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Headlines:“Silencing Dissent”: Protest Crackdowns Spark Civil Liberties AlarmHealth Students Forced to Work for Free as Cost-of-Living Crisis Continues to BitGrassroots Organising Surges as Renewable Energy Network Launches Segments:- Last week it was revealed that the federal government had formed a taskforce known as the 'razor gang', tasked with cutting the NDIS to make it more 'sustainable' ahead of the May budget. The revelation attracted scrutiny from independent MPs in the halls of parliament, but as usual much of the reporting - and potentially even the budget consultations themselves - failed to elevate disabled voices. As such, the Monday breakfast show was joined by Zoe Simmons, a journalist and disability advocate to talk about the razor gang and accessing the NDIS.   -  An excerpt of a conversation between Out Of The Pan's Sally Goldner and Bonnie Hart, a longtime intersex advocate and peer support worker. The pair talk about the legislation passed in Victoria banning medical intervention on children born with variations in sex characteristics. We did have a conversation with Dr Sean Mulcahy from Equality Australia about this legislation, however the legislation is so hugely important for people born with sex characteristics that we feel it is worth playing a separate interview on this. You can listen to more from Sally on Sundays from 12 -1PM, or at 3cr.org.au/outofthepan.  - A story reported by Tessa Campisi from Friends of the Earth. Community members were able to successfully stop work for three days last week, and over 1300 people contacted decision makers to condemn the clearing of the Mt Macedon Snow Gums.Nonetheless, in a tragic escalation of events, an exclusion zone was enforced around the cross, and on Saturday morning the trees were felled.  Devastated community members held a vigil for the snow gums on Sunday, and continue to condemn the actions of Parks Victoria and the Memorial Cross Committee. - Kaye shares with Amy Ciara their journey within a variety of different circumstances with; homelessness; gender identity with DID; finding community and more. Part 1 of the interview with Kaye you can find the whole interview from the DID awareness day special  at 3cr.org.au/didad2026 Music: Brand New - Daisy Picker  Immaterial - SOPHIE

Headlines:Coronial inquest into Jeffrey Winmar’s death in custody endsABC DEI initiatives Friends of the Earth Hit by Funding Cuts as Cost-of-Living Crisis Squeezes ActivismSegments:- The second half of the conversation Rob had with Sam and Gia from T Generation Gym - a trans-owned and -operated gym in so-called Coburg. The first half aired on 3CR's Trans day of audibility broadcast in late March. The segment will be picking up where we left off with Sam talking about building a community of strong, resilient trans and gender non-conforming people. You can listen to the first half of the conversation and more from the Trans Day of Audibility broadcast at 3cr.org.au/tdoa2026 - Saturday's Asia Pacific Currents featuring a conversation with the show's resident Iran expert James Barry about the ceasefire in Iran. They also discuss Israel's invasion and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon, dissent against the war in Israel and the way out of this situation for us in the left. You can catch more from the crew at Asia Pacific Currents on Saturdays from 9 - 9:30AM or listen back at 3cr.org.au/asiapac. - A conversation with Joe from the Wallabia Wildlife Shelter, Hannah and Fiona, presenter of the raise the roof show here at 3cr spoke to him while he did his nightly routine of feeding the animals. You can donate to the Wallabia Wildlife Shelter at https://www.facebook.com/wallabiawildlifeshelter/  - Louise Adler's resignation as director of Adelaide Writers Week in January this year, followed the cancellation ofscheduled appearance of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel Fatah. The decision to dis-invite Abdel Fatahwas made by the Adelaide Festival board, despite Adler's strong opposition. The cancellation of the event led tosignificant Backlash, with over 180 Partipants boycotting ADL Writers Fest, raising wider concern about the impact ofpro-israel lobbying on free speech and democratic institutions... and since this time, the Adelaide Festival Boardexpressing regret over the stress caused, and apologies to Abdel Fatah.Event and audio info:The two women met again recently in ADL 1 March, at an event presented by AFOPA (Australian friends of PalestineAssoc.) 'in conversation', focusing on Randa's latest novel, 'Discipline'.In this excerpt of their discussion:- cultural safety in the context of other similar examples of 'cancellations'- Zionism NOT a cultural identity, should be subject to the same normative interrogation as any ideology- her experiences of social media and the role of mainstream media in mischaracterisation of her own tweets etc.(Listen back to the FULL edited recording between publisher Louise Adler and Australian- Palestinian writer,  rights activist and academic Randa Abdel Fatah...at the Tuesday Hometime program page 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday) Music: Mantis by Courtney Barnett The World Couldn't See Us by Nabihah Iqbal 

