Tuesday Breakfast

7.15: Dr Laura Whitburn, Senior Lecturer and Anatomy Discipline Lead at La Trobe University, on the Midwifery Group Practice model of maternity care, and its success at Dhelkaya Health in Castlemaine.// 7.30: Brenda Tait, a climate activist with Extinction Rebellion, on the dangers of the Future Gas Strategy announced by the Australian Government last week.//7.45: Michelle Coleman of Mums for Pale...

Headlines// 7.15: Human rights activist Khadija Gbla on their experiences living at the intersections of disability, neurodivergence, queerness and Blackness, their activism in these spaces, and their hopes for young people like themselves. Listen to the full episode on Women on the Line, which first aired on Monday 29 April//7.30: Victorian leader of the Greens Samantha Ratnam speaking at a rally...

Headlines// 7.15: Activist Nat Farah speaking at the A15 rally on 15 April for the A15 Global Action aimed at disrupting economic systems in solidarity with Palestine. Follow A15 on Instagram: @a15actions//7.30: Laura John, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, on the Senate Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024. The inquiry will report with its findin...

Headlines// 7.15: Katelyn Butterss, CEO of the Victorian Public Tenants Association speaks to Jennifer Borrell on 3CR's Think Again about the difference between community, public and social housing and what we know and don't know about the Victorian Government's plan to demolish the public housing towers. The full interview aired on Think Again on Friday 12th April 2024, listen here// 7.30: Naarm-...

Headlines// 7.15: Extracts from a webinar on Pine Gap and Gaza from 27 March that asked the question: What is Pine gap doing right now to First Nations people and to the people of Palestine. The first is a short speech from Yuwaalaayi/Gamilaraay woman and activist Barbara Flick on the history of First Nations protest at Pine Gap and the second is Alyawarre woman, scholar and academic activist Asso...

7:15 & 7:30  We replay Samah Sabawi's speech from when she spoke to educators at the Teachers for Palestine forum on 22nd January 2024 called ‘Why There’s No ‘Neutrality’ on Genocide’ which was organised by Teachers and School Staff for Palestine Victoria. Samah Sabawi Palestinian award-winning author, playwright and poet, and in Part 1 Samah provides context to the erasure of Palestinian history,...

Headlines// 7.15: Dacia Abela, lawyer and program manager at Naarm-based Community Legal Centre WEstjustice, on economic abuse in the context of family violence. Listen to the full Women on the Line episode here//7.30: Kathryn Kelly, convener of Independent Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) ACT, on the latest regarding the AUKUS deal between Australia, the US and the UK and the ongoing anti-AUKUS...

Headlines// 7.15: Actor and improviser Alannah Parkin on the open letter to major festivals to reverse their decision to remove a pro-Palestine comedian from Australian arts festivals. You can read the full letter via @comedy4pal on Instagram// World Social Work Day special segment -7.30: Lawyer, social worker and senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne Dr Jennifer Davidson on World Social...

Headlines// 7.15: Noura Mansour's speech at last week's International Working Women's Day rally in Naarm calling for an end to imperial feminism, an end to the silence about the genocide (particularly among women's organisations) and an end to the Zionist occupation of Palestine// 7.30: Environmental educator, campaigner and regenerative farmer Greta Carroll on the incredible community and grassro...

Headlines// 7.15: Solidarity Breakfast’s Annie McLoughlin speaks with Kimba Thompson from Blak Dot Galleries and artist Peta Clancy about the exhibition at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick called Future River - an indigenous perception of the river and watercourses across Naarm//7.30: Elise West, Director at Teachers for Peace and Executive Officer at the Medical Association for the Prevention of War...

Headlines// René Hà, Vietnamese queer migrant based in Gadigal Land & Project Coordinator of Stamped Zine, on this project and the complexities of the migrant experience in so-called Australia. Follow @stampedzine on Instagram for updates//Camp Sovereignty update//WIRE CEO Jade Blakkarly on WIRE Great Debate – WIRE's International Women's Day events//Year 12 student and staunch social activist Gis...

Headlines// 7.15: Stella Swain from Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK speaks to Vivien Langford about the Boycotting of Barclays Bank and their complicity in funding Israeli military at rally in Sydney on 9 February. This conversation first aired on Solidarity Breakfast on 10 February//7.30: Chloe DS, refugee rights activist, green left journalist, and fellow 3CR presenter, on the 10-year anniversa...

