Podcasts about state library

This week its all about hobbies! Tessa joins her mom for a bell-ringing class, and Mike shows us just how collecting honey can be about a lot more than having a sweet tooth. The bells by Tessa Crozier “And you don't pull the rope hard; you pull it gently, but firmly, and get a feel for when it's about to leave on its journey around the frame” As the years pass, our parents might get more time to take on new hobbies. You know - gardening, mahjong, reformer pilates, ceramics. When Tessa’s mum retired, she got really into…bellringing. Tessa takes us up into the bell tower. Producer: Tessa Crozier Supervising Producers: Zacha Rosen, Felicity Weaver, Mel Bakewell Interviewee: Jeanne Crozier 100 Jars of Honey by Mike Williams Mike’s dad is really into bees. He started a curious collection of honey. In this story, Mike cracks the lid on the collection and offers us a taste. Written, produced and performed by Mike Williams. This story was originally performed as part of a live storytelling night All The Best held at the State Library of New South Wales as part of the series The Library That Made Me. Support ATB If you love what we do, you can donate to the show to support the next generation of audio storytellers. Head to https://allthebestradio.com/donate to make a tax deductible donation before EOFY. All The Best Credits Host: Gabriella Accaria Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos Production Manager: Kwame Slusher Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins Theme Music composed by Shining Bird Special shout-out to all our volunteersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show: Headlines:  China sending medical experts to DRC to help Ebola outbreak'Australia' manufacturing explosives for 'Israel' to bomb Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon, reporting from The Shot reveals The show begins with a segment provided to us by Tessa from 3CR's Out Of The Blue show about Guildford Big Tree Community DayWe then hear from Lucia from the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism about the counterprotest to Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce's fundraiser taking place this Friday from 5:45PM at the Moonee Ponds Tram Juction.In 2020 In Ya Face's James McKenzie spoke with Adam Carr about founding the Gay and Lesbian Press in 1979 and being on the frontlines reporting on the HIV/AIDS outbreak here in so-called Melbourne. You can listen to the full conversation here. Gia and Celeste from Amplexus joined us to talk about their upcoming event 'Blood Rave', a sexy-nineties-vampire themed rave on June 20th. You can get tickets here and find more info about Amplexus on their instagram here. The show ends with a conversation with Jake, who tells us about the proposed big data centre slated for construction in the west of Naarm. They have organised a rally against said data centre this Saturday at 11:30AM outside the State Library. You can find more info about the rally and the data centre here. Songs played: Anti-colonial - End It I Don't Like It - Pauline Pantsdown Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) - The Blade Soundtrack

In this creator chat, Iurgi sits down to catch up with Campbell Whyte, an excellent cartoonist from Perth who also moonlights as educator at the Milk Tooth School of Art and Stories and is also the Chairperson of the Perth Comic Arts Festival. He somehow found time to join us today to talk about Luna Express, an excellent graphic novel set in Perth that is full of teen angst, social commentary, magic and lots of heart.01:58 What's happening with Campbell and his many hats03:46 Looking back at Home Time07:47 Setting comics in Perth11:24 The origins, ideas themes of Luna Express19:55 Campbell talks about his approach to art and his need to work in different art styles26:41 The influences on Luna Express, from Sailor Moon to Ranma, from Steve Ditko to Katsuhiro Otomo and more 42:55 Next projects on the horizon48:33 Campbell gives a run down on what to expect at the Perth Comic Arts Festival in July. The festival will be held at the State Library of WA in Perth.52:27 Campbell gives a final recommendation to readTo stay up to date with Campbell Whyte's check out his website: https://campbellwhyte.comTo stay up to date with the Perth Comic Arts Festival and to book events check out their website: https://pcaf.org.auTo stay up to date, for the full roundup of news, resources and new titles and our social media links visit our website: https://graphic.alia.org.au/ The ALIA Graphic Groove Theme 2025 courtesy of Clint Owen Ellis https://www.clintowenellis.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SBS Assyrian spoke with Marlyn Galo about a special event at the Ashurbanipal Library in Sydney, where three Assyrian authors will be honoured while also celebrating the latest developments and achievements of the library. Ms Galo said the digitisation process is progressing slowly but steadily. She explained that the library is awaiting a grant from the State Library, which would assist in digitising the library's collection through a professional digitisation company.Listen to one of the authors who will be honoured at the eventREAD MORE

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Ebola emergency in DRCCohealth - Calls grow for board resignation and release of blocked independent reportGaza flotilla activists detained and hunger strike Data centres emissions warning, report urges moratorium AI consent backlash in psychiatry// Spooky, a representative of the organising committee of Trans-Feminists Unite, spoke with us about the group's inception and organising work, including an upcoming rally and vigil for victims of femicide happening this Sunday the 24th of May from 3PM outside the State Library of Victoria. The rally draws attention to the global femicide epidemic and its connections to multiple axes of repression, domination and empire. Community members are invited to submit eulogies to be read out at the rally this weekend - you can find a link to the submission form in Trans-Feminists Unite's Instagram bio. During the interview, Lelianna mentioned the Trans Lives Matter website, which commemorates the lives of trans community members lost to violence around the world.// We heard audio from a meeting held at the City of Yarra Fitzroy Town Hall that discussed the community led campaign to Save Cohealth.//  After audio from the meeting, Christine Carolan, member of Save Community Health, a community led campaign to Save Cohealth, then joined us to discuss the recent City of Yarra Fitzroy Town Hall Thu 14th May. We talked about what the voices of the community said, the motions passed, and what we can do to help. After 24 years in the social justice sector, Christine has just resigned from a role in an NGO addressing modern slavery.// Dr Kat Lucas-Healey, Senior Climate and Energy Advisor at Environment Victoria, joined us to discuss the proposed establishment of a liquid natural gas (LNG) regasificaiton terminal in Nairm/Port Phillip Bay by Dutch multinational oil and gas company Vopak. Public consultation is currently underway for Vopak's Victoria Energy Terminal, which environmental advocates argue will risk spiking energy prices and significant environmental damage. To find out more about the project, read Vopak's Environmental Effects Statement, and have your say, head to https://engage.vic.gov.au/Vopak-IAC. Environment Victoria will be holding a webinar on Tuesday the 16th of June to help members of the community understand Vopak's project proposal and how to make a submission - register here.// We heard part of a conversation from this Monday's episode of Doin Time where host Marisa spoke with First Nations abolition activist Tabitha Lean about Crim Con 2026, happening next month from the 26th to the 27th of June. Crim Con is a conference for and by criminalised and formerly incarcerated people, grounded in lived and living experiences that refuse silence and challenge stigma. You can register for Crim Con (free event) by going to radfaction.com.au/events/ and clicking the link. Doin Time airs Mondays 4-5pm on 3CR 855am, catch the full episode by heading to 3cr.org.au/dointime.// 

What do libraries mean to you? All The Best partnered with the State Library of NSW to mark 200 years and to celebrate 60,000 years of storytelling. The live storytelling event was the Special Collections: A night of live storytelling at the Library Bar at the State Library of NSW. We heard so many beautiful stories on the night from the storytellers and the audience! This is just part 1! Look out for part 2! History or Hoarding? by Rachael Cusick In this first story, Rachel Cusick tells us about the whispers from the library quarters that go beyond the books you see on the bookshelves. That story was performed live by Rachel Cusick. What's really cool about this is that it was also a sneak peek into a new ABC podcast hosted by Annabel Crabb. You can listen to the first few episodes of the podcast here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/history-or-hoarding-with-annabel-crabb Three Poems by Nathan Mudyi Sentance Award-winning Wiradjuri poet Nathan Mudyi Sentance returns to the site of his first job to read some poems that were connected to his time working there, where he noticed how libraries record and can rewrite culture. The poems were We Refuse to Be Shooed, The Diary That Lied and Too Quiet for the Living Written and performed by Nathan Mudyi Sentance. https://archivaldecolonist.org/about/ Write a letter by Rania Omar Libraries are not just passive places; they are places to act. In this last story, we hear from another poet, Lebanese-Australian storyteller and activist Rania Omar, who urges us to etch ourselves into the personal and political page. Written and performed by Rania Omar All The Best Credits Host: Gabriella Accaria Kwame Slusher is our Production Manager Catarina Fraga Matos is our Community & Programming Manager The All The Best Executive Producer is Mel Bakewell Imogen Brosnan is our Digital Media Trainee Patrick McKenzie writes our newsletter, and a special shout-out to all our amazing volunteers Shining Bird composed our theme music, and Annie Hamilton designed the artwork See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Brown has spent the past 50 years trying to make people put the planet before profit. The environmental crusader, former senator and medical doctor, and founding member of the Wilderness Society has fought pivotal battles, including campaigns to save the Franklin River and the Swift parrot. He also practises what he preaches: he has lived sustainably for decades in a one-bedroom home.Today, to celebrate the 300th episode of Good Weekend Talks, deputy editor Konrad Marshall interviews Brown live on stage at the Melbourne Writers Festival.This episode comes to you from the State Library of Victoria, where we are joined by a live audience for a conversation that will cover everything from the origin of the term "tree-hugger" to how Brown still finds optimism in the face of massive challenges facing the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Philip Clark is joined by Rachel Franks, Coordinator of Education & Scholarship at the State Library of New South Wales with three cases. No convictions. No closure.

