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From Pillar to Post

Vital community issues within Australia, that travel from community to parliament or in the other direction, but always including how they are playing out with community media. This weekly podcast is presented by the Community Radio sector"s Political Reporter, Noah Secomb.

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14:06

BONUS: Professor Alan Morris on tackling the housing...

From Pillar to Post ·

2025/10/31

It isn't reasonable to say there is one sure-fire way to fix the housing crisis here in Australia. For all the federal government's talk of supply shortages, it isn't the only barrier of entry for people trying to buy a home. UTS Professor Alan Morris explains some of the missing pieces in our national housing system and the unfair split between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:47

How on earth do you buy a house in Australia?

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2025/10/24

Home ownership is increasingly difficult across the country with many young Australians simply giving up at the idea of saving up a deposit. Vulnerable households are further from the services they need and the identity of our towns and cities are changing as essential workers are being priced out of the inner suburbs. Under the current investment model for the housing system communities are being defined by who can afford to live in them instead of the communities created for generations.See

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18:46

The constant balancing act of keeping the...

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2025/10/17

It's hard to comprehend the importance of over one-million square kilometres of land and even harder to keep track of what's going on throughout 'Australia's foodbowl'. Communities are facing unique and existential challenges at each stage of the largest river system in the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:04

BONUS: Irene Mayo on the difficulties facing...

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2025/10/10

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14:18

BONUS: Electronic Frontiers Australia's John Pane on...

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2025/10/03

The looming under 16s social media ban could change the way we engage with the internet and the security of some of our most personal information. What will the government do to improve the online safety not just for young Australians, but all Australians?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:18

BONUS: Catherine Liddle on Closing the Gap and...

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2025/09/26

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11:22

BONUS - Mount Isa Mayor Peta Macrae and the role of...

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2025/09/19

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16:18

BONUS: Dist. Prof. Sharynne McLeod on the impact of...

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2025/09/12

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16:13

Hidden in plain sight: how do we help each other...

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2025/09/05

More Australians are reaching out for mental health support, but service providers are at capacity. Just what can we do to help our friends and family in times of crisis? With World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK Day just around the corner, we take a look at where we're at across communities, advocates, and the politicians pushing for change in Canberra.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:55

FROM PILLAR TO POST - EP.15 The reality for immigrant...

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2025/08/29

Recent statistics suggest that 6% of all nurses in Australia were trained in the Philippines. The country encourages this exodus upto a point, and has support systems in place to ease their passage away from home, and then connect and support them as they settle here. But for some it's tough, lonely, and is challenging, as they tasked with proving themselves in skills they had already mastered, and in English, back home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:18

Social media ban draws concerns from families and...

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2025/08/22

The federal government's attempt to ban social media for children under the age of 16 years old has been met with scepticism across the country. Despite assurances the responsibility lies with the tech giants, parents are unsure what role they'll have to play when the ban kicks in later this year. Meanwhile younger Australians are feeling ignored throughout the process with some worried tech literacy will only get worse. It's a sticky situation which has to be resolved in less than four months.See

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16:00

Why can't we close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage?

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2025/08/15

Year in, year out we see outcomes worsen in First Nations communities in Australia. Although the federal government has committed to further funding, it isn't reaching where it is needed most. Meanwhile, Indigenous representatives are calling for the government to act on existing recommendations from a royal commission from over 30 years ago as incarceration and suicide rates continue to rise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:39

Updating moving community stories

From Pillar to Post ·

2025/08/08

Understanding destructive algal blooms, the mayor who wants to improve health with his communities new smelter, and the political analyst saying Tasmania has learned its lesson. These are the issues explored this week, as From Pillar to Post updates you on some of the big community based issues that we have brought to you over the past months.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:47

Can we really have a 'Future Made in Australia'?

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2025/08/01

The federal government has committed to keeping manufacturing in Australia to weather international developments and to tackle slow productivity growth. But with industries struggling to stay afloat and communities facing existential threats as the market shifts, what can the government do to keep this essential sector sustainable?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:54

Cuts to student debt opens the door to further...

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2025/07/25

Federal politics has returned to Canberra for the first time since the May election with reforms to student loans/HELP debts the first thing to hit parliament. The 20-percent reduction is a welcome change for the three million Australians managing a student debt. But is this the first change of many, or the last we can expect for a while? We take a look at how the nation and the world has benefited from fee-free university, and what can be done to ease the burden on graduates forced to grapple with

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17:03

Tasmanians heading to the election nobody wants

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2025/07/18

Australia's smallest state in size and population is facing yet another vote, just 16 months after the last one. Experts and polls suggest the Tasmanian parliament is heading for another minority government after Saturday's state election made up of many of the same politicians. It raises the question of just who the election is for, how did Tasmania end up here so soon, and why is the proposed Macquarie Point AFL stadium dominating the debate again?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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16:53

BONUS: Kat Wong on the incoming federal parliament

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2025/07/11

In the two months since the federal election, attention has been largely on internal party reshuffling and straining international relationships. So what is on the agenda for the second term Albanese government as it prepares to return to parliament?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:34

BONUS: Hugh White on the future of international...

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2025/07/04

2025 has been dominated by increasing pressure from the United States on international allies to boost defence spending and bear the brunt of widespread tariffs. As thePrime Minister struggles to meet with Donald Trump face-to-face to talk these issues through,some are suggesting Australia ought to look elsewhere for stable support. But just how does we go about shifting focus to our own backyard?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:43

BONUS: Georgie Dent on the national early childhood...

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2025/06/27

The Prime Minister has voiced his support for universal early childhood education and care for much of his first term in office. Now faced with a second term, just how much can be achieved in the next three years to improve accessibility for low income households and confront increasing 'childcare deserts'. CEO of The Parenthood, Georgie Dent, talks through some of the challenges facing the sector and families under the current industry settings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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14:30

BONUS: Hannah Orban on foundational supports and the...

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2025/06/20

Australia's community of people living with disability has been promised a new set of supports to work alongside the NDIS. The Federal Government said it will role out Foundational Supports later in 2025. And seeing as the same Labor Government has been returned to office, it begs the question, what is now in their way?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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