Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Lloyd Riman - Electromold Community Picket

Yesterday, there was another community picket to stop work at the Electromold factory in Thomastown led by Whittlesea for Palestine. Electromold is owned by Lovitt Technologies and provides specialised surface coatings, platings, and finishings for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jets. Electromold is the only NADCAP, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin approved processing facility of its kind in ''australia''. Lloyd Riman, Electromold Picket Community Activist, spoke at this Sunday's Free Palestine Rally (21st July), about the importance of direct activism in organising against local weapons manufacturers, and encouraging participation from all rallygoers.// Danah Ibrahim - Free Palestine Rally 

Danah Ibrahim, Palestinian Australian Environmental Researcher, spoke at this Sunday's Free Palestine Rally (21st July) running for 42 consecutive weeks, relaying the experience of a trauma therapy doctor in Gaza.//Refugee Action Collective - SpeakOut: Permanent Visas Now 

The 'SpeakOut: Permanent Visas Now!' Rally organised by the Refugee Action Collective Vic, held on Friday 19th July in the CBD (Naarm). This event was a commemoration of the 11-year anniversary, Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd declared that that asylum-seekers arriving by boat would be sent to Nauru or Manus Island, and none would ever be settled in Australia, which is particularly pertinanent at the moment given the current Labor rush to implement Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024, which seeks to expand ministerial powers to unprecedented levels. You can listen to our previous interview on the Migration Bill with Democracy in Colour on 4th of April here.// Asian migrant sex workers against border force, racism, and deportation - Women on the Line

Next we heard a replay of Xen's Women on the Line episode, which included Excerpts from 'Pride in Protest' panel 'Asian migrant sex workers against border force, racism, and deportation', held as part of their 'Provocations' conference, held on Gadigal Land in June. We hear from migrant SWers and activists Bee and NaMon speaking about anti-immigration and anti-SW operation called Project Inglenook, and also pros n cons of decriminalisation, and the harms of anti-trafficking laws on the migrant worker community in so-called aus. Check out the full episode that aired on 24th of June here, and listen to Women on the Line on 3CR Mondays 8:30am - 9:00am.Content warning: description of police raids and violence against sex workers.If any of the content has been distressing, you can also call QLife, on 1800 184 527 or visit qlife.org.au// Mentioned During the Show:Justice for Cleveland Coronial InquestFollow the Justice for Cleveland instagram, and Dhadjowa Foundation for updates.Content warning for suicide, self-harm, and Black Deaths in Custody. We pay respects and send all of our love to Cleveland's family and loved ones. Please read with care and reach out for supports if you need, 13YARN (13 92 76), Yarning SafenStrong (1800 959 563), and Suicide Callback Service (1300 659 467).// Justice for Sonya MasseyWe pay respects to the life of Sonya Massey who was tragically killed by the police in illinois in so called ''usa''.Content warning: coverage of Sonya Massey's death has included distressing footage of police violence, please read with care and reach out for support if you need on Suicide Callback Service (1300 659 467).// 'These Arms Hold' Exhibition at Incinerator Gallery (180 Holmes Road Aberfeldie) until 8 September.// Songs: Lonely Love Affair - YARAUntil We're All Free - Produced by DOBBY & Sereen, featuring over 20 artistsHomeland - Tjaka//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// Melanie HawkesLast week NDIS minister Bill Shorten announced that users of the scheme would be denied access to sex workers and sexual services under planned reforms. The NDIS Amendment Bill has been met with criticism across the board for its heavy focus on budget cuts and a failure to centre the experiences of people living with a disability. Today we will hear from Melanie Hawkes - a member of the management committee of Touching Base and NDIS participant with a physical disability, who joined me to share her experience of sex and disability. Touching Base is a charitable organization developed to assist people with disability and sex workers connect with each other, focusing on access, human rights, legal issues and attitudinal barriers. In response to Minister Shorten’s announcement last week, they have released a joint statement alongside nine other organizations, calling for the right to protect access to NDIS funded sexuality services.//Mililma May