Acknowledgement of Country// HeadlinesPort Phillip Council votes to dismantle homeless encampmentsExperts call for the establishment of an independent Police OmbudsmanVictorian council workers take mass industrial actionPublic hearings held in inquiry into offshore processing and resettlement Following our conversation with Disability advocate Andrew Bretherton about the Albanese Government's planned cuts to the NDIS in the May budget, we shared “landfill”, a poem by artist TextaQueen. “landfill” responds to the systematic devaluation of disabled people's insight and embodiment in legislative decision making processes. In this piece, TextaQueen pushes through dehumanising narratives cultivated by the Albanese Government's unjust economic strategy to remind us that people living with a disability will remain - grieving, relating, desiring, creating, suffering and resisting. Support the National Day of Action to “Protect Our NDIS” this Saturday 9 May starting 1PM outside the State Library of Victoria, Narrm. For information about actions around the country, head to @protectourndis on Instagram.// We replay a segment from FBI Radio's Race Matters x Yung Prodigy mentorship radio series that originally aired on the 29th of March this year, titled ‘Justice is Love in Public'. SOIL was a radio mentorship designed for young people through the model of liberatory radio and community-centred wellbeing. It spanned 6 workshops, shared meals, new friendships and audio ventures. In this conversation, guest Producer Virginia Barahona was joined by community builder and Yung Prodigy Founding Director Maia Ihemeje. This poignant conversation unravelled the contradictions of the so-called justice system and made clear the work of Yung Prodigy as an organisation centring young people whose experience of the prison industry often goes unseen.// Chris Christoforou, CEO of VAADA, joined us to unpack Report 25 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, which is based on new data collected from December 2024 to October 2025. In August 2025, the program covered 57% of the population – about 14.5 million Australians. The report provides a comprehensive picture of Australia's illicit drug markets and drug consumption habits for 12 substances, with this iteration adding data for the program's ninth year, allowing for longitudinal analysis. Read VAADA's media release on the report here.// Craig Wilkins, National Co-director of the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance (MDCA), spoke with us about the review currently underway into the operation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, the framework governing Australia's largest river system. MDCA's submission to the review draws attention to significant concerns regarding the achievement of the plan's objectives, particularly in regard to sustainable and climate change-sensitive environmental management.// Kelly and Dani from the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria came to the studio to continue our conversation about serious issues with the City of Melbourne's so-called 'community safety officer' program, after revelations that CSOs had allegedly been encouraged to use force against rough sleepers in the CBD if necessary. They shared updates about responses from the City of Melbourne since this news broke, including the outcome of a meeting between HPUV and Lord Mayor Nick Reece earlier this week. HPUV is holding a public gathering outside Melbourne Town Hall from 5PM next Tuesday the 12th of May - find out more about how you can get involved in The Big Lean and keep up with HPUV's work by heading to @homelesspersonsunionvic on Instagram.//

We are putting the SMITTEN into Art Smitten this week as we discuss art that act as measures of devotion

Maree Pardy was the lead author of a report by Footscray Community Response, which evaluated Maribyrnong Council's use of security patrols to address social and health issues. She speaks about the new, not-security 'Welcome Crew', voted in by the Maribynong Council. This comes after months of organising by local residents and Footscray Community Response against the controversial and harmful security program. Instagram: @footscraycommunity  Emma is an organiser with Free Kanaky Solidarity Naarm. She speaks about the recent arrival of a delegation of feminists from Kanaky and the various events that will be taking place in Naarm as well as Magan-djin (so-called Brisbane) and Muloobinba (so-called Newcastle). Instagram: @freekanakysolidarity.naarm Bella is a member of Stop the Demo, a grassroots coalition of workers fighting to stop the demolition of the 44 housing towers.  Bella joins us to share how the coalition got started and her involvement in the group and how they are working to challenge misconceptions about the proposed housing renewal project. We also discuss the upcoming rally to save public housing taking place next month. Instagram: @stopthedemo  Sunday, a member of Anak Bayan Melbourne, is a Filipino youth activist fighting for National Democracy in the Philippines against US imperialism. She is the Chairperson of Anakbayan Melbourne, a comprehensive Filipino youth mass organisation, as well as the Propaganda and Campaign Officer of BAYAN Australia, the coalition of mass organisations under the banner of National Democracy.  . She joins the program to share more about the massacre that took place in Toboso, Negros Occidental, on April 19th, as well as the community vigil that will be held at the State Library of Victoria tonight. Instagram: @anakbayanmelbourne Yolanda Robson is Director of the Young Workers' Centre at Trades Hall. Recently, the retail, fast food and pharmacy industries announced changes to junior wages. Yolanda joins us today to discuss some updates to their campaign to end junior wages and what the recent announcements will tangibly mean for young workers. We also discuss YWC's current survey regarding rentals and their union networking event taking place tonight. Instagram: @youngworkersvic Songs:Good As It Gets - Tiana KhasiDidi / Ololoi, ololoa - Marie Angèle MeoudhiaSpeak Now - Jem Cassar Daley

Legislators are criticizing the management of a state program that partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to distribute books to kids. And, an art showcase at Carmel's Sunset Center celebrates youth-led mental health research.

South Australia’s History Festival gets a fitting soundtrack in episode 432, and it arrives in three distinct voices: a geneticist-historian overturning stones in founding-era South Australia, Mr South Australia himself bringing context and colour to every corner of the conversation, and an original paddle steamer shanty that had Keith Conlon attempting to haul imaginary ropes. Dr Samantha Battams is back for her fourth visit to the Adelaide Show, this time with a book that drops her own family tree right into the founding moments of this state. There is no SA Drink of the Week in this episode. The interview was recorded at the State Library with a room booking that had a firm end time, so Steve, Keith, and Samantha made the most of every minute with stories instead. The Musical Pilgrimage this episode is Steve Davis and the Virtualosos performing Away Away: The Canally Crew Song, an original river shanty written in tribute to the paddle steamer PS Canally, which is being restored at Morgan and set to relaunch in late May 2026, and the song features in Keith and Steve’s show, History Hit Parade show at the Mercury Cinema. You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of one segment? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We’re here to serve! The Adelaide Show Podcast: Awarded Silver for Best Interview Podcast in Australia at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards and named as Finalist for Best News and Current Affairs Podcast in the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards. And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It’s an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we’ll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review in iTunes or other podcast sites, or buy some great merch from our Red Bubble store – The Adelaide Show Shop. We’d greatly appreciate it. And please talk about us and share our episodes on social media, it really helps build our community. Oh, and here’s our index of all episode in one concisepage. Running Sheet: All Singing All Reading South Australian History Festival 00:00:00 Intro Introduction 00:00:00 SA Drink Of The Week There is no SA Drink Of The Week this week. 00:02:09 Dr Samantha Battams on Paving the Way May is South Australian History Festival month, and if you want to know why that matters, consider this: the western suburb we now call Grange was once known as Reedbeds, where Captain Charles Sturt made his first home while the colony was being developed. One of our guest’s ancestors was the gardener there. Dr Samantha Battams has written a book that puts her own family tree right in the founding moments of this state, and she’s launching it at the History Festival on 15th May. Samantha, has previously been on The Adelaide Show in 249 – Captain Harry Butler and his Red Devil, 279 – The Secret Art Of Poisoning, and 344 – True Crime SA style. The western suburb we now know as Grange was once called Reedbeds. Captain Charles Sturt made his home there in the colony’s earliest days, and one of Dr Samantha Battams’ ancestors was his gardener. That’s the kind of connection Paving the Way is full of. Battams’ three-times great-grandfather, Johann Gramp, arrived at Kangaroo Island in 1837 as an eighteen-year-old orphan aboard a vessel that wrecked shortly after. He had lost both parents by age seven, worked for a baker in Bavaria, and made his way to Hamburg where the South Australia Company was recruiting German labourers. He would go on to establish what Keith Conlon describes as the first commercial vineyard near Jacobs Creek. Keith also notes that he gets there by a roundabout route, and Samantha fills in the Bavarian versus Prussian distinctions that get flattened when viewed from Australian distance. The animosity ran deep enough that during the First World War, Bavarians were reportedly directing Allied forces toward Prussian positions. The Prussian Lutheran refugees who arrived sponsored by George Fife Angus get their own thread. Their pastor Kavel had travelled to London and secured passage for a group who had been holding secret chapel meetings in barns rather than accept the king’s new prayer book. One Schulz ancestor was accused by the pastor of leaving for earthly reasons rather than faith. Steve’s response: “I think had it been the time of the prosperity gospel, he would’ve been welcomed with open arms. “From Germany to Ireland, and the Fahy family from County Clare. Edmund Fahy arrived with two younger sisters, one of them just ten years old, and the family was almost immediately separated. Edmund headed to the Kapunda mines while the girls went south with an aunt. Samantha spent years untangling the network of Irish immigrants who came out together, sponsored one another, and intermarried across the colony. One thread leads to Dave Graney. “I’ve always loved Dave Graney,” Battams says. “I didn’t know I was related to him.” The Rumbleow family at Encounter Bay ran the first tourist operations in the area. Caroline Rumbleow, who married a man named John Cakebread (“What a name,” says Steve), was said to be the inspiration for a character in the novel Paving the Way by Simpson Newland, which also gives Battams’ book its title. Family accounts suggest Newland followed Caroline to the Ballarat goldfields and asked her to leave her husband. It did not eventuate. Samantha undertook a cultural consultation before writing sections involving Aboriginal people. Old newspaper language was either replaced with more appropriate terminology in square brackets or, in one case involving a funeral pyre, stripped of its sensationalist framing while the story itself was kept. She also describes firsthand colonial accounts of a corroboree of 500 people on the banks of the Torrens near what is now the Paradise Bridge. The interview closes on a revelation hidden since 1890. Battams had her DNA tested to find her adopted father’s biological family, and dismissed a recurring surname, Hazelhurst, as irrelevant to her mother’s side. A later ancestry update showed 25 per cent of her DNA tracing to northwest England and Wales. Following the Hazelhurst name led to Christchurch, New Zealand, and to the conclusion that her great-grandmother Edith Thompson was already pregnant when she married, with a father other than the man recorded. The cover of Paving the Way is a photograph of Edith and Battams’ grandfather. “The true story had been kept from 1890 to 2025,” Battams says. Paving the Way is being launched at the 2026 History Festival on 15 May. Dr Lanie Anderson, a previous Adelaide Show guest (107 – Lainie Anderson: View from the hills), will launch the book. 00:27:59 Musical Pilgrimage In the Musical Pilgrimage, we feature Steve Davis & The Virtualosos‘ “river shanty” song, Away Away (The Canally Crew Song). Steve Davis wrote this original river shanty after time spent aboard the PS Marion, sister vessel to the PS Canally, a paddle steamer launched in 1907 that is now being restored at Morgan ahead of a relaunch in late May 2026. Keith Conlon puts the song in context: Morgan once had queues of paddle steamers and six freight trains a day departing with river cargo. He also produces a story about a paddle steamer loaded with materials to build a pub at Bourke that ran aground in a drought and only floated free two years later, by which point the pub had been built by other means. Away Away is one of ten original songs Steve has written about South Australia for History Hit Parade, the show he and Keith Conlon are performing at Mercury Cinema during the 2026 South Australian History Festival. Keith is confident audiences will want to sing along. A stage jig from Keith is, in his own assessment, highly in doubt. Booking details are in this link: History Hit Parade tickets and information. It’s on Monday, May 11, 11am, and Sunday, May 17, at 4pm and it will simply be an enjoyable show of historical anecdotes, fun, and music.Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The annual Salam Fest Australia recently transformed Melbourne's State Library into a vibrant celebration of Islamic art, music and culture. Through exhibitions, performances and traditional cuisine, the festival created space for connection and exchange. SBS Hindi spoke with visitors who said the festival challenged stereotypes, sparked meaningful conversations and brought communities together in a shared celebration of heritage and unity.

