Hack
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Hack: Thu 16th May
We take a look into the increasingly popular Ayahuascha. Ben Lee loves it... but we speak to a guy who says the amazonian medicine gave him psychosis.
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Hack: Wed 15th May
What's in the budget for you? ...and can you trust the Treasurer Wayne Swan after a $1.5b surplus projection turned to an $18b deficit?
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Hack: Tue 14th May
How can sexual abuse happen in families without anyone noticing? Hack listener Jodie tells a horrifying but insightful story into the most common form of sexual abuse. Plus, as the budget looms we ask whether there really is a 'Cost Of Living' problem... or a 'Style of Living' problem.
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Hack: Mon 13th May
Did you know a 3D plastic printer can produce a gun? Plans for a gun went viral and the US authorities are doing all they can to stop it. We also look at whether this is possible in Australia... as well as get the breaking news on why Gai Waterhouse will be fighting her charges in horse racing's biggest public spat in recent history.
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Hack: Fri 10th May
On the Friday Shakeup, comedian Scott Dooley and cricket and football star Ellyse Perry talk through the horrifying kidnapping discovery in Ohio and ask whether drugs should be allowed in sport.
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Hack: Thu 9th May
Sophie McNeill takes you on a special look at life in Gaza, finding out why some young men become militants.
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Hack: Wed 8th May
The lastest from the Ohio kidnappings... and should professional athletes be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs?
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Hack: Mon 6th May
'Cruelty-free' cosmetics - they may not test on animals in Australia, but what happens if they export to China? Inside the Queensland boot camp experiment - Alex Mann gets exclusive access to one of the new trial juvenile justice camps. And anxiety is more prevalent than depression: new research from BeyondBlue.
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Hack: Fri 3rd May
Budget black hole blues - have the Government got the balance right between defence spending and the NDIS levy? And perky, pert commercial TV babes - the opinion piece that drove the internet wild.
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Hack: Thu 2nd May
What happens when you want to take out your ear stretchers and should piercers be reconstructing earlobes? Also, Hack takes you inside the illegal music venue scene and finds out what needs to happen to make them legit.
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Hack: Wed 1st May
Would you pay less than $1 a day to support a National Disability Insurance Scheme and Obama says he'll close Guantanamo Bay, but wait - didn't he already say that?
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Hack: Tue 30th April
The politics of hot chocolate on campus at UNSW and Hack hacks hacktivists: cyber terrorists or 21st century heroes?
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Hack: Mon 29th April
In the wake of the Bangladeshi clothing factory collapse, do you know more about where your eggs come from than the origin of your skinny jeans? And how are you getting around the rental affordability crisis - still living with the olds or have you had to make some sacrifices?
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Hack: Friday 26th April
Boozing it up the night before ANZAC Day - disrespectful or what the diggers fought for?
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Hack: Wednesday 24th April
In our third ANZAC series we look at what it's like coming home from conflict and whether the support available to young diggers is enough.
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Hack: Tuesday 23rd April
Has the war of our generation been worth it? We ask a 22 year old veteran and a retired commander of Australian forces in Afghanistan.
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Hack: Monday 22nd April
Get the lastest on the Boston bombing investigation and in the lead up to ANZAC day... we meet a 23 year old war vet to get the low down on what's like to join the army.
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Hack: Friday 19th April
What does it mean to be conservative? And when has your personal view conflicted with your workplace? Comedian Scott Abbott and Young Liberal Rod Schneider face off.
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Hack: Wednesday 17th April
The head of the NSW Drug Squad Nick Bingham tells Hack his personal view is personal drug use or possession shouldn't attract criminal penalties - like jail time or a criminal record. And we hear more about what it's like for kids locked up inside the adult prison system in Western Australia.
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Hack: Tuesday 16th April
The bombings you didn't hear about, Boston carnage and banning protesters outside of abortion clinics in Tasmania.
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Hack: Monday 15th April
Taking from uni's to pay for Gonski education reforms - the new Tertiary Education Minister Dr Craig Emerson tells you why it's a good idea. And breaking cultural stereotypes to play AFL when you're a woman from a middle eastern background.
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Hack: Friday 12th April
Is broadband policy a game-changer this election? Would it change your vote? CNET editor Seamus Byrne and National Technology Editor for News Ltd Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson debate the pros and cons of each plans and answer listeners tech questions.
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Hack: Thursday 11th April
Hack talks sexting, naked selfies and sneaky hats following new research out from UNSW. Tom Tilley brings you a controversial story about female hunters in Dubbo, and meet the local Dubbo legend on the road to Rio for the Paralympics.
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Hack: Wednesday 10th April
Letting hunger-strikers starve, Australia's first National Children's Commissioner and leaving the fold: stories from young Australians breaking free from their upbringing
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Hack: Tuesday 9th April
Opposition Communications spokesperson Malcolm Turnbull comes into triple j to answer YOUR questions about his plan for the National Broadband Network.
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Hack: Monday 8th April
What would you do if you needed an organ transplant and a friend or family member offered you one of theirs? Hack looks at why some people refuse and take their chances on the waiting list.
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Hack: Wednesday 3rd April
Uni textbook-hire legal drama, should we be worried about North Korea? And the reality of landing a job when you have a disability.
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Hack: Tuesday 2nd April
Is the research behind Coal Seam Gas independent? Hear from the Wikileaks Party Campaign Director about the likelihood of Julian Assange being elected to the Australian Senate and what would YOU do if you witnessed racism on public transport?
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Hack: Thursday 28th March
Are you sick of gambling odds making their way onto the sports broadcast you're watching? Well a parliamentary inquiry is looking at whether the current system needs a shake-up. Joining you live in the studio is Tassie Independent MP Andrew Wilkie. Plus why are 18 and 21 year olds paid differently for doing the same job? Well the union movement reckons that's not far and needs to change but what impact would that have? Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Wednesday 27th March
You're a freeloader starving artists from having a creative future according to Chris Ruen if you download content for free against an artists will. He isn't some middle aged major label record exec, so what's he on about? He's joined by Urthboy and Holly Throsby live in the studio to discuss the value you place on music and other creative content. Hear what the average salary for musos in Australia is, hear what it's like for an emerging band like Emperors and hear about the new business...
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Hack: Tuesday 26th March
"Hey, you better be careful man." The biggest ever survey of Australian drugs users has found almost half of you have been worried about a friend's drug and alcohol use in the last year. So how do you bring it up without it resulting in a bust up? Joining you live in the studio is Dr Adam Winstock, an addiction specialist from London and author of the Global Drug Survey. And an alarming number of you, almost a quarter have revealed you've been taken advantage of sexually while you were on...
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Hack: Monday 25th March
Do right wing religious groups in Australia have too much power? Meet the American who has come to our shores to warn you about what has happened in the US. We have a debate about the political influence of faith based organisations. Sean Faircloth is Director at the Richard Dawkins Centre for Reason and Science and Author of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All. Plus all your calls and texts. AND Westboro Baptist Church get a bright new neighbour and Ken Roth, Executive...
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Hack: Friday 22nd March
After the non showdown in Canberra yesterday the political fallout continues with ministers lining up to resigning after confessing to their support for Kevin Rudd, so what is next for our wounded Prime Minister Julia Gillard? We are joined by Joel Fitzgibbon again, one of the key Rudd backers. Also, why some politicians think the tech companies have you in digital handcuffs. Plus Chas from the Chaser and Marc Fennell from Download This Show. And all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 21st March
Julia Gillard is the Prime Minister. Normally that wouldn't be a big deal but today it is. We bring you the latest on the chaos in Canberra after Simon Crean called on Kevin Rudd to challenge and Julia Gillard survived with nobody stepping up to take her on. So in an election year, is this the end of it?
