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The Rainbow Report broadcasts live every Thursday 7-8pm AEST in Melbourne Australia on 94.9 FM, streaming via the web at joy.org.au. PODCASTS are available via the Joy website and now also on iTunes.

Rainbow Report Tonight 7-8PM AEST

July 31st 2008 05:37
Jeff Kennett
Jeff Kennett slips into the back rooms to encourage the lads to 'spread 'em for your President.'


STREAMING LIVE WWW.JOY.ORG.AU 7-8PM AEST TONIGHT JULY 31

Or if you’re in Melbourne on the airwaves at 94.9 FM


Tonight it’s the Oh No Not Jeff Kennett Again show!!!

We made strenuous efforts to get Jeff on the show tonight, but he begged off, pleading a prior engagement. In fact, he’s of at one of those AFL brainstorming sessions out at Yuroke (it’s near Craigieburn, if that helps) with Andrew Demetriou and the boys, discussing among other things the threats to the future of footy. One of which, arguably, is Jeff Kennett.

However, we’ve assembled a stellar cast

Richard Watts, editor of MCV, just about the only media outlet to score an interview with Jeff Kennett this week after his spectacular (and ongoing) outbreak of foot-in-mouth-disease.

Caroline Symonds of Victoria University, something of an expert, if not the expert, on discrimination and homophobia in sport and the organiser of the OutGames Human Rights conference, Rainbow Conversations.

Peter Goulay, chief trainer at the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, who is working on diversity training with the VCFL.

Now Jeff is not just the chairman of beyond blue and the Hawks, he’s also rumoured to be considering a run for Mayor of Melbourne.


But someone else has their eyes on that job – Greens candidate Adam Bandt will explain why we should vote for him as Mayor and turn Melbourne Gren.

And of course no program would be complete without our usual chat with Rodney Croome, especially this week, because who is the major sponsor of Hawthorn Football Club but the Tasmanian government.

YOU can join in the show any time by texting 0427 JOY 949, emailing onair@joy.org.au or calling 03 9699 2949.

See you tonight!
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Should Jeff Kennett Apologise? (LINK)

July 27th 2008 22:37
I wrote about this yesterday.

The story also made Channel 7 news last night.

And talkback radio station 3AW discussed it - the soundfiles are online if you follow the link.

On the same page they are running an online poll asking if Jeff Kennet ought to apologise for slanderously equating gays with paedophiles.

So far he has made the feeble response that his remarks were 'taken out of context' - it's hard to imagine what context could make his remarks mean anything but what they seem to mean.

Next he'll be saying he misspoke!!

This man is contemplating running for Mayor of Melbourne, a city which is very supportive of the gay community, not least because the current deputy mayor Gary SInger is gay man.

During his time Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as the principal gay city of Australia. All this would be down the toilet if Kennett gets up.

So please VOTE NOW to make him apologise at Really Long Link

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