Headlines: "Pressure Off the Pump": Free Public Transport for all Victorians"Disrespected and Fed Up": Teachers Vow to Escalate Strike Action“Trans Day of Audibility”: Joy as Resistance on the Airwaves Segments: - A Speech from Saturday's Trans Day of Vengeance Rally, we firstly heard from Greens counsellor Alice Benson.  - Second episode of the podcast What Children Know, produced by Elvy Swan here in Naarm. The second episode of this series is Children speak their truths about their love for and care for the earth.They know deeply who they are and how they belong to this. What they are inviting for us all as adults, is to pay attention and wake up to what is important. Can we slow down and listen? Hear from these young and wise voices; from music camps, drama classes and living rooms, these kids share their ideas and knowledge. To listen to the whole podcast search for What Children Know wherever you get your podcasts.  - Speech from Saturdays Trans Day of Vengeance Rally - we heard from Damien who is member of pride in protest in Sydney and they speak on sex worker, migrant and trans rights - a reminder the vigil for Yuko is on tomorrow Tuesday 31st of March at melbourne magistrate 9am to support rising red lantern go to givenow.com.au/rising-red-lantern   - Our monthly segment, Tiny Sparks and Turning Points, a bulletin from our good friends at the Commons Social Change Library. They brought us some radical events over the years that changed this country. This feature is looking at the month of April over our collective history, and will come to listeners on the first Monday of every month at 8AM. A big thank you to our friends at The Commons Social Change Library. You can find their work at www.commonslibrary.org - A conversation between the folks at Asia Pacific Currents and James Crafti, a socialist, unionist and anti-Zionist Jew. The trio speak about James' experience in the occupied West Bank as well as the escalation of Zionist propaganda and settler violence since October 7 2023.   Music:Country Living by Daisy PickerPair of Brown Eyes by the Pogues

On today's show: Headlines: Educators Break a Decade of Silence: March 24 Strike LoomsHigh Court Looming: Residents Resist Public Housing DemolitionNSW Corrective Services and Youth Justice Are Failing First Nations People In and Out of PrisonChallenging Police Power: IBAC Apology Sparks Wider Questions Segments:Second half of conversation between Rosie Ganino and Alva Gieke about the women's liberation movement in the 70s in Naarm and navigating misogyny within the left. Listen to the first half of this conversation on last week's podcast.An excerpt from the What Children Know podcast featuring interviews with children at the Free Palestine rallies in Naarm over the past few years. Listen to the podcast here.From yesterday's March 4 Forests rally we played: Marisa from 3CR's Doin' Time show speaking with the rally's MC Violet Coco about the state of native logging here in so-called Victoria.Uncle Claude Douglas speaks of the impact of colonisation on Wotjabaluk Country -- specifically relating to bushfires, invasive species, and the Victorian government's failure to properly care for land.A brief excerpt of the Climate Choir Melbourne singing at the rallyPhil Zylstra, adjunct associate professor at Curtin University and fire behaviour scientist speaking more about how colonisation has corrupted approaches to environmental care. Thank you to Marisa for providing and editing that audio for us!  Songs played: - Magic by strongboi- REAL LIFE LOVE by SPEED

