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Mayor appeals for help to find Foodbarn a new or temporary home, a decision to extend legacy free parking for Trades Hall reveals 40 years of history and pushes councillors to make difficult decisions, park lighting petition gets the thumbs down, a new park named in South Ripley, amendments to the City Plan and council makes a last-minute submission to the state on e-bikes. All that and more when Teresa Harding joins the show after the April meeting of Ipswich City Council.Published: 30 April 2026.Image: Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding (supplied)Theme music: AudioJungle - Mark_Music and Matt SteinerJust in case you need help: https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/live/our-community/domestic-and-family-violence/documents/just-in-case-card-november-2025.pdfNew land valuations: https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/valuation/2026-valuationsIpswich City Council: www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/Ipswich City Council meeting agendas and minutes: bit.ly/2JlrVKYCouncil meetings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/IpswichCityCouncilTVIpswich Planning Scheme: https://bit.ly/3g4Jwb7Shape Your Ipswich: www.shapeyouripswich.com.au/Ipswich Civic Centre: www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/Ipswich Festivals: https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/Black Swan Art (David Pearce): https://www.blackswanart.com.au/Ipswich Art Gallery: www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/Ipswich Community Gallery: https://ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/community/ipswich-community-galleryDiscover Ipswich: www.discoveripswich.com.au/Discover Ipswich what's on: https://whatson.discoveripswich.com.au/Workshops Rail Museum: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/rail-workshopsIpswich Showgrounds: https://ipswichshow.com.au/upcoming-eventsIpswich Libraries: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/Picture Ipswich: www.pictureipswich.com.au/Studio 188: www.studio188.com.au/Nicholas Street Precinct: www.nicholasst.com.au/The Leads music: https://theleadsmusic.bandcamp.com/Damien J Johnson: https://damienjjohnson.com/Lost Ipswich Facebook: https://bit.ly/3pLLBwNc Stream audio recommended. If auto download enabled some apps require a re-download or refresh RSS content to hear most recent version should there be an episode updateIpswich Today is supported by listeners like you. Help keep it online with a small one-off or regular donation. Visit https://ipswichtoday.com.au/Advertise on Ipswich Today https://ipswichtoday.com.au/advertising/Ipswich Today recommended listening: Twenty Thousand Hertz - stories behind the world's most recognisable and interesting sounds https://www.20k.org/ 

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

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Austin Hospital blue on-going and  pre-fab shop negotiations news. Igloo student accommodation build in Williams St, City report.  Karingal Hospital report. Labor Party reshuffle mention. A follow up about boxing matches that are coming up check the socials. Nextgen coming up on 24th April at Trades Hall in Geelong. 

Kenny is hosting this week with Australian and International, Melbourne based comedian, Tom Ballard as they discuss the news, views and reviews of the week that was. Tom Ballard is returning to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) in 2026 with a new stand-up show, “Be Funny Challenge (Impossible)”, running from March 26 to April 19, 2026, at Trades Hall.  After a year away, Ballard's new 2026 show is described as a “relentless whirl of opinion, silliness, and increasingly bad-taste jokes,” focusing on politics, social issues, and current events.  Nominee 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show Nominee Best Comedy 2023 Melbourne Fringe As seen on Fisk, Deadloch, Tonightly, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee and Deal Or No Deal (for some reason). As heard on podcast Serious Danger. After a year away from touring, doing nothing but being very nice and uncontroversial, Australia's Special Envoy For Comedy Tom Ballard returns in 2026 with a new show packed with heaps of jokes about all the stuff. https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/be-funny-challenge-impossible/ The post Sat, 28th, March, 2026: Weekend Wrap Up with Kenny Hill and Tom Ballard appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

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.//

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.

Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of deaths in custody. This week's show starts off with an interview with David Glanz from the Refugee Action Collective (RAC), who gave us an update on a major anti-racism forum entitled: Unite to fight Racism, End the scapegoating — refugees and migrants welcome. The meeting took place on 25 February, at Trades Hall. Read more about RAC's work and more upcoming events here. After that we heard from Brett Collins from Justice Action, speaking to us about patient-centered external support and a submission that the organisation has prepared for the Annual Health Care in Secure Settings Conference. The conference explores the niche field of health care in custodial and forensic mental health settings. This must-attend conference will take place on Thursday 30 and Friday 31 July 2026. Find more info about the event here.The show ends with April Day's speech at this year's Invasion Day rally. April is the daughter of Tanya Day who died in custody in 2017.   

Headlines:- Fitzroy Stars netball players have been left "traumatised" after alleged racism endured by their players went without punishment at a tribunal meeting last week.- Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector and US Marine intelligence officer, stated that 'If there is a military attack against Iran, it's because the goal is to destroy Iran and eliminate the Islamic Republic.- The Brazilian government has revoked Decree 12600 following a month of protests by local indigenous communities in the city of Santarem, Para in Northern Brazil.- February 27 marked the national day for the non-self-governing country, Western Sahara. 7:15AM //Cathy and Emma, members of Free Kanaky Solidarity Naarm, speak to Phuong about their campaign to raise $8000 by April. These funds will go towards paying for a Kanak delegate to come to so-called 'Australia' to educate us on their ongoing struggle against French colonisation, as well as to connect with decolonial First Nations elders and leaders across the continent. To find out more, you can go to @freekanakysolidarity.naarm. They have a Chuffed fundraiser going on at the moment which you can find on their Instagram.7:30AM //In September 2025, reporter Mell Chun from The Sunday Paper spent 10 days in Kanaky, reporting on the French state's suppression of the Kanak people following the uprising of May 2024, as well as their continued resistance and Independence movement. Colonisation of the Souls is a series of reporting in Kanaky by Mell Chun from The Sunday Paper. If you want to learn more about Kanaky and show your support, follow Free Kanaky Solidarity Naarm on instagram. You can also donate to FKSN's Chuffed campaign, which goes toward food, medical supplies and legal representation for the Kanak people. You can order issues of The Sunday Paper at https://www.slingshotbooks.com.au/the-sunday-paper and subscribe to their podcast at https://thesundaypaperpodcast.substack.com/.7:45AM //Caro Dunbar is the lead of the Women's Team at Trades Hall. Caro leads campaigns on issues related to women's rights at work, including amplifying the voices of women in male-dominated industries, raising awareness about gender-based violence in the hospitality sector, and advancing reproductive rights. This Sunday marks International Working Women's day. In this interview Caro shares the meaning behind IWWD and the program of events that the trades hall is running to commemorate the week. You can find out more at the Women's Union website here. 8:00AM //Elyse Cunningham is a Coordinator for the Better Buses campaign at Friends of the Earth. The campaign aims to improve public transport access across theWestern suburbs of Melbourne, fighting for environment, socioeconomic, and racial justice. Elyse is here this morning to discuss the upcoming "the west deserves the best" symposium and what's next for the campaign in a state election year. For more information you can follow the instagram @better_buses or go to melbournefo.org.au/transport there is also a collective meeting on Wednesday 4/3 at 6pm.8:15AM //Suzanne Phoenix is a Melbourne based photographer who has an upcoming exhibition held at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre. Within her work, Suzanne uses a unique visual lense to emphasize subjects who are often underrepresented. Today we will be discussing her creative process along with her influences and personal connections to International Women's Day, which is this coming Sunday, March 8th. The International Women's Day exhibition will be held at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre from March 4th to April 15th at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre. You can see more of Suzanne's work on her website here or Instagram  Songs: Ganalili - Spinifex Gum ft Marlina Choir Debout Les Femmes - 39 Femmes

In this episode of stick together, new host Amy joins the team to interview Cecilia from Vahpa Pulse about the rank and file challenge to the merger of VAHPA with HACSU. Listen to learn about issues raised about the transparency and democracy of the VAHPA leadership. UPDATE! Since the recording off this episode the third petition to VAHPA leadership has ben apporved and an general meeting has been called to to discuss the merger.VAHPA members can attend the meeting on the 11th of Decemeber @ 11am Solidarity Hall at Trades Hall 54 Victoria Street , Carlton 3053.