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Hack: Wednesday 20th March
Chief Government Whip and Kevin Rudd supporter Joel Fitzgibbon joins the show live to talk about whether the speculation over Julia Gillard's leadership is the real deal and artistic representations of war. We have official war artist Ben Quilty and American soldier turned novelist Kevin Powers talk about why they used their art to express experiences of war. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Tuesday 19th March
Uranium ships could be heading for the Great Barrier Reef if the QLD government goes ahead with plans to re-start the industry after 28 years. The Greens are so concerned they're going to introduce a bill into federal parliament to stop it. So what's going on? We'll speak to the QLD Environment Minister, the chair of the QLD uranium implementation panel and get your thoughts on whether we're getting the right balance between development and the environment. Plus Donna Mulhearn on depleted...
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Hack: Monday 18th March
Does the media need to be more tightly controlled? The Gillard government says the public interest should be at the heart of the media but the industry is fighting against proposed changes. Joining you is Labor Senator Matt Thistlethwaite and the Opposition's Simon Birmingham. Plus all your calls and texts. And the musos from Mali who have been taking great risks to keep their tunes on the airwaves.
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Hack: Friday 15th March
POWER WEEK Day 5 - to wrap up our special week looking at Power in Australia, we ask you who has too much and who should be given more? Joining you is Tim Wilson from the IPA and Sam McLean from GetUp! Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 14th March
POWER WEEK Day 4 - Power struggles in the workplace. From bitchy colleagues, to overbearing bosses, unrealistic expectations and unfair conditions we look at how to get your power back in the workplace if you've lost it. Joining you live in the studio is workplace consultant Konrad Gawlik. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Wednesday 13th March
POWER WEEK Day 3 - corruption and abuse of power doesn't happen in Australia does it? Wrong. We'll tell you some doozies from selling wheat to Saddam in return for kickbacks to allegations former NSW Labor politicians stood to make millions from a dodgy deal. Joining you live in the studio is corruption researcher Liv Monaghan and strategist and lobbyist Mark Textor. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Tuesday 12th March
POWER WEEK Day 2 - power struggles in relationships. What people battle over in the fight for love and attention and are some personality combos better than others for good relationships. Writer Lou Sanz joins you to share her power struggle stories plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 11th March
It's POWER WEEK on Hack and we kick it off with a show about Attraction to Power. From the people who want to become more powerful to those who want to be around the heavy hitters, what is it about Power that intrigues? Joining you live in the studio is Simon Brown Greaves an organisational psychologist and former CEO. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Friday 8th March
Do the police have too much power or do they make you feel safer? We get you to share your stories with the police after a dramatic week involving them. In Brisbane, a siege with a gunman shut down big parts of the city until the police restored order but earlier in the week in NSW the police are accused of using excessive force at the Mardis Gras. And are friends the new family? We talk about the role friends can play if you stop talking to your family. Joining you live is writer Ben Law...
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Hack: Thursday 7th March
The rugby league season is in massive disarray before it even begins with a cloud hanging over most of the Cronulla Sharks playing group. Will they get banned for using a banned substance? And your obsession with food is sick and it needs to stop. Or at least that's what British journo Steven Poole thinks. Put down your smartphone and stop taking a picture of your food and consider what you're doing. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Wednesday 6th March
A social media video showing violence towards a young man at Sydney's Mardis Gras by police sparks outrage and 2 seperate investigations. Is the availability of social media and smartphones making police more accountable? We speak to a young woman who was right on the scene about what happened. Plus all your calls and texts. And Venezuela's Hugo Chavez dies. We look at his legacy from calling George W Bush the devil at the UN to making oil assets publicly owned.
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Hack: Tuesday 5th March
Both major parties claim the other is flaming anti-foreigner sentiment - the Gillard government says the Opposition is trying to fan opinion against asylum seekers while the Opposition says the PM is doing the same thing by cracking down on 457 work visas for foreigners. We explain what's going on. And should you reconcile with your parents as an adult? There's always pressure to do it and if you've had a rubbish childhood with different types of abuse what should you do? We'll talk to a...
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Hack: Monday 4th March
Should apprentices be better paid? That's what the unions are calling for at a Fair Work hearing but employers say they can't afford it and it will result in apprentices losing their jobs. So what is it like living on limited dough and working full time? We hear your apprentice stories. Plus all your calls and texts on whether apprentices should get more. AND two Afghan boys are killed by international forces while collecting fire wood. Now the incident is being investigated. Were Aussie...
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Hack: Friday 1st March
Cost of living is shaping up as a major election issue but is it actually getting more expensive to live or are we just a pack of whingers? Julia Gillard heads to the Western suburbs of Sydney next week to assure voters she cares about the struggles they face. Joining you in the studio is economics guru Jessica Irvine and comedian Scott Abbot. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 28th February
Opening your house to asylum seekers - lots of people want to do it, but not many have been given the opportunity. Find out what it takes to make it in American Gridiron (an Aussie is one of the top picks!) and what are the pitfalls of buying a house with your mates?
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Hack: Wednesday 27th February
NSW takes the complete opposite approach to WA in dealing with juvi offenders, so what are they trying to get young people back on track? Full-on accusations of human rights violations in Sri Lanka against Tamils and the film Aqua Porko celebrates an amazing synchronised swim team. Plus all your calls and texts on what you've learnt from other cultures.
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Hack: Tuesday 26th February
The PM goes West to ask the good people of Western Sydney for their vote, what makes them so special? We speak to people there to see what Julia Gillard can expect to hear. WA's three strikes and your in laws for juvi offenders who break and enter are heavily criticised for keeping people on the wrong path and targeting indigenous young people and Jared Diamond tells you an amazing story about forgiveness and we hear a great one from a listener.
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Hack: Monday 25th February
Bradley Manning's been in detention for 1000 days so why isn't the guy on trial yet? Is FebFast an extreme event that smashes business and doesn't make you healthier? That's what one Melbourne foodie reckons. Meet the comedian who has been struggling through gigs sober plus all your calls and texts and the asylum seekers living next to uni students at Macquarie University.
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Hack: Friday 22nd February
We discuss whether the tactics of the Sea Shepherd in going after the Japanese whale hunters are justified or not. It's been another week of conflict on the high seas to add to the years of battles between the two groups and the toxic culture inside the Australian swimming team. The male relay swim team stand up to the media in the face of full-on accusations about what went on at the London Olympics. Plus, SLAM - save live music. Joining you is journalist Daniel Piotrowski and musician Mama...
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Hack: Thursday 21st February
A senate committee recommends ditching discrimination from legislation for religious organisations, we ask what will happen to the Greens under the leadership of Christine Milne? And is Australia bullying East Timor out of its fair share of resources? Should we act in our national interest or support one of Asia's poorest nations?
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Hack: Wednesday 20th February
Hear from the Sea Sheppard Captain who alleges his boat was rammed repeatedly by Japanese whalers, meet the brains behind President Obama's digital strategy and get inside the cage fighting ring to find out whether there's a problem with drugs in amatuer sport. Also South Australian punters are celebrating after changes to licensing laws that mean live music venues will have a better chance of success.
