Thursday Breakfast

Acknowledgement of Country// HeadlinesRally for Abdifatah AhmedGaza and West Bank updatesAustralia’s exports to Israel since October 7, 2023 revealedThousands of young people in Australia paid below legal minimum wageCivil society groups issue united statement opposing domestic nuclear power Dr Mohammad Mustafa on Gaza Medical AidWe listen to a speech by Dr Mohammad Mustafa recorded at last Sunday's rally for Palestine outside the State Library of Victoria by Emily. Dr Mustafa, who is training as an emergency physician in Australia, shared harrowing experiences from his recent trip to provide medical relief in Gaza with the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association.// Settler Colonialism and Archaeology in PalestineWe play a segment of a lecture delivered by Palestinian archaeologist and academic Dr Mahmoud Hawari for the Beyond Inhabitation Lab in Turin on the 15th of April 2025. In this fascinating lecture, titled 'Palestine: Settler Colonialism, Archeology, and the Appropriation of Cultural Heritage,' Dr Hawari unpacks the long-standing relationship between settler colonialism and archaeology in Palestine. Dr Hawari's full talk is published here on the Beyond Inhabitation Lab YouTube channel.// Speeches from Rally for Abdifatah AhmedWe play speeches from Tuesday's rally calling for justice for Abdifatah Ahmed, a member of the Somali community who was shot and killed by two Victoria Police officers in Footscray last Thursday the 17th of April. The rally, called by members of the Somali and broader African community, was held at Footscray's Nicholson Street Mall and included a march to the Footscray Police Station to demand truth, justice and an independent investigation into Abdifatah Ahmed's killing. On today's show, we feature the voices of local community leader and CEO of Africause Dr Berhan Ahmed, and local mental health worker Barani, who is also a member of the Somali community.// Trans Liberation Counter-ProtestRose joins us to speak about an autonomous action countering yet another TERFascist rally planned for this Saturday the 26th of April on the steps of Parliament House. We also discussed the rippling international effects of anti-trans crackdowns in the United States and the recent ruling by the United Kingdom Supreme Court on the legal definition of a woman, harmfully and erroneously conflating biological sex with gender. To find out more about Saturday's protest, follow @transqueersolidarity, @queerkilljoys and @tdoa.2025 on Instagram.// Koorie Youth Summit 2025Yorta Yorta man Jye Charles speaks about the Koorie Youth Summit coming up in May this year, which for the first time will be hosted on Yorta Yorta country in Shepparton. The Koorie Youth Summit has been running since 2014, and is the largest gathering in Victoria created for and by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 18-28 years. Jye is the Community Engagement Officer at the Koorie Youth Council, and is passionate about youth leadership and community engagement, centred in truth-telling and self-determination.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Human rights groups condemn University of Melbourne surveillance policiesAttack on Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur regionGaza and West Bank updatesCalls for review of AUKUS dealMedical groups urge federal candidates to prioritise climate change-induced health crisesConcerns about City of Melbourne’s greening strategy Witt Gorrie at Trans Day of Action 2025//We listened to a speech recorded at the Trans Day of Action rally held on the 31st of March by Witt Gorrie, who described the ties between First Nations justice, trans liberation and decarceration. If you want to hear more about Witt’s collaborative, abolition focused work, you can revisit our show from the 28th of February featuring Witt Gorrie and Beyond Bricks and Bars steering committee members Kate and Gia in conversation with Priya.Keep up this important work and show your support by coming down to Parliament House next Saturday the 26th April at 11:30am for the Trans Liberation Counter Protest. Bring along your p2/n95 face masks, friends, family and noisemakers!// The Nightmare Sequence//Omar Sakr and Safdar Ahmed spoke with Priya about their new collaborative work The Nightmare Sequence, which is out now with the University of Queensland Press (all author royalties donated to Palestinian charities). The Nightmare Sequence, featuring poetry by Omar and illustrations by Safdar, is a searing response to the atrocities committed by Israel and its allies in Gaza and beyond since October 2023. Born of collective suffering and despair, the book interrogates the position of witness: the terrible and helpless distance of vision, the impact of being exposed to violence of this scale on a daily basis, and what it means to live in a society that is actively participating in the catastrophic destruction of Arabs and Muslims overseas.  Omar is a poet and writer born in Western Sydney to Lebanese and Turkish Muslim migrants. He is the acclaimed author of the novel Son of Sin and three poetry collections, including The Lost Arabs, which won the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry. Safdar Ahmed is an award-winning artist, writer, musician and cultural worker. His graphic novel Still Alive won the Multicultural NSW Award and was named Book of the Year in the 2022 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Safdar is a founding member of the Refugee Art Project and a member of eleven, a collective of contemporary Muslim Australian artists, curators and writers.