Solidarity Breakfast

The Palestine Laboratory here II Antony Loewenstein talks with Jeff Sparrow about his book The Palestine Laboratory: how Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world. Militarization in Schools here II We speak with Sanne de Swart, FOE Anti-Nuclear Collective co-ordinator, about teachers' fears of the normalization of nuclear & militarization in schools through STEM competitions fin...

Mt Stirling Logging Threat here II Amidst concerns for areas of endangered plants at the base of Mt Stirling because of possible logging by VicForests, we chat with Matt Ruchel from the Victorian National Park Association (VNPA). It turns out that the end to native logging in Victoria, set for Jan 1, 2024, has a few caveats. Divas here II Bernadette Robinson talks to us about her new show Divas at...

Line of Blood: the Truth about Alfred Howitt here II Author Craig Horne talks to us about his book that explores the life and works of Alfred Howitt. Howitt has an important place in the manufacturing of the myths surrounding the bloody, murderous take over of Victoria from the indigenous people. Published by Melbourne Books Line of Blood is now available. Uluru statement from the heart here II th...

AI & The Human Alignment Problem here II We chat with Professor Richard Dazeley from Deakin University's School of Information Technology. Automating Inequality here II Virginia Eubanks' book Automating Inequality: How hi-tech tools profile, punish & police the poor is a spring board to this talk that highlights the embedded bias in AI tools. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices and dices t...

Techno Park Rally here II Report on the Wednesday 8th Rally to get Hobson Bay Council to reconsider the eviction of residents from Techno Park Drive. Sign Petition. Preston Market Update here II Connor Flynn updates us on the fight to Save Preston Market as the community event Arms Around Preston Market is set for 11am today. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy celebrates his 40th year slicing an...

Public Housing Debate Vic Govt here II We are on the steps of Victoria Parliament (Wed 2 Aug) where Samatha Ratnam MP for the Greens spoke to the issue of Public Housing before we entered the gallery to watch Victoria Parliament debate Public Housing in an initiative of the Greens.  Climate & Refugees: indivisible justice here II Author/ activist Mikaela Loach speaking at a War on Want webinar abo...

The Trust Fall: Assange here II Filmmaker Kym Staton talks about his film that documents the life of Julian Assange and the attacks that are bringing free speech under the hammer. Screening at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) Sunday at Nova, Sun July 30th 6:30pm and 9:20pm tickets Freedom is Beautiful here II Filmmaker/ artist Angus McDonald talks to us about his film documenting the ext...

The Last Two Weeks at LongLee here II Susie Forster talks to us about her film The Last Two Weeks at Longlee which documents the last weeks of life of her mother Victoiran artist Lee Stephensons. It is  a song to dieing at home with loved ones beside you. Screening 29 July, 5:15 Nova, Carlton. Bulga Forest Under Threat here II Save Bulga Forest near Taree thought a change of NSW government would s...

Murray - Darling Basin Update here II Environment Victoria's latest report Doomed Without a Drink calls on the Victorian Government to allow Federal Government water buy-backs to flush the Murray-Darling river system or risk the demise of 140 native species - bird, fish, grasses and frogs ahead of the up-coming Murray-Darling Ministerial Council meeting. We talked to Grey Foyster, Rivers Campaign...

Voice of Reason Quarterly Essay here II an excerpt from Australia Institute webinaire The Voice of Reason on Recognition & Renewal where Prof Mark Kenny talks with Prof Megan Davis about her recent essay published at the Quarterly Essay about the Yes vote campaign for the Voice referendum and some of the more strange no campaign utterances from the LNP.Song Cycle for Peace here II We speak with Br...

Anti AUKUS Forum II two speakers at the recent Anti AUKUS Forum at the VTH Peter Garrett here and Dr Margie Beavis here. Win Against VicForest here II Sue McKinnon, Kinglake Friends of the Forest, talks to us about the successful legal action to stop Vicforest from continuing to log the old growth forest in the east of the State of Victoria. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy proves that satire...

Cashless Debit Card Morphs here II We talk with Jay Coonan from the Antipoverty Centre, about how the Cashless Debit Card or it's nasty little brother the Basics Card has morphed into the Enhanced Income Management Card. Whatever it is called, it is still non-voluntary quarantining of social security payments. The legislation passed on June 22 entrenches income control into Australia's social secu...