Headlines: Human Rights Groups Warn Labor’s New Migration Laws Could Leave Tens of Thousands Stranded in War ZonesPublic Health Experts Warn Dementia Crisis Demands National Prevention StrategyPeace Network Condemns ADF Deployment to Middle East, Warns Australia Risks Being Drawn into Wider WarAustralia Institute data exposes $16.3 billion in subsidies given to fossil fuel companies and users in 2025 Segments:- First half of Rosie Ganino's interview with Alva Gieke, a 90-year-old feminist activist and one of the first 4 women who started the women's lib movement in the 70's, here in Naarm. She told us about the early days of the movement fighting for women's rights, being housemates with Zelda D'Aprano and so much more.  - The second episode of our new monthly segment called Wing Beats Per Minute, where Michael and Jarrod delve into an insect's importance within ecosystems. This month's segment was about butterflies.  - An interview from In Ya Face in which host James McKenzie speaks with trans comedian Cassie Workman about their show You Are Here as well as their experiences living as a trans person under the Trump regime. You can catch Cassie's show at the Melbourne International Comedy Show from the 25th of March to the 14th of April. Get tickets to the show here. Music: Birthday/Funeral by Daisy Picker Babaya by High Dependency Unit Mob Ties by Miss Kannina 

3cr volunteer Rosie Ganino Speaks to Alva Geikie following Intenational Womens Day where they speak on the Women's Liberation movement in the 70's where Alva tells us many stories of the early days of her organising and direct action with iconic activists like Zelda D'Aprano. 

Headlines:US and Israel Launch Major Attacks on Iran as Region Braces for EscalationTrust Us With Your Face? Digital Rights Groups Warn of Expanding Online SurveillanceOne Nation’s Poll Surge Reflects a Deeper Political Shift Segments:- First up we had an interview Hannah and Izzy Brown from the Resident Frequency show here at 3cr where we spoke with BVT yesterday at the Sydney Rd Street Party at the Howler, BVT is an iconic queer rapper from Gadigal land. To hear more of their music search for BVT and to hear her song with MUDRAT go to https://mudratmp3.bandcamp.com/track/fme-ft-bvt  - Yesterday at the Sydney Rd Street Party Hannah had the privilege of volunteering at the 3cr stall, secondly on the show we had a conversation i had with fellow 3cr volunteer Katelin to subscribe or to become a volunteer go to 3cr go to 3cr.org.au or call us up at 9419 8377 or even come into the station! at 21 Smith st Fitzroy - On Friday night, Pride In Protest, a queer activist collective on Gadigal land campaigning to bring Mardi Gras back to its radical roots and fights for social justice in the queer community and beyond, had its float banned from Mardi Gras. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras cited social media posts by Pride In Protest which call out a Jewish LGBTQIA+ organisation by the name of Dayenu a 'Zionist lobby group' . At Mardi Gras itself, video footage shows NSW Police assaulting queer and trans members of the Drag Kings Sydney Float which included a Palestinian flag. To tell us more about the weekend's events, the Monday Breakfast show was joined by Rohen, a member of Pride In Protest who was part of the group picked out and violently removed from the parade by police. - Up next we had our monthly segment, Tiny Sparks and Turning Points, a bulletin from our good friends at the Commons Social Change Library.Today, they'll bring us some radical events over the years that changed this country. This feature is looking at the month of March over our collective history, and will come to listeners on the first Monday of every month, at 8AM. For now, a big thank you to our friends at The Commons Social Change Library. You can find their work at www.commonslibrary.org & look out for their page on the 3CR website which we will feature if you want to listen back - which is coming soon.  - We are now going to listen to an interview from last week's Doin Time show in which host Marisa speaks with David Murray,  Strategic Projects Lead from Jesuit Social Services, about the expansion of Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre announced last week. The expansion will see an additional 45 beds added to the prison, with another 30 added late last year and will mean an $117 million cost to taxpayers to lock up children.- Marisa from the Doin Time show spoke with David Murray, Strategic Projects Lead from Jesuit Social Services about the addition of 45 new beds to Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre announced last week. You can listen to the rest of that show and more from Marisa on Monday evenings from 4 - 5pm, or go to 3cr.org.au/dointime. Music:- Lalakai by BVT  - Ingobernables by Sin Dios