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Hack: Tuesday 19th February
Should the firebrand Dutch politician Geert Wilders be allowed to air his anti-Islamic views around the country - we debate the issue as he speaks in Melbourne tonight plus all your calls and texts, the public relations nightmare facing Coal Seam Gas results in the big gun being brought in rugby league legend Darren Lockyer at the same time the NSW government cracks down on the industry and why is Coke fighting the NT government's cash for containers recycling scheme?
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Hack: Monday 18th February
You've got a couple of plants out the back. You tend to them for your own supply, the secret stash you use to get high. So when are you crossing the legal line from personal use to supplier? Hack looks at new research provided exclusively to the program which interviewed over 450 cannabis growers in Australia. They found that almost half were growing enough plants to be considered suppliers but two thirds of them maintained it was just for personal use. Hard to believe? Should the laws...
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Hack: Friday 15th February
Xavier Rudd and Rod Schneider join you to talk about the battle between resources and country that is raging. It's been a big week for mining and resources, the mining tax returns continue to disappoint with the amount of money coming in, a parliamentary report is scathing about the social impact of Fly in Fly Out work and Rio Tinto posts a 3 billion dollar loss. Oh, and the coal mine at Maules Creek Jonathan Moylan was desperately trying to stop got conditional approval.
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Hack: Thursday 14th February
The mysterious case of Prisoner X who was found dead in a super secret prison in Israel, Coming out of your parents shadow with Bertie Blackman, plus all your calls and texts and how saving sea grass could reduce our carbon emissions big time.
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Hack: Wednesday 13th February
Should the mining tax be changed to bring in more coin? a parliamentary report is scathing about the social scars left by Fly in Fly Out resource projects in regional areas and the indigenous singer who wants to inspire a generation to avoid petrol sniffing. Delson Stokes Junior has written a passionate song about solvent abuse and has teamed up with members of the Panics and The Lazy Calm to get the message out to you.
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Hack: Tuesday 12th February
The Pope calls it quits, so what's next for the Catholic Church and what do young Catholics want to see the church do? the corruption scandal in NSW has another sensational day of hearings and our reporter Tom Tilley was there watching all the action and are the supplements you take to get ahead on the sporting field doing you damage? Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 11th February
He faked a press release that damaged a coal company and sent the market spiraling out of control because of his passion for the environment. Now he's facing time in the slammer. So was Jonathan Moylan's activism worth it? We speak to him as well people on both sides of the debate. Plus all your calls and texts. And we interview young activists keen to imitate his Yes Men style prank.
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Hack: Friday 8th February
We debate whether the Hollywood blockbuster Zero Dark Thirty is pro-torture and gives a false account of history. Lefty filmmaker Michael Moore is a fan but Republican Senator and ex torture victim John McCain thinks it's a shocker. And after the horror week in Aussie sport, will you keep following? Joining you in the studio is triple j film critic Marc Fennell and lawyer Lizze O'Shea
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Hack: Thursday 7th February
Cheating in Australian sport is widespread and the hunt is on for the cheats - we bring you the latest on the confronting Australian Crime Commission investigation and it's massive implications, is doing an unpaid internship exploitation or what's needed to get ahead? We take a look at new research into the area. And the guy who did 52 jobs in 52 weeks. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Wednesday 6th February
The music festival that's gone bust - we take a look at the Peats Ridge festival and the musicians like John Butler and The Herd, performers and other people still looking to get paid for their contribution to the event, a cloud over AFL player use of "supplements" after Essendon admit to concerns about what their players have been taking and the new film trying to change your opinion of asylum seekers. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Tuesday 5th February
A Hack special: Sophie McNeill travels to the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Hear the personal stories of those forced to flee the crisis that has engulfed their home. Plus, the massive corruption scandal in the football (soccer) world and how the Japanese government is using tsunami relief funds to pay for whale hunting.
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Hack: Monday 4th February
Our exclusive investigation into fire bunkers by Tom Tilley. They might not protect you from bush fires. If you live in a fire prone area this is a must listen. Plus, why locking up indigenous young people doesn't make any financial sense. A new report finds that while it sets them on the wrong life path, it also costs the taxpayer loads more. So why are we doing it?
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Hack: Friday 1st February
We discuss whether you'll be voting for the leaders or the whole major party team in the 2013 election and is the AFL too lenient on testing players for drugs? Joining you live is comedians Mick Neven and Adam Rozenbachs. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 31st January
Are you sleeping your way through school? There is a push to start class later so you get better grades and feel better, the massive corruption scandal engulfing the Labor Party involving the Obeid family and the former Mining Minister Ian Macdonald and should faith based organisations be allowed to discriminate against employees who violate their belief system?
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Hack: Wednesday 30th January
Our 2013 Federal Election Preview special. You'll be voting on Saturday September 14. We talk about the issues you'll be voting on in the marathon campaign with Labor's Joel Fitzgibbon, the Coalition's Kelly O'Dwyer and Greens Adam Bandt. Who do you want to lead your country?
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Hack: Tuesday 29th January
We bring you the latest on the floods causing havoc across the East Coast of Australia. We take you to Bundaberg in Central QLD where choppers and the Defence Force have been used to rescue people and to Grafton in Northern NSW where flood waters continue to rise. We also ask with the 2010-11 floods still so fresh in peoples minds how does it feel to have rising water coming back to threaten your property?
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Hack: Friday 7th December
It's our final show of the year so we shakeup 2012 and predict the future in 2013. Bob Katter tells us he's gonna take over parliament house, a fortune teller has some bad news for Tony Abbott and your hopes for the new year. Plus we re-cap the year in news, current affairs and big events. Live guests are Rod Scheider and Clementine Ford
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Hack: Thursday 6th December
Are we totally screwed or is there still hope? Climate scientists are giving dire warnings about global warming so are radical solutions like geo-engineering the quick fix to our climate crisis? We speak to a climate scientist live to answer your questions. Plus the QLD Attorney General speaks to us about why his state throws 17 year old's in adult prisons. AND why aid agencies desperately need money to help Syrian refugees.
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Hack: Wednesday 5th December
Our special interview with Laura Jane Grace from Against Me! about having Transgender Dysphoria Blues and loving her new life. How did Laura's wife and family react when she came out? What did the band say? Hear what's happening with Against Me! ahead of their Big Day Out tour in January and why Laura would rather talk about gender dysphoria than the importance of punk rock. We speak to the trans kid from Perth who will meet Laura in January. And what it's like if you're young and trans in...
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Hack: Tuesday 4th December
Guys you are done cause it's the End of Men or at least that's what US author Hanna Rosin reckons. So what's she on about? Well Rosin has written a book which says cause young women are smashing it in education, at work and in life they're set to replace the blokes at the top of the totem pole of life. So does her thesis stack up? And how is this gender shift changing your workplace, your dates and your life? Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 3rd December
The battle to control the internet is underway at an international meeting in Dubai, find out how this stuffy meet and great is turning into a struggle over internet freedom. Hear from Communications Minister Stephen Conroy about which side Australia will back plus we quiz him about whether his government is hypocritical because of its data retention plans. Includes all your calls and texts. And a chillout zone in Brisbane's CBD which provided free water for party goers has been axed, hear...
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Hack: Friday 30th November
School's out and the party is on but what happens next? Our Shakeup schoolies and leavers after school special. So when you're going for it at the post school celebrations do you get up to everything just as you planned or are there things that happen that you're not cool with it? And once the party dies down and the next year rolls around. What are you gonna do? Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 29th November
The pollies agree you don't get enough cash on Newstart so why won't they give it the boost NGO's say is needed? We speak to Labor Senator Doug Cameron live. Plus all your calls and texts. Will changes to NSW bail laws mean less young people are locked up? And the band with members with disabilities touring the land with their downbeat atmospheric electronica.
