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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:israel continues assault on Gaza, the West Bank, and LebanonEscalating famine and RSF attacks across Kordofan provinceUrgent demand to halt rocket testing on Googatha CountryLegal Aid Northern Territory cuts support for adults and children as young as 10Mass coral death revealed at Ningaloo Reef Writer, artist, and 3CR's Disability Day coordinator Pauline Vetuna shared some reflections on the work of disabled oracles in transforming the world in the wake of the recent passing of revolutionary disability activist Alice Wong. Pauline also reflected on the importance of critically attending to how we practice solidarity and community with disability justice at the core, and reminded us about this year's upcoming Disability Day special broadcast on the 3rd of December. Alice Wong was involved in establishing and organising with a myriad of disability justice initiatives, including most prominently the Disability Visibility Project and the Society of Disabled Oracles. Pauline mentioned a talk by Alice Wong as part of Assembly for the Future, broadcast as part of 3CR’s 2020 Disability Day - listen to it here.// Fiona York, Executive Officer of Housing for the Aged Action Group, spoke with us about the ways that housing stress manifest for older people in the Victorian rental market, and how this relates both to poverty and to different types of rental tenure. Fiona unpacked the impact of the government's public housing high-rise redevelopment program and how it is already affecting older people living in the flats. Catch Fiona on 3CR's Raise the Roof program every Wednesday from 5:30-6PM, and hear her in conversation with other housing justice advocates in next week's 'From Housing Crisis to Dwelling Justice' event at RMIT University in the city. The podcast image for this week's show is a beautiful piece of art made by Sam Wallman for the event.// We heard a speech by Mai Saif, member of Free Palestine Melbourne, at the community protest held against israeli psytrance duo 'Infected Mushroom' on Monday the 3rd of November outside the Forum Theatre. Free Palestine Melbourne had written a letter to the Marriner Group, who manage and operate the Forum and five other popular venues, expressing their concerns about its decision to host ‘Infected Mushroom’, but the Marriner Group ultimately declined requests to cancel the concert.// Liz, a doctor and member of Socialists in Healthcare, joined us to provide some updates on the campaign to Save Cohealth, including about upcoming events this week. During this conversation, Liz and Inez shared breaking news that Cohealth has secured emergency funding from the Albanese Government to allow community health centres at Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington to remain open until the 31st of July 2026. The fight is far from over, though, and campaigners are asking that people show up to the following events this week:Healthcare Workers Speakout tomorrow, Friday the 21st of November from 4:30PM opposite the Peter Mac Hospital in Haymarket, andSave Cohealth Fitzroy Protest on Sun the 23rd of November from 1PM, starting outside Cohealth Fitzroy (75 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy), with a march to the Health Minister's Office. Find out more and join the campaign here.// Dr Simon Bradshaw, COP31 Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, joined us live from COP30 in Belém, Brazil with updates from the conference as it reaches its close. While Australia continues to angle for the privilege of hosting COP31, serious questions about climate finance commitments and concrete action on an end to fossil fuels remain unanswered. Simon has been a researcher, writer and campaigner for climate action for over two decades, attending many rounds of international climate negotiations. He was formerly Research Director at Climate-KIc Australia, and a climate specialist with Oxfam.//

Acknowledgement of Country// HeadlinesStand with Sudan RallyWhistleblowers speak out on corrupt Nauru refugee dealVictoria Legal Aid employees accuse management of censorship on Palestine Allan Labor government introduces draconian "Adult Time for Violent Crime” billYarra City Councillors urged to save Medically Supervised Injecting Rooms// AnnouncementsListeners are urged to email Yarra City Mayor Councillor Stephen Jolly and Deputy Mayor Councillor Sarah McKenzie before 10:30am, to rescind last night’s motion to withdraw long-standing support of the Medically Supervised Injecting Rooms Initiative in Richmond. You can find Yarra City Councillors email addresses here, and more information about the issue on Councillor Sophie Wade’s Instagram.