Podcasts about peaceful australia network

Former Australian diplomat John Lander returns to CITIZENS INSIGHT to discuss the election outcome and how Australia continues to move closer to war. Interview with John Lander, Former Deputy Ambassador to China (1974-76), Former Ambassador to Iran (1985–87) Hosted by Robert Barwick, Research Director of the Australian Citizens Party Sign the petition to Cancel the AUKUS agreement!: https://info.citizensparty.org.au/cancel-aukus?utm_campaign=media_release&utm_source=enudge_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=media_release&utm_content=20250314 Visit the website of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network: https://ipan.org.au/ Contact John Lander: voicealive@aol.com Contact the Australian Citizens Party: PHONE: 1800 636 432 EMAIL: info@citizensparty.org.au WEB: www.citizensparty.org.au

7:15AM // An excerpt from 3CR's summer series "Writing Home", a show in which Satellite Skies host Madhvi takes listeners through important feminist readings from the Global South. In this excerpt, which originally aired on 6 Jan, Madhvi discusses and reads an extract from "Against White Feminism" by Rafia Zakaria. It's a fabulous read on compulsory sexuality, and the problems with a singular white empowerment feminist narrative in today's capitalist world. Tune in to 3CR on Saturdays 9-10AM to hear the last two episodes of this summer special, or you can find Madhvi's episodes of Satellite Skies at 3cr.org.au/satelliteskies. 7:30AM // Marc Isaac is a queer comedian, born in Scotland, and now based mainly in Melbourne. They join us to talk about the open mic comedy scene in Melbourne and queer friendly spaces from an intersectional perspective. They have recently started up Queer Comedy Collingwood, a vibrant and diverse LGBTQI+ comedy night, with the goal of ‘making comedy queer again'. Check it out, the first Tuesday of the month from 7pm, at Wheat, Wine and Whisky on 284 Smith St Collingwood. You can also follow Marc on Instagram @marcisaaccomedy. 7:45AM // A second excerpt from 3CR's summer series "Writing Home" on important feminist readings from the Global South. In this excerpt, host Madhvi introduces and pays tribute to the life of Savitribai Phule, social reformer, poet, and first female teacher in India, to coincide with her birthday on the 3rd January. This discussion originally aired on Sat 11 Jan and finishes with a song, "Jago" by Amira Gill, Amrit Ramnath & M.S Krsna. Tune in to 3CR on Saturdays 9-10AM to hear the last two episodes of this summer special, or you can find Madhvi's episodes of Satelliteskies at 3cr.org.au/satelliteskies. 8:00AM // Kathryn Kelly, a former federal public servant who worked largely in the environment and Aboriginal affairs portfolios, on the ongoing genocide in Palestine and the demands of IPAN (the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network). Kathryn visited Gaza and the West Bank in 2002 and 2003 and then founded the ‘Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine' organisation in Canberra in 2003. Kathryn was a member of the IPAN National Coordinating Committee as an ACT rep, (2013-2023). Kathryn was also a founding co-convenor of the Alliance Against Political Prosecutors until recently, advocating for the truth tellers/whistleblowers. 8:15AM // Sofii Belling-Harding, host of a new 3CR program called 'BITE: Black is the Essence', interviewing her Aunty Tammy Lee Rock, an award-winning actor, playwright, director, a natural-born comedian and radio presenter herself, on her work and experiences in the arts, including First Nations theatre production work in the 90s, storytelling through her various acting roles, and processing trauma. BITE is at 1pm on Mondays on 3CR. You can also head to www.3cr.org.au/bite to listen back to the full interview and previous programs. Songs:Leave Me Low - Becca HatchOrlando in Love - Japanese Breakfast

Our guests today are Jamie Jeffries and Sarah Molnar from Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, IPAN.

