ISIS brides stuck, the cost of union corruption + Year of the Fire Horse
A group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State who've spent a decade in a Syrian refugee camp desperately want to come home. But with the government saying it's not its job to help them and One Nation calling for them to be banned, are they stuck? And one of Australia's biggest unions is facing wild allegations of corruption in Victoria. So how much are dodgy unions costing taxpayers? Plus, everyone is talking about fire horses. We get into why Lunar New Year celebrations feel a little different this year. Listen now: 01:30 - The Aussie ISIS brides stuck in Syria 06:40 - How bad is Victoria's union corruption problem? 22:30 - Ringing in the lunar new year Guests: Benita Kolovos, Victorian correspondent, Guardian Australia Maggie Zhou, content creator and podcast host Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
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Show Notes
A group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State who've spent a decade in a Syrian refugee camp desperately want to come home. But with the government saying it's not its job to help them and One Nation calling for them to be banned, are they stuck?
And one of Australia's biggest unions is facing wild allegations of corruption in Victoria. So how much are dodgy unions costing taxpayers?
Plus, everyone is talking about fire horses. We get into why Lunar New Year celebrations feel a little different this year.
Listen now:
01:30 - The Aussie ISIS brides stuck in Syria
06:40 - How bad is Victoria's union corruption problem?
22:30 - Ringing in the lunar new year
Guests:
- Benita Kolovos, Victorian correspondent, Guardian Australia
- Maggie Zhou, content creator and podcast host
Get the whole story from hack:
- Follow us on Instagram and TikTok
- Subscribe to the hack podcast
- Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm