by Melbourne Press Club
What’s the first news story you remember? Was it a big international event or something closer to home? And why has it stayed with you? In a new podcast from the Melbourne Press Club, we ask some of our best-known public figures what was the first news story they recall. It’s called Have You Heard The News? So, stand by as we revisit some epic moments in time, and get ready to ask yourself – Have You Heard The News?
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December 5, 2025
<p>Perhaps it's no surprise that what global health expert Professor Anna Peeters AM describes as her most memorable news story was an international famine. But for the VicHealth CEO, it was the Friday night conversations around her grandmother's dinner table, among family and friends, that helped her understand the world and shape her career. [Episode 4, Series 2]</p>
November 28, 2025
<p>When Khalid Amiri was growing up in Afghanistan he dreamed of being a politician or a journalist, so he could make a difference to his war-torn homeland. In a country where the local news was full of the country's on-going conflicts, Khalid heard horrific stories that stayed with him. Four years after having to leave Kabul, Khalid reflects on his life in Melbourne and the country he had to leave behind. [Episode 3, Series 2]</p><p>CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode includes discussion of violent stories some listeners may find distressing.</p>
November 21, 2025
<p>What was it about one of Australia's worst natural disasters that stayed with Caroline Ralphsmith? Hear from the CEO of the Melbourne Fashion Festival about how she heard the news of a devastating cyclone, the challenges of our social media age and why it's not true that everyone in Melbourne wears black. (Episode 2, Series 2)</p>
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What’s the first news story you remember? Was it a big international event or something closer to home? And why has it stayed with you?
In a new podcast from the Melbourne Press Club, we ask some of our best-known public figures what was the first news story they recall.
It’s called Have You Heard The News? So, stand by as we revisit some epic moments in time, and get ready to ask yourself – Have You Heard The News?
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