Podcast appearances and mentions of Janet Rice

This week Howie is joined by Janet Rice, a recently retired Australian Greens Senator from Melbourne, representing the Australian state of Victoria.Streamed on 4/26/25Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/sWq2f9fK7s4Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins.  Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.Green Socialist Notes PodcastEvery Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.Music by Gumbo le FunqueIntro: She Taught UsOutro: #PowerLoveFreedom

Meta is like can we just not talk about politics right now? Tom is joined by guest host, viral political advocate and filmmaker Jack Toohey! First up they recap the results of the Tasmanian state election (21:41). Is it now Van Greeman's Land? Then they look at the government's new religious discrimination bill (34:27). What's the point of this? Will the mean media finally be nice to Labor now? Next, youth hero Holly Valance is out smashing lefties, and Janet Albrechtsen has thoughts (53:15). Finally, a call to action (1:12:52). ---------------------------------------- Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU New Patreon recap episode recapping awful Kitchen Cabinet episodes out now. Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 30 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU Links - ABC Tasmanian election results page - https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/tas/2024/results/party-totals  Check out Jack's work at https://www.jacktoohey.com/  Or on the socials @jack_toohey  Today is Palm Sunday - shout out to all those walking for refugee rights  Janet Rice's valedictory speech on Tuesday  My last week in Parliament is next week and my official retirement date is set for Friday, April 19th. I'll be giving my final speech in the Senate next Tuesday evening and I'd love for you to tune in as I reflect on my time in politics and say (a potentially teary) farewell. You can watch the livestream of my valedictory speech in the Senate here next Tuesday, March 26th from 6pm AEDT. Remember we've announced we're doing a live show in Naarm/Melbourne with Osman Farqui on Saturday April 6th at 1:30pm at the Comedy Republic https://www.comedyrepublic.com.au/event/38:304/38:910/  Watch this space Brisbane - our live show at Good Chat Comedy Club on Saturday April 27th at 2pm is sold out, but we are organsing a second show for earlier that day. More info soon. Cheeky plug for Tom's special, IT IS I (Out on Tuesday)  Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6P7Vg4Gv_8&ab_channel=TomBallard (please subscribe lol)  Head here to get the thing on all the platforms https://800PGR.lnk.to/BallardID Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Macca and Senator Dean Smith are joined live on-air by, retiring Greens Senator Janet Rice, as they discuss the week that was in parliament. Mardi-Gras, domestic violence and so much... LEARN MORE The post Saturday, 2nd, March, 2024: Greens Sen. Janet Rice. Vic. Parliament Update. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Paul are joined live on air by retiring Greens Senator for Victoria, Janet Rice as she talks about her life in politics, what she is proud of, what... LEARN MORE The post Saturday, 9th, December, 2023: Greens Senator for Victoria, Janet Rice appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

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Politicians were something of a rarity at the Saturday, September 9, "Stepping Up Together" forum at the Melbourne Town Hall, but the one who did show and delivered a powerful message was Victorian Greens Senator, Janet Rice (pictured). Senator Rice described as "obscene" the Labor Party's constant justification of its push to open new coal mines and sink new gas wells, or back the gas fracking process. About 70 people sat through and enjoyed the three-hour forum that attempted to pull together disparate environment groups in a bid to draw up a joint statement of intent and hopefully, both shift and advance the climate conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

The peasants have no bread. Tom is joined by guest host, Victorian Senator Janet Rice, to discuss the ‘No One Left Behind' budget. Will it help with the cost of living? What good is $2.85 per day? Will this cause inflation? Why are there more gains coming from student debt indexation than from gas tax? Is Max-Chandler Mather a sell-out? Is Penny Wong the most politician-y politician in the country? Oh and, did anyone get left behind?  Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU  Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like psychedelic-assisted therapy, killer robots (with Emerald's sister!), a debrief of the 2022 federal results, whether the Greens are too woke, the 18-year plan for Greens government, whether lawns should be banned, Greens memes, bad takes, Joe Hildebrand's small brain, CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Links - Follow the Money podcast breaking down the Budget - https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/bread-and-surpluses-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget/  ABC visual explainer of the stage 3 tax cuts - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-28/stage-three-tax-cuts-to-scale/102268304  Australian Unemployed Workers Union - https://unemployedworkersunion.com/  XR Occupy for Climate in Naarm/Melbourne in May - https://ausrebellion.earth/p/occupy-for-climate-melbourne  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAUSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Post election analysis including Victorian Greens Senator Janet Rice; IDAHOBIT during the week too.

