In this episode of The Latest , we’re joined by Professor Nadine Ezard, one of Australia’s leading voices in harm reduction and public health. With more than 30 years’ experience, Professor Ezard is the inaugural Director of the National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCRED) at UNSW and Clinical Director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. We explore how stigma and structural barriers continue to shape drug and alcohol services – particularly for LG...
Jul 25, 2025•36 min
In this episode of The Latest , we’re joined by Dr Ryan Storr, Research Fellow at Swinburne University and co-founder of Proud 2 Play a group that advocates for LGBTIQ+ inclusion in sport. Dr Storr walks us through the key findings of his landmark Free to Exist report, the first national study to examine both participation rates and experiences of discrimination among LGBTIQA+ youth in sport. The report paints a sobering picture: young LGBTIQA+ people participate in sport at almost half the rate...
Jul 03, 2025•24 min
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. In this episode of The Latest, we are joined by Dr Chris Davis, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Clean Slate Clinic, a pioneering telehealth service that offers medically supervised alcohol detox from the comfort of home. With a background in general practice and extensive experience supporting people with drug and alcohol challenges, Dr Davis...
May 18, 2025
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. In this special episode of The Latest, we’re joined by the Hon Ged Kearney MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, who speaks with heart and humility about her work to champion the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ people. Minister Kearney shares her pride in launching the National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People 20...
Apr 22, 2025
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. This episode of The Latest is a nostalgic celebration of lesbian and trans hotness, punk defiance and radical visibility. We’re joined by artist and activist Tiger Salmon, co-founder of Wicked Women, Australia’s first erotic zine by and for lesbians and trans people. First published in 1988, Wicked Women didn’t just disrupt norms, it seduced them, br...
Apr 16, 2025
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. On this episode, we chat to Dr Jane Connory and Dr Shivani Tyagi from the School of Design + Architecture at Swinburne University of Technology to discuss their study “Helping to destigmatise the use of period products for trans, masculine presenting, non-binary and gender diverse (TMNG) consumers through an inclusive communication design framework”....
Nov 20, 2024•31 min
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. On this episode, we chat to Robyn Lambird, an Australian wheelchair racer and model. Robyn won a bronze medal in the Women’s 100m T34 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, becoming the first out non-binary athlete to compete at the Paralympics, and won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Paralympics. Robyn was also the first person in a wheelchair to be featured i...
Jul 29, 2024•17 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the phone or on webchat: Call 1800 184 527 or visit qlife.org.au, every day between 3pm and midnight. The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. On this episode, we chat to Kai Noonan, ...
May 27, 2024
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the phone or on webchat: Call 1800 184 527 or visit qlife.org.au, every day between 3pm and midnight. The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. On this episode, we chat to Scott, Pengu...
Mar 05, 2024•16 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the phone or on webchat: Call 1800 184 527 or visit qlife.org.au, every day between 3pm and midnight. The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and well-being hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. On this episode, we chat with Ada Cheung...
Nov 14, 2023•19 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 20: Natasha Stretton and Lily Hayward appeared first on The Latest ....
Sep 19, 2023•22 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 19: Anthony Venn Brown appeared first on The Latest ....
Aug 28, 2023•32 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 18: Kathryn Gill appeared first on The Latest ....
May 31, 2023•18 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 17: Ed Davies appeared first on The Latest ....
May 05, 2023•24 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 16: Maria Thattil appeared first on The Latest ....
Apr 14, 2023•32 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 15: Reverend Dr Josephine Inkpin appeared first on The Latest ....
Mar 21, 2023•25 min
Content note: This episode may cover topics you find uncomfortable or triggering. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 14: Jelly O’Shea from Intersex Aotearoa appeared first on The Latest ....
Feb 28, 2023•36 min
Content note: This episode will be discussing suicide, suicidality and mental health. Support is available: QLife provides Australia-wide, anonymous LGBTIQ+ peer support. QLife services are free and available over the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 13: Dr Michael Gardner, Head of National Suicide Prevention Office appeared first on The Latest ....
Feb 07, 2023•34 min
NOTE: A transcript of this episode can be found HERE The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and wellbeing hot topic discussions... LEARN MORE The post Episode 12: LGBTIQ+ Disability Research Report appeared first on The Latest ....
Jan 18, 2023•18 min
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and wellbeing hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. Mon Schafter (they/them) is a... LEARN MORE The post Episode 11: Mon Schafter appeared first on The Latest .
Dec 23, 2022•19 min
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and wellbeing hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. Pride and Pandemic is a... LEARN MORE The post Episode 10: Pride & Pandemic appeared first on The Latest .
Oct 23, 2022•18 min
The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy is a podcast that brings you the health and wellbeing hot topic discussions that matter to LGBTIQ+ people. 29 August was 100 days... LEARN MORE The post Episode 9: First 100 Days of Government appeared first on The Latest ....
Sep 09, 2022•43 min
Dr Ruth McNair has been a general practitioner for nearly 30 years, working in Melbourne and the Northern Territory. She has a PhD in lesbian and bisexual women’s health, and... LEARN MORE The post Episode 8: Dr Ruth McNair appeared first on The Latest .
Aug 18, 2022•22 min
In this episode of The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy, you’ll meet George Ray, and his mother Roslyn. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia CEO, Nicky Bath, met them both at the... LEARN MORE The post Episode 7: George Ray appeared first on The Latest .
Jul 17, 2022•15 min
In this special episode of The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Wellbeing, we’re bringing you a recording of the National LGBTIQ+ Election Forum, co-presented by LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, Equality Australia,... LEARN MORE The post Episode 6: LGBTIQ+ Federal Election Forum appeared first on The Latest ....
May 10, 2022•1 hr 18 min
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia proudly presents The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy, a podcast bringing the latest in LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing policy to the forefront. People who are LGBTIQ+... LEARN MORE The post Episode 5: Palliative Care ft. Dr Kimberly Acquaviva appeared first on The Latest ....
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min
This episode of The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy introduces our new and complementary format that will be weaved among the longer form episodes moving forward. Host, Triana Butler,... LEARN MORE The post Episode 4: Joelle Taylor appeared first on The Latest .
Mar 25, 2022•19 min
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia proudly presents The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy, a podcast bringing the latest in LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing policy to the forefront. Disclaimer: The interview with... LEARN MORE The post Episode 3: Health Rights and Politics ft. Louisa Wall MP appeared first on The Latest ....
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia proudly presents The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy, a podcast bringing the latest in LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing policy to the forefront. In Episode Two, GP, transgender woman... LEARN MORE The post Episode 2: Trans and Gender Diverse Healthcare featuring Dr Clara Tuck Meng Soo appeared first on The Latest ....
Feb 06, 2022•42 min
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia proudly presents The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy, a podcast bringing the latest in LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing policy to the forefront. Podcast Host Triana Butler starts Episode... LEARN MORE The post Episode 1: Preventing Violence and Discrimination ft. Victor Madrigal-Borloz appeared first on The Latest ....
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min