Nanny Piggins finally gets round to telling the children the story of Alladin and what really happened in that cave back in the Ancient Persian story days. I will be performing a live episode of BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT in the theatre at the State Library of NSW on 17th of April at 2pm. You can book your tickets here... If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe!Support the showFor merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/rasprattTo buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2To buy me a coffee use this link... https://buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattTo book a ticket to a live show use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/

Happy trans day of audibility! Headlines: CW: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should note that this headline mentions the name of a deceased person.The coronial inquest into the passing of proud Noongar man, Jeffrey Winmar began yesterday on Monday 30th of March.Iran's parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the region.  Iran's parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the region.  Australia's states are split over free public transport as the war in the Middle East drives fuel costs higher, with Victoria and Tasmania waiving fares while NSW, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia have ruled out following suit.  Israeli police have prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark Palm Sunday Mass.  7:15am // Rory from Vixen spoke at Saturday's Trans Day of Vengeance, which took place outside the State Library of Victoria. Some of the key demands from individuals and groups organising this event were: accessible gender affirming care for all, cops and zionists out of Pride and no Pride in detention. You can follow Vixen on Instagram at @vixenworkers or go to vixen.org.au  7:30am // Lushy Chingaya is the current University of Melbourne Student Union President, Hansen Scholar and Biomedicine student. She is a dedicated advocate for students on campus, with a focus on advocating for equity, representation, and community wellbeing. Lushy is on the program to discuss demands calling for the University of Melbourne to scrap its indoor protest ban.  7:45am // Nazanin is an Iranian feminist speaking out against injustice within Iran here for part two of an interview conducted two weeks ago. Nazanin is part of a feminist group here in Naarm called Feminista Melbourne https://www.instagram.com/feminista.melbourne/, a group of artists and activists fighting for freedom of Iran. Just a pre-warning for listeners, some of this content may contain discussion around sexual abuse and violence, please take care while listening.  8:00am // Jing Xuan Teo runs Amplify Bookstore, which specialises in stocking books by BIPOC authors, based here in Naarm. Amplify aims to help readers diversify their bookshelves and to tackle issues of representation in the publishing industry. Xuan is here to discuss what Amplify has been up to in the past year, their expanding events calendar, and book recommendations. You can find out more at amplifybookstore.com or @amplifybookstore on Instagram. 8:15am // In this speech also from the Trans Day of Vengeance, Slumbi connects liberation and justice for trans people to other struggles in the world, including the fight against colonialism and white supremacy. She also speaks to the importance of organising by and for the community and ends her speech by calling on everyone to imagine and organise community-run gender affirming care. Songs: Everything U Are by Nada Keroncong - Keroncong is a unique classical colonial Indonesian musical genre that first developed in Java Island, especially at the port cities of Sunda Kelapa. The original song, Everything U Are was written and performed by Indonesian singer songwriter Hindia. Azaa by Omnia T Al Taher -  Omnia Al Taher, teamed up with Mory and Sudanese group Rap Shar3 to create this blues-rock, politically charged “Azaa"

Susan Abulhawa v Mamdani here II Palestinian-American scientist author Susan Sbulhawa speaks to the recriminations against her voiced by New York Major Zohran Mamdani. Christchurch Memorial here II seven years has passed since 51 people ranging from 3 years old to their 70s were mowed down by an Australian born White Supremacist terrorist. We mark the day with some recordings from the Memorial outside State Library 15th MarchNo War Rally here II David Shoebridge, NSW Greens Senator, spoke up against the war on Iran and no to AUKUS at Melbourne Rally 15th March.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy has a lot to say and he does it with satire.AEU Educator Strike here II Daryl Coke, AEU Regional Rep, talks to us about the 24 hour Educator Strike being staged on Tuesday 24th March meeting at Victoria Trades Hall at 10:30am.Public Housing Report here II we go to the Honk for Housing rally on Friday 20th March held at the Flemington Housing towers where John Holland has started removing asbestos while residents are still there. We follow with a report from A Picnic With Harriet picket on Tuesday 17th at 1 Spring St where the Housing Minister resides.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Young First Nations man dies in Northern Territory Police custody in DarwinIran, Lebanon and Iraq updatesIsrael issues no prosecutions for killing of Palestinian civilians since 2020800 older Australians seek reviews of Integrated Assessment ToolSenate inquiry finds misinformation undermines policy responses to climate crisis We listened to speeches from the Australian Education Union teachers strike outside Victorian Parliament on Tuesday the 24th of March by AEU Victoria Deputy President Briley Stokes, early career member Erica and AEU Victoria President Justin Mullaly. We also heard vox pops with teachers attending the rally recorded by 3CR's Annie McLoughlin, where interviewees spoke about teachers being undervalued and underpaid and the state government's inability or disinterest in delivering a fair deal. Victorian teachers are the lowest-funded and lowest-paid in the country, and the Australian Education Union Victorian Branch has said that the state government has left them with "no choice but to stop work." Tuesday's rally saw 50,000 unionised teachers, support staff and principals from schools all over the state march from Trades Hall to Parliament, demanding fair pay and better conditions.// Lily, a member of the LIFT collective and fundraising working group of Catalyst Social Centre, speaks with us about progress on Catalyst's new space and fundraising to complete it, including an upcoming garage sale on Sunday the 29th of March. Catalyst Social Centre is a radical community space located in Coburg on unceded Wurundjeri Country, offering free meeting and event spaces for leftist and solidarity organising, free food and dinners, and community activities. Sunday's garage sale will be held at Catalyst's new site, 5 Munro Street in Coburg. Donate to Catalyst Social Centre's fit-out fundraiser here.// On Tuesday last week, Equality Australia released a travel alert for the US, with particular warnings for people carrying gender X passports and trans women seeking ‘extraordinary ability' visas. Amongst LGBTQ+ people, trans and gender diverse people are susceptible to increased risks when crossing international borders, whether that be for leisure or compulsory travel such as work, immigration, or as a result of displacement. To understand more about the current travel risks for trans and gender diverse people globally, as well as recent changes to US border security protocol, we were joined by Equality Australia Senior Advisor Sav Tanhchareun. Sav is a social justice practitioner and international human rights expert who has worked across government and civil society for over a decade with a focus on disability and gender consciousness.//  Narrm-based musician, DJ, writer, artist, educator and organiser slumbi joined us to talk about this Saturday's Trans Day of Vengeance rally, which will be held outside the State Library of Victoria at 4PM on the 28th of March. Organisers are demanding accessible gender affirming care for all, cops and zionists out of pride, and no pride in detention. For more information and updates, follow @trans.action.network and @transqueersoli2026 on Instagram.// The incomparable Tilde Joy, 2025 winner of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia's Jane Brownrigg Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution and host of 3CR's Slacker Radio show, spoke with us about next Tuesday's Trans Day of Audibility Special Broadcast. 3CR's TDOA 2026 broadcast, running from 10AM-6PM on the 31st of March, features eight hours of exclusively trans, non binary and gender diverse programming, exploring the best and worst of the transgender experience in the age of reaction. Find out more about Tuesday's line up here.//

Nanny Piggins explains why it much more believable to say your homework was eaten by a Kraken than by a dog.I will be performing a live episode of BEDTIME STORIES WITH R.A. SPRATT in the theatre at the State Library of NSW on 17th of April at 2pm. You can book your tickets here... If you enjoyed the podcast please like, review and/or subscribe!Support the showFor merchandise use this link... https://www.cafepress.com.au/shop/rasprattTo buy one of my books use this link... https://amzn.to/3sE3Ki2To buy me a coffee use this link... https://buymeacoffee.com/storiesrasprattTo book a ticket to a live show use this link... https://raspratt.com/live-shows/

Oh no it was Rita Panahi’s 50th birthday and I forgot to send a card to her embarrassing party boat. Tom is joined by Rachel Withers, writer for Crikey and co-host of Spin Cycle on RRR! First up there is a new buzzword in town as warflation hits Australia. (15:25) Will another rate rise convince Aussie battlers to stop illegally invading Middle Eastern countries? Then Labor is bravely timidly quietly suggesting it is considering changing the Capital Gaits Tax discount? (42:53) Maybe Tim Wilson could write one of his awesome songs about it?Bonus episode this week on the main feed -“The case for change from within ft. Labor Against War’s Marcus Strom”---------- Just released on Patreon - "AI Professor Toby Walsh explains data centres" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over NINETY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Links -Rally for Palestine Land Day on Sunday March 29th, 12pm State Library in Melbourne A day to commemorate the ongoing theft of Palestinian Land Land Day (Yom al-Ard), observed annually on March 30th, commemorates the 1976 killing of six unarmed Palestinian citizens by Israeli forces during protests against land confiscation in the Galilee. It marks a central day of resistance against ongoing Israeli occupation, illegal settlement expansion, and land expropriation. Follow Rachel Withers -https://www.crikey.com.au/author/rachel-withers/ https://www.instagram.com/rachelrosewithers/ https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/spin-cycle Tuesday March 24th - “Make Politics Fun Again” fundraiser for the Greens Brunswick campaign; congrats to Adam Pulford At Stay Gold Me hosting, with Kirsty Webeck, Freddie Arthur, Cassie Workman and Noah Szto, https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=23887 Thursday April 9th - “Giggle For Gab” fundraiser for Gabrielle de Vietri in Richmond Evie’s Bar & Disco Join Freddie Arthur, Tom Ballard, Janty Blair, Scout Boxhall, Bahaa Dabbagh, Bronwy Kuss, Sammy Petersen to laugh away our troubles and poke fun at a shitty world. Plus a secret SURPRISE GUEST FROM THE UK! https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=23727 Meanjin/Brisbane we’re doing another Serious Danger LIVE!!!! Saturday May 9th at 2pm at GoodChat Comedy Club On sale now -https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1985493899702Tom on tour! Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle & Brisbane -https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard Theme by Kye Hughes Thanks Dom for the sparkling jokeProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our inbox at Global Roaming is chockers with requests to take a closer look at China's history. So this episode, we're sharing a Sydney Writer's Festival panel recorded at the State Library of NSW with Frank Dikötter, pre-eminent China historian. Hear Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue speak to Dikötter about rummaging through smuggled archives to challenge CCP narratives of China's modern history, and what it tells us about Xi Jinping's power today.Guest: Frank Dikötter, author of Red Dawn Over ChinaFurther listening: The underground historians of China trying to preserve truth - Saturday ExtraGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.auFind all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. 