A founding member of the Greens in Victoria, Janet Rice took her seat as a Greens Senator in 2014. She began her working life campaigning to protect forests as a trained climate scientist and was part of the famous 1983 Franklin River Blockade. As Mayor of the City of Maribyrnong, Janet positioned the council as a leader in reducing carbon pollution and acting against global warming. In Parliament, Janet advocates for federal funding for public transport, bike and walking infrastructure, protecting Australia's native forests and animals, and proudly fights for the rights of LGBTIQ+ communities. October saw climate talks, states opening up and borders coming down. We chat about Glasgow's COP26 climate conference, the dark truth about poverty in Australia, and the personal journey Janet shared with her late wife Penny as members of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Collaborative decision-making can be complex, but the rewards are many for groups that make the effort. Greens Senator Janet Rice says the process of building consensus also builds trust and leads to decisions that stick.Facilitate This! is produced by the Groupwork Centre on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We welcome your feedback via email: podcast@groupwork.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha & Zane AlcornNewsreportsMUA Sydney branch supports Extinction Rebellion blockade of fuel import terminal"Home to Biloela" campaign ramps up with petitions gaining huge numbers of signatures and rallies organised in major cities after Australian born toddler Tharunicaa medically evacuated to Perth with her mother Priya, after untreated pneumonia developed into life threatening sepsis. Racist prison camp staff repeatedly denied Tharunicaa access to the Christmas Island hospital over a ten 10 period despite symptoms including severe vomiting, diarrhea and a temperature as high as 40 degrees. Activists are campaigning for the family to be released from Australia's draconian concentration camp system and returned to the Queensland town of Biloela where they had been living.Calls mount for Australia to agree to covid 19 patent waiver. A rally held at the offoces of the Department of Foreign Affairs and trade handed over a petition signed by 50,000 people calling for Australia to support the waiver. The petition and rally were organised by a coalition including Australian Fair trade and Investment Network (AFTINET), Amnesty International Australia, GetUp!, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, Public Services International and the Humanism ProjectVictorian Greens Leader Sam Ratnam announced as a speaker at upcoming Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) "Victorian Political Training Seminar". The announcement is disappointing as AUJS is, and always has been, an openly Zionist Group dedicated to sanitising and promoting the actions of the Israeli state, most recently helping organise a pro Israel rally on May 23 while the bodies of Palestinians were still being pulled from the rubble in Gaza. By attending the event Ratnam and the Victorian Greens legitimise zionist ideologues and cheapen and undermine the solidarity work of Greens activists and MPs past and present - like Senators Janet Rice and Mehreen Faruqi and former senator Lee Rhiannon - at a time when such solidarity is crucial and needs to be heard loud, clear and united across the globe.Interviews and DiscussionsRecording of Haider Eid, a lecturer at the Al Aqsa university in Gaza, from the recent Green Left Forum "Why Israel is an apartheid state". Eid is the author ot the book "Countering the Palestinian Nakba: One state for all" and argues that the only way to find an enduring solution to the Palestinian question is for Palestiniants to be able to vote in elections for the government that effectively contrals Palestine - i.e. Israel. The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign and other forms of international pressure and solidarity will be crucial in helping Palestinians win an end to their subjugation at the hands of an apartheid state. You can listen to the individual talk here.Jacob and Zane speak with Sydney based community solidarity activist Leonor Luna-Zamora about the Peruvian elections which have seen socialist candidate Pedro Castillo win by a narrow margin against far right candidate Keiko Fujimori. The states are high for Fujimori who faces possible imprisonment if she loses in relation to corruption charges and involvement in extrajudicial killings that occurred when her father was president of Peru from 1990-2000. You can listen to the individual interview here.     

