The Grapevine

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Anna Boucher, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, who explores what can be done to improve Australia’s migration system following a major review released last week calling for ‘major reform’; and journalist and writer Martin Flanagan gives his take on the controversy in Tasmania surrounding the state securing federal funding to build a stadium in Hobart.

Dylan and Kulja speak with journalist and author Paddy Manning about the state of the Murdoch media empire following Dominion Voting Systems settling their defamation lawsuit against Fox News and Lachlan Murdoch discontinuing his case against Crikey; Chris Ennis, founder of CERES Fair Food, drops in to discuss integrated pest management produce and its potential as a new option for affordable orga...

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Dr Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, who discusses the popularity of vaping products and whether they should be banned in Australia; Giles Parkinson, Editor at Renew Economy, explores the future for gas in Australia and breaks down current disinformation targeting electric vehicles and households; and regular guest Jeff Sparrow cha...

Kulja and Dylan sit down with regular guest Dave Nichols, who gets get into Infrastructure Victoria’s recent report proposing family-friendly housing in established suburbs as a solution to tackle the housing crisis; Wanning Sun, Professor at University of Technology Sydney, discusses her research into Chinese-Australian responses to Australian media narratives about prospective war with China; an...

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Deborah Di Natale, CEO of Council to Homeless Persons, who breaks down the new Census data revealing an alarming increase in the homelessness rate in Victoria; Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor at Monash University, discusses the state of gambling reform in New South Wales following Labor’s election win; and The Grapevine’s FOI correspondent and journalist Petr...

Dylan and Kulja sit down with Cam Walker, campaign co-ordinator for Friends of the Earth Melbourne, who breaks down the global factors leading to the upcoming rise in power prices; Peter Cronau, co-founder of Declassified Australia, discusses new polling suggesting that Australians support neutrality amidst the AUKUS deal, as well as the responsibility of journalism during times of international c...

Kulja and Dylan speak with author Jeff Sparrow, who gets into the inflation crisis in anticipation of the Reserve Bank announcing another interest rate hike; Journalist Rick Morton discusses his coverage of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme; Dr Britt Romstad, ACMI Director of Experience and Engagement, discusses ACMI’s upcoming exhibition Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion ; and Dainis...

Kulja and Dylan speak with regular guest Dave Nichols, who digs into the rise of the recent  ‘ 15-minute city’ conspiracy theory; Tilman Ruff, co-founder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), discusses Russia suspending its participation in the New START nuclear weapon treaty and the looming threat of nuclear war; and author Eve Vincent talks about her book Who Cares: Li...

Dylan talks with Jennifer Dogget, editor at Croakey Health Media, about the issues facing the health system and newly revealed data on the massive drop in bulk-billing GPs; Clinton Fernandes, Professor at the University of New South Wales, discusses the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its continuing global ripple effects; and Tezcan Gumus, expert on Turkish democracy, e...

On the final episode of The Grapevine for 2022, Kulja and Dylan explore the Victorian state election results with George Megalogenis; Writer and director for film and theatre, Kaylene Tan and the State Library Victoria's new CEO Paul Duldig discuss White Magic, a new research project as part of the SLV's 2023 Fellowships; and Petra Stock returns with some odd Freedom Of Information requests and fu...

Kulja and Dylan return to The Grapevine to chat with Jeff Sparrow about the challenges facing universities in regards to the use of AI by university students; Stephen Mayne discusses Victoria's use of the Group Voting Ticket system and preferential voting in the upcoming state election; and Dr Tanya Russell, Senior Research Fellow at James Cook University explains what we can do to minimise mosqui...

Kulja and Dylan explore the Brazilian election with Dr Deborah Barros Leal Farias, Senior Lecturer at UNSW's School of Social Sciences; Cam Walker covers the global climate talks at COP27; and Kharen Harper - the artistic director of independent theatre company Somebody's Daughter discusses their new podcast about lives and experiences of women in prison.

Kulja and Dylan talk with Emma Sherry, Professor and Co-director of the Sport Innovation Research Group at Swinburne University of Technology about the new report 'Out of Bounds: Coal, gas and oil sponsorship of Australian sports'; Spokesperson for Police Accountability Project, Ilo DIaz presents new research into lowered trust in the community towards vic police; and Dave Nichols discusses 50 yea...