Mililma May is a Danggalaba Kulumbirigin Tiwi woman, writer and advocate. She is the Independent Candidate for the seat of Nightcliff in the 2024 NT Election, and is chatting to us this morning about her journey through activism, politics and what it means to be a Community Independant.// Maya HodgeThese Arms Hold Maya Hodge is a proud Lardil emerging curator and writer based on the lands of the Kulin Nation (Melbourne). Her practise explores the power of disrupting colonial narratives to uplift First Nations storytelling, healing and artistic autonomy. In 2022, she co-curated Collective Movements at Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) which toured across Victoria and this year curated These Arms Hold, now showing at Incinerator Gallery at 180 Holmes Road, Aberfeldie, VIC from 6 July 2024 - 8 September 2024.// Prof Jane WilliamsonWe will hear a segment from "out of the blue" from the 14th of July, where host James Whitmore (Out of the Blue) interviews Prof Jane Williamson (Macquarie University) about surveying the Great Barrier Reef after this summer's extreme sea temperatures. As a result, scientists declared that the reef experienced it's fifth mass coral bleaching event in March this year. Corals were exposed to the highest levels of heat stress ever recorded, and extreme bleaching was recorded on all three regions of the reef for the first time. You can find full length episodes of the show by going to https://www.3cr.org.au/radioblue.//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Peter Murphy - Assembly of the International League For Peoples StrugglesWe listen back to human rights activist Peter Murphy discussing his recent visit to Penang, Malaysia, for the Assembly of the International League For Peoples Struggles (ILPS) with Jan Bartlett on Tuesday Hometime on the 2nd of July.- Catch Tuesday Hometime on 3CR every Tuesday from 4-6PM.// Beyond the Bars LIVE from Barwon Prison - Tues 9th of JulyWe listen to an excerpt from this week's 2024 Beyond the Bars LIVE Broadcast, Tues 9th July from Barwon Prison in Lara near Geelong. 3CR Presenters Chris Austin and Keiran Stewart-Assheton speak with some of the First Nations men incarcerated at Barwon Prison. They discuss child removals, DHS & Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations, and offer some advice and thoughts on supports and solutions for Mob inside.- Listen back to the full broadcasts from each prison here (ahead of our highlights CD launch later in the year)// Fionn Skiotis - Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID)We were joined by Fionn Skiotis, CEO of VALID to unpack the impacts of rapidly dimishing supports for disability advocates and community members. Peak bodies such as Disability Advocacy Victoria (DAV) and Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) have called on the Minister for Disability, the Hon Lizzie Blandthorn MP, to provide urgent gap funding to the disability advocacy sector.//- Contact your local MP's and Minister for Disability, stating we need urgent funding for the disability advocacy sector.- Donate to your local disability advocacy service and/or send a message of thank you for their work.// Dr James Petty - Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA)We were joined by Dr James Petty Senior Policy and Research Officer from VAADA, the peak for Victorian alcohol and other drug treatment services. We discussed the recent health alerts indicating that illicit drugs such as cocaine have been adulterated with a range of substances, including nitazenes. In acknowledgement of this risk, Harm Reduction Victoria (HRVic) and VAADA have developed a paper calling for the sector and the Victorian Government to work together on developing and delivering a Potent Synthetic Opioids Plan.//- Harm Reduction Victoria's Naloxone Training. Next one Thursday 1st of August free on Zoom. No need to register, and you recieve a free Naloxone kit. - How to get free Naloxone aka Narcan®- HRVic's Naloxone Nasal Spray Instructions Flyer- Harm reduction tips- Signs of an an opioid overdose // Liss Fenwick - 'The colony cares for everyone' show

