Has Australia’s hard border policy diminished human tracking?

On this episode of The Grapevine, Dylan gets on the line with associate professor of history at Monash University, Julie Kalman, to talk about the book she co-authored, ‘Smuggled; an illegal history of Journeys to Australia’.

Then, lawyer, activist, and chair of Digital Rights Watch, Lizzie O’Shea, calls in to discuss the News Media Bargaining Code in light of Facebook refusing to play ball with SBS & The Conversation in their recent negotiations over use of content on the social media platform.

And as restrictions ease, what’s happening with Melbourne’s live music scene? Musician Clare Bowditch phones in to discuss her calls for better planning to get live music up and running once vaccination targets are met.