On this episode of The Grapevine; Kulja and Dylan are joined by Grapevine regular Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy to chat all things energy policy in both the upcoming Victorian state election and this week's Federal Budget; and Dr Marika Sosnowski, research fellow with the German Institute for Global Area Studies explores 'What's Going on in Syria'.

On this episode of The Grapevine, Dylan and Kulja talk with Professor Clinton Fernandes about his new book Sub-Imperial Power: Australia in the International Arena;  David Manne of Refugee Legal discusses refugees in Australia and those fleeing Ukraine; and Swinburne Uni's Professor Wendy Stone explores the impact of soaring rental prices in Melbourne.

On this week's episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan talk to Climate 200's Simon Holmes à Court about his new essay The Big Teal; The Grapevine's regular, Jeff Sparrow, explores the Russian-Ukraine war and escalating threat of Russia's use of nuclear weapons; and Victorian State Correspondent for The Guardian, Benita Kolovos, discusses the Essendon CEO saga in the context of the upcoming Victo...

Kulja rejoins Dylan on The Grapevine to discuss the rise of fascist politician Giorgia Meloni in Italy and the modern European far-right movement with PHD Researcher Sofia Ammassari, Kristine Ziwica talks about her book Leaning Out - A Fairer Future for Women at Work in Australia and Independent MP for Goldstein, Zoe Daniel explores the push for an inquiry into media diversity.

Kulja is away again this week, while Dylan talks infrastructure and planning with Dave Nichols in the lead up to the State Election. Uluru Youth Dialogue Co-Chair, Bridget Cama discusses the History Is Calling education campaign on voice to parliament. Chair of the VLRC, the Honourable Tony North QC, reviews the findings and recommendations from the Victorian Law Reform Commission's final report i...

Dylan flies solo this week while Kulja is away. Sumeyya Llanbey discusses her Dan Andrews Biography, Deputy Vice-Chancellor UNSW, Professor George Williams talks about the call for reforms to regulate truth in political advertising and Dr Raul Sanches-Urribarri, Senior Lecturer in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies at LaTrobe University explores the failed referendum in Chile, a progressive wave in...

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan discuss the Wellbeing Agenda with VCOSS CEO, Emma King, in regards to policy for housing, homelessness and the rising cost of living. Jeff Sparrow explores what it could mean for an Australian Republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth, Author and Journalist Melissa Roberts talks about the new book Through Her Eyes, which details the work of f...

On this episode of The Grapevine Kulja and Dylan talk to Siobhan McHugh, Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney, about the ethics of true crime podcasting following the guilty verdict of Chris Dawson. Regular guest on The Grapevine, Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth discusses new environmental regulations along with electric vehicles, building codes and biodiversity markets. Music V...

Dylan is back this week and joins Kulja to discuss the upcoming State Election with Benita Kolovos, VIctorian State Correspondent for Guardian Australia; Regular guest on The Grapevine, FOI Correspondent Petra Stock reports on her findings into what happened with the proposed Uber Air launch; Housing activist and scholar, Dr David Kelly talks about The Forum for Dwelling Justice. 

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja flies solo with Dylan away for the week. She discusses new environmental and clean energy action with Giles Parkinson, Editor of Renew Economy; Stephanie Convery, Inequality Reporter for The Guardian reports on the rising cost of Medicare, Bulk-billing in critical condition and how these changes are impacting those most vulnerable; Executive Director of Refu...

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan are joined by Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth to discuss the adequacy of the new Labor government's 43 percent emissions reduction target. And, investigative journalist with The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Nick Mckenzie, to break down IBAC's revelations of branch stacking in the Victorian State Labor Party.  Then, lawyer with Maurice and Bl...

This week on The Grapevine things get international. Crikey's Amber Shchultz talks about her reporting on the Ukraine War - particularly around foreign fighters who've accused Ukraine of corruption and mismanagement. Nicole Curato talks about her essay in the latest edition of Foreign Affairs which is all about the return to power of the Marcos Family dynasty in The Philippines. Plus, chats with P...