On our last episode of Laneway for Season 2, we ask what a new “opt-out” algorithm bill actually means for online safety. Artist Beks turns a discrimination lawsuit into a defiant single, and Melbourne drag icon Art Simone opens up about her rollercoaster season on Drag Race Down Under vs The World. Plus a special look at the Australian Performing Arts Collection Encore Exhibit.
This episode is hosted by Zoe Simmons and Jessica Djendria, with a report from Errol Hayden.
Guests:
Professor Christine Parker, Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society
Dr Chris Zomer, fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child at Deakin University
Beks
Art Simone
Series 2026 proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.