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Deepak Joshi joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to talk about the protests against far right Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia. Joshi is a member of Hindus for Human Rights. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. 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.

 In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 16th July 2026, you will a recording of a live broadcast featuring Es Foong talking about the Sonic Poetry Festival. You'll also hear Es and host, Indrani Perera, swapping poems in a poetic conversation or a poetry exchange of words and ideas.Sonic Poetry Collective, a coalition of poets concerned with building community sustainably, will host Sonic Poetry Festival on 24 October 2026. This all-day festival wil lbe hosted at Balam Balam Place and festival attendees can anticipate poetry wortshops, third place interactions, play, communal curiousity, and opportunities to serve as artist, audience, and both at once. EVENT DETAILSSonic Poetry FestivalSaturday 24th August 2026Ballam Ballam Place, Brunswick, Victoriawww.sonicpoetryfestival.com Poems read in this episode:Dear Letter P by Miriam HechtmanAt the Council Meeting by Kevin BrophyThe Change Room by Andy JacksonBless Grace Jones by Warsan ShireKaleidoscope by Ali Cobby EckermannAt the Lip of the Well by Lakshmi R KanchiTo Be Kissed by Quinn EadesListen by Jazz Money A Map of Mothers by Nadia NiazThe Other Side of History by Jeanine LeaneI wonder about that time in history by Linh Tran CreditsProduced by Brendan Bonsack.Thank you to Es Foong for joining us 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.

3CR would like to acknowledge the Kulin Nation – true owners, caretakers and custodians of the land from which we broadcast. 3CR pays respect to Elders, past and present of the Kulin Nation. We recognise their unceded sovereignty.//News Headlines//Calls for Royal Commission / Segal to address incorrect claims about Gaza death toll evidenceGovernment fast-tracks data centre approvals and delays AI legislationGrattan report criticising the Pharmacy Guild's influence over funding dealsUpcoming national convergence at Pine Gap// Oriela Williams (they/them), co-organiser with the Protect Our NDIS Alliance National and Magan-djin team, caught up with Priya earlier this week to discuss the ongoing fight-back against massive cuts to the NDIS announced in this May's federal budget. Changes to the scheme have been brought to Parliament by the Albanese Labor government under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, which is currently subject to an inquiry by the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee. Oriela is a proudly Disabled Lebanese Non-Binary Dyke based in Magan-djin/Meanjin/Brisbane. Oriela has lived experience as an NDIS participant themselves, with high physical disability and psychosocial support needs; being a full time power wheelchair user, requiring daily caregivers and living in Specialist Disability Accommodation / Supported Independent Living (SDA/SIL) environment. As well as being a dedicated community organiser and activist; Oriela is a passionate disability justice advocate, lived/living experience peer worker and trained Alt2su facilitator with a focus on anti-carceral, peer-lead and trauma-informed responses to distress.// Content note: This interview mentions gambling harm. If you, or anyone you know needs support, you can call Gamblers Helpline 1800 85 858 or go to gamblershelp.com.au. Kate Seselja is the Co-Chair of Gambling Harm Lived Experience Experts, Founder of The Hope Project Australia, a gambling reform advocate, and recovery coach. She has also been appointed to the Ministerial Advisory Committee to implement gambling reforms within the ACT. Today, Kate joined us to talk about her experience with gambling harm, where reforms on poker machines are up to in the ACT, the Canberra Labor Club, and solutions preferred by the Gambling Harm Lived Experience Experts to manage gambling harm.// Louise Byrne of the West Papua Women's Office joined us to discuss the connections between Sugar Research Australia, the Indonesian sugar industry, and alleged rights abuses and illegal deforestation in Merauke, West Papua. In December 2025, Greenpeace published the report 'Sweet Promises, Bitter Reality: Inside the Merauke Sugarcane Project' detailing serious concerns about the role of the Indonesian state and agribusiness in land theft and mass deforestation in Merauke. More recently, Royce Kurmelovs of Deepcut News has written about the connections between the Australian government-funded body Sugar Research Australia and land clearing in Merauke. Louise has been working for West Papua's freedom and self-determination since 1999, and helped found the West Papua Office in Docklands in 2014. There will be a screening of Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time), an investigative documentary examining contemporary colonialism, militarisation, and large‑scale development projects in West Papua, on the 29th of July at Eclipse Cinema in Collingwood, and on 31st August at the University of Melbourne. The documentary is also available to watch on YouTube.Louise shared the following information to supplement our conversation about Wilmar:Wilmar, the corrupt Indonesian sugar company in TownsvilleIndonesian oligarch Martius Sitorus has owned Wilmar Sugar in Townsville since 2010 when he bought CSR's sugar and ethanol division for $1.5 billion. Wilmar has eight mills in Queensland, and manufactures half of Australia's raw sugar. Sitorus is Batak, from Sumatra, and lives in Singapore, with an estimated net worth of $3.55 billion. In 2013 Sitorus and his brother Ganda (as Gama Group, then KPN Corp), with demonstrable government support, began forcing sales of customary land in Boven Digoel and Merauke (West Papua) for large-scale deforestation and agribusiness. Wilmar pays no tax in Australia. In 2022 Wilmar subsidiaries in Indonesia were found guilty of corporate fraud and systematic judicial corruption, including payment of 'Billions in bribes to avoid trillions in fines', Mongabay, 15 April 2025). In 2025, Wilmar's Duta Sugar was convicted for unlawful acts over the import of raw sugar into Indonesia. Also in 2025, and court officials ($4 million to four Indonesian judges Wilmar's huge subsidiary in China, Yihai Kerry Arawana (the largest food processor in the People's Republic and responsible for 21% of its palm oil imports) was found guilty of fraudulent documentation in palm oil trades. You can visit the West Papua Women's Office at 211/838 Collins Street, Docklands 3008 (VIC), and contact them at frwpwomensoffice@gmail.com or via SMS at 0424 745 155.// Content note: this interview includes mentions of a First Nations person who has passed away. For support, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can call 13 YARN (13 92 76) or Yarning Safe'n'Strong (1800 959 563). Karina Lester is a Yankunytjatjara Anangu leader and second-generation survivor of British nuclear tests at Emu Field in South Australia. She is a senior Aboriginal language expert, anti-nuclear activist and ICAN Ambassador. Most recently, Karina has been selected as a commissioner for the independent AUKUS Public Inquiry. We spoke with Karina about the impacts of the Emu Field nuclear tests, AUKUS associated nuclear waste risks, First Nations peoples' concerns around AUKUS, and what the Public Inquiry is hoping to achieve.//

Beyond the Bars was a co-production between Race Matters, All The Best and 3CR, and we extend our thank you to all those involved for letting us share on the fbi airwaves. This episode features excerpts from the interviews conducted at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre for Beyond the Bars on 3CR in greater Victoria. This broadcast was hosted by Shiralee Hood, Tash Norris and Nayuka Hood. And an extra special thanks to the labour and love of Juliet Fox, Michaela Stubbs and the 3CR team, Samantha Haran and Shareeka Helaluddin from the Race Matters team for their hard work and planning. You can find out about Beyond the Bars here: https://www.3cr.org.au/beyondthebars. For the full experience listen to the full broadcast: https://www.fbi.radio/programs/beyond-the-bars--race-matters--all-the-best/episodes/beyond-the-bars-race-matters-and-all-the-best-12th-july-2026 Race Matters X All The Best Credits Hosted by Gabriella Accaria and Leya Kim Produced by Kwame Slusher, Prinita Thevarajah and Samantha Haran. Graphics by Malaak ACAB Betty and Piggy Patrol by Rubyrose Bancroft @rubyrosebancroft See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Progressive singer/songwriter Steel City Sue from Muloobinba/Newcastle joined Green Left Radio on July 10 to talk about her coming tour. You can hear more from Green Left Radio on 3CR. 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.

Piper Rollins is the climate campaigner for the Australian Conservation Foundation. Today we're speaking to Piper about the reef-themed rally that will be occurring outside of the Australian federal court hearing here in Naarm against Woodside's North West Shelf Extension. The rally will be held on the 21st of July from 8-9am and aims to support ACF's court case against Woodside's gas project which could threaten Australia's reefs from the Ningaloo to the Barrier Reef, putting them at risk of irreversible climate damage and threatening the homes of marine life. To find out more about the rally on the 21st of July against Woodside's North West Shelf Extension that threatens major climate damage, head to https://community.acf.org.au/demonstration.   Emily Stephenson is an educator and social-emotional learning specialist based in Thailand working at the intersection of education and mental health. Recently, she spoke to Kannagi for 3CR's Women on the Line about creating safe, inclusive spaces for students, challenging systems that prioritise compliance and conformity at the expense of belonging and student wellbeing, her experience working with and supporting neurodiverse students across cultures, and the systemic failings of schooling structures around the world. This interview first aired on 3CR on 22 June 2026. You can listen to the full conversation by going to 3cr.org.au/womenontheline. Women on the Line is a radical intersectional current affairs program, making space for the voices of women and gender diverse people. It airs on Monday morning from 8:30-9:00am.   Bee, Rising Red Lantern founder and Asian migrant project lead at Vixen, Victoria's sex worker organisation, is here to speak about the upcoming fundraiser with Empower Foundation, Thailand's iconic sex worker organisation that was established 40 years ago. Join Empower and Vixen for a viewing of Empower's first feature length film High Heels, and a special live performance of Reality Theatre, followed by a discussion led by Empower themselves Later on, we'll be hearing from Oa from Empower Foundation, who will speak more about the organisation. To find out more about A Night With Empower Foundation, go to vixen.org.au or head to @vixenworkers on Instagram. Oa, from Empower Foundation in Thailand, sent us a short message which she tells us about the 40-year history of Empower Foundation, and some of the campaigns and organising that is taking place by and for sex workers in Thailand.   Vivienne Gay is a local musician and member of 44 Flats United. Vivienne joins us today to talk about the community at the Inkerman Street flats in St Kilda and their recent challenges with a pest infestation and the actions the residents have had to take to combat this issue. Vivienne is also here to talk about her involvement in 44 Flats United and the need to protect public housing. To find out more about 44 Flats United you can head to 44fu.org  or @44_flatsunited. Janet Craven is a Director at ICAN Australia, and Merewalesi Tuilau, Director of the Fiji Nuclear Veterans and Families Association. They are on today's program to talk about Tonga's recent accession to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the history of nuclear testing in the Pacific, and continued calls for the Australian government to sign the treaty. To learn more, head to https://icanw.org.au/  Songs:The arrival - Yan QingVivienne Gay - Bug problem Events:- Hear Her Breathe permaculture course, 6-week course, starting today 12:30pm. Go to hearbreathe.wordpress.com, 3CR listeners get a 20% discount (Code: 3CR202620)- July 17, 10am, Uncle Robbie vs Governor of Victoria for Trespass Charge, Melbourne Magistrates Court- July 18, 'New International Bookshop' BIG RED BOOK FAIR (10am-5pm)- July 18, 11 am, People's Cup, Footscray, Footscray Park- July 18, 4pm-6pm, Know Your Rights at Work workshop by Migrant Workers' Centre, Darebin Intercultural Centre, 350 High Street Preston

On Sunday 12 July, Chloe Foster and John Arnott, celebrated 50 years of 3CR, and 49 of the Gardening Show, with a Gardening Show retrospective of special guests made up of long standing panellists; Gwen and Rodger Elliot, AB Bishop, Stephen Ryan, Pam Vardy, Penny Woodward, Virginia Heywood, Evan Gaulke and Emma Herd!Listeners joined us live to tell us their favourite Gardening Show memories and how long they've been listening to the show!Listen in via 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

This month we are sending out a big Thank you to all our supporters who dug deep for 3CR's Annual Radiothon, which keeps Raising Our Voices and 3CR broadcasting the voices you just won't hear elsewhere else.We reached our target thanks to you!! If you meant to donate and forgot it's not too late. Every dollar counts and goes towards a great cause  - Your Community Owned and Community Run Radio Station 3CRGO TO: https://www.3cr.org.au/donateAmanda, Skye, Maria and Louise shared our experience of trying new activities (even when we are nervous to do so) We talked about the connections we make when we folllow our interests into Hobbies and connect with others, growing community in the process.MUSIC on todays program was Thank You For Being A Friend by Andrew Gold(removed from the podcast due to copyright)To hear the music and announcements,  Listen LIVE on 3CR on the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm or ON Demand 

3CR would like to acknowledge the Kulin Nation – true owners, caretakers and custodians of the land from which we broadcast. 3CR pays respect to Elders, past and present of the Kulin Nation. We recognise their unceded sovereignty.//News Headlines//Royal Commission criticised over pro-Israel witness focus//Experts call for more resilient transport communications systems following Telstra outage//Victorian gov proposes limiting prisoners' daily outdoor access rights//Tonga joins nuclear bans, strengthening Pacific disarmament push//Gunditjmara writer, activist and singer Richard J. Frankland spoke with us about screening his 1996 film 'No Way to Forget' at ACMI as part of tonight's NAIDOC Shorts event, and discusses his new album, 'Discovering Leerpeen Mara', which was released last month. Richard delivered this year's Elder in Residence Oration for NITV, which you can listen back to here. NAIDOC Shorts is running from 7-8:30 tonight at ACMI, screening a selection of films created by First Nations filmmakers over the past 50 years as part of this NAIDOC week's '50 Years of Deadly' celebrations - get your tickets here.// We will heard from Tash Wark, Branch Secretary of Australian Services Union, who talked us through current action by council workers against various local government councils across Melbourne. We will discussed recent strikes held by waste collection drivers across Darebin, Merri-bek and Hume councils, where their action is up to, and the responsiveness of local government councils and state government.// Content note: this interview includes mentions of a First Nations person who has passed away. For support, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can call 13 YARN (13 92 76) or Yarning Safe'n'Strong (1800 959 563). Martin Hodgson of The Disappeared Project discussed the campaign by the family of Butchulla and Woppaburra woman Monique Clubb calling on the Queensland Police Service to issue a $1 million reward for information about her disappearance on the 22nd of June 2013. Martin spoke about Monique's life and legacy, her family's struggle for justice, and the role of independent investigation and advocacy in the search for answers about what happened to Monique. Please sign the petition created by Monique's family (who you can follow here on Instagram) asking for QPS to offer a reward for information about her disappearance. You can listen to the Curtain the Podcast episode Martin mentioned here, where Martin and co-host Amy McQuire speak about Monique's case. Read Amy's June 30th article about Monique's case, featuring interviews with her family members, here.//  We were joined by Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) Secretary Adu Hani and Branch Delegate Harry Millward to go over some of the most recent changes in Victorian rental policy. Last week the state government announced their Portable Bond Scheme, which allows renters to transfer an existing bond payment to their next rental property bond when moving houses. Some of the changes we are seeing in rental rights are long awaited but slow policy changes have proven inadequate in providing safe and equitable housing.//

Kevin looks into organising by the billionaire class, and tries to sell Anne a $500,000 watch. Kevin then reminisces with climate researcher David Spratt, about 50 years of activism, including travel to the Middle East, and 50 years of 3CR radical radio.

