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This week is transport week on City Limits! Zeb and Kevin invite Kerri Cassidy from the Disability Resources Centre to talk about accessibility on the Victorian public transport system and their Transport for All Campaign. Later on the show, we have a chat with regular transport commentator John McPherson about developments in Victoria's transport system. 

Today on City Limits, Meg, Zeb and Kevin are back live-to-air direct from the studios of 3CR!We invite nuclear-free campaigner Dave Sweeney on the show to discuss a multitude of issues ranging from uranium mining, nuclear energy & waste, and global disarmament of nuclear weapons.

This week Meg and Karina get a housing update from Howard Marosi and Jack Verdins from Friends of Public Housing (Vic).We get a breakdown of 10 key differences between public and "community" housing, and discuss Victoria's 10-year strategy for housing and the advance towards community housing as an insidious move to destabilize existing public resources.

This week Meg and Zeb talk to Isaac Caarne, from a tree-sit 40 metres up a giant Eucalypt tree. Protesters are occupying an area of forest about to be logged on the Errinundra Plateau in East Gippsland, one of the last areas left unscathed by the fires. Despite advice from the Government’s Environment Department that logging in the area should not go ahead, VicForests is still planning to log the...

First week back on air in 2021, this transport week we chat to regular guest John McPherson. Topics include the Victorian government's announcement of 450 extra train services and off-peak fare discounts, the "15-minute city", mega transport projects (including in the Suburban Rail Loop and the North East Link toll road), as well as level crossing updates. Find out more about the North East Link a...

This housing week Meg and Zeb talk to Howard Marosi and Jack Verdins (Friends of Public Housing) and Shane McGrath (Housing for the Aged Action Group) with updates and commentary on the Big Housing Build. Later in the show we interview Ally Scott from the Disability Resources Centre to talk about their Transport For All campaign. Check out the blog by Friends of Public Housing here. If you are ove...

This transport week on City Limits Meg and Zeb talk to Kath Larkin from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union about issues workers are facing due to both privatisation and the pandemic - and the intersection of the two. Tune in to find out about worker safety, PPE, pandemic leave and job security.

Another housing week on City Limits, talking with regulars Howard Marosi (Friends of Public Housing) and Shane McGrath (Housing for the Aged Action Group) about the Victoria's announcement of the Big Housing Build. Find out why this announcement isn't as impressive as it sounds, the differences between public, social, community and affordable housing, and what action is actually needed (hint: publ...

 This week Kevin and Meg get an update from Julia Stockigt (Save Westernport) on the environmental effects process of AGL's proposed regasification plant at Crib Point. Later we speak with Colin Long from Trades Hall about the potential for hydrogen as a clean energy source.

This week Kevin, Meg and Zeb invite regular transport commentator John McPherson on the show to give us an update on all things transport, including the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) investigation surrounding the V/Line Chief Executive and Transclean.

This week on City Limits we welcome new host Zeb Peake to the Show! Later we interview long time anti-nuclear campaigner Dave Sweeney to discuss the odd "good news" story. With Dave, we discuss:BHP scrapping their $4 billion expansion project at the Olympic Dam mine, a function of both low Uranium commodity prices since Fukushima and the instability of the mined product. Federal government "plan"...

This housing week on City Limits, we get an update from regulars Howard Marosi (Friends of Public Housing) and Shane McGrath (Housing for the Aged Action Group). Check out the blog by Friends of Public Housing here. If you are over 50 years of age and would like some advice, information, or practical housing support, call HAAG toll-free on 1300 765 178 

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Westgate Bridge Disaster. Kevin invites Tommy Watson on the Show to discuss his first-hand experience of the bridge collapse, what led to the disaster itself, and importantly how the workers were treated in the months and years following the incident. We also play a recent web conference speech by David Spratt, co-author of Climate Change: Code Red, with...

This week on City Limits, we get an update on Transport in Victoria from our regular transport expert John McPherson. We also invite Leigh Ewbank, climate justice campaigner from Friends of the Earth, on the show to discuss a recent announcement from the Andrews Government to repower all of Melbourne's metropolitan trains (and all state schools and hospitals) with solar and wind-generated electric...

This week Meg and Kevin talk with Debbie Carruthers (from Mine-Free Glenaladale) about the proposed 1600 km2 mineral sands mine in East Gippsland, by Kalbar Operations Pty Ltd. We discuss the concerns surrounding radioactive and carcinogenic dust contaminants for the local community and ecosystems, as well as a major agricultural zone that produces much of Melbourne's food supply. Say NO to this m...

This week, Kevin and Meg speak with Helen van den Berg, long time community activist in northwestern Melbourne, to discuss the company Cleanaway in an in-depth look at their toxic waste dump in Tullamarine. For more info, visit Terminate Tulla Toxic Dump Action Group Inc.  

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Federal intervention into the Victorian ALP, and so Kevin kicks off the show with an on-the-ground perspective of events that led to formalised factionalism within the ALP.Later, Howard Marosi from Friends of Public Housing joins Kevin and Meg to give us a comprehensive update on housing in Victoria. Topics discussed:Keating's recent calls for "public ho...

This week on City Limits, Kevin and Karina welcome Meg back with a discussion on some recent news items, including recent developments in energy. Later, we go to an interview from Sunday's Radio EcoShock where Alex Smith interviews Dr. Gray Brechin, author of Imperial San Fransisco, on the role of modern cities in the U.S. 

This week, City Limits regular and transport expert John McPherson joins Kevin and Karina to talk all things transport. 

This week on City Limits, Kevin and Karina invite Julia Stockigt, secretary of Save Westernport Inc, to discuss their fight against AGL's proposal to import and process gas at Crib Point, and to construct gas pipeline which means probable destruction for life and community in many parts of Victoria. Victorians have set a record for number of submissions in an environmental assessment process, and...

Join Karina and Howard (Friends of Public Housing) this week as we discuss recent housing issues for Victoria, including:- the ombudsman inquiry and damning reports by community legal groups regarding the July towers lockdown, - the parliamentary inquiry into the Victorian government's response to COVID-19 ,- young renters struggling within the private housing system,- a push to build "affordable"...

This week is energy week with Kevin and Karina - We kick off the show with an interview with former co-presenter Mark Allen, who discusses a new group called Town Planning Rebellion (TPR), set up to highlight the critical role that land use planning plays in combatting our current climate and ecological emergency. We discuss their main aims and focus points, as well as the critical role of citiize...

This week Kevin invites our regular transport expert John McPherson on the show to discuss updates in Victorian transport, looking at the dichotomy of the governmental funding for road-based transport over effective and accessible public transport. Here, we look at the tokenistic improvement to Victorian train lines - 10 extra weekly services on a few key lines, and the Upfield railway upgrades, v...

This week, Kevin and Meg speak with Josh Cullinan, secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), discussing the history of their inception, the questionable role of the SDA, and RAFFWU's ongoing work in supporting their members to secure the terms and conditions that workers have long been denied through direct and militant industrial action in the workplace. Join RAFFWU here; and...

Since the events surrounding the so-called "hard-lockdown" of Victorian public housing estates, Meg and Kevin take advantage of the increased attention on public housing issues. This week we interview Professor Libby Porter, a social scientist who works at RMIT and with the Save Public Housing Collective. We discuss secure and dignified housing as a fundamental human right (rather than a means of...