[Beyond the Rona is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Queensland Greens and the views and opinions contained within this episode are our own]. Much has been said about the success of the Queensland Greens in Queensland for the Federal 2022 election, with the party picking up seats in Griffith, Ryan and Brisbane as well as securing a second senator for Queensland, joining well-loved Senator Larissa Waters. Political commentators are now turning their eyes towards the outer suburbs of Brisban...
Jun 06, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 24
[Beyond the Rona is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Queensland Greens. Views and opinions contained within this episode are those of the individual.] 'Tis the week before Federal Election 2022 and Tim and Andrea are joined by fellow volunteer and Logan Greens Branch Spokesperson, Dave Kolcze to give some behind-the-scenes insight into what it’s been like during the first week of early voting in Rankin during this election period. All three are hoping for change, and so are many of the peo...
May 15, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Here we get to know a bit more about Western Waka Waka man, 21 year old university student and teacher aide, Jordan Hall, who is Greens Candidate for Forde - https://www.facebook.com/JordanHallGreens Jordan tells us what drives their campaigning to create a better future for all. Jordan laments on the pressure placed on the shoulders of young people in order to compete for jobs in the shadow of capitalism and how difficult it is for young people to keep focused on a clear view for the future whi...
May 08, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 22
In this episode we speak with Nav Singh who is a member of the Indian community on the southside of Brisbane and on the senate ticket for the Greens. He immigrated to Australia 15 years ago. Nav discusses with Tim and Andrea the demoralization of the Indian community during the Covid period that occurred when the Prime Minister decided to initiate a 5 year jail term for the Australian citizens traveling from India, if they tried to enter the country when the Australian borders were shut. This is...
May 01, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 21
This episode our guest is Nicole Thompson who is the Greens Candidate for Wright in this federal election: https://www.facebook.com/NicoleThompsonGreens/ Nicole has been working as a Registered Nurse for 30 years and has also spent 20 of those years as a qualified Midwife in Australia. She’s worked in both Australia and the USA. This year, she has chosen to leave her job and concentrate full time on her role as a federal candidate, traveling around the Wright electorate and connecting with farme...
Apr 25, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 20
This episode we are joined by former Australian Federal Policeman and former Pauline Hanson One Nation Candidate Troy Aggett in Brisbane to get a view from the right for what changes are needed for Logan as we move forward into living with the Covid Pandemic and into the last few weeks of the federal election period for 2022. Troy was first a candidate for One Nation in Logan federally, and ended up running for One Nation four times. Pauline Hanson started with One Nation twenty-five years ago a...
Apr 18, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 19
We've already had 4 amazing conversations this season! Episode 14: Housing in Logan Part 1 - Jackie Skein (https://youtu.be/0rcHeNhi3vA) Episode 15: Housing in Logan Part 2 - Andrew Tiggjan (https://youtu.be/VSfsgesKfb4) Episode 16: Capital & Rona - Ben Stokes (https://youtu.be/-_lrVQe5EC8) Episode 17: The Animal Justice Party - Sue Clarke and Linda McCarthy (https://youtu.be/LnFjJg9j5eY) Beyond the Rona Podcast is recorded in Logan, Queensland on Yuggera country. We acknowledge the traditio...
Apr 10, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Suzanne Clarke is the Federal Candidate for Rankin and Linda McCarthy is the Federal Candidate for Forde representing the Animal Justice Party - https://animaljusticeparty.org/ - for this upcoming federal election. We begin this episode with Sue explaining how the Animal Justice Party (AJP) began and she explains that it was in response to the issue of Kangaroo Slaughter which the AJP is strongly against. (Sorry, NBN let us down for the video on this one in parts!) Some of the topics we discuss ...
Apr 03, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Ben is the Founding Partner at Chasing Rainbows - https://www.chasingrainbows.vc/ - an early-stage investment fund specifically aimed at creating equality in the investment space. The fund makes equitable investments in founders who come from under-represented backgrounds in tech and specifically invest in companies whose founding team consists of Women, People of Culture and those who identify as LGBTQ+. Ben is also an Advisor & Mentor at Austrade’s Landing Pad in San Francisco and was the ...
Mar 27, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 16
In this episode we're joined by Andrew Tiggjan, an organiser for SEQUR (South East Queensland Union of Renters) - https://sequr.homes/ On their website, SEQUR is described as an organisation of committed community members who believe that the balance of forces currently sits too far in the favour of landlords and the real estate industry and that for renters to counter this we must organise ourselves together in a union, to leverage our collective strength. Andrew starts the discussion telling u...
Mar 20, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This episode's guest is Jackie Skein, Managing Director of My Logan Realty - https://www.myloganrealty.com/ Jackie has over 10 years experience in the real estate industry. Tim first heard Jackie speak on a Facebook Live for AUS Property Investors - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Auspropertyinvestorsgroup We begin the discussion talking about the public perception of what people think it’s like to live in Logan and how Logan City Council is working on improving Logan’s public image with campaig...
Mar 13, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 14
The network has renewed us for another season so we're back for Season 2! We'll be doing weekly episodes up until the Federal Election (most likely to be held in May). This episode we look back on the multiple challenges our community has faced from the pandemic to a once in 100-year flood, to war. Some links from our discussion: Juice Media's Honest Government Ad - United Australia Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ovERhq6uw They Vote For You: https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/ - pop in your...