Faith and Val kick things off in the studio today with a couple of bike moments. We thank all of our listeners for their very generous donations towards the 3CR Radiothon. We have reached our target this year and every cent donated will go towards keeping 3CR on the air for another year. Val tells us all about the 3CR 50th birhday celebration over the weekend at the Collingwood Town Hall, the history of those fifty years shared at the celebration and the passion and support for another 50 years shared by the 3CR community. Faith shares her weekend with another great community, the seventy or so riders who took part in Cycling Wild x Off Course Winter Overnighter at Longridge. An annual event the winter overnighter is a great opprtunity both for thise who have never bikepacked before and for those who like hauling cast iron pots and legs of lamb, not to mention the kids and families coming along for the ride!We chat about the Gimme 5 campaign for 5% of the transport budget to be dedicated to Strategic Cycling Corridors and a reminder to use the campiagn website to send a short email to your local MP. All the tricky details are pre-filled for you, it only takes 2 minutes! Do it now at this link!We finish with a reminder that the Fundraiser for the Bike Shed at CERES is coming up this weekend.  

Imogen Cowan, one of the managing social workers in the Crime Team at YouthLaw, responds to calls from the Chief Commissioner for mandatory minimum sentencing for young offenders. Imogen speaks about how incarceration is not an effective deterrent, and she stresses the collective responsibility of the community to care and provide for young people.  Lucinda Thorpe, Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch, speaks about Meta's latest AI glasses; concerns raised about the normalisation of surveillance technology; the use of celebrity endorsement to market this product to young women, and the increasing dangers to personal privacy and safety. Articles mentioned in the conversation:Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of PhonesMeta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED ReportThe Pedagogy of Consent: Surveillance's Long Romance with the Ordinary Sanne de Swart is a 3CR supporter, former guest, and co-founder of the recently established local organisation, Hear Her Breathe. She sent the show a short message talking about the new collective and their upcoming permaculture course. 3CR listeners can get a 20% discount to the permaculture course by entering the code 3CR202620.  Hannah Ekin is an organiser with Mpartnwe for Falastin as well as the upcoming Close Pine Gap Sacred Land Back Convergence. This year marks 60 years since the signing of an agreement to build an American military base on Arrente Country. Hannah speaks about what's planned for the three days of the convergence, including workshops, discussions and a protest. They also discuss the motivations for this year's convergence and the impact that Pine Gap has on Mwpartwe and its community, and what it means about the broader US-Australia security alliance. To find out more information, you can go to  or on Instagram @Mpartnwe_for_Falastin and aman_antimilitarismnetwork. Rushani Epa (she/her) is a Sri Lankan-Australian food and travel journalist, editor and literary agent. Her work focuses on global dining, identity and the cultural narratives that shape food and hospitality. She speaks about Colournary Salon, and its upcoming event Kamā Hiya, a literary food salon exploring Palestinian and Lebanese foodways, taking place this Saturday at Dukkana in Coburg, from 11am-1 pm. For more details check out @colournary on instagram. Part of the proceeds will contribute to mutual aid in Palestine and Lebanon. Huong Truong and Greens candidate Brittney Henderson speak at a recent community meeting held to stop the AI data centres from being built in the Western suburbs of Melbourne, specifically Plumpton. The proposed data centre has been named the "Victorian AI Hub" is estimated to be 350 hectares in size and contains detrimental impacts upon the community including biodiversity corridors and endangered vegetation. To find out more about the campaign to stop AI data centres in Plumpton you can visit their Facebook page here. Thank you Amy from 3CR's Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence for sharing the recordings. Songs:Banatjarl - Ripple Effect Band

Sarah Baarini joined Green Left Radio on July 3 to discus the political situation in Lebanon and Israel's continued aggression against the country. Baarini is a member of the Lebanese community and organiser of the Free Palestine Sunday rallies in Naarm/Melbourne. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. 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.

Indian community member, Narendar, joined Green Left Radio on July 3 to discuss Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Australia. The Hindutva movement represented by the BJP and Modi must be opposed and there will be a protest planned for July 9. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. 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.

Izzy, a school teacher, joined Green Left Radio on June 26 to discuss Labor's recent enterprise agreement offer to school teachers and education support staff and why members overwhelmingly voted to reject the offer. Izzy is also an AEU member and part of Fight the Crisis. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. 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.

Socialist Alliance candidate for Broadmeadow, Sue Bolton, joined Green Left Radio on June 26. Bolton, who is also a Merri-bek councillor, discussed the rising support for One Nation and how we can fight back. Additionally, she spoke about the upcoming anti-racism rally being planned in Broadmeadows on Saturday July 25. You can listen to the entire show on 3CR. 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.

 * Community radio - 3CR 50th Anniversary* Housing nervous nellies* Europe - reality bites* "Headlock" - Primary School 101* "Australians are poorer." - Liberal Party gospel* Victorian liquidation sale?