On the 11th of March fifteen years ago, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the east coast of Japan triggering a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant.  Vast amounts of radioactive contamination were suddenly released into the environment and around 150,000 people were forced to flee their homes.  Fifteen years later, the impacts of that dreadful day are still very real with clean up ongoing, the location of fuel rods still unknown due to the intense radiation, 1.3 million tonnes of contaminated water is still on site and radioactive wastewater contaminated with radionuclides, including cesium, strontium, and plutonium is now being pumped into the Pacific Ocean.Today we are dipping into our archives to bring you one of the first Radioactive Shows broadcast after this nightmare event began.  This show was produce and presented by Jesse Boylan on the 26th of March 2011 just two weeks after the meltdown and features interviews with Phillip White, Dr. Tilman Ruff & Dave Sweeney.Upcoming events to join:The Pacific Peace Network is holding an emergency webinar on the War on Iran and the Impacts for our Blue Pacific.11am Brisbane time and midday in MelbourneHear from speakers across the pacific about the potential impacts of the US-Israel war on Iran , Lebanon and Gaza and ways to act for peace. Join here.For our listeners in Melbourne you can attend a workshop 'Help sink AUKUS before it sinks us!from 1-3pm today at the Maritime Union of Australia 46 Ireland st, West Melbourneorganised by No AUKUS Coalition Vic, the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network and Spirit of Eureka. Info here.And on Sunday 15th March come to the State Library of Victoria.At 12pm Free Palestine Coalition Naarm are holding a commemoration of 7 years since the Christchurch massacre at that saw 51 Muslims killed by an Australian Islamophobic, anti-immigration fascist.Followed at 1pm by a MASS ANTI-WAR PROTEST AGAINST THE US-ISRAELI IMPERIALIST WAR ON IRAN.Join millions around the world calling for an immediate end to the US-Israeli war on the Middle East/West Asia region. Stand with Palestine and the people of Lebanon and Iran. Stand for the freedom of land and people from the boots of Zionist colonialism, US imperialism and capitalist dictatorship. 

Headlines - the Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency - has welcomed the passage of amendments to the Children, Youth and Families Act by the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Stability) Bill 2025 by Victoria's parliament. - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found evidence Israel used white phosphorus in residential areas of southern Lebanon earlier this month, in violation of international humanitarian law. - Following the US and Israel's bombing of oil storage facilities in Iran, the people of Iran faced toxic black rainfall this Sunday morning. - A new report calls to ban strip searches in Australian prisons by all state and territory governments.  7:15AM // Inaz Janif (former Executive Member of the Islamic Council of Victoria), speaks at a recent public forum called 'Unite to Fight Racism'. This event was held at Trades Hall on Wednesday 25th Feb by the Refugee Action Collective, who brought together a panel of women to discuss their experiences, the racist scapegoating of migrant communities, and ways we can help welcome refugees and asylum seekers moving forward. To find more of their events - you can look up 'refugee action collective vic' on social media, or head to their website: rac-vic.org. 7:30AM //  Rowiina Howard is an a multidisciplinary artist who creates in response to native bushland, particularly inspired by the surrounds of her home on Kanamaluka country, in northern Lutrwita/Tasmania. Her art invites us to pause, reflect and honour the slow stillness that nature brings. Rowiina explores this through both sculpture, photography, and stitching with natural second hand materials, and currently has an exhibition called gentle enchantment on at Monslavat artists' community. You can catch her art exhibition at the Monslavat artists community until the 29th of March, and can find out more about here current exhibition gentle enchantment here or see more of her art via her instagram. Rowiina will also be on sight at Monslavat in the final week of her exhibition.  7:45AM //  3CR program Raise the Roof is presented by the Housing Action Group, and focuses on housing issues every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. In this clip from the 28 of January show, presenters Fiona and Liz speak to Margareta Windisch, a researcher from RMIT who has conducted research into older women's experience of heatwaves in their homes. In this excerpt, we hear about some of the individual stories Maguerite has uncovered through her research and the effectiveness of public cool spaces. 8:00AM // Bee leads the Rising Red Lantern project at Vixen. They do outreach and support work and advocate for sex workers. They are also one of the co-founders of Justice for Our Sisters, a collective of Asian and Asian Migrant sex workers in Naarm. Bee joins us today to discuss what's been happening at Vixen in 2026, and the upcoming Asian Migrant Sex Workers and Sex Worker Survivors of Violence Speak Out. It will take place in front of the State Library of Victoria. Bee is here to discuss the reason behind the speak out and to reflect on how March is a heavy time of year for the sex worker community. Listeners are advised that the following program includes descriptions of police raids and references to violence against sex workers. Find out more here. 8:15AM // Dr Rachel Iampolski is an Urban Geographer and long-term contributing member of the 'Save Public Housing Collective', who has been pursuing a heritage listing of some of the 44 Public Housing Estates. Here is a part of her conversation with Danielle from 3CR's Breadline about some of the estates' unique history in the landscape of Melbourne. Next week on Tuesday Breakfast we will hear the second part of this discussion, where she tells us about the finer details of 'heritage listing' and how this might work for high-rise public housing estates.Listeners can contact Rachel to put in an application and be supported as someone with a ‘vested interest' in any of the Towers in Tranche 2 & 3 - racheliampolski@gmail.com Songs: Don't let the kids win - Julia JacklinWeaving - Tasha Zappala Tasha Zappala's song Weaving includes field recordings from Kanamaluka country, capturing the summer dusk, evening and dawn. The soundscape was completed as a part of the Gentle Enchantment Exhibition by Rowina Howard. She Oak- Alice Skye Alice is a Wergaia/Wemba Wemba woman and singer/ songwriter.

Last summer, the State Library of Louisiana introduced the Check Out Louisiana Museums program. It grants free admission to a selection of museums in the state for library cardholders. Six months later, the program has 24 participating library systems and 17 participating museums. And it's passed a landmark — $100,000 worth in museum passes handed out to library cardholders for free.Kevin Calbert, communications director for the State Library of Louisiana, joins us for more on the success of the program.Last month, a video circulated on Instagram that purported to show crumbling pilings under the Atchafalaya Basin bridge– the bridge that carries Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette. But there was one problem — the bridge that was depicted was actually a bridge in Florida and had nothing to do with Louisiana.As it made its social media rounds, it got plenty of interaction. Most people took the narrator at their word and bemoaned the state's disintegrating infrastructure. Others — including Governor Jeff Landry — fact-checked it.Faimon Roberts, columnist for The Times-Picayune/The Advocate, joins us for more on the importance of fact-checking news that spreads through social media. Over the weekend, dozens of lawnmowers in Abita Springs lined up for the Krewe of Push of Mow, the town's annual lawnmower Mardi Gras parade. The parade generally includes about 55 participants pushing their decorated mowers, and has been parading for more than 20 years.Tayler Migues, Abita Springs' town events coordinator, tells us more.—Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We get production support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, the NPR App and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you!Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

Headlines here II -  US illegal attacks on Venezuelan Oil Tankers-  Amnesty International calls for the reinforcement of international justice for those       affected by Israeli occupation and assaults.- The situation for Palestinians as Winter approaches.- Black Deaths in Custody soar 30 years after the Royal Commission into Black  Deaths in Custody was called for after the death of teenager John Pat at the hands of four off duty Police in Perth- Documented abuse of minors in Tasmanian correctional facilities- Albanese Government supports 5 new gas drills off Otway coast- Police forced to pay activists in ruling against them for indiscriminate use of OC spray and excessive force during IMARC demonstrations in Melbourne.Voices 4 Palestine here II A harrowing account of the approach of winter in Gaza and the horrors facing it's population. Audio supplied by Vivien Langford from #3crClimate Action ShowCoral Futures here II Hamish Sawyer, curator, joins us to talk about this intradisciplinary art exhibition Coral Futures exploring the importance of coral to  ecological survival. The exhibition is at Linden New Art in St Kilda to February 1.This is the Week here II Kevin Healey delivers the final satire of the year so savour it.CFMEU Update here II Amelia, a rank file member of the Victorian branch joins us to talk about how actions by the Administration are affecting members.CPSU State Library Rally here II Duncan joins us to talk about the CPSU rally set for today (13/12/2025) outside the State Library. Originally called to protest the management plan that was preparing to sack 10 of the 21 Librarians. The public outcry has put a pause on the plans. Join the rally to celebrate and emphasis the negative public reaction to stripping one of our leading cultural centres of it's professional staff. 