 His Week That Was – Kevin Healy Israeli arms manufacturer forced out of RMIT university – Senior lecturer at the university Dr Binoy Kampmark & BDS activist Michael Shaik Associate Professor Jake Lynch from Sydney University and the unholy alliance between Australia mass media and the Australian Jewish press Professor Jocelyn Chey talking about her recent visit to China and links with Chinese and Australian universities Dr Sue Wareham, President of the Medical Association For the Prevention Of War, and the targeting of medical facilities in Gaza and the failing of the Australian government to speak out for a ceasefire Bevan Ramsden from the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network also condemning the Australian government for its inaction on a ceasefire resolutionHead to www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday for full access to links and previous podcasts

"Things are not going to change unless we do something about it. Don't sit on the sidelines. Become involved". Bevan did get involved in activism and quit his job to work on the Vietnam moratorium movement in the 1970s. It was when Bevan first went to Africa as an Australian Volunteer Abroad in 1965 that his eyes were opened to African independence movements and other political struggles going on in the world. Bevan was born in Thornbury, Melbourne, in 1939. He was there at the beginning of 3CR and remembers its first transmitter, bought for $200 from the local fire brigade. Bevan has taught electrical engineering at TAFE and was pulled up by the cops in the 70s for his anti-conscription graffiti. He is a veteran of the peace movement in Australia and currently organises with the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network. Bevan wants to tell you that IPAN currently has an important e-petition about the militarisation of Northern Australia on its website and urges you to sign. Thanks so much for joining us this week, Bevan, and for your lifelong commitment to peace work in Australia.ipan.org.au/end-the-force-posture-agreementipan.org.au

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 479 are mindfulness meditation teacher Suzie Brown, and Jaimie Jeffries and Julie Hart from the Independent & Peaceful Australia Network.

As the Talisman Sabre military war games held on this continent draw to close and we mark the 78th anniversary of the dropping of a nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki we take a look at the corporate greed and colonisation that see the ongoing manufacture of these weapons and create the conditions for their use.Today we'll hear from Monaeka Flores from Guahan and Shinako Oyakawa from Okinawa who are touring some of the continent with the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network's current initiative the Pacific Peace Tour and Conference.Monaeka Flores is a Guahan representative – indigenous people of Guam whose land has been occupied by US military since World War II.  They have desecrated sacred sites, poisoned the environment and an aquifer that supplies their water as well as committing crimes against her people.  She is motivated to stand up against United States militarism and the expanding bases on her Pacific island nation because of the love of her people, peace, decolonisation and anti-racism.Shinako Oyakawa is an indigenous Pacific peace activist from Okinawa.  Roughly 70 percent of the land area in Japan used for U.S. bases is in Okinawa, the stolen lands of the Ryukyans who had their homelands annexed by Japan since 1879. With the Japanese and U.S. governments violently pushing through construction of new military bases at Henoko and Takae Shinako visited the UN in April this year to highlight Okinawan issues in the context of a broader struggle for the rights of indigenous people around the world.Thanks to Kathryn Kelly for assisting in lining up the interview during a busy schedule.We also bring you a conversation between Uprise Radio's James Brennan and Mercedes Zanker with Jacob Grech (A Friday Rave) about the lesser known aspects of the building of the nuclear bomb. 

​​​​Dr Astha ​Tomar on gender-appropriate in-ward psychiatric care, Truth Not War rally, slumberkitty on Trans Queer Solidarity contingent, George Newhouse on upcoming CopWatch re-launch. Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// ​We are joined by Dr Astha Tomar to cover the report on women-only psychiatric wards from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. Dr Astha is the current Chair of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Victorian branch (RANZCP), as well as Head of Youth Mental Health Service at Peninsula Health. She has over 20 years' experience in psychiatry across multiple countries and jurisdictions including India, New Zealand and Australia. Please be advised that this interview contains distressing content addressing gender based violence that may be upsetting for some listeners. Please take a moment to consider tuning out now if this content is not suitable for you. If you require immediate support, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. For LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can call 13YARN for mob only support on 13 92 76.//​​Then we are joined by Shirley Winton, a Co-convenor of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network's Victoria branch, member of No AUKUS Victoria Coalition and Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition, and has been involved in organising the mass rally calling for truth not war and commemorating the 20th anniversary of the US-led war on Iraq, on 13 February 2003 in Melbourne, which will be held outside the State Library 1pm Sat 18th of March. Shirley is also a long time unionist and organiser with CWU and NTEU, and member of Victorian Peace Network and Western Suburbs Peace Group.// slumberkitty, an activist involved in fighting for liberation from the western, patriarchal binary gender system and organising with Trans Queer Solidarity, speaks with us about the solidarity contingent planned to resist two anti-trans events scheduled for this coming Saturday the 18th of March at Victoria's Parliament House steps. One event features UK anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen, while the other is led by far-right networks protesting queer and trans children. Saturday's Trans Queer Solidarity contingent will be one of a string of well-attended national protests against Keen's speaking tour, so if you're in Melbourne this weekend, please show up if you can. You can find out more by heading to @transqueersolidarity on Instagram or @transqueersoli on Twitter.// George Newhouse, CEO of the National Justice Project, joins us to speak about the upcoming re-launch of Copwatch, a campaign to empower Indigenous people to protect themselves from police overreach and discrimination. Copwatch was first launched in 2017, and involves an app, website and community education program teaching Indigenous people how to legally record and document police misconduct for community safety and police accountability.​//​  Songs// Ripple - Syco, Flume, Chrome Sparks// Sweat You Out My System - MAY-A// Spring to Life - Tia Gostelow//    