We're joined by Joanna Horton of Floodcast to discuss the political and media response to the Brittany Higgins story, the Facebook news ban and Kristina Kersher Keneally's posts. Content warning: A chunk of this episode is spent discussing the Brittany Higgins story, which at its core is about sexual violence. We don’t discuss specifics of the incident itself, but do talk about the surrounding political context.   Good news Victoria is out of lockdown! Public drunkenness has been decriminalised in Victoria, after 30 year campaign. Britney Higgins In 2019, Defense Minister staffer Brittany Higgins was allegedly raped in an office in Parliament house. Scott Morrison needed to have this explained to him by his wife. Political staffers have few workplace protections. There is absolutely no connection between drug use and a marble table being broken during a party at Tony Abbots office. The Full Story Guardian podcast on Brittany Higgins. Craig Kelly’s longtime office manager has stayed on, despite repeated allegations of grooming teenagers and having an AVO taken out against him. Oh, and the Family Court has been abolished as an independant body, after a long campaign by Pauline Hanson. Jacqui Lambie continues to be a problematic fav, blasting the family court merger. Lambie made a secret deal with the Liberals to secure her vote on medical evacuation of refugees. Former Motoring Enthusiast accidental Senator Ricky Muir was “forced into a corner” on asylum seekers. Scott Morrison doesn’t send his girls to government school, because he is uncomfortable with a course on “Building Respectful Relationships”. Facebook Facebook has banned all links to news in Australia. Read Lizzie O’Shea’s article in Overland on the ban. The genocide in Myanmar was incited using Facebook. Facebook encouraged media organisations to start focusing on video content using faked metrics. KKK news Kristina Kersher Keneally tweeted out a lie about the Greens opposing a motion to recognise Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Greens Senator Janet Rice corrected her. Janet Rice’s article about the heart-wrenching decision to have a late-term abortion. Actions Listen to Floodcast. It’s great. Follow them at @floodmediaAU on Twitter too.  

In this episode we hear from Vanessa, a food lover, avid gardener, fellow Master of Sustainability student and employee at an independent food retailer. Vanessa is part of their graduate program working on sustainability, responsible supply chains, and product development. Her professional interest is how we can make fair, sustainable, and nutritious food systems accessible for all. We talk about the impacts of COVID from a supermarket's perspective, as well as the cascading shocks of drought, bushfire and flood, farm labour shortages, the supermarket landscape in Australia, imperfect veg, the cost of cheap food and sustainable sourcing. You can find Vanessa on Instagram. You can find us at onebitepod.com and @onebitepod across social media. Links to things mentioned in the episode: Malcolm Knox Supermarket Monsters, ACCC Perishable agricultural goods inquiry, ACCC Supermarket Taskforce, Sen. Janet Rice questions to the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) about the Taskforce. Any updates on the Supermarket Taskforce are posted on the blog. Music: Night Owl by Broke For Free (CC)

This is Lost Lives, a new series of podcasts presented by the Connecticut Health I-Team's The Workup. Lost Lives examines the starkest health disparity – life expectancy. People living in poverty in the United States die younger than Americans with more wealth. In each episode, we're going to create a portrait of someone who suffered early death and talk with family about how the loss continues to shape their own lives. In this episode, Janet Rice, whose son, Shane Oliver, was fatally shot during an argument in 2012.

Interviews with Morgan Carpenter of Intersex Human Rights Australia and Nicky Bath of the National LGBTI Health Alliance.  This week, an alliance of LGBTIQ+ organisations hosted an online election forum with Senator Louise Pratt representing the ALP, Senator Janet Rice from The Greens, and Andrew Bragg, a Liberal Senate candidate for NSW.  Morgan and Nicky co-hosted the forum with Anna Brown from Equality Australia, who have released a summary paper about political parties’ LGBTI policy positions ahead of Australia's May 18 federal election.Listen to QR Code's first episode on cisheteropatriarchy and structural factors that impact LGBTIQA+ mental health via 3cr.org.au/qrcode. Presented by 3CR's George Maxwell.

James speaks with Michael Traeger of Burnet Institute about a new study released this week (in collaboration with Alfred Health) that found an increase in STIs among almost 3000 gay and bisexual men on PrEP in Victoria. The study found condom use wasn’t a significant predictor of acquiring STIs.More information here.Content/trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains descriptions and discussions about sexual activity and strong language, that may be distressing to some listeners. If this interview raises questions or causes distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14) or Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527). James speaks with Victorian Greens LGBTI policy spokesperson, Senator Janet Rice. In a wide-ranging political interviewing focusing on LGBTIQ policy, Janet also shared her experiences being a bisexual woman in Australia’s Parliament with a gender diverse partner. Political issues discussed include Brunei’s death penalty and her response to the petition to ban Royal Brunei airlines, discrimination at religious schools and by religious institutions, the Greens proposed Senate Inquiry into all aspects of discrimination against LGBTI people and the creation of a Minister For Equality.* Since our interview with Senator Rice, the ALP has announced its policy that it will amend the Fair Work Act to stop discrimination towards LGBTI teachers at religious schools. James speaks with Roen Meijers from Transforming Tasmania, a gender diversity advocacy and policy reform group, about legislation passed by Tasmania’s Parliament this week that has been hailed amongst the world’s best for Trans, gender diverse and non-binary rights and social policy. Roen outlines those rights and the political dramas involving the state government’s attempts to thwart the legislation, resulting in the Speaker crossing the floor and casting the deciding vote in the Act’s favour.Content/trigger warning: Please be aware this interview contains mentions and discussions about sex and sexually transmitted infections, that may be distressing to some listeners. If the segment has raised questions or caused distress to you, contact Lifeline (13 11 14) or Switchboard Victoria (1800 184 527).