// Autism Supports for Comfort, Care and Connection//Prof Deborah Lupton joins us to discuss the new autistic-led project, Autism Supports for Comfort, Care and Connection with the Project Lead, Dr Megan Rose and illustrator Sarah Firth. The project reveals the everyday and creative ways autistic adults use objects, services, and creatures to support their wellbeing. Published by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society at UNSW, the project provides beautiful illustrations and rich inner worlds of Autistic adults about the supports that help them, special interests that fill them up, and challenges they face. The illustration published with this week's episode has been used with permission from the project team.// Renters’ Federal Election Priorities//Bernie Barrett, Acting CEO of Better Renting, unpacks what's on the table for renters in the major parties' housing policy platforms announced last weekend. Bernie also speaks about Better Renting's Renter's Election pledge, and what it means to think about renters in so-called australia as a voting bloc. Head to renters-election.au to find out more about and sign up to the pledge.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Supreme court ruling on public housing class actionGaza updatesUniversity of Melbourne updates wi-fi terms of use, surveils protestorsGeelong Council plans to close in-home aged care serviceMyanmar earthquake updates  We hear a speech by Palestinian activist Mai Saif from the Sunday 23rd March Rally for a Free Palestine, where Mai condemned the Australian government's double-standards that suppress Palestinian voices and prioritise Jewish feelings over Muslim lives. Weekly rallies for Palestine are back every Sunday from 12PM outside the State Library of Victoria.// We listen to part 2 of Priya's conversation with staff and students from The Pavilion School, a State School based in Naarm's northern suburbs that focuses on flexible education and a supportive environment for students who have been disengaged or excluded from mainstream schooling. Participating in this conversation are students Sarah, Nathaniel and Jannaya, student support worker and former student Stephanie, and Mes, who is also a student support worker and is doing their PhD in education at La Trobe. In the second half of this conversation, we hear about Mes' doctoral research, which has been co-designed with staff and students at The Pavilion School and aims to evaluate the impact of the school's alternative education model. Listen back to part 1 of our conversation here.// We hear a conversation between Inez and Nigerian-Australian photographer Dr Ayooluwatomiwa ‘Ibukun’ Oloruntoba about his exhibition We Outside, which captures event spaces created by and for young African-Australians in Melbourne. Video and images bring to life the resilience, diversity and richness of the African-Australian community. Ayooluwatomiwa is an analogue photographer based in Melbourne. With an MD/PhD in AI and dermatology from Monash University, his medical interest in the human condition informs his passion for documentary photography, capturing people, events, and cultural narratives. We Outside is running from Friday the 14th of March until Thursday the 17th of August, 10AM-5PM at the Grand Foyer, Community Gallery at Melbourne's Immigration Museum.//Giulio Ponte, Research Engineer at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research at the University of Adelaide, joins us to discuss the risk to cyclists of selective attention by motorists, and what can be done to improve cyclist safety. Giulio has a degree in mechanical engineering and a graduate diploma in transport and traffic engineering, and has considerable experience in at-scene crash investigation, and vehicle-pedestrian safety assessment. Giulio also has an ongoing involvement in the pedestrian testing program undertaken for the Australasian New Car Assessment Program. Read Giulio and Jamie McKenzie’s article ‘‘Sorry mate, I didn’t see you’: when drivers look but don’t see cyclists on the road,’ published by The Conversation on April 2nd, here.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Junta stalls Myanmar earthquake reliefBodies of murdered Palestinian emergency workers discovered in GazaAustralian human rights groups lodge UN claim on youth justice policies The Pavilion School Part 1//We played part 1 of a conversation with staff and students from The Pavilion School, a State School based in Naarm's northern suburbs that focuses on flexible education and a supportive environment for students who have been disengaged or excluded from mainstream schooling. Participating in this conversation are students Sarah, Nathaniel and Jannaya, student support worker and former student Stephanie, and Mes, who is also a student support worker and is doing their PhD in education at La Trobe with a focus on impact in alternative schooling. In this part of the conversation, we hear about the history and approach of The Pavilion School, and about Jannaya, Sarah and Nathaniel's experiences joining and attending the school.// The Economic Case for Community Land Trusts//Housing economist Karl Fitzgerald joined us to discuss Community Land Trusts (CLTs) following the release on 2 April of a report by Grounded - "Grounded in Affordability: The Economic Case for Community Land Trusts". Grounded is a not-for-profit organisation established to advocate, incubate and accelerate the development of CLTs in so-called Australia. Karl unpacks how CLTs could reshape housing affordability, and how these changes could impact those who need housing most. We also break down the CLT model, its costs, long-term benefits, and the policy shifts needed to increase housing access.