Tuesday Breakfast

News headlines // 7:15AM // Speeches from Sunday's 8 Sep Free Palestine Rally in Naarm: Megan Krakouer, Menang woman of Noongar Nation and Director of National Suicide Prevention Trauma Recovery Project, on inaction from Labor on Gaza, and on Aboriginal deaths in custody, and Gwenda Stanley, Gomeroi woman, activist and representative of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, on the ongoing impacts of coloni...

News headlines // 7:15AM // Palestinian-Irish artist Sofia Sabbagh, speaking at the Free Palestine rally in Naarm on Sunday 1 September, on the escalated violence and genocidal acts committed by Israel and Zionist settlers in the Occupied West Bank. 7:30AM // Lucy Honan, a public high school teacher, and active Australian Education Union (AEU) member who is running in the upcoming elections for Vi...

News headlines // 7:15AM // Madushika, 15-year-old refugee who spoke outside the Victorian Labor office at the rally for refugees on Friday 30th August, taking action against the inhumane immigration policies in so-called Australia and  demanding permanent protect visas for all. For news, updates and actions, please follow the Tamil Refugee Council on Facebook and Instagram at @trcaustralia or Ref...

News headlines // 7:15AM / Jiselle interviewing Taslima Akhter, President of Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity, on the protest movements in Bangladesh, the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, and the rebuilding of a nation. Thanks to Asia Pacific Currents for this interview, which originally aired on 17 August at 3cr.org.au/asiapac 7:30AM // Sophie Rudolph, academic and NTEU Committee Member, and Ja...

News headlines // 7:15AM // Bec Sogal, Wiradjuri woman and PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia) RAP (Reconciliation Action Plan) committee member and community champion, on the challenges of perinatal anxiety and the new online resources released by PANDA designed to provide critical education on perinatal mental health for First Nations communities. 7:30AM // Olive, activist and art...

Headlines// 7.15: Nina from Flat Out and FIGJAM (Formerly Incarcerated Justice Advocates) Collective and Monique Hurley from the Human Rights Law Centre about their submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission's Justice Responses to Sexual Violence Issues Paper and efforts to  end strip searching in prisons. To read the report, head to www.flatout.org.au/submissions. Initially aired on Women...

News headlines // 7:15AM // Sara Saleh, artist, human rights lawyer, organiser, speaking at the event, "BDS and Building Solidarity with Palestine", organised by Demilitarise RMIT and Free Palestine Melbourne, on Wed 17 July. In these excerpts from the Q&A, Saleh discusses lessons learnt from the 2022 boycott of the Sydney festival. Recording by Annie McLoughlin and production by Kari. 7:30AM // G...

News headlines //7:15AM // (replay) There are 24-hour protests that are currently taking place outside the office of Clare O'Neil, the Minister for Home Affairs. These protests have been organised by Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality and they are demanding permanent visas for refugees currently on temporary visas. We revisited a conversation Kannagi had with Rati and Lavanya, two members of R...

We play excerpts from the press conference that followed the event, Truth Telling Yarns: Women in Prison that took place on Wednesday 26 June. In this excerpt we'll hear from Senator Lidia Thorpe and Debbie Kilroy, CEO of Sisters Inside and founder of The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Senator Thorpe and Debbie speak about the importance of ending the c...

We hear from Amanda Villalobos who is an activist from the south east of Naarm and comes from a long line of activists from Latin America and has been a lifelong supporter of the Palestinian struggle. She has been involved in organising rallies in support of Palestine in the south east of Naarm since October last year and has been the Picket Captain at the North Gate of AW Bell. In a speech given...

We hear from Mai Saif, a Palestinian woman born in the West Bank, part of Free Palestine Melbourne and Palestine Community Association Victoria, who spoke at the Disrupt Land Forces public meeting on 21 June 2024. In her speech, Mai speaks about the realities and consequences of "Australia" being complicit in the current Palestinian genocide through weapons exportation. Sanne de Swart, Coordinator...

7:12am / Hana Assafiri from Moroccan Soup Bar speaks about her memoir Hana: the audacity to be free – covering humour, education, working in womens refuges (Part 1) 7:30am / Elise West, Executive Officer at the Medical Association for the Prevention of War as well as Director at Teachers for Peace is back on the show to talk about the ever increasing influence of weapons in school's programs and w...

This episode Phuong and Ivka speak to friends of the show, hear from co-presenters Kannagi and Frances, talk about the power of community radio and play songs from a list of tracks curated by former and current Tuesday Breakfast presenters. Guests on the show: Nat, Rach Hocking, Madison GriffithsSongs played on the show: The Opener by Camp CopeNatural Woman by Kaiit Talking About a Revolution by T...