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Hack: Wednesday 28th November
Why aren't you ready to recognise? The Gillard government dropped plans for a referendum for indigenous recognition in the constitution cause not enough Aussies were into it. Instead they introduced an Act into parliament as a first step. Plus why are regional uni's admitting so many students and is it leading to a drop in standards? Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Tuesday 27th November
How much should your fave bar or cafe being paying to play you killer tunes? Why they're not happy about picking up the tab. Something For Kate's Paul Dempsey joins you live in the studio to talk up the benefit of paying artists properly plus all your calls and texts And Australia to abstain in UN vote over Palestine.
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Hack: Monday 26th November
The PM comes out firing a second time over lastest AWU slush fund allegations. We bring you the Sydney Morning Herald's Peter Hartcher to debunk the idiotic from the important. We look at your reactions to our story on the 17 year old inmate who was raped in an adult prison and find out why hundreds of nursing grads feel like they've been sold a lemon.
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Hack: Thursday 22nd November
Hack's special investigation into the 17 year olds' locked up in Queensland's adult prisons. Meet Dave who was sent to the slammer for violent crime and was raped. He's struggled with self harm and suicide attempts. Hear why legal advocates in QLD say this outdated law desperately needs to change.
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Hack: Wednesday 21st November
Spending five years in detention on Manus Island is a prison sentence - the PNG MP for the Island tells Hack as the first asylum seekers are sent there, is your pilot really on drugs? and how good is the aviation's drug testing and enforcement policy and one 17 year old's desperate plea for help from the mental health system that she says failed her. Plus all your calls and texts about gaps in Australia's mental health system.
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Hack: Tuesday 20th November
Our special on piggeries, branded factory farms by animal rights activists. Is there such thing as a happy slice of bacon? Animals Australia have launched a new campaign against the practice and want sow stalls banned right now but producers say there is a way to look after their animals humanely before they are sent to slaughter. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 19th November
The death toll keeps mounting in Gaza so will a ceasefire end the bloodshed? We speak to people on both sides of the conflict including an advisor to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and bring you up to speed on international negotiations. And the drug researcher who thinks workplace drug testing is a waste of time. Plus all your calls and texts about whether you reckons it works. And the regional marriage equality rally letting gay people in the country see that they're not alone.
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Hack: Friday 16th November
We discuss the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse, the confessional seal in the Catholic Church and how young catholics are coping with the scrutiny on their church. Joining you in the studio is young Catholic Kath Galea and triple j's favourite priest Father Bob. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 15th November
Don't go outside cause we're coming for you. That's the full on warning the Israeli Defence Force has issued to Hamas militants after it assassinated a Hamas leader. Will it lead to war? We speak to people on both sides of the conflict. And the code switching continues with Sonny Bill Williams coming back to League and Israel Folau expected to join him. What do you think of the code switchers? Plus Seun Kuti takes you into the heart of street protests in Nigeria. Hear why young Nigerians...
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Hack: Wednesday 14th November
The US government now says drugs should be treated as a health problem, so is America's war on drugs really over? Drug experts tell us they don't buy what the White House is selling. And Nigerian singer Seun Kuti tells us marijuana should be legalised to reduce poverty in Africa. Plus, why the NSW Coroner has slammed the police over their taser use in the case involving the death of a Brazilian student but hasn't recommended criminal charges.
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Hack: Tuesday 13th November
The Prime Minister says pedophiles are evil so who are the child sexual assault abusers? Are we freeloading off the US military? That's what retired Major General Jim Molan reckons, we discuss the role of the military with Hillary Clinton in Perth for high level defence talks and and the spy chief whose affair was made public by another spy agency.
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Hack: Monday 12th November
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse after a week of pressure to have one investigate allegations relating to the Catholic Church. The PM's inquiry will be wide ranging and involve other organisation. We have the cop Peter Fox who spoke out to push the Gillard government into investigating to respond live to the PM's announcement. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Friday 9th November
When you leave for work do you know when you'll knock off? You're not alone, unpredictable work impacts 2.2 million Aussies. Our workplace special looks at research by the Australia Institute on the impact not knowing your work hours has on you and what was your best workplace and why? Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 8th November
Which is the most important superpower for Australia, China or America? Hack debates in the wake of the US election and the leadership transition in China whether you've been paying attention to the wrong place. Includes former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. And meet the human rights activist now working with the people who tortured her.
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Hack: Wednesday 7th November
Barack Obama is re-elected President of the United States. Hack brings you a special on the US election. We take you to people across the US and across the country reacting to the news that Obama has been re-elected for Four More Years defeating Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
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Hack: Tuesday 6th November
Hack brings you breaking news on the St John's college scandal as Cardinal Pell loses confidence in the council and calls for mass resignations and a review of legislation, Melbourne Cup jockey Damien Oliver under a betting cloud before the big race and everything you need to know about the US Presidential elections. We have two young Americans living in Australia live in the studio to debate what needs to happen to change the US for the better. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 5th November
Self harm and hunger strikes on Nauru we speak to a 22 year old Pakistani currently refusing to eat about what he is seeing around him, Sydney uni college kids told to reign in the party by Cardinal George Pell, the notorious St Johns College back in the press for all the wrong reasons and going to jail for pirating movies - the hardcore legal crackdown in the US.
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Hack: Friday 2nd November
Should pollies be condemned for policy blackflips or congratulated for having the guts to change their minds? And should the cost of cheap wine be jacked up? Joining you in the studio for the Friday Shake Up is the Sydney Morning Herald press gallery journo Jacqueline Maley and booze free comedian Felicity Ward. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 1st November
The Gillard government's watered down pokies reform let's you pick whether you want to limit the amount you lose. So will it stop problem gambling? Independent Senator Nick Xenophon calls it pissweak but the Greens reckon it is better than nothing. And how do you tell someone you want to sleep with you've got herpes? There are some puppets who are keen to give you advice.
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Hack: Wednesday 31st October
A policy the Immigration Minister once said was a stain on the national character is now his own. The Gillard government's latest policy to get tough on asylum seekers. Liberal MP Judi Moylan joins Hack live. She fought against a similar plan when her leader John Howard tried to bring it in. Plus why it should be illegal for you to sell your younger brother and sister booze and the hectic cleanup now facing the US and Caribbean countries after the super storm. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Tuesday 30th October
Superstorm Sandy causes madness in Manhattan. We bring you interviews from New Jersey, Delaware and New York where the post-tropical storm has caused huge damage... and Attorney Roxon gets email bombed over her data retention plans... plus find out why a Greenpeace Tuna protest sign was taken down today.
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Hack: Monday 29th October
Will you embrace the Asian century? The PM says it's where you need to look for your future to get the best job. With a growing Asian middle class, Julia Gillard says Australia should position itself to take advantage but that means doing some serious work. We can't just rely on our minerals to get by according to the Asian century white paper, more of you need to learn Asian languages starting in schools and live and work in Asia. Plus all your calls and texts on whether we should embrace...
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Hack: Friday 26th October
Sophie McNeill is sick and Tom Tilley fills in for the Friday shakeup to talk drinking with work colleagues and why sharing your passwords can lead to tears. Joining you live in the Hack studio is Jo Walker from Frankie Magazine and tech journalist for News Limited Claire Connelly.