// Pleasure and Consent for Women and Gender Diverse People with Disabilities//Dr Brigid Evans, Senior Policy and Research Officer at Women with Disabilities Victoria, spoke with us about a co-authored discussion paper published by WDV last week that focuses on issues of access to pleasure and consent for women and gender diverse people with disabilities. The paper opens a conversation about barriers faced by women and gender diverse people with disabilities to accessing sexual and reproductive health care and to freely exercising affirmative consent. In her role at WDV, Brigid provides advice to governments and service providers on primary prevention of disability and gender-based violence, as well as disability inclusive sexual and reproductive health promotion. Read 'Pleasure and Consent for Women and Gender Diverse People with Disabilities: Discussion Paper' here.// Racism Out of Politics Campaign//Noura Mansour, National Director of Democracy in Colour, joined us to discuss the persistence of racism in electoral politics as we head towards this year's federal election in May. Democracy In Colour is currently running the 'Racism Out of Politics' campaign pushing for an end to racist and discriminatory rhetoric and policy promises in the election race, which includes a pledge that candidates can sign to commit to combating racism in australian politics. Find out more and support the campaign here./

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Gaza updatesInquest into Clinton Austin death in Loddon Prison delayedFederal budget anti-poverty critiqueUrges for the Australian government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons We play a speech by Themme Fatale at the Defend Dissent Coalition rally on Victoria's Parliament Steps last Wednesday the 19th of March. Themme Fatale drove home the powerful message that preventing the criminalisation of mask-wearing at protests is first and foremost a disability justice issue. Read and sign the open letter "Protect the Right to Protest" from Defend Dissent Coalition here.// Ruth Nyaruot Ruach and Geskeva Komba, Creative Producers and Co-Founders of Next In Colour, joined us to discuss the Future Reset: Diasporic Dreaming project, a creative collaboration between Footscray Community Arts and Next In Colour which aims to support young people from African Diaspora communities. The project, funded by Vic Health, began in 2022 and culminates in this Saturday’s launch of the research zine 'Re-imagining Utopias'. Ruth is a South-Sudanese multidisciplinary artist, who uses art to heal, explore her surroundings and create comfort within her blackness. Geskeva Komba is a trans-disciplinary creative of Comorian and Tanzanian heritage. Raised in the Western suburbs of Melbourne she has experience combined in community development, theatre, film, spoken word, as well as music.// Yusra and Khadija, students at River Nile School (RNS), share what independent senior secondary education at the school is all about. RNS provides specialised support for young people from refugee and asylum seeker communities, and has a commitment to trauma-informed teaching and learning strategies, with a goal to reduce the barriers to education faced by young women in particular. In our conversation today, Yusra and Khadija also spoke about River Nile School’s block party happening next Thursday 3 April from 2-6pm in North Melbourne. You can RSVP or show your support by donating to the school here.//Gamilaroi man and IndigenousX founder Luke Pearson joined us for a critical conversation about 'Harmony Day', which australia celebrates on March 21st while the rest of the world is commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Luke speaks about the difference between successive australian governments' attempts to creatively re-branding the colonial status quo and the work required to engage in actual anti-racist practice. You can read an excellent piece by Luke on 'Harmony Day' here on IndigenousX.//

Acknowledgement of Country//News Headlines//Avery Howard, Vice President of the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union (AUWU) and JobSeeker recipient, speaks with us on the 5th anniversary of the COVID-19 supplement about the drastic and immediate impact that it had to alleviate poverty for nearly a million people across so-called Australia. The Morrison Government’s subsequent decision to end the supplement plunged welfare recipients back into poverty, sparking widespread condemnation by anti-poverty activists. The AUWU, Anti-Poverty Network South Australia, Antipoverty Centre, Anti-Poverty Network Queensland, and Nobody Deserves Poverty are commemorating the anniversary with a press conference today at Parliament House, as well as an online event on Monday the 24th of March reflecting on the impacts of the COVID-19 supplement and its significance for welfare recipients.//Last Saturday the 15th of March, a vigil was held outside the State Library of Victoria on the anniversary of the Christchurch mosque massacre in 2019, honouring the 51 lives lost in this tragedy. We hear singing and words of cross-community solidarity shared at the rally by Jasmine, Zari, and other members of the local Māori community, with speakers introduced by MC Sara Baarini.//We hear a speech by Nina, a member of Formerly Incarcerated Girls Justice Advocates Melbourne (FIGJAM), at the snap action for Poccum’s Law held on Parliament steps this past Tuesday the 18th of March to condemn the Victorian Labor Government’s new ‘tough on crime’ bail bill. Nina was introduced by Maggie Munn, proud Gungarri advocate, who is the First Nations Justice advocate at Human Rights Law Centre. During the rally, attendees learned that the Bail Amendment (Tough Bail) Bill 2025 passed the Legislative Assembly with only three votes against. The bill inserts significant restrictions to bail access and has been widely condemned by Aboriginal community-controlled organisations, the community legal sector, family violence prevention organisations and youth support organisations for its regressive approach that will increase rates of incarceration for both children and adults in Victoria. Read the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services' 'Bail Saves Lives: Poccum’s Law is the Way Forward' statement here, and Flat Out's media statement on the bail laws here.//Dr James Martin is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Director of the Bachelor of Criminology at Deakin University. He's a leading researcher in the field of black markets, cybercrime, and the dark web illicit drug trade, as well as a Tobacco Harm Reduction Advisor for Harm Reduction Australia. In this interview, Dr Martin breaks down where law enforcement clashes with proven harm reduction approaches, how the dark web functions, and lays out australia's approach to vaping. He also discusses what's going on with vaping regulations, enforcing this law, changing societal perceptions of nicotine, and moral panics.//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// Please note that the following clip may touch on themes including domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, organised abuse, colonial violence, suicide, mental illness, self harm and drug use. If you need immediate support, you can call Lifeline 13 11 14, Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467, 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or LGBTQ peer support QLife 1800 184 527 (3pm - midnight). If you’re a First Nations person who’d prefer mob only support, you can call 13 YARN (13 92 76) or Yarning Safe'n'Strong 1800 959 563.//We replay conversation between Amy Ciara, Jasmine McLennan and president of the Blue Knot Foundation, Dr Cathy Kezelman, during last Wednesday's special broadcast marking  Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day and supported by 3CR's Brainwaves. In the following interview, Amy, Jasmine and Cathy explore the nuances of living with complex trauma and dissociative identity disorders, also known as DID.// Lebanese-Australian lawyer and first-time filmmaker Nicholas Hanna speaks with us about his recently-released documentary, 'The Last Sky', which provides critical insight into Israel's war on Gaza within a broader context of its aggression against the Palestinian and Lebanese people. The film, which was produced by Palestinian media producer and filmmaker Rihab Charida, focuses unique attention on the perspectives of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon during the genocide, bringing together footage recorded in the region by Hanna and Charida in both 2004 and 2024.// We listened to part 2 of Priya's conversation with Jinsella Kennaway, Co-Founder and Executive Director of UK-based Demilitarise Education, who joined us to unpack the organisation's work to equip organisers with tools in the fight to break the links in the military-industrial-academic complex. In today's segment, Jinsella continues our discussion about the Demilitarise Education Treaty, a foundational framework that provides a pathway for action for universities to publicly commit to and implement full demilitarisation across investments, research and teaching activities. Head to 3cr.org.au/thursday-breakfast to listen back to part 1, which aired last week.// Professor Alex Collie is an applied public health and social policy scholar at Monash University. His research and teaching focus on work injury rehabilitation, occupational health and social protection schemes for personal injury. He joins us to discuss the latest study published 06 Mar 25 "Early High-Risk Opioid Prescribing and Persistent Opioid Use in Australian Workers with Workers’ Compensation Claims for Back and Neck Musculoskeletal Disorders or Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study" which raises concern about opioid prescribing to injured Australian workers.// SongsBetter Things - Kee'ahnCaged Bird - Miiesha//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//  We replay an interview recorded by Danielle from 3CR's Breadline program at a picnic organised by the Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU), where Danielle spoke with attendee Alex about their experiences on the disability pension. Alex also shared some advice for those seeking support from Centrelink. This interview was aired on Breadline on Monday 3rd March - tune in every Monday at 6PM to hear directly from members of the AUWU.// Jinsella Kennaway, Co-Founder and Executive Director of UK-based Demilitarise Education, speaks with us about the organisation's work to equip organisers with tools in the fight to break the links in the military-industrial-academic complex. Our conversation focuses on the Demilitarise Education Treaty, a foundational framework that provides a pathway for action for universities to publicly commit to and implement full demilitarisation across investments, research and teaching activities. Today we listen to part 1 of Jinsella's conversation with Priya - tune in next week to catch part 2.