Solidarity Breakfast

NSW RBTU Protected Action here II Dave Hauser, an RBTU NSW delegate, talks about the on-going protected action going on to gain a fair eba result.Renegade Activist on AUKUS here II James Brennan from Renegade Activists talks about the AUKUS and the upcoming caususCollingwood Community Gardeners here II Update with the presentation of the petition to the Collingwood Community Farm to reopen the gardens to the gardeners.This is the Week here II Kevin dissects the week.What is Freedom here II Don Sutherland talks 'freedom' and what it means.

Melb Right Wing Rally Opinion here  & Response here  II We chat with Cam Smith from the 3cr Yeah, Nah Pasaran about the recent mauranding mobs on Melbourne Streets and here a voice of fierce rebuttal from Moira who joined a recent Socialist Alternative forum on necessary responses to the far right coopting of the mob.Heath Before Profit here II Bella joins us from the Health Before Profit Campaign which says no to privileging the economy over lives.Aust Govt Secrecy here II Geoffrey Watson SC disects the anti democratic tenor of out Federal Government as it uses spurious reasons for why the truth is too much for the Australian people while they actively hide dodgy deals.The Left Against Ignorance here II Don Sutherland discusses the power of the Left in face of anti-working class forces gathering.

Voice from Fairfield Lockdown here II Andrew Viller teacher who lives Fairfield gave a first hand account of living in Fairfield during Sydney lockdown during a recent Spirit of Eureka NSW Teachers and Nurses forum.Gas Exploration Protest here II Belinda Baggs from Surfers for the Climate talks to us about the concerns being expressed around gas exploration in the Otway Basin.This is the week here II Kevin puts the week into perspective.Morrison's Nuclear Powered Sub here II Dr Vince Scappatura takes time to put Morrison's nuclear powered sub deal with the US and UK under the microscope.

GOR Authority here II Phil Ingamells from the Park Protection Victorian National Parks Association (PPVNPA) gives us some understanding of the Governments new approach to managing the Great Ocean Road and the National Parks associated with it.Tampa 20 Years On here II Dr John Minns gives us an insightful analysis of the place the Tampa incident has had on the politicalisation of Australia's refugee policy.Collingwood Community Garden here II Giles Fielke from the Community Gardeners gives us an update on the fight to save the Collingwood Community Gardens.This is the Week here II Kevin Healey wraps up the week.Extractivism in Ecuador here II LASNET held a discussion around Extractivism is not Development. We hear from Carlos Sorrey from Ecuador who reveals how Australia companies are involved in forced removal of communities for extractivism.Indigeous Action Snapshot here II Part of the LIFE tutorial series, Indigeous Action covered work by activities on issues important to first nation peoples. This exert is from Edie Shepard from GetUp.

Identify & Disrupt Legislation here II MALS alerted us to the insidious nature of the new Identify and Disrupt Bill which passed last week. We speak to Angus Murray from Electronic Frontiers/ Queensland Civil Liberties Council about what the changes to surveillance warrants and what this means for activists.Facadism in Yarra here II Stephen Jolly, Yarra councillor, talks to us about 'facadism' in particular the issue around a developers hoped for plan for the Baden Powell Hotel.Jeff Sparrow on the Menzies Centre here II Jeff Sparrow spoke at a public meeting that kicked off a campaign against the right wing think tank, the Menzies Centre, set to be built in the middle of Melbourne University with a $7 million gift from the LNP Federal Government in the middle of a squeeze on public funding to Public Universities.This is the Week here II Kevin digs around the real news of the week and slings a satirical arrow at the heart of the political corpus.NTEU Academic Freedom Win here II Matt McGowan, General Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), talks to us about the recent win in the Federal Court, on appeal, that established that the Union negoiated eba trumps the Sydney University's code of conduct. This came into focus around the sacking of Tim Anderson, Director of the Centre for Counter Hegemonic Studies, at Sydney Unversity.

