Podcasts about Trades hall

Elbit Systems Rally here II Elbit Out of Victoria campaign Shut Elbit Down Emergency Protest on Tuesday 03/06/2025 outside their Port Melbourne site  www.freepalestinecoalitionnaarm.com#ShutElbitDown #ElbitOutOfVicVoices 4 Palestine here II 10,000 people dressed in red turned up for the June 1 rally in Sydney to call for an end to the red line of blood in Palestine. Vivien Langford's recording features Dr Joumana Baier and Josh Less.The Gold Review here II Mitch Vandewerdt-Holman, Candidate for Assistant Secretary as part of the Voice for Members CPSU presents an alternative to Vic Government staff cuts plan from the Gold Review - a public servant-led counterproposal to the Independent Review into the Victorian Public Service (VPS); otherwise known as the Silver Review.NIBS Big Red Book Fair here II Andy Russell joins us to talk about New International Bookshop and their Big Red Book Fair set for June 21 at Trades Hall.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy goes through the week with satire as his friend. Defend Public Housing Picket here II A report from Public Housing picket at 33 Alfred St, North Melbourne on the second day of the picket.* Part of the headlines this morning included the address for David McBride if you were to write to give him encouragement during his imprisonment:David McBride 10-134463 Locked Bag 7775 Alexander Maconochie CentreCanberra, ACT 2609

Elbit Systems Rally here II Elbit Out of Victoria campaign Shut Elbit Down Emergency Protest on Tuesday 03/06/2025 outside their Port Melbourne site  www.freepalestinecoalitionnaarm.com#ShutElbitDown #ElbitOutOfVicVoices 4 Palestine here II 10,000 people dressed in red turned up for the June 1 rally in Sydney to call for an end to the red line of blood in Palestine. Vivien Langford's recording features Dr Joumana Baier and Josh Less.The Gold Review here II Mitch Vandewerdt-Holman, Candidate for Assistant Secretary as part of the Voice for Members CPSU presents an alternative to Vic Government staff cuts plan from the Gold Review - a public servant-led counterproposal to the Independent Review into the Victorian Public Service (VPS); otherwise known as the Silver Review.NIBS Big Red Book Fair here II Andy Russell joins us to talk about New International Bookshop and their Big Red Book Fair set for June 21 at Trades Hall.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy goes through the week with satire as his friend. Defend Public Housing Picket here II A report from Public Housing picket at 33 Alfred St, North Melbourne on the second day of the picket.* Part of the headlines this morning included the address for David McBride if you were to write to give him encouragement during his imprisonment:David McBride 10-134463 Locked Bag 7775 Alexander Maconochie CentreCanberra, ACT 2609

 7:15AM // Annie McLoughlin spoke to CFMEU Organiser Lisa Zanatta and four union members.As part of 3CR's 24 hour International Working Women's Day coverage last Saturday, Annie McLoughlin spoke to women from the CFMEU. We listen back to that interview, starting with Lisa Zanatta, Women's Organiser for the union, and later, four rank & file members who talk about the work they do and how the CFMEU has made it possible. 7:30AM // Freja Leonard, Coordinator of No More Gas Campaign at Friends of the Earth joined us to talk to us about their national campaign that was launched last week to urge Grill'd to switch their business from polluting gas to all-electric cooking. Content warning: The following segment contains references to death and military violence. For support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. 7:45AM // Debbie Stothard, Founder of ALTSEAN Burma in a panel discussion at the book launch of Women's Voices from the Revolution last Tuesday. Last week, we spoke to Debbie from ALTSEAN Burma about the upcoming book launch at Trades Hall. This is an excerpt from the panel discussion presented last Tuesday night, as part of Trades Hall Women's 'Women's Rights at Work' festival. Debbie begins with one of her favourite stories in the book, talks about increasing repression, and the key groups who have played a role in the civil disobedience movement in Burma. 8:00AM //  Yasmine Johnson from Students for Palestine, a nation wide advocacy group in solidarity with Palestine. Yasmine is the leader of Students for Palestine at the University of Technology Sydney and an organiser of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Sydney. Yasmine discussed recent changes to the definition of antisemitism adopted by 39 Australian universities and potential implications for freedom of speech and assembly, as well as recent bans to student protests enacted by the University of Melbourne. 8:15AM // Stephanie Sabrinskus, podcaster, producer, and educator joined longtime   programmer Stinky as part of this year's international women's day 24-hour broadcast at 3CR about the Hazelwood mine fire and some of their work around community building and education. Songs:  Peripheral Lover - Gordi

Alt episode title for Stewart Lee nerds: Snowflake/Cyclone Emerald prepares for Alfred to visit. First up she and Tom take a look at the survey results of our listener survey. Then, Greens announce some new policies (17:01) - a ban of native forest logging and price gouging, and a tax on Big Tech. Are we living in techno feudalism? Then, you’re all a bunch of snowflakes! (42:25) Tom has some thoughts about the rise of even more snowflakery on the right, as Peter Garrett dances on Gina Rinehart’s grave, and the National Gallery and Creative Australia gave in instantly to the slightest pressure and sold out Aussie arts. Finally, a call to action (1:07:11). ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #8 : Leadership debates & neoliberals on bikes” 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 SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Call to action - Cyclone Alfred - volunteer for flood/cyclone recovery Elizabeth Watson-Brown/Ryan: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsGLq4Ap0rge1-gEyb6FpiGYe9kl-safk7HCF6Lqloxmd_eA/viewform Max Chandler-Mather/Griffith: https://www.maxchandlermather.com/climate_volunteer Stephen Bates/ Brisbane: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOI4a9qmE2hCqaS6QwaZcwHqwaJabvtNZDyzlpIQJnSRZehA/viewform Vic Greens Campaign conference March 22 2025 @ Trades Hall https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=20045 Upcoming Greens events: ​​https://greens.org.au/events Technofeudalism - https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2024/02/04/technofeudalism-a-video-essay-summarising-the-book/ Jacobin ‘In Australia, Pro-Israel Politicians Are Attacking Artists’ - https://jacobin.com/2025/03/australia-venice-censorship-palestine-sabsabi Overland ‘Open letter on academic freedom, in solidarity with Randa Abdel-Fattah’ - https://overland.org.au/2025/02/open-letter-on-academic-freedom-in-solidarity-with-randa-abdel-fattah/ Novara Media ‘This Is Why The Right Are WINNING | Aaron Bastani meets Ash Sarkar’ https://youtu.be/ZS3UlB7aXmE Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/ Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Industry news including Infectious diseases hospital and Royal Hospital build to go ahead; data centres - Derrimut Data Centre in focus; affordable living apartments. Shout-out to those who took a refresher on conpliance  & toolboxes and don't forget the branch meetings coming up. Campbellfield Nestles 1 hour stoppage over cost of living eba negoitations covering ETU, AWU & PPTEU.Queensland shout-out where there is a shut-down because of the cyclone. Boxing chat. May Day outside Trades Hall coming up. Passing of Kerry Christopher.

