Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//News updates from SudanAustralian government announces new restrictions on weapons exports to IsraelProtesters arrested at Indo Pacific defence expo in SydneyNews updates from GazaConcerns about mass Centrelink suspension noticesHerald Sun misreports crime statistics about young people// Announcements//Eimable Manirakiza coronial inquest: The family and loved...

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Mass killings in El Fasher, SudanGaza and West Bank updatesAlbanese Government makes first deportation under multi-billion dollar Nauru dealSenator Thorpe tables petition demanding justice for neo-Nazi attack on Camp SovereigntyLegal challenge brought against Environment Minister over Woodside climate impacts Proposed Changes to SCHADS AwardPhillipa Balk, Ass...

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Public housing updates: pickets, class action appeal, public meeting on 23 OctoberEmergency public meeting on 24 October about cohealth closures Climate trigger ruled out of federal government environment laws Marand engineering Palestine solidarity protests in GeelongGaza and West Bank updatesSudan updates// Artist and community organiser TextaQueen joined R...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Rapid Support Forces intensify violence in SudanIsrael immediately break ceasefire in GazaF-35 parts pipeline to IsraelContainer trucks blocked by activists at Webb dockAnti-Poverty Week// Dr Samah Sabawi//We play a speech delivered by Palestinian playwright, poet, scholar, and political commentator Dr Samah Sabawi as part of the National Day of Action for Pa...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Criticism of Labor’s October 7 statementAustralian Future Fund protest against increased investment in Elbit SystemsFreedom Flotilla Coalition updateMyanmar vigil attacked by military juntaCourt case testing limits of free speech on criticism of Israel begins Monday Affordable housing revealed to be run by private firmCity of Melbourne council expansion of CC...

Acknowledgement of Country HeadlinesDeclassified Australia reveals covert shipping of F-35 fighter jet parts to IsraelCritical reception of UN / US / Israel colonial ‘peace’ deal and proposed transitionary authority for GazaGlobal Sumud Flotilla intercepted by Israeli forcesBayside City Council adopts discredited definition of antisemitismVictorian Government undermines calls to raise the age of c...

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Updates from Gaza and the West BankMelbourne City Council review aimed at stifling protestMelbourne City Council pushes to criminalise homelessness with ‘community safety’ teamKumanjayi White death in custody investigation completedLabor’s 2035 greenhouse targets criticised as greenwashing ***GIVEAWAY*** 3CR Thursday Breakfast is giving away a copy of acclaimed...

Acknowledgement of Country HeadlinesGaza and West Bank updatesUnited Nations inquiry finds Israel has committed genocideProtest news around so-called Australia: Webb dock picket, Occupy ALP, Mask Off Maersk Race Discrimination Commissioner urges action against IslamophobiaAustralia's first national climate risk assessment released  We heard the first part of an interview with Tyler and Dani from C...

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Gaza and West bank updates: high rise bombings, Qatar bombings, attack on Sumud flotillaASU strike for GazaAnti-corruption protests in NepalVictorian Treaty bill introducedRobodebt class action settlement Leo Patterson Ross, CEO of the Tenants' Union of New South Wales, joined us to discuss the challenge being mounted against the New South Wales government's Ju...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Joint Statement from Black People's Union and Camp Sovereignty// Leila read out a excerpt from the joint statement from Black People's Union and Camp Sovereignty, published 2nd of September. Donate and show up for a shift at Camp Sovereignty.//Join the Sovereign Day Out Event this Saturday 6th of September from 12pm - 10:30pm September at Kings Domain. Cash d...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza and West Bank updateIn Aus - weekend protests, Albanese expulsion of Iranian ambassador, Israeli intervention claims Fed gov plan to change Centrelink debt policies Use of force at Canberra’s Bimberi Youth Justice CentreVictorian Government’s move to open the Otway coastline for further gas explorationToll - Stop Driving Genocide Campaign goes National//...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Footscray Safety Forum// CW: Police violenceWe heard a statement from three trans queer disabled people with a lived experience of homelessness in response to the footscray safety forum held last week on Thursday. Learn more by visiting crisis housing reform and footscray hospo on instagram.// Tiaki Teremoana - Stranger, Brother// Tiaka Teremoana spoke to Ine...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Responses to Labor gov’s plans to recognise the state of PalestineGaza and West Bank updateVictoria’s proposed anti-protest laws to be scaled backEnvironment groups condemn Vic gov’s decision to invite applications for two new petroleum exploration licences in Gippsland and the OtwaysVictoria recorded its highest number of fatal drug overdoses in a decade in...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Pro-Palestine protests Gaza and West Bank updateReport reveals widespread unlawful Centrelink payment suspensionsPublic housing towers protests and state Labor party votes re public housing UN requests halts of deportations to Nauru while it investigates human rights abuses Australian Uyghurs take legal action against KmartMutual aid, forced starvation, and c...