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Hack: Thursday 25th October
The emergency service ready to respond to a suicide at your school and our special on the quiet power of introverts with Muscles and Holly Throsby. We talk about how our world celebrates the extroverted but the introverts have so much to offer. Plus all your calls and texts
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Hack: Wednesday 24th October
The remote control killers that are changing modern warfare - we look at the rise of drones and the huge moral, ethical and military questions it raises, the Chinese company which shares it isn't a risk to Aussie security and international med students with nowhere to go. Plus all your calls and texts
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Hack: Tuesday 23rd October
Foreign Minister Bob Carr speaks to Hack about Australia's new seat on the UN security council, the final US Presidential debate and NSW TAFE courses to be funded based on skills shortages. We ask you should education be given government money based on what the economic need is? Includes all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 22nd October
You can buy a drug with similar effects to cocaine or speed over the counter but is it legal? Welcome to the murky, confusing legal world of synthetic drugs. Hack's special investigation has found drug manufacturers are creating new compounds to get around Australian laws and keep substances being sold over the counter and authorities including the police are struggling to keep up. But Hack has also discovered some people are being charged when they do catch up. Plus, hear from some users...
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Hack: Friday 19th October
In the wake of the cheating allegations against cyclist Lance Armstrong we give you our celebrity downfall and redemption special. Hear from a live guest in the middle of a public downfall and the celebrity agent paid to fix the mess high profile people get into. Tanveer Ahmed and Max Markson join you in the studio plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 18th October
Have you changed your mind about the carbon tax now it is in place? Emissions are down and electricity prices are up so is the carbon price what's causing the change? Plus the tech innovation coming to your home that helps you make your own chocolate and why you should be getting your school and uni books for free.
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Hack: Wednesday 17th October
The doctor seeing students at the University of Canberra who recommends a cure for homosexuality and refuses to proscribe contraception. Plus the latest on the US Presidential campaign, we bring you the analysis on the feisty and action packed 2nd debate. And why is the HIV rate going up?
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Hack: Tuesday 16th October
Meet some of the 2.2 million Aussies living below the poverty line. 23 year old Chris was forced to go bin diving to find enough food when he was growing up. You'll hear from him and plenty of other triple j listeners who did it tough growing up. Plus all your calls and texts. And what to do if your drink is spiked. Hear about the horrible experience Zoey had at Melbourne Parklife.
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Hack: Monday 15th October
The Police call for a 1am lockout in Kings Cross following the violent death of teenager Thomas Kelly. Hear from the furious club owner who is leading the fight against the proposal. The Lance Armstrong doping scandal comes to Australia, could it have a massive impact on Aussie cycling? Plus all your calls and texts. And the Indian auditor general says their nuclear industry is dangerously unsafe so why does Julia Gillard want to sell India uranium?
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Hack: Friday 12th October
The Gender Wars erupted in parliament this week but do you think the difference between men and women is really what our leaders should be debating? Joining you live in the studio is Labor MP Gai Brodtmann and Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer for the Friday Shake Up. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 11th October
Our exclusive story about the first study into synthetic cannabis use in Australia and why despite a government crackdown it is still widely available in shops. Plus all your calls and texts. And why the RSPCA says restrictions on animal welfare research is leading to the death of animals. And did Lance Armstrong cheat? More evidence was released today including from former teammates of his.
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Hack: Wednesday 10th October
Ten thousand sheep were brutally killed in Pakistan last fortnight. Animal rights activists say this means we should ban live animal exports. Is that the best way to go? Our animal rights debate has Dr Bidda Jones from the RSPCA in one corner and Alison Penfold from the Livestock Exporters Council in the other. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Tuesday 9th October
We give Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott a makeover to deal with their image problems. Why male voters don't like the Prime Minister and female voters aren't so fond of the Opposition Leader. And new research shows more of you are using ecstasy, the purity is better and it's easier to get. But do you know what you're taking? We have a drug researcher in the studio live to take your calls.
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Hack: Monday 8th October
Can social media activist campaigns backfire? One expert reckons the online targeting of broadcaster Alan Jones is helping him. We have one of the co-ordinators of the Destroying the Joint campaign in the studio live to answer your questions. And the latest from the inquest into the death of a 21 year old Brazilian who was tasered by NSW police. Plus, we speak to a journalist who urgently urges the world to implement a No Fly Zone in Syria to save lives.
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Hack: Friday 5th October
Our special on turning your life around with rapper 360, hip hop star Plan B and Byron aka Toe-fu from The Herd. Drinking problems, drug issues, stealing cars, going to jail, these are some of the stories you told us about your low points that you were able to come back from. Plus, Plan B talks about the benefits of counselling in turning your life around.
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Hack: Thursday 4th October
Why your parents have screwed you over. Two British journos reckon you should be angry about how you're being dudded and why this should lead to generational war. Hip hop star Plan B says the London Riots were a good thing, hear why. And he let's you know what to expect from his debut feature length film Ill Manors about East London's hardcore council estates.
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Hack: Wednesday 3rd October
Is Facebook exposing your private messages on your timeline? Our exclusive Hack investigation finds you should be concerned. Techsperts Marc Fennell and Luke Hopewell join you live in the studio. Plus, should we worry about foreign investment? John Howard says we should welcome it but people like Barnaby Joyce say recent farm sales are a disgrace.
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Hack: Tuesday 2nd October
Should we kill sharks to keep our beaches safe? That's what the WA government is going to do. And the latest science on threats to the Great Barrier Reef. We speak to two researchers about the groundbreaking study which raises serious questions about the reef's health. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 1st October
The Prime Minister's dad died of shame according to shock jock Alan Jones. He's reluctantly apologised. Now some politicians are boycotting him and a social media campaign is pushing sponsors to back away. Will this comment be the end of his media career or will he live on to shock another day? Includes your calls and texts and we relive our Secret Recordings of Alan Jones. Plus, after the abduction and murder of Jill Meagher in Melbourne are more CCTV cameras needed to make people safe on...
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Hack: Friday 28th September
Our special on the Jill Meagher case in Melbourne and the devastating news that her body was found and a 41 year old man charged with her rape and murder. We speak to ABC Lateline reporter Hamish Fitzsimmons, Clementine Ford and Andrew Heslop plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 26th September
Our Dangerous ideas special, we are all sexual perverts according to Jesse Bering. We ask have you ever had a conflict between who you think you are and your sexual desires? Plus, we should engineer humans to fight climate change according to Matthew Liao. And the latest on the disappearance of 29 year old Jill Meagher in Melbourne. Why what happened to her shouldn't change what you do when you're out at night too much.
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Hack: Wednesday 26th September
Our exclusive report on one in four young people working cash in hand jobs. Why taking the coin instead of a legit payment can backfire on you and leave you much worse off. Plus, the former commander of troops in Afghanistan Retired General Major General John Cantwell answers your calls. He thinks the war in Afghanistan is a mess and hasn't been worth the loss of Aussie troops. He also talks about dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Hack: Tuesday 25th September
Is the Federal Government spending money in the wrong areas trying to combat violent extremism? Our exclusive report from Tom Tilley. The story of the young Afghan Bashir who came to Australia on a boat as an unaccompanied minor. He's starting a new life in Western Sydney and condemns the Gillard government for wanting to send young people like him who arrive from now on by boat to Nauru. Plus your friend debt woes with your calls and texts plus advice live from a financial planner.
