The Radioactive Exposure Tour is a road trip exploring nuclear Australia, past and present, and forging connections for the ongoing campaigns to keep uranium in the ground, to stop unwanted and unnecessary radioactive waste dumps and to eliminate nuclear weapons.Tune in to the Rad Tour 2018 to hear about the inspiring resistance taking place beyond the city, and some special snippets from Rad Tour Got Talent.The Rad Tours have been organised by Friends of the Earth for more than 30 years.Earth Matters #1135 was produced by Gem Romuld.

On this week’s show, we listen to a wide ranging conversation between best-selling author and journalist Naomi Klein and comedian Aamer Rahman. Recorded just days after Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election, they discuss race and the colonial mindset in a post-Trump world and reflect on what this means for environmental organising in Australia and Canada. You can watch the full conversation - and many more - at the Wheeler Centre's website. Earth Matters #1134 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

Dr Jackie Kelly  is one of the many people who dedicate their time and are committed to better environmental outcomes for the health of our rivers and wetlands. And today we’re in conversation with Kelly on the latest on the Murray-Darling Basin plan from an environmental perspective, the politics and you'll hear how community members from all over the country are passionate about saving the mighty Murray Darling Rivers and the wetlands.

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

Changing light bulbs isn’t stopping climate change so people are breaking their own addictions to coal and doing it for themselves. 1.8 million rooftops in Australia have solar panels. Solar Citizens are campaigning to grow and defend that, and increase access to the renewable revolution.A sinister collusion of business and government is again wreaking havoc on the environment. NSW land-clearing laws are letting landowners bulldoze willy-nilly, shrinking the remnants of native bushland that we desperately need to keep standing. The Nature Conservation Council of NSW is on the front foot.Guests:Kristy Walters, NSW Community Organiser for Solar CitizensDaisy Barham, Campaigns Director at the Nature Conservation Council of NSWEarth Matters #1131 was produced by Gem Romuld.

Exploring SeedbanksAustralia is home to two seed banks and coming up on Earth Matters in this program we are joined by guest Dr Sally Horton as we take a look inside the Australian Grains seedbank at Horsham and we yarn on Norton’s recent return from the Global Seedbank also known as the Doomsday Vault in a remote mountain location in Norway.

People of the Pacific Islands are already feeling the ravages of climate change - be that loss of food production as sea levels rise, the erosion of shorelines, king tides, and the increased occurrence and severity of cyclones.But Pacific Islanders are speaking out. So on today’s show we are tuning-in to Pasifika voices and amplifying their messages.We’re going to hear from a brand-new podcast. It’s called Climates of Listening, it’s a special feature produced by Anja Kanngieser and published by Niu Wireless. Part of a new wave of DIY media-making coming out of Fiji.So pull up a seat and get ready to listen.Guests: Atueta Rabuka, Krystelle Lavaki, Amelia Rigsby and Peter SipeliLinks:Niu Wireless - Mixcloud'New media for transmitting Pacific stories: podcasting and audio recording' - Anja KanngieserEarth Matters #1129 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

Karina Lester, Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman from South Australia, tells us about her work to reclaim, revive and maintain Aboriginal languages.Karina's late father was blinded by the nuclear testing program in the 1950s. The Lester family have played an enormous role speaking out against nuclear dangers, from nuclear weapons to radioactive waste.Karina explains the critical role of language in knowing and protecting country, as evidenced by the successful Irati Wanti campaign to prevent the construction of a radioactive waste dump, led by Aboriginal women with special knowledge.This talk was recorded aboard the Peace Boat's recent voyage to Oceania.The Jabiluka calendars mentioned in the show are available for $12 online at Marrawuddi Gallery.Music by the Brolga Boys and Combat Wombat.Image of Karina Lester speaking at Making Waves in Sydney, Redfern Community Centre, by John Janson-Moore.

This week on Earth Matters we explore the current recycling issue affecting some Victorians as the Chinese Government ban on foreign recyclables came into effect on January 1st 2018. The Victorian State Government and the various stakeholders including some Victorian local councils (metro and regional) are all trying to work through how to best deal with this problem right across the state of Victoria. The Chinese Government Recycling import ban is from China is affecting not only consumers in Victoria but also in other countries incluing; New Zealand, THE US, Japan, The EU and The UK.Earth Matter's Kerri-Lee Harding explore this current environmental issue in conversation with Rob Spence CEO of The Municipal Association of Victoria and Councillor Jennifer Anderson Mayor Maceden Ranges Shire Council.Music: Let’s Go green, Going green Song (excerpts) featured in this program.

On this week's show:We take time to listen to three writers and activists who help us see our world differently, helping us to imagine other possible futures.Hannah Donnelly is a Wiradjuri woman from New South Wales. She is the creator of the Sovereign Trax music blog, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music and culture. Hannah is also the co-editor of the Sovereign Apocalypse. Her writing experiments with speculative fiction and future imaginings of Indigenous responses to climate change.Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar woman from the south coast of Western Australia.She writes fiction, essays and poetry. Her debut novel 'Terra Nullius' is published by Hachette Australia, 2017.Ursula K. Le Guin was a writer of fantasy, science fiction and poetry. She created worlds that were both alien and also entirely relevant to our own.Earth Matters #1126 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.