Solidarity Breakfast

Refugee Activist Detained here II Aran Mylvaganam respected community leader was handcuffed and detained for three hours during a protest at Andrew Gillies office in Thomastown on Thursday. Gillies is the minister for immigration and the demonstration was to remind him that 12,000, mostly Tamils, have been left with out permanent status in Australia. Aran talks to us today.Save Preston Market Town Hall Meeting here II The campaign to save Preston Market is holding a public meeting May 12 at Preston City Hall at 6.30pm.Driftwood the Musical here II Tania de Jong plays her grandmother in this local, true account of remarkable people surviving through art on arrival in Australia from war-torn Europe. Now running to May 20 at Chapel on Chapel.This is the week here II Kevin Healy gives us a comprehensive run through of the week with satire.Raise the Rate here II It is just before the Federal Budget, all the signs are that the rate of social security, as set now, is forcing families and individuals into poverty. We speak to Jeremy Poxton from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU) how the Government is resisting raising the rate.

Drugs & the Death Sentence here II 3cr's Judith Peppard reporting from the Harm Reduction International Conference held in Melbourne recently. This report is based on an interview with cultural antrhropology and public health practitioners Belinda and Jeff Lewis on their reflections around drugs, the 'Bali 9' & the subsequent execution of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan as a fruitless exercise in drug use control.Social v Affordable Housing here II Deb Di Natalie, CEO of the Council for Homeless People, outlines their plan for the Victorian Government to move 1000s of 'affordable' houses onto the 'social housing' register.QU & Boeing here II The arms dealer Boeing has a large stake in supporting programs at Queensland University. We talk with Wage Peace activist Margret Pestorius about a recent action at the Queensland University Senate meeting to bring home the University's role in normalising on-going war by taking money from Boeing.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy cuts open the week with the knife of satire.Bendigo Street Report here II Kelly Whitworth and Mike Collins, authors of the report Housing,  Activism and Local Government: The Bendigo Street Occupation - a case Study, come and talk about the issues uncovered in the report and alert us to the launch: Tuesday May 2, 6-7.30 pm Melbourne School of Design, Melbourne University. Go to the Melbourne School of Design website for zoom link.

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)

NGOs & the Status Quo here II Jack Mansell gives a fascinating argument that environment NGOs are maintaining the Status Quo rather than helping positive change.Richard Woolcott's Legacy here II the recent death of diplomat Richard Woolcott brought back the vile role played by Australia in the Indonesian savage invasion and subjugation of East Timor. We speak with Peter Job author of the book A Narrative of Denial and a recent article called The ambassador and the hit litst in Declassified Australia which dissects Mr Woolcott;s legacy.This is the week here II Kevin slices the week with satire.Palm Sunday Rally for Refugees here II Margret Sinclair, from RAC and Doctors4Refugees, spoke at the rally about those people left lanquishing in Indonesia camps, with the door shut by successive Australian government,Socialist Activist & Pro-trans anti fascist offensive here II Grace Hill, Socialist activist and NUS LGBT Officer, gave a rousing speech at the Marxist Conference 2023 about her involvement in the recent offensive against the Posie Parker anti-trans rally and the Nazis who danced on the steps of Victorian Parliament.

The Safeguard Mechanism here II We talk to ACF's Gavan McFadzean about the Safeguard Mechanism Agreement struck by Greens Federal Leader Adam Bandt and the Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. Does it protect the environment?Bulga Forest Logging 'Suspended' here II Dr Jarra Hicks from Save Bulga Forest reports on the 'suspending' of logging after the NSW election.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices and dices the week with satire.the Annual Wage Review here II We speak with Don Sutherland about the progress of the Annual Wage Review the mechanism which sets the hourly rate of pay for the lowest paid workers in Australia.

Fight for FOI here II Rex Patrick and the Australian Information Commissioner speaks before going into Federal Court to argue that the Australian Information Commissioner needs to return request in a timely manner for a healty Democracy,Free Assange Rally here II Dean Yates was the bureau chief for Reuters when the US Apache killed twelve people including two of his people as shown in the Wikileaks released video Collateral Murder. David McBride is facing indicment for exposing unlawful killings by ADF personnel in Afghanistan.No 2 AUKUS Rally here II David Sweeney from ICAN the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weaponswho mced the event, Dr Margret Beavis from the Medical Associationfor Preventionof War, John Landis former diplomat and Kevin Bracken former MUA State Secretary. Trans Rights Anti Fascist Rally here II Speeches and rally against the Fascists on Parliment steps who were supporting Kelly-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, a British anti-transgender rights activist and the founder of the group Standing for Women.