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 AlcornNewsreportsPresenters discuss the resignation of First Nation's senator Lidia Thorpe from the Australian Greens who has made the decision so she is able to independently represent the Blak Sovereign Movement.Report on the withdrawl of charges against Black Lives Matter protesters Meriki Onus and Crystal McKinnon, who had been accused of breaching public health orders by organising a Melbourne protest during a 2020 Covid lockdown and why it represents a win for civil liberties and the First Nation's movement.Discussion about the resignation of the former social services minister Alan Tudge with Zane chiming in with his Green Left piece titled Of course the Liberal gov't knew Robodebt was illegal.Interviews and DiscussionGraham Matthews, member of Socialist Alliance and regular writer for Green Left joins the program for a discussion about Treasurer Jim Chalmer's vision of a "Values-based capitalism" which Graham argues is not a real solution to the problems faced by working people and the environment. You can listen to the individual interview here.Recording of a interview with Gulfer Olan, the co-chair of the Federation of Democratic Kurdish Society (Australia) discussing how the twin earthquakes have devastated Kurdish towns and cities in Turkey and North and East Syria (Rojava) and is launching a urgent appeal for aid. You can view the interview and the appeal here.Naomi Hodgson, founding member of rising tide, a climate action group based in Muloobinba/ Newcastle joins the program to discuss the upcoming Camp for Climate Action which is taking place in Muloobinba/ Newcastle on April 14-17. You can listen to the individual interview here. Additionally you can view details of the upcoming camp at https://www.risingtide.org.au/climate-camp.John Quelch, a activist initiating the formation of a IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) branch in Geelong & South West Victoria discusses the formation of the branch and the importance of building a anti-war campaign in Geelong. You can listen to the individual interview here. 

Stick Together host James Brennan speaks with IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) chairperson Annette Brownlie about the upcoming national conference. 

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 and Arie HyubregtsNewsreportsDiscussion from the presenters drawing on newsreports about the impact of the floods on Northern NSW and Queensland and what the failed response from the Morrison government reveals about the priorities of the government.News from Green LeftWages at an all time low means unions will have to break unjust laws | Green LeftHow about expropriating all the oligarchs? | Green LeftInterviews and DiscussionsInterview with Renfrey Clarke, historian and formally the Green Left correspondent in Moscow throughout the 1990s and has written extensively on Ukraine's economy and politics.Green Left Radio spoke to Renfrey clarke for a discussion about the politics of Ukraine and it's history including it's re-formation as a independent state following the fall of the soviet union in 1991 and the Euromaiden movement in 2014 and how these events contextualise what is happening today. You can listen to the individual interview here.Interview with Shirley Winton from IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) about IPAN's position on the war in Ukraine and why it is important to build a movement for peace not endless war and militarism. You can listen to the individual interview here. 

For the United Nations Disarmament Week 24-30 October we bring you discussions about the AUKUS military pact between Australia, the US and UK announced on 16 September, the threats posed to the region and the nuclear submarines that are the centrepiece of this deal. Thanks to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for sharing these recordings from an open forum 'Lets talk about subs' held on 12 October featuring speakers Dimity Hawkins AM - Co-founder of ICAN, Professor Marianne Hanson - Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland and Co-chair of ICAN, Professor Steven Ratuva - Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa & Reverend James Bhagwan - General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches. There are two upcoming meetings that we encourage you to join.Broad national coalition campaigning against Nuclear Submarines and AUKUS: Sunday 7 November 2-4 pmThe Independent and Peaceful Australia Network invites you to a meeting of interested organisations and individuals to discuss the potential formation of a broad national coalition campaigning against Nuclear Submarines and AUKUS.  You can register here to attend.Raucous Anti-AUKUS Caucus II: Thursday 4 November 7pmJoin Renegade Activists for the next Raucous Anti-AUKUS Caucus action gathering - with Emma Shortis, David Brophy, Jacob Grech, featuring campaign reports and action planning.  Register here.

