Monday Breakfast

On today's show: Headlines Albanese government rejects majority of recommendations made by UN Human Rights CommissionDonald Trump made $2.2BN in first year of second Presidency termThe Age reports former Liberal Party donors are now sending their cash to One Nation in VictoriaWe were first joined by Mark Meager, early presenter of the Gay Liberation program from '78 to '85 as well as member of the...

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast Show!  Headlines: NSW police clear Waterloo public housing protest encampment ahead of redevelopment worksUS to stockpile weapons in regional Victoria town of BandianaProtests outside Thales' office in so-called melbourne following revelations the company manufactures explosive for israel funded by australian taxpayer dollars We were first joined by Ohad Kozminsky,...

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On today's show: Headlines:  China sending medical experts to DRC to help Ebola outbreak'Australia' manufacturing explosives for 'Israel' to bomb Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon, reporting from The Shot reveals The show begins with a segment provided to us by Tessa from 3CR's Out Of The Blue show about Guildford Big Tree Community DayWe then hear from Lucia from the Campaign Against Racism and Fascis...

Headlines: Funding runs dry for vital First Nations transport serviceSenator Lidia Thorpe have revealed that no payments have yet been made under the $842.6 million Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Agreement (NTRAI) Segments: - Given 3CR is celebrating its 50th birthday across the month of June, the Monday Breakfast show and many others will be delving into the archives to display t...

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast Show, on the show this week we had:  Headlines:  Violence against Flotilla participants draws international pressure on IsraelCongo Ebola Outbreak and death toll higher than official reports - From the archives: for the 21st anniversary broadcast of National Sorry Day, 3CR's Radioactive Show aired an interview between Aunty Hazel Collins, one of the founders of Gran...

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show!  Headlines: Federal Court sides with trans woman Roxy Tickle in anti-trans discrimination case Auslan news service Auslan90 to go off air in JuneFreedom Flotilla and Global Sumud Flotilla on its last legSegments: Marisa from the Doin' Time show spoke with us about their experiences as a blind/vision impaired person in accessing the NDIS and what its latest cha...

Headlines - HSBC divests from Elbit systems - UN urges Australia to combat systemic racial discrimination against First Nations people  Speeches from Saturday's Protect Our NDIS rally by Ishtar Hope and Christian Astourian, two disabled people speaking using real examples of why the NDIS matters. Hannah's conversation with Gemma O'Toole, member of the Freedom Flotilla on the ship Adalah. Third ite...

On today's show: Headlines: 1. Cultural Survival calls for protection of land defenders in report released at UN’s 25th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues2. CFMEU administrator resigns and appoints new head of government-appointed, undemocratically elected body We hear a conversation between Tuesday Hometime's Jan Bartlett and Binoy Kampmark about the US and Israel's attacks on Ir...

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show!  Todays show:Segments:- A conversation with fire behaviour scientist Phil Zylstra. Two weeks ago Zylstra was a signatory among other scientists and researchers with GECO, Goongerah Environment Centre, calling to stop Planned burns in the Snowy River National Park. We chat about the impacts of Vic Forest Fire Management's prescribed burns on wet forests and the...

Headlines:“Silencing Dissent”: Protest Crackdowns Spark Civil Liberties AlarmHealth Students Forced to Work for Free as Cost-of-Living Crisis Continues to BitGrassroots Organising Surges as Renewable Energy Network Launches Segments:- Last week it was revealed that the federal government had formed a taskforce known as the 'razor gang', tasked with cutting the NDIS to make it more 'sustainable' ah...

Headlines:Coronial inquest into Jeffrey Winmar’s death in custody endsABC DEI initiatives Friends of the Earth Hit by Funding Cuts as Cost-of-Living Crisis Squeezes ActivismSegments:- The second half of the conversation Rob had with Sam and Gia from T Generation Gym - a trans-owned and -operated gym in so-called Coburg. The first half aired on 3CR's Trans day of audibility broadcast in late March....

Headlines: "Pressure Off the Pump": Free Public Transport for all Victorians"Disrespected and Fed Up": Teachers Vow to Escalate Strike Action“Trans Day of Audibility”: Joy as Resistance on the Airwaves Segments: - A Speech from Saturday's Trans Day of Vengeance Rally, we firstly heard from Greens counsellor Alice Benson.  - Second episode of the podcast What Children Know, produced by Elvy Swan he...