// Rally for SudanWe listened to speeches from the Rally for Sudan at the State Library on Sunday 9th November. We heard from organisers, community, and those in solidarity on honouring the martyrs, collective ongoing grief, the challenges and urgent need for mutual aid, the history and current counter revolutionary violence taking place in Sudan. You can support ongoing mutual aid efforts for Sudan by following Bakri Mahmoud and Sawt Al Sudan on Instagram.// Mparntwe for Falastin UpdatesWe heard an interview with journalist and horticulturalist Jorgen from Mparntwe for Falastin, discussing ongoing efforts to close Pine Gap, renewed in response to the genocide in Gaza.// Footscray Belongs To EveryoneOskar from Footscray Community Response joined us in-studio to discuss an upcoming protest, 11am this Saturday 15th November, in Nicholson Street Mall, Footscray,  the Maribyrnong City Council’s decision to hire private security to harass and displace homeless people from Footscray CBD.// PSEUDA on ‘This Is All’Songwriter, producer and FAMILI collective member PSEUDA joined us in-studio to talk about their latest album ‘This Is All’. Six years in the making, it is a masterfully produced and dynamic album with dreamy vocals. From a distance, ‘This Is All’ presents itself as an electronic pop record, but up close, its intricate sound design and restless experimentation draws from the fringes of breakbeat, prog-rock, classical and hybrid trap.// Racial Discrimination Challenge Against Bail ChecksGrace Gooley, Senior Solicitor at the Justice and Equity Centre (JEC), joined us to discuss a racial discrimination case launched in the Federal Court by two young Aboriginal brothers against the New South Wales Police. The brothers, aged 11 and 13, were subjected to over 150 "bail compliance" checks by NSW Police over a 20 month period, raising serious concerns about the level of police intervention in the lives of Aboriginal children and young people, including in their own homes.//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//News updates from SudanAustralian government announces new restrictions on weapons exports to IsraelProtesters arrested at Indo Pacific defence expo in SydneyNews updates from GazaConcerns about mass Centrelink suspension noticesHerald Sun misreports crime statistics about young people// Announcements//Eimable Manirakiza coronial inquest: The family and loved ones of Melbourne musician Eimable Manirakiza, who passed away in 2021 after going missing during an acute mental health crisis, are calling for community members to support them at the upcoming directions hearing on Monday the 10th of November. Supporters are asked to attend the Coroners Court at 65 Kavanagh Street, Southbank from 9:30AM on Monday morning, with the directions hearing scheduled to start at 10AM. For updates on the inquest, follow @justiceforeimable on Instagram, and donate to the fundraiser to support Eimable’s family to attend the inquest here.//Mona Zahed’s school initiative: Gazan chef and mother Mona Zahed has been raising funds through the sale of her cook book Tabkha: Recipes from Under the Rubble to support her family and community during the genocide. She has now launched a new initiative, a school called ‘Basmat Amal’ or ‘signs of hope’, to support children in her community to continue learning despite their experiences of displacement and catastrophe. Donate to Mona’s fundraiser here, and purchase a copy (or copies!) of Tabkha here.// Treaty Talk on Blak’n’DeadlyWe listened to a discussion about the Victorian treaty process between Uncle Robbie Thorpe and Senator Lidia Thorpe originally broadcast on last Friday's Blak 'n' Deadly. You can listen to the full conversation here, and remember to tune in to Black 'n' Deadly every Friday at 11AM on 3CR.// Save cohealth RallyShaday, a GP trainee at a community health clinic, joined us to discuss organising for the Save Cohealth Rally this Saturday 8th November outside Sarah Witty’s office. The rally is calling on federal or state emergency funding to save the clinics that service over 12,500 people and prevent a statewide health catastrophe. Some symbolic motions in parliament have been moved but it is mass mobilisations like the Town Hall in Fitzroy last week and the rally that will win this campaign. Join the rally on Saturday the 8th of November from 2PM outside Labor MP Sarah Witty's Office, 142 Johnston St, Fitzroy.