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Hack: Monday 24th September
It's grand final week and we're pumped for the big matches but does the official AFL ball deserve to be on the field after allegations Indian children are stitching the pig skin? Wallabies captain David Pocock joins you live in the studio. And the biggest shakeup in the music label history with Universal cleared to swallow EMI. Hear why some music industry insiders thinks it is bad news for the next generation of your favorite bands.
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Hack: Friday 21st September
The Friday Free Speech Debate. Will there be violent protests again this weekend and is this the end of the gay marriage push in federal parliament for years? Joining you is Liberal National Party Senator Sue Boyce and Mohamad Tabbaa, a PHD student and young muslim from Melbourne. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 20th September
Could the Muslim Community response to the violent Sydney protest lead to more radicalisation? And why animal rights activists say that cute puppy in the pet store window shouldn't be on your shopping list. Our special on puppy farms including all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Wednesday 19th September
A decent bloke with strong opinions loses a plum position for speaking his mind. Cory Bernardi loses his job working for Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for saying gay marriage could lead to beastiality and should you cut back on your sushi eating to save the oceans? The new doco that wants you to pause before you use the chopstick to chow down.
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Hack: Tuesday 18th September
Hack takes a look at our growing gun culture and the increased political influence that comes with it. Why do you shoot or are you concerned about this gun culture? We take your calls and texts plus an in-studio debate.
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Hack: Monday 17th September
On the weekend fury over a youtube video insulting the prophet Mohammed turned to violence in Sydney. The scenes were ugly as young Muslim protesters clashed with cops.It wasn't long before political leaders condemned the action and plenty of Islamic leaders agreed. Tonight you'll hear from young Muslims who back the protest despite the violence and from others who condemn the rally.
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Hack: Friday 31st August
Getting inked for life, what tattoos mean to you and do they result in people treating you differently? You'll hear from two Aussie musos who say their tatts are an important part of who they are. One of them is a tattoo artist. Mike from Hawaiian Islands and Phil from Alpine join you in the studio. Plus, the female footy coach rising up the ranks telling the boys what to do.
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Hack: Thursday 30th August
A dark day for Australia with the death of five soldiers in Afghanistan - three after a guy wearing the Afghan uniform opened fire so why are there so many insider attacks on our troops, online hate against a TV celebrity goes to a full on level and Gina Rinehart gives you advice on how clean living could get you rich.
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Hack: Wednesday 29th August
Should we update our classification laws or in our web based world are they irrelevant? In most parts of Australia it is still illegal to sell porn films showing real sex. The Gillard government is yet to respond to a review into our classification system, so what should they do? Plus, the freedom fighter who wants your money to go to Syria and calls for the tattoo removal industry to have tigher rules before people are scarred for life.
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Hack: Tuesday 28th August
Getting relaxed about guns in QLD, hear why Campbell Newman's "pro Gun" panel is causing outrage in the Sunshine State, Go Back To Where You Came From the second coming of the TV series that tried to get you to re-think how you think about asylum seekers. We speak to former Defence Minister Peter Reith one of the stars of the show and the painful process of getting tatts removed - includes amazing video story on the triple j website.
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Hack: Monday 27th August
Should we end race based welfare? Hear from the indigenous academic who says the very programs designed to help the first people of Australia are often holding them back. Plus the Victorian uni student protest that result in the VC having to escape via underground tunnel and Andy Carvin, the man who tweeted the Arab Spring for America's NPR.
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Hack: Friday 24th August
Should babies with major disabilities be killed so other children can receive better lives? And should the so-called vacuum clear of the sea - the Super Trawler be banned?
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Hack: Thursday 23rd August
Critics watch out Julia Gillard is coming right for you, you misogynistic nut jobs! The end of the mining boom? and the Gillard government cracks down on international roaming fees.
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Hack: Wednesday 22nd August
Banning smoking for the youngins in Tassie, making the Defence Force better for women and multicultural men and why the Australian government didn't really ban cluster bombs.
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Hack: Tuesday 21st August
Australia isn't going it alone on climate change, the dirty tricks of QLD's uni student politicians and is the amount of funding going to public schools an injustice?
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Hack: Monday 20th August
Julian Assange speaks to you from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and has your love of online shopping killed your job prospects?
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Hack: Friday 17th August
What should happen to Julian Assange? have we found the asylum seeker solution? and plain packaging of ciggies on the Friday Shake-Up.
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Hack: Thursday 16th August
We're coming to get Julian Assange even if you grant him asylum. The dramatic twist in the fate of the Wikileaks founder. Plus should we have an inquiry into the Iraq War?
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Hack: Wednesday 15th August
Hideous gross plain packets are coming to a corner store near you, big restrictions on drinking in Sydney's Kings Cross and should alcoholic energy drinks be banned.
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Hack: Tuesday 14th August
Labor's asylum seeker back flip may mean people are sent to Nauru and PNG this month. Christine Forster, Tony Abbott's sister joins Hack and the legacy of womens' mags.
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Hack: Monday 13th August
Has the PM's expert panel on asylum seekers found a policy solution to stop deaths at sea? And an innovative program to deal with homelessness.
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Hack: Friday 10th August
Put your phone and mp3 player down before you kill someone. Are you a distracted driver with one eye on the road and the other on a touch screen?
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Hack: Thursday 9th August
Should rodeos be banned due to animal cruelty? Interngate and trade school scams.
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Hack: Wednesday 8th August
Should workplace bullies go to jail? Hear how a parliamentary inquiry is considering pushing to make that law around the country after the awful suicide of Brodie Panlock
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Hack: Tuesday 7th August
Why bullying isn't just kids being kids and has to stop according to filmmaker Lee Hirsch and should we intervene in Syria?
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Hack: Monday 6th August
Arts and law students should pay for themselves not get govt assistance, we need more sports in schools to protect our future in the Olympics and Tassie wants to legalise marriage equality.
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Hack: Friday 3rd August
We go Olympics crazy on the shake-up with former Olympic swimmer Michael Klim and Crikey journalist Bernard Keane
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Hack: Thursday 2nd August
Has your sporting team lost on purpose? The Olympics have been rocked by a wait for it, badminton scandal where four teams lost on purpose to get an easier run at the Gold Medal. The AFL is also fending off several accusations that teams tanked to get better draft picks. Plus is entering a murderous zombie apocalypse worth $230k? That's how much an amazing crowdfunding project has raised. And the Russian all girl punk band on trial for pissing off the President and the church.
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Hack: Wednesday 1st August
No this isn't a classic hits station, we're still triple j but we let the Treasurer Wayne Swan briefly take over the programming to spin his fave Bruce Springsteen and explain how it influences his politics. So is he more Born to Run or Dead Man Walking? Plus hear how rating someone's sex performance on the net can get you in trouble with the law and the pro life uni student group causing a stir in Sydney. A GRAPHIC WARNING on this podcast.
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Hack: Tuesday 31st July
A young indig boxer has to apologise for wearing an Aboriginal flag tshirt into the ring at the Olympics, should you think twice about buying cheap milk? How athletes are using twitter to hammer their critics and the climate sceptic turned climate believer Professor Richard Muller.
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Hack: Monday 30th July
Choke, panic and disappointment they are some of the tags that have been attached to the performance of the men's swim relay team who didn't take home the gold or any medal. So why do top athletes not always perform at their best? Plus do you have anything to fear from the rise of China? Hear the hack debate. And why despite us going into the Asian century are so few of you learning Asian languages?