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  

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast Show On the show we had: Headlines: NSN in recruitment overdrive targeting young boys and men online Victorian Treaty Legislation  4,500 people have fled Sudan's North Kordofan state as the Rapid Support Forces continue their attacks against civilians Segments:- A speech by David Shoebridge, the Greens Senator for NSW from Yesterdays Free Palestine Rally outside the State Library. Yesterdays rally marks the anniversary of the signing of the Balfour Declaration in 1917. According to Al Jazeera, "The Balfour Declaration (“Balfour's promise” in Arabic) was a public pledge by Britain in 1917 declaring its aim to establish “a national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine. The declaration turned the Zionist aim of establishing a Jewish state in Palestine into a reality when Britain publicly pledged to establish “a national home for the Jewish people” there. The pledge is generally viewed as one of the main catalysts of the Nakba – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948 – and the conflict that ensued with the Zionist state of Israel." The Free Palestine Coalition Naarm refuse the colonial management of Palestine, from the British mandate, to the 1917 Balfour Declaration signed on November the 2nd 1917, to Zionist genocide, military occupation and apartheid, todays imposed Trump deal that seeks to offer Gaza to bidders and contractors.  - A second speech from yesterdays Free Palestine rally by Faris Mindal. Faris is a Sudanese Engineer, Poet, and Film Director, as well as the co-founder of Red Sea Media Melbourne, who are a creative Media Arts and Film making company aiming to showcase and and amplify stories and voices of marginalised communities affected by conflict and war. The following speech includes a poem written and performed by 8 year old Sudanese poet, Leyla. - Yousef speaking with Alice Drewery and Hannah Shomali about their upcoming fundraiser for families in Gaza that will be this thursday the 6th of November at the Trades Hall in Carlton starting at 630pm. To find tickets go to https://apan.org.au/event/voices-under-fire-stories-from-gaza/ . To listen to that full episode go to 3cr.org.au/palestine and to hear more of Palestine Remembered tune into 3cr on Saturdays from 930-10am.  - Tiny Sparks and Turning Points, a bulletin from our good friends at the Commons Social Change Library.Today, they'll bring us some radical events over the years that changed this country.This feature is looking at the month of October over our collective history, and will come to listeners on the first Monday of every month, at 8AM.It is a good example of why we need to remember our history in order to build a better future. For now, a big thank you to our friends at The Commons Social Change Library. You can find their work at www.commonslibrary.org & look out for their page on the 3CR website which we will feature if you want to listen back - which is coming soon. - Interview with Jodie Hall of the Trans Justice Project speaking about Queensland's Supreme Court ruled that the state's ban of prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria was unlawful as it did not follow correct processes, the ban and the challenge against it. The case was brought to the court by the mother of a 14-year-old trans teenager, whose lawyers exposed that the directive, issued back in January, was done so without consultation of medical professionals. Just hours after that ruling, Queensland's Health Minister Tim Nicholls reinstated the ban on puberty blockers.  Music: Treaty - Yothu Yindi Are You With Me Now - Cate Le Bon  

Jennifer speaks with Hanna Shomali and Alice Drury about an event they have organised to raise funds for and support people in Gaza.'Voices under fire: Stories from Gaza' will feature readings of poetry and first hand accounts of Palestinians who have been forced to flee, who have died, and who are still trying to survive in Gaza.The event will be held at Trades Hall in Carlton on Thursday 6th of November at 6.15pm.You can book hereOther linksAustralia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN)Gofundme for Amer Al Massri's family (as discussed in the program)(NB: Hanna has passed on that the amount raised so far through Gofundme has been spent on the family's survival over the last few years).

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An intimate robo-burlesque spectacle.  Queen Machine performer Anna Lumb joins us in the studio.  October 15 to 19 at Trades Hall's Quilt Room for Melbourne Fringe.   Melbourne Fringe Festival - QUEEN MACHINE 

Tuck Shop Ladies Rosie & Sam join us for a chat about their Melbourne Fringe show There's A Song In That.  October 8 to 12 at Trades Hall's Quilt Room. Melbourne Fringe Festival - There's a song in that

Headlines// 7:15AM// Jessica has been a member of the Australian Unemployed Workers Union since it was founded but has been an activist since the 70s. In 2014, Jessica helped form a local AUWU branch in Wonthaggi, where they picketed job centres to support their members. Now she is on age pension and says she can't believe that we are still fighting Howard-era payments under the poverty line and the Morrison era of punitive penalty systems. Jess joined us on the show to talk about the upcoming picket organised by AUWU to protest the National Employment Services Association's annual conference.  If you need support after listening to this interview: 13 YARN (13 92 76), Lifeline 13 11 14, Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467, QLife 1800 184 527 (3pm - midnight). Links:'Stop Profiteering from Poverty' event AUWU websiteBreadline (AUWU's radio show) 7:30AM// Zelda from Disrupt Wars. Last Tuesday at 12:30pm there was a snap action held outside the Indonesian embassy to demand an end to the persecution of West Papuans, the release of all political prisoners, and the protection of Sayang Mandabayan - a pro-democracy leader and mother of four. Here to tell us more about the action and the protests in Sorong is Zelda from Disrupt Wars. Links:Support the Peace in Papua campaign7:40 AM//  Pipin Jamson, Melbourne Bergerak, an Indonesian woman who spoke outside the Indonesian consulate in Naarm last week calling for solidarity to Free West Papua. 7:45 AM// Laura Billings is the Campaigns Director at Parents for Climate, a climate advocacy organisation representing parents, carers, and kids with the shared goal of a safe future for our children. Laura is also a co-organiser of her local Parents for Climate group on Wadawurrung country in the Bellarine-Geelong-Surf Coast area. Laura is here to chat to us about the need for an emissions reduction target of net zero for 2035 and the actions Parents for Climate is taking to advocate for this goal. 8:00 AM// Jaimie Jeffrey is a member of the Elbit out of Victoria campaign which was initiated by Free Palestine Coalition Naarm. Jaimie is a life-long human rights activist who plays a leading role in several pro-Palestine and anti-militarism groups. Jaimie is back on Tuesday Breakfast to talk about an event taking place tomorrow at Trades Hall: the launch of the Future Fund report with a screening of the film, To Kill a War Machine.Links:Future Fund Report 8:15 AM// Rochelle Francis, a board member at Democracy in Colour, an independent, non-partisan organisation advocating for racial justice, led by and for people of colour. Rochelle also works as a community lawyer. Rochelle is joining us today to talk about the threats posed by the recent so-called "March for Australia" and what commitments are needed from our governments moving forward to promote an inclusive democracy. 