// Reflections From a Gazan DoctorDr Ezzideen Shehab, a Palestinian physician in northern Gaza, shared his reflections on practicing medicine during Israel's ongoing genocide. Dr Shehab has collaborated with Readers and Writers Against the Genocide to publish Diary of a Young Doctor a remarkable collection of diary entries that he has kept to document eyewitness accounts of the genocide. Order your copy of Diary of a Young Doctor here, and follow Dr Shehab on Instagram at @ezzideenshehab. Readers and Writers Against the Genocide are staging a read in at the State Library of Victoria today from 5PM, and encourage attendees to bring along their copies of Diary of a Young Doctor to participate.// Touch Sensitive on ‘In Paradise’Touch Sensitive (aka Michael Di Francesco) is one of Australia’s most beloved electronic artists, bassists, and producers, known for his Italo-disco flair, piano house grooves, and undeniable presence on the dancefloor. Since breaking through with cult classic 'Pizza Guy' (2013), he’s become a staple of Australian music, from releasing his acclaimed debut album 'Visions' (2017), sold out national tours, and countless collaborations, he is an artists’ artist that brings nothing but groove and euphoria to the dancefloor. Catch his long-awaited second album 'In Paradise' being performed with a stacked live band, this Saturday 08 Nov, 8pm at the Nightcat in Fitzroy.// Mutual Aid for SudanFilmmaker, photographer and organiser Bakri Mahmoud spoke with us about ongoing mutual aid efforts for Sudan. Bakri also discussed the importance of disrupting narratives of 'civil war' being used to brand the catastrophic conflict between the RSF and SAF, the responsibilities and failures of so-called Australia in taking action on this crisis, and the importance of continued efforts to support Sudanese liberation. Mutual aid donation details are available in Bakri's Instagram bio.// SongIn Paradise is the Title Track of long awaited second studio album from Touch Sensitive. A vibrant groovy dance number that is not only beautifully produced, but a light, dynamic, feel-good story between told by Michael and his live band. Buy In Paradise on Bandcamp.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Mass killings in El Fasher, SudanGaza and West Bank updatesAlbanese Government makes first deportation under multi-billion dollar Nauru dealSenator Thorpe tables petition demanding justice for neo-Nazi attack on Camp SovereigntyLegal challenge brought against Environment Minister over Woodside climate impacts Proposed Changes to SCHADS AwardPhillipa Balk, Assistant Branch Secretary of the Australian Services Union, joined us in the studio to discuss the Fair Work Commission's proposed changes to the SCHADS Award, which stands to drastically cut the take-home pay of social, community, home care, and disability workers. The Commission has chosen to bizarrely copy/paste the Aged Care Award classifications and pay rates into the SCHADS Award, with significant implications for workers. Phillipa helped us break down what is happening, how this will impact the sector, what consultations need to take place and what we can do to stop this.// City of Melbourne’s Anti-Homeless ProgramContent warning: strong language.We listened to speeches from a second speak-out organised by the Homeless Persons Union in front of Melbourne City Council Town Hall on Tuesday the 28th of October, held in advance of Councillors debating the adoption of a plan which includes the expansion of private security forces widely criticised for their targeting of homeless people in the city. Councillors ultimately voted 9-2 in favour to move forward with the plan, despite hearing over three hours of testimony last week of people being intimidated, harassed, and violated by security guards, as well as concerns about expanding the city’s security camera network and limiting protest rights. In this segment we heard from a young person on not feeling safe at home, a First Nations person on racial disparities and ongoing impact of colonisation, and a worker from a local breakfast program.// Voter Preferences and Housing CrisisHousing researcher and urban geographer Dr Alistair Sisson spoke with us about a recently published report analysing how Australian voters' understandings of housing crisis relate to voting preferences. The report, 'Housing and the 2025 Australian Federal Election: Between Crisis and Inertia', which Alistair co-authored with colleagues at Macquarie University, details how people across age, tenure, and political lines understand the crisis: renters and younger voters see it as an affordability emergency, while older homeowners focus more on immigration and supply.