In the lead up to International Peace Day on the 21st September we'll be looking at the latest threat to peace and nuclear non-proliferation in the region with the Morrison-led conservative government's announcement on Thursday 16th September that a deal with the US to build nuclear powered submarines will be a central feature of the AUKUS pact that they have developed with the US and the UK.We speak with Margaret Reynolds the President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Australia who are calling for urgent public scrutiny into the deal. Friends of the Earth Australia's National Anti-nuclear campaigner Dr. Jim Green joins us to talk through some of the potential ramifications for nuclear proliferation and radioactive waste management issues that the deal threatens.If you'd like to connect with grassroots organisations working for peace the Raising Peace festival is happening online between the 16-26 September.  It's coordinated by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Australia, the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network and International Peace Volunteers and they have many events including speakers, workshops, films, exhibitions that you can participate in.The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons final Ban School session is coming up on Monday 20th September from 5-6.30pm AEST.   THE ROAD TO A NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE features a fantastic line up of speakers that will talk political advocacy, local government, superannuation funds, education, direct action, Pacific solidarity and look ahead to map the movement that wins.

On today's Radioactive Show we turn our focus to QLD where we speak with Miree LeRoy about some recent activities in the campaign to stop Adani's Carmichael mine. Currently under construction on Wangan and Jagalingou country in the Galilee Basin, the mine will become Austalia's largest coal mine if allowed to continue. We discuss various ways to get involved with the campaign:  Divestment information can be found at Market Forces, Stop Adani is a central coordinating point for the many groups taking action,  Frontline Action on Coal have been stopping work on Adani's railway corridorduring the last week also.  The Wangan and Jagalingou are not being listened to, stand in solidarity with the Traditional Custodians and please join us at the Online Rally: Respect Wangan & Jagalingou Human Rights, 6.30pm Monday 30th August. We also hear from Annette Brownlie chairperson of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network speaking with Jacob Andrewartha (Green Left Weekly Radio) about the Talisman Sabre joint military exercises that saw 17,000 soldiers conduct war manoeuvres in the Great Barrier Reef reserve from July 18-31 and the consequences for the environment, public health and relationships in the Pacific region.

Features audio from series of Inependent and Peaceful Australia Network webinars on Australia and US alliance.We’ll hear an introduction by Kelly Tranter followed by a speech from Vince Scappatura, Politics and International Relations Professor at Macquarie Unitersity.To find out more about the IPAN Inquiry: https://ipan.org.au/the-ipan-inquiry/https://independentpeacefulaustralia.com.au/   

(0:00:00) Acknowledgement of Country.(0:20:00) James Lesh, heritage and architecture historian, joins us on the show to chat about the passing of Jack Mundey, who was a prominent environmental activist and pioneer of conservation. We talk on Mundey's legacy and how heritage will shape into the future.  (0:41:00) Keeping with the theme, our Tram Thought this week revolves around all things heritage. We ask how heritage is relevant, its importance and its presence in Australia. (1:04:00) Chairperson at IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) Annette Browlie and Director of MAPW (Medical Association of Prevention of War) Dr Sue Wareham join us to chat about the national statement calling on the government to stop investing in unjust US-led wars. IPAN and MAPW are calling for the government to instead invest in the health and safety of its own people as a priority.  

Annette Brownlie is a mother and a life-long peace organiser and activist, arising out of the experiences of her father in WW2 and her own experiences as a teenager opposing the Vietnam war. Annette has had leadership roles in anti-nuclear, environmental, and peace organisations in Brisbane. She is a recipient of the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom and the United Nations Association of Australia Community Peace Award. When the announcement was made in 2012 to host U.S. Marines in Australia, she, along with colleagues and friends, initiated the formation of the national network IPAN, the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, now representing organisations from every state of Australia. She is the current national chairperson. See http://ipan.org.au

I catch up with Annette Brownlie, chair of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, about their recent IPAN conference held in Darwin. Followed by a discussion with Lina Koleilat, a Lebanese-Australian PHD student at Australian National University who specialises in historical and ethnographic approaches to study of protests, social movements and religion in contemporary South Korea.

