Studying at university can require juggling multiple other elements of your life; you might work, you might be raising children, or you might be in the process of winning an olympic medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Granted, that last one might only be true if your name is Dan Michel, who joined Jack over the airwaves to talk about his studies and his career competing in Boccia.

A question on gender identity and sexuality will now be included on the 2026 census, as the federal government comes under fire from LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. However, the ABS will not be including a question on intersex populations. Treasury Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh said the topic was too technically complex to collect high quality data.

TuneFM caught up with Dr Aileen Kennedy, the chair of Intersex Human Rights Australia, to discuss the matter.

Listeners are advised that this interview contains discussion of topics relating to animal welfare that may be distressing to some. Please listen with caution.

A NSW State inquiry will inquire into, report on, and make finding and recommendations in relation to greyhound welfare, management, and accuracy and reporting by Greyhound Racing NSW.

TuneFM caught up with Harry Rothenfluh from the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds about the inquiry, along with Laura M, who has greyhound rescues herself.

If you would like to share your thoughts with the inquiry you can do so here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/office-of-racing/inquiry-into-greyhound-racing-nsw/contact-and-submissions

Learn more about the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds here: https://greyhoundcoalition.com/

In September UNE PhD candidate Sophie Zaccone and members of the Barkindji nation have the opportunity to head to Uruguay for the International Conference for Community Psychology.

Co-designed with the Barkindji people, Sophie's research project combines traditional knowledge and community psychology to create a wellbeing garden for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Currently they're raising money to make the trip overseas for the conference, where they will be sharing their knowledge with, and learning from, Uruguay's First Nations People.

TuneFM sits down with Equality Australia legal director, Emily Gray, to discuss the impacts of the recently announced changes to the 2026 census, which will see LGBTQIA+ Australians excluded from the questionnaire.

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Social media use amongst children is a growing concern in Australia. Some members of the government have pushed for a social media ban for young people under the age of 16, proposing an introduction of age verification measures to ensure that children are not circumventing the ban, if it were to be put in place.

However, not everyone is in support of this proposal, and many experts believe that a social media ban is not the answer.

TuneFM sat down with five law lecturers, each with a focus relating to social media, AI, and children's rights, to discuss the need for increased online safety, and where the law can intervene.

Music has a long history with political movements, but recently the question of whether it should be disconnected from politics has been raised yet again. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra made the controversial decision to cancel pianist Jayson Gillham's concerts, following his dedication of the piece, titled Witness and composed by Connor D'Netto, to the journalists in Gaza.

We caught up with A/Prof Paul Smith and Dr Marty Branagan to discuss the relationship between music and political movements, and non-violent protests.

Conservationists across Australia have been deploying some interesting strategies in the fight to save our native wildlife, and a new effort by Macquarie University in collaboration with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) in Western Australia and a group of First Nations rangers from Bunuba country continues that trend.

Ben is joined by study lead author Dr. Georgia Ward-Fear from Macquarie University to discuss the impacts that cane toads have been having on the freshwater crocodile population in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and her team's efforts to reduce the amount of crocodiles killed by the toads. The study and experiment centres around conditioned taste aversion, and how it can be used to prevent animals from eating the poisonous cane toads.