 Content warning: The following segment contains references to violence. For support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. 7:15AM // Debbie Stothard, human rights advocate and founder of ALTSEAN Burma. ALTSEAN Burma is a human rights organisation which campaigns for a return to democratic and civilian rule for Myanmar. Debbie is here in Naarm to celebrate the release of ALTSEAN's latest publication Women's Voices from the Revolution (a collection of writings by first-time writers) with writing from women and gender-diverse people across Myanmar. You can find out more at https://altsean.org/ and book free tickets to tonight's book launch at https://www.weareunion.org.au/womensvoices.  7:30AM //  Jan Bartlett of Tuesday Hometime interviewed Dr Alison Broinowski, Australian academic, journalist, writer, and former public servant, on Tuesday Hometime 25th Feb.  We listen back to this interview, where Dr Alison shares her concerns of one-sided reportage from the public broadcaster, regarding Israel and Palestine since the 7th of October 2023.  Content warning: The following segment contains references to violence. For support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. 7:45AM // Carolyn Dunbar, Women's Team Lead at Trades Hall Council. which supports women workers in Victoria and advocates for structural change for women in the workplace. This month Trades Hall is coordinating a number of events to celebrate International Women's Day as part of its WRAW Fest. Carolyn speaks to this month's WRAW Fest events, recent wins for women workers, and the history of International Working Women's Day. For more information about WRAW Fest's events, go to https://www.weareunion.org.au/wraw25. 8:00AM // Jess Lilley, Co-Director and curator of the Footscray West Writers Fest. She is a writer, broadcaster and creative director — co-hosting Spin Cycle every Thursday on 3RRR and is a founder of the creative company, The Open Arms. Jess has a memoir piece in the forthcoming Autumn edition of Meanjin magazine. 8:15 AM // Ness Garbanzo is from Gabriela Australia, Filipino women's grassroots organisation that advocates for women and children's rights. Its advocacy focuses on the prevention of domestic and family violence, and she spoke to us about the work her organisation does, as well as their upcoming event in conjunction with International Working Women's Day. Songs: Untangling - Angie McMahon Brand New - Mi-Kaisha Bapang Slisir - Gamelan DanAnda x Firetail

With MQFF closing on Sunday November 24th, filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay and actor Connor Pullinger join Richard to talk about the last few days of the festival. Alice's film Carnage for Christmas screens on Sunday 24th (last day of MQFF) at 3.15pm at Cinema Nova. Connor's film Bulldog is a contender for Australian Shorts & Awards (screening and awards are 6pm on Saturday 23rd at ACMI Fed Square). Then, from the La Trobe Art Institute, Dr. Karen Annett (director) and Amelia Wallin (curatorial lead) talk about the new exhibition Parched. The exhibition features over 8 artists interpreting cultures of drought around regional Victoria. The exhibition runs from November 20th - February 9th at La Trobe Art Institute (121 View Street Bendigo), with an opening event on November 29th from 5pm, plus artist and curator talks from 2pm on November 30th.Have you ever wondered what an artists interpretation of waves and bubbles might sound like? Wonder no more… local composer, sound-artist and musician Elissa Goodrich has conducted a unique cross-disciplinary collaboration with fluid dynamics researcher Professor Richard Manasseh and his team at Swinburne, who are working on an Australian Research Council project on the sounds naturally emitted by ocean bubbles. Catch their project Waves and Bubbles at Tempo Rubarto (34 Breese St, Brunswick) at 8pm on November 28th. Author Gillian Wills on her debut novel Big Music - set in a music college, exploring sexism in arts leadership and drawing upon Wills' lived experience as the Dean of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts, it is a tale of triumph over adversity. Choreographer Sandra Parker and sound designer Lawrence Harvey on their production, Safehold. Safehold is a “new choreographic work drawing on themes of collaboration and unity”, performed by dancers Anika de Ruyter, Rachel Mackie and Oliver Savariego. At 7pm, on Thursday 21 until Saturday 23 November 2024 at the ETU Ballroom, Trades Hall!Sue Healey, award-winning choreographer and filmmaker, presents ON VIEW: ICONS - six screendance portraits, where attendees will experience a moving celebration of some of Australia's pioneering women in dance including: the late Eileen Kramer, plus Lucette Aldous AC, Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM, Nanette Hassall AM, Elma Kris, Shirley McKechnie AO. Showing at Dancehouse from 4-7pm, Thu 28 — Sat 30 November 2024.Plus, Anne Marie Peard has plenty of fabulous theatre reviews!

News headlines // 7:15AM // Replay of a speech from Judy McVey, from the Community and Public Sector Union for Palestine, at the Free Palestine Naarm rally on Sunday 13 October. Judy speaks about the importance of union power and reflects on moments in the past year when different unions have organised for Palestine such as the actions to stop ZIM ships and the student encampment at the University of Melbourne. Thanks to 3CR volunteer Tom for the recording. 7:30AM // Clare Hanson, a founding member of Save Public Housing Collective (SPHC) and public housing tenant, on why we need to save public housing and stand against privatisation and the demolition of the high rise towers in Naarm. You can follow SPHC @savepublichousingcollective and find out more about the upcoming rally this Saturday 19 October. 7:45AM // Part 1 of a conversation from Susie Russell, from the Save Bulga Forest campaign, on the  threats to the Greater Gliders and koalas living in the Bulga forest on Biripi country and the destruction caused by the NSW Forestry Corporation. You can find out more about the important work they're doing by going to savebulgaforest.org or following them on Instagram at @savebulgaforest. Tune in next Tuesday for Part 2 of the interview. 8:00AM // Hayley Edwards, a non-binary and chronically-ill actor, has put on their first solo show Shitbag, as producer and writer this year at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Hayley talks about the show and its exploration of Chron's disease, mania and casual sex. It was recently announced that there'll be two extra shows of Shitbag this Thursday 17 October and Friday 18 October at Trades Hall. You can get tickets from the Melbourne Fringe website. 8:15AM // Jennifer Kanis, Chair of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (QVWC) Trust, on the Beyond the Bias festival taking place from 10-31 October at QVWC. The festival, co-organised with Women's Health Victoria, focuses on women's health and equity. To find out more, you can go to qvwc.org.au and events, or follow QVWC @qvwc_melbourne and Women's Health Victoria @womenshealthvictoria Songs //Burn It - RONA Cool Moderator - Gut Health

Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, recorded at 3CR Community Radio in Naarm. In today's episode you'll hear: Annie McLoughlin's reflections on the week of Disrupt Land Forces events, particularly the police violence which occurred outside the Convention centre on Wednesday. The segment also features vox pops of attendees of the DLF events. It also includes swearing.  The segment originally aired on Saturday during Solidarity Breakfast. You can catch the full episode at 3cr.org.au/solidaritybreakfast or listen live on Saturdays from 7:30 to 9AM. Speeches from the Free Palestine rally here in Naarm from Sunday the 15th of September:- First we'll hear from Mai Saif, a Palestinian activist and community organiser, a member of Free Palestine of Melbourne, and the Palestinian Community Association of Victoria. Mai speaks about what's currently happening in Jenin as Israel escalates its genocidal conquest of Palestine into the West Bank.- Then we hear from Yosi Herma, a member of Free Palestine Geelong, who spoke of Geelong'shistory of manufacturing weapons parts and the city's efforts to cover up those ties.Concrete Gang crew's update on the 'Line In The Sand' campaign, a campaign launched to push back against the Federal Government's draconian administration laws which threaten to reshape the CFMEU. You can listen to the full episode at 3cr.org.au/concretegang or tune in live on Sundays from 9:30 to 10AM.On Sunday the 22nd of September a fundraiser will be held at Shop Bao Ngoc in so-called Brunswick. The event hopes to raise funds for Blak and Brown community activists as well as their medical costs. To find out more about the event, Rob spoke with one of its organizers, Mo. You can read more about the event here and the fundraiser here.Community Events:On Monday the 16th of September five Melbourne choirs will come together to sing songs by Victor Jara, the famed Chilean poet and singer who was murdered on September 16 1973 after a military coup. The event is free for all, and will take place at Trades Hall, in the loading dock on the corner of Lygon and Victoria Street in Carlton from 7:30pm.  Songs played: 'Letting Go' - Angie McMahon'Do The Labour' - RaceRage (Feat. Jamaica Moana) 'Hues of Red' - Marxist Love Disco Ensemble 

Moira Finucane chats about Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club at Melbourne Fringe, Trades Hall, ETU Ballroom, October 16 to 19.  Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club | Melbourne Fringe

SUGAR cabaret writer Ro Bright interview. Performed by Tomas Kantor, directed by Kitan Petkovski, presented by the Bullet Heart Club. Trades Hall, Commons Room, 16 to 20 October, Melbourne Fringe (world premiere).  SUGAR | Melbourne Fringe

Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, broadcasted live from 3CR Community Radio in Naarm./Melbourne.  Last week the Victorian Government under Jacinta Allan backflipped on its promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 in so-called Victoria as part of its Youth Justice legislation passed this week. It is worth mentioning that the move coincides with the Country Liberal Party in 'Northern Territory' pledging to reinstate spit hoods and lower its own age of criminal responsibility to 10; in 'Western Australia' a seventeen-year-old Indigenous teenager died in Banksia Hill Detention Centre, marking the second death of a child in custody in the state in less than a year. To help us unpack the legislation introduced here in Victoria, Rob spoke with Monique Hurley, Associate Legal Director at the Human Rights Law Centre. Speeches from the Sunday Free Palestine Rally on the 25th of August:Legendary Aboriginal activist Uncle Robbie Thorpe gave a passionate speech about colonialism, racism and the parallels between Australia and Palestine. Audio captured by Tom McLaren. City of Melbourne Councillor Jamal Hakim spoke on his campaign for Lord Mayor, committing to disclosing all campaign donations in real time.We then hear Christy Cain speaking at the CFMEU mobilisation against "independent" government administration on Tuesday 27th August, outside Fair Work Commission offices in Exhibition St. The crowd stretched from the corner of Flinders and Exhibition down to Trades Hall.  On Tuesday last week supermarket giant Coles announced its annual financial results, reporting a post-tax profit of $1.1billion, an increase of 2.1 percent from the year before. Despite this, Coles Group's Chief Executive Leah Weckert continues to insist that household financial pressure is 'front of mind' and defends the company's profit margins. To help us understand more about the conditions in which a supermarket makes so much money, Rob spoke with the Secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, Josh Cullinan.Songs played: Radical Seed - Catherine SatourTook the Children Away - Archie RoachWhite Tears (Land Back) - Eden Fine DayAnother War (Feat. Ten Spencer & Ashlin Parker) - Cyrille Aim​é​e & Handmade MomentsA New England - Billy Bragg

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//We heard Mohammad Semara, Youth activist from the local Sudanese diaspora speaking at last Sunday's Free Palestine Rally.Cath Rouse from No Northern Incinerator Wollert joined us and spoke about of what being proposed and who are the main actors behind this. You can check the NO Northern Incinerator Wollert Facebook page for more information.Sonia spoke with Wil Stracke, veteran activist from Trades Hall about their campaign on non-disclosure agreements.Kyle Robertson Joined us and spoke about Markert forces and Santos Project. Santos is one of Australia's largest producers of oil and gas.Songs//Bassam Muneer, Iraqi musician who performed during the musical interlude at the last of the fortnightly Understanding Palestine lecture series hosted by Black Spark with the Averroes Centre of Arab CultureRed Sands by Ajak KwaiLove Will Keep Us Alive by Naihana at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre

Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show. Our first segment is dedicated to Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old non-binary child who died on February 8th following a brutal, transphobic assault in the halls of their own school. In the wake of their death, we as a community and a society must mourn for those lost to transphobic violence across the globe and reflect on how we can protect Queer and Trans youth to ensure they live full lives and become Queer and Trans elders. This is the first part of an interview from 26th of February show in which Rob spoke with Annette Brömdal, co-author of the review titled: ‘Supporting the health and wellbeing of trans autistic school-aged youth: a systematic literature review'. Annette Brömdal is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Queensland. Their research interests fall within the areas of bodies, gender and sexuality in educational settings and healthcare services, specifically associated with critical trans studies. You can read the review in full here(link is external). This Saturday, the 22nd of June marks one year of inaction by the Victorian Government in making trams running along Sydney Rd, and across all of Naarm, accessible for all. The Sydney Road Accessible Tram Stops Now has been pushing for the 5.5km stretch of tramline to be made accessible before construction of the Sky Rail level crossing removals on the Upfield line begins. Once the construction begins, there will be no accessible public transport at all along the Upfield corridor for at least 18 months. To continue to pressure the Victorian Government, the campaign will rally on the corner of Wilson Av. and Sydney Rd in so-called Brunswick at 11AM. To hear about the upcoming rally and the campaign at-large, Rob spoke with Alicia Liley from the Sydney Road Accessible Tram Stops Now Campaign. We then hear speeches/panel discussions from the Western Sahara decolonisation, resources, and human rights event at Trades Hall on June 12th. The segment features: Mohamed Mayara, journalist, human Rights defender and cofounder of Equipe Media; Dr Randi Irwin, anthropologist and lecturer at University of Newcastle; Marisol Salinas, a Mapuche woman; and Keiran Stewart-Assheton, Traditional Owner from the Wandi-Wandi clan in the Yuin Nation. He is also President of the Black Peoples Union.Lastly we play Annie McLoughlin's interview with Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers' Union about last week's site walk-off which aired last Wednesday on Stick Together. Songs played: 'You & Me' - Amy Alex'What's Sown Will Be Reaped' - Pikelet'Postcode Anxiety' - Karen Took The Kids'To Have and Have Not' - Rights Tough 

This show contains excerpts from speeches and music which were part of the International Solidarity May Day event which was held on Thursday 2nd May, 2024 at Trades Hall.Featuring performances from:Advanced League of People's Artists (ALPA). (facebook)Victorian Trade Union Choir (website)

Forthnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU(link is external). EBA and industry news. May Day this Sunday outside the Trades Hall 12pm with march at 1pm.  

Sydney Rally for Palestine 14th April here II April 14th PALESTINE RALLY SYDNEY featuring Amal Nasser, Thalia Anthony, Rick Kuhn.recordings to Vivien Langford from the Climate Action show 5pm Mondays at 3CR and 10am Mondays on Skid Row.Commons Social Change Library here II Holly Hammond joins us to talk about the Commons Social Change Library and the upcoming Trivia Quiz night fundraiser to celebrate 5 years on Tuesday April 30th at Trades Hall.Gallipoli: A Story Untold here II a new play, Gallipoli: a story untold. a two hander with a linking newscaster narrative written by a former 3cr broadcaster Mo Hashem, who now lives in Cairo, puts a different twist on the annual commemoration. Not just a play but a cultural experience. I spoke with Mo Hashem the director, Mo Masri the Producer and the three actors involved Willem Whitfield, Celine Khoury and Roger Ward.The production is being staged at the Kensington Townhall April 26th at 6.30pm tickets.  This is the Week here II a lot of laughs this week as Kevin applies the satire blade on the week.Text-to-Image AI & Journalism here II The text-to-image AI is a new challenge for journalism. I speak with TJ Thomson from RMIT about a new paper on the policy challenges.“Generative Visual AI in News Organizations: Challenges, Opportunities, Perceptions, and Policies” was published in Digital Journalism. (DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2024.2331769) T.J. Thomson (RMIT University), Ryan Thomas (Washington State University) and Phoebe Matich (Queensland University of Technology) are co-authors. 

William chats to Jof and Tys about his journey into the Australian comedy scene. Catch him in the Comedy Zone at Trades Hall https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/comedy-zone and 'Roast Beef' tonight at Festival Club https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/the-festival-club

We talk to someone who was on the scene in the immediate aftermath of the explosion 40 years ago.

Today marks 40 years since Ernie Abbott went to work at Wellington's Trade Hall, and never returned home. On March 27, 1984, the caretaker was locking up for the day when he spied a discarded light-green suitcase on the ground behind a wall. Curious, he picked it up by its cloth-wrapped handle - triggering a mercury switch hidden inside. He was killed instantly as the force tore through the passageway of the Vivian St building. The Police investigation to find the man who was seen carrying the suitcase into the building just before 7.30am that day has garnered more than 550 suspects and thousands of exhibits. Today on The Front Page, Detective Sergeant Sam McKenzie joins to discuss whether police are any closer to closing this cold case. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsSound Engineer: Paddy FoxProducer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Van Badham: a fool in love!Van Badham is an author, playwright, Guardian columnist, broadcaster and general all 'round ratbag. Van and I talk about how she'd given up on love and then fell in love at Trades Hall, across a crowded room at the age of 39. We take a brilliant listener call on what single life can look like in your 60s and get into Van's dating dealbreakers and "he's a ten but...". A wonderful episode with a wise and thoughtful woman determined to wait for the best (chuck out the rest).Van's new play "A Fool in Love" HEREVan on Facebook HEREVan in the Guardian HEREVan's Book HEREBOOK TICKETS TO THE DEAR NELLY LIVE AT THE MALTHOUSE HERESUSBRCIBE TO DEAR NELLY VIA PATREONSign up HERE for bonus content and to support the podcast! DEAR NELLY PLUSSubscribe to NELLY+ HERE to support the podcast and to get a Bonus Episode a Month. SEND NELLY A MESSAGE:Send Nelly a Voicemail HERE if you have a question or comment. Nelly's website HEREFahey's website HERENelly xxx If you love the podcast, please rate, review and spread the word. This stuff works best by word-of-mouth so please share, share and share some more. We can't do this without you!Nelly, Producer Fahey and Producer Sammy xxx https://plus.acast.com/s/dear-nelly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of stick together host James Brennan brings voices from the Melbourne laucnh of a new book 'Knocking the top off' a people's history of alcohol in Australia. We are from editors Alex Ettling and Iain McIntyre and congributing writer Jeff Sparrow live from the John Curtain hotel across the road from Trades Hall. 

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Anti-Zionist Jewish author and transgender educator Nevo Zisin spoke with us about organising amongst members of the Jewish community in so-called Australia in solidarity with Palestine against Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. Groups including Loud Jew Collective, Jews Against Fascism, Jews Against the Occupation and Tzedek Collective as well as Jewish comrades in Mparntwe/Alice Springs have been engaged in solidarity actions across the country putting their bodies on the line to demand an end to colonial violence against Palestinians and to fight alongside them for liberation. Listeners, whether Jewish or not, are invited to join Jews Against Fascism and Loud Jew Collective at a gathering tonight at Parliament Gardens from 6PM calling again for an end to the genocide of Palestinians and an immediate ceasefire.// Mohamed Semra, Founder & CEO of Endeavour Youth Australia (EYA), talks about the current crisis in Sudan where over 5 million people have been displaced, and the diaspora impacts in his communities. Mohamed has campaigned and advocated on issues such as climate change, racial equality and the importance of having decision makers that represent and reflect the people that they are serving. A former local council candidate, Mohamed was able to bring many community concerns to the surface of the political debate. He is also the Vice-chair at Melbourne Sudanese Youth. Mohamed was a state finalist for the 2023 Young Australian of the Year and received Liberty Victoria's Young Voltaire Human Rights Award for his advocacy for young people and vulnerable communities.// Emma Bacon, founder and executive director of Sweltering Cities, joined us to discuss the campaign to win heatwave safe homes for renters in Australia and to tell us about tonight's panel discussion about heat stress in rental homes, which Priya will be speaking on. Sweltering Cities is a grassroots campaigning organisation working with communities in some of Australia's hottest suburbs to fight for more liveable, equitable and sustainable cities. Find out more about tonight's panel event, which will be held at Trades Hall from 6-7:30PM, here.// Dr Sue Wareham, President of the Medical Association for the Prevention of War, speaks with us about the health and medical system impacts of the occupation, genocide, and ethnic cleansing of occupied Gaza. MAPW is a professional not-for-profit organisation that works to promote peace and disarmament, aiming to reduce the physical and psychological impact, as well as environmental effects of occupation and war throughout the world.// Songs//Ramadan - R3D (Prod. Al Nather)

By 1923 the Jazz Age was in full swing in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, with a variety of venues to listen and dance to jazz. The Dixieland, Trades Hall, Cafeteria, and the Click Clack Cabaret were all popular destinations. Join us as Dr Aleisha Ward takes us on a digital tour of these venues. She will explore the bands, audiences, and scandalous behavior that had morality campaigners concerned for the safety of people's character Photograph Bob Adams's Jazz Band in the Auckland Town Hall, 1920, Photographer S G Dobson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1504-16,

Motunui Epa here II We listen in to an Author talk with Rachel Buchanan held by the History council of Victoria (HCV). Rachel Buchanan's Te Motunui Epa is a story about a stolen Maori carving - five wooden panels carved in the late 1700s by ancestors in Taranaki - and the collision of two cultures.Vic Trades Hall Art Prize here II The Victoria Trades Hall Art Prize exhibition was opened in Paddy's Gallery at Trades Hall on Oct 2. We go and talk to the organisers and the artists.Permanent Visas Now! here II We go to events where refugees themselves stand up calling for permanent visas with the cry eleven years is too long and no to silence.

This week Rob, James and Grace gathered around the microphones to talk about Sydney Road's inaccessible tram network, Australia's athletes in poverty, decolonising gender, and the perils of a local art collective trying to simultaneously provide a space for art while managing landlords and short-term leases. Rob spoke to Jen Hargrave from the Sydney Road Accessible Tram Stops campaign about their upcoming rally in support of making the network accessible for everyone. The rally will be held at 1pm on the 17th of September on the corner of Wilson Avenue and Sydney Road. See more information here.James interviewed Patrick Walker, CEO of the Australian Sports Foundation, about just how much of Australia's athletes are in poverty.Nina and Qwiny from Richmond's Bad Art Collective made an appearance to speak of their experiences trying to create a communal art space while dealing with uncertain studio tenancies. We also played Alana Mountain's interview with Jaime-lee Willoughby, a queer somatic sex educator queer ceremonialist with a passion on how to decolonise gender. You can catch Alana every Tuesday from 9:30 to 10AM on Dirt Radio.Lastly, Grace spoke to Pilar Aguilera, 3CR Chairperson & long time Chilean activist about the 50th anniversary of Chile's 1973 coup and its impact both here and in Chile. A commemoration of the coup's anniversary is being hosted at Solidarity Hall, Trades Hall in Carlton on Monday the 11th of September at 6pm. You can find more info about the event here. 3CR will also be hosting a special show about the coup on Thursday from 6pm onwards. 

Marisol Salinas from 3CR's Mujeres Latinoamericanas joins us on the show this week for our second special commemorating the 1973 coup in her homeland of Chile. Marisol hails from the far south of Chile on an island called Chiloe. Her people are the Mapuche and Marisol shares with us the trauma of her mother's life being a first nations woman and living in fear. Marisol is good at maths and physics and came to Australia when she was 23 years old when her political conscience began to grow. She has produced Mujeres Latinoamericanas for close to 30 years on 3CR, Thursdays 7pm - 8pm. Marisol invites everyone to the 'Chile 50 Years' commemoration, a full day of images and sounds at Trades Hall on Monday September 11, from 9:30am, at 54 Lygon St, Carlton. Thank-you for joinign us the show this week, Marisol.3cr.org.au/mujereshttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/chile-50-years-of-solidarity-struggle-tickets-684606776297 

3CR Chairperson, Pilar Aguilera, joins us this week to talk about the day that changed Chile forever and her personal family story that was swept up in it: September 11, 1973. The day of a militiary coup when Chile's democratically-elected, progressive government was taken over, a day that began the routine of storming houses and instilling fear among the populace. Pilar was just two years old. In the early days of the coup, thousands of people disappeared, were tortured and killed. We learn of Pilar's family exile from their homeland and we make time for the promotion of the 50th anniversary of that fateful day: Chile - 50 Years of Solidarity and Struggle. A full day commemoration of music, poetry, activities and empanada. Hosted by Trades Hall and organised with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union as an international solidarity initiative. See Eventbrite for further details. Thank-you for sharing you story with us, Pilar, and for being a steady presence as the 3CR Chair.https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/chile-50-years-of-solidarity-struggle-tickets-684606776297

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We hear a conversation between team members of the World Resources Institute's Global Forest Watch initiative discussing the recently-released 2022 Tree Cover Loss data, and how last year's data set fits into concerning global trends in forest loss. Global Forest Watch Communications Manager Kaitlyn Thayer kindly interviewed director Mikaela Weisse and senior GIS research manager Elizabeth Goldman on my behalf, discussing how the data is obtained by the University of Maryland and analysed by experts at Global Forest Watch, and how it relates to issues of global and national governance and climate change.// Spike Chiappalone speaks about the Need To Know zine and website, a regularly updated and peer developed resource for people experiencing homelessness or doing it tough in Melbourne's CBD. Spike was a peer outreach worker Melbourne homeless health service, is a co-founder of the Homeless Persons' Union, and until very recently facilitated the collective of folks with current or past lived experience of homelessness who put together Need To Know at Kathleen Syme library in Carlton.// Kristin O'Connell, research and policy expert at the Antipoverty Centre, discusses the convergence between Australia's cost of living and rental crises for people living below the poverty line. Kristin is in town this week for the Ecosocialism 2023 conference at Trades Hall, where she'll be speaking on the Housing as a Human Right panel on Saturday the 1st of July at 4PM. Check out the rest of the conference program and register here.//

This episode our featured book is brought to you by Hachette and we're very excited to talk to MARGARET MEYER about her debut novel THE WITCHING TIDE. Margaret Meyer was born in Canada, grew up in New Zealand and now lives in Norwich England. She worked in publishing and literature promotion before retraining in a second career as a mental health therapist. In 2020 she completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. The Witching Tide is her first novel. Kate and Katherine discuss:  The Debut Crew 2023 reels on our insta. If you are a debut author for 2024, Lisa Kenway has done a call out for a Debut Crew 2024 so let her know if you are keen! The Melbourne launch for Kate's new novel The Hummingbird Effect is on Friday August 4th at Trades Hall. Bookings here and keep an eye out here for national and regional tour dates.  The story of the viral tweet on parents and reading from Poppy Gee. Kate's reading and loving Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield and Crudo by Olivia Laing and rewatching The Letdown and Love Me in advance of her upcoming interview with writer, producer and actor Alison Bell. Most Talkative by Andy Cohen (Audible version)  Elizabeth Gilbert's announcement delaying publication of The Snow Forest (Instagram)  Alone Australia  Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod). You can support us and the making of Season Six via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us!