Even some of the most successful people you know started at rock bottom like $60k in debt, no job, and pretending everything is totally fine. That was Jane Lu’s life… right before she built Showpo. And today, Jane is speaking candidly about it all.The pressure to pick the “good girl” career, the fear of disappointing her parents, the panic of feeling behind while everyone else looks like they’re sprinting ahead and the moment you realise you’ve built a life around other people’s expectations and now you have to undo it. But interesting part is what came next, and nothing about it looked like the beginning of a global brand. Cofounders walked. Ideas fizzled. She was building websites in the State Library and quietly hoping no one noticed she was making it up as she went. And then, slowly, things shifted. A call she made out of instinct, a social moment went viral and she found a way of working that suited her Lazy CEO approach. This became the backbone of the business she’d grow into a company valued at more than $100 million. In this ep:✨Her mindset shifts about the "safe" career✨How to rebuild when your confidence is shot and your bank account is judging you✨The small (almost accidental) move that blew open her career✨Lazy CEO rules that help you stop doing the absolute most✨Why your messy chapter isn’t a setback, it’s leverageJANE'S LINKS: Showpo's website, TikTok & InstagramHer personal website, Tiktok & Instagram READ: Victoria's book The Business Bible just won the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Book of the Year at the 2025 Australian Business Book Awards. You can find it here. Join our Facebook Group AKA the ultimate support network for money advice and inspiration. Ask questions, share tips, and celebrate your wins with a like-minded crew of 300,000+.And follow us on Instagram for Q&As, bite-sized tips, daily money inspo... and relatable money memes that just get you.Acknowledgement of Country By Nartarsha Bamblett aka Queen Acknowledgements. The advice shared on She's On The Money is general in nature and does not consider your individual circumstances. She's On The Money exists purely for educational purposes and should not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision. If you do choose to buy a financial product, read the PDS, TMD and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored towards your needs. Victoria Devine and She's On The Money are authorised representatives of Money Sherpa PTY LTD ABN - 321649 27708, AFSL - 451289. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded live at the State Library of NSW, this episode of Baroque Banter takes you on a captivating journey into the origins and afterlife of Handel's Messiah. Ahead of Pinchgut Opera's upcoming performance of the Original 1742 Dublin Version, Dr Erin Helyard, Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera and Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, guides us through the rich history, context, and evolution of Handel's masterpiece. The episode also features a special live performance by mezzo-soprano Ashlyn Tymms, accompanied by Erin on harpsichord. Select Bibliography Donald Burrows, Handel: Messiah (Cambridge Music Handbooks, 1991) Lydia Goehr, The Imaginary Museum of Musical Works: An Essay in the Philosophy of Music (Oxford, 1992) Charles King, Every Valley: The Story of Handel's Messiah (Random House, 2024) Ruth Smith, Charles Jennens: The Man Behind Handel's Messiah (Handel House Trust, 2012) Ruth Smith, Handel's Oratorios and Eighteenth-Century Thought (Cambridge University Press, 1995)

Headlines II here - Weapons manufacturers and distributers part of the corporate sponsors for the National Press Club - NSW government chief sponsor of the Sydney International Weapons Expo - Home Renovations linked to 51% of Mesothelioma death - "Punishment before trial" Senator Thorpe rejects police buries buried in social security bill - Fair Work amendment (Baby Priya's) bill - Israel's Knesset push bill to execute people labelled "terrorists" - Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC mayoral raceVoices 4 Palestine II Yusef Alreemawi speaks at the Socialist Alliance/Green Left's Ecosocialism Conference this year about the role and importance of poetry as part of a discussion on "Israel having the right to exist". Listen here.Then we hear from Naarm based Palestinian poet Michaela Sahhar doing two readings from her most recent book "Find me at Jaffa Gate". Listen here.Song -  Mustafa - Name of GodRodrigo Acuna Interview II hereVeteran journalist come director Rodrigo Acuna drops in to talk to us about all things Venezuela  as he prepares for the Melbourne premiere screening of his new documentary "Venezuela: The Cost of Challenging an Empire". The documentary is screening Saturday 6th December, 6pm at the Wildflower picture house, 318 George St, Fitzroy. Song - Jesse Welles - Venezuela This is the Week II hereComrade Kevin keeps us up to date on the weekly beat in his classical satirical style. Daryl Croke AEU Interview II hereAnnie leads an interview with Daryl Croke rank and file member of the AEU talking about the chronic underfunding in public schools in Victoria and the rally that is on Wednesday at 4:30 outside of Anthony Carbines offices, 149 Burgundy St, Heidelberg.Events:Sudan Rally, 12pm State Library, Sunday 9th NovGramsci Symposium. 630pm, Trades Hall, Tuesday 11th NovPalestinian Film Festival Special Screening, 630pm Cinema Nova, Thursday 13th NovBig Ride For Palestine, 10am Highlands Lake Reserve, Saturday 15th NovSong - EZLN - Se Acabó  

On this episode, Cody and Steve speculate on what might have been a much more significant life, that of Professor William Churchill Houston, and debate the ethics of correcting tour guides.Sources· Glenn, Thomas A. William Churchill Houston, 1746-88. Norristown, PA: Privately printed, 1903.· Long, Joe O'Neal. "Houston, William Churchill." NCpedia. State Library of NC. 1988. .See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new book titled "PIX the Magazine that told Australia's story" has just been published, coinciding with a State Library of NSW exhibition. The book is edited by the Margot Riley, cultural historian and curator at the State Library of NSW ,who joined Philip Clark. 

On Sunday night, LSU fired head football coach Brian Kelly following a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M. What began as a discussion on staffing changes ended with Kelly's firing, according to multiple news outlets. Koki Riley covers LSU baseball and football for The Advocate and joins us for more. 2025 marks 100 years since the founding of Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. To this day, it's the nation's only historically Black and Catholic University. Now, a new exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art celebrates the centennial. Dubbed “Each One Teach One” the exhibit showcases 100 years of art from the Xavier community. Ron Bechet, professor and former head of the Art Department at Xavier University, and Bradley Sumrall, curator at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, tell us more about the exhibition and Xavier art history.This coming Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the State Library of Louisiana. It's also the date for the annual Louisiana Book Festival in downtown Baton Rouge, where organizers plan to celebrate the milestone.  With more on the library's role and impact across a century and what's planned for this year's book festival, State Librarian Meg Placke and the festival's executive director, Robert Wilson, tell us more.—Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman, Adam Vos and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, the NPR App and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

One of the final events at the Hannah Arendt Center's 17th annual fall conference later at 6 PM will be a Staged Reading of “Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library.”

How do you write thirty-five novels in a decade and sell a million copies while doing it? Bestselling author Matt Rogers is here to share his secrets.  Matt began writing fiction at age six, then dropped out of university to pursue writing full time. He discusses the differences in traditional and self-publishing, how his obsession with philosophy has bled into his thriller writing, and why he believes quantity leads to quality.   Matt Rogers is the internationally bestselling author of the Dante Jacoby series. Matt began self-publishing at the age of 18, and in the following eight years he single-handedly wrote and marketed more than 35 thriller novels. His books have collectively sold over one million copies. 'The Forsaken' is his debut novel for Simon & Schuster. Books & authors discussed in this episode: Henry David Thoreau  Eragon by Christopher Paolini Lee Child  'Things that aren't doing the thing' from Strangest Loop The War of Art by Steven Pressfield  She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper Denizen by James McKenzie Watson  Orbital by Samantha Harvey  Legend of a Suicide by David Vann  Upcoming events: James is speaking to Siang Lu, winner of the Miles Franklin Award and previous podcast guest at the State Library for SWF on October 2 Ashley is at the Mount Beauty Writers Festival on Saturday 18 October Ashley is teaching crime writing at Gosford Library on Monday 10 November Learn more about Ashley's thrillers, Dark Mode and Cold Truth, and get your copies from your local bookshop or your library. Plus check out Like, Follow, Die from Audible.  Learn more about James's award-winning novel Denizen and get your copy from your local bookshop or your library. Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson

 Headlines:US as Rogue State: Allegations of America acting unilaterally in international affairs.Israel's Attack on Dubai: Reported US consent for Israel's military action in Dubai.Extrajudicial Killings: Intercept reveals US involvement in extrajudicial killings off the coast of Venezuela.Dan Duggan Extradition: Australia to extradite Dan Duggan to the US despite lack of evidence, as reported by Sydney Criminal Lawyers.Labor Party Critique: Former NSW Labor Left Senator Doug Cameron criticizes Labor's left for supporting US aggression in the Laurie Carmichael Address.Bolsonaro Convicted: Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for assassination attempt on Lula. Song - Phil Ochs - Cops of the World Voices 4 Palestine II hereAnnie presents an array of vox pops from the ASU 4 Palestine led protest that was held outside the State Library of Victoria on the 10th of September 2025.  Song - Murubutu' - SumudMercedes Zanker AUKUS II hereAUKUS was never about submarines!Host of A Friday Rave Mercedes Zanker's speech from Ecoscoalism Conferencesession No war in the Pacific! The case against militarism and AUKUSThis Is The Week II hereThe Inimitable Comrade Kevin Healey keeps updated on The Week That Was! Song - Civic - New Vietnam Justice Not Jails Rally NT II hereAudio courtesy of NT community radio program Salt Water Radio on community radio 8CCC.3 Speeches from the Justice Not Jails rally that was held in the Northern Territory on the 2nd of September. We hear from Natalie Hunter, Richard Fejo and Ned Hargraves about the deplorable situation the people and especially the First Nations people are suffering under the CLP government.  Song - DRMNGNOW - Indigenous Land

On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the possibly closet Loyalist, William Hooper. And Jaws. And Farscape. And Sliders.Podcast to recommend: Prime Factors (Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers | Joe & Abram)Sources· Engstrom, Mary C. “William Hooper.” NCpedia. State Library of North Carolina, Jul 2023. . Retrieved 21 Jul 2025.· Kneip, Robert C. William Hooper, Misunderstood Patriot. New Orleans, LA: Tulane U., 1980.· Lowry, Harold D. “William Hooper.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, 2006. . Retrieved 21 Jul 2025.· Watson, Alan D., et al. Harnett, Hooper, and Howe: Revolutionary Leaders of the Lower Cape Fear. Madison, WI: U. of Wisconsin, 1979.· See pinned post on Blusky for general sources Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voices 4 Palestine here II the voices of people at the most recent Sydney Rally for Palestine recorded by Vivien Langford from #3crClimateActionShowSave Public Housing here II Tenancy Lawyer and Socialist Steph Price from the Save Public Housing Rally.Stop Work Sept 10 here II Dylan from ASU members for Palestine explains why they are calling for a Stop Work 10th Sept at 1pm with a rally at the State Library. This is the week here II Kevin Healy is back despite his cold with a biting wit applied to the week's events.Where Do the Profits Go? here II Don Sutherland joins us to ask where do the profits go? He investigates the importance of non-productive profit creation by share buy backs which swell the pockets of the rich but starve the resources of the majority.

