Sonia, Marty, Nita, Jesse

Wednesday Breakfast

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Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.

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Sonia, Marty, Nita, Jesse

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www.3cr.org.au

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Apr 28, 2026

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Alternative news headlines of 2022 - A year in review 20.12.2022

Eiddwen speaks to Scott Jordan from Bob Brown foundation about our change of government and new environmental commitments, as well as the arrest of Bob Brown. Eiddwen Catches up with Josh Roose, a political sociologist at Deakin University, to talk about the state of democracy and his updated views of the 'Freedom Fighters' after the state election. Chair of the Australian information and security...

University research, media coverage of economic crises, clinical audiology, restorative justice for sexual and family violence, water safety in migrant communities, biosensitive urban design 13.12.2022

7:00AM Acknowledgement of country 7.15AM Eiddwen speaks with Aidan Kennedy about his Honours thesis titled Recession: Media Coverage of Economic Crises 1975-2008. Aidan discusses the unusually high concentration of media in Australia and the methodology used to analyse print articles across the pre-GFC period.7.25AM Eiddwen speaks with Stephanie Thai about her Masters of clinical audiology, partic...

Incarcerated women re-entering society, Disability awareness, Royal Life Saving Society Australia 06.12.2022

Claudia speaks with Linda Fisk co-founder of Seeds of Affinity, which is a South-Australian based organisation supporting women leaving prison and re-entering society. We listen to an interview that was aired last Saturday, as part of 3cr's annual disability day broadcast. The segment is from the program "Raising our Voices", where self advocates Chris, Heather, Shona and James, speak up about the...

Unfair campaign access to aged residents, Iranian-Australian women's voices, Barbara Hepworth at Heide 29.11.2022

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country 7. 08am Claudia speaks with public health researcher and aged care advocate Dr Sarah Russell about alleged disparity among political candidates in relation to access to residents of retirement villages and aged homes during election campaigns. Sarah is the director of Aged Care Matters. She was an Independent candidate for the federal seat of Flinders in the May e...

Victorian State Election, COP 27 and carbon debt, AFLW and sports media diversity, Santos appeals case to stop drilling in the Tiwi Islands 22.11.2022

Jacob speaks with climate activist Gideon Polya on COP 27, and the Global Carbon Debt. Claudia welcomes independent writer and audio producer Kirby Fenwick to talk  about sports media diversity and areas of inequality in women's sport ahead of the AFLW Grand Final this Sunday. Kirby is the co-founder of Siren women's sport media collective and the producer of First Day in February, an audio docume...

Co-operative worker owned organisations, Trans Pride March, Covid update, Objects and Resilience 15.11.2022

  7.00am            Acknowledgement of Country  7.02am            Update on the collapse of soft plastics recycling facility RedCycle and response of Australian Marine Conservation Society. 7.12am            Claudia speaks with Ana Aguirre, a co-founder and worker owner at Tazebaez co-operative which works closely with the famed Mondragon Cooperative Consortium in Spain’s Basque country. The Conso...

Frontier Wars at Australian War Memorial, IWC tackles plastic pollution, Eyre Basin mining threat, and LGBTQI+ media 08.11.2022

Claudia spoke with David Stephens, convener of the Heritage Guardians Group about the campaign for the recognition of the Frontiers Wars at the Australian Was Memorial. You can find out more about their work at honesthistory.net.auJudith spoke with Richard Kingston from University of New South Wales on gas and oil projects in the Eyre Basin. To have your say on the Eyre Basin Strategic Plan go to ...

Gambling Addiction on Social Media, Aftermath of Maribyrnong Floods, Decriminalisation of Drug Possession in ACT, Disconnect (Ways to stop push to extremes online) 01.11.2022

Claudia took over to introduce Living Free's Bill Pitt interview with Ange, speaking about her personal experience living with gambling addiction, in this case, social media gaming.  Judith speaks with Mark Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist at Environment Protection Authority (EPA) & Honorary Professor of Environmental Science at Macquarie University, discussing what's in the mud after the Mar...