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Hack: Thursday 26th July
You're the leech generation according to a new report which says your parents pay you a massive 22 billion dollars a year. So should we be grateful or do the baby boomers have some tough questions to answer even with the cash they're handing out? Plus hear why roadhouse owners are resisting the push for non-sniffable petrol despite it potentially stopping the huge harm it does to sniffers and we take you to Australia's richest town where the beer flows freely and the skimpy's are there to...
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Hack: Wednesday 25th July
Be careful who you party with, that's the message from NSW Attorney General Greg Smith who tells Hack that new laws designed to crackdown on bikie gangs should discourage you from hanging with people with criminal records. If you don't you could be serving some time. So are the laws being used how they were intended to be? Plus, should the shoulder charge be banned in rugby league and is concern for safety killing the quality of the footy codes?
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Hack: Tuesday 24th July
Hack gets sporty but without using the Olympic symbol cause otherwise London's brand police would come after us and we wouldn't dare share a golden moment on social media cause that leads to a crackdown too. Hear how corporate sponsors are dominating the London 2012 games. And Aussie Olympian John Steffensen claims he was racially vilified at the Beijing games and racism is still a major factor in Aussie athletics. Boxer Anthony Mundine backs his outspoken stance days out from the games plus...
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Hack: Monday 23rd July
When Australia had a mass shooting John Howard took the lead and changed our guns laws to try and prevent it ever happening again. Hear why as the US mourns the Aurora tragedy in Colorado that left 12 dead the same kind of political push is extremely unlikely. Plus why does a psychologist think gay kids in QLD are getting hassled because of the LNP government? And how a crayfish party in Sweden got Julian Assange into deep trouble.
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Hack: Friday 20th July
You need to change your ways cause some experts say Aussies have a dangerous violent streak that's not as brutal in other countries. Why are we so violent and how can we change our culture? Those are the big questions this show attempts to find a few answers to. Joining you live in the studio is Xannon Shirley AKA The Tongue and Sophie Rowe from StepBack THINK. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 19th July
We take you into the top secret spy agency ASIS which went public today for the first time in 60 years. Our reporter Julia Holman was there taking notes with invsible ink. Plus the latest on what's happening in Syria after high profile regime members were assassinated and why some aid organisations claim there are tighter restrictions on the sale of ipods than weapons.
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Hack: Wednesday 18th July
An 18 year old is killed minutes into his first night out in Kings Cross and now everyone is searching for answers. Do we have a problem with our boozy culture? How can we party and be safe? Hear from a Kings Cross nightclub owner and an alcohol researcher who go head to head on what needs to change. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Tuesday 17th July
All is not well in the tropical paradise of Broome in Western Australia after an environmental decision cleared the way for the world's largest LNG plant to move another step closer to reality. Plus, can your tourist dollars change people's lives while you're having an amazing time? Hear about the people spruiking PNG as a major holiday destination to help the country go to the next level. And did you know five women in PNG die from pregnancy or childbirth complications every day?
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Hack: Monday 16th July
Reach down and grab that gut, feel the toxic fat inside. Hear about the graphic anti obesity ads airing in Western Australia which tell you its time to change your lifestyle. But why are some public health advocates so concerned it could do more harm than good? Plus all your calls and texts. And should we cull sharks after another fatal shark attack? And and the LNP wants to abolish Abstudy.
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Hack: Friday 13th July
Do you self-censor your emotions online or are you happy to share your negative thoughts? And gambling on credit hear how AFL player Brendan Fevola's life was torn apart by his punting. Hack reveals can reveal indie Sen Nick Xenophon will introduce a bill when parli returns to stop online bookies offering credit to gamblers. Plus all your calls and texts. Joining you live in studio is muso and twitter over-sharer Brendan Maclean and Fairfax's tech writer Ben Grubb.
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Hack: Thursday 12th July
Your obsession with being positive can backfire and actually make you feel much worse. Hear author Oliver Burkeman talk about his new book The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. Plus Hack takes a look at the self help industry that is telling you to stay cheery and all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Wednesday 11th July
We love music. Hear why the Labor party have ripped off triple j's slogan. It's part of a pitch to save music venues from over the top complaints by local residents. So will it work? Includes your calls and texts. Plus hear how former AFL bad boy Brendan Fevola is turning his life around and the story of Joh Duffield a young quadraplegic who is trying to lead his country footy team to a title as their coach.
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Hack: Tuesday 10th July
Newsflash: some guys don't want one night stands. Hear from the guys who are defying the cultural stereotype that blokes always want sex and hear how woman are reacting to it. All your calls and texts plus live studio guests writer Lou Sanz and muso and writer Justin Heazlewood aka The Bedroom Philosopher. And what will the boat dubbed "the vacuum cleaner of the sea" do to Australia's Southern oceans?
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Hack: Monday 9th July
Extreme crazy loonies, that's what Senior Labor figures are calling the Greens. Hear Gillard government MP Joel Fitzgibbon debate Greens Senator Scott Ludlam live over whether the lefty party is helping or hindering Australia. Plus all your texts. And, would you pay someone to like you? That's what some Aussie bands are doing and it's making fans and other artists furious.
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Hack: Friday 6th July
What are your food rules and why do you have them? US food guru Michael Pollan has suggested some rules to help you out. He says because of cruelty to animals and the heavy enviro toll producing meat takes you should cut down on the amount of meat that crosses your plate. So is that the right approach? Joining you in the studio is dancer and actor Josef Brown and chef and steak lover Adrian Richardson for a juicy mouth watering and hopefully not too bloody debate.
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Hack: Thursday 5th July
The Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is touring the country campaigning against the carbon tax. He joins Hack to tell you why it will be bad for you and your town. We also ask him about his direct action plan and what he thinks about the plight facing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Plus hear from Assange supporters who aren't impressed by Abbott's comments. And South Korea rejoins the hunt for whales on the high seas.
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Hack: Wednesday 4th July
Should we ban alcohol advertising during live sporting broadcasts? Hear from health advocates who thinks the harm caused to young people from drinking and the billions it costs the health system means it shouldn't have a place in sport. They say it should be kicked to the kurb the same way tobacco advertising was banned. But some of the sporting codes and the alcohol industry disagree. Hear our fiesty debate just before the State of Origin decider kicks off.
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Hack: Tuesday 3rd July
It's generational warfare. The banks are ripping you off and giving older people a much better deal. Hear from the economist who thinks you should take matters into your own hands and drag your bank kicking and screaming until it gives in to your demands. Plus why a female politician says young women are partially to blame for their low rates of pay and why you should learn a trade to beef up your bank balance.
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Hack: Monday 2nd July
Are you worried or confused about the impact the carbon price will have on you or your business? Do you want to know exactly how much the government is going to invest in renewables? And will it actually do anything to save the planet? Climate change Minister Grege Combet joins us live in the Hack studio to answer all your tough questions!
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Hack: Friday 29th June
Do you need to get arrested to save the planet? That's what Greenpeace reckon after they labeled the Rio+ enviro summit a waste of time. They say you need to take action into your own hands. Plus, why are young women struggling with money so lonely? Dr Richard Denniss from the Australia Institute and hardcore enviro activist Amy Flee from Forest Rescue join you live.
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Hack: Thursday 28th June
Should the Gillard govt have the right to control what you can and can't spend your dole cash on? Hear about the controversial income mgmt which is being rolled out across the country and why some people say they'll riot when its introduced. Plus, why asylum seekers will never stop the boats no matter what our pollies decide and a new beer which is green and cheap.