// Save cohealth Emergency Town HallAn emergency town hall meeting to Save cohealth was held last week on Friday in Fitzroy, where attendees shared their serious concerns about the closure and rollback of vital health services. We heard excerpts from devastated residents, doctors, social and community workers, as well as responses from politicians. This follows our interview last week where we spoke to local councillor Sophie Wade about the impact of the end to GP services in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington, and the closure of cohealth Collingwood in June 2026. cohealth services some of our most margianlised community members, and a general lack of bulk-billing services and cuts to hospitals and health services will leave almost 12,000 people to deal with the consequences. The recent decision comes after years of underfunding and cuts to cohealth. Our thanks to Monday Breakfast for editing this audio.// Ongoing Raids Target Asian Migrant Sex WorkersBee, project lead for the Asian migrant sex worker campaign Rising Red Lantern at Vixen Workers, joins us to speak about the ongoing terror of workplace raids by Border Force despite the formal conclusion of Operation Inglenook, and about Friday's solidarity gathering to honour the life of Yuko, a beloved Asian migrant sex worker who was killed in November 2024. Tomorrow's gathering will be held from 8-9AM outside Melbourne's Magistrates' Court to coincide with a committal hearing for the man charged over Yuko's death. Support the work of Rising Red Lantern by donating to their fundraiser.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Public housing updates: pickets, class action appeal, public meeting on 23 OctoberEmergency public meeting on 24 October about cohealth closures Climate trigger ruled out of federal government environment laws Marand engineering Palestine solidarity protests in GeelongGaza and West Bank updatesSudan updates// Artist and community organiser TextaQueen joined River earlier this week to discuss TheySwarm, an artist residency, studio, and covid-cautious event space for diverse and disabled artists in Naarm. TextaQueen invites community to the TheySwarm Open Day today Thursday 23 October, 12-3pm in-person or 1-3pm online at 152 Johnston Street Collingwood. The upcoming covid-cautious event series involves reading, writing and riffing sessions withTheySwarm’s rad BIPOC library hosted by Trans Queer and Gender Diverse and disabled creatives.// 3CR Exclusive! Peter Cronau, esteemed investigative journalist and editor of Declassified Australia, joined Inez to discuss the shocking discovery that 69 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts, likely many more, have been flown on commercial passenger planes to Israel from Australia as recently as last week. In part 1 of the conversation, aired last week on Thursday Breakfast, Peter discussed how this routine operation is carried out in secret. Today in part 2, we learn more about the freedom of information request, department of defense's defensive reply, and what is next for the Willamtown base as the main F35 base for the asia-pacific region. Lockheed Martin's F-35 Fighter Jets have been described as their most lethal, stealth fighter jet, playing a critical role in the genocide in Gaza, Palestine as well as other global atrocities. This comes after years of denial by the department of defence, parliament members and the Prime Minister that ''Australia does not supply weapons or parts of weapons to Israel – and hasn’t done so for more than 5 years.'' Declassified Australia is uncovering Australia's secret global impact - from whistleblowers to declassified documents, weapons exports to Pine Gap, espionage to state surveillance.// We listened to a clip of Ex-Thursday Breakfast programmer and member of the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria, Spike, speaking outside the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 at the HPUV speakout against the council’s criminalisation of homelessness and policing of public space. We also played lived-experience accounts of homeless community members' interactions with CrownLand Security, the private security firm that has been recently employed and deployed by Melbourne City Council in a $2M initiative which marginalises and criminalises those experiencing homelessness on the streets of the CBD. These testimonies were recorded by Spike and Kelly and presented to Melbourne City Councillors during the council meeting on Tuesday 21 October in a bid to get private security of Melbourne’s streets. The council will make a decision on the draft security plan on Tuesday 28 October, and community members are asked to turn up in solidarity from 4:30PM - for updates follow @homelesspersonsunionvic on Instagram.