Doin Time

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. Many targeted racialised groups understand their differential treatment by police, but what kind of formal data collection or publication is available about police encounters with the public? This episode of Doin' Time features an...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. Inner Melbourne Community Legal recently released a report entitled Policing COVID-19 in Victoria: exploring the impact of perceived race in the issuing of COVID-19 related fines during 2020 - first up on today's show, Marisa speaks...

 First up on the Doin' Time show this week, Marisa speaks with Brett Collins from Justice Action about his ongoing work in prisoner justice, specifically the Computers in Cells project, which by the end of the week will provide all prisoners in NSW with either a computer, tablet, or laptop in their cells. He talks about recent successes in international conferences in both Adelaide and Nairobi, an...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. For this special Radiothon Episode of Doin' Time, Marisa speaks with Cheryl Kaulfuss from ISJA Melbourne, reflects on the Doin Time program as a listener of the program, talking about her highlights from the past year, her favourite...

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images and discussion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died. FIrst up on today's show, Marisa speaks with Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition who gives listeners an update on issues regarding refugees and asylum seekers, with particular focus on the Sudanese conflict and why the Australian govermnent...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and of deaths in custody. First up on today's show, Marisa speaks with Sue-Anne Hunter who is a proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai (Nu-Ray) Illum Wurrung woman and Deputy Chair and Commissioner with the Yoorrook Justice Commission. She informs listeners on Yoorrook's work towa...

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and discussion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died. First up on today's program, Marisa speaks with Pamela Curr, longtime advocate of refugees and asylum seekers, condemning the disgusting display outside Victoria's Parliament on Saturday, where neo-nazis dressed in black held an anti-immigration rally, a...

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died.  This special episode of Doin' Time falls on May Day, also known as International Workers' Day.  First up on the program, speaks to activist and advocate Marianne MacKay, a Yoorgabilya woman from the Whadjuk Noongar Nation, about the importance of the voices of people...

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and of deaths in custody. This episode of Doin Time is a yearly dedication and tribute to the much-loved honourable Uncle Ray Jackson (27 March 1941 – 23 April 2015). Uncle Ray was a Wiradjuri warrior who dedicated his life to fighting for justice and...

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and graphic discussion of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, as well as self-harm, violence, abuse, and racism. If this discussion raises concerns or issues, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people can call Yarning SafeNStrong for free and confident...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died. First up on the show, Marisa speaks with Nicole Lee (President of People with Disability Australia), about the anti-trans rally and counterprotest held outside Victorian Parliament last weekend. Standing in solidarity with the trans and gender-divers...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, and graphic discussion of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and police brutality. First up on the program this week, Marisa interviews journalist and author Jeff Waters, about his 2008 book, Gone for a Song: A Death in Custody on Palm Island. He gives a bac...

  *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, and of deaths in custody. First up on today's program, Marisa speaks with proud Gunditjmara man Alan Brown, an ambassador and life-member (and former chairperson/CEO) of the Victorial Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS), which this year celebrates 50...

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains graphic audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, and of deaths in custody. This is the second part of the TJ Hickey commemoration, where Marisa begins the program by giving background on continued attempts by NSW police to weaken and subdue TJ's family, with claims that his death was merely a...

 *Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains graphic audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, and of deaths in custody. This episode of Doin' Time is dedicated to TJ Hickey, who died in custody on 14 February 2004 as a direct result of the actions of the Redfern Police. First up on the program, Marisa speaks with Tuffy Morwitzer, campai...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, in-depth discussion of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and other distressing content such as suicide in detention. First up on the program, Marisa invites proud Gunditjmara woman Jill Gallagher, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, and in-depth discussion of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. This episode of Doin' Time, the first of 2023, is dedicated to Veronica Nelson, who died in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre on January 2, 2020. This week's show begins with a recap of the Fin...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and discussion of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have died, and contains sensitive and triggering descriptions of racial violence.  First up, Marisa is joined by Megan Krakouer and Gerry Georgatos (Project Director and National Coordinator of the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project, respectivel...

Marissa speaks with disability advocate, Samantha Connor, Vice President with People With Disability Australia, about the Disability Royal Commission and guardianship orders. They discuss the importance of rights over decisions, and the "dignity of risk", which is the right to make the mistakes we all make. The Disability Royal Commission held a public hearing about experiences of violence, abuse,...

Imagine losing and needing to reclaim all your rights every six months -- your right to study, work, and access to healthcare. Today's broadcast is dedicated to refugees and asylum seekers, and focuses on two "No-one Left Behind" rallies, in Melbourne and Sydney, to demand the government makes good on its promise to provide permanent visas. Ian Rintoul spokesperson from the Refugee Action Coalitio...

Re-broadcasting excerpts from the state funeral for Uncle Jack Charles. The funeral took place on the 18th October 2022. 

 First up on the show, Marisa welcomes Ilo Diaz, Advocacy Coordinator in the racial discrimination work of the Police Accountability Project, to discuss the consequences of police investigating police for our vulnerable communities. Ilo gives us a run-down on where we are at with independent oversight while police investigate police. They also discuss the Victorian Government's ongoing lack of act...

Marisa speaks with prisoners’ rights activist Brett Collins from human rights group Justice Action, about their meeting with the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT). On the meeting agenda were issues such as forced medication and strip searching. Following this interview, the SPT were in the news when NSW refused to allow the United Nations torture investigators entry in...

Today's show is dedicated to refugees and asylum seekers. Marisa speaks with Joey Tangaloa Taualii who is in detention at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA). Joey has experienced both prison and detention, and says detention is much worse. "It is designed to destroy you", he says. You can find Joey's youtube channel here, where he talks with other detainees. Ian Rintoul, spokes...

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images and discussion of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander people who have diedMarisa dedicates this program to the late Uncle Jack Charles, First Nations elder, much loved actor, Indigenous theatre pioneer and musician. This tribute celebrates his work and legacy by returning to two past interviews with Uncle Jack Charles, (with perm...