Woollahra's ghost train | Death of journalists in Gaza | A welcome lunch for Palestinian refugees | The strange rise of sovereign citizens and how do young Australians actually feel about changes to the First Home Buyers Grant?
Description
We start off the start of spooky season strong with a harrowing tale of real estate developers, NIMBYs and former antique dealers. Producer Holly Payne breaks down Woollahra's ghost train station and the future of development in the city's east.
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance deputy CEO Adam Portelli also joins to discuss the death of journalists in Gaza.
Next, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre CEO and cookbook author Kon Karapanagiotidis speaks about his welcome feast for Palestinian refugees and the importance of not letting our hearts be dimmed by fear. Read more about Kon and his work here: https://asrc.org.au/kon/.
Producer Jaspar McCahon-Boersma spoke to researcher Dr Kaz Ross about the conspiratorial legal ideology of sovereign citizens and why it's been making headlines recently.
Last Monday, the government officially committed to expanding the Frist Home Buyers Grant. For our final story, producer Elise Papaioannou spoke to two young people hoping to crack into the housing market.
This episode of Backchat was produced by Holly Payne, Jess D'Souza, Gabriella Accaria, Jaspar McCahon-Boersma, Elise Papaioannou and Harrie Hastings.
Executive produced by Sana Shaikh.
Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi.
Aired 30 August 2025 on Gadigal land.
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