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Doug Pollard is a veteran gay journalist, columnist, commentator, and broadcaster specialising in GLBTI issues, based in Melbourne Australia. He often works with Rob Mitchell of the RJM Trust, "We are separate independent and unaffiliated guerilla campaigners and advocates, and the best of mates: nimble, fast-moving, unconventional and above all aiming to drive rapid change", he says.

Freshly Doug August 6 & podcast

Panic


Well the dust has begun to settle following the Equal Love rallies at the weekend and the Labor Party conference.

Conference Report - Rainbow Labor

Freshly Doug has a report from the conference floor with special correspondent Harley Dennett, and also talk to Greg Adkins from Rainbow Labor about the conference outcome and where to from here.


Following numerous requests, a podcast of this Labor conference report, with Harley and Greg, is now available on the Joy website Really Long Link

Green Seas - Green River

The green philosophy often talks about what we can do in our personal lives to help the planet. Cr Claude Ullin, has news of his city’s work on cleaning up the Yarra, while Dinesh Matthew looks at the impact of our food choices on the world oceans.

Sex Slavery

My special guest on Digging Deeper this week is Kathleen Maltzahn. Local policitian, womens rights campaigner and author of Trafficked, about the trading of women for prostitution.

New Directions @ Joy 94.9

And finally, big changes afoot at Joy as a survey of our membership and community is launched, and Joy embarks on a major change of direction. Joy Board member Clare Pearce spells it all out for us.

Topped off with theatre news from Will Conyers of Broadway at Bedtime, that’s Freshly Doug, 9-noon, Thursday August 8, on Joy 94.9, streaming live www.joy.org.au.

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