The Informer

The Informer


Latest Episodes

Frolic Festival is back in Ballarat!
October 31, 2019

The third annual Frolic Festival is back in Ballarat. The week-long festival features a lot of LGBTIQA+ arts and culture activities over a week. We spoke to three people involved with the festival about what […]http://media.rawvoice.

Talking about the “I” in LGBTIQA+
October 31, 2019

Intersex Awareness Day was last week. We spoke to Dr. Agli Zavros-Orr, academic and Intersex Advocate about some of the issues the intersex community faces. Dr Zavros-Orr is also the director of Diversitywise Educational Services.http://media.

Let’s Talk About Suicide – a new podcast
October 31, 2019

Let’s Talk About Suicide is a new JOY 94.9 podcast. Hosted by Hamish Blunch, it explores suicide in the LGBTIQA+ community. It focuses especially on suicide bereavement. This is a topic that can bring up […]http://media.rawvoice.

How the Internet is changing the way we speak
October 24, 2019

The Internet has played a major force in changing – and normalizing – the way people speak. Some of it is based in memes, some is abbreviations (gr8 m8) and some is just daggy (I […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_informer/p/joy.org.

Saudi Arabia’s Insta Makeover
October 24, 2019

Saudi Arabia was found to have paid Instagram influencers to travel to the Kingdom and post positive travel stories on the ‘gram. It’s part of an image makeover the Kingdom has been pursuing recently, trying […]http://media.rawvoice.

What does press freedom look like to a journalist in Australia?
October 24, 2019

An unusual grouping of media organisations got together last week to discuss press freedom. The companies involved ran from News Corp to Nine News to The Guardian. We spoke to Guardian journalist Paul Karp about […]http://media.rawvoice.

Have your say on the Vic Gov conversion therapy ban
October 24, 2019

Earlier this year the State Government made a commitment to ban gay conversion therapy in Victoria. As part of that process, they are looking for community input into the legislation. We spoke to Dr. Timothy […]http://media.rawvoice.

Say Nup to the Cup
October 24, 2019

Not into Melbourne Cup or horse racing in general? Again this year an alternative Cup Day event is taking place in Flemington. The event, called Farshans on the Field, will be held at Newmarket Reserve, […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_informer/p/joy.

Dementia cafe to open at the Pride Centre
October 24, 2019

Dementia is a condition that affects many people. In fact, it is the second leading cause of death in Australia. It affects almost half a million people – and their friends and family too. Dementia […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_informer/p/joy.org.

What is JOY Nation? Ange Barry explains
October 18, 2019

JOY CEO Ange Barry joins Toby Halligan to talk about her new role, JOY Nation and her background. Ange talks about her time at the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, her business background and life […]http://media.rawvoice.