City Limits

To start the show we listen to the first part of an interview from the archives. In 1999 Kevin, Meredith Butler and Dave Kerrin interviewed Jack Mundey about the great contribution he made to the union movement, the environment and social justice through his work with the NSW Builders Labourer's Federation. We then talk to Professor Paddy Moriarty from Monash Uni about the issues brought up in thi...

We talk to our regular transport commentator, John McPherson, about all things transport. In the second half of the show we talk with Bob Skates from Murtoa about the changes to the Overland Train timetable and what this means for passengers.

On the show today we speak to Ivon Ortega about the new gardens they are setting up at Brunswick Neighbourhood House and about community gardens and food production in Cuba.

We catch up with Helen van den Berg about issues in Melbourne's North West, particularly the Tullamarine Toxic Waste Dump.

Yaelle Caspi, policy officer at the Tenants Union of Victora will be talking about the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 and also rooming houses. Shane McGrath, the tenancy worker from the Housing for the Aged Action Group also comes on the show to discuss these topics. "But not only is it horrific, it's the predictable consequences of the government consistently failing to invest in pu...

A discussion with Janine Rayner, senior policy officer from the Consumer Action Law Centre, about people not being able to meet utility bills, and also the introduction of smart meters.

On this episode of City Limits we disuss Melbourne's transport issues. Topics include Melbourne's proposed new Skyrail, the Pentridge development, and using public transport with a disability.

On this program we talk to Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation on the outcomes of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission. We discuss the tentative finding that the world's nuclear waste should be stored in South Australia.

We talk to April Bragg from Housing for the Aged Action Group about general housing issues and the proposed changes to negative gearing.

On this show we talk to Mark Allen who believes that town planning can greatly address issues of sustainability and climate change. He runs workshops through a group called "Population, Permaculture and Planning".

City Limits starts off the new year with an analysis of what's in the papers. Then we get onto public transport issues, such as the scandal of the the worn away train wheels, new train networks in Asia, the fixing of the level crossings at trains stations in Melbourne, and the effect that privatisation has had on the transport system. Our regular transport critic John McPherson appears on this sho...

We talk to Dr Kate Shaw, urban geographer, and future fellow at the University of Melbourne about different cultural attitudes to housing in Australia, Canada and Germany and resulting legislation and practice.

In light of the Paris climate talks we discuss what role transport has to play in climate change, and what can be done to reduce its impact. We also discuss general issues. Special guests: John McPherson and Prof Paddy Moriarty.

A chat with Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth about the latest mining disasters globally and what that means for mines proposed by the same companies in Australia. Also we introduce Emma Warren as a new co-presenter and talk about her background in urban planning, permaculture and landscape architecture.

On this week's show we talk to Gemma White from Housing for the Aged Action Group about her research into the housing needs of older Australians who come from a non-English-speaking background.

You can read more of John Passant's analysis of taxation and politics at http://enpassant.com.au/

Anti-capitalist analysis of the mainstream media, and John McPherson's thoughts on how to better organise Melbourne's public transport system.

We talk to Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation about all the latest developments in the nuclear industry in Australia.

We express our surprise that the rich are collaborating to help each other at the expense of the rest of us. We discuss some of the pro-capitalist drivel that comes out of the mainstream media. Then we talk to Shane McGrath from Housing for the Aged Action Group about housing issues.

Our first interview is with Helen Van Den Berg who is a long-time community activist from Tullamarine. She's fighting Vic Roads on a proposal to widen the Tullamarine Freeway by taking away the emergency lanes. She also continues to campaign around the environmental standards and safety of Tullamarine toxic waste dump. Next we talk to Peter Yacono about his documentary 'Our Power' about the disast...

We discuss general transport issues with John McPherson. We also heard from Louise Costa from the campaign group RAGE Rushworth Action Group for the Environment. They are concerned that Vic Roads hasn't consulted their community, or even their shire council, before starting a project to widen the road in and out of town. To address the safety concerns the community would prefer to reduce the speed...

Kevin, Annie and Professor Paddy Moriarty, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Design at Monash University, discuss Paddy's latest paper which is on the measures that cities will have to take to prepare for the effects of climate change.

Pre-eminent social enterprise Big Issue has announced that they will be starting a new social enterprise to raise money for social housing. Homes for Homes is essentially a voluntary tax for people who are selling property. We ask whether the whole concept of the social enterprise, that is applying business principles to social problems, is the best way to provide services. Guests: April Bragg fro...

Despite a shocking lack of tea, Kevin Healy manages to wow us all with another show full of his brilliant political insights. He also interviews Peter Logan from the long running campaign to Save Albert Park from the Grand Prix Formula 1 competition.

A win! On this episode we discuss the successful campaign to save parklands in Brimbank with Ken Mooney. We also talk about the future of the park - stay tuned to the program to hear how you can get involved in the future. Next we have a short interview with Garawa elder Uncle Jacky Green about the McArthur River copper and zinc mine and how it's affecting his people. Finally we have Dave Sweeney...