Solidarity Breakfast

Blockade Australia Arrests here II Veronica Curmi alerted the public that her son Max and fellow Blockade Australia protestor Tim had been held in their cell for 17 days without sunlight after being arrested during the Colo Valley raids before the Blockade Australia action in Sydney last week. Veronica gives an account of the Blockade. Bernard Colleary Case Dropped here II Mark Dreyfus, Australia'...

Social Security Changes here II Kristen O'Connell, from the Anti-Poverty Network, outlines the issues with new 'changes' to social security with the new Federal Government which come into force on July 4th. Proabortion Rally here II Liz Walsh, from the Victorian Socialists, talks about why people will be rallying on the steps of Victorian State Library in solidarity with Amerian citzens with the o...

No Justice No Peace No Guns for Police Rally here II We hear from some speakers at the Melbourne rally held on the National Day of Action called by the Yuendemu Elders after the not guilty finding in the shooting of Kumanjayi Walker by Constable Zachary Rolfe in 2019.Blockade Australia Update here II Hayden from Blockade Australia gives us an update on the Sydney Action called for June 27 - July 2...

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Acts of Cruelty  here II Dr Aileen Crowe's new book Acts of Cruelty looks at the experiences of refugees to Australia arriving by plane and the rigged system that denies them safety. Book launch New International Bookshop 21 June 6pm. Myanmar Executions here II Ko Saulsman, National Spokesperson of CRPH/NUG Support Group (Australia) alerts us to the move by the Myanmar military to execute four dem...

Mabo Day here II We join Jo Toscano, his grandson Eli and others at Federation Square to mark Mabo Day on June 3.Hobsons Bay Wetland Centre here II Dr Rebecca Patrick, a volunteer at the Hobsons Bay Wetland Centre, tells us about the project and the community session 12-3 pm on Environment Day June 5th at the Newport Community Hub. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices through the week with...

Mabo Day here II We join Jo Toscano, his grandson Eli and others at Federation Square to mark Mabo Day on June 3.Hobsons Bay Wetland Centre here II Dr Rebecca Patrick, a volunteer at the Hobsons Bay Wetland Centre, tells us about the project and the community session 12-3 pm on Environment Day June 5th at the Newport Community Hub. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices through the week with...

Nakba Melb vox pop here II We asked people at the recent Melbourne rally marking the 1948 expulsion and murder of Palestinians by Zions why they came to the rally. Why is it important to stand up. Stella Assange Speaks here II Stella Assange's speech outside the UK Home Office on May 17th. The extradiction ruling for Julian Assange is expected by May 31.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy runs th...

Gomeroi v Santos here II Vivien Langton from Climate Action Show was on the steps outside the Native Title Tribunal in Phillips St, Sydney on April 8th as Santos tried to have Gomeroi native title extinguished once again to frack for gas. The Gomeroi and supports say NO!Greens & Jobs here II Adam Bandt, Leader of the Greens, was at the electorate of McNamara and he outlined his party's views on th...

Housing Affordability Report here II Per Capita CEO Emma Dawson joins us to explain the findings of their recently launched report on Housing Affordability in Australia. Public Housing Rally here II The Public Housing tenants at 240 Wellington St, Collingwood rallied outside Victorian Housing Minister Richard Wynne's Office on Friday 6th May to hand in a petition calling for the scrapping of the s...

Curtin Hotel Green Ban here II A Green Ban has been placed on the Curtin Hotel. We go to the media event to mark the defence of the Labour History landmark. German Right Resurgence here II Phil Butland spoke about the complexion of Right Wing forces in Germany at the recent Marxist Conference 2022.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy dices the week. Eight Hour Memorial Event here II Leading into M...

Dangerous Visions here II We speak to Iain McIntyre, a 3cr stalwart, about Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical science fiction 1950 to 1985. Iain and Andrew Nette's book has been nominated for a Hugo Award. Justice 4 Bernard Colleary here II Sr Susan Connelly, from Alliance Against Political Prosecutions, alerts us to rallies in Canberra, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney over the next w...

Some Palm Sunday Rally Speeches here II The annual Palm Sunday Rallies have been used to bring Refugee voices to the public stage. This year we heard from Rev Tim Costello, who was speaking Melbourne, about how pressure applied to Federal Liberals leading to the election forced a change in their policies. This is followed by some words from Adel Salman,  President of the Islamic Council of Victori...