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Russia Tsunami update (will check updates later tonight - Wednesday - as I’ve written it as the news is just coming in)Gaza updateVic gov bail reforms, inquiry into death in custody of Heather CalgaretSA algae bloom protests and potential inquiryUnions say a more diverse economy is needed to boost productivityPart two of Race Matters' Kanaky Rising special,...

Acknowledgement of Country HeadlinesProtests against public housing redevelopmentSuburban Rail Loop East criticised on housing impactsGippsland communities demand mining companies pay for Latrobe River waterEelam Tamils rally for genocide accountabilityUpdates from GazaDeclassified Aus releases more evidence of Labor supplying weapons for genocide  We listen to Inez’s live reporting as well as ral...

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Gaza updatesSyria updatesSpecial Envoy’s antisemitism report rejected by anti-ZionistsHigh court rules against federal government responsibility to protect Torres Strait Islands from climate harmCommunity and Public Sector Union election resultProtest against human rights violations of incarcerated women Maia Onyenachi, founding director of Yung Prodigy, a yout...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//50 years of NAIDOC Week Special: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy//  Chelsea Watego on Justice for Kumanjayi White//Content note: This segment includes discussion of a First Nations person who has died in custody. For dedicated support, First Nations listeners can call 13 YARN (13 92 76) or Yarning Safe'n'Strong 1800 959 563.//We play a speech b...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza aid distribution centresCT court verdictPolice protest violence in VIC & NSWBomb Cyclone brings extreme weather and havocFederal & State financial year changes from 1st of JulyPublic reporting for billionaire corporations// Dr Palmyra De Banks - RACGP// Dr Palmyra De Banks, the Deputy Victorian Chair of the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP), spoke...

It's Radiothon time at 3CR, and this year's theme is 'Your Station, Your Voice'! Help us raise $275,000 to keep your favourite community radio station on the air amplifying your voices and the issues that matter to you for another year. How to donate: Call the station 03 9419 8377SMS 0488 809 855Online via our Givenow, at https://givenow.com.au/cr/3crbreakfast2025(link is external), or at 3cr.org....

You can still donate to 3CR's Radiothon - 'Your Station, Your Voice' !Help us raise $275,000 to keep your favourite community radio station on the air, amplifying the voices that you don't hear in mainstream media, on the issues that matter the most to you. How to donate:Call the station 03 9419 8377SMS 0488 809 855Online via our Givenow, at givenow.com.au/cr/3crbreakfast2025 or at 3cr.org.au/dona...

It's Radiothon time at 3CR, and this year's theme is 'Your Station, Your Voice'! Help us raise $275,000 to keep your favourite community radio station on the air amplifying your voices and the issues that matter to you for another year. How to donate:Call the station 03 9419 8377SMS 0488 809 855Online via our Givenow, at https://givenow.com.au/cr/3crbreakfast2025, or at 3cr.org.au/donate  Drop int...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// Masafer Yatta// We heared updates from an 'australian' activist currently in Palestine on recent developments in the area of Masafer Yatta, a collection of herding communties in the West Bank. This week's dispatch covers settler violence in Khalet a Daba, deportation of solidarity activists, bombing in Gaza, and reminders about how to support Palestinian res...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza update, condemning of Albanese government inaction West Papuan attacksWhistleblower protections Dja Dja Wurrung treaty Woodside North West Shelf gas project approvalPolice brutality & death in custody Mparntwe. Arif Hussein: Senior Lawyer at Human Rights Law Centre// We listened to Marisa's interview with Arif Hussein, Senior Lawyer at Human Rights Law C...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza update Flooding in NSW mid-north coastLegal experts and advocates raise concerns about NSW police’s use of firearm prohibition ordersState Library of Queensland withdraws fellowship from First Nations writer over Palestine solidaritySurges in refusals of Freedom of Information requests   Updates from an 'australian' activist in Palestine on recent develo...