Rohen from Pride in Protest spoke about the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras's decision to bar politicians from attending Mardi Gras if they oppose the Equality Bill. This Equality Bill would expand rights of trans and gender diverse people in NSW. Instagram: @pride.in.protest As the 1-year anniversary of the rally to demand permanent accessible tram stops along Sydney Road approaches, Farida Iqb...

Headlines// 7.15: Rathi Barthlote, a Tamil refugee and co-founder of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality, and Samantha Ratnam, former leader of the Victorian Greens and current Greens Candidate for Wills, speaking at the Remembering Mullivaikkal Rally held at the State Library of Victoria Sunday 19 May to mark the 15th anniversary of the end to the state sponsored genocide against Eelam Tamils...

Headlines// 7.15: Tasnim Sammak, Palestinian organiser, speaking at the Nakba Rally on Wednesday 15th May, following the debate on the Victorian Labor Government’s partnership with Elbit Systems.// 7.30: Hannah Dickinson, Principal Solicitor at the ASRC, on the High Court decision on 10 May 2024 in ASF17 v Commonwealth [2024] HCA 19 unanimously dismissing the appeal brought by ASF17 seeking his re...

7.15: Dr Laura Whitburn, Senior Lecturer and Anatomy Discipline Lead at La Trobe University, on the Midwifery Group Practice model of maternity care, and its success at Dhelkaya Health in Castlemaine.// 7.30: Brenda Tait, a climate activist with Extinction Rebellion, on the dangers of the Future Gas Strategy announced by the Australian Government last week.//7.45: Michelle Coleman of Mums for Pale...

Headlines// 7.15: Human rights activist Khadija Gbla on their experiences living at the intersections of disability, neurodivergence, queerness and Blackness, their activism in these spaces, and their hopes for young people like themselves. Listen to the full episode on Women on the Line, which first aired on Monday 29 April//7.30: Victorian leader of the Greens Samantha Ratnam speaking at a rally...

Headlines// 7.15: Activist Nat Farah speaking at the A15 rally on 15 April for the A15 Global Action aimed at disrupting economic systems in solidarity with Palestine. Follow A15 on Instagram: @a15actions//7.30: Laura John, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, on the Senate Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024. The inquiry will report with its findin...

Headlines// 7.15: Katelyn Butterss, CEO of the Victorian Public Tenants Association speaks to Jennifer Borrell on 3CR's Think Again about the difference between community, public and social housing and what we know and don't know about the Victorian Government's plan to demolish the public housing towers. The full interview aired on Think Again on Friday 12th April 2024, listen here// 7.30: Naarm-...

Headlines// 7.15: Extracts from a webinar on Pine Gap and Gaza from 27 March that asked the question: What is Pine gap doing right now to First Nations people and to the people of Palestine. The first is a short speech from Yuwaalaayi/Gamilaraay woman and activist Barbara Flick on the history of First Nations protest at Pine Gap and the second is Alyawarre woman, scholar and academic activist Asso...

7:15 & 7:30  We replay Samah Sabawi's speech from when she spoke to educators at the Teachers for Palestine forum on 22nd January 2024 called ‘Why There’s No ‘Neutrality’ on Genocide’ which was organised by Teachers and School Staff for Palestine Victoria. Samah Sabawi Palestinian award-winning author, playwright and poet, and in Part 1 Samah provides context to the erasure of Palestinian history,...

Headlines// 7.15: Dacia Abela, lawyer and program manager at Naarm-based Community Legal Centre WEstjustice, on economic abuse in the context of family violence. Listen to the full Women on the Line episode here//7.30: Kathryn Kelly, convener of Independent Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) ACT, on the latest regarding the AUKUS deal between Australia, the US and the UK and the ongoing anti-AUKUS...

Headlines// 7.15: Actor and improviser Alannah Parkin on the open letter to major festivals to reverse their decision to remove a pro-Palestine comedian from Australian arts festivals. You can read the full letter via @comedy4pal on Instagram// World Social Work Day special segment -7.30: Lawyer, social worker and senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne Dr Jennifer Davidson on World Social...

Headlines// 7.15: Noura Mansour's speech at last week's International Working Women's Day rally in Naarm calling for an end to imperial feminism, an end to the silence about the genocide (particularly among women's organisations) and an end to the Zionist occupation of Palestine// 7.30: Environmental educator, campaigner and regenerative farmer Greta Carroll on the incredible community and grassro...