Perth Indymedia

We hear from two of the speakers at the Perth Invasion Day Rally, Corina Hayden-Howard and Marianne Mackay.

Raymond Grenfell speaks to Chilean journalist Sarah about the developing protests in Chile and the broader politics of the movement.

Jesse Noakes spoke to local elder Mingli Wanjurri McGlade to get her thoughts on invasion day and the rallies held around the country on the weekend.

We speak to local social justice activist Sam Wainwright about the incredible wave of strike action currently taking place in France.

We speak to New South Wales firefighter, union-activist and environmentalist Jim Casey about the tragic fires sweeping the east coast and the political response.

We speak to long-time social justice activist Mark Goudkamp about the implications of the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

We speak to Anton Troy from the Save Our Donnelly campaign to discuss plans to dam the Donnelly and the potential implications for the local ecology.

We speak to organiser and academic Jimmy Yang at Melbourne University regarding a recent action that aimed to highlight the effects of casualisation and wage theft on workers rights and education at Melbourne Uni.

Joy Ming King of the Lausan Collective joins Alex Whisson to discuss the Hong Kong protests.

As the massive demonstrations in Chile continue we speak to independent journalist Juan Toro from Santiago about the implications of the social movement and the political repression from the state.

The Tarkine in the north west of Tasmania is once again under threat from logging and mining. We speak to Jenny Webber from the Bob Brown Foundation who is currently at the blockade to #SaveTheTarkine

Members of Perth's Kurdish community spoke to Alex Whisson at last Saturday's emergency rally to Save Rojava and Stand With the Kurds in Syria.

We speak to Bambang Warinto from the Alliance of Independent Journalists in Indonesia regarding the dangerous implications of President Joko Widodo's new coalition government and the proposed changes to the penal code.

The previous Ecuadorian government under Rafael Carreo was broadly seen as a progressive one, part of the so-called pink tide of left wing governments in Latin America. Among many other things Carreo famously offered political asylum to Julian Assange, and rejected the economic diktats of the International Monetary Fund. Lenin Moreno then took office as President in May 2017. Alex Whisson began hi...

West Papuan student activist Porobibi Bibiporo spoke to Alex Whisson from Melbourne.

Indonesian student activist Nailendra spoke to Alex Whisson from Yogyakarta about the ongoing anti-government protests.

Liz Humphrys is a political economist at the University of Technology Sydney and the author of How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia’s Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project. She spoke to Alex Whisson.

Tommy-John Herbert is a wharfie and rank-and-file unionist who recently spoke at the School Strike for Climate in Sydney. He spoke to Alex Whisson.

We speak to activist and comedian Tom Tanuki about the direct action, anti-fascist and anti-racist phenomena known as Yelling At Racist Dogs.

We speak to the chief director of the Aboriginal Legal Service, Dennis Egginton, about the tragic death of Joyce Clarke.

Maritime Union of Australia State Secretary Christy Cain joins Alex Whisson to discuss recent divisions within the Labor Party and the Western Australian labour movement.

Adrian Lowe is both a proud communist and a Balga ward candidate for the upcoming City of Stirling elections. He joined Alex Whisson to discuss his campaign.

Year 11 North Albany Senior High School student and climate activist Kaelin Abrahams joined Sara Morrison and Alex Whisson to discuss the local plans for the 20th September school strike for climate action.

Author, commentator and activist John Rees spoke to Alex Whisson about the latest twists and turns in the saga that is Britain's attempt to leave the European Union.

Brian Mier is an author, journalist and co-editor of the news site Brasil Wire. He recently returned from Rondonia, one of the Amazonian states in Brazil most affected by the devastating fires that have shocked the world.