Patrick speaks to La Trobe University Business School Associate Professor Buly Cardak about the Victorian State budget and what could be coming your way in terms of support, the future surplus, and cuts to mental health.    Claudia speaks with United States history and policy expert and lecturer in the Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University, Dr Emma Shortis. Emma is a signatory to the open letter calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the AUKUS submarine deal and the risks to Australia if all goes wrong.   We hear from journalist Kristine Ziwica, co-founder of A Monument of One's Own, a not-for-profit organisation addressing the gendered inequity of Melbourne's historical monuments. Kristine was a speaker at a History Council of Victoria public histories event The Changing Face of Melbourne's History: Transforming our Statues and Memorial last week and was part of a campaign to establish a permanent memorial to women's rights activist Zelda D'Aprano. The unveiling of the Zelda D'Aprano statue will take place at Trades Hall will take place on Tuesday May 30th at 8.45am-10am, the Lygon Street side of Trades Hall, corner of Victoria and Lygon Streets Carlton.   Grace speaks with Kenyan-born Melbourne artist Maleik Njoroge about All Tribes Are Beautiful Lab (ATAB.Lab), a design lab producing chess products and chess experiences. Maleik also talks about the role of chess in communities and the Chess without Borders 2-day interactive chess simulation experience, part of the Culture Makers program, taking place at the Immigration Museum this Friday (May 26th)  & Saturday (May 27th).  Head to Immigration Museum Victoria website to get your tickets, and make sure to get both Fri and Sat tickets if you're going to both days. Immigration Museum is located at 400 Flinders St Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Songs You Never Know So Don't Let Go by The Night before Tomorrow I'm a Noongah Man by Ted Wilkes No more Yonga by Ted Wilkes Hawk in the Tree by Cat Clyde  

From May 1 to 5 the National Tertiary Education Union, the NTEU, called a national week of action with stop work rallies across Australia's public Universities.  On Wednesday May 3rd Victorian NTEU members took part in a 24hr strike, with members from Monash, University of Melbourne, RMIT University, La Trobe, VU and Deakin University Branch all joining at Trades Hall in Carlton, for a stop work meeting and rally. First up some of the members tell us why they were there.

7:00am AOC 7.05am News Headlines 7:11am We look at the effect of dairy farming on fresh water rivers in Aotearoa and the Fonterra Company (a big dairy corporation), their greatest climate polluter. 3CR's Climate Action Show host, Vivien Langford chats to Christine Rose, a lead agricultural campaigner for Greenpeace Aotearoa, about what the climate movement looks like post-Jacinda Ardern and the call to prioritise climate action policies in New Zealand's upcoming elections. 7:29am Sunehra speaks with Nina Crawley from Oxfam about the tenth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh that killed thousands of garment workers. They also discuss the ethics of fast fashion.  Local commemorative events Lives not numbers, a photographic exhibition commemorating the 10-year Rana Plaza anniversary.Victoria Trades Hall, April 28-May 26. Opening night Friday April 28th @6pm // Fast fashion Kills, a Symposium, Monday 1st May 7-9pm, Solidarity Hall, Victoria Trades Hall. 7:48am Grace speaks to Secretary of Melbourne May Day Committee Executive Len Cooper about the 2023 May Day March and festivities happening this year. We also talked about the importance of workers' rights and the need for this May Day celebration.  May Day Events May Day March, Sunday May 7th @ 2pm, Victoria Trades Hall Carlton, cnr Victoria & Russell Streets. Assemble at 1PM// 8-Hour Day Memorial, Thursday May 4th @ 5pm, opposite Victorian Trades Hall// International Solidarity event @ 6pm Thursday May 4th, in the Trades Hall basement. For further enquiries or to volunteer, contact Len Cooper (M: 0438 389 302)  8:08am In the final segment of our Autism Awareness series, Claudia speaks with writer/producer and documentary maker Ljudan Michaelis-Thorpe. Ljudan is a proud Bidjara and Dhunghutti woman living in Meanjin (Brisbane) and author of an article titled "The honest voice: neurodiversity in the screen industry". https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/opinions-analysis/the-honest-voice-neurodiversity-in-the-screen-industry-2569167/

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPETU). Father Bob McGuire's passing, ANZAC Day, May Day 7th May outside the Trades Hall, industry news.  

EU AI Law here II The EU AI laws is the first attempt to regulate AI despite the far reaching nature of AI's presence in our lives. Prof Chris Marsden from Monash Law Faculty gives a perspective on the law.Baxter Revisited here II Anthony Snowden talks to us about his doco about the first 2003 Baxter Detention Centre Protest in the desert of South Australia. On the 20th Anniversary the film will be shown at NIBS, Trades Hall, on April 20th 6.30pm. Speakers: Pamela Curr & Liam Ward.This is the Week here II Kevin tears into the week.No Bullets in Benalla Update here II We follow up Zelda Grimshaw, Wage Peace, after the successful blockading of NIOA's bullet factory and Thales mortar and shells operation at a plant outside Benalla. Visy Dispute here II Tony Mavromatis, Victorian State Secretary of the AMWU, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union  gave a cracking speech at the CFMMEU rally for fair wages with a particular focus on the Visy workers from Shepparton. (language warning)

