Podcasts about 3cr

On today's show we had:7.15am // Leigh Naunton from the Beyond Gas Network spoke with us about the Carbon Capture Scam and yesterday's action at a forum on CCS held with Extinction Rebellion and Rising Tide. To find a local climate action group, visit https://www.cana.net.au/ourmembers.7.30am // Content Warning: discussion of First Nations' Deaths in CustodyA conversation from this week's Doin' Time, where Marisa interviewed Katie Kiss, proud Kaanju and Birri/Widi woman who grew up in Central Queensland. Katie is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, with the AU human rights commission. They discuss the establishment of a National Commission for First Peoples children, which is welcomed by top human rights advocates.Doin' Time is broadcast on 3CR every Monday at 4-5pm.7.45am // Tom Sulston Head of Policy at Digital Rights Watch chatted with us about the dangers of the Integrated Assessment Tool for aged care assessments, and how it is mirroring the concerns raised with Robodebt. 8am // Content Warning: discussion of First Nations' Deaths in CustodyWe played the second part of Marisa's interview with Katie Kiss, first broadcast this Monday 23rd Feb.8.15am // Amy from Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence talked about Dissociative Identity Disorder awareness day and promoted 3CR's awareness day broadcast at 2pm on Thursday 5 March. This year's focus is on navigating medical systems.You can listen to last year's 3CR DIDAD broadcast here.SongsFitzroy Xpress - Home Sweet HomeGillian Welch - Strange as a BalladJack Howard's Epic Brass - Eternally Yours

‘one blind spot is all forgetting takes'- from One Last Thing by Amanda Collins. In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 19th February 2026, you will hear poet Amanda Collins talk about art, music, life and death.Amanda Collins is a poet, death doula, author and songwriter who currently lives in the hills of Taungurung Country. She is a fierce advocate for humanity and human creativity, and can often be found teaching poetry or music. Amanda is the 2026 poetry judge of the Mulga Bill writing prize, and is part of the creative impetus behind the Heartcote Ukulele Festival. Her favourite words continue to be Whimsy, Steadfast and Hopeful. Poems written and performed by Amanda Collins in this episode:The RulesOne Last ThingThe MeetingLiberty / Untitled CreditsRecorded, produced and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Amanda Collins for sharing her poetry and to you for listening! NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Ramadan in occupied Palestine Maribyrnong council to transition away from six-month private security trialGovernment responds to Victorian healthcare workers strike with 12% pay rise offerAustralian Human Rights Commission publishes results of Racism@Uni StudyVictorian government bill set to dismantle key environmental institutions We rebroadcast part of an exclusive Michael West Media interview with human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti on israeli president Isaac Herzog's recent visit to australia, discussing australia's legal and moral duties. This interview originally aired on the 4th of February, and you can listen to the rest of it here.// Matt Ruchel, Executive Director of Victorian National Parks Association, joined us for part 2 of an interview on how the Victorian Government has introduced legislation to dismantle key institutions that protect habitats and wildlife, which will silence expert voices and strip away independent safeguards for nature. These institutions provide independent, evidence-based advice that underpins how Victoria's parks and habitats are planned for and protected. In part 1, broadcast yesterday on 3CR's Wednesday Breakfast show, Marty and Matt spoke about the history and value of these organisations, and in part 2 we discussed the impact of these cuts and how we can fight against it.// Dr Islam Elhabil, a Gazan engineer and Malaysia-based microplastics specialist, spoke with Priya about the silent, cumulative harm caused by the breakdown of plastic waste in Gaza during the ongoing genocide. In this discussion, Dr Elhabil elaborated on a piece she recently authored for the Electronic Intifada titled 'The toxic legacy of genocide'. Beyond the immediate destruction of Israel's bombardment, Dr Elhabil spoke about the everyday environmental and health impacts of a total breakdown in Gaza's waste management and plastic recycling capacities.// Josh Fear, National Policy Director at Palliative Care Australia, spoke with us about backing the latest calls to expand the Commonwealth Prac Payment and end placement poverty for medical and allied health students. The Commonwealth Prac Payment commenced on 1 July 2025 for nursing, midwifery, teaching and social work students. Josh unpacks why we need to expand the Prac payment, remove barriers to access and education, and why this is particularly in palliative care. This comes after a recent survey showed that 42 per cent of health students went hungry while on placement.// Cassie Derrick, Media Director at the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), joined us to discuss the protracted campaign by ABC staff to win job security, fair pay, and improved conditions from the national broadcaster. ABC staff are set to vote on potential strike action after yet another failure by ABC management to table a reasonable offer last week, with staff calls for action on ethical and accountable use of AI, respect for the MEAA Journalist Code of Ethics, and an audit into racial and disability pay gaps going unheard. Cassie Derrick has worked alongside MEAA members for over five years in the positions of Media Organiser, Organising Director and Deputy Director of the Media Section, as well as organising workers at Professionals Australia, the CFMEU and Unions NSW. She was appointed Director of Media in October 2022.//

Headlins //- Senator Lidia Thorpe has been cleared by the Australian Federal Police over comments made at a Palestine solidarity rally in October- Injured Workers Support Network will rally at Parliament this Wednesday 1pm to demand a meaningful Code of Injured Workers' Rights- February 13th marked 18 years since the National Apology to Stolen Generations- Traditional owner groups in North West Victoria have begun treaty negotiations 7:15 AM // Maree Pardy, lead author of a report evaluating the the Maribynong Council's use of security patrols to address social and health issues.  In last week's program we played an exercept from Jennifer Borrell's conversation with Maree, this week Maree joined us on the phone to discuss the security patrols' targeting of women in the Footscray area, as well as tonight's speak-out and Town Council meeting. You can find out more by going to footscraycommunity.net or follow @footscraycommunity on Instagram.   7:30 AM // Lucinda Thorpe, Online Privacy Coordinator at Digital Rights Watch, about proposed biometric data and digital identity document sharing between the Albanese government and the Trump administration under visa-free agreements. She came on the show today to explain what this means for Australians and their privacy. You can read more by going to digitalrightswatch.org  7:45 AM //   Kaitlyn (they/them), one of the presenters of Breadline on 3CR, presented a short but detailed report on the Robodebt class action led by Gordon Legal, on the show on Monday 2 February. They explained the background to the case and why it has been significant for people affected by the scheme. Alongside outlining the legal action, Kaitlyn also spoke about their own experiences with Robodebt and reflected more broadly on their interactions with the welfare system, offering listeners personal insight into the human impact behind it. You can find out more by listening to Breadline here. 8:00 AM AND 8:15 AM //  Four artists Naimo Omar, Emma Salmon, Lara Olkulu and Alanna Baxter, currently exhibiting at Trocadero Projects in Footscray. The artists spoke to Juliette about their exhibition 'Suck Words into Grime' currently in its last week. We discussed the artists' individual practices, how their works explore language and challenge systems of power and oppression. You can find out more about their art through the art gallery Trocadero's Instagram @trocaderoprojects or trocaderoprojects.org.au.  Songs:The Opener - Camp CopeAku, Dia Dan Lagu - SalomaPorpoise Spit - The Boys  

 It's 3CR Subscriber Week 2026! Listen in as we cram the most Freedom Of Species hosts physically possible into the 3CR studio to help play animal trivia with the listeners, in an effort to gain more subscribers. If you are not a subscriber yet or haven't re-subscribed recently, please do! https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe  Music Played:'Sneaky Meat Boys' by Hot Tubs Time Machine - https://hottubstimemachine.bandcamp.com/album/sneaky-meat-boys-gig-etiquette-ft-our-carlson'Me & Me' by The Beaches - https://music.apple.com/au/album/blame-my-ex/1701162686'Long Throes' by Los Campesinos! - https://loscampesinos.bandcamp.com/album/all-hell