Annie and Anila do Solidarity Breakfast Radiothon Show featuring:Animal Farm here II James Jackson about Animal Farm by Bloomshed a bloshy take on George Orwell's response to the Russian Revolution for our times. RAHU here II Sean Budd from RAHU, joins us from outside the Vic Labor Conference raising the issues of Renters and Housing Rights. Kevin Healy & This is the Week that Was here II Kevin jo...

Mabo Day here II We go to the small group of people at Federation Square in Melbourne to mark Mabo Day 3 June. Joe Toscano talks to me about a much bigger commemoration that happened 10 years earlier. We talk about the significance of Mabo Day. The Great Greenwashing here II We talk with author John Pabon about his new book The Great Green Washing : How Brands, Governments, and Influencders are Ly...

Healthy Futures No New Gas here II Healthy Futures is made up of concerned medical practitioners who are fighting for clean air, clean energy and a safe climate. Members came to Victorian Parliament on Wednesday to give Climate Action Minister Lily D'Ambrosio an open letter calling for no new gas connections in new builds in Victoria. We go to the steps of Parliament for this report. Gambling Refo...

Commons Social Change Library here II Our new reporter Anila talks with Iain McIntyre about the activist resource The Commons Social Change Library. Saving McIvor Reserve here II Miles Parnall-Gilbert from Friends of McIvor Reserve talks about the fight to protect McIvor Reserve from development and how Construction Unions have stepped in by placing a Green Ban on the site. This is the Week here I...

May 1 Melbourne II On May 1 outside the State Library Melbourne we heard some rousing speeches first up we hear from Kiernan from the Black People's Union here followed by Luke Hayes from the Australian Communist Party here. May 1 Port Kembla No Nukes II A  massive rally for May Day in Port Kembla calling for peace and jobs not a nuclear subs base. We here first from Greens Senator David Shoebridg...

Refugee Activist Detained here II Aran Mylvaganam respected community leader was handcuffed and detained for three hours during a protest at Andrew Gillies office in Thomastown on Thursday. Gillies is the minister for immigration and the demonstration was to remind him that 12,000, mostly Tamils, have been left with out permanent status in Australia. Aran talks to us today. Save Preston Market Tow...

Drugs & the Death Sentence here II 3cr's Judith Peppard reporting from the Harm Reduction International Conference held in Melbourne recently. This report is based on an interview with cultural antrhropology and public health practitioners Belinda and Jeff Lewis on their reflections around drugs, the 'Bali 9' & the subsequent execution of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan as a fruitless exercise in...

EU AI Law here II The EU AI laws is the first attempt to regulate AI despite the far reaching nature of AI's presence in our lives. Prof Chris Marsden from Monash Law Faculty gives a perspective on the law. Baxter Revisited here II Anthony Snowden talks to us about his doco about the first 2003 Baxter Detention Centre Protest in the desert of South Australia. On the 20th Anniversary the film will...

NGOs & the Status Quo here II Jack Mansell gives a fascinating argument that environment NGOs are maintaining the Status Quo rather than helping positive change. Richard Woolcott's Legacy here II the recent death of diplomat Richard Woolcott brought back the vile role played by Australia in the Indonesian savage invasion and subjugation of East Timor. We speak with Peter Job author of the book A N...

The Safeguard Mechanism here II We talk to ACF's Gavan McFadzean about the Safeguard Mechanism Agreement struck by Greens Federal Leader Adam Bandt and the Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. Does it protect the environment? Bulga Forest Logging 'Suspended' here II Dr Jarra Hicks from Save Bulga Forest reports on the 'suspending' of logging after the NSW election. This is the Week here II Kevin H...

Fight for FOI here II Rex Patrick and the Australian Information Commissioner speaks before going into Federal Court to argue that the Australian Information Commissioner needs to return request in a timely manner for a healty Democracy,Free Assange Rally here II Dean Yates was the bureau chief for Reuters when the US Apache killed twelve people including two of his people as shown in the Wikileak...

The Right to fight for Climate here II We go to the mass meeting called by GECO the Goongerah Environment Centre, around the right to organise for climate and the environment which are being threatened by upcoming law changes in Victoria in May. The resolutions passed resolved to take a mass action to defend the environment and potentially take high court action to contest the State Laws. Newretro...

Short to Academy Awards here II Lachlan Pendragon, creator of the short animation An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It is packing his bags for the Academy Awards ceremony hoping that his 12min animation might best short. We chat. Barka Plan here II Tyler Rotche, Healthy Rivers Campaigner, Environment Victoria updates us on the progress toward increased water flows into the...