Australian Feminist News - QPS and Good Character Referencing
Charlotte, August, Sarah and Sisi talk about Megaherzzz 50th celebrations, NSW removal of good character references, and Qld's removal of The Domestic and Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command.
Timestamps and Links:
- 00:00 - Welcome to MegaHerzzz
- 00:28 - MegaHerzzz 50th Overview (Thanks EVERYONE! Shout out to Margaret!, Worm Girlz, Red Hill, ISIS, Spot Willows, Ruth from The Cave Inn, and everyone who came!)
- 04:26 - Men’s Violence and Femicide: Sherele Moody Femicide Watch - Royal Commission into the Killing of Australian Women and Girls
- 07:57 - QPS Domestic and Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command Unit Scrapped
- 19:49 - Good Character Referencing Ditched in NSW
Support Numbers and Links
- 1800 737 732 - 1800RESPECT
- 1800 811 811 - Domestic Violence Connect Women’s Line
- 1800 600 636 - Domestic Violence Connect Men’s Line
- 1300 78 99 78 - MensLine Australia
- 1800 010 120 - Domestic Violence Connect Sexual Assault Helpline
- 1300 264 827 - Domestic Violence Connect Forensic Support Line
- Innerboy app from She is not your rehab
- Teach Us Consent
- Consent Labs
- Our Watch
- Safe and Equal
- eSafety Commissioner
Produced by the Megaherzzz team and recorded by Charlotte for MegaHerzz at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.
Megaherzzz is 4ZZZ’s women’s and feminist show. Megaherzzz features news, opinions, and interviews, as well as music from local, Australian and overseas artists. We are an intersectional feminist program and amplify various marginalised communities, such as: First Nations women, women of colour, disabled women, working women, criminalised women, the LGBTIQ+ community, and sex workers, with a focus on intersections of these communities. "I am not free while any woman is unfree" - audre lorde
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Megaherzzz is broadcast live and recorded on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. We acknowledge the traditional custodians and their thousands of years of knowledge and community building. We especially acknowledge the Aunties and matriarchs and want them to know that we stand in solidarity with them.