Welcome back to Triple Bi-Pass! Hope everyone had an amazing Mardi Gras! We’re joined by Ruby, potential recruit Andrew, and most excitedly, Senator Janet Rice! A staunch advocate for the LGBTIQAP+ communities, Janet has spoken […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_triplebipass/p/joy.org.au/triplebipass/wp-content/uploads/sites/338/2019/03/Triple-Bi-Pass-26th-feb-2019-Janet-Rice.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:28 — 38.8MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | RSS The post Bi+ Community and History, With Senator Janet Rice! appeared first on Triple Bi-Pass.

Australian Greens Senator Janet Rice and her wife Penny Whetton join Benjamin this week to discuss their childhoods, careers, and coming out as transgender and transitioning during their relationship. Word For Word airs midday (AEDT) […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_word/p/joy.org.au/wordforword/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2018/10/2018-10-27-WordForWord-JanetRicePennyWhetton.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:50 — 25.6MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Janet Rice & Penny Whetton appeared first on Word for Word.

Celebrate Bisexuality Day: Janet Rice Speech; state election meet the candidates; Evie McDonald

On Sunday 2nd September about 100 people gathered at Victorian parliament to send off a group of cyclists travelling to Canberra as a part of the ICAN Nobel Peace ride. ICAN is of course the international Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, an organisation that began in Melbourne just over 10 years ago and who, less than a year ago, won the Nobel Peace prize for their work towards a nuclear weapon free world. The timing and destination of the ride is deliberate. It is just over a year since ICAN, NGOs and hundreds of countries created a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, yet Australia has still not signed on. Hear from speakers at the event- ALP MP Andrew Giles, Greens Senator Janet Rice, Jeannie Rae of the NTEU, Lucy Turton of Disarm Unis, Marcus Yip of ICAN, and MC Dave Sweeney. Songs featured are the peace choir.

Senator Janet Rice is once again in studio to talk about what’s going on in Aussie politics surrounding the topic of gender. With audio of national senator Barry O’Sullivan talking about the all to overdone […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_danoandmason/p/joy.org.au/danoandmason/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2018/05/Janet-Rice.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:47 — 9.9MB) The post Gender: Always Straight To The Toilet appeared first on Dano and Mason.

On EP 47: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly catch up and chat about ex f*ck bodies liking pics on Insta of your current BF and passionate people being happier people. Janet Rice tell us…why should we give a shit about the budget? (5:22) How long have people been taxed for tampons? (6:50) But why do tampons fall under that ‘luxury tax?’ (7:50) Labour is saying they’ll support the tax being abolished, but why haven’t they done it in the past when they could have (9:06) What’s the deeper message that the tampon tax is sending to our society? (10:07) Practically, is it about events like the budget where the money made from the tampon tax can be made up elsewhere? (12:15) If you’re hearing this an you’re outraged, what can you actually DO to make a difference and have your voice heard? (15:40) Why is there a disconnect with young people being outraged, yet not actually DOING something to make a difference? (17:50) Why aren’t there more women in Parliament? And how do we change that? (22:01) OK. Like we said, here are the places to hit up if you're feeling inspired and ready to fist pump after this chat... The Green’s Petition - sign your name Share The Dignity Axe The Tax Petition Electoral Commission to find out who your local MP is & email them with your thoughts on the tax (and anything else you feel passionate about) More from The Thinkergirls:Email us – hello@thinkergirl.com.auFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/thinkergirlsInstagram – https://instagram.com/thethinkergirlsAll Podcasts – http://bit.ly/2wviSir See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the Better Together conference in Melbourne in January, Simon interviewed Senator Janet Rice, the Australian Greens' LGBTIQ spokesperson, about the overlaps between environmentalism and queer politics, the legacy of the marriage equality postal survey, and the future of LGBTIQ politics in Australia inside and outside of parliament. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BZE speaks to Janet Rice and Vanessa Petrie about Electric Vehicle policy in Victoria. 

Australian parliament made history this week by legalising same-sex marriage. Join Alice and Lane as they rudely interrupt people literally toasting with champagne at the official after party in Canberra. We chat to Liberal MP Tim Wilson about his marriage proposal on the floor of parliament; Labor senator Louise Pratt; Greens Richard Di Natale and Janet Rice; and Kath & Kim star Magda Szubanski.

Alice and Lane take you inside the celebrations and negotiations of an historic week in Australia, where 61.6% of the country voted YES to legalising same-sex marriage. We’re joined by three of the politicians who have been at the forefront of the debate both politically and personally: Liberal senator Dean Smith popped in to talk about what is was like to introduce the bill that's set to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia, Labor senator Penny Wong talks about THAT PHOTO of her crying when she heard the news, and Greens senator Janet Rice tells Lane how much this result means for her. Lane also spoke to Christine Forster at the YES party in Sydney… just after she had gotten off the phone with her big brother, Tony Abbott.

Alice and Lane are triple-parked with guests this week! Greens senator Janet Rice reacts to the High Court decision against her legal challenge to the same-sex marriage postal survey, and Labor senator Murray Watt thinks the government is ignoring expert evidence on the harms of the welfare drug-testing trial. Meanwhile, Liberal senator Linda Reynolds spoke to the podcast about WAXIT - WA’s move to become financially independent from Australia. Yup.

On Saturday the 17th of June, a women led, all-inclusive rally was held in Melbourne in solidarity with the Women's March to Ban the Bomb! and as part of a National Day of Action in anticipation of the Global Nuclear Weapons ban.  Today we feature recordings from the rally and march featuring excerpts from speeches by Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Kokatha survivor of nuclear testing, Greens Senator Janet Rice and Caroline Lambert from the International Women’s Development Agency.  Also interviews with attendees and music from the Riff Raff Radical Marching band.  

This doco follows five different LGBTIQ+ families. It began as a series of five themed, stand-alone news interviews about marriage equality. I then re-edited them into a single one-hour show. To give the final piece added relevance (the ‘debate’ evolved) I added a history of the 1961 Marriage Act, bridging audio outlining events from the weeks of each original broadcast (e.g. Greens Senator Janet Rice), and music.

This doco follows five different LGBTIQ+ families. It began as a series of five themed, stand-alone news interviews about marriage equality. I then re-edited them into a single one-hour show. To give the final piece added relevance (the ‘debate’ evolved) I added a history of the 1961 Marriage Act, bridging audio outlining events from the weeks of each original broadcast (e.g. Greens Senator Janet Rice), and music.

On this week program, Steve talked with Jesse Carlsson at the Indian Pacific Wheelrace launch at Curve Cycling about a fortnight ago - and today is day 10 when the race leaders finally hit Melbourne!Chris talks to Senator Janet Rice about bicycle funding and riding in Melbourne's west in the wake of Arzu Baglars death in Yarraville a fortnight ago. Janet also speaks about recent motion she introduced in the Australian senate calling for federal investment in cycling and simple steps how you can help get cycling on the agenda with your local council and elected representatives, even if you're not a seasoned campaigner or activist. 

Val and Faith are joined in the studio on this miserable autumn morning by Will Hartnett. We briefly chat about the tragic death of Azura B in Yarraville recently, trolls abusing Janet Rice for commenting on the gender split on much of Melbourne's cycling routes and the nexus between these two. We then turn to the inaugral Indian Pacific Wheel Race, now underway after setting out from Fremantle on Saurday at 6am. Will is updating the #IPWR blog and fills us in on the leaders, their efforts so far, the conditions they've been riding in, what they can expect coming up. We also take a look at the rest of the field, with 50% of the women riding in the top ten, and some fascinating stories amongst the seventy-odd riders who've chosen to take on this challenge. Some handy links to keep in touch with the Indy Pac Race over the next week or two; Indian Pacific Wheel Race, Indian Pacific Wheel Race on Facebook, Indian Pacific Wheel Race Potato Cake Survey, Sarah Hammond Purple Dot. 