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 23rd of February 2026. On today's show: Headlines:Close the Bases: Global Wave of Anti-Militarist Action Hits AustraliaFarmers Push Back on ‘Resilience’ Rhetoric as Study Warns It Masks Systemic NeglectLabor Backs Anti-Queer Hate Crimes Inquiry as Liberals “Turn Their Backs” on LGBTIQA+ VictoriansSegments: The show begins with Hannah's interview at the Bob Brown Foundation's week long resistance tour in Lutruwita, so-called Tasmania, where they spoke to Jenny Weber at a logging coup about the importance of protecting native forests. To get more information and to get involved with the Bob Brown Foundation click here and for information on when and where your local march in March for forests click hereA Tuesday Hometime Summer Break Special in which guest host Marion speaks with Steven and Tom, regular callers to Talkback with Attitude and organisers of a regular vigil for Gaza at the electoral office of Anthony Albanese in Marrickville NSW. They spoke with Marion about why the ongoing human rights disaster in Gaza deserves our attention, and also about the new laws and actions against protest in NSW. Conversation was recorded on January 8th 2026. Listen to more of the Tuesday Hometime show live on Tuesdays from 4 - 6pm or click here. The Monday Breakfast show was joined by Heike Weber, a member of Weapons Outta Here Naarm to discuss the boycott of Thai Airlines and the ongoing campaign to expose and disrupt the manufacture and supply of F35 parts across so-called Australia. They are hosting an action at 11am on Monday the 23rd of February at Fed Square to expose Thai Airlines' complicity in genocide. You can find more information about Weapons Outta Here, their campaigns, and how you can get involved here. You can also contact them at [email protected]. The show ends with a conversation about Victoria's recent ban of medical intervention on people born with variations in sex characteristics following decades of work from intersex advocates and LGBTQIA+ groups. Dr Sean Mulcahy, advisor for Equality Australia, joined us to speak about education, bodily autonomy, as well as this legislation and what it means for those with variations in sex characteristics. Songs played: The Choice - Mystique, SPEEDThe Looking Glass - Mystic Tea Party 

Hello and welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 16th of February 2026. On today's show: Headlines:  Liberty Victoria condemns NSW Police force at protest against Herzog and calls for Victorian Government to not give Victoria Police similar powers.Palliative Care Australia calls for expanding Commonwealth Prac Payment to include medical and allied health students. Senator Lidia Thorpe renews calls for Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to expand its Terms of Reference to cover all forms of right-wing extremism and violence, including racism against First Peoples.Segments: - We hear the second half of Tuesday Hometime Presenter Jan Bartlett's conversation with Kathy Kelly, a U.S human rights activist about the climate of fear and intimidation in her country, focusing on the recent actions of ICE and draws comparisons to Germany in the 1930's. You can listen to the rest of this conversation and more from Jan Bartlett at 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday or tune into 3cr on Tuesdays from 4-6pm. - Second up we played a new regular segment here on the Monday Breakfast show. This segment is called Wing Beats Per minute with today's episode focusing on the importance of insects within ecosystems. - Following that is an excerpt from yesterday's Concrete Gang show. In this excerpt, the gang respond to the allegations against the CFMEU released in Geoffrey Watson SC's report on Wednesday at Queenland's Commission of Inquiry, in particular the allegation that $15B of taxpayer money has passed through the union for so-called corrupt behaviour. To listen to the rest of yesterday's show and more from the Concrete Gang, go to 3cr.org.au/concrete-gang or listen live on Sundays from 9:30 to 10AM.- Last up on the show was a conversation with Dr Karinna Saxby to tell us about research released last week revealing that adding gender-affirming surgery and care into the Medicare scheme would save millions in taxpayer dollars. Dr Saxby is a senior research fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. You can read the research here.  Songs played:  New Black Choker - The Crop Tops [https://thecroptops.bandcamp.com/album/new-black-choker-single]Run With The Dogs - Cash Savage [https://cashsavage.bandcamp.com/track/run-with-the-dogs] 

