This week’s episode of Macquarie Street is one you won’t want to miss. Hosted by Lyle Shelton from Family First, the show dives deep into some of the most pressing cultural and political issues facing Australia right now.

Lyle is joined first by Jasmine Sussex, former Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor and organiser of the Women Will Speak rally in Melbourne. Jasmine shares the truth about the event, the heavy police presence, and why women are speaking out about the erosion of their sex-based rights. She explains how laws introduced back in 2013 to protect “gender identity” have since been weaponised to override women’s spaces, from domestic violence shelters to prisons. She also reveals her own shocking story of being sacked for saying only mothers breastfeed, and how activists have pursued her through legal complaints.

Next, barrister Christopher Brohier outlines details of a major October conference in Adelaide featuring international experts like Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala from Finland, who has led the global pushback against the harmful “affirmation-only” model of treating children with gender distress. The conference will shine a light on protecting kids from irreversible medicalisation.

Finally, Deepa Mathew, Family First’s lead Upper House candidate in South Australia, unpacks disturbing developments in Adelaide – including a parliamentary inquiry that seriously entertained the idea of “pregnant men” participating in stillbirth discussions, and proposals to jail parents for lightly disciplining their children. She also reacts to breaking news from Queensland where the LNP voted to reject net zero, a policy shift long championed by Family First.

👉 Don’t miss this episode. Watch the full podcast now on the Family First YouTube Channel, or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching Macquarie Street with Lyle Shelton.