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Hack: Wednesday 27th June
Another asylum seeker boat sinks on its way to Australia leading to one death and upping the pressure on our politicians to find an urgent policy solution but they still can't find one. Hear why. Plus should the police be given immunity for the carnage that is caused when a high speed pursuit goes horribly wrong and Bernard Tomic says he just didn't try hard enough. Hear why the tennis star was a massive letdown at Wimbledon.
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Hack: Tuesday 26th June
Is it cool that the world's richest woman Gina Rinehart uses her billions to try and influence public debate by buying into the media or do you think money shouldn't buy influence? Joining you live to debate this Greens Senator Scott Ludlam and the Institute of Public Affairs Chris Berg plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Monday 25th June
It's time to compromise on asylum seeker policy or more people will die making the dangerous boat journey to Australia according to Indie MP Rob Oakeshott. Hear him live including your calls on who should compromise. Plus why you glaze over online ads and the Federal government pays some sports to drop booze sponsorship but the big three refuse to get involved.
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Hack: Friday 22nd June
With the asylum seeker tragedy north of Christmas Island unfolding as the desperate rescue effort continues we ask you should we change the way Australia responds to boats in distress? Plus with the mainstream media shedding jobs faster than an Origin player breaking tackles we ask are blogs and new media ready to take over? ABC's resident nerd Marc Fennell and assistant journalism lecturer Julie Posetti join you live.
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Hack: Thursday 21st June
The importance of partying, hear what you can learn from getting loose and what happened when US law enforcement officials tried to see who was buying guns smuggled into Mexico? and why single mums are furious with the Gillard government.
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Hack: Wednesday 20th June
The High Court rules funding for school chaplains unconstitutional so what's the Gillard government gonna do now? Plus the daring dash by Julian Assange for political asylum in Ecuador and the troubled world of alleged Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning.
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Hack: Tuesday 19th June
R18+ video games could become a reality after new laws passed the Senate overnight but will they punish young gamers? And meet the social workers who believe they need to live the poverty of those they work with in order to help them effectively.
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Hack: Monday 18th June
Will you pay for the online sports, news and entertainment articles you read online? After announcing a massive restructure and the axing of 1900 jobs Fairfax says it will place its web content behind paywalls. Plus does suspending students backfire? And a parli committee looking into gay marriage generates the biggest response in our democracy's history.
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Hack: Friday 15th June
How do you change an entrenched culture? Today we talk about whether there needs to be a Royal Commission into allegations of abuse in the defence force and how do you keep a handle on how much you're drinking? A new website wants to tell you whether you're downing booze at a dangerous rate. Greens Senator Richard Di Natale and former soldier and academic Dr Ben Wadham join you in the studio.
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Hack: Thursday 14th June
The Environment Minister Tony Burke wants to establish the largest marine reserve network in the world. He joins us live to explain why. He's upset some fishers and the Opposition and Greens with the plan. Plus, why are high profile ex footballers like Sol Campbell warning non White fans not to go to Euro 2012 or they'll be coming home in a coffin. And Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra talks about the rapid changes happening in India.
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Hack: Wednesday 13th June
Children being placed on tanks and used as human shields, that's happening in Syria according to the United Nations. With the viral nature of social media how is it changing the way you find out about conflicts? In previous conflicts the politicians said we didn't know enough to act but now do we have any excuse? We get your thoughts. And in Burma social media is being used to fuel the violence not just inform.
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Hack: Tuesday 12th June
Coalition politician Sophie Mirabella says you're part of the meh generation who cares more about their smartphone than democracy, do you agree? Plus, FetLife the fetish website struggling with how to handle allegations of sexual assault and why Indonesians suddenly love us.
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Hack: Monday 11th June
Two swimmers, a gun shop and a silly photo. Have Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk been unfairly punished because of who they are? Plus, the pageant ended in fights last year so will the celebration of the beauty's of South Sudan turn ugly in 2012? And, why is an Australian human rights lawyer being held in Libya?
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Hack: Friday 8th June
Are you sick of people whinging about the problems in our big brown land? Do they seem minor compared with elsewhere? George Megalogenis from the Australian is over it and he's going to turn your negative into a positive. He reckons things in Australia are going great. Joining him in the studio is Federal Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer.
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Hack: Thursday 7th June
Did your parents split up when you were a kid? More than one million aussies kids live apart from one of their parents and unfortunately plenty of us know someone who has been rocked by a really ugly custody battle. Well today the Federal Government has new changes in family law come into effect that are supposed to make the process better for kids. Plus thousands of teachers go on strike because they reckon they should be the highest paid in Australia.
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Hack: Wednesday 6th June
A fight has erupted at Sydney University after the Student Union allowed a pro life club to operate on campus. The life choice club is anti abortion because its members believe life starts at conception and therefore abortion should never happen. Plus, widespread disappointment and anger amongst indigenous activists after the Gillard government announces its land rights reforms and why do we have to compare our female athletes to men? It's happened to tennis gun Sam Stosur.
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Hack: Tuesday 5th June
Hear from single soldiers who are furious because they're about to lose their entitlement to free flights home to see their family and why you should care about the West African humanitarian crisis where 6 million people are dying of starvation and who was Eddie Mabo?
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Hack: Monday 4th June
The United Nations environmental arm says the government has eight months to act before the Great Barrier Reef is listed as in Danger so what needs to be done to protect the reef? And Federal DLP Senator John Madigan reckons pollies need to do a real dayss work. He was a Blacksmith before entering parliament. Hear from Bob Katter, Labor's Melissa Parke and all your calls and texts. Plus the latest on the full on street protests in Egypt following the life sentence for former President Hosni...
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Hack: Friday 1st June
Awesome muso Al Grigg from the band Palms and Catcall and formerly Red Riders plus Simon Goodrich co-founder of Portable who runs a massive online film festival joins you in the studio for the Shake Up. They discuss what they've learned from their failures and we hear stories of how people have reinvented themselves. Plus all your calls and texts.
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Hack: Thursday 31st May
Is the Gillard government doing enough to help Wikileaks founder Julian Assange? We go live to protests around the country and speak to his Mum Christine Assange plus tech legend Cory Doctorow and iDisorder hear how your smart phone addiction mimics psychological conditions
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Hack: Wednesday 30th May
Is it okay that foreign workers can be paid whatever a contractor wants for them to work on a major Australian resource project because of a legal loophole? Plus people who self-harm and the rough treatment they get in hospital emergency departments and what's going to happen to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange? You'll hear from a member of his legal team Jen Robinson.
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Hack: Tuesday 29th May
Is it too harsh to force young mothers to be separated from their children, just because they're poor? The Federal government doesn't think so. Plus, hear what its like for lesbians living in Dalby and Google want Sydney to become a Silicon Beach.
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Hack: Monday 28th May
Will the brutal deaths of over 100 Syrians force the world to act? You'll hear from a Syrian living in Australia who thinks supporters of the rebels should be allowed to give money so they can purchase guns to fight the regime, plus reinventing yourself after a troubled past and tens of thousands of foreign workers could be coming to Australia to work on major resource projects.
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Hack: Friday 25th May
Sophie McNeill has lost her voice so Michael Atkin joins you as the host. Hear muso Dan Sultan and reconciliation campaigner Shannan Dodson talk about why indigenous people on our screens always play hardcore gritty roles and do we have too stronger focus on indigenous people achieving in sport?
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