// Acclaimed author Tony Birch was back in the studio to give us the long view on urban renewal and the fight for public housing in Naarm/Melbourne. Some of Birch's most memorable short fiction features the impacts of slum reclamation in inner city Melbourne in the mid-20th century, part of the process of establishing the city's now iconic high rise public housing estates. With the flats under threat by a state government plan for their total demolition and redevelopment, organisers and community groups have called a public meeting tonight from 6-8PM at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne's CBD to sound the alarm. Tony Birch is an activist, historian and essayist, and is currently the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne.// Councillor Sophie Wade, representing Collingwood, joined to discuss the devastating cuts announced last week to cohealth services. cohealth announced two big changes that will impact community members in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington: the closure of cohealth Collingwood in June 2026 next year, and the end of GP services at all sites. cohealth services some of our most marginalised community members. The lack of bulk-billing services and cuts to hospitals and health services in the area will leave almost 12,000 people to deal with the consequences. This comes after years of underfunding and cuts to cohealth services. Community members are asked to show up for an Emergency Town Hall meeting at Fitzroy Town Hall at tomorrow, Friday 24 October, at 4PM.//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Rapid Support Forces intensify violence in SudanIsrael immediately break ceasefire in GazaF-35 parts pipeline to IsraelContainer trucks blocked by activists at Webb dockAnti-Poverty Week// Dr Samah Sabawi//We play a speech delivered by Palestinian playwright, poet, scholar, and political commentator Dr Samah Sabawi as part of the National Day of Action for Palestine on the 13th of October. In this recording, you will hear Dr Sabawi speaking to a crowd gathered outside the State Library of Victoria.// John Lawrence//

Northern Territory-based barrister John Lawrence SC joins us to talk about his recent legal defence of direct actioners who shut down the access road to the Pine Gap signals intelligence facility outside of Mparntwe/Alice Springs in solidarity with Palestine. John also discusses Australia's international legal obligations with respect to International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court decisions on Gaza and the West Bank. John will be delivering a lecture today that delves further into these issues at RMIT University's Emily McPherson building (13.03.009) from 4-5PM. The lecture is open to all, with no registration required.// Eugenia Lim//

Artist, film-maker and educator Eugenia Lim discusses her film Metabolism, screening as part of fundraising event for Gaza as part of this year's Environmental Film Festival. Metabolism is an eco-feminist film essay concerned with inner and outer circular economy of the body and its environment.//  3CR Exclusive: Inside Australia's Secret F-35 Parts Pipeline to Israel (Part1/2)//Peter Cronau, esteemed investigative journalist and editor of Declassified Australia, joined Inez this week to discuss the shocking discovery that at least 69 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts, likely many more, have been flown on commercial passenger planes to Israel from Australia as recently as last week, leaked documents reveal. Lockheed Martin's F-35 Fighter Jets have been described as their most lethal, stealth fighter jet, playing a critical role in the genocide in Gaza, Palestine as well as other global atrocities. This comes after years of denial by the department of defence, parliament members and the Prime Minister that ''Australia does not supply weapons or parts of weapons to Israel – and hasn’t done so for more than 5 years.'' In part 1 of this interview, we learn how this pipeline operates in secret. //Declassified Australia is uncovering Australia's secret global impact - from whistleblowers to declassified documents, weapons exports to Pine Gap, espionage to state surveillance. Tune in next week for part 2 to learn more about the freedom of information request, department of defense's defensive reply, and what is next for the Willamtown base as the main F35 base for the asia-pacific region.// Events//Friday 17 October: Environmental Film Festival 'Metabolism and Water Ecologies' Pay-As-You-Can Gaza Fundraiser, 6:45pm, Trocadero Projects, Footscray, featuring artist talk with director Eugenia Lim//Tuesday 21 October: Speak Out Against Melbourne City Council Private Security and Surveillance, 4:30pm, Melbourne Town Hall//Saturday 15 November: Footscray Belongs To Everyone, rally against private security and community family gathering, 11am banner painting, speeches from midday, Nicholson Street Mall, Footscray