Today we continue to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons in war. On August 6 1945 the US army dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima Japan with devastating effect. The intergenerational effects of the atomic bomb are ongoing and first up we'll hear from Kazuyo Yamane daughter of a Hibakusha speaking at speaking at a forum called Remembering Hiroshoma held by the Nuclear Truth Project last year.Next we delve into the Radioactive Show archives and bring you an interview with Jack Sennet who was based in Hiroshima with the Australian airforce just after the bombing. In March 1946, Australia was assigned to Hiroshima and the surrounding area as part the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). The program was first broadcast on the Radioactive Show on August 6 1994.  Thanks to Eric Miller for the archives and Sam Gibbard for making those available to us.In Naarm Melbourne there is a 80 years since Hiroshima - day of commemoration: Morning vigil as part of a global week of action to commemorate the terrible atomic bombings in Japan and to collectively remember that something like this should never happen again.  8-9 am: In the morning of Wednesday August 6 there will be a silent vigil from 8-9am (8.15 am was the time of the actual bombing on the day) at St Paul's Catherdral for a time of commemoration.12-1 pm: The Peace Choir will be singing in front of the State Library Victoria.1-1.15  pm: procession to Trades hall1.15-1.30pm: Group photo in front of the huge ICAN banner at Trades Hall1.30-2 pm: Tea and snacks at Trades Hall with a speaker from the Japanese community.All the details can be found at melbournefoe.org.au/events.The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has webinar on Sunday 3rd of from 4-7pm 'Victims of Nuclear Weapons and Testing'.And from 7-8pm on Wednesday 6 August a webinar 'The Fire Still Burns, Hiroshima Disarmamanet and Resistance'.  You can find all the details and links to registar for these events at icanw.org.au/action.   

HEADLINES // 7:15AM // Jaimie Jeffrey, co-convenor of IPAN Geelong and Vic Southwest speaks at the Future Funds rally outside Hanwha HQ last Thursday 26th June 2025 as part of Elbit out of Victoria's EOFY Week of Action. Jaimie speaks about the expansion of the military industrial complex here in so-called Australia.  7:30AM // Yolanda Robson is the Director of the Young Workers' Centre at Trades Hall, which provides information and support for young people in the workforce. Yolanda chats to us about challenges faced by young workers, including lower wages and a lack of safety in apprenticeships. Yolanda speaks to YWC's ongoing campaigns to tackle these issues and what's next. You can follow @youngworkersvic and find out more at youngworkers.org.au.  7:45AM // Freja Leonard was previously the No More Gas campaigner at Friends of the Earth and joins us on the program this morning to talk us through the Vic Government's latest announcements that will continue the work of significantly reducing the use of fossil gas statewide for rentals, newly built privately owned homes and newly built commercial buildings including schools and hospitals. 8:00AM // Audrey van Herwaarden is a policy analyst focused on corporate responsibility. She has a background working in the banking sector and sustainable finance before joining the Australian Conservation Foundation. She is also the author of the report, 'Financed deforestation: banks' roles and responsibilities'. She joins us on the phone this morning to discuss the investigation by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), linking cases of deforestation to major banks through mortgages.  8:15AM // Gayle Osborne is a founding member of Wombat Forestcare, a community group dedicated to protecting forests and wildlife in the Wombat Forest and surrounding area. In 2021, the Victorian Government pledged to create a new national park in the central west region, but is yet to deliver on this commitment. Gayle joins us this morning to discuss the biodiversity of the forest, threats to the precious plant and animal species, and why the community is calling for urgency in legislating the national park.  Songs: Ripple Effect Band - People from Maningrida

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 

Weekly update from the CFMEU Construction Dvision (VIC/Tas). News about all the sh*T! Another rally 11am Wednesday 18th Sept outside Trades Hall, Carlton. Scallywags and sooks.

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

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

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. 

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

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. 

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 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!

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.

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)

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.

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.....

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

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.

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