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2_ Dinner with Donald- Bishop George Browning, president of APAN 3) Recording of a talk at the Unitarian Church on July 26th celebrating Cuban revolution- Sasha Gileslicacus 4) Report back from IPAN ( Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) conference in Darwin last weekend- Bevan Ramsden 5) Update on trade wars and Lynas Corporation- Environmental activist Lee Tan 6) Calls for action re: human rights abuses in Philippines- Peter Murphy 7) Jack Verdin from Friends of Public Housing Victoria, speaking at a recent conference

This week with Eiddwen and Will [segment times in brackets] || 3CR is proud to acknowledge the Kulin Nations as true owners and custodians of the lands from which we broadcast. We pay respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge that their sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty has yet to be signed ||  [22:15] Munanjahli and South Sea Islander academic Dr Chelsea Bond speaks to the Hey Aunty! podcast about her experiences of White Feminism and the shortfalls of mainstream feminism in adressing intersections of race and class || [36:11] On this week's episode of The Black Block, Robbie and Nick spoke with Dr Anne Poelina, Nyikina Traditional Custodian from the Mardoowarra, Lower Fitzroy River in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia about a campaign by traditional owners to protect the fitzroy River from invasive and explotative development. You can listen to The Black Block every week on 3CR Radio, Mondays at 11am. Follow the work of the Kimberly Land Council at their website klc.org.au || [50:40] The United States is currently engineering some sort of military confrontation with Iran and there's no reason for us to join them, claims Bevan from the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network. According to IPAN, Australia needs to stand on its own two feet and create its own foreign policy. Find out more about IPAN at their website ipan.org.au || [1:07:25] Independent climate activist Tilly comes back on Wednesday Breakfast to tell us about her coming journey up to the protest camp against the Adani coalmine near Bowen, Queensland || 

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) What is the likelihood of war between Iran and the U.S.? - Stephen Darley, Independent and Peaceful Australian Network, South Australia Branch 3) Young Sarahawi journalist in court in Morocco could be facing 15 years in jail for reporting violence against citizens- Cate Lewis, Australia Western Sahara Association 4) The Force Posture Agreement with the U.S.- Bevan Ramsden, Independent and Peaceful Australia Network 5) Talk by Jacob Green at Unitarian Church re: Julian Assange

In this episode we speak to Shirley WInton and Annette Brownlie from the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN).Shirley speaks about the Genoa dock strike, where unions and workers are refusing to load arms into ships and effectively preventing shipment to Saudi Arabia where they fear they will be used on civil populations in Yemen. This interview was originally aired on 3CR's Monday Breakfast Show and brought to you by Judith Peppard and Alice Goulds from the Breakfast Team.Annette Brownlie speaks about IPAN's campaign to get US troop out of Darwin and their upcoming national conference.

Could hosting US marines in Darwin increase the likelihood of Australian involvement in foreign conflict? We speak to Nick Deane from the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network.

Tuesday Breakfast 19 Feb 2019 7.00 am Acknowledgement of Country 7.02 am  News HeadlinesMedevacRoyal Commission into institutional abuse in the disability sector Townsville Deaths in custodyOchre Ribbon week7.10 am  Medevac Bill - what it is, isn't and the LIEs the govt is trying to spread. Joyce Chia from the Refugee Council explains the bill and what it would mean for asylum seekers.7.30 am Madison Griffiths is a producer, a writer who has had work published in the Guardian, VICE, Sydney Morning Herald and SBS, the online editor of Voiceworks Magazine and most recently, the creator and presenter of the podcast Tender. Madison joins us to discuss the process of creating Tender - a podcast about what happens when a woman leaves an abusive relationship.  7.45 Alternative News: Ilhan Omar and the AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee) backlash7.55 am Annette Brownlie, chairperson of Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, discusses the developments in Venezuela and explains why military intervention isnt the answer.  8.10 am Carly Findlay is an award‐winning writer, speaker and appearance activist.  She identifies as a proud disabled woman — she lives with a rare severe skin condition called Ichthyosis. She joins us in the studio to discuss her new memoir and manifesto, Say Hello.    Songssong:  Queen with Colourartist:  P-UniQuesong: Madartist:  Solange ft Lil Wayne