On this weeks program Chris catches up with Jeremy Lawrence Streets Alive Yarra and discuss Yarra Council Report card, the ever moving festival of local democracy alongside rise of grievance politics, proposed Elizabeth Street protected lanes narrowing, a request sent to Gabrielle Williams to protect Strategic Cycling Corridors from degradation, protected bike lane guidelines, announcing creation of new inner suburb parks yet stopping plans for Charlotte Street park in Richmond, Malop Street Green Spine project issues in 2020 and shared space challenges and opportunities facing cities everywhere. Local news, Lime share bike and scooter trial starts in Darebin, Melburn Roobaix takes a pause in 2026, but there's Footscray-Roubaix 2026 on Sunday 1 March 2026. Hey are you a current 3CR subscriber? In February 2026, 3CR is aiming for ONE THOUSAND subscribers, it's just $40 concession, or $80 full - here's all the ways you can subscribe and support community radio!Program musicKing Stingray, Camp dogTycho, DR Odyssey

Faith and Val are back in the studio and sharing their bike moments despite a glitch to the start of the program. Amongst other news, it is 3CRs annual Subscriber Drive and a great time to subscfribe to the station if you don't already so so. You can subscribe at this link, and select Yarra BUG Radio from the dropdown if you would like to support the program. The Great Rixe of Return Naarm is planned again for late March and they need more people to help particulalry on the day. Get in touch if you can help! Faith chats about local updates on her cycling routes in the Netherlands and Dutch pragmatism in implementing infrastructure in challenging spaces. Val takes us back fifty years to 1976 when 3CR was created and a look at our favourite bicycles in Mdelbourne at the time. 

On today's show we share our lived experience of support workersWe talk about what makes a good support worker and share some tips for addressing problems and using support services and appsWe shared some contact numbers you can call if you are not happy with your support worker: The Victorian Disability Worker Commission PH 1800 497 132 www.vdwc.vic.gov.au NDIS Commission: 1800 035 544 Disability Services Commissioner: 1800 677 342 We may have talked about some stressful or triggering topics and brought up some difficult feelings for some people listening today. You can call : Life line - 13 11 14 Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636 MUSIC on the show today was Help by the Beatles (Removed due to copyright on the podcast)To hear the music Listen LIVE on 3CR on the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm or ON DemandAnd don't forget to Subscribe!!HERE: https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe

Headlines:-  Australians' biometric info will be given to United States agencies such as ICE and the Trump administration, by the Albanese government.-  New figures show that the number of people in Australia living with dementia is growing. Iand is expected to more than double to reach over million by 2065.-  National Housing Campaign Everybody's Home has found that frontline services are currently being pushed to a breaking point due to the worsening of the housing crisis.-  On the 9th of February across Australian cities, masses protested against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's Australia visit. 7:15am://Maree Pardy is the lead author of a new report by Footscray Community Response, which evaluates Maribyrnong Council's use of security patrols to address social and health issues. Maree spoke to Jennifer Borrell for 3CR's Think Again about this report and the controversial security program that has been found to make the area less safe. This February (2026), Maribyrnong Council will vote on whether Footscray's unhoused community and other “undesirables” using public space should continue to be surveilled and criminalised by private security guards. Join FCR at 5:45pm on Tuesday 17 February at Maribyrnong Town Hall for a speak-out. You can find out more by going to footscraycommunity.net or follow @footscraycommunity on Instagram. To catch the full conversation head to https://www.3cr.org.au/thinkagain   7:30am://On last week's show, we spoke to Lucinda Thorpe, Online Privacy campaigner at Digital Rights Watch, about the tech giant Palantir, it's influence of US and world politics as well as its roles in enabling the Israel's genocide of Palestinians and ICE in the US. Lucinda joins us again this morning for Part 2 of this discussion, where she will be speaking to us about Palantir's Australian clients, both governmental bodies and corporations.  You can read more about Palantir by going to digitalrightswatch.org. Cam Wilson, reporter at Crikey, has also written about the tech company's ties to Australia. Go to crikey.com.au to find the article. 7:45am://Mai Saif is a Palestinian organiser with Free Palestine Melbourne. In this speech from the protest against Isaac Herzog held at Flinders St Station on Monday, 9th of February, Mai shared her lived experience of living through Israel's brutality as a child, and how the settler occupation dehumanises Palestinians as part of their ideology. Whilst confronting and horrific, Mai ends on the inspiring words of her grandfather, who nurtured in her a spirit of resistance and steadfastness, or sumud. A snap rally has been called for this Thursday, 3 pm at Southern Cross Station, when Isaac Herzog will be in Melbourne. 8:05am:// Renee Chopping is a Campaigns Strategist at Collective Shout and a trauma counsellor. Collective Shout is a grassroots campaign against the sexual objectification of women and girls in media, advertising and popular culture. Renee is here today to talk about Collective Shout's campaign pushing for the App Store and Google Play Store to remove the Grok app after its image editing app has been used to undress women and children. For more info go to https://www.collectiveshout.org/ Or collective.shout  8:20:// Janice Gobey is the chair for writers Victoria and is here to discuss the decision for Creative Victoria to abruptly cut 100 per cent of annual funding provided to the Victorian writers organisation. Writers Victoria is a Melbourne based centre that provides assistance to writers, providing them with work opportunities, mentorship and has assisted many Melbourne based writers in the production of their work; from novels to screenplays. You can sign the petition to help prevent Creative Victoria's decision at https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/restore-funding-for-writers-victoria/ Songs:- Rabina Mana - Ajak Kwai - Folk Bitch Trio - The Actor - (not a love song)

Headlines: - Victoria's Planning Reform & Affordable Housing- First Nations Peoples & Blood Cancer Inequities- 6 Members of Filton24 Acquitted of Charges- IOC Gender Policy & Trans Inclusion in Sport Segments:- 3cr reporter Amy Ciara speaking with Keir Paterson CEO of Community Houses and longtime community volunteer speaking on the importance of neighbourhood housing and their campaign for government funding to keep neighbourhood houses running. For more info about the campaign and to find your local neighbourhood house go to nhvic.org.au their upcoming rally is on the 18th of February at 12.30pm at Parliament steps. To listen to more of Amy's show go to 3cr.org.au/killyourlawn or tune into 3cr on Fridays from 9-10am  - First half of Tuesday Hometime's Presenter Jan Bartlett speaking to Kathy Kelly a U.S human rights activist about the climate of fear and intimidation in her country, focusing on the recent actions of ICE and drawing comparisons to Germany in the 1930's. We'll play the second half of this interview next week. To hear more of Jan Bartlett's show go to 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday or tune into 3cr on Tuesdays from 4-5pm.  - As a result of Victoria's recent record-breaking temperatures, a number of Grey Headed Flying Foxes living in Brimbank Park died despite volunteer efforts to save them. We were joined by Tamsyn, member of the Fly By Night Bat Clinic, a volunteer-run wildlife rescue organisation dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of threatened species. Find out more about the Fly By Night Clinic and support them here. - Steven Roberts spoke with us about a study they have co-authored titled 'The reanimation of normative manhood acts in schools: teachers' accounts of boys' manosphere-aggravated misogyny'. The study analyses the ways in which masculinity is being performed by boys in schools and how that performance is shaped by so-called manosphere influencers such as Andrew Tate through the lens of teachers. Steven Roberts is a masculinity researcher and Professor of Sociology at Monash University. Read the study here. 3CR's Yeah Nah Pasaran show interviewed another of the study's co-authors, Dr. Stephanie Wescott, about the effect of Andrew Tate's rise on classrooms across the continent back in May of 2024. Listen to it here and listen to the Yeah Nah Pasaran show live on Thursdays from 4:30 - 5pm or online here. Music: SAMARITANS by IDLESParadigms by Sam Fender