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Em and John from The Sporting Record spoke with Peter Cullen from Reclink about his book 'The Power of a Football' which gathered over 30 personal stories from all walks of life in the 30 years of Reclink footy. You can listen back to the full episode here, and you can catch The Sporting Record every Thursday from 4PM on 3CR.// Felix McIntyre, a non-binary, trans masculine doctor living on unceded Wurundjeri country, joined us to speak about their recent article for Overland, which argues that gender-affirming surgery should be covered by Medicare. They discuss the importance of accessible public healthcare for gender affirmation and the need to centre trans bodily autonomy. You can read Felix's article here.// Aurelia St Clair, Naarm's favourite comedian, writer, podcaster and content creator, chats with us about their Melbourne Comedy Festival show 'Non-Dairy Presenting' which is on now at Trades Hall until the 23rd of April. Don't miss their hour of razor-sharp observational humour, homemade songs, inner-north ramblings and feel good comedy for lactose intolerant people, as well as those who just pretend to be!// Jess Abrahams, National Nature Campaigner at the Australian Conservation Foundation, updates us on the growing number of threatened species in Australia, why additions in recent months are so concerning, and what can be done to protect wildlife before it's too late. Prior to working at the Australian Conservation Foundation, Jess has spent over two decades working to protect nature, including as a Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger.// Songs// Fuschia - Ngaiire// Please U - Becca Hatch ft. Planet Vegeta//Show Me The Money - Snakehips ft. Tkay Maidza//

Weekly update from the CFMEU Construction & General Division (Vic/Tas/SA). A word from Port Melbourne footy club, sponsored by CFMEU/ETU, with Senior Coach Adam Skrobalak joining us for a chat. A call to a National cost of living rally for Wed April 5th 10am Trades Hall as the Union leads into new eba negoitations. Scallywags and a sook.

Jane Clifton takes on Aurelia St Clair! Aurelia is a comedian, writer, podcaster and Melbourne International Comedy Festival regular. They'll be performing their new show Non-Dairy Presenting at Trades Hall... LEARN MORE The post Pop Queers: Ep 106: Jane Clifton vs Aurelia St Clair appeared first on Pop Queers.

Comedian, actor, DJ, drag king, writer, producer and presenter Natali Caro (@natty_daddy_) joins the show for this podcast bonus, to tell us all about their Fringe comedy showcase Thanks For Having Me, starting tomorrow! Thanks For Having Me will be at Trades Hall from Oct 20 - Oct 23 Make sure you listen to Loud & Queer live Sundays from 3-4pm, you'll hear more talks and great queer music. Tune in to SYN 90.7FM, listen online at syn.org.au or search for SYN on digital streaming platforms. (Article Mentioned!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Loud & Queer we spoke to some fabulous artists, performers and musicians who will be putting on shows for Melbourne Fringe! (00:40) Starting with Miss Cairo (@prettymisscairo), who joined us to tell all about her solo cabaret show ‘Breasts Become Her.' Chatting themes, inspirations, some of the ideas behind the show, and the process of bringing it all together! Don't miss Breasts Become Her at the Festival Hub (Trades Hall) from the 15th - 23rd of October. (14:25) Plus intergalactic baddie Dirty Versachi (@dirtyversachi), talking creative approach, getting ready for Astronaughy and the space being created at their shows. You can catch Astronaughty at Pride of our Footscray on the 14th of October. (25:00) And finally, Dyan Tai (@dyan_tai) stops by to talk about their latest single We Can't Forget on top of the absolutely huge year they have had with music and beyond! And of course let us know about upcoming Fringe shows, including an appearance at Astronaughy, and bringing Dynasty to Naarm, a Worship Queer Collective mainstay. Dynasty: Drag and Dumplings will be at the festival hub (Trades Hall) on the 21st of October. Originally Broadcast: 09/10/2022 Make sure you listen to Loud & Queer live Sundays from 3-4pm, you'll hear more talks and great queer music. Tune in to SYN 90.7FM, listen online at syn.org.au or search for SYN on digital streaming platforms. Playlist: Samuel Gaskin & The Merindas - RĀIN Dirty Versachi - Rainbow Light Beam Dyan Tai & Mindy Meng Wang - We Can't Forget Jesswar - Caramel Bars Kai Cult - Get Wound Away Mykki Blanco - Steps Our Spotify playlist is regularly updated with songs played on the show, so you can hear every beat again, and again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines with Emily// Thursday Breakfast is raising money for 3CR's 2022 Radiothon!Donate over the phone: CALL 03 9419 8377 OR SMS 0488 809 855 Donate online at 3cr.org.au/donate, or via our CrowdRaiser at givenow.com.au/cr/breakfast.Don't forget to nominate Thursday Breakfast when you make your donation!// Ellise Bourne, Media and Communications Officer at the Renters and Housing Union or RAHU, joins us to discuss the crisis of rental availability in Australia and about the ongoing fight for renters rights. Ellise is also a disability worker and proud unionist. You can find out more about RAHU's work, including how to find your local RAHU branch, at rahu.org.au.// Michelle Roger is a Gippsland based Disabled artist, writer and model. She is part of the Emerging Writers Festival event 'By My Bed' at No Vacancy gallery and online. Disabled Artists with lived experience of disability, chronic pain, and chronic illness answer the question ‘What are the objects that make up your world?' Alongside the photographs, you will find musings about the body, accessibility, care, community, and tenderness that can accumulate by their beds.// Dylan O'Hara is the acting manager of Vixen, Victoria's peer-only sex worker organisation. Vixen is a member organisation of Scarlet Alliance, the national peak body representing sex worker organisations in Australia, and the Global Network of Sex Work Projects, NSWP. Today, Dylan will be discussing the impacts and obstacles of the Victorian Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022.// We also heard from some excellent former Thursday Breakfasters - Katia Lallo (Done By Law on 3CR) and Rosie Isaac - and from Natalie Osborne (Radio Reversal on 4ZZZ), who shared why they love community radio!// Katia let us know about a new campaign fighting for workplace justice for community legal workers- you can sign the petition to support their fight for fair workplace conditions here, and follow them on Twitter and Instagram. You can also attend the campaign launch at Trades Hall on Thursday 16 June at 5.30PM.// Songs//hate me - miniskirt ft. blackwinterwells//Smile - Izy//

7:10 Jacob speaks with Dr Patricia Ranald, the Convener of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET). The World Trade Organisation is set to meet tomorrow to debate a waiver on a controversial trading agreement related to COVID-19 vaccines. The original waiver on the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights was proposed by South Africa and India in 2021 and would enable more equitable production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The waiver has been blocked for over a year by the EU, Switzerland, and the UK who face immense lobbying from pharmaceutical companies.  7:30 Jason Fowler from the Environment Centre of Northern Territory (ECNT) tells Jacob about a recent case that was launched against the Australian Government, who approved an oil drilling project off the north coast of Australia in the Tiwi Islands. You can read the background brief to the case here.  7:50 Claudia talks with Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri educator and artist Lyn Thorpe about her experience teaching at the Northland Secondary School in the 90s which was one of the many schools that Jeff Kennet shut down and the only to survive. The story of the school is told in an exhibition currently on at the Melbourne Museum, Fight for Survival. 8:10 Writer Nadia Wheatley discusses her latest work, Radicals- Remembering the 60s which she's coauthored with longtime friend Meredith Burgmann. The book looks back on an era of political change and activism during the time of the Vietnam war, Womens Liberation and Indigenous Land Rights, it is part memoir, part biography and looks at 20 activists including Gary Foley and Margaret Reynolds. The book launches in Melbourne on Thursday, 6pm at Trades Hall.

