chinese Premier Li Qiang and the ACCC's inquiry int...

This week on the show, Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Declan talk about the Liberal Party’s new stance of climate policy and how it may influence the next federal election, the ABC’s new internship for members of the upcoming show The Assembly hosted by Leigh Sales and the resignation of Peter Costello as chairman of Nine. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on...

A full studio this week with Bridie, Freddie, Kaspar and Declan bringing you the latest in politics from across the globe. This week we talk about the recent case against Twitter which has been dropped by the eSafety Commissioner regarding footage of recent violence in Sydney. In the USA, Donald Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a crime after he was found guilty of all 34 coun...

This week Nyah, Freddie and Declan spend three-quarters of an hour talking about the complications and lead up to the current criticism of Australia's immigration law and overturning of Indefinite Immigration Detention. Bridie joined us for the second hour with the latest in international and ICC responses to the ongoing conflict in Palestine, and we talk about the AI image "All Eyes on Rafah" cir...

A few weeks ago Nyah, Bridie and Freddie chatted to Shorna Moore, a social justice lawyer and advocate at the Melbourne City Mission, about the Home Time Campaign, which aims to fix the housing system in Australia for young people. Nearly 40 thousand young people between the ages of 15 and 24 do not have somewhere to live each night, and the Home Time campaign is proposing all levels of government...

Kaspar caught up with the University of Melbourne’s Student Union International President Richard Ha to talk about the Federal Budget’s announcement regarding University quotas for international students, the housing crisis, and student life for international students. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads and TikTok. See omn...

Freddie and Kaspar take over Represent this week while Bridie and Nyah get cultural at Opera Australia’s Tosca which they give an overview of at the end of the show (SPOILER ALERT!).  In political news, two elections to talk about on the show today: Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4 this year, and your latest update on the USA election in November. And Kaspar brings us the lates...

This week on the show is Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Declan. The team talk state budget (and lament the delay of the airport rail), Nyah talks about her first budget lockup experience, Freddie explains the money pledged by the federal government to help students after the high indexation of HECS last financial year, and Bridie brings us the latest on university encampments following developments in...

Welcome back to Represent for season 2 of 2024! Have you missed us? On the show today we have Nyah, Bridie, Freddie and Kaspar bringing you the latest in politics. We talk about regulations around graphic content on X (Twitter), the rejection of a second Medically Supervised Injecting Room in Melbourne, the appointment of Ellen Sandell as the new leader of the Victorian Greens, and a segment [disc...

After a busy four days in Canberra, the team is back to give you their full rundown of Canberra, the budget lockup and the federal budget. Nyah, Bridie and Freddie give Kaspar their one-word assessments of the whole experience and provide you with further detail from their Tuesday Night Rundown. Tune in next week to hear our thoughts on Peter Dutton's reply speech, and to return to some of our usu...

Welcome to Represent's 2024/25 federal budget coverage with a special interview with Dr Carina Garland. Recorded in Parliament House and broadcast Tuesday night. Listen in on Thursday to our full rundown. 4-6pm 90.7FM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah, Bridie and Freddie are in Canberra for the federal budget lockup.  On the way, we visited Carina Garland to talk about the budget and what the new HECS debt changes will mean for students. Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back with another episode of Represent in which Bridie, Nyah, Freddie and Declan talk extensively about films as usual, before getting to our serious political content. The Tasmanian Election results remain up in the air, but they do have a football team on the way - the team at Represent are very excited about the stickers. We have a big update from the royal family which sparks discussion...

Back in the studio are the 2023 regulars - Nyah, Bridie and Freddie - 'reunited'! They're joined by Declan who will bring you the hourly news. This week on the show, we talk about large car taxes, Joe Biden as the democratic nominee, whether Trump's campaign will be/has been affected by his trials and the Aged Care Task Force Report. In our What's Happening in the World segment, Bridie brings us t...

On the show this week, Nyah, Declan, Kaspar and Freddie (in his much anticipated return to the studio) are joined by Ruby and Ravin from Youth Press Gallery to talk about the program and what it offers young people interested in politics and journalism. Also on the show, Freddie brings us the latest on Meta's announcement regarding news content on its platforms Instagram and Facebook, a brief remi...

With news hits by Declan, this show (recorded on Leap Day) is brought to you by hosts Nyah and Kaspar. On the show we discuss the history of, some political moments and worldwide traditions of leap year/day, and the permeating idea of luck and leap day. Do you think a leap year is lucky? For What's Happening in the World, Kaspar is bringing you Spain and Nyah brings you the update in Guinea. Next...

Join us for a jam-packed episode this week with interviews from RMIT University Associate Professors of Finance Angel Zhong and Associate Professor in the Music Industry Program, Catherine Strong, as well as CEO of Music Victoria, Simone Schinkel. We talk about Taylor Swift, the music industry and economy and festival funding in Victoria. The Phillipines will be brought to you for this week's glob...

Episode 2 of Represent for 2024 Nyah, Declan and Kaspar catch up on their weeks, with Declan bringing the news. We celebrated the news of Anthony Albanese's engagement and Nyah (avid Swifty) was very excited for Taylor Swift's touchdown in Melbourne.  On a more political note, we discussed confidential documents in the US, Scott Morrison's episode of Nemesis and the Pakistan Election.  Look out fo...

Our first episode of 2024! Nyah and Bridie are back (missing Freddie!), and are joined by two new hosts, Kaspar and Declan. Here to talk upcoming elections - QLD looking very popular this year, what we've all been watching - Nemesis; a deep dive into the Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison years, and whether cash should be accepted at all venues (AKA Cash-gate).  Please let us know what you thought of the sh...

Our very last episode of the year 💔 Bridie, Freddie, Nyah and George let loose their predictions for the world of Australian and international politics in 2024 as well as sharing their favourite moments from this year, but they couldn't resist a couple of real segments on the Reserve Bank and the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case currently going through the courts. They play dress-up as a celebratio...

On our last Tuesday show of the year, Bridie, Nyah, Freddie and Mimi discuss a jam-packed week in politics, with the release of the ANU survey on the Voice Referendum, the upcoming COP28 in Dubai, proposed new vaping regulations and laws as well as Nyah's experiences in Parliament.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. ...

Bridie, Freddie and George tackle a big week of international affairs which have filled Australian news over the week. But first, we talk our weeks (with an interlude about Artificial Intelligence), then we explore conspiracy theories endorsed by Australian politicians (specifically those regarding former US President John F Kennedy), the Ceasefire in Gaza and finally the Chinese Warship which inj...

Bridie and Freddie get EXTREMELY excited about finally being able to play ABBA and Taylor Swift on the show. They talk about politics a little - Nyah gives us a remote segment on resignation of Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, Bridie brings a real-life Utopia plot line and Freddie races through some changes to whistleblower and journalist protections.  Please let us know what you thought of the sho...