Wednesday Breakfast

Debbie Brennan from Radical Women spoke about the probability of revolution and the Radical Women Manifesto reading group that starts this Saturday 8 Feb, at Solidarity Salon. To join email rw.aus@radicalwomen.org President of the Australia China Friendship Society Victoria Branch Lev Lafayette discusses the economic history and achievements of the nation, the BRI and why the country is so often c...

Acknowledgement of CountryNews HeadlinesLev Lafayette, Part 2 of the interview with the president of the Australia China Friendship Society Victoria on the first day of the Lunar New YearRapper Philly performing at the Abolish Australia event held on 25th of January - Language warning for this musical performanceDr. Mariano Heyden - Potential impacts of second Trump presidency on the Australian bu...

7.15am Cheryl from the Indigenous Social Justice Association spoke about deaths in custody and the campaigns of ISJA in the context of the upcoming Invasion Day.http://www.isjamelbourne.com/ 7.30am Dr Saffiyah Abbas from the Medical Association for the Prevention of War spoke about the impact of the incarceration of Palestinian healthworkers on Gaza - part of commemorating the week of action for P...

Cheryl from Indigenous Justice Association discussing pre-invasion day mattersDr. Sofia Abbas from the Medical Association for the Prevention of War on murder and detention of healthcare workersKat Lucas Healy Environment Victoria on Victoria getting off of gasLev Lafayette from the Australia China Friendship Society on China 

Madison Moffat & Sasja Sydek introducing their new collective, Trans Justice Alliance Victoria, and their urgent public letter of demand to VicPol to stop attending Midsumma Festival. You can listen to Madison and Sasja on Queering The Air on 3CR every Sunday from 3-4pm, or head to 3cr.org.au/queeringtheair for all their previous episodes. Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker & Samantha Floreani on Digital Rig...

Socialism in Laos with Professor Holly High

Welcome To Country On Marty Caught up with Sara Saleh, writer, poet & People United Against Genocide delegate, spoke about the action in Canberra to implore politicians to do more to stop the genocide in Gaza. On 30 October 2024, Sonia spoke with Tim Breidis researcher into radical student histories spoke about his research and the podcast he co-hosts, A People's History of Australiahttp://www.peo...

Nicholas Davis, UT Sydney on AI PolicyDr Maggie Walters on AI and data sovereigntyShiralee Hood on Beyond the BarsServeh on Coded Singing

 Welcome To Country We played the speeches from the Coburg Town Hall Event on 23 November, Voice from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis. Speakers were: 1. Kirsty Howey, Executive Director of Environment Centre NT2. Aunt Miliwanga Wurrben, Rembarrnga Traditional Owner, healer & artist3. Adam Gaston, Mangarrayi man and advocate for country4. Mililma May, Danggalaba Kulumbirigin Tiwi community org...

Welcome To Country News headlines 7.15 Human Rights Day Rally- segment from the Flagstaff Gardens, with Uncle Robbie Thorpe,Ballardong/ Yuid Nyungah man Uncle Desmond Blurton, and Community member Glen. 7.30 Tilman Ruff spoke about the recent International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons report on the link between nuclear war, weapons, energy generation & climate crisis.https://icanw.org.au/wp-co...

Welcome To Country News headlines Lev Lafayette, President of the Australia China Friendship Society -In the first part of this interview, Lev talks about the organisation, when and why it was formed, and the activities and events they put on to promote friendly relations between the two nations. Holly High, Associate professor, Deakin University - Holly has focussed her studies on Laos, and writt...

Dr. Richard Fejo Pt. 2Socialism in LaosGreens Proposal to Add Abortion Rights to ConstitutionScholasticide in Gaza

 Acknowledgement of Country// News headlines// Dr Richar Fejo on his decision to step down from his state/territory-funded role in protest to the NT government lowering the criminal age of Responsibility:NT Larrakia and Warramungu elder Dr. Richard Fejo discusses the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility by the Northern Territory government from 12 to 10 and his subsequent decision to ste...

