Monday Breakfast

07:00  Acknowledgement of Country07:19  Claudia talks to RMIT employment law lecturer Dr Elizabeth Shi about the culture of silence surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace, shortcomings of the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) 1984, and a structured legal alternative involving systemic organisational responsibility rather than an individualised approach. She also discusses the importance of lead...

7:00     Acknowledgement of Country 7:07     Candice Lorrae from The Merindas speaks with Claudia about Isol-Aid NAIDOC week Celebrationhttps://tasmania.events/event/12282375-a/isol-aid-naldoc-celebration 7:18     Michael Nest discusses Cold Case North with Judith, a book about a new investigation to find out what happened to two Canadian Indigenous activists, James Brady and Absolom Halkett, who...

Paddy interviews Nick Schumi from Physical Disability Australia about the new Youth Alliance initiative. Claudia interviews historian Roy Hay about his new book Albert "Pompey" Austin: A man between two worlds. Roy describes Pompey's multiple sporting talents, arguing that the contribution of Indigenous Australians to Australian Rules Football lies not in the game being based on the traditional In...

 Alice speaks to speak with Sarah, a teacher from the UK, who’s currently teaching at a British international school outside of the UK, about the extent of the exam disaster in the UK and what that has meant for students. Around 7.30am this morning Ella speaks to Dr Rachael Burgin, about the law which prevents sexual assault survivors publicly speaking about their experience. At around 8am Claudia...

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country.7:10am Dr Denis Muller joins the show to discuss the Australian media's coverage of COVID 19. Dr Muller is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Journalism at the University of Melbourne.7:25am We revisit an interview with economist Professor Bill Mitchell from April 2020. Professor Mitchell explains to us the government's role in economic re...

0:15:00  - Paddy, talks with Dr Catherine Strong from RMIT, and they discuss the impact of COVID on the music industry and what the road to recovery might look like.0:00:30 - Ella speaks with journalist and RMIT associate professor Janak Rogers, about diversity in the Australian media. 0:01:00 - Kurdish artist and musician @FarhadBandesh in conversation with Claudia Craig about seeking asylum, COV...

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:05am For alternative news, we look at the overhaul of tertiary education which will see the cost of arts and humanities degrees rise by 113%7:15am Claudia speaks to senior West Australian barrister and native title and Aboriginal heritage protection expert Greg McIntyre about the recent destruction by mining corporation Rio Tinto of the ancient Juukan caves in th...

7;00am Acknowledgement of Country and introduction7:15am Susanne Legena talks with Ella about the gendered impact of the pandemic, particularly on women and girls when they have their period. Susanne is CEO of the charity Plan International Australia, who released the report ‘Periods in a Pandemic’ on Menstrual Hygiene Day last Thursday. If you would like to support women struggling to manage thei...

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:10am Paddy speaks with Rilka from Refugee Solidarity Action in Meanjin Brisbane about the protests held at the Kangaroo Point Central Hotel, and the police response.7:30am Ella speaks to an Associate Professor from the University of Sydney about the global reaction to the Coronavirus. Professor  Adam Kamradt-Scott’s research looks into how governments and multila...

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:10am Ella speaks with Aran Mylvaganam, a founding member of the Tamil Refugee Council, to get an update on the court proceedings for the Biolela family of four, Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa, who are currently being held by immigration on Christmas island and have been fighting for their right to remain in Australia. Listeners can show their support bySigni...

 La Mama funding cutsThe show begins with Alice talking to Liz Jones, artistic director of La Mama Theatre, about federal funding cuts affecting the theatre and the wider arts community. Meditations in an emergencyHear the second part of Paddy's interview with Thich Phap Hai, a Buddhist monk and teacher, about meditation techniques to use in daily life. From music to foodContinuing with the commun...

Monday March 9th 20207am Acknowledgment of Country 7:16 Paddy talks to Monash University Phd candidate, Rebecca Stewart about her research into healthy masculinities and men's behaviour programmes. For more information, see also https://www.ourwatch.org.au7:45 Claudia speaks to Peter Lalor from the Save Albert Park about their 25-year fight to move the Australian Formula One Grand Prix motor racin...

Monday March 2nd 20207am Acknowledgment of Country 7:14 We hear from a panel discussion at last year's Broadside conference, Rage Against the Machine: Feminism and Capitalism.7:26 Claudia interviews Dr Donna Bridges, sociologist from Charles Sturt University, Bathurst about gender-related issues in male dominated industries with a particular focus on manual trade workers in the construction indust...

Monday 24th February 20207am Acknowledgment of Country 7:09 Annie McLoughlin talks with Maya Newell, director of In My Blood It Runs, a documentary that follows the story of 10-yr-old Arrernte Aboriginal boy Dujuan as he grows up Alice Springs.  (interview conducted by Annie McLoughlin, Solidarity Breakfast)7.23am Trent McCarthy speaks on the role of local councils in addressing climate change. Au...

Monday 13th January 20207:00am Acknowledgement of country7:14 Alice chats with the Puppetry Director for War Horse, Gareth Aled, about the production which is currently showing at the Regent Theatre 7:30 Adam Cassidy is the Community, Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Cricket Australia.  Adam spoke with Claudia from Geelong where the National Cricket Inclusion Championships take place this week (...

Monday 16th December 20197:00am Acknowledgement of country7:03 Alternative News 7:17 Ella speaks with Jason Lyddieth, a climate change campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, about the latest edition of the annual Climate Change Performance Index in which Australia dropped one place to 56th and scored a zero out of 100 on climate policy.7:30 Trevor Pearce is a Kamilaroi man and act...

Monday 2nd December 20197:00am Acknowledgement of country7:03 Alternative News7:13 We speak with Doctor Tim O’Leary from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at Melbourne University about making every building count in meeting Australia’s emissions target. Buildings in Australia account for over 25% of our carbon emissions and restructuring of the construction sector could go a long...

Monday Breakfast Rundown 18-11-20197:00    Acknowledgement of Country7:08    We speak with Professor Michael Clarke, Zoologist and Fire Ecologist about the impact of fire on plants and wildlife in Australia and Victoria’s preparedness for the fire season.7: 18   Norwegian company Equinor’s plans to explore for oil in the Great Australian Bight have been knocked back for the second time. We speak w...

7:00   Acknowledgement of Country7:15   Peter Wearne about recent media reports on the Medically Supervised Injecting Room.7:30   Matt Ruchel Executive Director of the Victorian National Parks Association on the Andrews government announcement that logging of old growth native forest in Victoria will ‘cease immediately’.7:45    Chris Breen Refugee Action Collective about the Federal government’s m...

7:00  Acknowledgement of country 7:15  Blockade IMARC Vox Pops 7:30    Associate Professor Mehmet Ozalp Charles Sturt University on 'ceasefire' in northern Syria and the geopolitics at play in the region.7: 45  Fionn Skiotis from Australians for Kurdistan comes into the studio to tell us about World Resistance Day for Rojava (Nov 2nd) and what's happening on the ground after the invasion by Turkey...