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Emily, Inez, Leila, Priya, River, Candy
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  1. 5 days ago

    Protect Our NDIS Special: First People's Disability Network, SUSTAINable Food Networks, Disability Justice Now with Andrew Bretherton, International Workers Day Memorial Day

    Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//No police charged for Kumanjayi White killing//Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon//ICC prosecutor says she was pressured by members of  Israel’s Mossad agency//State-gov led native logging returning by stealth through a new State Forest By-Products Framework// First Peoples Disability Network//We were joined by Rhys Howard, Strategy and Policy Director for The First Peoples Disability Network or FPDN. FPDN is a national organisation owned and operated by First Nations people with disability to influence public policy and advocate for the rights and interests of First Nations people and their community. This morning, Rhys helped us unpack how ‘exclusion by design’ of First Nations people with disability in the latest Federal Budget, increases barriers to support, and the urgent need for culturally safe systems designed and validated by community.// SUSTAINable Food Networks//Nick Rose, Co-founder and Executive Director of Sustain, a network of citizen farmers, researchers, policy experts and community connectors building sustainable food systems. We discussed the sold-out Victorian Food Policy Forum last week Friday 22nd May, the key findings and recommendations from Sustain's April 2026 Australian Food Security Pulse Check Survey, and how food insecurity impacts those who are multipy marginalised, including disability communities.//Disability Justice Now with Andrew Bretherton// Andrew Bretherton, Disability Advocate with Protect Our NDIS (Naarm), joins us again to discuss the importance of the NDIS, the devasting impact these proposed cuts will have on participants, loved ones, communities, and broader society, as well as the upcoming government submissions deadline this Monday the 1st June before 5pm.In part 1 of this interview we discuss the NDIS, how it enables participation in community, and the fight to Protect Our NDIS. In part 2, we talk about the need to submit as many submissions as possible, and how to submit.//Information on how to submit://How to make a submission to the NDIS Amendment Bill - Inclusion Australia//NDIS Amendment Bill Submission Templates - Babes with Mobility Aids//Lodge your Submission - Parliament of Australia//International Workers Day Memorial Day// Lastly, we played a segment from 3CR's Stick Together show on International Workers Memorial Day, held on Tuesday the 28th April 2026. An emotional event that marks the passing of workers who died from work related injuries. Annie speaks to people who have gathered to honour those who have passed, including people who have experienced a disabling workplace injury, union workers fighting for safer working conditions, and parents who continue the fight in their children's name. You can listen to the full show that aired Wednesday 13th May 2026, and catch Stick Together every Wednesdays 8:30-9:00am on 3CR 855AM.// Event Promo: VALID's Advocacy in Action ConferenceMon 22 Jun - Tue 23 Jun 2026Novotel Hotel Function Centre, 215 Bell St PrestonBuy your tickets https://events.humanitix.com/advocacy-in-action-conference-2026For more info visit https://valid.org.au/event/advocacy-in-action-conference/Audio Credit: Moonlight by chillity //

  2. 20 May

    Trans-Feminists Unite Fight Global Femicide, Save Cohealth Town Hall Speeches and Save Community Health Updates, Vopak’s Environmental Threat to Port Phillip Bay, Crim Con Conference

    Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Ebola emergency in DRCCohealth - Calls grow for board resignation and release of blocked independent reportGaza flotilla activists detained and hunger strike Data centres emissions warning, report urges moratorium AI consent backlash in psychiatry// Spooky, a representative of the organising committee of Trans-Feminists Unite, spoke with us about the group's inception and organising work, including an upcoming rally and vigil for victims of femicide happening this Sunday the 24th of May from 3PM outside the State Library of Victoria. The rally draws attention to the global femicide epidemic and its connections to multiple axes of repression, domination and empire. Community members are invited to submit eulogies to be read out at the rally this weekend - you can find a link to the submission form in Trans-Feminists Unite's Instagram bio. During the interview, Lelianna mentioned the Trans Lives Matter website, which commemorates the lives of trans community members lost to violence around the world.// We heard audio from a meeting held at the City of Yarra Fitzroy Town Hall that discussed the community led campaign to Save Cohealth.//  After audio from the meeting, Christine Carolan, member of Save Community Health, a community led campaign to Save Cohealth, then joined us to discuss the recent City of Yarra Fitzroy Town Hall Thu 14th May. We talked about what the voices of the community said, the motions passed, and what we can do to help. After 24 years in the social justice sector, Christine has just resigned from a role in an NGO addressing modern slavery.// Dr Kat Lucas-Healey, Senior Climate and Energy Advisor at Environment Victoria, joined us to discuss the proposed establishment of a liquid natural gas (LNG) regasificaiton terminal in Nairm/Port Phillip Bay by Dutch multinational oil and gas company Vopak. Public consultation is currently underway for Vopak's Victoria Energy Terminal, which environmental advocates argue will risk spiking energy prices and significant environmental damage. To find out more about the project, read Vopak's Environmental Effects Statement, and have your say, head to https://engage.vic.gov.au/Vopak-IAC. Environment Victoria will be holding a webinar on Tuesday the 16th of June to help members of the community understand Vopak's project proposal and how to make a submission - register here.// We heard part of a conversation from this Monday’s episode of Doin Time where host Marisa spoke with First Nations abolition activist Tabitha Lean about Crim Con 2026, happening next month from the 26th to the 27th of June. Crim Con is a conference for and by criminalised and formerly incarcerated people, grounded in lived and living experiences that refuse silence and challenge stigma. You can register for Crim Con (free event) by going to radfaction.com.au/events/ and clicking the link. Doin Time airs Mondays 4-5pm on 3CR 855am, catch the full episode by heading to 3cr.org.au/dointime.//

  3. 13 May

    Antipoverty Centre on 2026/27 budget, Homeless Persons Union VIC gathering speeches, Junior wages increases, HXCM vs. Minister for Immigration & Citizenship, Anti-AUKUS VIC campaign updates

    Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:2026/2027 federal budget overview//UN racial discrimination complaint over disproportionate incarceration of First Nations children//First climate case to reach the High Court heard yesterday//Woodside’s Browse gas proposal falsely claims project would not affect emissions target//Sudan displacement update - Blue Nile State// Antipoverty Centre spokesperson Kristin O'Connell joined us to unpack measures announced in Tuesday's 2026-27 federal budget with a disability and economic justice lens. While Treasurer Jim Chalmers' budget speech emphasised cost of living relief, this did not extend to people living below the poverty line on social security payments. Significant changes to limit the growth of the National Disability Insurance Scheme were marketed as a considered choice to claw back government revenue, but disability advocates argue that these restrictions will have serious implications for disabled peoples' quality of life and access to supports. Register for Antipoverty Centre’s post-budget event next Tuesday 19 May here.// We listened to speeches from the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria's gathering outside Melbourne Town Hall this past Tuesday to amplify community opposition to the City of Melbourne's plan to expand its violent and exclusionary security patrols in the next financial year. In this segment, we first hear Rory of Vixen Workers talking about anti-homelessness measures in the City of Port Phillip and their impact on street-based sex workers. We then hear from Shifra of Footscray Community Response discussing the City of Maribyrnong's disingenuous announcement of the end of its own security patrols after a sustained community campaign, only to reveal that this will be replaced by a significantly increased local police presence in the area.// Yolanda Robson, Director of Young Workers Centre joined us following their landmark campaign in collaboration with YouthLaw, that brought an end to junior pay rates for workers aged 18-20 in the retail, fast food, and pharmacy sectors. This phase out to full adult pay rates for these workers over four years will begin this year December 2026. We also discussed the ongoing fight to protect young people and young workers, following this week's budget announcement.// Last week, the High court dismissed a legal challenge brought against the Albanese Government in 2025 contesting the right to permanently exile refugees and stateless people to Nauru. To unpack the details of the Albanese government's arrangement with Nauru and the High Court decision we were joined by Human Rights Law Centre Associate Legal Director Josephine Langbien.//Shirley, co-convenor of No AUKUS Victoria and the Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition Working Group, joined us to discuss updates in the campaign against the trilateral AUKUS security partnership, including the establishment this year of an Australian Federal Police command tasked with targeting anti-AUKUS protests. Shirley will also talk about AUKUS-related expenditure in the 2026-27 federal budget, and about an upcoming webinar organised by the Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition on Wednesday the 20th of May at 6:30PM. This webinar, moderated by Kellie Tranter and featuring a range of expert speakers, unpacked the dangerous world of the AUKUS pact, US military occupation, and local suppression of dissent. Register here.//

