The Paradigm Shift on 4ZZZ

Today we are talking Artificial Intelligence and its discontents. I speak to Huxley from PauseAI, who is organising a rally against AI next week in Brisbane; and also Jacqui from Citizens of Tottenham who have been on the frontline of data centre expansion in Melbourne's western suburbs. Originally broadcast 06/11/26

Today we hear about a couple of anthology books that have just been published about Gaza. We hear from Sairah Hussain who went to Gaza as a doctor and has joined other healthcare workers writing her experiences in the book "The Weight Of Witness". Then we talk to Pascalle Burton and Nadine Chemali about the book they are part of called "For Gaza: Art Against Genocide". Originally broadcast 30/10/2...

Today we are talking about long walks. We hear from Roby Curtis, who as well as co-ordinating drop-in service Emmanuel City Mission is a practitioner of long pilgrimage walks. Then great-grandmother June Norman, who has walked over 10,000km for peace and environmental justice. And finally Sam Wheeldon, who walked from Bowen to Toowoomba and is now setting off on another cross-country journey on fo...

Today we check in on the protests against the Land Forces weapons expo in Perth. We hear from Sam Wainwright who has been organising protests against the expo, and Matilda Lane-Rose who was one of the activists pre-emptively excluded from the event, but managed to get police to backtrack after taking them to court. We'll also hear a bit about climate protests at ANZ bank branches. Originally broad...

Today we speak about local environment issues - we hear about the campaign to save Woogaroo Forest near Springfield, to save koala habitat from being bulldozed at Ormiston College in Redlands, and about some of the worst environmental legislation being currently written by the Qld state government. Originally broadcast 02/10/26

Today we speak to Ma Thida - Burmese medical doctor, writer and political activist. She spent over five years in solitary confinement in the 90s (survived by meditating), and is now exiled and stateless. But she is still struggling for a free Myanmar. Originally broadcast 18/09/26

Today we hear from people working for change overseas. Sabrina Fernandes from Brazil and Khyl Ramos from the Philippines are both in town for the "Ecosocialism" conference and will be stopping in to chat about the situation in their respective parts of the world. Originally broadcast 09/11/26

Today we reflect on the life and writing of Wendell Berry - American farmer, poet, novelist, essayist and environmentalist. We hear from George Woods, Emma Brindal, Ben Pennings and Jason McLeod about how his words influenced their attempts to make a better world. Originally broadcast 04/09/26

Today we are celebrating independent media - speaking to three people who are in their own ways trying to share the news that matters outside of the corporate media giants. We hear from Angus Hervey about Fix The News; Michael West from the eponymous Michael West Media; and Antoun Issa of Deepcut Media. Originally broadcast 28/08/26

Today we speak to climate analyst Ketan Joshi about two things hindering our climate efforts – greenwashing and the growth of AI data centres. We do also find time to fit in a chat about what good news there is for our climate! Originally broadcast 14/08/26

Today we do a check in on what's been happening with Queensland's anti-Palestine censorship laws. I speak to Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine about the high court challenge and updates from Palestine, and to Jewish activist Ed Carroll about why he felt obliged to defy the laws and be arrested. Originally broadcast 07/08/26

Today we are talking about photojournalism and reporting on conflict. I speak to Miriam Deprez, Samid Suliman and Barat Ali Batoor about how taking photos in conflict areas can contribute to a more peaceful and just world. Originally broadcast 31/07/26

Today we talk about Pine Gap - the secretive US military spy base in the middle of Australia. We speak to Natalie Farah about the activist convergence at Pine Gap this weekend, to Richard Tanter about what happens at Pine Gap, and to Gil Scrine, who in 1982 made the seminal film "Home On The Range" about the base. Originally broadcast 17/07/26

Today we hear about the Kurilpa Commons - the community garden and political project which this week was fenced off and bulldozed by the Queensland state government. We hear about the Commons, its philosophy and the resistance to its demolition from Ruby, Jess and Roshan - three of its custodians. Originally broadcast 03/07/26

Today we hear from people resisting the weapons industry and its deadly products across this country. I speak to Safaa Rayan about the recent 72 hour blockade of Bisalloy in Wollongong; to Zelda Grimshaw about the national coordinated protests against companies that make parts for F35 fighter jets; and to Margie Pestorius about the long running weekly protest at Boeing in Brisbane. Originally broa...

Today on the show we hear from two different people who are bringign hope where it might have seemed there was none. Matt Singleton from the Odonata Foundation speaks about their attempts to bring back the Eastern Barred Bandicoot from the brink of extinction. And Erica Lloyd-Smith speaks about the Forgotten Refugees Support Group, who are working with refugees stuck in Indonesia. Originally broad...

Today we speak to historian John Murphy about the history of welfare policy in Australia - from wage arbitration a century and a half ago to current debates about the NDIS. Originally broadcast 22/05/26

Today we are talking about Living More With Less - a good philosophy and also the name of a project by married couple Jon and Emilie. They are documenting their family's attempts to live sustainably, generously and fulfillingly. Originally broadcast 08/05/26

Today, in the spirit of the original May Day activists, we are asking the question: should we be working less? I speak to Adrian McMahon about the case for the four day work week, and we hear a bit from the late David Graeber about the phenomenon of “bullshit jobs”. Originally broadcast 01/05/23

Today we hear from the Goori Embassy which have pitched tents at Barrambin/Victoria Park in an attempt to protect that place from being cleared to make way for an Olympic stadium. We also speak to Jane Grigg from the Ibisa Organising Collective who have been creatively connecting people to Barrambin. Originally broadcast 24/04/26

Today it's part two of our series on Queensland's new Palestine censorship laws. I speak to Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine Magandjin about what these prohibited chants are actually about and how they plan to resist the laws, and to the father-son combo who have both challenged them already - Jim Dowling who was arrested for holding a sign, and Franz Dowling who had his house raided and elec...

Today is the first of a two part series where we look at Queensland's new "hate speech" laws regarding Palestinian protest chants. I speak to Michael Cope from the Queensland Council of Civil Liberties about the restriction of freedom of speech; to Jewish activist Robin Taubenfeld about how and if the laws relate to anti-semitism, and to Liam Parry - the first person arrested and charged...

On today's Good Friday special we talk about the relevance of spiritual stories and practices to making a better world. Today I speak to Christian minister Peter Catt about Palm Sunday peace rallies and the Easter story, and to Muslim activist Omar Ashour about the relevance of Islam and Ramadan to the struggle for social justice. Originally broadcast 03/04/26

Today we speak to Salih Hudayar about the repression of Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in the Western Chinese province of Xinjiang - otherwise known as East Turkistan. Originally broadcast 20/03/26

Today we speak to Elliot Dolan-Evans about his book "Making the World Safe for Capitalism" - a critical look at the economic policies dictated during conflict in Ukraine by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Originally broadcast 27/02/26