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On this episode of ‘Daybreak’
Bob highlights critique of a study on young people identifying as trans or non-binary, showing a decline and attributing it to growing awareness about the negative effects of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. Questions around the robustness of the earlier surveys are quickly dealt with, and the decline is confirmed in other studies also.
Discussion about upcoming teacher union strikes and ‘decarbonisation of education’, questioning the usage of public transport for teachers. He contrasts different polling resultson public support for the strike, suggesting political motivations behind them, and highlights opinion pieces on the topic.
Bob briefly mentions internal conflicts within the Maori political party, critiques New Zealand media’s bias in their portrayal of anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests, and notes the inconsistency in media coverage of fireworks-related complaints.
He discusses radical activism in schools and social pushes like toxic masculinity narratives by media outlets such as Radio NZ, touching upon a Miss Florida pageant winner stripped of her title for not supporting trans ideology. He also covers the dropping of charges against Graham Linehan for his controversial tweets about trans issues.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has come under fire after using a children’s TV show to tell kids that they can get around the under-16s social media ban simply by using different online platforms. The ban will apply to platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and Snapchat from December 10. But Ms Inman-Grant said young people could just use other platforms to avoid the prohibition – pointing them instead to video games, which her own agency’s research has identified as one of the most harmful digital environments for young people.
There is a new Japanese conservative female prime minister, shattering a political glass ceiling for women and setting the country up for a decisive turn to the Right.