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Public housing residents seek court injunction to stop Homes Victoria evictionsGaza and West Bank updateProtests against Herzog visit Tenant's personal details exposed online by real estate rental platforms 'compost:compose' Live Performance and Program//Rasha Tayeh, Palestinian artist, curator, herbalist, and founder of Beit e'Shai Teahouse, joined Inez to discuss the creation of 'compost : compose', an arts project inviting artists to reflect on the purpose of art in times of ongoing genocide, social decay and climate crisis. Through a live performance weaving music, poetry, and movement, the work responds to and asks, how we might compost old structures, tend to grief, and decompose inherited ways of being, to make space for the new composing new imaginaries — rooted in care, repair, and collective liberation.Live performance on Wednesday the 18th of February, 7PM @ Next Wave, 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Sliding scale tickets available from $10.Free public program on Saturday the 21st February, 3PM @ Next Wave. RSVP is essential.Follow the artists here // 'Through Our Eyes' Photography Exhibition//wani toaishara (co-curator) and Hussein Abdirahman Mohamud (artist) joined Inez to discuss the upcoming 'Through Our Eyes' photography exhibition, inviting audiences into a living archive of African-Australian experiences and curated by returning guest Dr Ibukun Oloruntoba. The exhibition responds to the pressing need for self-representation and visibility for the African diaspora living in Australia, examining how experiences of love, belonging, and resilience emerge in everyday life. Each artist's work investigates love as a connective force, whether through the quiet intimacies of brotherhood, the collective sanctuary of community or the resilience nurtured in and beyond public housing estates.Join them for a very special opening night next Friday the 13th of February, 6PM @ Blakdot Gallery, 33 Saxon Street Brunswick - running until Sunday 8th of March.Follow the artists here.// Rent Tech and Tenant Data Security Risks//Digital justice advocate, writer and researcher Samantha Floreani is a digital justice advocate and writer, joined us to discuss the rise and risks of rental technology and how the integration of these platforms into rental tenancies creates a demonstrable threat to privacy and security. Samantha is currently undertaking PhD research into the ways that digital technologies in so-called Australia's private rental sector impacts renters and housing justice. You can read the report ‘Implications of tenant data collection in housing: protecting Australian renters', which Samantha contributed to, here, and this week's Guardian exclusive on rent tech privacy breaches here.// Planned Demolition of Older Persons' Public Housing Towers//Fiona York, Executive Officer of Housing for the Aged Action Group, spoke with us about the Allan Labor Government's announcement last week of plans to demolish 7 older persons' public housing towers in the next stage of its high-rise redevelopment program. This move will erase over half of Melbourne's dedicated high-rise public housing for people over the age of 55 years, sparking concern and condemnation by grassroots groups and the community sector about the impact that relocation and estate redevelopment will have on elderly public tenants. While the 13 older persons' towers are included in the overall high-rise redevelopment program, tenants and advocates were led to believe that these buildings would not be up for demolition until significantly later in the program. Read Housing for the Aged Action Group's statement on last week's announcement here, and catch Fiona and the HAAG crew on 3CR's Raise the Roof program every Wednesday from 5:30-6PM.//

First Fire Up Plumbers (PPTEU) edition for 2026 - alternating fortnightly with MUA comrades 6.30am Thursday mornings on 3CR.Big'n'small jobs for members on the rise, with the who-what-what-when-where of key jobs - hospitals, data centres, and more. Outlook for the year and industry.Upcoming events: Next Gen meeting (Tue 17 Feb): PICAC Brunswick 4.30pmProtected Action (Mon 9 Feb): Austin Hospital members' 24h stoppage

Jonathan Strauss joins Green Left Radio on 3CR to discuss Labor's "Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill". Strauss, who is a member of Socialist Alliance and has written about these laws for Green Left, argues that those who want the right to oppose genocide, or to defend democratic rights should reject these laws. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Lucy knew from a very young age that she was different from other kids and her siblings and felt anxious and a bit depressed.  She found concentrating at school difficult and today acknowledges that this is probably related to her neurodivergence.  Lucy gravitated to alcohol and drugs to compensate for her feelings and to fit in, often with the wrong crowd.By late teens Lucy was ready to leave home and moved in with her boyfriend, who she knew already had a heroin addiction.  Introduced to heroin and then ice, she found that she couldn't hold down a job and was dependent on others as her drug dependence grew and she developed psychosis.  Lucy's change of character under drugs saw her become a family violence perpetrator against her mum and this is what eventually caused her to seek help.Lucy was fortunate to get into a 12th step drug rehab where she found Narcotics Anonymous and has now been clean for two years.If you would like to find out more about Narcotics Anonymous or need to talk to somebody, then please call 1300 652 820 at any time or go online at www.navic.net.au.You can show your support to the Living Free show and keep us on air by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand/or donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donatePrevious female NA guest podcasts:Sara and Nat - https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-201808231300/narcotics-anonymous-sara-and-natEmma and Kiandra - https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-201809271300/narcotics-anonymous-emma-and-kiandraLiz - https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-201908221300/narcotics-anonymous-lizEl and Summer - https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-201911281300/narcotics-anonymous-el-and-summerEmma - https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/narcotics-anonymous-emma-26sep2024 

‘she reads me recipes like medicine'- from Alphabet Soup by Lane. In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 29th January 2026, you will hear poet Lane talk about poetry, process and performance.Lane is an artist and writer living and making on Wurrundjeri Country. He is the winner of 2023 Slamalamadingdong season, and was an Australian Poetry Slam National Finalist in 2024. Lane's poetry lives off the page, embodied literally through gestural performance. His work, as both writer and artist, traverses personhood and place. Lane believes in curiosity, honesty, and growth, through creativity. Poems written and performed by Lane in this episode:YesterdaySuitsAlphabet SoupUntitled CreditsRecorded, produced and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Lane for sharing his poetry and to you for listening! NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Attempted bombing at Boorloo Day of Mourning rally Gaza and West Bank updatesUN Human Rights Council review urges extensive action by Albanese government Telstra service issues affecting regular and emergency calls by older iPhones We played a speech by veteran Gumbaynggirr activist and historian Professor Gary Foley at this Monday's Invasion Day rally in Naarm. Speaking on the steps of Parliament House on Spring Street, Professor Foley reminded the crowd about the artificial history of so-called Australia's national day, and connected present-day Invasion Day rallies to a legacy that began with the 1938 Day of Mourning. Check out Professor Foley's website and incredible archive (access to physical materials by appointment) at Victoria University to learn more about the history of the Aboriginal land rights movement.// We listened to a speech and segments of commentary by Torres Strait Islander woman Julie Saylor Briggs delivered at the Djilang Invasion Day rally on Monday. During the rally, Julie read out the text of the original motion moved by Aboriginal community members at the 1938 Day of Mourning gathering, and spoke about the history of colonial violence on Wadawarrung Country, the colonial child removal industry, and the relationships between genocide, dispossession and ecocide. Our thanks to Amy from 3CR's Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence for sharing this recording.// Leila interviewed Dr James Martin, Tobacco Harm Reduction Advisor for Harm Reduction Australia and Director of the Bachelor of Criminology at Deakin University, about the social impacts of Australia's law enforcement approach to substance use with a focus on Victoria's tobacco licensing laws. From February first, the Victorian Labor government will be enforcing new tobacco licensing laws, which restrict the sale of tobacco products to licensed retailers only. Individuals or businesses who sell tobacco without a licence may face fines of over $100,000, and fines for the sale of illicit tobacco products are even higher. You can listen back to Dr Martin's interview with Inez on the 20th of March 2025 about vaping regulations here.// Lucinda Thorpe, Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch joined us to discuss the use of AI by police in Australia for report writing, suspect identification, and to guide investigations. Victoria Police use generative AI in 20% of crime reports. When a contact centre employee files an online crime report, they use generative AI on the form to generate a summary for police officers. However, these systems are trained on biased data and can reproduce racism, sexism, and other inequalities. If you have been affected by police use of generative AI, contact Digital Rights Watch at info@digitalrightswatch.org.au// We replay a conversation between Xan and Koshin of Uprise Radio from early this month about Israel's controversial recognition of Somaliland's independence last year. The recognition of Somaliland by Israel, a state whose own recognition is contested, occurred late last year, and is a significant geopolitical development in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region. Tune in to Uprise Radio every Wednesday at 5:30PM on 3CR.// Invasion Day Donation Initiatives:Dhadjowa FoundationGrandmothers Against Removals Victoria