Headlines: - Victoria’s Planning Reform & Affordable Housing- First Nations Peoples & Blood Cancer Inequities- 6 Members of Filton24 Acquitted of Charges- IOC Gender Policy & Trans Inclusion in Sport Segments:- 3cr reporter Amy Ciara speaking with Keir Paterson CEO of Community Houses and longtime community volunteer speaking on the importance of neighbourhood housing and their campaign for government funding to keep neighbourhood houses running. For more info about the campaign and to find your local neighbourhood house go to nhvic.org.au their upcoming rally is on the 18th of February at 12.30pm at Parliament steps. To listen to more of Amy's show go to 3cr.org.au/killyourlawn or tune into 3cr on Fridays from 9-10am  - First half of Tuesday Hometime's Presenter Jan Bartlett speaking to Kathy Kelly a U.S human rights activist about the climate of fear and intimidation in her country, focusing on the recent actions of ICE and drawing comparisons to Germany in the 1930's. We'll play the second half of this interview next week. To hear more of Jan Bartlett's show go to 3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday or tune into 3cr on Tuesdays from 4-5pm.  - As a result of Victoria's recent record-breaking temperatures, a number of Grey Headed Flying Foxes living in Brimbank Park died despite volunteer efforts to save them. We were joined by Tamsyn, member of the Fly By Night Bat Clinic, a volunteer-run wildlife rescue organisation dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of threatened species. Find out more about the Fly By Night Clinic and support them here. - Steven Roberts spoke with us about a study they have co-authored titled 'The reanimation of normative manhood acts in schools: teachers’ accounts of boys’ manosphere-aggravated misogyny'. The study analyses the ways in which masculinity is being performed by boys in schools and how that performance is shaped by so-called manosphere influencers such as Andrew Tate through the lens of teachers. Steven Roberts is a masculinity researcher and Professor of Sociology at Monash University. Read the study here. 3CR's Yeah Nah Pasaran show interviewed another of the study's co-authors, Dr. Stephanie Wescott, about the effect of Andrew Tate's rise on classrooms across the continent back in May of 2024. Listen to it here and listen to the Yeah Nah Pasaran show live on Thursdays from 4:30 - 5pm or online here. Music: SAMARITANS by IDLESParadigms by Sam Fender

Headlines: Death toll in Gaza Limited opening of Rafah crossing preventing essential medical aid National Anti‑Racism FrameworkThe Victorian Government announcement of the redevelopment of seven public housing towers across inner MelbourneSegments: - A speech from the Invasion Day rally in Djilang. Sherele Moody is Australia's leading femicide and child death researcher, an award winning journalist, a violence survivor and activist dedicated to ending all violence against women and children. Sherele is also the founder and operator of the red heart movement, the Australian femicide watch and all the associated projects, including the Australian femicide and child death map, and the memorial of women and children lost to violence. The memorial is designed to commemorate lives lost while providing a respectful and impactful forum highlighting the impact of violence on our community. It tracks every known Australian killed as a result of murder, manslaughter or neglect. This is an ongoing project, with no start or end date. The intention is to continue documenting violent deaths from white settlement to current day. The memorial also holds the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women lost to violence and in limited cases, some of the victims are names and their images used. - A collage of rally sounds from Invasion Day last Monday also in Djilang - recorded by Amy from Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence. First up, speeches from Aunty Wendy Brabham and Kiri Tawhai, introduced by Julie Saylor-Briggs at the Djilang (Geelong) Invasion Day rally. We are also lucky enough to listen to some of the people on the ground that Amy spoke to in Geelong - starting with Uncle Fred Marks. Interview with Violet Coco about the March in March for Forests, and speaking on the impacts on forests and the causes of ecological degradation. To get involved go to https://marchforforests.org/ - Tiny Sparks and Turning Points, a bulletin from our good friends at the Commons Social Change Library. Radical events over the years that changed this country. This feature is looking at the month of February over our collective history, and will come to listeners on the first Monday of every month, at 8AM. For now, a big thank you to our friends at The Commons Social Change Library. You can find their work at www.commonslibrary.orgA speech from the 1st of January Free Palestine rally, we'll be hearing from Sarah Baarini, she is a member on the board of the Islamic Council of Victoria and is an organiser with Hobsons Bay for Palestine.  