How to Get Covid Safe here II Dr Noor Bari presents the case for managing covid as a public health emergency and how we can care for our communities in practical and achievable ways.Australia & Migrant Workers here II Matt Kunkel from the Migrant Workers Centre, looks at how Australia needs to show a good neighbour attidute to its neighbours during covid.Digital School in Covid here II Murray Ketteringham, Princpal at Sir Joseph Banks High School in NSW, gives an insight into how one school has been moving to a digital curriculum during covid and beyond.This is the Week here II Kevin Healey nails the events of the week.RAC On-line Rally here II Chris Breen from Refugee Action Collective alerts us to an online rally scheduled for Sunday and gives an update on the numbers still in hotel detention as part of the medivac scheme. LIFE Alternative Press Conference here II The LIFE Coalition has decided that it is time to have an alternative Press Conference to the official daily government covid Press Conferences in NSW where the spread of covid-19 is going unchecked. Where are workers and the community in this? Janet Burstall from LIFE talks about the facebook live event scheduled for Tuesday 31 at 2pm.

Bernard Colleary Trial Update here II Sr Susan Connolly gives us an insight into how the whistler- blower case is going@lockdowntozero here II Eleanor Morley, Red Flag editor, encapsulates the serious flaws in the NSW Government's covid strategy at the launch of the Lock down to zero campaign kick started by a group of Sydney-based trade unionists, academics and health care professionals this week. Facebook – Lockdown to Zero – Health Before ProfitsTwitter - @lockdowntozeroInstagram – lockdown_to_zeroClimate Risk here II Dr Karl Mallon, director of science and systems at Climate Risk, talks about the insurance challenges that emerge as climate change increases the risk of extreme weather events. This is the Week here II Kevin Healy rounds up the week with a sharp wit.Easy Lies & Influence here II Fiona McLeod AO SC talks to us about her new book Easy Lies & Influence which outlines the threats to our democracy posed by the catalogue of corrupt practises exhibited by the present Federal Government despite the checks and balances that are present to challenge them. It is part of Monash University Publishing 's In the National Interest series.

Kinglake Friends of the Forest Court Action II Sue McKinnon talks here about the battle to defend Kinglake Forest from logging through the most recent court action against VicForestsThis is The Week II Kevin runs through the week like a stock car driver hereIPCC Report Discussed II We chat with 3cr's Vivien Langford from Climate Action Radio Show (Mondays at 10am Radio Skid Row in Sydney, 5pm at Radio 3CR in Melbourne) discusses her impressions of the battle for a climate future and where to get the best information about what is possible.here

Rental Crisis here II Kate Colvin from Everyone's Home, the national campaign against homeless, talks about their study showing that essential workers are being priced out of the market. They are traveling up to 90 minutes to work sites and are paid so little some are paying a third to two thirds of their pay in rent.Social Housing Win Maribynong here II Sally Thompson talks about the community campaign  to force the Maribynong Council to reconsider the no vote to re purpose an international student residence to social housing.Union run rehabilitation centre plan here II Stephanie Thuesen, an organiser at HASCU, talks about a project spearheaded by HASCU and the AMWU to build and run a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based on the successful Sydney Foundation House model in Victoria.This is the week here II Kevin Healy wraps up the week.Lessons not learnt with Don Sutherland here II Don chats to us about essential workers and how Marx has again been proven correct -  that the best kept secret that workers add value is correct. Just ask a society affected by covid.

Today a focus on some positive community action. This is from a Jesuit Social Serices - Eco-justice hub forum:Bendigo Food Share here II Bridget Bently from Bendigo Food Share talks about how this community based group feeds thousands of people, increases life skills and helps build better futures.Food Bowls Fawkner here II Dr Jen Rae talks about how community action builds and feeds people during stressful times and builds stronger communities for the future.Wholefoods Unwrapped Collective Brunswick here II Gabrielle Pestinger talks about a local initiative against waste which continues to grow with community support applying pressure for change through Wholefoods Unwrapped Collective Brunswick How rural Victorian's are dealing with covid here II Jenny Elvey joins us from the Bendigo Family & Financial Service to give us some idea of the lives of rural citzens dealing with Covid.This is the Week that Was here here II Kevin Healy spills the beans on the week's newsNo to the Cashless Debit Card - the facts here II exerpts from a recent LIFE tute on the Cashless Debit Card given by two expertss Katherine Wilkes, the Convener no cashless debit Card Australia Group and Amanda Smith, researcher SayNo Seven group