Perth Indymedia

Amid a nauseating period of what seems like mandatory mourning, not to mention sycophantic praise for Queen Elizabeth II, lawyer, social commentator, activist and author, David Renton, joins Alex Whisson to discuss the future of British society. What next for a country reeling from crisis to crisis on multiple fronts, from record high inflation, a chaotic, corrupt Tory government, to the possible...

Independent journalist and activist Andy Paine spoke to Alex Whisson about plans to disrupt the biennial Land Forces arms trade expo, set to be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from October 4th to 6th.

Staff at Sydney University have very much been leading the charge in recent times in the campaign for better wages and conditions in the higher education sector. On the back of several days of strike action that have taken place since May, workers there have voted for another 48-hour strike later this semester. Alex Whisson spoke to National Tertiary Education Union Sydney Uni Branch President, Ni...

We speak to Sam Wainwright from Scarborough Gas Action Alliance about a recent federal government decision to allow Perdaman to build another fertilizer plant in the Burrup, as well as the implications of Burrup industry expansion for climate.

Sarah Newbold - a senior counsellor from Perth Holistic Counselling, speaks to Indymedia regarding the current lack of financial and mental health support available when seeking an abortion. During our interview, Sarah outlines what she as a senior counsellor to be the most alarming and how both financial support and physical access to these services could impact the mental health of not only cis-...

Indymedia's Jessie Noakes reports from the historic Save Our Songlines demonstration on the Burrup Peninsula where traditional owners and their supporters gathered to oppose the expansion of industry on sacred Murujuga country. Jessie spoke to Mardudhunera woman Josie Alec and Ngarlama Yindjibarndi man Patrick Churnside. We also hear from Mardudhunera woman Raelene Cooper who spoke at the rally.

After the EPA's decision to extend Woodside's North West Shelf Gas project to 2070 we speak to Gerrard Mazza from Scarborough Gas Action Alliance about the campaign to protect Murujuga country (the Burrup Peninsula).

In response to the state government's decision to move 20 children into a maximum security prison in WA Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell speaks to Megan Krakouer, Project Director of the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project. He started by asking Megan what the significance of this proposed transfer is.

According to UNICEF, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, at least 13 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces so far this year. Dozens more Palestinian civilians have also been killed, including the revered Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. Yet you won't see blazing headlines in the Western press about the need to support the fight against Israeli opp...

Working class people in this country are currently facing the worst cost of living crisis for a generation. With inflation higher than it's been in decades, and an energy crisis in the eastern states seeing electricity prices skyrocketing, it's difficult enough for those of us employed to make ends meet. Spare a thought then for the unemployed and the poor, drowning in debt and struggling to pay t...

May 15th marked 74 years since the Nakba, Arabic for the catastrophe, the day mourned, and remembered in defiance, by Palestinians the world over. It was on that day in 1948, in fact technically the day before on the Israeli calendar, that the Zionist state's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared victory over the Palestinian people, having overseen the expulsion of some 750 000 men, wom...

In the aftermath of Saturday's federal election, Indymedia's Alex Whisson provides a report and analysis on all the many facets of the result.

We speak to Kyle Gleadell from the School Of Critical Arts about the school, their upcoming courses and the need for alternatives to the increasingly neoliberal university system. http://www.criticalarts.org.au

We speak to the founders of The Abortion Project about a 'pro-life' rally in Perth, the US supreme court's expected decision to reverse abortion laws and the work that the Abortion Project are doing to increase awareness around reproductive and medical rights.

Are you nauseated by this election campaign? Does the corporate media's banal coverage of it, replete with ridiculous 'gotcha' moments, and sports-like commentary on who is winning and losing, make you feel physically ill? Rest assured, you are not alone. In fact, it may well be you're in the majority. Indymedia's Alex Whisson had the opportunity to chat with someone who feels the same way. Dr Tad...

We speak to Zane Wayman from the North Fremantle Social Club about plans to create a community hub for art, well-being, social activities and activism.

We speak to traditional owner Josie Alec from Murujuga in the Pilbara about the threat to Aboriginal rock art and the climate from the proposed Scarborough Gas Hub in WA's north.

We speak to long-term activist, journalist and commentator Federico Fuentes about the Novak Djokovic case and what it says about the Australian government's response to the Covid19 pandemic.

We speak to Palestinian activist Fahad Ali from Palestinian Justice Movement Sydney about the boycott of the Sydney Arts Festival 2022 over a sponsorship deal with the Israeli embassy.

Knee jerk border closures without an examination of the evidence, the spreading of fear & panic, and abject indifference, at best, to the suffering of poorly vaccinated populations in the global South. Familiar aspects of the Australian government’s COVID-19 political playbook that we’ve grown used to almost two years into the pandemic, this time in response to the emergence of the Omicron variant...

We speak to Clancey from Blockade Australia about the ongoing direct action in and around Newcastle to shut down the word's largest coal port and confront our government's inaction on the climate crisis.

We speak to Liz Downes from Rain-forest Action Group about community opposition to gold and copper mining in the north Ecuadorian town of Buenas Aires. The community have been peacefully resisting Gina Rinehart's company Hanrine mining the area despite brutal crackdowns from military police.

Indymedia's Jessie Noakes speaks to Noongar man Brendan Jones about his experience of sleeping rough on the streets of Perth throughout the pandemic.

Street protests in Colombia began some two months ago on the basis of widespread opposition to regressive tax changes proposed by the government of Ivan Duque. Duque was forced to withdraw those proposals within a matter of days, but the protests continued. To discuss the question of why those protests morphed into a more generalised anti-government movement, Alex Whisson spoke to Colombian politi...

We speak to researcher and author Iain McIntyre about his book Environmental Blockades: Obstructive Direct Action and the History of The Environmental Movement. A new book that chronicles early environmental blockades in Australia, the USA and Canada. You can read and listen to some of the interviews that contributed to the book at www.commonslibrary.org Photo by David Kemp.