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Criticism of Labor’s October 7 statementAustralian Future Fund protest against increased investment in Elbit SystemsFreedom Flotilla Coalition updateMyanmar vigil attacked by military juntaCourt case testing limits of free speech on criticism of Israel begins Monday Affordable housing revealed to be run by private firmCity of Melbourne council expansion of CCTV network// Pukpuk Treaty and Pacific Islands Forum//On Saturday October 4th, Nic Maclellan, a researcher and journalist with Islands Business magazine joined Jiselle and James on Asia Pacific Currents to share his analysis of the 'Pukpuk' Treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Nic also reports on his experience at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Honiara, Solomon Islands, in September 2025. Tune in to Asia Pacific Currents every Saturday from 9-9:30AM on 3CR 855AM.// Afghan Refugee Women's Football on the Global Stage//Mursal Sadat, captain of the Afghan Refugee Women's Football Team, shares the story of this group of remarkable women footballers now based in Australia. The team is preparing to travel to the United Arab Emirates for a friendly match, using football as a way to stand up for women’s rights and to show the world the strength and resilience of Afghan women. Watch the FIFA Unites: Women’s Series livestream on FIFA+ from 23 - 29 October 2025.// Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Campaign//Dave Sweeney, one of the co-founders of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and a current Nuclear Free Campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, joined us to discuss progress on the campaign to get Australia to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Also known as the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, the 2017 agreement is the first international legally binding instrument designed to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. ICAN is organising a campaign roundtable online at 3PM AEDT on October 14th - register here.// Akshay Gouri on ‘Sister Mine’ & Caste in Punjab, India//Content warning: This segment discussed themes of femicide, gender and caste based violence which might be distressing for some listeners. For 24/7 support you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732, you can ask for an interpreter. For culturally specific support you can contact inTouch on 1800 755 988 Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.// Akshay Gouri, maker of the short film 'Sister Mine' - When Amarjeet is sent to Melbourne with a tragic mission — to protect family ""honor"" by taking his sister’s life, who has had an inter-caste marriage — he instead finds love, warmth, and conflict in the home of the woman he was meant to destroy. Sister Mine is a powerful story of cultural pressure, sibling love, and humanity winning over hate. Akshay Gouri is a Screenwriter and Director who has made over 15 short films, both fiction and non-fiction, pertaining to political issues, socio-economic realities and their consequences on people. Watch their independent short films on youtube here and follow Akshay on instagram.//

Acknowledgement of Country HeadlinesDeclassified Australia reveals covert shipping of F-35 fighter jet parts to IsraelCritical reception of UN / US / Israel colonial ‘peace’ deal and proposed transitionary authority for GazaGlobal Sumud Flotilla intercepted by Israeli forcesBayside City Council adopts discredited definition of antisemitismVictorian Government undermines calls to raise the age of criminal responsibilityClass action commences against remote work for the dole schemeVenezuela prepares to declare state of emergency after US military aggressionDr Amy McQuire’s ‘Black Witness’ wins at Queensland literary awards  ***WE HAVE A WINNER!!!*** Congratulations to Liz Shield, winner of a copy of Micaela Sahhar’s Find Me at the Jaffa Gate. Our thanks to everyone who entered, and to Tony Birch for this wonderful giveaway prize.  