 The Duke here II We speak to the producer of the film The Duke, Nicky Bentham. The Duke is a tale of an English working class hero of sorts. Fireproof Australia here II Fireproof Australia has been fighting for climate action with demonstrations that have stopped traffic in Sydney despite the passing of draconian new anti demonstration laws passed in the NSW Parliament last Friday. We speek with...

Ithaka here II Grabriel Shipton, Julian Assange's brother, talks to us about the new film Ithaka, opening in cinemas on April 21, that follows the very personal journey of John Shipton, Stella Moris and others as they fight the extradition case brought by the US Government in the English Courts. RAHU Response to Just Buy A Home here II Eirene Tsolidis Noyce from the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU...

Pasolini Retrospective here II  Vice-Consul Mr Angelo Gioe from the Instuto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne talks to us about the upcoming retrospective of the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini being held at the Astor in April-May. Take Heart, Deadly Heart here II Vicki Wade, writer/ producer of Take Heart talks to us about the campaign to stop Rhumatic Heart Disease in it's tracks in First Nation Commun...

Feds Fast Tracking Mining Approvals here II As we wait for the pro-fossil fuel Federal Government to call the next election the Bob Brown Foundation calls fowl on the fast tracking of Mining Approvals. We talk to Scott Jordan from the Save the Takine Campaign. Yarra Council Pushing Community Out? here II In the fight against 'zombie towers' the Yarra community was a little non-plused by the move b...

Some Palm Sunday Rally Speeches here II The annual Palm Sunday Rallies have been used to bring Refugee voices to the public stage. This year we heard from Rev Tim Costello, who was speaking Melbourne, about how pressured applied to Federal Liberals leading to the election forced a change in their policies. This is followed by some words from Adel Salman,  President of the Islamic Council of Victor...

Chef Antonio here II Writer/ director/ co-producer Trevor Graham talks about his fabulous film Chef Antonio: recipes for revoltuion where people with down syndrome get a place at the table of life. IWD Rally here II Voices from the IWD rally 2022 MelbourneThis is the Week here II Kevin tears apart the weekSave Collingwood Public Housing Green Space here II Developers are moving in to take more of...

ANMF Rally for Age Care here II On the first anniversary of the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care the ANMF and supporters rallied outside Gladyse Liu's Burwood office calling for the action that was promised but hasn't been delivered. World's War Economy here II Marxist policitcal economist Nick Beams lays out the guts of the international war economy. He was speaking at a webinaire...

Barricade fighting for forests in Germany here II German filmmaker David Klammer talks about his film Barricade showing at the Transitions Film Festival. Ukraine/ NATO Crisis here II Dr Helen Caldicott gives her views on the Ukraine. This was the Week that Was here II Kevin wraps up the weekNSW Transport #FakeStrike here II Stew Prins from the RBTU recounts the extraordinary dance last week that s...

Carnage @ Collingwood Community Garden here II Last week the Collingwood Children's Farm Management Committee bulldozed the Community Gardens, destroying 43 years of continuous community connection to the plots. We talk with people who were there at the beginning of the farm and the plots and pose the question has the Collingwood Children's Farm lost it's way? Australian Manufacturing here II We t...

New funding for ABC? here II Morrison announced $3.3 billion for the ABC but surprise, surprise actually there is not one piece of new funding at all. We talk to Marcus May from Friends of the ABC for a closer look at the pretend promise. Collingwood Community Gardens to be bulldozed says Farm Committee here II In what can only be called a piece of bastardy the Collingwood Children's Farm Committe...

Ukraine here II Peace Activist Alan Griffiths gives us some insights into what is at stake in the Ukraine infoDemocracy in Chains here II Author/ academic Nancy MacLean talks to us about her fascinating book which outlines the stealth mission of the far right in America to defeat majority rule with lessons for Australia. Australia leading into Fed Elections here II Don Sutherland continues his dis...

Park Hotel Update here II Tom Fiebig from Refugee Action Collective (RAC) talks  about what is happening for the refugees who unlike Novak Djovik can not leave the Park Hotel in MelbourneAllied Health Workers & the Pandemic here II Andrew Hewat from the Victorian Allied Health Professional Association (VAHPA) outlines our his members are faring under covid. Why no RATS - the issue of local manufac...