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A new bike lane has been proposed in Paddington and while many residents are thrilled - locals Michael, Katherine and their concerned friends have come together to lodge a 14 page human rights complaint against the project.

Are you over dating? Entering your hot girl era? Producer Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis looked into the 'boy sober' trend to see why women who date men are OVER IT, and are taking time away from dating, flirting, and sex with men.

Sydney’s rental market is notoriously cut-throat -- trying to get secure housing while not only being new to the country but also having a cap on the number of hours you can work each week is playing on hard mode. We chat to former international student Raf Rayos about this.

First Nations Futures launched a campaign last week called Redistribution Week, which challenges us to rethink what Reconciliation Week represents and how we can help redistribute wealth and power to First Nations communities. We chat to Phoebe McIlwraith @northbutsouthhh

Listen back to hear from Alev Saracoglou, Student Representative from the University of Sydney on universities needing to implement better safeguards for sexual assault on campus: fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/…

Last week on Backchat, Greg Jericho, the policy director for Future Work about the rise in grocery shop items. Click on the link to listen back to the show 👉 fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/…

Jemima Leydon, Community Ambassador for The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, joined backchat last week to discuss the lack of funding into ovarian cancer research. Click on the link to listen back to the show: fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/…

Chair of the NSW Farmers Young Farmers Council @MartinMurray_Ag joined Backchat last week to discuss the recent rise in the cost of farmland in NSW, what it means for young farmers and what the government can do to help.

CEO of Youth Action NSW Kate Munro encouraging young people to get involved in the upcoming state election.

Ben Green, Research Fellow at Griffith University joins Backchat to chat about the National Cultural Policy excluding mentions of climate change & its impacts on music festivals in NSW. Click on the link to listen back to the show!: fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/…

Anthony Byrne, the Gen United Co-ordinator speaks about the campaign to improve Sydney’s nightlife ahead of state elections. Click on the link to listen back to the show! fbiradio.com/945fm/programs/…

- Darlinghurst GP @DrBradMcKay on the effectiveness of the Mpox vaccine (formerly known as Monkey Pox) before the upcoming Sydney World Pride Festival.

- Grattan Institute Economist @joeybmoloney on how the government can address generational wealth inequality through a more effective housing affordability approach.

News wrap of the week! We chat gambling reforms proposed for NSW, youth homelessness and the shocking announcement of Redfern’s National Centre for Indigenous Excellence’s imminent closure. @theNCIE @HomelessnessAus Have thoughts? Text in on 0409 945 945.

- @AmandaCoppNews on whether there has been any significant steps taken towards climate action so far.

- @AmandaCoppNews on the first week of parliament with a new government.

- @joshcnicholas on the wild west that is the FemTech industry and the implications of sharing/ selling user data

- Gloria Larman, CEO of @WomensJusticeN, on the women she works with and breaking the stigma of incarceration.

- Gloria Larman on the @WomensJusticeN's support projects for incarcerated women not being guaranteed funding despite a significant focus on women in the 2022 NSW Budget.

- @DaneyHrlc on the value of having a national Charter of Human Rights for Australia in light of Roe v Wade, protecting our access to abortion amongst other fundamental rights.