Donald Trump returned to the White House with a campaign that routinely attacked trans gender people. On the night he was elected, trans people in the United States were panicking.

Online, they shared concerns about access to hormone treatment and surgery, while swapping notes about moving to countries where they might feel safer.

In Australia, writer and lawyer Sam Elkin began preparing for what the Trump era will mean for trans people in our country.

Now, senior federal politicians have begun voicing their support for Trump’s anti-trans tactics. But will his playbook work in Australia?

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Guest: Sam Elkin

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The company that’s run Australia’s immigration detention network for over a decade, British conglomerate Serco, has lost its contract, but not before helping build what’s been called one of the world’s ‘most extreme and secretive’ detention regimes.

Across the life of the contract, there have been scandals, incidents of self-harm and allegations of mistreatment and disproportionate use of force.

The federal government’s decision to dump Serco has been welcomed by advocates and former detainees, but with a new private prison operator taking over, there’s little optimism that conditions will improve.

Today, journalist and contributor to The Saturday Paper Denham Sadler on Serco’s ugly legacy and the future of immigration detention in Australia.

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As a child, Grace Tame often felt isolated and misunderstood, a feeling later explained by her autism diagnosis.

It’s a common experience for autistic people, who have long been misrepresented, misdiagnosed and mistreated.

The government aims to address this with Australia’s first National Autism Strategy, which it says will prioritise the voices and experiences of autistic people.

While there's optimism, questions remain about whether the six-year plan will lead to real change.

Today, former Australian of the Year Grace Tame on what the success of the strategy depends on, and what she hopes to see as an autistic person in a neurotypical world.

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