Artist Liss Fenwick joins us to speak about their show THE COLONY CARES FOR EVERYONE, a more-than-human collaboration with giant northern termites to deconstruct colonial knowledge systems, showing from July 10-12 at RMIT's Chancellery Building in the city. Liss is an artist using photography, video, sound and material processes, working with visual languages to explore speculative outcomes of failing human-centeredness and eurocentrism. Liss is from Larrakia Country in the Northern Territory, and works between there and Naarm.- Catch the show until tomorrow Friday 12th of July at RMIT's Chancellery Building//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Andrew Yue - Jesuit Social Services Marisa on Doin Time interviewed Andrew Yue who has worked at Jesuit Social Services for over 10+ years, regarding raising the age of criminal responsibility. They spoke about the Youth Justice Bill 2024 that seeks to raise the age all the way to 14, and most importantly for young people who carry out certain behaviour, we have to address what's driving the behaviour and address trauma, and renegagement with community, education, family to ensure that young people can flourish. However, there are concerns around how the bill is implemented, police powers, and what this means for young people. You can catch the full show on Doin Time on 3CR Mondays from 4pm - 5pm. // Harry - Renters & Housing UnionLast month, the Allan government announced a long awaited amendment to minimum rental standards in Victoria. While change is welcomed by renters and advocates, there are significant oversights - some of which we covered in our talk on July 6 with Sophie Emder from Sweltering Cities. This week, we are joined by Harry, secretary of the Renters and Housing Union to discuss their submission on the proposed minimum standards. Sweltering Cities and RAHU worked together to centre community in their submissions by running a series of workshops, and today we will be delving into the recommendations formulated as a result.// Madi - Monash Palestine Solidarity Encampment. We hear from Madi Curkovic who is a Monash Student Association Queer Officer and an organiser at Students for Palestine Monash. She is also one of the nine students at Monash being threatened with expulsion or suspension for organising the Gaza solidarity encampment at Monash. In a speech given at the Free Palestine Naarm Rally on 30 June 2024, Madi spoke about the complicity of universities and educational institutions in Israel's genocide of Palestine and the silencing of pro-Palestinian students on campus.// Deputy Chair and Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter - The Yoorrook Justice CommissionYoorrook, or ‘truth’ in the Wemba-Wemba language, is a fundamental element in the fight for First Nations justice in so-called Australia. The Yoorrook Justice Commission launched in 2022 as the first formal truth telling process investigating the ongoing impacts of colonisation on First Nations people. Last month, the Commission saw its seventh round of public hearings and today we are joined by Deputy Chair and Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter to unpack them. Sue-Anne is a proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman, who is widely recognised for developing rights-based, transformative practice responses that empower First Nations people to heal from the continuing effects and processes of colonisation. Watch Jarvis Tell's His Story mentioned in this segment.// Looking Back at Beyond the Bars Next week marks the 23rd iteration of Beyond the Bars. Running since 2002, Beyond the Bars is a live broadcast featuring songs, stories, opinions and poems from First Nations inmates in Victorian prisons. In honour of Beyond the Bars 23rd iteration which will air next week and in commemoration of NAIDOC week, we will be replaying segments from last years show. Today, you will hear some audio recorded in Dame Phyllis Frost centre. Song - Love will keep us alive - Naihana & Amos 3.24//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Last Friday 21st June, Disrupt Land Forces had its first public meeting (at Black Spark, Northcote) to plan actions in protest of 'Land Forces', a massive weapons expo and conference which will be running this year from September 11-13 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. Ongoing actions in the previous host-city Magandjin (Brisbane) forced the conference to relocate to Naarm, and Disrupt Land Forces hope this year for the same - if not greater - level of disruption of harms dealers and their investors, both at the event and in the week leading up to it. Before the planning meeting various frontline community members and activists spoke of their experiences at the hands of the global military industrial complex, and the importance of international solidarity against imperialist structures. On today’s show, we played a speech from the event by Adolf Mora, West Papuan community member and activist. Content warning: this speech includes mention of suicide in detention. If you are feeling distressed, you can always call lifeline on 13 11 14 or the suicide callback service on 1300 659 467. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can also contact 13 YARN (13 92 76), or Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563.// Since the early days of Israel's genocidal onslaught in Gaza, community activists have been staging pickets outside companies involved in the weapons manufacturing supply chain across so-called Australia, including AW Bell in Dandenong. Amanda Villalobos, local activist and participant in community pickets of AW Bell, joins us this morning to speak about the upcoming picket at AW Bell this Monday the 1st of July, aiming to close operations for the day to disrupt the company's role in the global supply chain of Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft or Joint Strike Fighter. Find out more about the action and keep up to date by heading to Weapons Out Of Naarm on Instagram.