4PR - Voice of the People

Protest against Nuclear Subs and War Introduction of the protest. Protest against military spending in the budget. Presentation of the budget by Dr Jim Chalmers. Just Peace letter to the Treasurer. The importance of being an independent and secure nation. A young man from Pakistan. What are they going to do with the uranium? The American and the British nuclear deal. A lot of the money is not goin...

Stand by Me - strike at UQ 4 May 2023. Speakers in favour of a better Enterprise Bargaining Agreement at UQ. Dr Sharleen Leroy-Dyer Damien Cahill – NTEU President Andrew Bonnell – historian and chief negotiator. Andrew is an Associate Professor, History at University of Queensland and NTEU Branch President. Dr Kelly Greenop – School of Architecture and academic representative on EBA team. Song Tra...

On May Day 2023, we celebrated the need for 'voice' and 'treaty' and 'truth'. But here is a Kamilaroi/Yuggera man, Daniel Kinchela, a protector watching over the lands of the Yuggera/Ugarapul ancestors. He watches on as scabs take his shelter from ancestral land that owns him via birthrites on his father's side and he retains a historical connection to King Sandy and King Jackey who were indenture...

Down near the back of the march, where the Labor Party was, a lone voice from the footpath rang out: "Workers housing, not submarines". I was holding up an Australia Cuba Friendship Society banner which read "End the US blockade on Cuba". I could almost reach out and touch the shame on their faces as the small contingent of ALP true believers cast their eyes downwards. ... On Saturday the 22nd of...

Leading member of the ETU strike committee, Bernie Neville, talks about the campaign of demoralisation of sacked SEQEB workers during the 1985 dispute. Cartoon - Trade & Labour Council Secretary, Ray Dempsey. Artist: Phil Perrier. Song - Our Common Enemy by Nat Trimarchi

On Saturday the 22nd of April, members of the South East Queensland Union of Renters (SEQUR) organised a rally and march where speakers made demands of State and Federal governments about the housing crisis. Speakers Sam Woripa Watson Single Mum Jeff Rickertt, NTEU member Sian from SEQUR Luke Ellis ETU Member. Reference https://overland.org.au/2021/04/surviving-melbourne-a-brief-history-of-the-wor...

Biden refuses key to Assange's cell Irish Australian anti-war activist Ciaron O'Reilly was arrested outside Dublin Castle on Thursday (April 13th 2023) - attempting to deliver a 6 foot key to Julian Assange's prison to U.S. President Joe Biden! While detained, O'Reilly stated: "Joe seemed to have dropped his key to Julian's cell -I was merely trying to return i!" O'Reilly was wrestled to the groun...

Bevan Ramsden talks with Andrew from IPAN about war powers reform and defence act amendments in Parliament to prepare for war. Image - protestors at Disrupt Land Forces in Brisbane in Oct 2022 - 'War crimes start here - $30 billion a year for Arms Dealers'. Land Forces Expo moves to Melbourne in 2023.

KPFA's excellent program 'Against the Grain' about an African-American anti-colonialst an anti-war activist

Discussion of radical reform and electoral politics. Jonathan Sriranganathan criticises the Brisbane Racing Club in Council 4PR interview with Jonathan Sriranganathan just prior to the 28 March 2020 Council elections. Song 'The Goanna' by Rivermouth Image Cr Sriranganathan looking at the West Village development in West End, Meanjin.

Review of Charting our own course - questioning Australia's involvement in US led wars and the Australian United States Alliance, a People's Inquiry the findings of the independent and peaceful Australia network (IPAN), exploring the case for an independent and peaceful Australia. What are the costs and consequences of Australia's involvement in US led wars? And the Australia us Alliance? What are...

Introduction to Palm Sunday Peace Rally. Iraq War -The march to the river stage. Refugees and Asylum Seekers voices. Giving for yourself and your family. Nuclear threat to Brisbane. We have the right and the responsibility to change the world. Ending offshore processing of refugees. Speakers Peter Catt, Andrew Bartlett (frm Senator), Tamil refugee, Peter Ong, (ETU), Claire Moore (local UN Associat...

