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From 6 February Nadia and Cathy’s 8 week course on vocal fundamentals starts at the Sydney Conservatorium of music In the latest episode from Drive Tuesday, David Barr talks to Nadia Piave and Cathy Kerr from the Sydney Conservatorium of music. From 6 February, they are going to teach an 8 week fundamental music course. [...]Read More... from Nadia and Cathy from the Conservatorium of Music on Vocal Fundamentals

Should poker machines be blown up? David Barr talks to the CEO of Wesley Mission, Rev Stu Cameron, about the blight of poker machines. [...]Read More... from Strapping TNT to Poker Machines

The ANU Election Study of the 2022 federal election saw “a large scale abandonment” of the major political parties, and the Liberals in particular. David Barr talks to co-author Prof. Ian McAllister about the detailed findings of the study. [...]Read More... from The Election Revelations

Will online gambling ads on TV go the same way as tobacco ads? Don’t bet on it. David Barr talks to Dr. Rebecca Jenkinson, Manager of the Australian Gambling Research Centre. [...]Read More... from Gambling Ads: How Much More Can We Take?

The interventionist and entitled prince is now the monarch and our head of state. What does this portend for Australia? David Barr talks to Jenny Hocking, author of The Palace Letters: The Queen, the Governor-general and the Plot to Dismiss Gough Whitlam. [...]Read More... from The Monarch’s True Power

A report from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, into the treatment of the Uyghur community in China, has found that it may constitute crimes against humanity. Drive Tuesday talks to Prof. Justine Nolan, Professor of Law and Justice at UNSW. [...]Read More... from The Uyghur Situation

The last known Tasmanian Tiger named Benjamin died in captivity in 1936. Researchers have reconstructed the genome sequence of the thylacine, meaning that it may be feasible to bring back Benjamin’s relatives sometime within the next decade. Drive Tuesday talks with Professor Andrew Pask, who is leading a research team at the University of Melbourne [...]Read More... from Resurrecting the Tasmanian Tiger

Dr Bethaney Turner explains the lives of slugs and snails and their key role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem so that we can start to love these gastropods.     [...]Read More... from Fall In Love With Slugs And Snails This Week

Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute outlines the events that have led to Australia’s energy crisis. [...]Read More... from Australia’s Energy Crisis Explained

Explore the world of lichens and mosses, which play a vital role in their ecosystem and stabilise the whole environment. [...]Read More... from Our World Under The Microscope

Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation that brings warm water from the tropics up to the North Atlantic. Dr Matthew England explains what a collapse of this conveyor belt of ocean currents could mean for the world’s climate and our oceans. [...]Read More... from La Niña Could Be Here To Stay

Dr Jeremy Moss explains the need for climate justice and how we can achieve it. [...]Read More... from Climate Justice – What Is It And Why Do We Need It?

A leaked draft opinion by Justice Alito indicates the US Supreme Court may overturn Roe v Wade which has long been considered a settled law. This has ignited the abortion debate in the US. David Barr talks with Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre. [...]Read More... from Could Roe v. Wade Be Overturned?

David Barr talks to Professor Mark Kenny about the 2022 Australian federal election results. Mark Kenny is a professor at the Australian Studies Institute (ANU). Prior to this, he had a distinguished career as a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. [...]Read More... from Does the Liberal Party Have a Future?

Dr Felicity Deane addresses the question: “The Morrison government wants farmers to profit from looking after the land – but will anyone want to pay?” [...]Read More... from A Biodiversity Stewardship Policy For Farmers

Could Australia’s aquatic life be harmed by a chemical found in car tyres? [...]Read More... from Toxic Car Tyres

David Barr talks to NSW Upper House member Shayne Mallard about gay and transgender hate crimes. Shayne chaired Upper House inquiries into gay crimes between 1970 and 2010. Its findings were published earlier this year. Following its recommendations the government has set up a judicial review into gay hate murders. [...]Read More... from Gay Hate Crimes in NSW

The Australian government’s approval of land clearing is one of the reason for Australia’s high rate of species extinction. Dr Megan Evans explains how the government fails to protect our environment and threatened species like the koala. [...]Read More... from The reason for Australia’s species extinction

Miriam Hechtman joined us on Thursday Drive to talk about her new poetry book, Alphabet of Women. The book is a collaboration between 26 female poets, who wrote works inspired by a specific letter of the alphabet, and address issues in womanhood such as politics, the body, motherhood, tenderness, and everything in between. [...]Read More... from Miriam Hechtman: Alphabet of Women on Thursday Drive

Cedric Burnside is the grandson of RL (Big Daddy) Burnside and is heavily steeped in the gentle blues of the North Mississippi hill country. David Barr talks to him about his life and music.   [...]Read More... from Cedric Burnside: His Fourth Time in Australia