// Researcher and organiser Matilda Byrne joins us to speak about Australia's place in the artificial intelligence and autonomous capabilities arms race, which she recently authored an article about for Declassified Australia. By marketing itself as a site for AI innovation and framing this issue as a key area of defence policy, Australia is deeply embedded in global networks of weapons development further integrating autonomous functions into technologies of war and genocide. Matilda is currently undertaking a PhD at RMIT’s Social and Global Studies Centre where she is a sessional lecturer in international relations, security, global governance and disarmament. She is the National Coordinator of the Australia Stop Killer Robots campaign, based at SafeGround, an Australian non-for-profit that seeks to reduce impacts of legacy and emerging weapons.// Martin Hodgson, senior advocate at the Foreign Prisoners Support Service and co-host of Curtain the Podcast, speaks with us about the colonial crisis of domestic and family violence in so-called Australia. This conversation occurs in the context of Martin's recent appearance at a Parliamentary hearing held as part of the ongoing inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children. While the Senate referred an inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee on 4th August 2022, the inquiry process continues, with the reporting date extended to 15th August 2024. Content warning: this interview includes discussion of domestic and family violence, femicide and racism. If you are feeling distressed, you can always call lifeline on 13 11 14 or the suicide callback service on 1300 659 467. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can also contact 13 YARN (13 92 76), or Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563. If you need support or advice, please call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732.// We didn’t end up having time to play the opening statement made by Karla McGrady, portfolio manager of Innovation at Our Watch, during last Monday's hearing as part of the Parliamentary inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children, but you can listen to it here. Our Watch is a national leader in the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia, and Karla appeared alongside CEO Patty Kinnersly to provide evidence on the significance of primary prevention and the importance of attending to colonialism and racism in the context of the inquiry.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//​Independent journalist Michelle Fahy joins us to unpack Australia's place in the global supply chain of Lockheed Martin's F-35 combat aircraft, which the Israeli military has been using to wreak widespread destruction across Gaza for at least the past 8 months. Michelle has been investigating militarism and the arms trade since 2009, and recently reported that Lockheed Martin has deleted website details about its operations in Australia. You can read and support Michelle's work by subscribing to her substack, Undue Influence.// ​Sunday the 16th of June marked the 36th free palestine rally in Naarm.​ The previous march​,​ on Sunday the 9th​,​ saw police deploy violent force​ using OC spray against more than 30 protesters, as well as attempting to ban the sound system truck in an effort to silence the Free Palestine movement.​ At Naarm’s most recent rally on Sunday 16th, Victoria Police again attempted to deny access of the sound truck to its rightful location outside the Victorian State Library. Tasnim Sammak​ joined us to unpack the events of the past two rallies. Tasnim is a speaker, organiser and monash PHD candidate engaged in counter-storytelling as decolonial methodology, as well as a member of the Free Palestine rally organising team.​// Architect Chris Barnett and George Avraam from the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne spoke with Vivien Langford on this week's Climate Action Show about possibilities for public housing retrofit sensitive to concerns about embodied carbon and sustainable design needs. We play a segment of their conversation which touches on some of the architectural thinking showcased during last month's Public Housing Towers Reimagined exhibition at the Australian Institute of Architects. Listen back to the full episode of this week's Climate Action Show by heading to 3cr.org.au/climateaction, and tune in live every Monday from 5-6PM.​//​Yousef Alreemawi, (veteran Palestinian activist, founder of Averroes Centre of Arab Culture, The Aspire Project, Palestine Remembered on 3CR, & musician with the Tarab Ensemble) speaking at the Public Forum "76 Years of Nakba & The False Idol of Zionism" hosted by Green Left & Socialist Alliance at the Resistance Centre in Melbourne CBD, ​h​eld on Tuesday 28th May.​//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// ​The month of June marks RADIOTHON at the station and this year’s theme is ‘Sound on for Solidarity’. 'Solidarity' has been at the heart of 3CR's work for nearly five decades across a range of issues and themes. Start saving your pennies people and we look forward to your financial solidarity during June. Any amount makes a big difference, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible.​ Donate ​online now. Artwork by Aretha Brown.​// Thursday Breakfast would like to thank all our wonderful pledgers and special guests ​Maiy Azize​, Emma Bacon​, Jordana Silverstein ​and Scott Drummon​d​.//

