Doug PollardFreshly Doug Thursday October 1
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On air from Nine to Noon every Thursday, Freshly Doug brings you news and current affairs with a queer slant.
MIKE KENNEDY
IN DEPTH LOOK AT RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS
In the wake of the massive Grand Final coverage – sorry Nick, if you need a hand to get over the disappointment, you know my number – Attorney General Rob Hulls slipped out the announcement of a compromise on the religious exemptions to the Equal Opportunity Bill.
Religious institutions will continue to be allowed to discriminate against us for being unmarried, childless, or not straight. I thought this was worth looking into in some detail, so this morning I have with me Greens spokesperson Kathleen Maltzahn, who opposes the changes, Helen Szoke, the head of the Victorian Human Rights Commission, who thinks they’re a balanced compromise, and after 11, lawyer Kristina Antoniades, who will try to give us some idea of how the changes might work in practice.
THE REGULARS
Our Mayor today is Michael Clarke from Maribyrnong, and we’ll have our usual conversations with Will Conyers, man of the theatre, and Kate from the Green Renters.
FAREWELL TO HARLEY DENNETT
But first we farewell Harley Dennett. He's leaving Australia, heading for Washington DC, which should make for some interesting reports in future. But in a moment he joins for the last time from Canberra with a final parcel of Australian news.
If you want to wish him well, thank him for all his reporting in the paper and here on air, or ask him a question, or join in any part of the show, 0427 JOY 949. You can also Twitter @freshlydoug.
