Radioactive Show

On this week’s radioactive show, we hear the session at the recent Australian Nuclear Free Alliance meeting about the clean up of ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory.  The discussion then acknowledges the wisdom of the indigenous peoples of Australia, the longest living culture in the world. What happens when you close down a uranium mine in a world heritage listed area? Gundjeihmi Abori...

On September 15-17th 2017 the 20th Australian Nuclear Free Alliance was held on Kaurna country in Adelaide, South Australia. 20 years of standing strong for country, working together and fighting uranium mines, waste dumps and nuclear power. Listen to recordings from the first session of the 2017 conference, reflecting on 20 years of ANFA and nuclear free solidarity, with humour and love. Features...

On this show, we present a talk by Alex Edney-Browne on the social and psychological effects of drone warfare. The talk was part of the IPAN conference held in Naarm Melbourne in second week of September. For more information on the conference, go to www.ipan.org.auAlex refers to illustrations in her talk that were created based on her research interviews. They can be found here: http://www.abc.ne...

Today we present excerpts from speeches delivered at ‘War, Peace and Independence' a public forum held in Naarm/Melbourne on Friday the 7th of September. We hear from Meriki Onus (Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance), Lidia Thorpe (Gunnai-Gunditjmara), Sung Hee Choi (activist from South Korea), David Vine (Assoc. Prof. Anthropology American University) & Scott Ludlum (Nuclear-free activist and f...

On this show, I want to take you all out bush, onto Wangkatja Country, in the Northern Goldfields of Western Australia. It’s here that traditional owners have been fighting for over 40 years to protect country and keep uranium in the ground. Every year for the last 7 years, the Walkatjurra Walkabout have taken supporters from across Australia and the world to walk on country with traditional owner...

On Saturday 19th August, a special event was held bringing together people from the Irati Wanti, Muckaty and current campaigns against a National radioactive waste dump.  On this week’s radioactive show, we hear some of the speakers’ courageous and inspiring stories of people on the frontline, learn the history of community resistance and how together we can win. The new short film We Say NO was l...

Today we speak with walk organiser Marcus Atkinson midway through the sixth annual Walkatjurra Walkabout, a one month walk from Wiluna to Leonora from August 4th – September 2nd.  Visit Nuclear Free WA for videos. No Dump Alliance member Dash Taylor Johnson from the Australian Education Union talks to us about the current work of the alliance: focussing on opposition to the Federal Governments' pr...

This week’s radioactive show features a discussion between ACF’s Dave Sweeney and Czech energy consultant Olga Kalisova who works with non-governmental organization Calla - Association for Preservation of the Environment, which is active on energy and environmental topics.  Calla played a leading role in the recent cessation of uranium mining in Czech Republic. For more information about Calla - A...

We commemorate the anniversary of the nuclear bombs falling on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. KA speaks to Hibakusha survivor Sou Horie. Closer to home, Marcus Atkinson and Vicky Abdullah give updates on nuclear free campaigning in WA and the launch of another Walkutjirra Walkabout. 

A tribute show to Yankunytjatjara elder and atomic test survivor, Yami Lester, who sadly passed away recently. We reflect on his ongoing fight for justice, for a nuclear free world and Aboriginal land rights. Please note that, with family permission, this episode includes recordings of Yami Lester’s voice. We also hear from Tim Wright, Campaign Director of ICAN (International Campaign Against Nucl...

This week we share an interview with Ralph Hutchison, coordinator of the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance from Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance or OREPA works to oppose the Y12 nuclear weapons facility at Oak Ridge, through the use of non-violent direct action and grass roots organising. We also catch up with Jim Green, nuclear free campaigner from Friends of the...

This week we speak to an Australian activist and hear her first hand account of the campaign to stop a radioactive waste dump in France. We learn that that are quite a few radioactive parallels between our countries. Links mentioned during the interview are:en.vmc.camp (in english, updates on the occupation)sortirdunucleaire.org (in french, legal process)burezonelibre.noblogs.org (in french, websi...

