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In this episode, we cover Australia’s decision to ban social media for under-sixteens from December 10th. Bob outlines the challenges the eSafety Commissioner faces with age verification technology and addresses the privacy concerns associated with not using government IDs for this process. He highlights the split opinions, citing New Zealand’s NetSafe’s opposition due to the role social media plays in youth expression and community building.
Bob then shifts to alarming school weapon statistics, revealing a significant rise in incidents and criticizing policies that complicate teachers’ ability to break up student fights. He attributes the spike to a larger decline in societal discipline, both at home and in schools, exacerbated by the anti-smacking law which he believes undermines parental authority.
Moving into pop culture, Bob humorously critiques a controversial plotline in ‘Neighbours,’ featuring a gay love triangle, emphasizing societal shifts in media representation.
He then highlights results from an Ipsos poll showing inflation, cost of living, and healthcare as top voter concerns, but notes a surprising public favouring of Labor over National on resolving key issues, suggesting possible short memories or poor National performance.
Bob applauds a St. Hilda’s Collegiate student for developing ‘Donate Mate,‘ an app aiding parents in claiming school donation rebates.
International politics are covered, including the Iran-Israel ceasefire. Bob calls out the media’s bias against Trump and comments on the intricacies of surveillance and international relationships.
Bob also discusses RFK Jr.’s proposal to limit pharmaceutical ads in the US. The USA and New Zealand are the only countries in the world to allow this advertising and media companies are doing very well financially out of it. A ban could prevent consumer self-diagnosis, suggesting this could benefit public health.
And finally, we report on SAFE’s concerns over the use of dairy cows in sexually explicit content on OnlyFans, highlighting the bizarre nature of the complaint.
