Radioactive Show

A Radioactive Show featuring recordings from 2006-2016 as picked out by Radioactive Show producers from that time. With the theme of 'journey', hear some powerful clips from that decade which really resonate with current struggles.  

On Friday 3 July at Balam Balam Place on Kulin Land, 100 people gathered for a candlelight vigil and talanoa as part of the Pacific Peace Pilgrimage 2026.The Pacific Peace Pilgrimage was organised by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Quakers Australia and the Pacific Conference of Churches to cooincide with two significant anniversaries. July 1 marked 80 years since the United...

 A repeat of a 2021 pre-NAIDOC week show featuring Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Vicki Abdullah and Uncle Kevin Buzzacott. NAIDOC theme was 'Heal Country'. 

As we approach the 80th anniversary of the first of around 300 nuclear explosions imposed on the Pacific by colonial powers, and mark the 60th anniversary of the French nuclear testing in the Pacific, we dip into the archives and bring you a show that first aired in 2006 and was presented by Bilbo and Emily with guest presenter Nancy Atkin for the 40th anniversary of French nuclear testing. The In...

This week's show, hosted by the Friends of the Earth Nuclear Free Collective, discusses the recent alarming changes to the Roxby Downs Indenture legislation & the to the sacred mound springs on Arabunna country where BHP draws up to 42 million litres of water a day from the Great Artesian Basin. We interview Annie McGovern, a participant in the early Roxby Blockades in 80s, who reflects on her exp...

Featuring a conversation with Ray Acheson in New York, wherein they dissect the 2026 Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), discuss the status of International law and disarmament treaties in our current era, and consider the importance of the upcoming Pine Gap Sacred Land Back Convergence.  Reaching Critical WillTreaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsClose Pine Gap - Sacred Land Back Conver...

Today we are joined by Liz Downes and Lee Tan to discuss the rush for rare earth mining and critical mineral processing to feed the 'green' energy revolution, new technology and the needs of the military industrial complex. We take a close look at Australian company Lynas's Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Kuantan, Malaysia that is being fed by rare earths mined at Mt. Weld in WA.  LAMP was cons...

This weeks show hosted by the Nuclear Free Collective shares recordings from the 40 Years of Chernobyl Vigil held on Monday evening in Naarm (Melbourne). Speeches by Reed, O'Loughlin, Dave Sweeney and Kirsten Blair. The songs featured in this episode are from the Chornobyl Songs Project: Living Culture from a Lost World, performed by Ensemble Hilka.  

This show from the archives 'Uranium Mill Protest on Native American Land' features recordings from the Ute Mountain Ute Native American protest against the White Mesa Uranium Mill on their land from April 2017. Presenter KA Garlick interviews White Mesa Community Leaders Priscellna Rabbit and Ephraim Dutchie, an attorney Marie Ann Tapp and Dinah women Leona Morgan.  White Mesa Uranium Mill is the...

Today we take a look at some of the research and actions around military spending on this continent as we mark the beginning of the month long Global Days of Action on Military Spending initiated by the International Peace Bureau.  First up we'll hear from Jaimie Jeffries, Co-convenor of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network Geelong and Vic South West and member of Defend Peace Djilang. T...

The Donald Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project is in the Wimmera region of Victoria, about 300 km north-west of Melbourne.  The Donald Project plans to develop a massive mineral deposit discovered in the 1970s. The Victorian Government approved the Donald Project work plan for construction and operation of the mine in June 2025. In October 2025, the Australian Government awarded the mine "Major...

This conversation with Dr Scheherazade Bloul traces the pathways into AUKUS Pillar II, examining how universities are increasingly entangled in military research and defence infrastructure. We explore the implications of this alignment and what it means for knowledge production, power, and the futures being shaped across our region. Part one of a two part series. 

On the 11th of March fifteen years ago, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the east coast of Japan triggering a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant.  Vast amounts of radioactive contamination were suddenly released into the environment and around 150,000 people were forced to flee their homes.  Fifteen years later, the impacts of that dreadful day are still very real with clean up ongo...

On March 1st, about 20 people came together for an anti-nuclear workshop held in Lutruwita at an activist camp organised by Grass Roots Action Network Tasmania (GRANT). Nuclear Free Collective coordinators Reed and Manju teamed up with our friends at Beyond Uranium Canberra, to discuss AUKUS in the context of the anti-nuclear movement in so-called Australia. We also “soft launched” an anti-AUKUS p...

Sharing audio from an online forum organised by no nuclear subs SA, ‘Stop the AUKUS nuclear submarines’, held on February 11. Firstly we’ll hear from Dr Margie Beavis, from the Medical Association for Prevention of War, and ICAN - the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Margie will provide some of the broader context of defence policy and AUKUS nuclear submarines. Later in the show...

From the 21-23rd of February World Beyond War have called the Global Days of Action to #CloseBases. For all the details of Close Bases actions globally go to worldbeyondwar.org/closebases. As actions to close military bases across the continent and around the globe are underway, we bring you a show about the campaign to close the 'Nurrungar Joint Defence Facility' in the late 8o's and early 90's....

Today we speak with Dr. Tilman Ruff about the end of the New START Treaty, that removes a significant nuclear restraint between Russia and the United States, which together possess 87% of the world’s nuclear weapons. Under New START,  the United States and Russia were limited to deploy each a maximum of 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads and 700 nuclear weapon delivery systems.  They also complied w...

This week's show is about running for country, community and life. We celebrate the efforts of the mutual aid fun run and share reflections on the legacy, learnings and ongoing relevance of The Sacred Runs. A series of ceremonial and political runs led by Dennis Banks in solidarity with many others - including long-time anti-nuclear organiser, Marcus Atkinson. Part One of a three part interview se...

This week is the first of a regular update from Friends of the Earth Melbourne's Nuclear Free Collective coordinators Reed and Manju.  Reed interviews Ibi and River, two young anti-nuclear activists, about how they got involved and what motivates them to organise against nuclear developments. Keep up to date with the latest nuclear-free news.  Sign up for Friends of the Earth Melbourne's Nuclear-f...

Johan, Sam, Manju and Michaela are joined by anti-nuclear legends Dr. Jim Green - National Nuclear-Free Campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia and Aunty Sue Haseldine - Googatha elder and President of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance to reflect on some of the events of 2025 and look ahead to some of the campaigns we will be covering in 2026.  Topics include: AUKUS; nuclear power plants...

We mark the 16 Days of Activism on Gender-based Violence by hearing from Ray Acheson, an organizer, activist, writer and Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament program of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world's oldest feminist peace organisation. Between 2008–2024 Ray Acheson served on the steering group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nucl...

Alison from Demilitarise Newcastle speaks with us about the military expansion in their region and their week of mobilisation for #earthcarenotwarfare coming up from December 1-9. Followed by Adam from Mparntwe for Falastin, a community group protesting the role of the Pine Gap joint US-Australian facility in attacks on Palestine and Sudan. 

Today we bring you some interviews from the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance Meeting 2025, held on Nukunu country at Pichi Richi park over the 29-31 August.  Adnyamathanha woman Deidre Coulthard shared their concerns about ongoing impacts of the Leigh Creek coal mine that continues to pollute the local area despite its 70 year operations ending in 2015.  And she shares excitement about efforts to...

In this program we spoke with Michelle Fahy, an independent researcher investigating links between the weapons industry and Australian Government about her latest report on arms companies providing almost a quarter of the National Press Club's sponsorship. We also catch up with Australian Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Gem Romuld to bring an update on their work...