In episode 122, Ashley asks fellow crime fiction fan and podcaster what it's like to find yourself as a fictional character in a new novel from one of your favourite authors.  Felix 'Flex' Shannon shares his experience of being fictionalised in the latest mystery novel from Sulari Gentill, Five Found Dead. Hear from Sulari in ep 121!  Felix Shannon is a radio presenter, producer, technician and educator. Together with Benjamin Herder, Felix hosts the crime and mystery fiction podcast Death of the Reader.  Books & authors discussed in this episode: All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill  Benjamin Stevenson  When They Cry by Ryukishi07 Denizen by James McKenzie Watson  Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath  Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien The Scope of Permissibility by Zeynab Gamieldien All the Missing Children by Zahid Gamieldien (from ep 102)  Falling TJ Newman  Drowning by TJ Newman  Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman  I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt  Chris Hammer  Upcoming events: Ashley is teaching a one-day narrative drive workshop for Writers at the Woolshed on Thursday 11 September and providing manuscript feedback sessions on Friday 12 September  Ashley is doing one-on-one manuscript assessments for BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival on Saturday 13 September (only two spots available!)  James is teaching Writing Setting and Landscape at Writing NSW on Saturday 20 September  Ashley is teaching Online: Crafting Memoir for Queensland Writers Centre on Sunday 28 September  James is speaking to Siang Lu, winner of the Miles Franklin Award and previous podcast guest at the State Library for SWF on October 2 Join Ashley and podcast fav Hayley Scrivenor for the Mystery and Mayhem Readers Retreat at the 5-star Tamborine Mountain Glades, 3-5 October Ashley is at the Mount Beauty Writers Festival on Saturday 18 October Learn more about Ashley's thrillers, Dark Mode and Cold Truth, and get your copies from your local bookshop or your library. Plus check out Like, Follow, Die from Audible.  Learn more about James's award-winning novel Denizen and get your copy from your local bookshop or your library. Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Paul, Hazel, and Caroline catch themselves in a time loop before jumping into the week of #GamingNews talking; Elden Ring and Atari Licensing, Marxism, Acclaim Resurrection, and MOAR! Caroline gets overwhelmed while attempting to brute force the 'Turn Based Cyberpunk Action' pixel booba'd, rhythm JRPG 'Keylocker' from Moonana. And Paul puts mining and tower defence into a blender to talk planning, efficiency, and strategy while playing 'Drill Core' from Hungry Couch. And don't forget to catch up with this weeks gaming events including hitting the tabletop at Go Play 2025 happening at the State Library of Queensland THIS weekend (30/31 August). Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 03:08 - #GamingNews 13:46 - Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action from Moonana 24:42 - Desert of the Abyss (Saturnian Version) by Elektrobear and Psamathes 24:58 - Drill Core from Hungry Couch 32:18 - Housekeeping: Indie Dev Night and Go Play 2025 @State Library of QLD Sat and Sun 30th and 31st Aug Produced and recorded by Paul at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.

When bestselling author Sulari Gentill was diagnosed with stage four cancer, she decided to write the ending she wanted. In episode 121, she joins James and Ashley to discuss her seventeenth novel, Five Found Dead, which features a main character riding the Orient Express to celebrate his recent cancer recovery – and who ends up solving several murders along the way.  Sulari shares her own experience of riding the Orient Express and describes how her creativity and writing reminded her who she was at a time when her illness was reducing her sense of self to 'patient'.  Plus she shares an excellent story involving red carpets, international awards and to-die-for chocolate cake.  Published in English in Australia, the UK and the US, and in translation in more than a dozen territories, Sulari Gentill is the author of The Hero Trilogy and the multi-award-winning Rowland Sinclair Mysteries. The first book in this ten-book series was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the second won the Davitt Award. Her novel After She Wrote Him won the Ned Kelly Award. The Woman in the Library was a USA Today Bestseller, and The Mystery Writer won the 2025 Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her latest novel, Five Found Dead is out now in the US, UK and Australia. Books & authors discussed in this episode: Agatha Christie; Death of the Reader podcast;  Kylie Ladd (from ep 92);  The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan; Congo, Sphere, Jurassic Park and State of Fear by Michael Crichton;  Stephen King; Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Upcoming events: James is teaching Writing Setting and Landscape at Writing NSW on Saturday 20 September  Ashley is teaching Online: Crafting Memoir for Queensland Writers Centre on Sunday 28 September  James is speaking to Siang Lu, winner of the Miles Franklin Award and previous podcast guest at the State Library for SWF on October 2 Join Ashley and podcast fav Hayley Scrivenor for the Mystery and Mayhem Readers Retreat at the 5-star Tamborine Mountain Glades, 3-5 October Ashley is at the Mount Beauty Writers Festival on Saturday 18 October  Learn more about Ashley's thrillers, Dark Mode and Cold Truth, and get your copies from your local bookshop or your library. Plus check out Like, Follow, Die from Audible.  Learn more about James's award-winning novel Denizen and get your copy from your local bookshop or your library. Get in touch! ashleykalagianblunt.com jamesmckenziewatson.com Instagram: @akalagianblunt + @jamesmcwatson

The biggest impact of the $15 billion in federal cuts faced by the state of Oregon will fall on food assistance and medicaid. But these cuts will also affect the State Library of Oregon, who could lose 25% of its budget. The state library is responsible for providing accessible reading materials for people with disabilities and helping provide guidance and support for local, academic and public school libraries. Wendy Cornelisen is the state librarian. She joins us to share more on what federal cuts to the department would mean for Oregonians.

On this episode, Cody and Steve talk about a star that burned twice as brightly for half as long, Joseph Hewes.Podcast to recommend: Warlords of History (Warlords of History)Sources· “Hewes, Joseph.” Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. . Retrieved 16 Jun 2025.· Martin, Michael G., Jr. “Joseph Hewes.” Martin, Michael G., Jr. "Hewes, Joseph." NCpedia. State Library of North Carolina. December 2023. . Retrieved 16 Jun 2025.· McCurry, Allan J. “Joseph Hewes and Independence: A Suggestion.” The North Carolina Historical Review 40, no. 4 (1963): 455–64. . Retrieved 16 Jun 2025.· See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are your home videos only valuable to your family? Or should they be saved for future generations of Australians, forever? Reuben Hillier from the State Library of Queensland has watched hundreds of hours of home movies and told Lisa that these windows into the past have an inherent value.

Fish Fries, political BBQs, family reunions — during the 1930s writers were paid by the government to chronicle local food, eating customs and recipes across the United States. America Eats, a WPA project, sent writers like Nelson Algren, Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, and Stetson Kennedy out to document America's relationship with food during the Great Depression.When we were searching for Hidden Kitchens and stories about how people come together through food we opened up a phone line on NPR and asked the nation for their ideas. Mark Kurlansky, author of Choice Cuts: Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History told us about America Eats, a federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) program in the 1930s that sent writers throughout the country to document foodways.Each region had its own America Eats team. Their writings, photographs and even some scripts for a proposed weekly radio program are tucked away in collections around the country — at the New York Municipal Archive, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the University of Iowa Library, and the State Library and Archives of Florida, as well as at the Library of Congress.Producer Jamie York and The Kitchen Sisters follow the story to the Library of Congress and beyond.Produced by Jamie York and The Kitchen Sisters. Mixed by Jeremiah Moore. In collaboration with Tim Folger, Jay Allison, Laura Folger, Kate Volkman, Melissa Robbins, Viki Merrick, Sydney Lewis, Chelsea Merz and Susan Leem.The Kitchen Sisters Present is produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson) with Nathan Dalton and Brandi Howell. We're part of Radiotopia from PRX, a curated network of  podcasts created by independent producers — some of the best stories out there. Find out more at Radiotopia.fm and kitchensisters.org.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its attempt to cancel a federally funded food purchasing program. Fewer recipients will get farmers market vouchers this summer and their distribution has been delayed. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says that’s because the federal government is holding back money appropriated for the vouchers. State Senators on both sides of the aisle agree something helpful could be done with leftover money in campaign accounts. A key committee is advancing a bill to allow that extra money to be donated to nonprofits. An explosion was reported at Shell’s ethane cracker in Beaver County Wednesday afternoon. The State Library is offering a chance to imagine what Harrisburg's Old Eighth Ward looked like over 100 years ago. The U.S. Department of Energy is ordering an oil and gas power plant in southeastern PA to keep its turbines running through the hottest summer months as a precaution against electricity shortfalls in the mid-Atlantic grid. Cumberland County is a step closer to what would be its first data center. And Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools would see their funding cut under a bill passed by the state House this week. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dalla cripta di St Mary's alla Tasman Map nella State Library, l'eredità dei fratelli Melocco, mosaicisti friulani, rivive oggi grazie al libro "Painting with Stone", voluto dalle nipoti Victoria e Francesca Hynes. Un omaggio alla bellezza nascosta di Sydney e al contributo italiano nell'arte pubblica della città.

Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948) is an Australian former politician who served as the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party from 1982 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1999, and the Member for Burwood from 1976 to 1999. He is currently a media commentator. He was previously the president of the Hawthorn Football Club, from 2005 to 2011 and again from 2017 to 2022. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national mental health advocacy organisation. Early life The son of Kenneth Munro Gibb Kennett (1921–2007), and Wendy Anne Kennett (1925–2006; née Fanning), he was born in Melbourne on 2 March 1948. He attended Scotch College; and, although an unexceptional student academically, he did well in the school's Cadet Corps Unit. He also played football (on the wing) for the school.  His failure to rise above the middle band academically almost led him to quit school in Fourth Form (Year 10 – 1963), but he was persuaded to stay on. His Fifth and Sixth Forms were an improvement, but he was still described in school reports as "[a] confident and at times helpful boy. Sometimes irritates. Sometimes works hard" (1964), and "[a] keen, pleasant, though sometimes erratic boy" (1965). After leaving school, Kennett was persuaded by his father Ken to attend the Australian National University in Canberra, but lost interest and left after one year of an economics degree. He returned to Melbourne and found work in the advertising department of the retail giant Myer – kindling an interest for advertising that would one day earn him his living. Kennett's life in the regular workforce was cut short when, in 1968, he was conscripted into the Australian Army.[9] Kennett was selected for officer training and graduated third in his class from the Officer Training Unit, Scheyville (OTU), near Windsor, New South Wales, outside Sydney. He was posted to Malaysia and Singapore as Second Lieutenant, commander of 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). This military career (and his earlier experience in the Scotch College Cadet Corps) has been noted by many biographers as an essential formative influence on the adult Kennett's character. His sense and regard for hierarchical loyalty, punctuality, and general intolerance of dissent or disobedience may be traced to this period. Kennett returned to civilian life in 1970, reentering a divided Australian society, split by the Vietnam War, of which Kennett was a firm supporter. Having returned to Myer, Kennett became impatient with his work, and so with Ian Fegan and Eran Nicols, he formed his own advertising company (KNF) in June 1971. Thereafter, in December 1972, Kennett married Felicity Kellar, an old friend whom he had first met on a Number 69 tram on the long trips to school. Their first son was born in 1974, followed by a daughter and two more sons. Political career Kennett was elected as a Liberal Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burwood in 1976, having had an interest in local politics since the early 1970s.[14] His preselection for the seat reportedly irritated then Premier Dick Hamer, who disliked Kennett's campaigning style, and had endorsed the sitting member, Haddon Storey. However, by 1981, Kennett was promoted to Cabinet as Minister for Housing and Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs. He was one of several younger MPs whom Hamer promoted to Cabinet in a bid to renew his government. Kennett retained his post when Hamer was replaced as Liberal leader and Premier by Lindsay Thompson in June of that year. Following the defeat of the longstanding Liberal government in 1982, Kennett was the leading candidate to replace Thompson despite being the youngest member of the outgoing government. On 26 October, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party and hence Leader of the Opposition. He took an aggressive posture against the Cain government, and was often criticised for his "bull-in-a-china-shop" style and his anti-government rhetoric. Under his leadership, the Liberals were heavily defeated by Labor in 1985. Afterwards he faced a challenge to his leadership of the party from Ian Smith. Kennett survived easily, but increasingly, he was seen as an erratic and unapproachable leader. He faced two more challenges to his leadership in 1986 and 1987. In 1987, in one notable incident Kennett referred to the Federal Liberal leader John Howard as a 'cunt' in a mobile telephone conversation with Howard rival Andrew Peacock. The car-phone conversation damaged both Howard and Kennett politically, but aided Peacock in his push to return as Federal Liberal leader (1989). Toward the end of its second term the Cain government had lost support and the Liberals were expected to win the 1988 election. The Liberal vote indeed rebounded strongly – they won a majority of the two-party vote – however much of this margin was wasted on landslide majorities in their heartland. As a result, the Liberals took only one seat from Labor in the capital, and were left four seats short of a majority. Failing to become premier, Kennett was again criticised within his own party, and in 1989 he was deposed in favour of a little-known rural MLA, Alan Brown. Kennett's performance during his first stint as Liberal leader is a matter of debate. Economou sees his 1985 and 1988 election campaigns as weak, while Parkinson believes he was a significant asset in pushing the Labor government of John Cain in several key seats. First term as premier Kennett publicly pledged never to attempt a return to the Liberal leadership. However, when Brown proved unable to challenge the government effectively, he allowed his supporters to call a spill in 1991. Brown realised he didn't have enough support to keep his post and resigned, allowing Kennett to retake the leadership unopposed. With Victoria facing billions of dollars of debt, Kennett was seen as "Premier-in-waiting" from the moment he retook the leadership. Cain had resigned a year earlier in favour of Deputy Premier Joan Kirner, who was unable to regain the upper hand despite being personally more popular than Kennett. The Liberals' advantage was strengthened by an important decision taken during Brown's brief tenure as leader—negotiating a Coalition agreement with the National Party. The Liberals and Nationals have historically had a strained relationship in Victoria; they had sat separately for most of the second half of the 20th century. It had been believed that Kennett had been denied victory in 1988 due to a large number of three-cornered contests in rural seats. The Coalition went into the October 1992 state election as unbackable favourites, having been ahead in opinion polling by large margins for almost two years. They stoked the voters' anger with a series of "Guilty Party" ads, targeting many Labor ministers and highlighting concerns in their portfolios. In the second-largest defeat that a sitting government has ever suffered in Victoria, the Coalition scored a 19-seat swing, attaining a 16-seat majority in the Legislative Assembly. The Liberals won 52 seats, enough for a majority in their own right. Nevertheless, Kennett supported his coalition partner, retaining the Nationals in his cabinet. State school closures In the first three years of office, funding for public schools and the Department of Education was substantially reduced. 350 government schools were closed, including every Technical High School ("Tech") in Victoria, and 7,000 teaching jobs eliminated. The Tech School closures had a widespread, delayed effect two decades later when a skilled labour shortage in the state was declared by the government, attributable largely to the generation of children who were denied a trade-focused high school education, significantly reducing the number of school leavers commencing trade apprenticeships. The few who did so were insufficient to counterbalance the number of retiring tradespeople in the coming years. This directly resulted in the number of Skilled Migrant (subclass 190) visas being made available each year increasing to 190,000 from 2012 and an active campaign to entice migrants with trade qualifications to Victoria. Public transport Other controversial moves included the sacking of 16,000 public transport workers in a major technological upgrade of the system, and the initiation of a major scheme for privatisation of state-owned services, including the electricity (SECV) and gas (Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria) utilities, the ambulance service, as well as several prisons and other minor services. The sale of the Totalisator Agency Board raised $609 million. Between 1995 and 1998, $29 billion of state assets in gas and electricity alone were sold to private enterprise (for statistics, see Parkinson, Jeff, 1999) In the wake of these changes, investment and population growth slowly resumed, though unemployment was to remain above the national average for the duration of Kennett's premiership. While the benefits to the State budget figures were indisputable in the short term, the social and longer-term economic cost of the Kennett reforms have been questioned by many commentators, academics and those who suffered economically through the period of reform. This campaign of privatisations and cutbacks led to governmental acts of privatisation by splitting up Melbourne's rail (Hillside, Bayside, V/Line and West Coast Rail) and tramways (Yarra and Swanston) or budget-cutting becoming popularly known as being "Jeffed". He also cut back many regional rail services including The Vinelander (ran to Mildura, services later restored to Maryborough as a regular V/Line service in 2011) and services to Leongatha, Bairnsdale (returned in 2003), Dimboola (services later returned to Ararat in 2004). The largest public protest in Melbourne since the Vietnam War Moratorium occurred on 10 November 1992, with an estimated 100,000 people marching in opposition to the retrenchment of many workers and the large State budget cutbacks. Kennett was undeterred by this protest, and famously commented that though there were 100,000 outside his office at Parliament that day, there were 4.5 million who stayed at home or at work. High-profile capital works projects This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Kennett government also embarked on a series of high-profile capital works projects, such as the restoration of Parliament House, construction of a new $250 million Melbourne Museum and IMAX theatre, and a new $130 million Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Other projects included a $160 million expansion of the National Gallery of Victoria; $100 million for refurbishment of the State Library of Victoria; $65 million for a new Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC); and $130 million for the construction of a new civic square on the site of the old Gas and Fuel Buildings, to be known as Federation Square. The relocation of the Formula 1 Grand Prix from Adelaide in 1993 was a particular coup for Kennett, who had worked hard with his friend Ron Walker, the Chairman of the Melbourne Major Events Company, helped deliver Melbourne the hosting rights for the event from Adelaide in 1993. The most controversial project of the Kennett era was the $1.85 billion Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, a gambling and entertainment centre on Melbourne's Southbank. Initial plans for a casino had been made under the Labor government, however the tendering process and construction occurred under Kennett. A$2 billion project to redevelop Melbourne's derelict Docklands area to include a new football stadium was also undertaken, in addition to the large CityLink project, a project resurrected from the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan, aimed at linking Melbourne's freeways, easing traffic problems in the inner city, and reducing commuting times from the outer suburbs to the CBD. Macedonian name dispute Kennett speaking at a event In the mid-1990s, Premier Kennett backed the Greek position over the Macedonian question in his attempts to shore up local electoral support. Kennett's stance gained him supporters from the Melburnian Greek community, whereas he was referred to as "Kennettopoulos" by the Macedonian community. At Kennett's insistence, his state government in 1994 issued its own directive that all its departments refer to the language as "Macedonian (Slavonic)" and to Macedonians as "Slav Macedonians". Reasons given for the decision were "to avoid confusion", be consistent with federal naming protocols toward Macedonians and repair relations between Macedonian and Greek communities. It was accepted that it would not impact the way Macedonians self identified themselves. The decision upset Macedonians, as they had to use the terms in deliberations with the government or its institutions related to education and public broadcasting. The Macedonian Community challenged the decision on the basis of the Race Discrimination Act. After years of litigation at the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), the Federal Court and High Court, previous judicial rulings were upheld that found Kennett's directive unlawful as it caused discrimination based on ethnic background and was struck down from usage in 2000. Second term as premier Kennett's personal popularity was mostly average to high through his first term, though that of the government as a whole went through peaks and troughs. Without a by-election in the previous four years, the 1996 state election shaped up as the first test of the 'Kennett Revolution' with the electorate. The Coalition was expected to win a second term at the 30 March election, albeit with a somewhat reduced majority. At the federal election held four weeks earlier, while Labor was heavily defeated, it actually picked up a swing in Victoria. However, to the surprise of most commentators, the Coalition only suffered a two-seat swing, allowing it to retain a comfortable 14-seat majority. The Coalition actually picked up modest swings in Melbourne's outer suburbs, which have traditionally decided most state elections. Several negative trends (for the Liberals) were obscured somewhat by the euphoria of victory. The government's sharp cuts to government services were particularly resented in country Victoria, where the Liberals and Nationals held almost