On today's show: Headlines: Educators Break a Decade of Silence: March 24 Strike LoomsHigh Court Looming: Residents Resist Public Housing DemolitionNSW Corrective Services and Youth Justice Are Failing First Nations People In and Out of PrisonChallenging Police Power: IBAC Apology Sparks Wider Questions Segments:Second half of conversation between Rosie Ganino and Alva Gieke about the women's libe...

Headlines: Human Rights Groups Warn Labor’s New Migration Laws Could Leave Tens of Thousands Stranded in War ZonesPublic Health Experts Warn Dementia Crisis Demands National Prevention StrategyPeace Network Condemns ADF Deployment to Middle East, Warns Australia Risks Being Drawn into Wider WarAustralia Institute data exposes $16.3 billion in subsidies given to fossil fuel companies and users in 2...

3cr volunteer Rosie Ganino Speaks to Alva Geikie following Intenational Womens Day where they speak on the Women's Liberation movement in the 70's where Alva tells us many stories of the early days of her organising and direct action with iconic activists like Zelda D'Aprano. 

Headlines:US and Israel Launch Major Attacks on Iran as Region Braces for EscalationTrust Us With Your Face? Digital Rights Groups Warn of Expanding Online SurveillanceOne Nation’s Poll Surge Reflects a Deeper Political Shift Segments:- First up we had an interview Hannah and Izzy Brown from the Resident Frequency show here at 3cr where we spoke with BVT yesterday at the Sydney Rd Street Party at...

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 23rd of February 2026. On today's show: Headlines:Close the Bases: Global Wave of Anti-Militarist Action Hits AustraliaFarmers Push Back on ‘Resilience’ Rhetoric as Study Warns It Masks Systemic NeglectLabor Backs Anti-Queer Hate Crimes Inquiry as Liberals “Turn Their Backs” on LGBTIQA+ VictoriansSegments: The show begins with Hannah's interview at the...

Hello and welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 16th of February 2026. On today's show: Headlines:  Liberty Victoria condemns NSW Police force at protest against Herzog and calls for Victorian Government to not give Victoria Police similar powers. Palliative Care Australia calls for expanding Commonwealth Prac Payment to include medical and allied health students. Senator Lidia Thorpe renew...

Headlines: - Victoria’s Planning Reform & Affordable Housing- First Nations Peoples & Blood Cancer Inequities- 6 Members of Filton24 Acquitted of Charges- IOC Gender Policy & Trans Inclusion in Sport Segments:- 3cr reporter Amy Ciara speaking with Keir Paterson CEO of Community Houses and longtime community volunteer speaking on the importance of neighbourhood housing and their campaign for govern...

Headlines: Death toll in Gaza Limited opening of Rafah crossing preventing essential medical aid National Anti‑Racism FrameworkThe Victorian Government announcement of the redevelopment of seven public housing towers across inner MelbourneSegments: - A speech from the Invasion Day rally in Djilang. Sherele Moody is Australia's leading femicide and child death researcher, an award winning journalis...

Today on the Monday Breakfast show, guest host Marisa (Doin' Time), presents a special Invasion Day edition, with First Nations campaigners and organisers from around the continent to kick off 3CR's yearly day of special programming.  This show contains heavy themes including Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Deaths in Custody, audio images of deceased first nations folk, and colonial violen...

Headlines1. The Australian publishes record amount of transphobic articles in 20252. Lidia Thorpe’s office calls for allowance of UN inspections in NT prisons Segments1. Yillamin - Disability day special replay - part of 3CR's 12-hour broadcast on the International Day of People With Disability. This year's theme was 'Right Relations and Innovations', focussing on Disabled peoples' visions of a sa...

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 1st of December 2025. On today's show: Headlines: Police Accountability Project releases response to Victoria Police declaring the entirety of Melbourne's CBD as a 'designated area'. Acting NT Ombudsman releases report calling watch house conditions ‘unreasonable and oppressive'The show starts with a segment from a talk given by Tyson Yunkaporta in Sept...

Headlines1. A new Senate report lays bare how governments and corporations have failed communities on PFAS contamination, with Senator Lidia Thorpe calling for a full ban and real accountability for the harm done to First Peoples, workers and affected towns.2. Justice Reform Initiative on child sentencing laws3. Amnesty International Australia has voiced strong disappointment over the UN Security...