Today on the show with Dean, Judith and William [Segment times in brackets] || We at 3CR are proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung as the owners of the lands on which we meet, live, and work. We pay respect to their elders past, present, and emerging; we recognize that sovereignty has never been ceded and that a treaty has never been signed ||  [7:01] Greg Denham from Yarra Drug and Health Forum comes in to the studio and looks back at the year that was in drug policy. The first public fourm of next year will take place on the 4th of February, 12:30pm at Richmond Town Hall ||  [28:40] Darebin City Council has announced a policy of supporting clubs to end their financial reliance on electronic gaming machines, also called "pokies". Darebin Mayor Susan Rennie calls in to tell us more and you can find the policy on the Darebin City Council website ||  [41:14] Shirley Winton of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network comes on the show to help us look back at a year of peace activism. What does Australia need to change toward developing an independent foreign policy? What are IPAN's plans for next year? || [52:30] The Great Australian Bight houses one of the most important whale nurseries in the world and it's being explored for oil. Peter Owen from the Australian Wilderness Society comes on the show to tell us about the risks and what needs to be done. The Australian Wilderness Society will take part in a rally outside the Labor National Conference in Adelaide on the 16th of December ||  [1:04:50] International law expert and Charles Darwin University senior lecturer John Garrick wrote in The Conversation about the recent lease of Darwin's port to a chinese company. He joins Wednesday breakfast to talk about how this came to be and how Darwin might feature in China's Belt and Road Initiative

On the show with Dean and Will || Tuesday Hometime (3CR, Tuesdays at 4pm) host Jan Bartlett speaks to Independent and Peaceful Australia Network member ​for the latest in world news from a peace activist's perspective || Jesuit Social Services have launched a campaign (#WorthASecondChance) to foster ​community support for a Youth Justice system that works || Roundup is one of a number of products that contains toxic glyphosate. Bob Phelps of Gene Ethics chats to us about the corporate machinery behind glyphosate and what our regulators should be doing here in Australia || Happy Wednesday!

In this edition of Earth Matters we look at the costs of war to the environment through habitat destruction, nuclear test fallout, chemical pollution, weather manipulation, depleted uranium, and  CO2 emissions. Our guests unpack the staggering financial cost of war and question the proposed development of a large subsidised weapons export industry in Australia.  Together we broach the question: how we can end the endless wars and build a more positive, sustainable future? The Independent and Peaceful Australia Network   The Medical Association for the Prevention of War. Wage Peace International Campain to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Excerpts from 3CR's Monday Brekkie show || Tamil asylum seeker Santharuban has been deported to Sri Lanka where he is vulnerable to government reprisals for his past activities in the Tamil Tigers. Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council comes on the show to update us on his whereabouts and what may happen next || The African Visitation and Mentoring Program is a partnership between Jesuit Social Services and the Corrections Victoria that trains and supports volunteers to mentor people of African backgrounds in prisons and after release. Program co-coordinator Brigid Henley comes on the show to tell us why you should volunteer || Colleen Bolger is joining Steve Jolley on the Victorian Socialists ticket for the upcoming State election. Colleen comes on the show to tell us about the Victorian Socialists' platform || Shirley Winton of IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) tells Monday Breakfast why we should be worried about Australia's increased millitary funding and the government's aim at making one of the world's major arms manufacturer

Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist and commentator. He writes for Haaretz newspaper and is a fierce critic of the occupation of Palestine.On this episode of Earth Matters we hear him speak in Canberra in November 2017, at an event organised by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network and Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine.Thanks to "Behind the Lines" for the recording.Earth Matters episode #1119 was produced by Gem Romuld.

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Three of the international guests to the Independant and Peaceful Australia Network 3) Olivier Bancoult- Diago Garcia Indigenous People's Leader 4) Sung Hee Choi- artist and human rights activist from South Korea- the situation on Jeju Island and threats of war. 5) Associate Professor David Vine- anthroplogy Department of American University, Washington D.C. talking about U.S. bases worldwide and his work with both the people of Diaho Garcia and Jeju Island 6) Federal Greens Senator Janet Rice talking about her visit to Palestine

Features recordings from the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network conference 2016, held in Alice Springs. In its 50th year, Professor Richard Tanter discusses the functions of the Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility, located just 20km from Alice Springs. Joined by Professor Kosuzu Abe, who discusses the impact of the US military activities in Okinawa, a small Japanese island. Finally we turn to nuclear free alternatives and hear from Madeline Hudson of the Zucchini Clan, who discusses their latest release and crowdfunder.