Van Badham and Ben Davison talk about election night 2022, the first openly left/centre left LIVE Election night broadcast and the current state of play for the Australian parliament. With Albo's Labor Party winning a majority but the most independant MPs elected into parliament since before WWII Van and Ben look at what has happened from a macro perspective and how this election signals that Australia is still a Menzian/Hawke nation.  A concept that Morrison's "Liberals" seem to have forgotten. Van and Ben explore what that concept means, how it might influence an Albanese Labor government, how it played out in the campaign and what might happen next. And remember if you want to be part of shaping your future join your union australianunions.org.au/wow.  Who knows?  Maybe you'll end up singing on stage with Van and Sally McManus at 1am at Trades Hall sometime.....

Part 2 - Phil chats with China expert Ken White and former Trades Hall secretary, Brian Boyd.

Sally Bourne's career began at the age of 12 when she was cast in the title role in the original Australian production of the musical Annie. A role that cast her alongside Hayes Gordon, Jill Perryman and Nancye Hayes. 40+ years on from that auspicious debut performance, Sally has worked in musicals, on T.V, in cabaret, concerts and as a comedian both in Australia and in London.Her destiny as a performer seems inevitable. Her mother was a dancer/choreographer and her father, the legendary Australian actor, singer and comedian, Ernie Bourne. Her parents met at the Palais Theatre St Kilda, in the musical The Desert Song. She wasn't born in a trunk but it was pretty close.Most recently, Sally was seen in the sixth instalment of her cabaret series with Susan-ann Walker; Subtle, playing to packed houses in Melbourne. She was also featured in the ensemble cast of the new musical work Mrs Prime Minister, composed by John Thorn and written & directed by Terence O'Connell. Before this new work Sally appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival as a part of the improv team Spontaneous Broadway at Trades Hall.Her extensive theatre credits in Australia include; Brigadoon, Company, Moonshadow (Original Cast). The Boy From Oz, Nine, Damn Yankees, Once We Lived Here (Original Cast) & Shane Warne - The Musical (Original Cast).Television credits include Prisoner, I Can Jump Puddles, The Sullivans and Neighbours.Sally lived & worked in London from 1991 to 2004 appearing in My Fair Lady, Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hey Mr Producer, A - My Name is Alice, The John Wayne Principle & the world premier productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical; The Beautiful Game and Jerry Springer the Opera at the Royal National Theatre.During her time in London, Sally made her debut as a stand up comic with her comedy partner Lucinda Cowden & was a finalist in the ‘So You Think You're Funny' awards as well as appearing at the Edinburgh Festival with the comedy troupe The Hairstyles.She can also be seen in the Alan Parker movie; Evita playing Eva's maid.Sally is also one of Melbourne's busiest singing teachers & has been on staff at some of the U.K's & Melbourne's most prestigious theatre schools, as well as directing cabaret showcases at The Victorian College of the Arts & Patrick Studio's Australia.Sally is great fun. Armed with an abundance of anecdotes, she is the perfect guest. She is also a source of tremendous knowledge, informed by her celebrated longevity in a career that is often precarious, but never dull.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Whooshkaa, Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Amy speaks in-depth with best-selling author Johann Hari about his new book, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention. Johann explores the attention crisis and why we have lost our ability to focus. He tells Amy how we can take back our attention at both an individual and systemic level, but we have to fight for it. Susanna Freymark, editor of northern NSW community newspaper indyNR.com, talks about the floods crisis in the Northern Rivers. She tells us stories of helicopter and boat rescues by residents, the inadequate government response at the height of the disaster, and what life is like now for flood-affected communities. Historians Professor Joy Damousi (ACU) and Professor Frank Bongiorno (ANU) join Amy to talk about the great late Australian historian Stuart Macintyre and his masterful second volume of the history of the Communist Party of Australia, The Party. They will be launching the book at Trades Hall.

Dean Arcuri returns to take on special celebrity guest Russell Fletcher! Russell Fletcher is an actor, comedian, and cabaret performer who will be live at Trades Hall from the 31st... LEARN MORE The post Pop Queers: Ep 72: Dean Arcuri vs Russell Fletcher appeared first on Pop Queers.

Luke Hilakari has been the Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council since 2014. He's been a Labor member since he turned 18 and has played a key role in electing (and re-electing) the Andrew Labor government and fighting for marriage equality and workers' rights.  In light of all the BATSHIT anti-vax protesting that's been going on in Melbourne of late, I wanted to ask Luke about the presence of anti-vax organising within the labour movement, why some workers might be attracted to this ideology and what can be done about it.  We also discuss the class war that the pandemic has shone a light on, solidarity, why strikes are beautiful, spanking the Labor Party and how the union movement will be approaching the upcoming election.  Join the LIASYO Facebook group here please and thank you If you've got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron I'm recording a stand up special at Chapel Off Chapel in early December @lhilakari weareunion.org.au ARTICLE: We need a royal commission into the organised far-right in Australia by Luke Hilakari ARTICLE: Has solidarity succumbed to the rise of rage? by Waleed Aly Labor's policy's on workers' rights for the upcoming election Trades Hall's Sticking Together book Cause of the Week: Australians For A Murdoch Royal Commission (murdochroyalcommission.org.au)  

Bianka talks about dating fatigue. Why do we keep dating if it's SO EXHAUSTING and frustrating and TIRING? Can't we just get off this hamster wheel already?! Tickets for Damsel Undistressed Live in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival are available now! Shows are on the 27th and 28th of March @ 5pm at the Comic's Lounge in North Melbourne. Click here to get tix You can also come see Bianka in her first stand-up show Not Mother's Daughters at Trades Hall, tix available here Follow Bianka on Instagram at @biankaismailovskiannieandbianka.com.au 

YACSA CEO Anne Bainbridge joined Valerie Farfalla, Anne Maxwell and Ewen Kloas from AUWU to discuss submissions to government on youth unemployment in South Australia.  The AUWU's Anti-Poverty Week  event "From Stigma to Dignity", 12th October, at Trades Hall with two expert panels and the Victorian Trade Union Choir singing "It's Time" for a Newstart increase was also discussed.