all the seats. The loss of the Mildura seat to independent Russell Savage was an indication of this disaffection, and when in February 1997 independent Susan Davies was elected to the seat of Gippsland West, this trend seemed set to continue. However, the verdict of many was that the 'Kennett Revolution' was far from over – indeed it was seemingly set in stone with the opening of the Crown Casino in May 1997. Kennett's profile continued to grow as he became a major commentator on national issues, including urging the new government of John Howard to introduce tax reform, and actively opposing the rise of the One Nation Party of Pauline Hanson. In this last case, Kennett did not shy away from criticising the media, but also the decision of the Howard government to not actively oppose Hanson's agenda. Kennett was influential in Melbourne bidding for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Three cities initially expressed interest in hosting the event; Melbourne, Wellington and Singapore. Singapore dropped out before its bid was officially selected by the Commonwealth Games Federation, leaving only two candidate cities. In the weeks prior to the announcement of the 2006 host, Wellington withdrew its bid, citing the costs involved with matching the bid plan presented by Melbourne, which became the default host without members of the Federation going to vote. The government lost ground over the next few years, with high-profile disagreements with the Director of Public Prosecutions Bernard Bongiorno, and Auditor-General Ches Baragwanath fuelling criticism of Kennett's governmental style. Kennett's perceived antipathy to Baragwanath led to 1997 legislation to restructure the office of the Auditor-General and set up Audit Victoria. While Kennett promised the independence of the office would be maintained, many saw his government's actions as an attempt to curb the Auditor-General's power to criticise government policy. Widespread community debate and substantial public dissent from Liberal MPs and Party members ensued, with MLA Roger Pescott resigning from Parliament at the height of the debate; citing his disagreement with this Bill and Kennett's style in general. The Liberal Party lost the by-election in Mitcham. Further scandals involving the handling of contracts for the state emergency services response system damaged the credibility of Kennett in 1997–1998, while rural dissent continued to grow. Personal difficulties also began to affect Kennett and his family. The strains of public life led to a trial separation between Felicity and Jeff in early 1998 (patched up by the end of the year), while earlier in Kennett's first term, public scrutiny had led to the forced sale of the KNF Advertising Company, despite all Kennett's involvement having been transferred to his wife's name. There were rumours in 1998 that Kennett might retire from politics; these were mostly centred around Phil Gude, his party deputy. These eventually came to nothing. In July 1998, Liberal MP Peter McLellan, Member for Frankston East, resigned from the party in protest over alleged corrupt Liberal Party Senate preselection, changes to WorkCover and the auditor-general's office. Again, Kennett failed to pick up the warning signs of declining support for his style of leadership. Labor leader John Brumby took care to capitalise on each of Kennett's mistakes over this period, though his absences in rural electorates were misunderstood by many Labor MPs, and led to his replacement by Steve Bracks in early 1999. Bracks, who came from Ballarat, was popular in rural areas and was seen as a fresh alternative to Brumby, who nevertheless remained a key figure in the shadow Cabinet. 1999 election loss Despite Bracks' appeal, Kennett entered the 1999 election campaign with a seemingly unassailable lead, and most commentators and opinion polls agreed that the Coalition would win a third term. However, in a shock result, the Coalition suffered a 13-seat swing to Labor. While there was only a modest swing in eastern Melbourne, which has historically decided elections in Victoria, the Coalition suffered significant losses in regional centres such as Ballarat and Bendigo. ABC elections analyst Antony Green later said that when he first saw the results coming in, it looked so unusual that he thought "something was wrong with the computer." Initial counting showed Labor on 41 seats and the Coalition on 43; a supplementary election had to be held in Frankston East following the death of sitting independent Peter McLellan. The balance of power rested with three independents-Russell Savage, Susan Davies and newly elected Craig Ingram. Negotiations began between the Coalition and the three independents. While Kennett acceded to all but two of their demands, his perceived poor treatment of Savage and Davies in the previous parliament meant that they would not even consider supporting a Coalition minority government headed by Kennett. On 18 October, two days after Labor won the supplementary election in Frankston East, the independents announced they would support a Labor minority government. The agreement entailed Labor signing a Charter of Good Government, pledging to restore services to rural areas, and promising parliamentary reforms. Kennett's supporters urged the Coalition to force a vote of 'no confidence' on the floor of the parliament in a last-ditch effort to force Savage, Davies and Ingram to support Kennett. However, with the Liberals divided on Kennett's future role, Kennett retired from all of his offices, saying he wished to have no further involvement in politics. Labor won the ensuing by-election in Burwood. Rumoured returns to politics Following the Liberals' second successive defeat in the 2002 election, rumours began that Kennett was planning a comeback to politics. The issue came to a head in May 2006 after the sudden resignation of Kennett's successor, Robert Doyle, when Kennett announced he would contemplate standing in a by-election for Doyle's old seat of Malvern and offering himself as party leader. His stance was supported by Prime Minister John Howard, who rated him as the party's best hope to win the November 2006 state election. But within 24 hours Kennett announced he would not return to Parliament rather than running against Ted Baillieu, whom Kennett had been grooming for the top post since 1999. John Howard was reported to have been "embarrassed" by having publicly supported Kennett before his decision not to re-enter politics. In 2008, it was rumoured that Kennett was planning to stand for Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Despite endorsing future Lord Mayor John So in the 2001 mayoral elections, Kennett was quoted as saying "I think the city is ready for a change". Kennett claimed he had been approached by "a range of interests" to run for the position, but in the end did not do so. Former Liberal leader Robert Doyle ultimately won the election. 2020: Indigenous voice to government On 15 January 2020, it was announced that Kennett would be one of the members of the National Co-design Group of the Indigenous voice to government. Life after politics Kennett at the 2018 VFL Grand Final In 2000, Kennett became the inaugural chairman of beyondblue (the National Depression Initiative), a body that was largely formed by the efforts of the Victorian State Government. On 24 June 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down from his role at beyondblue at the end of 2010. This did not happen. After 17 years as the chair of beyondblue, he stood down in 2017, handing the reins to former PM Julia Gillard. He stated "beyondblue is part of my DNA, outside my family, it has been my most important role. Kennett has previously served on the boards of Australian Seniors Finance, a reverse mortgage company, and SelecTV, which was a satellite television group. Kennett has said in an interview that he rarely thinks about the media or "bloody history", though he regrets the "disastrous" introduction of the Metcard ticketing system for trains and trams. Kennett angered gay rights groups in July 2008 when he supported the Bonnie Doon Football Club in their sacking of trainer Ken Campagnolo for being bisexual; and compared homosexuality to pedophilia. Anti-discrimination campaigner Gary Burns pursued an action in the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal against Kennett for making the following statement: "The club felt that once this had been pointed out and you had this gentleman there who was obviously close to young men – massaging young men – it ran an unnecessary risk, and that's why it decided it was best that he not perform those duties again. So the club was trying to do the right thing," The case was dropped due to Gary Burns' lack of funds to pursue the case. Hawthorn FC presidency On 14 December 2005, Kennett was made president of Hawthorn Football Club, taking over from Ian Dicker. Following the exit of the St Kilda Football Club from the Tasmanian AFL market in 2006, Kennett was president when the Hawthorn Football Club negotiated a five-year sponsorship deal with the Tasmanian state government. The sponsorship deal was worth an estimated $12 million for which the Tasmanian government bought naming rights to the club's guernsey, and the HFC committed to playing an agreed number of pre-season and four regular season "home games" at York Park.[56] Kennett was instrumental in Hawthorn's 2007 5-year business plan titled "five2fifty", the core idea being that in the next five years the club will target to win 2 premierships and have fifty thousand members. As part of the plan, the football club wants to be seen as the most professional club in the AFL, and places great emphasis on the welfare of the people associated with the club. Following Hawthorn's 2008 AFL Grand Final victory over Geelong, Kennett claimed that the Cats "lacked the mentality to defeat Hawthorn", this being in reference to the Cats' inability to counter-attack the running game of the Hawks in the aforementioned Grand Final. Kennett's comments led to the subsequent eleven-match losing streak for Hawthorn against Geelong becoming known as the "Kennett curse". He stepped down at the end of his second three-year term in 2011, he also changed the club's constitution so that presidents could only serve two 3-year terms. Second stint Kennett at an AFL Women's match in 2023 In what Fox Footy described as a "stunning return",[59] Kennett was announced as the president of the Hawthorn Football Club on 4 October 2017 following the sudden resignation of the incumbent president Richard Garvey. Garvey had taken criticism on the hiring and later sacking of club CEO Tracey Gaudry. Kennett subsequently appointed Justin Reeves as the club's new CEO. On 4 October 2017 he announced that he would serve the position for a full 3-year term. Soon after his re-appointment, Kennett and the club released a vision statement outlining the future of the club up to 2050. The first five-year strategic plan titled 'Dare to be Different' will drive the club's priorities from 2018 to 2022. Kennett said: "Hawthorn we aren't ones to sit back and wait, we work hard to achieve and deliver exciting results, on and off the field. Our vision for our strategic plan, "Dare to be Different", encapsulates this as we continue to strive for excellence. "We have set ourselves some ambitious targets but all are within our grasp if we continue to innovate, grow and forge new frontiers within the AFL industry." On 6 July 2021, Kennett and the Hawthorn board announced that they would not be renewing head coach Alastair Clarkson's contract following its expiry at the conclusion of the 2022 AFL Premiership season. It was announced that Box Hill Hawks and Hawthorn development coach, former player Sam Mitchell had been chosen by Kennett and the board to become the Hawthorn coach at the end of Clarkson's reign. Chairman of The Original Juice Company On 12 December 2022, The Original Juice Company announced that it would appoint Kennett as Chairman and Non-Executive Director. Honours In the Australia Day Honours of 2005, Kennett received Australia's then highest civilian honour, when he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). The honour was for "service to the Victorian Parliament and the introduction of initiatives for economic and social benefit, to business and commerce, and to the community in the development of the arts, sport and mental health awareness strategies." In May 2000, he was also awarded an honorary doctorate – DBus (Honoris Causa) – by the University of Ballarat. Media work For a brief period during 2002, Kennett was a radio presenter for Melbourne station 3AK, continuing an interest in mass communication which was also a feature of his premiership. Since 2010, Kennett has been a regular contributor to Neil Mitchell's 3AW radio program every Thursday, as a social commentator. On 28 March 2013 it was announced that Kennett had joined the Seven television network as national political commentator which will involve him appearing on breakfast show Sunrise every Tuesday and on Seven news as required. On 12 February 2017 Jeff Kennett engaged ex-Seven West Media employee on Twitter over leaked documents potentially breaching the company's own gag order on Amber Harrison.  

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British poet John Milton published one of the earliest and still tremendously important defenses of free speech for our modern world. From his famous pamphlet Areopagitca (1644) to Paradise Lost (1667), Milton participated in debates regarding censorship and the right of the public to access the inner workings of Parliamentary politics. I spoke with Ruby Lowe about how today's conception of free of speech emerged during the English Civil Wars, the intimacies between political adversaries in these debates, and how Milton's crucial role in this media revolution informs his most seductive literary characters, including the devil, God, Adam, and Eve. Dr. Ruby Lowe is a Lecturer in the History of Ideas at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne and the John Emmerson Research Fellow at the State Library of Victoria, in Australia. Her forthcoming book is The Speech Without Doors: John Milton and the Tradition of Print Oratory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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