The Libs Revive White Australia, Triple J/Usher Drama Explained, and Al Jazeera's Heidi Pett Joins Us to Talk Lebanon

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Al Jazeera's Heidi Pett discussing Lebanon amidst Israel's invasion, alongside commentary on the Liberal Party's policy and a music controversy.

Lamestream's first subscriber drive is on now! Help us reach our target of 500 new subscribers by heading to our website and subscribing to support the show.. New subscribers have the chance to win one of 12 Lamestream merch prize packs. Lamestream subscriptions cost $9.90 a month and give you access to our weekly newsletter with exclusive analysis and recommendations, all our articles, access to our Discord community, and early access to our live events. Plus, your help makes sure we can keep producing the show! Today on the show Os and Scott are joined by a special guest: Al Jazeera correspondent Heidi Pett! Heidi is an Australian journalist who has been reporting from Lebanon for Al Jazeera throughout Israel's invasion. She breaks down the latest in the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, Israel's ongoing breaking of breaches of international law, how she became a war reporter and the state of the media industry. Also on today's show, Scott looks at how the media covered the Liberal Party's announcement they would effectively bring back the White Australia policy, Os breaks down the fascinating controversy involving Usher, Melbourne band Radio Free Alice and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Os, Scott

Guest: Heidi Pett

Topics covered

• media coverage
• diplomatic negotiations
• White Australia policy
• music controversy
• war reporting
• media industry

Keywords

• Heidi Pett
• Al Jazeera
• Lebanon
• White Australia policy
• Triple J
• Usher
• media war
• Israel
• Scott
• Os

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Al Jazeera, Liberal Party, Triple J, Radio Free Alice

Places: Lebanon, Australia, Israel

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