Today on the Monday Breakfast show, guest host Marisa (Doin' Time), presents a special Invasion Day edition, with First Nations campaigners and organisers from around the continent to kick off 3CR's yearly day of special programming.  This show contains heavy themes including Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Deaths in Custody, audio images of deceased first nations folk, and colonial violence.News HeadlinesNew Federal Hate Speech LawsNSW anti-protest laws & and Invasion Day Rally at Hyde ParkCamp Sovereignty Elders & Firekeepers Statement 'Taking It to The Next Level' Celeste Liddle, Arrernte woman and co-organiser of the Invasion Day Rally Naarm-Melbourne, about the rally, truth telling, history and honesty.Revisiting a conversation from Doin Time last Monday, with Uncle Kelvin Brown from the Myall Creek Memorial Committee, discussing the Myall Creek Massacre, what made the trial different at that time, and his plans for 26th Jan 2026.Uncle Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, Warlpiri Elder from Yuendumu, about grieving the young men in his community who have been killed, and the fight for justice for their lives. Uncle Ned ends on a song.Revisiting a presentation from last Tuesday with Boon Wurrung Elder Aunty Janet Galpin, speaking at the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Commemoration, a yearly event in honour of two freedom fighters who were executed. This event is broadcast live every year on 3CR from 12pm on 20th January. Uncle Wayne Coco Wharton calling in from Meanjin, to discuss his plans for the Brisbane rally, a history of Invasion Day and the experience of struggle for Aboriginal people. Alison Fuller with Grandmothers Against Removals Vic, about the abuse of children under a system with increasing child removals and state 'care'. She discusses her thoughts on treaty, reconciliation, and Aboriginal sovereign identity.Head to 3cr.org.au/invasionday2026 for all info on today's special programming.

Headlines1. The Australian publishes record amount of transphobic articles in 20252. Lidia Thorpe’s office calls for allowance of UN inspections in NT prisons Segments1. Yillamin - Disability day special replay - part of 3CR's 12-hour broadcast on the International Day of People With Disability. This year's theme was 'Right Relations and Innovations', focussing on Disabled peoples' visions of a safe future for everyone and the relationships and innovations that can get us there. In this first segment, host Keiran Stewart-Assheton and guest Em Randall discuss the healing abilities of language and why peer work is decolonial, and peer work as a means of abolishing carceral systems and how the impacts of colonialism compound. 2. Caution - Blakabolition book and toy swap, December 19th, 11:30am to 4:30pm, Aunty Alma's Place, High Street Preston. Contact Jonathan/Caution on 0466 877 446 to contribute 3 Also in the second half of this segment Caution drops wisdom... tune in.3. CFMEU - Solidarity Breakfast replay on how administration has affected day to day life for CFMEU workers, and specifically the experiences of women. 3 

Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 1st of December 2025. On today's show: Headlines: Police Accountability Project releases response to Victoria Police declaring the entirety of Melbourne's CBD as a 'designated area'. Acting NT Ombudsman releases report calling watch house conditions ‘unreasonable and oppressive'The show starts with a segment from a talk given by Tyson Yunkaporta in September at Black Spark on Animism and reanimating the world. Tyson Yunkaporta is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who belongs to the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He is the author of Sand Talk, Right Story Wrong Story, and Snake Talk.Workers at Thorne Harbour Health are currently undertaking protected industrial action following 9 months of EBA negotiations with the LGBTQI+ healthcare organisation. the Monday Breakfast show was joined by Emma Dook, delegate for the Australian Services Union to hear about how the action is going. Stay updated with the action on instagram @gaysstrikeback and sign their letter supporting workers' demands.We then heard Tiny Sparks and Turning Points, a bulletin from our good friends at the Commons Social Change Library. Today, they'll bring us some radical events over the years that changed this continent. This feature is looking at the month of December over our collective history, and will come to listeners on the first Monday of every month, at 8AM. For now, a big thank you to our friends at The Commons Social Change Library. You can find their work at www.commonslibrary.org & look out for their page on the 3CR website which we will feature if you want to listen back - which is coming soon. The show ends with three speeches from the Standing Together for Public Housing Forum from October this year. We heard: Keiran Stewart-Assheton, Presenter of 3CR's yillamin show and Education Officer (in the Executive Council) of the Black Peoples Union (BPU); Margaret Kelly, former resident of the now-demolished Barak Beacon Public Housing Estate in Port Melbourne; and Barry Berih, North Melbourne public housing resident, Lead plaintiff in the recent Class Action against Homes Vic, and founder of YAP ('Young Australian People'). Thank you to Hank for recording and producing those speeches for us. Songs played: Morning Rain - Adam Torres One Way Out - DTATHE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN - Backhand  

Headlines1. A new Senate report lays bare how governments and corporations have failed communities on PFAS contamination, with Senator Lidia Thorpe calling for a full ban and real accountability for the harm done to First Peoples, workers and affected towns.2. Justice Reform Initiative on child sentencing laws3. Amnesty International Australia has voiced strong disappointment over the UN Security Council’s newly adopted resolution on Gaza, arguing that it fails to address decades of occupation and systemic human rights violations against Palestinians.  Segments 1. A speech from Saturdays rally for Trans Day of Resistance. Trans Day of Rememberence was on the 20th of November, last Thursday, to remember and stand up for trans people who have passed. Trans day of rememberence started in 1999 by a group of trans women, after Rita Hester and Chanelle Pickett were murdered in acts of racialised transphobia, and since Trans Day of Rememberence have been on the anniversary of Chanelle Pickets death. We hear a speech from Slumbie, who lives in alice springs and has been a long term activist for trans rights, Slumbie also organised the first trans day of visibility protest here in naarm, have a listen. 2.  We played a segment from a panel run by the Jewish Council of Australia On Revolution: In Palestine, Syria and Beyond. The following 12 minute segment contains questions and answers from Louna Ghawi and Dr. Marika Sosnowski. The panel came together to discuss what it means to fight for freedom, justice, and dignity when the odds are stacked against us. Louna Ghawi is a Syrian Australian leader and influential voice in the humanitarian and advocacy space with over 15 years experience across the humanitarian, corporate and academic sectors in Australia and in conflict affected regions including her work with the United Nations in Syria. Dr. Marika Sosnowski is a legal anthropologist at Melbourne Law School and the Granddaughter of Polish and Dutch holocaust survivors. She went to Syria in 2007 and has worked on its revoluition, war, governance and legal systems ever since. Have a listen.3. We continued listening to the speeches from Saturdays Trans Day of Resistance rally, we'll now be hearing from Bee Asian Migrant Project Leader at Vixen and activist speaking on immigration raids by the border force, and the treatment of trans asian migrant sex workers. 4. We were joined live by Rory to discuss Rising Tide Protestival in Maloonbinba/Newcastle to give us the rundown before it kicks off later this week. Rising Tide is the Peoples Blockade of the Worlds Largest Coal Port. Rory is a non-arrestable who is heading up to hype up, help out, cause some light havoc and participate in community decision making. 5. James spoke to Trans Visibility Legacy Award Winner Sally Goldner, a joint founding member of Transgender Victoria, Transfamily Inc and Zoe Belle Gender Collective, Sally is a pioneer trans educator, speaker and community broadcaster. She contributed hugely to groundbreaking law reform protecting gender identity from discrimination and helped achieve passport reform and the sex and gender guidelines. In this interview she reflects on trans activism and support in the 90s and 2000s and what's needed today in an interview to celebrate her receiving the Legacy Award at the Trans Visibility Awards.