The place to go for conversations about the news. Each Saturday, Claire Kimball and Kate Watson present the Weekly Wrap - the week in news and what's coming up....
From the producer: Bernie Shakeshaft on more kids, more towns, more empathy
With all the news of late about youth crime, gendered violence, and incarceration rates, we have found ourselves asking - I wonder what Bernie thinks? Bernie Shakeshaft is the 2020 Australian Local Hero of the Year recipient and the founder of Backtrack. It's a community-led organisation for young people who are having a tough time. In this chat, he delves into what helping those kids who need it most means and why it makes a big difference.
Club Picks:
This piece on the ABC looks at the data around youth offender rates and the various solutions being offered.
This Moree report, written by Adam Harvey in March, paints a picture of what it is like to live with the issue of youth crime on your doorstep. We interviewed Adam Harvey previously on News Club about reporting on conflict zones.
This is the documentary made in 2018 about BackTrack and a recent update to it. You can also watch the trailer here.
This is Bernie featured in the AFR’s Philanthropy edition. If you don’t have time for the doco or our News Club interview, this is an easy way to get across what he has built/is building.
Find out more about BackTrack here
Host: Kate Watson
Producer: Annelise Taylor
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Weekly Wrap: What to know about the social media ban, ceasefire in the Middle East, and a swimming GOAT retires
Cricket’s in the spotlight, a big week for federal parliament, including a world-first social media ban for under-16s, and a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Plus, a major report on domestic violence out of the NT you might’ve missed, and a swimming legend says goodbye.
Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, Weekly Wrap is all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.
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"In some ways I feel guilty": Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer has incurable brain cancer
Richard Scolyer is our 2024 joint Australian of the Year and Medical Director of the Melanoma Institute of Australia, alongside his colleague and friend Professor Georgina Long. Less than a decade ago, advanced melanoma was fatal. Thanks to their work in immunotherapy, it’s now curable.
But in June 2023, Richard was diagnosed with incurable grade four brain cancer, with an average survival of 14 months. It’s now been 18 months since his diagnosis. Why is he still here? No one knows. It could be luck, or it could be the world's first experimental treatment he undertook.
Richard's book, Brainstorm, is out now.
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Weekly Wrap: Domingo explained, Alan Jones’s arrest, methanol poisoning and schoolies
This week in the news, we shed light on who Domingo is and why it's everywhere, Alan Jones' arrest, methanol poisoning and more.
Since recording the podcast on Friday, Holly Bowles has died from a suspected case of methanol poisoning. Her friend Bianca Jones died on Thursday. The owner of a backpacker hostel in Laos where the 19yo Aussies were staying has been detained by police for questioning.
Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, Weekly Wrap is all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.
Links
Domingo: https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcsnl/video/7425139246610091294
Cormac McCarthy: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/cormac-mccarthy-secret-muse-exclusive?srsltid=AfmBOopINdiONjV9egw031m9Y0Yc62t_j_OHbHQfJ3vq9mksZLzov4My
A Complete Unknown: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11563598/
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“It’s the biggest reality TV show in the world”: former US Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos on a second Trump administration
Arthur Sinodinos was US Ambassador for a time under the first Trump Presidency. He shares with us why he thinks the American people voted for him again and what he expects from a second Trump administration.
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