Interview with renewable energy engineer Trevor Berrill. Northern Territory on edge of issuing gas licenses. 0:00 Decarbonising the energy industry. 1:46 The dilemma of the government’s carbon policy. 3:16 What caused the failure of the Callide C power station? Song Burnt Toast by Rivermouth

Interview with Trevor Berrill, renewables engineer. Where did the power come from? 0:00 How did the blackout impact solar generation? 1:39 Will carbon credit offsets work? 2:54 Methane leaks out of coal mine pipe. 4:29 The problem with the emissions offsets. 6:10 The rail system is a monopoly.

Interview with Trevor Berrill, renewables engineer What are circuit breakers in a cooling tower? 0:00 Baseload capacity and reserve capacity. 2:03 Over 800 megawatts of power generation. 3:42 Bringing on more power to the system. 5:40 The state government’s role in rebuilding the system.

Intro to coal deal between Labor and Greens. ABC report about the deal between labour and the Greens. Greens leader Adam Bandt. Interview with renewable engineer, Trevor Berrill. What are circuit breakers in a cooling tower? 0:00 Baseload capacity and reserve capacity. 2:03 Over 800 megawatts of power generation. 3:42 Bringing on more power to the system. 5:40 The state government’s rol Interview...

LAND FORCES International Expo, Australia’s premier arms dealer convention, will move from Brisbane to Melbourne Convention in 2024 after demonstrator's disruption at SouthBank convention centre. This podcast discusses police cases against the protestors. Interview with Zelda, an organiser with Wage Peace. Song Satellites by Jumping Fences

Ian interviews Dale Ruska a Gorenpul Gumpie man from Stradbroke Island about Sovereignty. Dale is author of "Goorie Cry Out for Black Conscience Alert - Voice Treaty Truth". See https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2023/03/26/parliament-limits-the-voice/ Image Oodgeroo Nunuccal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games protests over Land Rights. Image: Peter Gray Song Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly sing 'From Lit...

Paradigm Shift 4ZZZ fm 102.1 2023-03-24 The 2003 American war in Iraq had a big impact, certainly on the nation of Iraq, which has never really recovered. Twenty (20) years on, it is still in chaos. Andy Paine interviews Donna Mulhearn who was in Iraq during the 2003 invasion. Donna Mulhern was there in Iraq at the time as a human shield: "" .... infamous event of when the statue was pulled down i...

Arguments against the Australian government's nuclear submarine deal (AUKUS)by: Paul Keating (former Prime Minister), The Australian Greens, the nuclear disarmament party (NDP), the Socialist Workers Party (now socialist alliance), labor party branches, Maritime union of Australia (MUA), Australian Peaceful and Independent network (APAN) Peter Garrett from Midnight Oil, former British head of nucl...

In this report we have Ken Davis, International Programs Officer at Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA who has been working in Palestine on an agricultural project. We also have Ramzy Baroud from the Palestine Chronicle, one of the largest media outlets from Palestine providing background and analysis of the current situation in Palestine in March 2023. Song Ghosts of Deir Yassin - Phil Monsour and Rafeef Zi...

AUKUS nuclear submarines: Keating rebuts domino theory. Image: Attack class submarine Song: Keating the Musical - 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

Queensland is a police state. This is a story about the struggle for democratic rights from 1977 till 2023. Sound clips Police direct 5,000 demonstrators not to march against uranium mining and export. The march was held on 22 Oct 1977 and 418 people were arrested. Conversation between Cr. Sriranganathan and Hamis McGregor (Risk manager for BCEC in October 2022. Song 'Rum Corps' by The Joes. Produ...

Black / Palestine Solidarity forum on 9 Mar 2023 at Jagera Hall in Meanjin (Brisbane). Organised by Institute for Collaborative Race Research + Justice for Palestine Meanjin - Brisbane. SPEAKERS Amy McQuire, Ramzy Baroud, Jamal Nabulsi (Chairperson), Chelsea Watego Poem We Teach Life, Sir – Rafeef Ziadah

In 2015 global company Hutchisons sacked half their workforce (97 workers) by text message. The union responded by use of community assemblies comprising of unions affiliated with the Queensland Council of Unions – nurses, building workers, clerks, teachers, electricians and so forth. I was on the wharves from 6 am on the 14th August to witness workers march back to work after a order by the Feder...