Solidarity Breakfast

Today we are going to look at the budget. Today we will go through some of the key points using a presentation given by Ali Pennington and Matt Grundnoff from a webinare put on  by the Australia Institute.We will follow  with two areas that missed out Aged Care and the environment Lloyd Williams from the Health Services Union will talk about Aged Care May House from the Australian Conservation Foundation gives us some idea how the big pollutors were given free kicks despite the Governments talk of a new transition economy.Kevin will round up the week.Andy Paine from Front Line Action on Coal gives us an update at the Adani Protest at the Carmichael Mine frontline

Today we honour the passing of two warriors of the feminist fight Susan Ryan the first female federal minister in Australia and architect of the sex discrimination Act and Helen Reddy who penned the song that goes down in history of a succinct statement of purpose I am woman. We’ll hear a piece from a speech Ryan gave to a Australian National University audience in the 1980’s about women and the political realm finishing with Reddy’s song. We hear from the East Gippsland Despatches crew, the next instalment of Over the Wall on what Tenants can do under covid pressure. Kevin rounds up the week and we’ll finish with a thorough round up of Australia’s role as the US shapes up against China from a piece from a recent IPAN seminar given by Macquarie Universities Vince Scappatura

The government made some announcements around a renewables lead recovery a couple of weeks ago so I caught up with Leigh Ewbank from Friends of the Earth to find out some particulars.On the same theme in a sort of way I spoke with Daniel Herborn about Ethical Superannuation what is meant by ethical and how it might work for the social good.We move on to Over the Wall where Peter Davis is looking at the Social Security Rights Network's Disability Support Pension HELP webpage service.Covid doesn't mean the US has ceased it's sanctions on Venezeula and we have a fascinating update on the situation.We finish with exerpts from a MEAA webinar dealing with the first week for Julian Assange in a London court where the US is seeking an extradiction order,

We open the show with a chat I had with Cam from Yeah Nah Pasaran on 3cr about this Freedom Day protest and I follow this with a discussion put on recently by MALS - Melbourne Activist Legal Support which is one of their webinars bringing the law to the Public during Victorian Law Week 2020. The theme Protest, Repression, and the Law.Peter Davis is back with Over the Wall,Kevin Healy wraps up the weekThen a piece from Vivien Langford from our Zero Emmissions Community program on Mondays at 5.30 who is speaking to Dan Morgan from up near Bega about cultural burning.

Today we start with a look at food security. The Leap  is working on a project it calls The People's Bailout an approach that challenges corporate control of people's lives and survival. They have food supply in their sights at their most recent webinaire.Over the Wall is back looking at Robodebt and Disability.We follow this with a word from the East Gippsland Dispatches,Kevin wraps up the weekWe'll hear a few informed opinions about Australia China relations from Professor Jane Golley from the Camberra based  which looks at China's place in the world was chatting wiht the Australia Institute's Alan Behm

Today we talk to Liz  Ross about her new book Stuff the Accord Pay Up published by independent publisher Interventions.Over the Wall looking is back today talking about how non-residents are facing the crises during pandemic Australia.Also back is Kevin Healy thank goodness. Kevin is well enough to put the boot in as he covers the week.We are going to go out with exerpts from an chat between United Nations Chief Economist and Assistant Secretary-General of Economic Development Elliott Harris in conversation with Richie Merzian from the Australia Institute.

First up we hear why voting in your local council elections could be a winning strategy for your communities future.We hear from some voices that are often silenced supporting the Living Incomes for Everyone campaign.We hear the second installment from a deer hunter in East Gippsland dispatches. A word from our first female Prime Minister on women in leadership roles.Finally we hear from Dave Kerin from Earth Worker on his vision for a better future for workers.

Today I wanted to give you a taste with a powerful speech from Tony McAvoy and an update from Thalia Anthony on the outcome of the investigation into the horrors at Donvale Youth Detention Centre in the Norhtern Territory reminincent of Arbu GrabiWe follow up with a word from a Melbourne man of Sudanese descent that shows that racism is a scourge in the Australian which needs to be put to bed.Kevin will give a view on the week and we then go to regular Dan Sutherland, Don is a campaigner and formerly the Chief Industrial Officer at the AMWU. I have been following the several plans coming from a variety of areas of the political landscape about the future of works after covid and the possible role of manufacturing despite the ongoing snouts in trough mantra of free trade economics that the Federal Government and the broader business community are love childs of. I really wanted to know how the interests of working Australian's could actually have a place at the table. And the consoment campaginer Don Sutherland actually had something to think about to raise hope. But that's for the last half hour. First an important message from the station.

Today we will hear some of Bernard Colleary's words from the Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Awards,Humphrey McQueen who was a featured speaker at the recent launch of the LIFE Campaign Living Incomes for Everyone,Kevin Healy sums up the week Alison Pennington senior economist at the Centre for Future Work suggests the opportunities for a unionized workforce coming out of covid in opposition to the lame business lead recovery on offer from the Federal Government whipped on by the self whorshipping business class.

First up Professor Jenny Hockey and  the Palace Papers the letters of Sir John Kerr who was the public face of the removal of the Whitlam Government in 1975.We follow with what must be the speech of the week from Eileen Darley at the launch of LIFE Living Incomes for Everyone.We hear from East Gippsland about deer hunting.Kevin Healey rounds up the week.We finish with a chat with former industrial officer Tony Evans on his views about Australia's economic future and where the Government thinks workers fit.