This year marks 3CR's 50th Anniversary, having broadcast consistently since 1976. Today, we interview Marisa Sposaro, who has now been with our community radio station for half its time on air. Marisa is currently the regular host of the Doin Time show, which features issues faced by prisoners in the criminal justice system and migration detention centres Doin Time show broadcasts every Monday 4:00pm to 5:00pmAn open forum, presenting information and discussion around issues faced by prisoners in the criminal justice system and migration detention centres.

Headlines:- Invasion day rally gathers crowd of 17,000 protesters rallying for changing the date of Australia day or replacing it with a day of mourning- Since October ceasefire in Gaza went into effect Israeli attacks have now killed 486 people and wounded 1,341- The National Rent Affordability Scheme set to end this June- Bushfires in the Otways region due to Victoria's worst heatwave since 2009 7:15AM: // Aunty Sue Haseldine is a Googatha elder who is protecting her Country from militarisation and continuing colonisation. In this recorded interview from Tuesday 22 July 2025, Aunty Sue outlines the threats from companies such as Southern Launch and Thales, who have set up a rocket launching test site north of Ceduna, on Googatha Country. She also spoke about the importance of protecting the rockholes, country, and animals for future generations. Since this interview aired, Aunty Sue and other members of West Mallee Protection have continued to monitor and expose weapons companies and space agencies who are destroying Googatha Country with their rocket launches. For regular updates on Aunty Sue's fight to protect Googatha Country, follow @westmalleeprotection on Instagram. You can also contribute to the West Mallee Protection Fund on Chuffed.  7:30AM: //  Zhanae Dodd is a proud Ghungalu, Birri, Widi and Kaanju woman from Central Queensland.  Zhanae has helped established Yamba Balbarrabarri camp to resist the Gemini coal mine by Magnetic South RSL. Zhanae joined us to talk about the threat of the mine and how Ghungalu people are standing up to protecting Country and challenge the ongoing and proposed destruction of mining companies.  7:45AM: // Professor Chelsea Watego Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman  joined 3CR's Women on the Line to discuss her new book, Black Thoughts Matter: Essays on Black Love, Black Power, and Black Joy. In the following excerpt, Chelsea speaks to Phuong about Aboriginal women's voices and perspectives that are often missing from public discourse; the censorship and control of white women editors; and the power, the joy, and the importance of embracing rage. Watego's latest book, Black Thoughts Matter: Essays on Black Love, Black Power, and Black Joy is out now with Common Room Editions. 8:00AM: // Yesterday, thousands of people gathered at steps of Parliament House in Naarm for Invasion Day. Today we bring you powerful words from Aunty Vickie Roach, a proud Yuin woman and respected Elder in the movement for care not punishment in so-called Australia. In this speech, Aunty Vickie calls for the end to genocide, and to the theft of land and resources here and in Palestine, and speaks to the ongoing survival and resistance of Aboriginal people.  8:15AM: // Aunty Reio Ellis, Yaraan Bundle and Kathleen Terrick speak about the violence of the state in their removal of Aboriginal children from their families. Aunty Rieo Ellis is a proud and staunch Waka/Bunjilung Elder in the front line of the work of Grandmothers Against Removals in Victoria. Yaraan Bundle is a Keerray Woorroong and Gunditjmara Whale Dreaming Custodian, and Kathleen Terrick is a Wurundjeri, Mutthi Mutthi, Tati Tati, Bidawal, Wadi Wadi, Berapa Berapa, Ngurai Illum, Gunai, Wemba Wemba, Dja Dja Wurrung and Weki Weki woman.  Grandmothers Against Removals is a grassroots group established in 2014 and led by Aboriginal grandmothers determined to put an end to trauma and anguish associated with the Stolen Generations. To learn more about their important work and ways you can offer support, head to their website here.  Songs:Blak Nation - Emma DonovanBetter Things - Kee'ahnDream Baby Dream - Spinifex Gum  

Today on the Monday Breakfast show, guest host Marisa (Doin' Time), presents a special Invasion Day edition, with First Nations campaigners and organisers from around the continent to kick off 3CR's yearly day of special programming.  This show contains heavy themes including Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Deaths in Custody, audio images of deceased first nations folk, and colonial violence.News HeadlinesNew Federal Hate Speech LawsNSW anti-protest laws & and Invasion Day Rally at Hyde ParkCamp Sovereignty Elders & Firekeepers Statement 'Taking It to The Next Level' Celeste Liddle, Arrernte woman and co-organiser of the Invasion Day Rally Naarm-Melbourne, about the rally, truth telling, history and honesty.Revisiting a conversation from Doin Time last Monday, with Uncle Kelvin Brown from the Myall Creek Memorial Committee, discussing the Myall Creek Massacre, what made the trial different at that time, and his plans for 26th Jan 2026.Uncle Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, Warlpiri Elder from Yuendumu, about grieving the young men in his community who have been killed, and the fight for justice for their lives. Uncle Ned ends on a song.Revisiting a presentation from last Tuesday with Boon Wurrung Elder Aunty Janet Galpin, speaking at the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Commemoration, a yearly event in honour of two freedom fighters who were executed. This event is broadcast live every year on 3CR from 12pm on 20th January. Uncle Wayne Coco Wharton calling in from Meanjin, to discuss his plans for the Brisbane rally, a history of Invasion Day and the experience of struggle for Aboriginal people. Alison Fuller with Grandmothers Against Removals Vic, about the abuse of children under a system with increasing child removals and state 'care'. She discusses her thoughts on treaty, reconciliation, and Aboriginal sovereign identity.Head to 3cr.org.au/invasionday2026 for all info on today's special programming.

Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance member and long-time solidarity activist with the Kurdish liberation struggle, joins Green Left Radio on 3CR to discuss the grave situation in Northern Syria and why Rojava demands our solidarity. Listen to more Green Left podcasts here. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Cath Strong is a researcher of popular music. She spoke to Marion for Tuesday Hometime in December about calls to boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. In this excerpt we hear how the State of Israel uses this international cultural event to project soft power and clean its image by pinkwashing. Lucinda Thorpe is Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch. In 2025, she was regularly on the program to give us the latest news regarding technology and how it is impacting our privacy online. This morning she joined us on the show to discuss Grok, the AI tool developed by Elon Musk's xAI, which is being used as a mechanism for image based abuse to degrade and humiliate women and children as well as responses needed to tackle this kind of technology. Aunty Janet Galpin is a Pakana/Trawlwoolway (Tasmanian) Irish & English woman. She spoke at the 2025 Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner commemoration. 3CR will broadcast live from the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Memorial on the corner of Victoria St & Franklin St, Melbourne - the site where these two Aboriginal freedom fighters were executed 184 years ago. Since 2006, the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Commemoration Committee (TMCC) has held a public ceremony every year to pay respect to the tens of thousands of First Nations men, women, and children who were slaughtered during the colonisation process - a process whose impacts continue to profoundly affect First Nations people today. In 2016, Melbourne City Council erected the Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner monument at the site where these two Indigenous freedom fighters were executed on January 20 in 1842 - the first two people hanged in Victoria for resisting British colonisation.Rosemary Storey is from Kinglake Friends of the Forest. Rosemary is a life-long environmentalist with a particular interest in forests and climate. She is a passionate defender of the forests of the Central Highlands. She joins us to talk about the Victorian Government target for containing bushfires at first attack and/or within five hectares set at 80% and the lack of investment in research, new technology, personnel and equipment.Wenmiao Xin is a photographer and visual artist based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. Drawing from her experiences as a lesbian, feminist, and woman of color, she explores themes of gender, identity, and sexuality through her distinctive visual language. Her work challenges societal norms and celebrates diversity, offering thought-provoking perspectives through the lens of her camera. Wenmiao spoke to Hằng from 3CR's Women on the Line about her upcoming art show, "I am a feminist, lesbian, woman of color" opening on Wednesday 21 January.  Songs:Pool Party - Julia Jacklin

‘Aboriginal people in Western Australia experience the highest rates of death from mesothelioma globally. That's because of Wittenoom. And there isn't a Banjima family who isn't touched by this. This is really a huge human rights issue.'‘We went pretty deep into where the main tailings dumps are. We have this drone shot that goes for five minutes…It shows the tailings dumps going for like hundreds of metres and that is not a perspective many people will ever see, unless they're flying over that site in a chopper.'Yurlu | Country director, Yaara Bou Melhem Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Warning: This episode of Earth Matters contains the name of a person who has died.The recently released documentary Yurlu | Country shines new light on the Wittenoom asbestos mine catastrophe. Centring the experience of former Karijini Park ranger Banjima elder Maitland Parker, it shows the impacts of asbestos include not only lost lives and environmental damage but the cultural loss traditional owners have suffered as a result of diminished access to their Country.Guest: Yurlu | Country writer/director/producer Yaara Bou MelhemDocumentary website: https://yurlucountry.comDetails on how to watch and share Yurlu |Country PLUS the Clean Up Wittenoom campaign: https://yurlucountry.com/take-action/For information on asbestos-related disease: https://asbestosdiseases.org.au/information/wittenoom-overview/https://www.asbestos.com/blog/2019/03/19/asbestos-problem-australian-aboriginals/Episode #1539: Producer/presenter: Claudia Craig | Interviewer: Annie McLoughlin This interview was first aired on 3CR's Showreel on November 6th 2025. Listen to the full interview here. A huge thanks to Annie McLoughlin for sharing this interview with us.Photo credit: Illuminate Films

Virginia Heywood joins Dr Joseph Toscano in the studios for Radical Australia this week. One of the beloved hosts of the long-running 3CR Gardening Show, Virginia has a fascinating life story that spans grassroots community life, political engagement and a deep commitment to public broadcasting.From the streets of Hackney to working in the House of Commons in London, Virginia's journey reflects a lifelong engagement with ideas, activism and community. Her father, Doug Heywood, was a radio commentator best known for sports broadcasting, including the footy, and after returning to Australia Virginia has continued this family tradition. She now broadcasts weekly on 3CR, interviewing a wide range of gardening experts and sharing practical and political perspectives on how we relate to land and place.Beyond radio, Virginia is a guide at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and runs a small organisation, the Plant Trust, which works to preserve significant ornamental garden plants in Australia. Listen in to learn about Virginia's life story and tune into the 3CR Gardening Show every Sunday 7.30am - 9.15am on 3CR.  

In September 2025 we started a conversation about Education and Schooling.This month we continue the discussion.Education is a human right for everyone and what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for everyone.Chris, James, Amanda, Simo, Louise, Michael, Shona and Heather talk about their experiences with education VS Life experienceSharing some of the hard things, as well as the good things, and how we never really stop learning. We may have talked about some stressful or triggering topics and this might have brought up some difficult feelings for some people listening today. If you need to talk to someone please phone • Life line - 13 11 14 • Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636 • Or call someone you trust MUSIC on the show was (Remember The Days Of The) Old School Yard by Yusuf/Cat Stevens (Removed due to copyright on the podcast) Listen LIVE on 3CR or ON Demand to hear the music track

Brenden shares his gambling journey and insight into his poker machine addiction and his recovery through Gamblers Anonymous. Now over six years without gambling he shares his insight into how his early behaviour, anxiety and attraction to excitement led him seek out pokies and gamble obsessively for 13 years.If you're having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that does, then maybe Gamblers Anonymous could help – phone (03) 9696 6108 or visit their website gaaustralia.org.au for information and to see a list of local meetings.Show your support to the Living Free show by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donateSome earlier interviews with Brenden:https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-202004301300/gamblers-anonymous-brendenhttps://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode-202106101300/gamblers-anonymous-brenden-10jun2021https://www.3cr.org.au/livingfree/episode/gamblers-anonymous-brenden-08dec2022

You're listening to Thursday Breakfast's Summer Programming Series on 3CR Community Radio. Happy New Year!Today's show features a selection of interviews covering topics related to housing justice. We hear about voters understanding of the housing crisis, the fight for public housing, crisis accommodation and youth homelessness, and how climate hazard don't affect everyone's housing equally. Stay tuned to 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital and streaming at 3cr.org.au or via the Community Radio App // Acknowledgement of Country//Dr Alistair Sisson - Housing & the 2025 Federal Election (30 Oct 25)// Housing researcher and urban geographer Dr Alistair Sisson spoke with us about a recently published report analysing Australian voters' understandings of housing crisis, and how these relate to voter preferences. The report, 'Housing and the 2025 Australian Federal Election: Between Crisis and Inertia', which Alistair co-authored, details how people across age, tenure, and political lines understand the crisis: renters and younger voters see it as an affordability emergency, while older homeowners focus more on immigration and supply.// Ayan Shirwa (prod) - Our Stories Our Flats 4/4 (02 Oct 25)//We heard the end of the ‘Our Stories Our Flats' series, produced by 3CR's Ayan Shirwa. In this episode, we hear from Rcoo from 44 Flats United about their campaign to defend public housing, and community advocate Barry Berih shares what motivated him to take Homes Victoria to court. Thanks again for listening and sharing the podcast with your friends. If you missed an episode or want to listen again, you can do so by visiting 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats //  Tyler & Dani - Crisis Housing Reform 2/2 (25 Sep 25)// The second part of an interview with Tyler and Dani from Crisis Housing Reform, a grassroots advocacy campaign focusing on change within Victorian crisis accomodation. We discuss two special reports released in late August this year from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, concerning youth experiencing homelessness. Follow their work on via instagram.com/crisishousingreform/ // Tony Birch - Fight for Public Housing (23 Oct 25)//Acclaimed author Tony Birch was back in the studio to give us the long view on urban renewal and the fight for public housing in Naarm/Melbourne. Some of Birch's most memorable short fiction features the impacts of slum reclamation in inner city Melbourne in the mid-20th century, part of the process of establishing the city's now iconic high rise public housing estates. With the flats under threat by a state government plan for their total demolition and redevelopment, organisers and community groups called a public meeting on 23 Oct at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne's CBD to sound the alarm. Tony Birch is an activist, historian and essayist, and is currently the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne.  Emma Bacon - Sweltering Cities (03 July 25)// Emma Bacon is the Founder and Executive Director of Sweltering Cities, the national community voice for heat safety. Sweltering Cities has recently supported the 'Home safe: National leadership in adapting to a changing climate report' from the Climate Change Authority published on 19 June 25. It is a timely and sobering reminder of the urgent need to prepare our communities for the worsening impacts of climate change. We discuss how climate hazards don't affect everyone equally, practical and long overdue reforms, the limits of adaptation, but what we can do about it today.// Song:Mars - RONA 