Headlines// 7.15: Jan Bartlett speaking with Dr Helen McCue about her work with Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad, also known as Union Aid Abroad, and her continued advocacy for refugee and women's rights. Listen to the full episode on 3CR Tuesday Hometime// 7.30: Sarah Baarini and Shirley Winton from Hobsons Bay 4 Palestine on mobilising to advocate for a Free Palesti...

Headlines// 7.15: Part 1 of Solidarity Breakfast’s Annie McLoughlin and Kristin O’Connell from the Anti Poverty Centre's conversation about the changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts recently announced by the Albanese Government// 7.30: Laniyuk, Larrakia, Kungarakan, Gurindji and French political creative and performer about the sacred lands of the Larrakia people, which are currently under threat of bei...

Headlines// 7.15: Jaya Keaney, author of Making Gaybies: Queer Reproduction and Multiracial Feeling, on the complexities and intersections of race and queerness when creating queer families. Listen to the full episode on Women on the Line here//7.30: Jill Gallagher, a proud Gunditjmara woman from Western Victoria and CEO of The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)...

Headlines//7.15: Renee, an organiser with Students for Palestine and Free Palestine Melbourne on organising for Palestine and the disruption today that will take place at 4pm at Bourke St Mall in the CBD. For updates, please follow the group on Instagram @studentsforpalestinevictoria//7.30: Dr Jessica Gannaway, Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Educati...

7:15am - Samala Thakialee Cronin, Butchulla and Woppaburra woman, speaks to Emma from Women on the Line about the work she and others undertook in collaboration with Meanjin Brisbane based, female-led, Blak small business Dreamtime Aroha in the immediate aftermath of the ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. This interview first aired on Women on the Line on 8th January 2024.  7:30am - Kit McMahon, CEO of W...

Headlines// 7.15: An excerpt from an online teach-in from the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network called “How to talk about Gaza right now.” Presented by Emma on Women on the Line on Monday 11 December//7.30: Antoinette Braybrook, CEO of Djirra, speaking at the Respect Rally which took place on Friday 24th November at the Parliament steps in Naarm, marking the beginning of the UN 16 days of actio...

Headlines// 7.15: Syrian-Lebanese author and academic Ruby Hamad on 3CR's Women on the Line on the historic dehumanisation of Arabs and Muslims in the west. Listen to the full episode here//7.30: Salvadoran born artist-researcher Dr Tania Cañas on her work with the Nahuat Saturday School and the Languages in Community festival which takes place this Saturday 9th December from 11am-3pm in Footscray...

Headlines// 7.15: Kit McMahon, CEO of Women's Health in the South East (WHISE), on the latest report 'Return on Equity: Health and economic dividends from Investing in Women’s Health Services' during 16 Days of Activism//7.30: Marisa Sposaro of Doin' Time speaks speaks with veteran activist Pamela Curr about a landmark court ruling that paves the way to end the indefinite detention of asylum seeke...

Headlines// 7.15: Charlie from SlutWalk Naarm on this year's SlutWalk rally, coming up on Saturday 25th November, 12pm outside the State Library. This conversation mentions rape and sexual assault, pease take care when listening. Follow SlutWalk Naarm on Instagram @slutwalkmelbourne or on Facebook//7.30: Part 2 of our conversation with Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a Sudanese-born author, broadcaster and...

Headlines// 7.15: Part 1 of our conversation with Yassmin Abdel-Magied on the latest conflict in Sudan exploring the importance of imagining a radical future for Sudan and its people. Tune in next week for part 2//7.30: Josephine Langbien, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, on the High Court ruling stating it's unlawful and unconstitutional for the Australian Government to detain people...

7:15 We hear various speeches that have taken place at Free Palestine rallies in Narrm/Melbourne. These speeches were originally played on Accent of Women on the 31st of October. Thank you to Jiselle Hanna for this next excerpt. 7:30 Dr Louisa Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Disability and Inclusion at Deakin University. Louisa is a qualitative social researcher in disability, dementia and complex s...

7:15 - We hear some snippets from the rally held in Coburg on Thursday 19th of October, called by Merri-bek councilors Sue Bolton and Monica Harte, where 1000 people gathered to call for a free Palestine. This audio was recorded by Annie McLouglin from Solidarity Breakfast.7:35 - Marie Brennan has been Professor at several universities and has researched and written about the dire changes in our u...

Headlines// 7.15: An excerpt from the Multicultural Centre for Women's Health webinar on reproductive justice. This was originally broadcast by Xen Nhà on Women on the Line earlier in September// 7.30: Noura Mansour from APAN speaks to Phuong for Women on the Line in August about the importance of Palestinian resistance. There will be a rally for Palestine outside the State Library this Sunday 15...