Greens Senator Janet Rice is an advocate for the LGBTIQ community and climate change in particular. A climate scientist, Janet was once stuck on a Russian ship when it became lodged in thick ice on an expedition to the Antarctic. In this show, Janet has plenty to say about climate change, the formation of the Greens Australia and same sex marriage. Follow Pollie Wanna Cracker on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @polliepodcast

3CR Radiothon kicks off today: so please pledge your donation or subscription to Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio to keep 3CR and us on air!On this weeks program Chris chats to Senator Janet Rice about next months federal election, her first term as a senator, climate change, mandatory helmet laws and the Greens recently announced Greens Plan for Cycling and Walking which seeks to establish an Active Transport Fund worth $250 million annually for cycling and walking infrastructure.Local news includes Resilient Melbourne Strategy, a tiny bit about Contador taking out the Criterium du Dauphine time trial, some waffling on about disruption and driveless cars and how you can show support for retaining active transport and cycling funding in Yarra Councils Proposed Budget 2016-17 by attending Tuesday nights council meeting in your cycling attire ;)

Can we get there by incremental steps or should we go the whole hog?The Great debate from Sustainable Living FestivalAs climate change poses an existential threat, Cam Walker (Friends of the Earth) argues we need to engage everyone. People start with the incremental steps building community consensus then go the whole hog of shutting down coal fired power and installing bold new solar power with storage. The people at Port Augusta in S.A are shining the way and Cam describes how communities move mountains.Craig Wilkins from Conservation Council of South Australia, tells how renewable ownership radicalises people. BZE's Miwa Tominaga reveals how volunteers work together on no compromise plans that become the norm in no time. Cassy O'Connor and Senator Janet Rice explain how the race to get 100% renewables is being fought in parliament.MC: Miriam Lyons - GetUp!’s Senior CampaignerGuests:Cassy O’Connor - former Tasmanian Minister for Climate ChangeCraig Wilkins - Chief Executive, Conservation SAMiwa Tominaga - Beyond Zero Emissions Janet Rice - Federal Senator for Victoria Cam Walker - Friends of the Earth National Campaigns Coordinator

BZE tours the Great Forest National Park with the people who are working to preserve it. We speak to Senator Janet Rice about why so called" forest waste " must not be included in any renewable energy target and WHY preserving trees is a brilliant tactic to slow down climate disruption.When the state forests become National Park, a Carbon Sink worth $40 million each year will be created. The effect of letting this moist forest age gracefully will be to slow down the impacts of climate change. Vivien also chats with Artist Karena Goldfinch, Forest campaigner Steve Meacher and the Knitting Nanas (First broadcast on 15th June 2015) 

On today's program Chris talks to Senator Janet Rice about recent leadership shuffles in Canberra, a new Minister for Cities, Greg Hunt trying to reheat East West Link, the Western Distributor and the launch of a Bike Black spot app and Bike Meet up this Saturday 17 October in Carlton North. Local news includes a short Melbourne Brompton Urban Challenge recap, news about an amendment passed at last weeks Yarra Council meeting to get the Wellington St seperated lanes finished and Yarra Ride to Work Breakfasts. Other news includes one-metre passing laws in South Australia, Australia Post launching new stamps with Australian-designed bicycles, "Grinding to a halt: rethink needed on Australian urban transport" report from Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA), parts of Yarra Trail closed for maintenance near Cremorne Rail bridge, a petition to Build a Bridge over Merri Creek between Ceres and Beavers Road and VicRoads Community information sessions on Chandler Highway in Fairfield/Kew. Keep up to date for more upcoming events at yarrabug.org/events 

This week Chris discusses Senator Janet Rice's article: "Drivers vs. Cyclists is not either/or" where she makes numerous good points in her far-ranging article about cycling, health, gender, infrastructure, public transport and road user attitudes. Injera from Les Vaches Du Tour pops in for a lovely chat about three weeks of non-cycling cultural highlights of Le Tour on SBS Cycling Central, including Les Vaches spotting, Gouda, #sbstdf, #tourdesnacks, #butter, #trolldj and ephemeral delights of fieldart, magnificent European scenery and mad cycling tifosi.

Senator Janet Rice talks about the ongoing Senate committee investigation of temporary visa which will report in August; Kevin Bracken & Dave Oliver address a MUA demo on the subject of Free Trade Deals that are serving Australian workers on a plate to the big end of town; Associate Professor Angela Knox from Sydney University Business School says Job Quality is important to Australia's bottom line.

 This episode is the second and final part of our Timor Leste special, with a focus on permaculture and resilience for Timorese subsistence farmers. The resource curse, dry rivers, smoky cooking fires and drop toilets also make an appearance.  We talk to; Ego Lemos, Dr Dan Murphy, and Barry Hinton.   Lastly, but not leastly, Senator Janet Rice (facebook) joins us in our commiserations over the RET amendment passing the Senate.