  4. 6 May

    ‘Landfill’ + Protect Our NDIS Action, Race Matters x Yung Prodigy: ‘Justice is Love in Public’, National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Report, Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review, Resisting Anti-Homeless Patrols in the CBD

    Acknowledgement of Country// HeadlinesPort Phillip Council votes to dismantle homeless encampmentsExperts call for the establishment of an independent Police OmbudsmanVictorian council workers take mass industrial actionPublic hearings held in inquiry into offshore processing and resettlement Following our conversation with Disability advocate Andrew Bretherton about the Albanese Government's planned cuts to the NDIS in the May budget, we shared “landfill”, a poem by artist TextaQueen. “landfill” responds to the systematic devaluation of disabled people’s insight and embodiment in legislative decision making processes. In this piece, TextaQueen pushes through dehumanising narratives cultivated by the Albanese Government’s unjust economic strategy to remind us that people living with a disability will remain - grieving, relating, desiring, creating, suffering and resisting. Support the National Day of Action to “Protect Our NDIS” this Saturday 9 May starting 1PM outside the State Library of Victoria, Narrm. For information about actions around the country, head to @protectourndis on Instagram.// We replay a segment from FBI Radio's Race Matters x Yung Prodigy mentorship radio series that originally aired on the 29th of March this year, titled ‘Justice is Love in Public’. SOIL was a radio mentorship designed for young people through the model of liberatory radio and community-centred wellbeing. It spanned 6 workshops, shared meals, new friendships and audio ventures. In this conversation, guest Producer Virginia Barahona was joined by community builder and Yung Prodigy Founding Director Maia Ihemeje. This poignant conversation unravelled the contradictions of the so-called justice system and made clear the work of Yung Prodigy as an organisation centring young people whose experience of the prison industry often goes unseen.// Chris Christoforou, CEO of VAADA, joined us to unpack Report 25 of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, which is based on new data collected from December 2024 to October 2025. In August 2025, the program covered 57% of the population – about 14.5 million Australians. The report provides a comprehensive picture of Australia’s illicit drug markets and drug consumption habits for 12 substances, with this iteration adding data for the program’s ninth year, allowing for longitudinal analysis. Read VAADA’s media release on the report here.// Craig Wilkins, National Co-director of the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance (MDCA), spoke with us about the review currently underway into the operation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, the framework governing Australia's largest river system. MDCA's submission to the review draws attention to significant concerns regarding the achievement of the plan's objectives, particularly in regard to sustainable and climate change-sensitive environmental management.// Kelly and Dani from the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria came to the studio to continue our conversation about serious issues with the City of Melbourne's so-called 'community safety officer' program, after revelations that CSOs had allegedly been encouraged to use force against rough sleepers in the CBD if necessary. They shared updates about responses from the City of Melbourne since this news broke, including the outcome of a meeting between HPUV and Lord Mayor Nick Reece earlier this week. HPUV is holding a public gathering outside Melbourne Town Hall from 5PM next Tuesday the 12th of May - find out more about how you can get involved in The Big Lean and keep up with HPUV's work by heading to @homelesspersonsunionvic on Instagram.//

  5. 29 Apr

    Save Co-Health Rally Speeches, ASRC on Coalition Immigration Plan, Renting as an Essential Service, Radio FILEF Replay, Andrew Bretherton NDIS Budget Cuts