// Camilla Rowland, CEO of Palliative Care Australia, speaks with us about palliative care resourcing and access in Australia and the urgent need for increased government support for this type of health care. Palliative Care Australia has published its 2025 federal election platform outlining key reforms to improve palliative care provision through both specialist and primary care pathways. Sign the petition to support Palliative Care Australia's election asks here.// Nirmal Joy, Multicultural Social Justice Coordinator at the Sydney Community Forum and lead of the Voices for Power advocacy project, joins us to discuss the campaign for a just and equitable clean energy transition in Australia. Through the Renew Australia for All movement, Voices for Power is advocating for community-based approaches to understand and respond to the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities navigating energy plans, sustainability, and the cost of living crisis.// Songs Out The Door - IZY//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// Beyond Bricks and BarsWitt Gorrie and two members of the steering committee of Beyond Bricks and Bars, Kate and Gia, spoke with Priya about the importance of this vital trans and gender diverse decarceration project on its 6th birthday.//Beyond Bricks and Bars' birthday fundraiser is coming up this Saturday 1 March from 5-10PM at Kines, 11 Hope Street, Brunswick - get your tickets here. Funds raised will be split between Beyond Bricks and Bars and the Incarcerated Trans and Gender Diverse Community Fund.// Migrant Worker's Centre

Matt Kunkel, CEO of the Migrant Worker's Centre, returns to the show to speak about their latest campaign for migrant workers 'Expanding the Fair Entitlements Guarantee' - a scheme that provides workers who lose their job due to employer insolvency or bankruptcy with financial assistance to recover some unpaid entitlements. This includes unpaid wages, accrued leave, and redundancy pay. It provides a critical safety net for workers during what can be a financially difficult time. Sign the petition here.//You can contact the Migrant Worker's Centre if you're looking for support as a worker on 03 7009 6710, www.migrantworkers.org.au, or 54 Victoria St Carlton.// Public Housing Class Action

RMIT housing academic Dr David Kelly speaks with us about a joint research project with Priya and Professor Libby Porter that includes an analysis of the forced displacement of public housing tenants in Naarm through estate renewal.//David will also provided updates on the public housing class action case, which resumes in Victoria's Supreme Court today, Thursday 27 February, from 10:30AM.// RAFFWU & Bangladesh

Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), joined the Asia Pacific Currents team this Saturday with a report on his recent solidarity visit to Bangladesh. They discussed the role of workers in the Bangladesh garment industry, as well as recent political events in Bangladesh, the importance of International Solidarity for Australian Unions, and more. Asia Pacific Currents can be heard every Saturday on 3CR from 9-9:30AM, or on our website: 3cr.org.au/asiapac//

Acknowledgment//3CR would like to acknowledge the Kulin Nation – true owners, caretakers and custodians of the land from which we broadcast. 3CR pays respect to Elders, past and present of the Kulin Nation. We recognise their unceded sovereignty.//News headlines//Doin Time replay//Content warning: The following segment contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. For mob only support you can call 13YARN on 13 92 76 or Yarning Safe'n'Strong 1800 959 563, for general support call Lifeline on 13 11 14. We hear a eplay from 3CRs Doin Time for their special memorial show marking 21 years since the death of Aboriginal Teenager TJ Hickey, who died at the hands of police on 14 February, 2004. Aunty Di has an in-depth discussion of aboriginal deaths in custody, and finding justice for our first nations communities as well as effects to get a class action together, to hold police and prison staff accountable. Show your support by donating to Justice for Tj Hickey here.//Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman - Part 1//Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman established the Infectious Diseases Unit at the University of Malaya Medical Centre and the Centre of Excellence for Research on AIDS at the same institution, currently hold the title of Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases and Pro Vice Chancellor and President of Monash University, Malaysia. Prior to this appointment, she served as Dean of Medicine at the University of Malaya. She spoke at the VAADA conference February 13-14 2025, about lessons from HIV harm reduction in Malaysia, mandatory treatment, prison injustice, and lessons for Australia in AOD policy reform. In part 1 of the interview, we speak about what it was like to build the HIV harm reduction movement in Malaysia.//Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman - Part 2//In part 2 of the interview, we will speak about what crossover HIV harm reduction and AOD have and what global solidarity in health can look like.  Daney Faddoul HRLC//Daney Faddoul is Campaign Manager for Human Rights Law Centre and joins us to share findings from their most recent report ‘The Right To Housing In Australia’, developed in conjunction with the University of Technology Sydney. The report released on Monday this week validates urgent calls from community and experts alike that the right to safe and secure housing in so-called Australia should be enshrined in law. Including a right to housing in the Australian Human Rights Act is a step towards creating fairer, safer and more affordable people-centred policies. Read the full report here.//