Pauline booed in Perth + Pt 1: Why Chris Minns is changing cannabis laws

About this episode

The episode discusses Pauline Hanson's protests in Perth and features an interview with NSW Premier Chris Minns about cannabis law reforms and abortion access debates.

Thursday Headlines:  Trump promises to hit Iran ‘hard again today’  Belfast stabbing accused faces court as victim’s family condemns unrest Pauline Hanson met with protests on Perth campaign trip TGA launches crackdown on unregulated peptides Bad Bunny meets the Pope Deep Dive: There’s a lot going on in Aussie politics at the moment.     One Nation is polling ahead of Labor in surveys for the first time, abortion access is being debated, and one of the country's tougher states on drugs is carving out an exemption for medicinal cannabis users who drive.     NSW Premier Chris Minns is at the centre of a lot of it.     In part one of this two-part chat with Chris Spyrou, the Premier walks us through the state’s cannabis driving reforms, the push to outlaw sex-selective abortions and his reaction to the “ditch the witch” campaign targeting Jacinta Allan.  Listen to part two here . Follow The Briefing:  TikTok: @thebriefingpod Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Spyrou

Guest: Chris Minns

Topics covered

• Australian politics
• cannabis laws
• abortion access
• One Nation
• Chris Minns
• protests
• Trump

Keywords

• Pauline Hanson
• Chris Minns
• cannabis laws
• abortion
• One Nation
• protests
• Australian politics
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, Labor, TGA

Places: Perth, NSW

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