    Acknowledgement of Country// Save Cohealth Rally speeches, Sunday 26th April, Collingwood Cohealth. The rally demands that Labor release the independent review findings that they have had for almost two months, announce a rescue package to save more that 12,500 people who are going to lose access to critical health services and flood emergency departments. We hear from patients, families, cohealth workers, Yarra City coucillors, union delegates, on why this can not happen. This intersects with demolition of public housing, proposed cuts to the NDIS, the cost of living crisis where emergency departments are reporting a resurgence of presentations of scurvy (severe, prolonged vitamin & nutrient deficiency). Cohealth still plans to close its Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington services in July. Follow the campaign via instagram.com/socialistsinhealthcare/ //We are joined by Asylum Seeker Resource Centre deputy CEO Jana Favero to discuss the coalition's widely criticised and overtly racist immigration plan. Announced on the 14th of this month, the proposed immigration policy employs sensationalist language and baseless fear mongering to reinforce white nationalist values within so-called Australia’s already prejudicial immigration processes. Jana Favero has worked at the ASRC for 14 years, currently serving as the Head of Systemic Change and leading ASRC’s political engagement as a trusted expert on asylum and refugee policy.//Noel Lim, CEO of Anika Legal, speaks with us about the release this week of a new report commissioned by Better Renting, Anika Legal and the Consumer Policy Research Centre which highlights perceptions of rental housing stability and needs for reform in Australia. The report, Essential Homes: Why renting is an essential service, argues that governments should treat renting as an essential service, and includes recommendations to strengthen rules around affordability, stability and housing quality. Anika Legal is a free, online legal service providing support to Victorian renters.//We replay a segment of 3CR's Radio FILEF program's International Women's Day special, featuring a round-table discussion between FILEF members Hanna, Margherita, Renata and Lorella. Renata and Lorella talk about historical examples of local union wins from the intersectional perspectives of migrant women workers. Tune into Radio FILEF, presented in Italian and English, from 6:30-7:30PM every Wednesday on 3CR 855AM, and head to 3cr.org.au/filef to listen to the full conversation and find past Radio FILEF program podcasts.//Disability advocate Andrew Bretherton continues last week's conversation about the Albanese Government's planned cuts to the NDIS in the May budget, including news about a national day of action to Protect Our NDIS on Saturday the 9th of May - follow @protectourndis on Instagram for updates and information about actions near you. Andrew is an advocate for disability rights and culture and is the convenor for Accessible Victorian Greens.//

  6. 22 Apr

    Challenging Disability Discrimination, Fighting for Community Health, Organising Older Persons’ Public Housing, Rally to Release cohealth Review Findings, NDIS Cuts and ME/CFS Support

    Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Israel expands occupation of southern Lebanon, including Lebanon’s maritime zoneEscalation of Israeli settler violence in West Bank, sanctioned by the IDFFirefighters union calls out Viva Energy refinery risks, following fire last week Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Traditional Owners announce intentions to negotiate TreatyDigital Rights Watch welcomes government response to Online Safety Act 2021Papunya residents challenge NT government failure to heat-safe public housing We listened to some excerpts from the Wednesday 8th April edition of 3CR's Raising our Voices program, a long-running self-advocacy radio show by people with disability for people with disability. In this segment, the team shared their experiences with direct and indirect discrimination, and ways to stop it happening. Listen back to the full episode and find out more here, and tune in to Raising Our Voices live on the first Wednesday of every month from 6-6:30PM on 3CR 855AM.// Hadissa*, Save Community Health member, spoke to Inez this week about the vital role that cohealth Collingwood and Fitzroy have played in her life for the past 10 years as a refugee from Afghanistan. Hadissa also discussed her submission to the government funded review of cohealth, which investigated the proposed closure of the service, as well as the ongoing efforts of the Save Community Health Campaign Group. To contact or join Save Community Health please email savecommunityhealth@gmail.com. *alias// Tom Cooper, a public housing resident, organiser and member of 44 Flats United, joined us for a conversation about the state government's attack on the older persons' public housing towers, concerns about displacement, the value of community, and the importance of fighting back. This weekend, Tom and his neighbours will be celebrating the recent achievement of a majority of tenants at the 150 Inkerman Street older persons’ high-rise signing a petition committing to fight for the future of their building. To keep up to date with 44 Flats United and support their work, follow them on Instagram or visit their website.// Doctor and organiser Shaday was back in the studio to discuss updates from the campaign to save cohealth, including news about an upcoming rally demanding the urgent release of findings of the government funded review of cohealth. The rally will be held this Sunday the 26th of April from 12PM at cohealth Collingwood (365 Hoddle St, Collingwood). Shaday is a doctor who has spent 8 years working in Victorian public hospitals, and now works in a melbourne community health centre. She remains a dedicated activist involved in the campaign against the closure of cohealth. Follow and join the campaign on Instagram.//Disability advocate Andrew Bretherton unpacked the Albanese Government's planned cuts to the NDIS in May’s federal budget, as well as the relationships between austerity, disability and inadequate recognition for people with ME/CFS. Andrew is an advocate for disability rights and culture and is the convenor for Accessible Victorian Greens.//

