Canberra's domestic and family violence services are essential services and will remain open during lockdown. You can contact the YWCA Domestic Violence Support Service during business hours on 6185 2000.

If you need to urgently leave your relationship or require crisis support, call:

· The Domestic Violence Crisis Service 24/7: 6280 0900

· 1800 RESPECT 24/7: 1800 737 732

· Or call 000 if you’re experiencing an emergency.

Chris Johnson, WWF-Australia, speaks about the impacts of climate change, Antarctic tourism and geo-political forces, while Anna Kelly, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, talks about her discovery of microplastics in the Anatarctic sea ice and the implications of that finding.

Microplastic pollution in sea ice: https://www.imas.utas.edu.au/news/news-items/microplastic-pollution-recorded-for-first-time-in-antarctic-sea-ice

WWF in Antarctica: https://www.wwf.org.au/what-we-do/oceans/antarctica#gs.qlzlzw

In this encore episode from 2020 Garry Mills, speaker for Beyond Blue, talks openly about his own experience of depression, how he came through, and how to get support while in lockdown.

Also in the show: Frances Crimmins, CEO, YWCA Canberra, talks about their survey, ‘Our Lives: Women in the ACT’.

Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Our Lives: Women in the ACT 2021 Survey: https://ywca-canberra.org.au/advocacy/the-our-lives-women-in-the-act-survey-returns-for-2021/

The campaign to stop the Adani coal mine from going ahead is being waged in cities and towns across Australia as well as at the Carmichael Basin mine site itself and the Bowen coal port. Annie Close, from the Stop Adani Canberra Group, joins us to discuss the campaign and its strategies for climate justice.

Extinction Rebellion has the strategy of non-violent direct action at the core of their fight to climate justice. Karlo Paasonen discusses the theory and practice of NVDA and the challenge of building a mass movement to stop climate change.

The Practical Guide to Law and Protest in the ACT takes activists through planning and preparing for protests and non-violent direct action in the ACT. The Guide ranges from permissions to defamation and rights and obligations if you are arrested. Vanessa Sporne, from GreenLaw discusses.

In 2017 Subject ACT’s Nathan Gruber sat down with Richard Denniss from the Australia Institute to talk about Richard’s book: ‘Curing Affluenza: How to buy less stuff and save the world’, available through Black Inc. Don't miss it!

Secret trials, whistleblowers being charged, defendants hidden behind black screens - what's going on? Australia has more security legislation than other western democracies, how are these laws being used and what are the possible implications for the justice system in this country? Kathryn Kelly discusses the charges against lawyer, Bernard Collaery, his client Witness K and former soldier, David McBride.

With recent amendments to the Migration Act, passed by the Coalition government with ALP support, policies regarding people seeking asylum and refugees in Australia have become even more complex. Member for Canberra, Alicia Payne, discusses the recent changes and why the ALP supported them. 

Join Dr Mark Browne, UNSW School of Science, as he discusses the impact of microplastics on health, current research trends, and issues that need attention.

Also in the show: Ryan Lungu, Executive Director of the Canberra Environment Centre, gives us tips and tricks on how to break up with single use plastic without feeling guilty or overwhelmed. It’s not as hard as you may think. Take the pledge today!

Microplastics: https://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/micro-plastics/11016302

Plastic Free July: https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/about-us/

Canberra Environment Centre: https://www.canberraenvironment.org/