 Jan Van Dalfsen is an early 3CR supporter; a credentialed activist and educator.He was one of six tennants living upstairs at 21 Smith Street, while the Walker Press operated downstairs.  The building was eventually sold to 3CR. Listen to an engaging account of publishing activism that gave way to the broadcaster you now know and love.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:NT government replace transit and public housing safety officers with armed police//Palestine solidarity activists appear in court in Magan-djin/Brisbane//Calls to expel Israeli ambassador after flotilla abuse denials//Albanese government rejects majority of UN Universal Periodic Review recommendations//Kanaky elections impacted by French colonial interference//We listened to one of the speeches from the community Town Hall Meeting to 'Stop the Plumpton AI data centre planned for Melbourne's West' held on Thursday 25 June at Sydenham Neighbourhood House. In this speech, AJ Harris-Peixoto took attendees through a presentation on data centre-related issues facing the community. Thank you to Amy from 3CR's Kill Your Lawn for sharing the recording - you can catch Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence every week on 3CR Fridays 9:00am to 10:00am. Stay tuned to 3CR's Breakfast programs to hear more audio from this Town Hall.// Researchers Dr Meagan Dewar (Federation University Australia) and Dr Sara Ryding (Deakin University) joined us to discuss the implications and emergency management of the highly infectious H5N1 strain of avian flu, which has now been detected in four migratory seabirds (including skuas and giant petrels) in Western Australia and one in South Australia since the first Australian case was identified nearly two weeks ago. Meagan is a wildlife biologist and lecturer at Federation University Australia researching infectious diseases in seabirds. Sara is an evolutionary ecologist researching bird movements, and how bird movements influence disease incursion risk, including for avian influenza into Australia.From the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: If you notice sick or dead birds or other animals, you should not touch them. If there are multiple dead birds or other animals, take photos or a video. Record your location and report it to the 24-hour Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.// Stephanie Bashir, CEO of Nexa Advisory and a leading voice in Australia's energy transformation, speaks with us about how the surge in Australian data centre construction driven by generative AI risks pushing up power bills and climate pollution. Informed by the latest report by Climate Council ''Clouded future: Managing risks of the data centre boom'', Inez and Stephanie talked about the implications of this boom and what we can do to take action. Stephanie has over two decades of experience driving major reforms across consumer energy, renewables, battery storage, and grid integration. She is widely recognized for her ability to turn complex energy challenges into actionable, real-world solutions that accelerate the clean energy transition.// Merewalesi Tuilau (Fiji Nuclear Veterans and Families Association) and Samuel Barton (President of the Marshall Islands Student Association in Fiji) spoke about the 80th anniversary of the advent of nuclear testing in the Pacific, which occurred yesterday (Wednesday the 1st of July). Both Mere and Samuel have travelled to Australia as part of the Pacific Peace Pilgrimage, which shines a light on the history and intergenerational impacts of nuclear ‘testing' in the Pacific region, including in Australia. The Pilgrimage is coordinated by ICAN Australia alongside The Quakers and the Pacific Conference of Churches, welcoming nuclear-impacted communities from the Pacific and Australia for a series of events which will highlight pathways towards nuclear justice in the region and call for a future that is decolonised, demilitarised, denuclearised and decarbonised. Listen back to Wednesday Breakfast's interview this week with fellow Pacific Peace Pilgrimage delegate Reverend James Bhagwan of the Pacific Council of Churches. Join Samuel and Frances Namoumou of the Pacific Conference of Churches this Friday 3 July at Balam Balam Place, Brunswick, for the public event ‘Commemorating the legacy of nuclear detonations in the Pacific: 30 years on.'// Events on Saturday 4 July:3CR's 50th Birthday Celebration, 11AM-4PM, Collingwood Town Hall//Counter Protest: Smash Transphobia!, 11:30AM, Parliament House Steps//Anti-Imperialist Rally (LASNET), 12PM, State Library of Victoria//Protest - Close Pine Gap, 1:30PM, Defence Plaza (661 Bourke St, Melbourne)//Football is For All World Cup Screenings, Egypt vs Australia 4AM, Argentina vs Cabo Verde 8AM, Colombia vs Ghana 11:30AM, IPCS (78-80 Curzon St, North Melbourne)// Photo by NOAA on Unsplash.

On this show, we talk to a lot of experts. People who use big words, people who have written some book or spoken at some conference. And we also talk to local groups, people who are doing activisms, people who are heavily invested in this space, people who already know a lot. But that's not really most of Australia. I think for a lot of people, climate change is this kind of vague, bad future thing that is kind of in the back of their minds. I really wanted to get the perspective of normal people. People who are as invested in climate change as the experts and the activists, because climate change is gonna affect us all in the future. And whose opinions are just as important because feeling kind of bad, not knowing what to do, is a climate action. And it's probably the most popular climate action that everyone in the world is doing right now. The whole point of 3CR is that we present viewpoints that are underrepresented in other media, that we talk to people that don't usually have a voice, that we present opinions that other media places won't. Children are one of the groups in societies that have the least power, and their words are taken least seriously. And maybe that's true, maybe kids just have bad opinions, but something that really struck me while I was talking to these people was just how their ideas were really similar to adults' ideas - it's just that adults use bigger words. So I interview some normal children about their ideas about climate change.  ALSO What happens when your workplace burns down and then you don't have a job anymore? What happens when you are in a flood, and then your legs dissolve off, and then you have to go on the disability pension? What happens if you're already doing it tough, and then the whole world around you starts getting even tougher one degree at a time? What if escalating natural disasters starts costing the government a lot of money and then they don't increase jobseeker for another 1000 years? What if you're poor but the only real solution to climate change being offered is the individual consumption of electric cars and solar panels and you just don't have $50,000 lying around? What happens if you're an unemployed, divorced, depressed middle-aged men and everyone assumes that you and people like you are going to vote for one nation, but actually, you're really cool? I don't know the answers to these question, but Jennifer from the unemployed workers union does!

In an excerpt from Acting Up (20 June 2026), presenter and former Breakfast host, Judith, reflects on Covid-19 and the challenges faced by 3CR, its staff, and volunteers in response to the pandemic with former 3CR staff members. In this segment, we hear from Pilar (Chair of 3CR Board), Rachel (Manager of 3CR) and Gab (Current Affairs Coordinator). Jo is a campaign manager from the Wilderness Society, with deep experience in forests and campaigning against logging in Victoria. She is also part of the forest alliance Victorians for nature, who recently launched the 'Stop the Fuckery' campaign. Jo discusses the state of forests in Victoria and how we can act for better nature protection. To donate and protest against this from happening you can find out more at the Wilderness Society website here and the 'Stop the Fuckery' campaign. In a recent episode of Women on the Line (15 June 2026), Scheherazade speaks to Mais, a women's rights organiser from the West Bank. In October 2023, Mais' women's rights union was designated as a terrorist organisation. As a result, the Israeli government imprisoned Mais at Al Damon. In this clip, Mais provides a testimony to her experience. This interview was conducted by Tutu, with translations by Malak. Zoe Edema is part of the National Justice Project working on the Alternative First Responders campaign as Campaign Content Creator / Advocate and Copywriter. She joins us this morning to reflect on the National Justice Project's recent action webinar that featured a lineup of speakers calling for community care over policing and criminalisation.  Click here to access templates and other letter-writing resources from the AFR Action Webinar: VIC Elections 2026.Casey is an organiser with Students Against War, about the Close Pine Gap rally this Saturday on July 4th outside the Defence Plaza at 1:30pm to bring attention to Pine Gap and the convergence taking place on those stolen lands.  Casey is an activist with Students Against War, which is active at the university of Melbourne. She has been campaigning against her university's ties to Israel over the past 3 years, playing a central role in the Gaza solidarity encampment and ten day sit-in of the main Arts building at the University of Melbourne in 2024.  She shared with us the upcoming anti-military convergence on Arrenrte lands coming up mid-July, as well as the Close Pine Gap rally happening this Saturday at 1.30 pm outside the Defence Plaza. Songs: These Days - Thelma PlumLost - Alex the AstronautHold Strong - Miiesha

DJ Phil Soliman interview before his European tour, including Folsom in Berlin. The Naarm DJ known as Goat Spokesperson reflects on his recent wave of gigs on the decks in his hometown Sydney, what's happening on Oxford Street and the contrasts with the clubbing scene in Berlin. Phil joined us for a phone interview today.  Image: Phil Soliman at 3CR in April 2024.