O podcast que você vai escutar agora é uma experiência imersiva, recomendamos o uso de fones de ouvido.Correntes: Episódio 1Correntes: Episódio 2Correntes: Episódio 3Créditos:Esse podcast é uma produção Não Inviabilize & Paratopia - Podcast & StorytellingHistória: Déia FreitasRoteiro: Déia Freitas, Yoya WurschProdução: Ananda Mida, Andrei Fernandes e Ira MoratoDireção de Elenco: Ananda MidaDireção: Andrei FernandesEdição e trilha original: Murilo LourençoVoz das vinhetas: Pri ArmaniAtores:Nill Marcondes - VandisleyEduardo Silva - Seu CélioStella Miranda - Dona ConceiçãoNarjara Turetta - Bete (Vendedora)Rafa Pimenta - BíbliaMaíra Azevedo (Tia Má) - GlóriaBabu Santana - Pereira (Segurança)Marcos Oliveira - Dono da ImobiliáriaFernando Caruso - Geraldo (Motorista)Isabele Riccart - CriançasEllen Lourenço - Mãe da GlóriaIra Croft - Cliente da loja

O podcast que você vai escutar agora é uma experiência imersiva, recomendamos o uso de fones de ouvido.Correntes: Episódio 1Correntes: Episódio 2Correntes: Episódio 3Créditos:Esse podcast é uma produção Não Inviabilize & Paratopia - Podcast & StorytellingHistória: Déia FreitasRoteiro: Déia Freitas, Yoya WurschProdução: Ananda Mida, Andrei Fernandes e Ira MoratoDireção de Elenco: Ananda MidaDireção: Andrei FernandesEdição e trilha original: Murilo LourençoVoz das vinhetas: Pri ArmaniAtores:Nill Marcondes - VandisleyEduardo Silva - Seu CélioStella Miranda - Dona ConceiçãoNarjara Turetta - Bete (Vendedora)Rafa Pimenta - BíbliaMaíra Azevedo (Tia Má) - GlóriaBabu Santana - Pereira (Segurança)Marcos Oliveira - Dono da ImobiliáriaFernando Caruso - Geraldo (Motorista)Isabele Riccart - CriançasEllen Lourenço - Mãe da GlóriaIra Croft - Cliente da loja

O podcast que você vai escutar agora é uma experiência imersiva, recomendamos o uso de fones de ouvido.Correntes: Episódio 1Correntes: Episódio 2Correntes: Episódio 3Créditos:Esse podcast é uma produção Não Inviabilize & Paratopia - Podcast & StorytellingHistória: Déia FreitasRoteiro: Déia Freitas, Yoya WurschProdução: Ananda Mida, Andrei Fernandes e Ira MoratoDireção de Elenco: Ananda MidaDireção: Andrei FernandesEdição e trilha original: Murilo LourençoVoz das vinhetas: Pri ArmaniAtores:Nill Marcondes - VandisleyEduardo Silva - Seu CélioStella Miranda - Dona ConceiçãoNarjara Turetta - Bete (Vendedora)Rafa Pimenta - BíbliaMaíra Azevedo (Tia Má) - GlóriaBabu Santana - Pereira (Segurança)Marcos Oliveira - Dono da ImobiliáriaFernando Caruso - Geraldo (Motorista)Isabele Riccart - CriançasEllen Lourenço - Mãe da GlóriaIra Croft - Cliente da loja

‘a round of silencewhere the voice of our oceansshore into one song'- from Please my dear neighbourby Benjamin Theolonius Sanders (IQ). In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 18th Decmber 2025, you will hear poet Benjamin Theolonius Sanders (IQ) talk about sport, music, lineages and the voice as an instrument. Benjamin Theolonius Sanders (IQ) is a native Memphis griot, professional teaching artist, intergenerational educator, intercontinental slam champion, dj photographer  and father. The former MC of the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, an 8X Memphis Slam Champion & 2x Melbourne slam Champion, IQ is a haiku lover and typewriter devotee. In 2009 He was one of twelve guest artists at Womadelaide, where his poetry was translated into Indigenous language in collaboration with visual artists from the APY lands. IQ is the author of 11 chapbooks, 3 albums, 2 audio anthologies, and has been anthologised in various academic and commercial publications for the past 30+ years.  Normally referred to as Memphis Poet Laureate, IQ loves music, coffee, scrabble, teaching about poetry of all kinds, tennis, Memphis and Geelong. Presently the Poet Laureate of the Centre for Southern Folklore, IQ is a hypen-aided American, as well as Poet Laureate of legendary Memphis Jam band Freeworld. When his feet are not walking in M'town, IQ lives on Wadawurrung /Wathaurong country. Find IQ at www.poetiq.com Poems written and performed by Benjamin Theolonius Sanders (IQ) in this episode:Small latte and jamMaturityConversation PeacePlease my dear neighbour (haiku train)For What It's Worth CreditsRecorded, produced and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Benjamin Theolonius Sanders for sharing his poetry and to you for listening! 

Our Stories Our Flats  I've lived in Carlton, in the Carlton Public housing estates for 30-plus years. So I know it like the back of my hand and I've come across very interesting people and I thought it would be important for me to, um, leave a document behind. Ayan Shirwa This episode is all about community—specifically, the importance of community in public housing. Ayan Shirwa from 3CR is a longtime resident of the Carlton Public Housing and, in response to the Victorian government's decision to demolish the flats in 2023, decided to record the stories of residents for future generations. This is the first episode of Our Stories, Our Flats, but you can listen to the full series on 3CR. Produced and written by Ayan Shirwa Narrated by Raven Substack If you want more of what's happening at All the Best, check out our Substack! It's a roundup of all our activities with a little bit of BTS. All The Best Credits Program Manager & Host: Kwame Slusher Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie Theme Music composed by Shining Bird Cover Art: Ray Vo Special shout-out to our volunteers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we sit with researcher Mercedes Zanker to discuss the military supply chain of critical minerals, from the colonisation and expropriation of sovereign Aboriginal lands to raining bombs on people implicated in US terror wars. Mercedes has extensively written and researched military supply chains as part of her work for Renegade Activists and her show on 3CR, A Friday Night Rave. 