Poor condition of Australia's environmental data, Food insecurity in University staffs & students, What Xi's speech reveals about China's next five years, Problematic western maps & myth of "Terra Nullius" 25.10.2022

Judith speaks with Dr Michael Vardon (Twitter @MichaelVardon), environmental accountant at Fenner School of Environment and Society at Australian National University, discussing poor conditions of environmental data and reporting, and the need for better systems on economic costs of bad environmental policy and planning. To learn more, you can find Michael Vardon's initial response HERE  Grace spe...

UN Torture Prevention Committee visit to Australia, Justice for Palestine, Human Rights in Mega Sports - FIFA 2020 World Cup, Women's experience of Decarceration & Carceral Resistance 18.10.2022

 Grace speaks with Lindsay Pearce, Research Associate at Curtin University & University of Melbourne (Twitter @JHU_UoM), discussing the UN torture prevention committee visit to Australia - part of the signed 2009 anti-torture protocol to demand better accountability and transparency - and how will this visit hold Australia accountable. Grace speaks with Nasser Mashni, discussing the Justice for Pa...

Save the Hopkins River, Murray Darling, Drug Policy, Sex Worker Election guide 11.10.2022

Judith speaks with Geoff Rollinson, Chair of the Save the Hopkins River - Stop the Quarry Campaign, discussing the Hopkins River and reasons why people are concerned about the quarry. To learn more you can head to their Save the Hopkins River facebook.  Grace speaks with Tyler Rotche, Rivers Campaigner of Environment Victoria (@EnviroVic) discussing the plans the Victorian Government has for water...

3D Seismic testing in Otway Basin, Saving the Reef, Koala - A Life in Trees, No Police Guns Campaign 04.10.2022

 7.00am Acknowledgement of Country7.09 am -  Judith speaks with Yaraan Couzens-Bundle, a Gunditjmara woman, Whale Dreaming Custodian and Chair of SOPEC (Southern Ocean Protection Embassy Collective). They are concerned about the proposed 3D seismic survey in the Otway Basin, in particular but not only the impact on whales, and are campaigning with environmentalists and fishers to stop it. Sign the...

Nuclear Ban Treaty, Future of COVID-19, The Duopoly, Militarisation & Anti-Corruption 27.09.2022

 Grace speaks with Tim Wright, Treaty Coordinator at International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), discussing the signage of the nuclear ban treaty at the recent UN General Assembly, and what happens now for Australia which has yet to sign the treaty. To understand more about the treaty and the impacts of nuclear weapons, you can head on to ICAN's website icanw.org  or via Twitter @nuc...

Big Steps, Pakistan Floods, Sustainable Cities, Iraq Update, Transport For All 20.09.2022

 Grace spoke to Helen Gibbons, the Director of Early Childhood Education at the United Workers Union chatting about the recent Early Childhood Educators’ rally called Big Steps. You can head on to bigsteps.org.au \\  The floods in Pakistan have washed away entire villages and destroyed two million acres of crops. Thousands of people have lost their lives, and millions more have been affected. Yet...

The Roots of Racism, Early Ethical Enterprise Pitch Competition, Remembering Uncle Jack Charles & Zero Waste Festival 13.09.2022

Wednesday 14th of September 2022 7:15am Cam Smith and Andy Flemming from 3CR's 'Yeah Nah Pasaran!' talk with Dr Terri Givens about her book The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe. (Original broadcast 08/09/22) 7:35am Claudia speaks with Susanna Bevilacqua, founder of Moral Fairground, a social enterprise providing opportunities for capacity building, knowledge sh...

Childcare worker action, migrant worker exploitation, suicide prevention education, reframing Afghanistan through art 06.09.2022

 7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:04am Grace outlines the childcare worker rallies taking place around the country today. This action has been called through Big Steps—the early learning campaign of the United Workers Union. Union members are calling on the government to value early learning by raising educators’ wages. 7:14am Ella speaks with Ella Shi from Migrant Workers Centre about labour ex...

