Joy 94.9 FM Tom& Jess – Bushfires & God TV

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Fiona Patten joins Tom and Jess to discuss the current state of the Australian bushfires, as well as a listener question about one of her own past decisions.

Plus, with Christian missionaries installing “God TV” in the homes of indigenous Australians, their director has retracted a claim that the service is responsible for preventing suicides in the communities.

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Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She came to politics after 20 years of lobbying for the rights of organisations involved in the sexual rights movement – including small businesses, sex workers, HIV/AIDS organisations, adult media and online anti-censorship groups. Before that she was an established independent fashion designer with her own label called Body Politics.

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