Zach was an anxious kid and grew up in a big rough family where expressing feelings was not encouraged by his parents. He had an alcoholic grandfather, but no one close had any isms.His gambling started innocuously with sweeps on the Melbourne Cup, and this developed into a gambling habit while in secondary school. Initially it was using another kid's online betting account and this led into a gambling addiction where he needed to raid his bank account and sell personal items to cover his betting losses. All his friends gambled but Zach was worse. His school results dropped and his parents were concerned about his behaviour.Starting work provided the cash to fund his gambling but that wasn't enough. Zach resorted to borrowing money but couldn't repay it, leading to him being unable to sleep or concentrate at work.  He didn't see his gambling as an addiction, but his parents intervened when he was about 20 and required him to go to Gamblers Anonymous. Zach was uneasy in GA as most of the things the GA members talked about, he hadn't done – yet. He spent 3 months without betting but with his first bet came the inevitable craving and full-blown addiction returned. Zach lost a large sum of money before he hit rock bottom. Again, his parents intervened and he went to rehab for 30 days. Here Zach met other guys who were addicted to alcohol and drugs and were on the road to recovery. In rehab he was reintroduced to GA meetings and now has been clean for over 4 months. He is rebuilding his life and his close relationships.If you're having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that does, then maybe Gamblers Anonymous could help – phone (03) 9696 6108 or visit their website gaaustralia.org.au for information and to see a list of local meetings.Show your support to the Living Free show by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donateAustralian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) musicians featured this week:Amelia Rey - https://amrap.org.au/artist/amelia-rey-1Alice Isabella - https://amrap.org.au/artist/alice-isabella-1Lana Karlay - https://amrap.org.au/artist/lana-karlay-1

Rosie provides an update on the current demolition of the Flemington Public Housing Tower and the small rallies and communities still fighting agaisnt Homes Victoria as well as sits down with Christian Downie to discuss his part in co-authoring new book: "Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment", all about exploring Big Tech, Big Ag, Big Business and Big Oil's place in slowing and sabotaging meaningul action to address the climate crises. Shae continues our deep dive in climate misinformation and disinformation by sitting down and talking with Philip Newell, chairperson from Climate Action Against Disinformation, about their work in holding Big Tech responsible for their part in disseminating climate mis/disinformation. Lastly, Shae and Bella discuss their thoughts on Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee's opinion article "A Ghost's Life" on alternative ways to interact and receive climate information outside of news and science in wake of a sea of mis/disinformation online. If you're interested in attending GMA's Music Meetup this Sunday, 14.12.2025, this is the link to RSVP.A huge thank you to our guests on today's program, Christian Downie, Philip Newell as well as Duff, Captain Kangaroo (Jim), Sandra & newly recent 3CR subscriber Charlotte.

On Sunday 7 December, John Arnott - horticulturist, was joined by: Jane Tonkin - Tonkin's Bulbs and Perennials; Loretta Childs - Loretta Childs Landscape Design; and Tex Moon - Director of Horticulture, Cranbourne Gardens RBGV. The panel had a lovely chat with gardening royalty Jane Edmanson and took the opportunity to thank her from the 3CR Gardening Show team and our listeners for her amazing contribution to Australian gardening. Thanks to all our listeners that texted in messages of appreciation to Jane during the show. We relayed them to Jane after the show! We also chatted with Kylie Soanes about the current campaign to nominate a Floral Emblem for the City of Melbourne. 3CR listeners can cast a vote for their favorite selection by visiting https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/floral-emblemThere was the usual plant chat, listener questions and text messages. Here are a few of the plants that were discussed through the show. Tex mentioned an Acacia covenyi, a rare wattle from the Deua National Park in NSW which he has growing in his garden in Monbulk which he planted with his family on Wattle Day 2021. Tex also discussed some of the trigger plants he has flowering. Jane brought in the relatively easy to grow garden orchid Bletilla striata and discussed the amazing Erythronium patch at her property in the Dandenong Ranges. Jane believes it could be the largest colony of this rare North American wildflower anywhere in the world!"

Andy grew up in a village in the north of England in a family affected by alcoholism. Although his home life was relatively peaceful, his father was unpredictable. Andy also experienced the trauma of being sent to boarding school at a young age. An immediate result of this was Andy and his siblings becoming disconnected from the other children in the village. Later it led to emotional shut-down, a breakdown and depression. Andy joined Al-Anon and also started a 12-Step support group for survivers of boarding school in England. He discusses, in this episode of Living Free, the applicability of the 12 Steps to problems other than addiction. If you think that Al-Anon  could help you cope with someone else's problem drinking then you can phone 1300 252 666 or go to their website al-anon.org.auShow your support for the Living Free show by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate#Alcoholism #Al-Anon #Recovery The Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening. 

On this episode of Women on the Line, we're honoring the late disabled writer and activist, Alice Wong, who passed away on the 14 November 2025 at the age of 51. We're listening to her presentation titled ‘The Last Disabled Oracle' from 2020, where she speaks from the future of 2029. The presentation was delivered as part of Alex Kelly's Assembly for the Future. You can listen to the full presentation on 3CR here. You can learn more about Alice's work via The Disability Visibility Project. 

This conversation was originally aired on 2 September 2021Victor grew up in a family where alcohol was abused. His father was frequently violent, and to survive, Victor became hyper-vigilant and sensitive to the moods of his parents. As a child, Victor found refuge outside of the family, playing with friends in the wild areas near his home. As he grew, he recognised in himself an impulse to heal his family through humour and by trying to form relationships with his siblings. Eventually he found that he was unable to bring about the healing he desired.On a holiday in Indonesia as an adult, Victor experienced both despair (in a bar) and elation (at a volcano). Soon after, he decided to seek help from 12 Step groups, first Adult Children of Alcoholics and then Al-Anon Family Groups. Here he found the support he needed alongside other people who understood his grief and frustration.In Al-Anon, Victor gradually gained the confidence to share his story and began to understand that his feelings of fear and hopelessness were common to many people whose lives had been affected by someone else's drinking. He now gives thanks for nature and has much gratitude in his life.If someone else's drinking is causing you a problem, then you can phone the Al-Anon Family Groups helpline on 1300 252 666 or go online at al-anon.org.au for more information.Show your support by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate#Alcoholism #Al-Anon #Recovery

Chris joined Michael in the 3CR studios to share his experience of what life was like when he started drinking in his early teens, to how it progressed and took over his life in his 20's and what life looks like now as he comes up to 35 years in recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous.

‘I found myself inside myself'- from Cluster B, to AuADHD by Sarah St James. In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 20th November 2025, you will hear poet Sarah St James talk about performance, transitioning and representation.Content Warning: This episdoe contains references to mental health, drug use and suicide. Sarah St James- or ‘Sadie'- is a trans woman and spoken word poet. Originally born and raised in Meanjin, she has been based in Naarm since 2018. Her writing explores themes of identity, accountability and survival through the lenses of gender, sexuality and familial dysfunction. With a background in theatre, Sarah's work lends itself best to live performance. She has been speaking her poems aloud since participating in ‘Ruckus' poetry slams and ‘Roving Conspiracies' open mic events in 2014.  Sarah's writing has been published in the anthology In-Flux, trans and gender diverse reflections and imaginings. As well as Chaotic Musings Volume 3. Her first solo publishing venture was the hand bound anthology “The Brown Paper Diaries” soon to be available in print.Poems written and performed by Sarah St James in this episode:Cluster B, to AuADHDSitting With It Kalliope X FundraiserSunday 30th November 2025 in Thornbury.Featuring MANISHA ANJALI, ELENA GOMEZ and TONY BIRCH.Plus music from the THE BLACK SEA ENSEMBLE.Tickets available at https://events.humanitix.com/kalliopex-speaks. CreditsRecorded, produced and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Sarah St James for sharing her poetry and to you for listening! 