The Right to fight for Climate here II We go to the mass meeting called by GECO the Goongerah Environment Centre, around the right to organise for climate and the environment which are being threatened by upcoming law changes in Victoria in May.The resolutions passed resolved to take a mass action to defend the environment and potentially take high court action to contest the State Laws. Newretro here II Choreographer & Director of the LGI Inc dance company Lucy Guerin joins us to talk about Newretro which explores 21 years of dance with a dance piece which takes advantage of the whole of the ACCA space with audiences able to move around the space at will. Opens 25 March running to April 2 tickets. it is part of Framed : a biennial of dance.This is the week here II Kevin Healy runs through the week with a satire knife.Women, Life Freedom here II A strong theme at the Melbourne IWD day march, joined by an Iranian speaker and a strong contingent of Iranian/Australian actvists in support of the women in Iran. Other speakers included Deb James, IEU and President VHTC; Lizbeth Latham NTEU organiser; and Ashley Wyatt Big Steps. Will Stracke from the VTHC mc'd.

Short to Academy Awards here II Lachlan Pendragon, creator of the short animation An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It is packing his bags for the Academy Awards ceremony hoping that his 12min animation might best short. We chat.Barka Plan here II Tyler Rotche, Healthy Rivers Campaigner, Environment Victoria updates us on the progress toward increased water flows into the Barka through the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.Fast Track for Some Not All here II Renuga Inpakuma, from the Tamil Refugee Council, speaks up for 12,000 refugees on termperary potection visas who miss out on the Fast Track system to permanent visas.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy cut through the week that was.Mparntwe/ Alice Springs here II Jerome Small gives us an insight into his recent visit to Mparntwe with a more extensive report available at RedFlag.

Careers for Women in Trades here II Courteney Munn, Project Officer Careers for Women in Trades at the AMWU in Victoria, talks to us about the project to bring more women into trades and the upcoming Hume Women in STEM and Construction Careers & Jobs Expo on Wednesday March 1 at Broadmeadows Town Hall running from 10-1pm. Register at Eventbrite or visit www.amwu.org.au/events_wit.Newcastle Climate Camp here II Naomi from Rising Tide gives a background to the upcoming Climate Camp that will be running 14-17 April in Newcastle info.This is the week here II Kevin returns refreshed from is surf down the coast with plenty to say about the state of things.Palestinian Writers under Zionist Attack - Adelaide Writers Festival here II We speak with Dr Randa Abdel Fatah about a spate of attacks by the local Zionist lobby against Palestinian writers, a journalist and push to get Universities to redefine anti-semitism while the theft of land and murders are escalating on the West Bank by Israeli troops and illegal settlements.Creatures of the Industry Podcast here II We catch up with Ralph Edwards who has been gathering the stories of those people who have attained retirement from the construction industry but have plenty to tell link.

Opening the show we dip into a SLF the Sustainable Living Festival  presentation given by  Yarra Libraries called Money Talks, Money Walks - divesting from fossil fuels. Kylie Robertson from Market Forces made some interesting points around:Shell does well out of War here Bank Loans drive Environmental Destruction here Burrup Peninsula here II As the Voice to Parliament is being discussed the level of disrepect for traditional landowners over irreplaceable country being damaged by Government auspiced industry is a little hard to overlook. We speak with Raelene Cooper, a Mardudhunera woman and former Chair of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, about Woodside's devastating gas projects and other damaging industries such as a fertiliser factory that are damaging the 40,000 year old rock on the Burrup Peninsula.FOE High Country Road Trip here II The threat of logging in the High Country is real. FOE is planning a road trip to the High Country to bring city and local people together in the fight to protect our old growth forests. info. We chat with Cam Walker, from FOE about the trip.Everybody's Home here II Maiy Aziz from Everybody's Home talks to us about how Government policies that are propping-up investors is driving homelessness.Interest rate hikes & wage suppression here II Don Sutherland from Solidarity Dynamics explores the interest rate hikes, inflation and wages.