City Limits

This week we speak with Dr. Nick Rose from Sustain: The Australian Food Network - a fascinating conversation about food security and the challenges and opportunities for food producers and consumers. What solutions have they found for these issues in British Colombia, Canada? Listen to find out! At the end of our show, we chat with Bob Skate about his experiences as a draft resister during the Vie...

This week we learn about the effects of cuts to public housing stock. April Bragg from the Housing for the Aged Action Group gives us an update from the frontline. 

This week we are joined by Hannah Aulby from The Australia Institute to discuss the campaign for a federal anti-corruption commission. The federal Labour Party have agreed it's a good idea, and set up certain principles about how it should operate. Listen here to find out what they are, why they work and what happens when they dont. More information is available from the Australia Institute websit...

On today's transport session of City Limits its Kevin's birthday! We're joined by regular guest John McPherson and special guest Rachel Lynskey to talk about Get on Board- a grassroots initiative mobilising communities to advocate for better public transport around Melbourne. We discuss the contentious Western tunnel project, how to get past Melbourne's car dependency and barriers to change.

Today Kevin, Meg and Eugenia are joined by John Passant - economist and workers' rights champion, to discuss the recent moves for tax cuts for high income businesses. Where will the money really go? Wages and employment or shareholders and business investments? John mentions the recent Anglicare report The Cost of Privilege - find out more here.

This week we welcome new co-host Eugenia Zoubtchenko and catch up with April Bragg from the Housing for the Aged Action Group. We also speak with Helen Franks, a resident who lives near the Melbourne airport, who tells us about the new master Plan and a Major Development Plant for the proposed third East/West runway and extension of the existing East/west runway.

This week, after a debrief of the best news from the Herald Sun, we chat with Rosa McKenna from the Spotswood and South Kingsville Residents Group about the Westagate Tunnel. Then we speak with Friends of Steele Creek Inc activist Helen Vandenberg. For more info about the waterways workshop, check out Environmental Justice Australia. 

This week we discuss transport with our regular guest John McPherson. Topics range from government funded airports and train-lines for the Adani mine, Melbourne tunnels affecting waterways, and public land being sold off for private gain. For more informations about the Adani front-line blockade, check out StopAdani 

In our intial conversations Kevin commends the Herald Sun on their fearless commentary. Then we explore in depth the decision to put an Apple store in Fed Square. James Lesh and Tania Davidge from Citizens for Melbourne join us in studio, and we have a lively discussion about the process, with information about some genuinely optomistic possibilities for stopping the building of the store. 

In the round-up of the news this week, we take a look at 'business bashing', tax cuts, Woolworths' treatment of cleaning staff, and the effects of mining waste in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Sue Bolton is a Socialist Alliance councillor in Moreland, and gives us some really important insights into the current situation in public housing - up to 11 housing estates to be demolised, with tenents...

This week Kevin and Meg are joined by Mark Allen - our absconding co-presenter, who is forced to defend his desertation! We learn about Mark's latest projects and encourage him to visit as a 'regular irregular' guest. In a wide-ranging and rather philosophical conversation this week, we discuss English politics, activist self-care, permaculture population solutions, and why Bob Brown is a fan of 3...

This week we discuss transport with our regular guest John McPherson 

A discussion on Gendered Violence at work, which took place at the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC),  as part of the Working Women Get Organised conference (November 2017)Jodi Peskett, Women’s Safety and Rights organiser (We Are Union Women Campaign, Victorian Trades Hall) facilitated the discussed on Gendered violence as an OH&S issue. Thanks to the organisers, The Geelong Women Unionists Netwo...

In a broad summary of the recent mainstream news, Kevin and Meg discuss the recent nobel preace prize win by an australian anti-nuclear group, and Eric Abetz's views on 350.org. Things then turn uncharacterisically frviolous as they discuss the TV show The Block (a show neither has ever watched), and Kevin shares present suggestions for the holiday season and where to find the best affordable fash...

This week on City Limits, Kevin and Meg discuss superannuation, the Royal wedding, and the footage from the Sea Shepherd. Dave Kerren, an active unionist working on a number of campaigns in Melbourne joins us on the phone from a Maritime Union of Australia community gathering, until called away by an active moment on the front line. We are then joined by Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservati...

  City Limits         22-11-17   Kevin and Meg are joined on the line by  John Passant.

This week Kevin and Meg are joined by Crystal McDonald from Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG), to discuss the differences between social housing and public housing - there are many significant differences! We hear good news about how many older Victorians have found housing with assistance of HAAG. At the beginning of the show, we discuss varying approaches to homelessness, the skyrail proj...

 City Limits                                                8-11-17  On today programme Kevin is joined on the phone by Helen Vandenberg they discuss enviromental pollusion caused by the waste industry, issue such as banned PCB'S in the air traveling as far as Hunter from Sydney. Then Kevin speaks with to Dave Sweeney from The Australian Conservation Foundation, they talk about how renewables are...

 City Limits                                   1-11-17  On todays edition of City Limits Kevin is joined in the studio by Transport expert & Guru John McPherson. They discuss all things from the East West Link, The Westgate Tunnel, Cyclists, Level crossings and Train travel around Melbourne & the world. Join us Live Wednesday mornings 9 till 10am on 3CR, 855am. 

 City Limits                                         25-10-17  On todays City Limits Kevin chats with Dave Kerin about the propossed development of Queen Victorian Market. We also catch up with Professor Patty Moriarty on his take on the situation. For more info head to Friends Of Queen Victorian Market (FOQVM).

City Limits                                                       18-10-17  On Todays programme Kevin Healy & April Bragg begin by speaking with Paul Adams, National Tertiary Education Union VU branch president about the forced redundancy at Victorian University targeting union branch officers, with up to 100 positions lost putting the university into finacial difficulties. If you would like more...

 City Limits                      11-10-17 On the programme Kevin is joined by Helen Vandenberg to talk about the Essendon Airports plan to lift curfews currently on Jets taking off, raising the weight limit & the noise restrictions in place. Then Kevin speaks with Professor Patty Moriarty, they discuss new infastructure projects propossed & how this new travel demand can be managed. With an incre...

 City Limits                                                       4-10-17  On todays Programme Kevin is joined by usual Co-Host Meg and they  speak to our Transport expert John McPherson about everything from the propossed Westgate Tunnel to the failed East West Link proposal. A retro spective of other countries and the way they've tackled their transport issues from Japan with its Bullet trains...

 City Limits                         27-9-17  On todays programme Kevin speaks with Laurie Werner & is also joined in the studio with Dave Kerin to chat about whats happening with Doyles massive over development of The Queen Victoria Market and his campaign with the group Friends of Queen Victoria Market.

 City Limits                                        20-9-17   It's Housing week on City Limits, Kevin is joined by Co-Host Meg Kimber. They talk with Howard Marosi on the phone & April Bragg in the studio about all thing Housing.