Mar 06, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Well here we are at 12 episodes! We've had 5 amazing conversations since our last recap episode (https://youtu.be/RmHFrfvpXh0) so here's our final recap episode of season 1! Episode 7: Young People, Mental Health & Rona - Asha Worsteling & Rosie Codega (https://youtu.be/gIL75b-UTPQ) Episode 8: Teaching, Remote Learning & Rona - Nic Robertson (https://youtu.be/Nl1a2GddkHU) Episode 9: Corruption in Politics - Ben Pennings (https://youtu.be/sW6xPpg4ato) Episode 10: Where's the Infrastru...
Feb 20, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode we chat to Max Hooper who has over 20 years experience as an engineer. He's a Brisbane local with a keen interest in infrastructure and planning. This episode was recorded in early December 2021, and has a focus on jobs for our tradies and working class people in the areas of truck drivers, small business owners, retail assistants, and others who might be affected by the impacts of decisions for infrastructure in the Logan area. Beyond the Coronavirus pandemic, what job opportuni...
Feb 13, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode with chat with community advocate and QLD Greens Candidate for Moreton, Claire Garton - https://www.facebook.com/ClaireGarton.TheGreens In this episode we discuss with Claire the impacts of the Inland Rail project on the people who live along the proposed route, which will transport coal all the way from Melbourne into Queensland in trains every half hour that are 1.8km long, and double stacked, when this project is completed. The Inland Rail project will result in extra noise fr...
Jan 30, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week we're joined by environmental activist Ben Pennings . Ben has spent the last 30 years serving others through community work, grassroots activism, political campaigning and running a family-owned Psychology practice in Brisbane. His work with the Galilee Blockade group and #StopAdani movement triggered a long running court case with international mining conglomerate Adani (now Bravus) in the Supreme Court. You can read updates and help support Ben's legal fund here: https://www.benpenni...
Jan 16, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Following on from our previous episode on Young People, Mental Health and Rona, in this episode we chat with high school teacher & entrepreneur Nic Robertson. Nic has 13 years experience teaching in both the private and public school systems in Logan, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Nic is also the founder of SwapU - a swapping marketplace. It's a fantastic idea and a great alternative to buying/selling with money. Check out: https://swapu.com.au/ - In our conversations, he says that rather tha...
Jan 02, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Our guests this week are Asha Worsteling - https://www.facebook.com/AshaWorsteling4Greens - (psychology student, community advocate and Greens candidate in the upcoming Federal election) and Rosie Codega (young non-binary person, recent year 12 graduate and future university student). *** Apologies for the audio quality in this episode - due to a hiccup with our recording software, we've had to use a low-resolution version. Not to worry, we'll be back to high-resolution next episode! *** Asha &a...
Dec 22, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Join us on our first recap episode! Every 5 episodes, we'll do a recap episode like this to revisit the wonderful people we spoke to and what we learned in each episode. Episode 1: Welcome to Beyond The Rona! Episode 2: Multiculturalism, Vaccine Hesitancy and Rona - Dr Joan Carlini and Kirsty Petersen Episode 3: Drew Pavlou: "It's not all about China!" Episode 4: The Domestic Violence Epidemic - Jo Westh from 4 Voices Episode 5: My Body, My Choice - Azure Rigney Beyond the Rona Podcast is record...
Dec 13, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Our guest, Azure Rigney, is a former past president of Maternity Coalition, now the Queensland President of Maternity Choices. On this episode of Beyond the Rona, we discuss the way we present consent in light of Covid19, pregnant people, bodily autonomy and the choice to vaccinate while pregnant. I refer to an article in the Guardian discussing medical consent where an OBGYN is quoted as saying: “After more than 30 years as an obstetrician, this pandemic has made me reassess how I explain what ...
Dec 05, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode we chat with Jo Westh, Founder of 4 Voices and learn about the incredible work they're doing in the Logan and Brisbane community. We hear about how she manages using the translating and interpreting service to assist multilingual people who need assistance accessing welfare benefits, food, clothing, shelter. 4 Voices is a connection service. Firstly; Social Connection - initially assisting women escaping Domestic Violence to have a coffee and connect at their purple van. Secondly...
Nov 21, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode we meet a local character who’s got some strong ideas about how we should build back better after COVID-19. Drew Pavlou is a 22 year old who lives in Brisbane and unexpectedly found himself a target of Chinese Nationalists when he became involved in student politics at the University of Queensland. Drew is passionate about the human rights of Uyghurs, Taiwanese and Hong Kongers and organised a protest during the 2019/2020 Hong Kong protests. A professor at the university encourag...
Nov 07, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Dr Joan Carlini from Griffith University, Queensland, as we discuss Dr Carlini's newly-released research on Human Behaviour & Covid19. Dr Carlini has chaired the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Consumer Advisory Group and works with cross-disciplinary researchers. Her work specialises in consumer behaviour. We are also joined by Kirsty Petersen , who works as a Family Law mediator and community advocate in Logan. Conclusion: "... In regards to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, almost 70% ...
Oct 25, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Hello! It's Andrea and Tim and this is our very first episode of Beyond The Rona. We're so excited to begin this journey and we hope you can join us. Beyond The Rona focuses on the issues that affect us here in Logan and more broadly Brisbane and Queensland. We're focusing on how we can collectively build back better post-pandemic and make our communities stronger. If you would like to be on the show, please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you! http://beyondtherona.com/...
Oct 25, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