We listen back to a talk by Ana Chã of Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (MST) on the story of MST's organising around food sovereignty, an issue that the movement has championed for over 40 years. This talk originally aired on 3CR's Earth Matters program on 18 May 2025, and was presented at the event 'Food Sovereignty Day' on the 12th of April 2025, coordinated by LASNET, Degrowth Network Australia, and Guerrilla Gardening Naarm Collective. Catch Earth Matters every Sunday from 11-11:30AM on 3CR855AM. We played the final episode of the ‘Our Stories, Our Flats’ series, produced by Ayan Shirwa. In this episode, we heard from R-coo from 44 Flats United about their campaign to defend public housing, and community advocate Barry Berih shared what motivated him to take Homes Victoria to court. If you missed an episode of ‘Our Stories, Our Flats’ or want to listen again, you can do so by visiting 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats File Explorer spoke with Inez about their latest club night, Phantasy Break, which he started in early 2025 to champion the sounds of Footwork from Chicago and Jungle from London.File Explorer took this opportunity to further showcase alternative dance music in Naarm with queer, trans, and femme selectors, creating a safer space away from some of the ''bro-culture'' of mainstream club scenes, and a place to truly let loose. File Explorer spoke about how the first club night went, their music influences, the nuances of curating an event where people feel free to actually dance with each other, and what they hope to bring into their club night tomorrow, Friday the 3rd of October at QQQ St Park 2 Peel St Collingwood, from 7pm - 1am. Get your tickets at Resident Advisor or via the Phantasy Break Instagram page.3CR Thursday Breakfast listeners get an exclusive 50% off tickets - click on this link for the discount, or use the code ‘HEART’ at purchase. Vicki McNamara, Senior Research Associate at UNSW’s Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession, joined us to discuss concerns about the use of generative AI in the Australian legal system, including by an increasing number of self-representing litigants. Vicki has extensive professional experience across private legal practice and with in-house legal teams, and joined the Centre in early-2024. Her current research focuses on how technology, particularly GenAI, is impacting the legal profession and reshaping how legal services are delivered. T4T: Trick 4 TreatThis Friday the 3rd of October, Racerage is hosting “T4T: Trick 4 Treat” a Halloween themed night to kick off the Spooky Season @ Cafe Gummo!Expect DIY Halloween props, a monstrously stacked lineup of trans and nonbinary music and a mini mutual aid market. Come Dressed to Distress and you might win our secret cursed prize!FEATURING:LION- Ethiopian Australian electro-pop starRACERAGE- Queer Blak rapbratHETEROPHOBES- grunge/punk 3 pieceTHE CROP TOPS- trans folk punk Tix online here: https://events.humanitix.com/t4t-trick4treat $10 general entry. Free for Mob (nobody turned away for lack of funds) 8pm til midnight.

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Updates from Gaza and the West BankMelbourne City Council review aimed at stifling protestMelbourne City Council pushes to criminalise homelessness with ‘community safety’ teamKumanjayi White death in custody investigation completedLabor’s 2035 greenhouse targets criticised as greenwashing ***GIVEAWAY*** 3CR Thursday Breakfast is giving away a copy of acclaimed Australian-Palestinian author and educator Micaela Sahhar’s Find Me at the Jaffa Gate, thanks to Tony Birch!  To enter the draw, send us a message with your contact details and “giveaway” on Instagram @3crthursdaybreakfast by midnight next Tuesday the 30th of September.  We will announce the winner during our next show on Thursday the 2nd of October. The winner will need to collect their prize from 3CR at 21 Smith Street, Fitzroy during business hours. AFL Grand Final Day and Domestic Violence Part 1Content warning: This discussion will be centred around domestic and family violence, which some listeners may find distressing. For support you can always call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800, and if you are in immediate danger call 000. With the AFL Grand Final on this weekend, Inez is joined by Meg, Rachel, and Christine who work at the intersections of alcohol and other drug use, domestic and family violence, and gambling in sports spectatorship, and explore strategies for change - at all levels. In this part of the interview we cover what domestic/family violence is, the social and gendered drivers of violence, and how Grand Final Day can intensify risk and harm. Meg Bagnall is the Statewide Coordinator of the Specialist Family Violence Advisor Program in the AOD sector, known for embedding gender-responsive approaches to substance use and family violence reform across Victoria. Rachel Daniels is a Specialist Family Violence Advisor with Ballarat Community Health, known for her expertise in substance use exploitation and parenting in the context of family violence, bringing a regional lens to systems change. Christine du Toit is the U-Turn Program Leader and is a Specialist Family Violence Advisor at Windana, with deep expertise at the intersection of substance use and family violence, and redevelopment of Victoria’s AOD assessment tools.  ‘Our Stories, Our Flats’ Episode 3We listen to episode 3 of the podcast 'Our Stories, Our Flats', produced by Ayan Shirwa, where residents discuss accessibility and safety in the flats. For more information about 'Our Stories, Our Flats' and to listen back to the first two episodes of the series, visit 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats. We'll be playing the final episode on our show next week, so make sure to tune in! AFL Grand Final Day and Domestic Violence Part 2Content warning: as aboveIn the second part of Inez’s interview with Meg Bagnall, Rachel Daniels and Christine du Toit, they discuss what safety planning looks like at all levels, from the person perpetrating the violence, the people experiencing the violence, friends and family, to the wider community. They speak on a range of intervention strategies and importantly, not placing the sole responsibility on the victims of violence to deal with this alone.  ‘Pictures of You’ with Tony BirchMulti-award winning author Tony Birch joined us in the studio to discuss the upcoming launch of Pictures of You, a selection of the best of his short fiction works over the past two decades. The collection brings together some of Birch's most poignant stories, taking readers through the humour, heartbreak, and rich complexity of everyday human experience. Pictures of You is published by the University of Queensland Press and hits bookstores on the 30th of September - pre-order your copy here. Tony Birch is an activist, historian and essayist, and is currently the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne. Crisis Housing Reform Part 2Content warning: The following segment contains discussions of child and adolescent mortality, domestic violence and suicide. If anything covered causes distress or raises questions, you can contact the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467. First Nations listeners can also call 13 YARN (13 92 76).We play the second part of an interview with Tyler and Dani from Crisis Housing Reform, a grassroots advocacy campaign focusing on change within Victorian crisis accommodation, discussing two special reports released in late August this year from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Part one of the interview was played on last week's episode - listen back here. You can find out more about the work of Crisis Housing Reform, and get involved, by following them on Instagram.

Acknowledgement of Country HeadlinesGaza and West Bank updatesUnited Nations inquiry finds Israel has committed genocideProtest news around so-called Australia: Webb dock picket, Occupy ALP, Mask Off Maersk Race Discrimination Commissioner urges action against IslamophobiaAustralia's first national climate risk assessment released  We heard the first part of an interview with Tyler and Dani from Crisis Housing Reform, a grassroots advocacy campaign focusing on change within Victorian crisis accommodation. Tyler and Dani discuss two special reports released in late August this year by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare concerning youth experiencing homelessness. Follow Crisis Housing Reform here on Instagram. On episode 2 of Our Stories Our Flats, youth practitioner Sabrina Adem challenges the myth of ethnic enclaves, and the girls from Underground Women share their experiences of living in Carlton and what they’d like to see change. Listen back to episode 1 here, and for show notes, visit 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats.  Last week, Priya caught up with Munanjahli and South Sea Islander scholar and author Chelsea Watego to discuss the upcoming launch of 'Black thoughts matter', a selection of some of the most significant essays she has published over the past decade. Out with Common Room Editions later this year, 'Black thoughts matter' provides critical context to Watego's public scholarship, honouring the Black thinkers that have shaped her intellectual and political formation to date. It is a testament to the love, power and joy that is at the heart of Black thinking and writing in the fight against racial violence in so-called ‘Australia’. Pre-order a copy of 'Black thoughts matter' here.  Jade, a member of ARC UP, joined us to speak about the importance of building migrant worker power in the liberatory struggle against colonialism, racism, class exploitation and fascism on stolen land. ARC UP is an Anarchist Communist organisation seeking to build migrant and Indigenous class power through rebuilding a militant workers' movement, and is based on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation. Find out more about ARC UP and the Migrants Building Power program here.