The LGBTIQA+ Hate Crimes Inquiry held hearings this week at Victoria's Parliament.  Sean Mulcahy from the Victorian Pride Lobby attended the hearings and joins us for an interview. Image: Sean Mulcahy at 3CR in May 2025. Inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria - Parliament of Victoria

Acknowledgement of Country//News Headlines//NDIS bill delayed, inquiry extended Third confirmed case of H5 bird flu detected in South AustraliaEight-week extension granted to the Senate inquiry examining controversial NDIS changesVictorian educators reject government pay offer Senate inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Gillham vs MSO case//As part of 3CR's 50th anniversary celebrations, we dove into the archives to take you back 26 years to a pivotal protest against the World Economic Forum, 11-13 September 2000, at the Crown Casino Complex in Melbourne, which brought disparate organising groups together into a broad coalition against globalisation & multinational domination. 3CR covered the massive public opposition and compiled highlights of the broadcasts on a 12-part CD - Globalisation Unplugged.//Honouring 3CR's 50 year anniversary, we heard an 1998 interview with 3CR station manager Jan McCarther on Wednesday Hometime. In this excerpt, Jan discusses the legitimacy of the 1997 Victorian Police secret police infiltration that saw undercover officers pose as 3CR programmers and even undertake the community-funded 3CR training program. 3CR was one of multiple community organisations surveilled and monitored by Victoria Secret Police during a four year national security intelligence project that resulted in an Ombudsman investigation due to questionable legality and ethical conduct by police.//Trans activist Hazel joined us for a conversation about the rise of electoral fascism and failure of liberal politics in so-called australia, and shared information about an upcoming counter protest for trans liberation on Saturday the 4th of July on the steps of Parliament House. For more information about the action, follow @transqueersoli2026 and @trans.action.network on Instagram.//We heard from Zelda to understand how policing and legislative tactics like ‘hate crime' law, the Security Investigation Unit (SIU) and the Federal Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) are leveraged to further criminalise liberatory justice movements and silence political speech. Zelda has been active in earth and human rights struggles on this continent and the Pacific region for decades and was a core organiser of Disrupt Land Forces. Currently, Zelda is preparing to head to Pine Gap for next month's Sacred Land Back Convergence.//Lucinda Thorpe from Digital Rights Watch joined us to discuss concerns that WA Police's expansion of facial surveillance acts as a disproportionate and terrifying over-reach of police infrastructure that could result in innocent Australians being surveilled and criminalised.// We heard from Chadley Camp, owner of Little Homey Cafe, on why the space is so special for community, their screenings of World Cup games, and upcoming events at the cafe. The cafe has a screening of the Ghana vs. Croatia game coming up, as well as a community games night.Anitra Nelson is an activist-scholar affiliated with the Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-) at University of Melbourne, who investigates post-capitalism and non-monetary economies and has previously worked as a programmer with 3CR on Chile Lucha. Anitra has been investigating the phenomenon of Degrowth. As our Breakfast Shows have looked back on the 2000 S11 protests held by a broad coalition against globalisation, Anitra talked us through what degrowth is, why we need it, where it stands in relation to globalisation, and how the shifting global balance of power may work to help or hinder Degrowth For anyone wanting to find out more information on Degrowth visit The Commons Social Change Library or read through the open access Routledge Handbook on Degrowth.// 

Radiothon 2026 Aboriginal Deaths In Custody Interview with Flotilla Activist  Content Warning  This week's Episode of Dointime contains audio descriptions of Aboriginal and Torrestrait Islander people who have died, graphic discussion of deaths incustody, and the name and audio image of a First Nations Person who has passed away.  Sexual assault and torture are also discussed. Please take care of yourself and reach out to community resources if you feel stressed or overwhelmed. Marisa promoted Radiothon on the show. There is still 171 dollars remaining of the 1000 dollar target for the dointime show.  Please donate to dointime, and all shows at 3Cr.  Marisa played an interview from the Archives from the 199's with Uncle Ray Jackson Wiradjuri Warrior who dedicated his lifeto fighting for justiceand  the human rights of aboriginal people. The interview was from an older doin show presented by Sasha, and it was around the time of the watch Committee which was founded by Ray. Uncle passed away on 2015 and Permission was given by the family to air this very special segment. Finally, Marisa interviewed Violet, a Flotilla Activist about being on the flotilla, trying to deliver life saving aid tostarving Civilians in Gaza.  Violet spoke indetail about her texperiences at the hands of the guards and authorities.  It was a powerful interview focusingon the importance of exposing genocide of Gaza.Violations of human rights were discussed in detail.      

(Archival audio from Sustainable Breakfast 2016) - Former Tuesday Breakfast presenter Tobie speaks to Chloe Aldenhoven from Lock the Gate about the effects that unconventional gas mining has on water quality. Since this interview aired, Victoria became the first Australian state to permanently ban the process of fracking to access ‘unconventional' gas in March 2017. This interview was from the Sustainable Breakfast series, which took place in March between 2011 and 2016. Together with Friends of the Earth, 3CR Breakfast programmers presented a series of live shows with delicious free breakfasts from the FoE Food Coop and Organic Cafe at 312 Smith Street Fitzroy. Lucinda Thorpe, Digital Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch, discusses her latest article on military-grade AI, the future of civilian surveillance and what we need to know about the government agencies and companies that have contracts with Palantir, the CIA-backed software company conducting surveillance everywhere from the USA to Gaza. Hannah from Monday Breakfast speaks about the Art of Resistance Tour. This Friday, the group is hosting a fundraiser to help activists participate in the tour, which will protest US militarism at a uranium mine, rocket testing on sacred Kokatha country and the convergence at Pine Gap. In this conversation, Hannah discusses the upcoming and what to expect at the fundraiser. The event will take place this Friday at  58 Irving Street, Spit in Footscray at 6pm. To find out more you can  @art.ofresistance on Instagram. (Archival audio from S11 World Economic Forum protests 2000) As part of 3CRs 50th anniversary on-air celebration, we are looking back 26 years to a pivotal protest against the World Economic Forum held in Melbourne in the year 2000, which brought disparate organising groups together into a broad coalition against globalisation, multinational domination, widespread neoliberal policy, and many other issues. This excerpt focuses on women's issues. More info about the 3CR project covering these protests can be found at: 3cr.org.au/s11 Director and writer Kylie Aoibheann (she/her) and producer Oliver Ellis (they/them) speak about The Dysphoria, a supernatural trans horror short film by their production company Inner Pictures. The Dysphoria is an award-winning short film that has been shown across so-called Australia and internationally. Kylie and Oliver join the program to talk about the story behind The Dysphoria, the medium of short films and their creative partnership. You can find out more at inner.pictures on Instagram or innerpictures.com.au Alina is an organiser with AMAN (Anti-Militarism Action Network) and Northern Naarm Action for Palestine, and has been involved in multiple anti-weapons manufaturing campaigns. When Alina isn't organising, you can find them co-hosting a decolonial focused book club or knitting items for Solidarity Stitch, which raises funds for mutual aid. They join us on the program to talk about Pine Gap, the US-Australian surveillance base located just outside Mparntwe (Alice Springs) on Arrernte country, including the protest on July 4 and the Convergence in Mparntwe that will bring together anti-militarism movements from across so-called Australia. For more information regarding the protest on July 4 and the Convergence, go to @aman_antimilitarismnetwork on Instagram. Events calendar:Wed 24 June, 5:30pm, TOMS Place, 1 Tripovich St Brunswick - West Papuan Literature Night - Black Rose Scholarship fundraiser dinner (an evening of discussion of Aprila Wayar's "Rootless Black Roses", healing yarn, and solidarity music)Thu 25 June, 5:30pm, Studio Arthouse Gallery 1/29 Tinning st Brunswick - '85 Seconds to Midnight' - Art auction to raise money for Friends of the Earth's Nuclear Free CollectiveFri 26 June, 6:00pm, Dukkana community space, 99-101 Harding st Coburg - Poetic Justice 4 Eimable (raising funds to support Eimable Manirakiza's family through the upcoming Coronial Inquest into his passingFri 26 June, 6:00pm, Art of Resistance Tour Fundraiser, at Spit, Footscray,Fri 26 June, 6:30pm, 49 Graham Street, Shepparton - Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Pride Short Film Screening Songs: Drive - Gretta RayBlack Smoke - Emily Wurramara

