Simeon Boikov, John Fine & Dijana Dragomirovic on The Lembit Öpik Show - 20 November 2023

11/20/23 • 55 min

On today's show, Simeon will discuss the top stories of the day in Australia with Lembit. Later, Dijana Dragomirovic will delve into the Western Australia Mask Mandates, exploring how it might differ this time around.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Australian-born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large-scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building, he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio.

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: John Fine is a political scientist and writer specializing in foreign affairs.

GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Dijana Dragomirovic is the CEO of the Australian Medical Network, Australia's fastest-growing health network.

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: John Fine is a political scientist and writer specializing in foreign affairs.

GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Dijana Dragomirovic is the CEO of the Australian Medical Network, Australia's fastest-growing health network.

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Alan Jones AO, Dr George Halasz & Dr Renee Heath, MLC on The Chris Smith Show - 20 November 2023

On today's show, Alan Jones AO discusses the latest stories in Australian politics. Later, Dr. George Halasz discusses the necessary re-examination of gender-affirming medicine. Also, Dr. Renee Heath, MLC, discusses the latest stories in Australian politics.
GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Alan Jones, is one of Australia's most well-known and popular radio broadcasters. Jones was a former Wallabies coach who began his radio career in 1985 as a morning's host on Radio 2UE. He spent 16 years there, the majority as the network's breakfast presenter, before moving to 2GB in 2001. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2005, for service to the community, to the media, and to sports administration.

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Dr George Halasz is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University, located at the Department of Psychological Medicine at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, and in private psychiatry practice. https://www.halasz.com.au/

GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Dr Renee Heath is the Liberal Party member for the Eastern Victoria Region in the Victorian Legislative Council. She was secretary of the Parliamentary Liberal Party from December 2022 to May 2023. Prior to entering Parliament, Renee was a health professional with a Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic), treating patients of all ages and backgrounds across Gippsland. She has led rewarding community projects that improved children’s health and the local environment and has a long history of volunteerism and community service.

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Rosie, Luca Sorriso Valvo & Neil Liversidge on The Lembit Öpik Show - 20 November 2023

On today's show, Luca Sorriso Valvo discusses the Elon Musk STARSHIP launch. Later, Neil will review all the biggest stories from the weekend in a paper review.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Luca Sorriso Valvo is a space and solar physicist and astronaut trainer.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Neil Liversidge is an Independent Financial Adviser who has worked in the sector since 1980. He runs his own business, West Riding Personal Financial Solutions Ltd in Castleford, West Yorkshire, which he founded in 2004, managing close-on £100m in assets. Neil was National Chairman of The Motorcycle Action Group, a bikers’ lobby group, from 1989 to 2002, and in 1998 founded FEMA, the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations. Neil was re-elected MAG National Chairman again in 2021 and founded Transport Reality to campaign against the UK Government’s proposed ban on fossil-fuelled private transport. Neil is an extensively published writer and describes himself as “100% a Brexiteer.” In broadcasting, Neil has worked with the BBC for many years, contributing to programs on political, financial and motorcycling issues. Neil’s main leisure interests are motorcycling, history, music, movies, and DIY.