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On Blurt Around The World tonight!
New National Firearms Register in Australia.
Rallies across the nation against gendered violence.
On Trump Watch we'll see how Biden is trolling Trump.
Tonight on Indelible Indigenous: Truth Telling inquiry happening in Victoria as well as a First Nations woman who won a global award for environmental activism and also Archie Moore the winner of the Venice Biennale with his "kith and kin" art installation.
On Wot's On The Box, Wencee will tell us about Heartbreak High and the Kegsta will review Slow Horses.
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Blurt Around The World
The Australian Federal government, ALP, announced a new National Firearms Register is being set up collating each state firearms databases into one managed by the federal government →
Guardian News | Australian government pledges $161.3m for national firearms register
ABC News | Federal government commits $160 million for creation of national firearms register
National rallies were held to demand action on the continuing gendered violence against women. To date, 27 women have been murdered by male partners or known male people in Australia in 2024.
ABC News | Deaths of dozens of Australian women this year trigger mass protests across country
On 1 May 2024, National cabinet met to discuss and announce new measures to combat male violence against women →
ABC News | What is the federal government's $925m Leaving Violence Program?
ABC News | Survivors, advocates, experts respond to national cabinet announcement
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Trump Watch
Are you having a hard time keeping track of all the cases against Trump? Well AP News have all that information in one handy location →
AP News | Trump Investigations - Tracking The Cases
President Biden roasts Trump at the White House Correspondents dinner →
Indelible Indigenous
Victoria is well ahead in their truth telling process to recount in detail past actions against the First Nations people of Victoria →
ABC News | Victorian traditional owners prepare for historic statewide treaty negotiations
Murrawah Johnson recognised for role in landmark legal case to block coalmine backed by Clive Palmer →
Collingwood footballer, Wally Lovett, and his family have a deep connection to Anzac Day. His Indigenous heritage and his family’s history of serving in the Australian armed forces have faced adversity and discrimination →
National Indigenous Times | Reconnecting family to the magpies famous ANZAC day connection
Archie Moore won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the annual Venice Biennale art festival. He is the first Australian to win the prize at the Venice Biennale →
Wikipedia | Archie Moore (artist)
Creative Australia | Archie Moore’s ‘kith and kin’ wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale
Griffith University Art Museum | Archie Moore 1970 - 2018
Wot's On The Box
The Kegsta reviewed the British series Slow Horses on Apple TV+ and gave it 4.7 out of 5 Blurtstars →
You Tube | Apple TV+ Official Trailer - Slow Horses
Wencee reviewed the Australian series Heartbreak High on Netflix. He gave it 4.6 out of 5 Blurtstars →
You Tube | Netflix Trailer - Heartbreak High Season 1
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Locked and loaded - Australia's new firearms register