On this episode of Queering the Air, we spoke with Thea Riley about their musical methods, the use of song titles to drive a songs theme, regulating a song's tempo and syncopation to affect the listener and the difficulty in maintaining focus on this with so much distraction from ‘the biz'. PLEASE DONATE for Radiothon! It would seem that a great proportion of Queering the Air listeners are podcast listeners. To stay on the air, both Queering the Air and 3CR heavily rely on the generosity of all our listeners. As such, I hope that you can show your solidarity by donating to our Radiothon. The crowdraiser page, that will stay open until the end of July, is givenow.com.au/cr/queeringtheair. If you donate via that specific page, you will be making clear to 3CR program management of your support for our show.

Headlines here II Drop Site reports- Iranian delegate took advice from psychologists knowledgeable in dementia to have successful negotiations with US over US/Iran peace treaty. APAN reports- In Palestine, Israel continues it's relentless violation of the so-called ceasefire agreement, killing over 1,000 Palestinians since it took effect.- In the West Bank, settler violence and settlement expansion continues to escalate. This week saw an intensification in Israel's pattern of targeting Palestinian religious sites.- The Australian Government has this week committed to undertaking an independent investigation into Israel's assaults, sexual assaults and torture of the flotilla activists after a meeting with the victims. Email your MP to support the flotilla activist's calls. Nick Hanna Civil Liberties Defence Centre reports:- 18th of June the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) put out a joint statement with the so-called Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in which it declared that it has adopted the highly controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism.There are real concerns that the end result of this will be a significant increase in the number of doctors and nurses having their registration suspended or cancelled for speaking out against Israel.- The Climate Action Show on Monday at 5pm has a small speech by the inspirational President of Colombia Gistavo Petro - go to their podcast for their coverage of the Santa Marta Conference in Colombia, the first international conference on HOW to phase out fossil fuels. AEU Vic rank and file members refused the offer put to them by the Union from Government which was below the needs of workers and offered better outcomes for some sectors of the work force leaving particularly education support workers behind. The 28% pay offer over 4 years was below the 35% being fought for and does not address issues of conditions including work loads and class composition. The vote from the 60,000 strong member  57.7 per cent against to 42.3 per cent  for.P.S.- The Australia Institute ReportAs scandal-prone consulting firm KPMG fronts a parliamentary inquiry today, The Australia Institute has calculated that the Federal Government's $653 million in contracts with KPMG could instead employ 2,200 public servants for two years. KPMG today faces the powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services- Queensland Government has now passed legislation to allow property developers to donate to political parties overturning a recommendation from earlier corruption inquiries.Voices4Palestine here II intro by Vivien Langford speakers Juliet Lamont and Annie Mercator both giving witness to their experience as members of the Global Sumud flotilla. A warning relating of traumatic experiences of rape. Recorded by Vivien Langford Hyde Park, Sydney 7 June.Rowan Cahill - Cold War Kid here II Historian Rowan Cahill talks to us about his new book Cold War Kid - Resisting the Vietnam War. NIBS Melbourne launch Sat 20 Balaam Balaam in Brunswick 3-5pm.This is the week here II Kevin Healy cuts through the week with satire and what a week it has been!3cr 50 Years Special - S11 here II PART OF 12 audio pieces (played across all 3CR breakfast shows this week and next as part of 3CRs 30th anniversary on-air celebration).We are looking back 26 years to a pivotal protest against the World Economic Forum held in Melbourne in the year 2000, which brought disparate organising groups together into a broad coalition against globalisation, multinational domination, widespread neoliberal policy, and many other issues. Caravan Park Closure to Homelessness here II Murray from Five Ways Caravan Park is being evicted and facing homelessness as are all the long term residents at the park as the land is being sold. Spike from the Homeless Persons Union talks with Murray as the wild fire of homelessness spreads across Australia.International Refugee Day here II David Glanz, from Refugee Action Collective (RAC) talks to us about a rally for refugees being held at the Victoria State Library at 2pm today (Sat 20th June) and why it still continues to be important to push back on Australia's cruel laws affecting refugees to our shores.

DJ and music producer D-KRAM joins James for a phone interview from his home in north-west Victoria to celebrate his new music releases.  D-KRAM describes his music videos, shares anecdotes from his career as a DJ and reflects on his prolific wave of music production at 61.  Includes samples from In My Stride and Ruff With U (Slap It Ruff)   D-KRAM (@dj_d_kram) • Instagram photos and videos  Image: In Ya Face host James McKenzie with D-KRAM during a visit to 3CR in June 2024.

Matt Gleeson from Burning Vinyl and James McKenzie from In Ya Face reflect on broadcasting back-to-back shows together for three decades, as 3CR celebrates 50 years on air.  Matt recalls some of the most memorable live-to-air performances he has presented, including Cat Power and Legends of Motorsport. Burning Vinyl | 3CR Community Radio Screenshot: Matt on Sticky Carpet.

Jacob Grech on the Iran Peace Deal and War Crimes in the Middle East.  Jacob chats with James McKenzie during the show change-over between In Ya Face and a Friday Rave in the 3CR studios. A Friday Rave | 3CR Community Radio

Left to fend for himself, Michael sat in the studio all alone (wrapped in the enthusiasm of the 3CR family), spoke much too much, pleaded for donations to the radio station and played clips from Alcoholics Anonymous guests who had come in to the studio over the past 12 months.Thanks to the donations from our loyal listeners & supporters, we are sooooo close to reaching our 2026 Radiothon budget. As at 25th June,2026 we are a couple of hundred dollars short. Please donate and get us over the line.We look forward to bringing you more recovery stories over the next year. 