On Saturday the 17th of June, a women led, all-inclusive rally was held in Melbourne in solidarity with the Women's March to Ban the Bomb! and as part of a National Day of Action in anticipation of the Global Nuclear Weapons ban.  Today we feature recordings from the rally and march featuring excerpts from speeches by Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Kokatha survivor of nuclear testing, Greens Senator Janet...

We hear from a few of the many people who travelled to the Frontier Wars March. The march took place on April 25th, 2017.

Many listeners will have heard about Clinton Pryor, a Wajuk, Balardung, Kija and Yulparitja man from Western Australia who has been on a very long Walk For Justice since leaving Perth in September 2016.This Radioactive Show features strong words and sounds from Clinton's walk through the city of Naarm Melbourne, on the evening of June 6, an event organised by the Warriors for Aboriginal Resistance...

This June marks the 30th Anniversary of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Disarmament and Arms Control Act. Today's show features an interview originally recorded at Plains FM in Christchurch, in it we'll hear Sally Carlton from Speak up Korerotia who is talking to nuclear disarmament experts Kate Dewes, Ken Graham & Natasha Burns.

WA’s new premier, the ALP’s Mark McGowan, stated before the election that he wouldn’t overturn any final approvals that had been made, but what is final approval?  What does the change of government mean for the 4 proposed uranium mines in WA and what does it mean for affected communities? On today’s show, we speak to Mia Pepper, Nuclear Free Campaigner at the Conservation Council of WA; Mr Glen C...

Mara Bonacci speaks with Geoff Williams from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to get an his perspective from on-the-ground at the Australian Government clean up of Maralinga atomic test sites prior to a handback to the Maraling Tjarutja Traditional Owners.  Dr. Jim Green, national Nuclear-free campaigner with Friends of the Earth, gives an environmental and social just...

The Frontier Wars March in Canberra has become an important event. The push to have the Australian War Memorial recognise the first and largest war on Australian soil as part of official Anzac Day Commemerations strikes at the heart of Australia's historical narrative. We hear from two Aboriginal leaders about why the Frontier Wars march is so important to them....

This Radioactive Show hear a Chernobyl Commemorative Show shared with us by Understorey, a Perth-based Radio show. We mark 31 years since the disaster occurred and reflect on the secrecy, devastation and pain that remains. A poignant reminder of why we must become a nuclear free world.

Saturday 29th April marked the one year anniversary of the nomination of Barndioota, or Wallerberdina, in the Flinders Ranges as the Federal government’s preferred site for a national radioactive waste facility. It was chosen from a shortlist of 6 sites. This week we hear from the local doctor Susi Andersson, get messages of support from people from the previously shortlisted sites - Robyn Rayner...

A recording from ANZAC Day eve event put on by the Medical Association for the Prevention of War called "The real story of why we go to war". A diverse and thought provoking night including music, poetry, talks and a comedy act. Michael Hamel-Green, Vietnam War resisterRod Quantock who gives a concise and humourous history of warBrunswick Rogues choirAnd Alice Melike Ülgezer, poet and author.

This week, Australians will mark Anzac Day, a day to remember Australians who have died in all wars. Today on the Radioactive Show, we hear from Queensland historian Libby Connors talking about Aboriginal Warrior Dundalee, executed during the Frontier Wars in Queensland. This was recorded by Bec Horridge in April 2016.

We share a conversation with Tanganekald, Meintangk, and Boandik woman, Irene Watson. Irene is a pro vice-chancellor at the University of South Australia, a First Nations representative to the UN and has been published widely in law, Indigenous and feminist journals. She speaks from her position as a First Nations' person to critique and examine the colonial legal system, particularly by questioni...

UN negotiations for a nuclear weapon ban treaty started with a one week session at the UN at the end of March. The aim of the ban is to de-legimatise nuclear bombs and put them on the same legal footing as other weapons of mass destruction, working much like the prohibitions on the use of chemical and biological weapons. This show includes a speech at the UN by Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, a Kokat...