53: Oscars: Do celebs owe us activism?

A beautiful little episode hand crafted for your ears where we touch on the royal family visiting Australia, hate speech nonsense, racism in the Queensland police, and the aftermath of the Oscars.

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✎ These are the links we mentioned:

• Pretty Little Liars Ebook Changes — People
• Queensland’s Indian Community ‘Very Distressed’ By ‘Racist’ Police Remarks — The Guardian
• Oscars 2026: A Chilling Effect Seems to have Permeated the Dolby Theatre - The Wire IN
• Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark arrive in Melbourne — ABC
• Mary and Fred's love story — how a Hobart girl met a prince and became Queen of Denmark — ABC
• Neil Patrick Harris Hit With Barrage of Politics Questions in Berlin — Hollywood Reporter
• Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime — The Guardian
• NSW Government to strengthen laws to protect LGBTQIA+ community — NSW Government
• LGBTQ Organisations Welcome NSW Hate Crime Reforms — Star Observer (Patrick Lenton)

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