Headlines:Israel continues attacks on Lebanon in lead up to US-Iran ceasefire dealGaza and West Bank updatesFormer Don Dale detainees win High Court appeal over unlawful tear-gassingProtesters rally to prevent closure of Footscray's Foley HouseClimate change makes El Niño impacts difficult to predict Kelly and Spike, founding members of the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria, joined us for a critical conversation about Vinnies' CEO Sleepout, and shared reflections on self-determined radio programming by folks with lived and living experience of homelessness at 3CR. Tonight, the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria in collaboration with 44 Flats United and Flat Out, are hosting 'Winter Wildfire' at Birrarung Marr, a downhill event to the CEO Sleepout. You can attend Winter Wildfire in person at the Federation Bells, Birrarung Marr from 7-8PM, or join the live stream on Homeless Persons Union of Victoria's Facebook page.// Jeremy Poxon, member of Antipoverty Centre, unemployed antipoverty activist and former spokesperson for the Australian Unemployed Workers' Union, helped us unpack how Centrelink continues to systematically and unlawfully cancel payments. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has now suggested in Estimates hearings that over 100,000 people may have had their Centrelink payments unlawfully cancelled under the Targeted Compliance Framework (TCF) – roughly 10 times the number the Department has publicly admitted. Jeremy discusses the hearings, the TCF, the creation of a new complaints service, and how to get support if you are affected by payment suspensions or cancellations.// As part of 3CR's 50th anniversary celebrations, we dive into the station's archives to take you back 26 years to a pivotal protest against the World Economic Forum, 11-13 September 2000, at the Crown Casino Complex in Melbourne. The s11 protest brought disparate organising groups together into a broad coalition against globalisation and multinational domination. 3CR covered the massive public opposition to the WEF and compiled highlights of the broadcasts on an award-winning 12-part CD, Globalisation Unplugged.// Christine Carolan, a member of Save Community Health, joined us again to unpack the recently released 'Review of Cohealth General Practice and Related Services, Final Report March 2026'. The Review was provided to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, and the Victorian Department of Health in March and released publicly in June. Christine explains what the review found and recommended, why it is so significant, reactions to the report, and what comes next. Save Community Health is a community led campaign that receives no funding and is not affiliated with any political party or group. Contact them via email at savecommunityhealth@gmail.com and find out more on their website. Christine encouraged folks to email Health Minister Harriet Shing (contact details here) to demand that cohealth is appropriately resourced and governed to continue providing vital public health services to Melbourne's community.// Chris Ferric is a Naarm-based painter and portraitist whose artistic practice explores social change, collaboration, and developing accessible practices, as well as a member of Disabled People Against Cuts. They were of a group from Disabled People Against Cuts that addressed the public hearing for the Senate Inquiry into the NDIS Amendment Bill 2026 last week. We spoke with Chris about their experience at the public hearing, the dangers of using AI within the NDIS, and why the inquiry report has been delayed. Disabled People Against Cuts encourages people to meet with their local member and senators to ask them to insist on the withrdrawal of the bill. Disabled People Against Cuts also shared The Commons Social Change Library as a resource to assist in taking action.//

Maree is a longtime 3CR presenter with Latin American Update and Unitarian Half Hour.She speaks multiple languages and is an activist in Cuba.

We took a break talking about serious things and had a fun time chatting about climate change, our own stories of climate activism, the history and future of the show, and just being silly billies!NEW Climate Action Show stickers available to subscribers or by gold coin donation! Head to the 3CR front desk to pick one up, or contact us on climateaction3cr@gmail.com to arrange postage.

Annette Brownlie, Chairperson of Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN), speaks about the public hearing into AUKUS and urges concerned citizens and organisations to make submissions.  Pranati, creative worker, artist, and founder of South by South East Asian (SXSEA), speaks about SXSEA's upcoming gig, Unmuted, featuring Asian diasporic storytellers to First Nations voices of this land, sharing music that reflects identity, resistance, and community. A percentage of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the @blackpeoplesunion Community Solidarity Fund. Catherine Noone, organiser from the Save our Community Health Campaign, speaks about the independent review into co-health. This comes after months of delays. Catherine shares the report's key findings and what it reveals about the governance and management of co-health. She also discusses the report's recommendations for the health services and what this means for the future of co-health. Shifrah Blustein, from Footscray Community Response, gives us the latest update on the Maribynong Council's proposed 'Welcome Crew' in Footscray and explains why the closure of Foley House will be a devastating loss for the community. Link to sign the petition to stop the closure of Foley House. As part of 3CR's 50th birthday, we are doing a weekly deep dive into 3CR's history. We play an edit of archival recordings of the 'S11' protest that occurred in the year 2000. A crowd of up to 50,000 protestors united in defiance against the World Economic Forum that was being held at the Crown Casino, a gathering of captains of industry and corporate head-honchos whose aim was to discuss how to make neo-liberal global capital increase faster, via profit increase and cheapened labour. Songs:S.P.I.R.I.T - Eleanor Jawurlngali

On this 2026 Radiothon show, Chris and Val discuss the 50th anniversary of 3CR launching across airwaves alongside community radio in Australia. Our interview this week is Hayden from Tradies on Bikes, a electrician based in Thornbury who discusses getting started, development and logistics for running his business on a cargo bike. Donate to YarraBUG Radio on Givenow link3cr.org.au/donateNews includes Bicycle Network strategy day for 5% for safer streets, Off Course bike shop fire sale and rapid resurgence and La Velocita: Build the damn bike lanes:There are few things more predictable in Australian public life than the instant aneurysm some people suffer whenever bicycle infrastructure is mentioned.Poetry reading: Val recites The Man with Rubber Pedals and Mulga Bill's Bicycle, both being possible forerunners to modern day Strava PBs amongst other things.Program musicScratching, Malvern StarCal Tjader, PoincianaTycho, DX Odyssey

On Sunday June 14th 2026, the Freedom of Species team had yet another nail-biting animal trivia show to raise donations for 3CR's Radiothon 2026! This year is special as it is 3CR's 50th birthday!! Listen along to our trivia show - Can you guess the answers before the listeners? CORRECTION: The animal sound played in the show was in fact a quail, not a bandicoot!! Trev apologises sincerely. Luckily no one guessed quail although we did lead listeners astray by saying the animal was not a bird... Donate to the 3CR Radiothon: We finished the show $200 under our Radiothon target! Thanks to all our amazing listeners!! Please support 3CR Community Radio so we can keep operating as a genuinely independent and non-commercial broadcast service. Donations are the best way to keep animal advocacy and other radical radio on the airwaves. You can donate via the GiveNow page: https://givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies. Or call 3CR during business hours (+61 3 9419 8377) or donate via the 3CR website (https://www.3cr.org.au/donate) and nominate Freedom of Species. Help us reach our target by the end of July! Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ MY VEGAN LIFE by IFEEL: https://ifeel.bandcamp.com/track/my-vegan-life butterfly!! by RAMdragon: https://ramdragon.bandcamp.com/track/butterfly Ditch the Party by Codefendants: https://soundcloud.com/codefendants-music/ditch-the-party Please send us any feedback via FOSradio@proton.me

On this episode of Queering the Air, part of the 3CR Radiothon broadcast, we:Heard our resident fictional character DJ T-Boy scratch some records,Listened to some examples of what makes QTA pop, including hot takes from our International Women's Day show, an on air discussion about bi-erasure, and various guests describing their points of resistance and pride. It would seem that a great proportion of Queering the Air listeners are podcast listeners. To stay on the air, both Queering the Air and 3CR heavily rely on the generosity of all our listeners. As such, I hope that you can show your solidarity by donating to our Radiothon. The crowdraiser page, that will stay open until the end of July, is givenow.com.au/cr/queeringtheair. If you donate via that specific page, you will be making clear to 3CR program management of your support for our show.

