Master of the bum joke, Andy Griffiths appointed Australia's Children's Laureate

The Radio National Hour · Feb 10, 2026 · 55m

The 20-year sentence handed down to Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has reverberated around the world, with his family warning the 78-year old will die in prison. For former Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui it's yet another reminder that he was lucky to escape Beijing’s wrath. Australia has given him sanctuary but even in Adelaide he finds himself the target of cruel slurs and a bounty on his head. The numbers don’t lie, Indigenous women are 27 times more likely to be the victims of domestic violence than other Australian women, and seven times more likely to be…