Wage Peace Action, Mental Health Supports for Fathers, MPXV vaccine from a living with HIV perspective & Alter State Disability Arts Festival 30.08.2022

 7.10am Lil Barto, a community organiser from Wage Peace talks about a recent action in Meanjin where about 20 protesters disrupted a STEM Education and Defence conference. Wage Peace oppose the 'militarisation of STEM education' and are calling for weapons companies to be banned from schools. (Originally broadcast on Radioactive Show 27/08/22) 7.30am Julie Borninkhof, CEO of PANDA (Perinatal Anxi...

Forum for Dwelling Justice, Bendigo Street documentary film, hearing in warm-blooded animals, Refugee Action Collection rally 23.08.2022

7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:12am Claudia speaks with Roj Amedi, one of the speakers at the Forum for Dwelling Justice taking place at the Capitol Theatre this Friday 26th August. An incredible lineup of speakers will look at the intersectionality of the colonial systems of racial violence, prisons and land/housing injustice. https://cur.org.au/events/dwelling-justice/To book your free ticke...

Poetry Month with Evelyn Araluen, ageism in the music industry, corporate social responsibility and the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, voices of parents with intellectual disability 09.08.2022

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country7.03am We celebrate Poetry Month with a look back at Evelyn Araluen's poetry collection Dropbear. Evelyn spoke to Carly from 3CR Breakfast earlier this year and we revisit this conversation here. For poetry events and workshops, go to  https://redroompoetry.org7.18am We hear about ageism in the music industry. Comments on ageing in the music industry late last year...

Geelong Housing Action Group rally, friendship in the digital space, Melbourne on Film and The Club 02.08.2022

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country 7.14am Claudia speaks with housing and homelessness advocate Lisa Carberry from the Geelong Housing Action Group about the housing crisis and the rally taking place this Saturday @ 12.30pm at Little Malop Street, Geelong CBD demanding radical action. For support contact Lifeline 13 11 14 https://www.anglicare.asn.au/research-advocacy/rental-affordability/ 7.36am E...

Geelong Housing Action Group rally, friendship in the digital space, Melbourne on Film and The Club 02.08.2022

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country 7.14am Claudia speaks with housing and homelessness advocate Lisa Carberry from the Geelong Housing Action Group about the housing crisis and the rally taking place this Saturday @ 12.30pm at Little Malop Street, Geelong CBD demanding radical action. For support contact Lifeline 13 11 14 https://www.anglicare.asn.au/research-advocacy/rental-affordability/  7.36am...

Queer Indonesia Archives, Productivity Commission Draft Report into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and crafts, ANMF calls on community to support nurses 19.07.2022

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country 7.15am Sasja Sydek and Jacob Gamble from Queering the Air speak with Beau Newham and Sidhi Vhisatya from the Queer Indonesia Archives, a digital archiving project committed to the collection, preservation and celebration of material reflecting the lives and experiences of queer and trans Indonesians. In the first part of the conversation, we hear about an online e...

Australian War Powers Reform campaign, Gone Girls drag theatre, YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament voices, 3CR Climate, Capitalism and The Future fundraiser 12.07.2022

  7.10am We hear Part One of a two-part interview with current President of Australians for War Powers Reform and former Australian foreign diplomat, Dr Alison Broinowski. In Part One, Dr Broinowski explains the legal process in Australia which currently allows the prime minister to commit the nation to international military action without parliamentary sanction or debate. This interview was cond...

Vic Aboriginal Legal Service Panel, Story SLAM, and Disability Pride Month 05.07.2022

Wednesday Breaky, July 6 2022with Jacob, Claudia, and Ella 7.15: The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) ran a webinar in the lead up to Invasion Day discussing self-determination, deaths in custody, and systemic racism. It was hosted by Nerita Waight, CEO of VALS and the panel included Meriki Onus, Tarneen Onus Williams and Marcus Stewart. For more background on the speakers head here, you...

Radiothon Special! 14.06.2022

 7:00am  Acknowledgement of Country 7:01am  Welcome to Radiothon Chat 7:11am Claudia speaks with Richard Sawada, director of the 2022 St Kilda Film Festival about the audience response to the Festival and the value of 3CR and community radio in building awareness and community engagement. 7:15am Claudia speaks with advocate and disability support pensioner Kristin O’Connell from the Antipoverty Ce...

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