Acknowledgement of Country//News headlines//We listened to a recording of discussions outside of the Federal court following the hearing on Monday 11 Novermber 2024 that was brought forward by Robbie Thorpe to have attorney general Mark Dreyfus added as a defendant to the question: Is our fire at camp sovereignty protected by Australia's constitution? The recording is of speeches by Uncle Robbie a...

Acknowledgement of Country// News headlines// Justine (Teachers and School Staff for Palestine) speaking at the public sector workers rally, Wednesday, October 30. Laura Sykes, from Lock the Gate, talking about fracking and gas expansion in the Northern Territory. https://www.ecnt.org.au/middle_arm_roadshow Uncle Robbie Thorpe, speaking at last Sunday' Free Palestine Rally, held weekly outside the...

 Acknowledgement of Country//News headlines// 7.15 am Radost Stanimirova geospatial analyst with the World Resources Institute spoke about the loss of forest cover related to mining.https://www.wri.org/insights/how-mining-impacts-forests7.35am Niki Koutouzi, an artist exhibiting at Incinerator Gallery's 'Art for Social Change', spoke about the exhibition and her own art.https://nikikoutouzi.com/ht...

 Acknowledgement of Country//News Headlines//7.15am Priya Kunjan Thursday brekkie host and post-doctoral research fellow spoke about her research on housing precarity. This segment first aired on Tuesday Breakfast earlier this year. 7.30am Kieran Stewart-Assheton of the Black People's Union was in Canberra and spoke about the struggle for sovereignty as 'King Charles' was welcomed by the Australia...

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// 7.15am Nick Rose from Sustain, to mark the International Day of Action for People's Food Sovereignty and Against Transnational Corporations.https://ipes-food.org/;https://reports.foodbank.org.au/foodbank-hunger-report-2024/;https://sustain.org.au/projects/rebuilding-women-owned-farms-in-gaza/ 7.45am Pilar Aguilera spoke about the attempts to extradite Adria...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//  7.15 am Ivan Blacket from the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance spoke about food sovereignty and reforming the food system.www.afsa.org.au 7.35 am Sara Saleh, writer, poet & People United Against Genocide delegate,  spoke about the action in Canberra to implore politicians to do more to stop the genocide in Gaza.https://www.saramsaleh.com/ 7.55am Jane Mo...

Wednesday Breakfast 2 October 2024Acknowledgement of Country//News Headlines// Arunn Jegan from Medecins Sans Frontieres spoke about the situation facing Rohingya refugees in Myanmar and Bangladesh// Tasnim Sammak from Free Palestine Coalition Naarm on commemorating the beginning of the current unceasing bombing of Gaza// Tim Hollo executive director of The Green Institute continued our series on...

Acknowledgement of Country// Alternative news headlines// Israel launched a massive attack on Lebanon on Monday killing 492 people, including 35 children, 58 women and two medics in over a thousand separate airstrikes. In the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held in Geneva on Friday, September 13, China and several other Global Majority countries from across the world denounced...

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Alison Thorne: 2021 death of Aboriginal woman at Dame Phyllis//Alison Thorne (ISJA, fSP, retired CPSU Unionist) joined the program to discuss an ongoing inquest into a tragic death in custody. First Nations listeners are advised that this conversation contains names of people who have died. Heather Calgaret, a proud Noongar, Wongi, Yamatji and Pitjantjatjar...

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// 7.05am Cross to Priya & Leila at Disrupt Land Forces   7.15am Mark from Flight Free Australia  spoke about the recent government White Paper on aviation and why this pushes us further into dangerous climate territory. flightfreeaustralia.net.au; http://www.no3rdtullarunway.net.au/   7.30am Cross to Priya at Disrupt Land Forces   7.45am Marisol Salinas talki...

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// 7.10 am Darcie Carruthers nature campaigner, ACF talking about the Southern Launch rocket launching site and its environmental impact, and also about the destruction of forests for beef production for the big supermarkets.www.acf.org.au 7.30am Dr Rachael Wallis researcher at the University of Southern Queensland speaking about the 'lifestyles approach' to su...