This week we celebrate a well-earnt win for the decades long Mirarr fight to end Uranium Mining at Jabiluka. We play recordings from Peter Garett and Corben Mudjandi as well as songs Organise by Asake and Why Did You Seperate Me from the Earth by Anohni. This episode was recorded on the sovereign lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We give our gratitude to Elders past and present and their enduring custodianship to lands, waters and skies.

RADIOTHON IS ALMOST HERE! Please consider donating to the Breakfast Teams' crowdraiser, where we're doing our bit to contribute towards the station's goal of $275,000 to stay on air for another year. Don't forget to nominate your favourite brekky crew, i.e. Thursday ;) when you donate. Want to make a donation another way? Head to 3cr.org.au/donate for more options. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. Sound on for solidarity with 3CR Breakfast, Monday to Saturday mornings on 855AM! Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//On Monday, the Victorian Government announced proposed updates to the state’s minimum rental standards to make homes healthier, more affordable and more energy efficient. While there are some promising changes such as mandatory cooling, weather seals and better insulation, there are also some major gaps. To help us better understand these amendments to rental standards, we were joined by Sophie Emder, Senior Community Campaigner with Sweltering Cities. Sweltering Cities is a health NGO that works directly with people in hot suburbs and homes to campaign for more liveable, equitable and sustainable cities. If you’d like to have your say on minimum rental standards in Victoria, add your voice to Sweltering Cities’ submission here or write your own via the Engage Victoria portal.// Kate Fitz Gibbon is an international research leader in the area of domestic and family violence, femicide, responses to all forms of violence against women and children, perpetrator interventions, and the impacts of policy and practice reform in Australia and internationally. Today, Kate joined us to discuss new research examining the merits and limits of domestic violence disclosure schemes (DVDS) in so-called Australia and Aotearoa.// MJ, working at Sisters Inside and a member of the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, spoke with us about unequal access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for people in custody and on remand. While it can be extremely challenging for people who have not already been granted access to funding under the scheme to complete an application in custody, MJ explained the barriers that people inside face when it comes to accessing already approved NDIS-funded supports. MJ is a formerly incarcerated Aeta woman and is committed to ending the criminalisation of women and girls.// Māori and Irish political organiser Te Raukura O'Connell Rapira joined us on the show to break down the New Zealand government’s attempt to erode Māori representation in local government via an attack on the Māori ward system. Te Raukura is a lead claimant in the urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into this significant legislative move by the NZ government to undermine Māori political voice.// Songs//Party Tricks - Alice Skye//

RADIOTHON IS ALMOST HERE! Please consider donating to the Breakfast Teams' crowdraiser, where we're doing our bit to contribute towards the station's goal of $275,000 to stay on air for another year. Don't forget to nominate your favourite brekky crew, i.e. Thursday ;) when you donate. Want to make a donation another way? Head to 3cr.org.au/donate for more options. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. Sound on for solidarity with 3CR Breakfast, Monday to Saturday mornings on 855AM! Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We listen back to an interview from 3CR’s Doin’ Time show with Nina Storey, a formerly incarcerated woman and member of Flat Out and the FIGJAM collective (formerly incarcerated justice advocates based in Melbourne). In this segment, Nina talks about a joint submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into legal responses to sexual violence, prepared with Karen Fletcher (Flat Out), Sohini Mehta and Monique Hurley (Human Rights Law Centre), and including contributions from formerly incarcerated people and other members of the FIGJAM collective.// Bundjalung Githabal and Worimi Saltwater woman Phoebe McIlwraith, Communications Lead for First Nations Futures, spoke with us about the Redistribution Week initiative running across this week from May 27 to June 3. The Redistribution Week campaign amplifies First Nations experts advocating for the redistribution of wealth, land, power, labour and responsibility as the next step beyond Reconciliation, encouraging non-Indigenous people to both learn and engage in material redistribution of resources obtained through colonial violence.// Last week, the NSW Government revealed a secret deal with Origin Energy to extend operation of Eraring power station, one of Australia’s oldest coal-fired power plants, for an additional two years past its agreed-on closure date in 2025. Annika Reynolds from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) joined us to discuss the impacts of this extension. Annika is the ACF’s National Climate Policy Advisor, leading the organisation’s work on federal climate and energy law reform. Previously, Annika has worked at an international climate think-tank and within the environmental and energy legal sector.// Gamilaraay and Kooma organiser Boe Spearim spoke with us about the Treaty Before Sports campaign’s planned Aboriginal solidarity delegation to meet with the Kanak community in so-called New Caledonia as part of building a broader network of anti-colonial resistance. Boe also shared a critical reflection on Reconciliation Week. Donate to the delegation's fundraiser here, and listen to Boe’s podcast ‘Frontier War Stories’ here.// Community Announcements:NO Northern Incinerator Wollert! are calling for community members to register their interest in attending a public consultation meeting being held by the Environmental Protection Authority on Thursday 20 June to discuss Cleanaway’s proposed development of a waste to energy garbage incinerator in Wollert. The facility, which  would be located in close proximity to residential areas and within 1.2km of the Merri Creek, will be used to burn over 1,000 tonnes of garbage per day. RSVPs are required by 11:59PM on Sunday the 2nd of June - register here.//