Sue grew up in an unhappy, dysfunctional home and didn't have many close friends. She left school early, in Year 9 and went to work.  Her career led to shift work, which meant that she had more money and worked odd hours. Sue would often drop into a Poker Machine venue on the way home, to unwind. These sessions became progressively longer and eventually involved greater losses, meaning that sometimes she didn't have a cab fare home and had to walk. However, Sue didn't think that she had a gambling problem.Sue developed a codependent relationship and her gambling increased to the extent of stealing money and food from work, having multiple credit cards, a bank loan and payday loans. This also brought her into conflict with her friend, who recommended Gamblers Anonymous. Initially uneasy in GA, Sue eventually admitted that her gambling was unmanageable and started practicing the 12 steps.  She is now debt free, has a car, much better health, is learning the African drums and is now able to donate her time to worthwhile causes.If you're having trouble with gambling, or have a friend or family member that does, then maybe Gamblers Anonymous could help – phone (03) 9696 6108 or visit their website gaaustralia.org.au for information and to see a list of local meetings.Show your support to the Living Free show by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donateAustralian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) musicians featured this week:Adam Noviello - https://amrap.org.au/artist/adam-novielloKat Greta - https://amrap.org.au/artist/kat-greta-1Jen Lush - https://amrap.org.au/artist/jen-lush-2 

Brenda entered her marriage in the early 1970's with her mother's advice to 'never argue with a drunk'. After several years of trying to keep the peace in her marriage, Brenda took her young children and left in desperation. Even without Al-Anon, she acted in faith, knowing that she did not have the answers about how she would manage on her own. It was fifteen years later that she found Al-Anon when, in relation to one of her children, she realised that she needed help to cope in another situation she could not manage.In this episode, Brenda describes the freedom she has experienced in Al-Anon, having learned to make choices in her own best interests and allow others to do the same.If you think that Al-Anon  could help you cope with someone else's problem drinking then you can phone 1300 252 666 or go to their website al-anon.org.auShow your support for the Living Free show by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate#Alcoholism #Al-Anon #Recovery The Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening.

Gen Townsend, artist of English and Scottish settler heritage with Garage 35 Art Studio, joins Green Left Radio to discuss the Press on for Palestine project. This project commemorates the 288 journalists who have been killed in Gaza since October 7. You can listen to full episode of Green Left Radio on the 3CR website. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Di Cousens OAM is a poet and photographer based in Melbourne. Past poetry publications include Days Pass Without Name, Free Text Space, House Red and The Freedom to Be. She is also the author of academic articles and a book in Tibetan studies. Her poetry has been published in journals and anthologies and her photographic portraits of poets are used in publications and websites. For 11 years she has been one of the producers of community radio 3CR's Spoken Word program. Di studied poetry writing with Judith Rodriguez and is a member of Melbourne PEN. She was Melbourne PEN's delegate to the PEN International Congress in Pune, India, in 2018, and was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2023 for service to the Buddhist community. Her chapbooks can be purchased here: https://www.dicousens.com/shop Production & Interview: Tina Giannoukos

Adam Bremner from No Sunbury Waste Incinerator was interviewed on Green Left Radio on 3CR on October 24 about the community campaign opposing the construction of a waste incinerator. He is also a teacher and unionist. You can listen to the full edition of Green Left Radio here. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Green Left Radio played a recording of a talk by Mary Merkenich about the Relevance of Marxism on 3CR on October 24. Merkenich is from the Socialist Alliance. The original talk was on October 18. You can listen to the whole episode of Green Left Radio here. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that the following program contains references to colonial violence. If you need to speak to someone about the issues covered in the show, you can contact:13 YARN on 13 92 76 - a dedicated 24/7 national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesYarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563 - a free and confidential 24-hour counselling service for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesOn this week's episode we bring you audio from the ‘Cry for Truth and Justice' rally that took place on Sunday 19th October in Djilang/Geelong on the lands of the Wadawurrung people. Organised by Be Tru, a group of First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous members, this rally and march aimed to unite the community in declaring a firm NO to racism, and coincided with other anti-racism protests that took place across the state. Today we're going to hear from Corrina Eccles, Julie Saylor-Briggs, Aunty Annie Nicholson, Aunty Wendy Brabham and Irith Williams.Thank you to Amy Ciara from 3CR's Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence for the recordings.

Poppy was born into a family struggling to cope with the trauma of migration from Greece to Australia. Her father drank to ease his sorrow and her mother had to cope with a growing number of small children, working, along with her husband, to provide for them all. Poppy has happy memories of celebrations with friends and family where there was plenty of drinking, but also carried a burden of shame about her father's behaviour when he drank. She fell in love with and married a man who also has a problem with alcohol and has now sought help in Al-Anon.If you think that Al-Anon  could help you cope with someone else's problem drinking then you can phone 1300 252 666 or go to their website al-anon.org.auShow your support for the Living Free show by donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate#Alcoholism #Al-Anon #Recovery The Living Free show may involve discussion of topics such as suicide, mental illness, self-harm and family violence. Please practise self-care and care of others when listening.

‘where the lazy susan spins tirelesslycarrying the love you put on plates'- from Photograph by Lynette Natasha In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 16 October 2025, you will hear poet Lynette Natasha talk about politics, performance and playwriting. During the podcast, Lynette Natasha talks about Cartograpgy of the Void by Chris Abani.Lynette Natasha is a poet and writer whose work explores relationships with family, others, ourselves and the world. Born in Malaysia to a bicultural family and currently living in Naarm/Melbourne, her poems are shaped by the act of living between worlds — how do we become who we are while holding on to traditions, how do we live with so much beauty and brutality, and how do we balance grief with the gloriousness of living. Poems written and performed by Lynette Natasha in this episode:FatherSilenceNew LeafPhotograph NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it. CreditsRecorded, produced and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Lynette Natasha for sharing her poetry and to you for listening! 

This week is a celebration of 20 years of Punky Radio! It is also our very last show. So, join us one final time and listen to some of our favourites from the years. Pour yourself a drink, raise a toast and enjoy nine songs from Wonk Unit, Limozine, For I Am, Fire Exit, Asakusa Jinta, 3CR, The Penetrators, Cockwomble and Carson Robison.Wonk Unit, 20 years, the last ever show, Voice of Jeff, Comedy Suburbs, A-Ridgeaway, The Scurge - Bunch of Cants, Tina, she's got a joke for us, LimoDean and Limozine, Tony has your Facebook comments, JenGlenGlenJen, Timo, Dunk, Sef Cat Milker, Iron Mike, PsychoMart, Simon Nott, For I Am, Fire Exit, early shows, last week, casinos, babys drummer, Ozzy, Hulk Hogan, England are the champions!, Tony's Movie Review, Thunderbolts, Total Talk Nonsense, From the Vaults, Tony's International Gig Guide, Paulyb picks a gig, in the world, yeah, 3CR - it's a growler reference, The Penetrators, Fred, this week, cancelled gigs, Lincolnshire, Paul's kids book, Dukes Arms!, The Bleach Boys - RIP John, Cockwomble, beds, Izzatwat, an extra twat, (Punky!) Quiz Time for Tony, Punky locations!, guests, the final song, Tony loses the ability to talk, catchphrases that never took off, thank you everyone and enjoy the rest of your lives!Song 1: Wonk Unit - KathySong 2: Limozine – Johnny Got Shot By A UFOSong 3: For I Am – Jack Shit (His pants)Song 4: Fire Exit - Wheelchair Outta ControlSong 5: Asakusa Jinta – Ride And BendSong 6: 3CR – What A Carry OnSong 7: The Penetrators – Shopping BagSong 8: Cockwomble - ConspiracySong 9: Carson Robison – More And More Tee-Jus Ain't It