For 3CR's 2026 Radiothon and in honour of the station's 50th anniversary, Yousef looks back on Palestine Remembered's 22-year history and why the show, as well as 3CR, is still so important today. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated during the radiothon show, and thank you to everyone who tunes in week after week to Palestine Remembered. It's thanks to you that we can stay on air and ensure the station's future, and keep the show running for another 22 years. If you missed out on donating during the show, you can still donate online at 3cr.org.au/donate or call the station on 9419 8377. Every bit counts towards our goal!Thank you!! Artwork by Charlotte Allingham

This week, in lieu of a twenty minute podcast of us reading out the 3CR phone number and imploring you to give us money, we've recorded a bonus chat with sociologist Aaron Winter about the pogroms in the UK. But if you would like to donate to help us keep producing content like this, we would appreciate it! You can do so via here or at 3CR.org.au/donate.

It is Radiothon time again.The budget set for the Living Free team has been raised after a better than expected result last year. The team (Ann, Bill, Mitch & Michael) are all in the studio to thank the listeners for their donations, ask for more donations, play clips of their guests and discuss how much 3CR means to them and how important it is to keep the radio station funded. Thanks to our listeners & supporters, we are well on our way to reaching our target.Feel free to donate at any time of the year by calling the station on 9419 8377 and tell them how much you enjoy listening to recovery stories on Living Free. 

In honour of our home stations 3CR's 50th anniversary we are delving deep into the archives for a show full of former presenter's stories 

     On today's show we chat about songs with animal liberation themes that we have been listening to. Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions, we cannot include the songs in the podcast and have listed them below so you can check them out.      Songs we played on the show:Good Boy by Paris Paloma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NfyIpE4zawThe Beast Within by EcotageMaking Do by Lake Street Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a60qqxm-BrQDominion by Vegan Queen V https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LlOz3tBC9gUs & Pigs by Sophia Isella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciAsJ6TEpK4Cruelty to Animals by Frenzal Rhomb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpsB63888D4No Cars Go by Arcade Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T703EHtdPwoEyes Wide Open by Goyte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyVJsg0XIIkAmazonia by Gojira  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CcX720DW4       Here are a couple of previous Freedom of Species shows on animal liberation music:       https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202009131300/animal-liberation-and-vegan-songs-part-1       https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202011221300/animal-liberation-and-vegan-songs-part-2-heavy      June is Radiothon month at 3CR Community Radio and this year is really special as 3CR, community owned and funded has been on-air since 1976 thanks to decades of community support and fundraising. The 3CR Radiothon is the main fundraising event for the year for the station. The 2026 target is $300,000 and the target for Freedom of Species is $1700.      3CR is a knowledge resource for all kinds of under-represented people and causes. Support the station that supports diversity and inclusion.    If you would like to donate to 3CR and to the FoS campaign, please donate via https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies     Please tune in next week, Sunday June 14th between 1.00-2.00pm AEST for our Animal Trivia Radiothon show and text in your answers live on 0488 809 855 (save this number!).       Please share any feedback with the FoS team via email at FOSradio@proton.me      Thanks for listening and being part of the 3CR family.   

Karen and Irma chat about structuring a novel, in particular the use of prologues and epilogues.Then in the first of an occasional series with debut authors, Irma talks to Dominic Amerena and Lisa Moule about the challenging process of writing their first novels, how to trust your writing instincts, their very different paths to finding agents and publishers, the brutal reality of rejection (how it stopped Dominic writing novels for a decade and why one rejection made Lisa cry like a teenage girl), how to best approach agents, how writing short form pieces helped lay the ground for their novels, why Lisa Moule decided not to voice her own audiobook (even though she is a voice actor), and Lisa's Teams mishap with a psychedelic filter during her first important publishing meeting.About Lisa and DominicLisa Moule is the author of The Mother of All Calamaties, released in March this year by Allen & Unwin. She is also an actor, voice artist, and presenter of 3CR's ‘Published or Not' program. She is based in Naarm/Melbourne.Dominic Amerena is the author of I Want Everything, which was the first novel published by Summit Books, the new literary imprint of Simon & Schuster, just over a year ago. It has since won or been shortlisted for a number of awards. He lives in Greece, and is coming to us from Athens today.Find out more about Irma and KarenVisit Irma Gold's website, or follow her on Instagram and FacebookVisit Karen Viggers' website, or follow her on Instagram and FacebookFollow Secrets From the Green Room on Instagram and Facebook

On this episode, we:Heard from the organising committee of Trans Feminists United about their ethos and resulting methods, leaving us with no doubt as to how they managed to so smoothly organise the Anti-Femicide rally of the previous week, and with an assurance that we will be seeing much more from them in the future.Spoke with the lovely Rae from 4ZZZ's Tranzmission show; about community radio, the Trans Book Festival (which we were at, at the time) and the Meanjin queer community / environment.Learned about photography through a queer lens (see what I did there?), with Teague, photographer of the Trans Book Festival and Midsumma March.Listened to extracts of a 1991 episode of the 3CR show Open House, and their coverage of the World Aids Day. 

‘I caressed my future todaybut its cheeks held no time'- from Interstellar by Sasha de Motte In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 21st May 2026, you will hear poet Sasha de Motte talk about identity, authenticity and intuition. Sasha de Motte (they/she) is a writer and poet. As a queer person of colour and a spiritually inclined soul, they pride themselves on all parts of their identity. Yet, her work primarily shines a light on deep raw emotions beyond the labels. In 2025 they published their debut poetry collection, Autumn. Poems written and performed by Sasha de Motte in this episode:MineInterstellarWithering Away CreditsProduced, engineered and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Sasha de Motte for sharing their 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.

For this week's episode of Women on the Line we go back into the archives, and revisit the historic 50-day Victorian nurses' and midwives' strike in 1986. As 3CR Community radio celebrates its 50th anniversary and this program, Women on the Line, celebrates its 40th anniversary, we are dedicating this special May Day edition of the show to the nurses' strike and the rolling coverage that took place on 3CR at the time. On today's program you will hear segments from three episodes of Women on the Line that aired in November and December 1986, presented and produced by Deb Welch, former 3CR presenter and creator of Women on the Line. Across the three episodes, Deb speaks to nurses and members of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation (now known as the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation), and shares speeches, chants and songs from the various rallies and walkouts that took place across the state of Victoria.--Thank you to 3CR Community Radio for access to this archived audio, to the ANMF digital exhibition of the strike, and to the following publication, Radical Radio Book - Celebrating 40 years of 3CR.

Bill and Michael sample some old Living Free and Stone Free shows from the 3CR ArchivesIf 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.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.If you would like to find out a bit more about alcoholism for yourself or a friend, then you can give Alcoholics Anonymous a call on 1300 222 222 or check out their website aa.org.au.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 to the Living Free show by:subscribing to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeand donating to 3CR https://www.3cr.org.au/donate

‘I give myself permission to go outside'from On the First Day of Autumn by Jason Allen-Paisant In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 16th April 2026, you will hear UK poet, Deb Alma talk about The Poetry Pharmacy.The Poetry Pharmacy is a UK-based bookseller, with three physical bookshops, an online presence and a lively programme of events. It reimagines poetry as a form of medicine, offering carefully chosen poems and “prescriptions” to help people navigate the emotional terrain of everyday life. Poems read by Deb Alma in this episode:On the First Day of Autumn by Jason Alain PainBut You Thought You Knew What a Sign Looked Like by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer CreditsProduced, engineered and edited by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Deb Alma for sharing her poetry prescriptions 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.