  7. 15 Apr

    City of Melbourne Encourages Use of Force Against Homeless, Defending Larrakia Country, Justice for MediCeram Workers/Ansell Picket, cohealth Win Pride in Health + Wellbeing Award, Better Buses for Melbourne’s West

    Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Sudan war enters fourth yearLebanon and Iran updatesIsraeli assaults on imprisoned Palestinian political figure Marwan BarghoutiState fire agency plans burn in Snowy River National Park despite warningsCoalition government introduces harmful new immigration policy Escalating industrial action across 8 Naarm councils Activist, community worker and co-founder of the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria Pat ‘Spike’ Chiappalone spoke with us about revelations in this weekend's Age that the City of Melbourne's contracted security force of so-called 'community safety officers' have been encouraged to use force against people sleeping rough in the CBD as part of their training. The HPU has started a petition to stop the CSO program - sign it here. The HPU is also encouraging people to make a submission to the City of Melbourne on its 2026-2027 draft budget, which you can do here. Consultation closes on 28 April 2026.// We listened back to part of a conversation between Mia from 3CR's Earth Matters show and Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira and Laniyuk, two staunch and inspiring warriors engaged in the defence of Larrakia country. Larrakia Country is Laniyuk’s country, and together with Te Raukura and an ever-expanding network of fellow protectors she has been waging a staunch fight against military housing development on her land. Today, we play the first part of Mia's interview with Laniyuk and Te Raukura, where they talk about Larrakia Country, forest clearing and the military housing development, as well as local community opposition. Listen to the full conversation here, and catch Earth Matters every Sunday from 11-11:30AM on 3CR 855AM.// We played a brief update from Lelianna of the Community Defence Marshalling System (Instagram) about the ongoing fight for justice by former MediCeram workers, including details of a rolling picket at Ansell's Richmond headquarters. We also shared the full list of campaign demands.// Nicole Bartholomeusz, Chief Executive at cohealth, joins us to discuss cohealth’s second consecutive platinum honour at 2026 Pride in Health + Wellbeing Awards and the importance of providing integrated health care. Nicole has been the Chief Executive at cohealth since 2019 having served as a vital decision maker in a range of leadership roles in community health since 2006, and states that “Social justice and health equity are the core principles of her decision-making and key drivers of her advocacy priorities.'' We discussed why cohealth is so vital in the victorian health sector and what's next for the organisation.//Simon Tran, Better Buses Campaign spokesperson, joined us to discuss improving the broken bus network in the West as fuel prices and cost-of-living pressures increase. Simon is a young resident of the West who works as a software engineer but spends his spare time advocating for transport justice in his community. Having lived in the West for two decades, Simon knows the struggle of growing up with transport hardships and hopes future generations can instead have the transport they deserve, unlocking opportunities and freedoms.//

  8. 8 Apr

    Kelly Flanagan at IWD 2026, Go Watch Demi Adejuyigbe at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Housing Supply/Demand and Tax Reform, Justice for Josh: 10 Years On

    Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Ceasefire updates in US-Israeli war on Iran, Israeli war on LebanonBen Roberts-Smith arrested on war crimes accusationsGovernment pursues NDIS growth reduction measuresMeta and TikTok accused of censoring life-saving drug harm reduction contentVictorian universities accused of abusing Freedom of Information Act processesFarm Transparency International v The Game Meats Company case Content warning for sexual violence: 13 YARN (13 92 76), Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467.We played a speech from International Women’s Day by Kelly Flanagan, a Wiradjuri woman and survivor of intergenerational trauma, family violence and the prison system, and a member of the collective FIGJAM (Formerly Incarcerated Girls Justice Advocates Melbourne). Kelly spoke about the realities of imprisonment, survival and life beyond the system.// Demi Adejuyigbe, director, comedian, musician, writer, performer based in LA, joined us to discuss his Melbourne International Comedy Festival show 'The Wheel'. Hot off the heels of his award-nominated special 'Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip', he returns with a brand-new interactive hour of unpredictable songs, clownish bits, tight jokes, and surprise special guests. In this interview Inez and Demi discussed what it takes to curate a special (and do a backflip), their mutual love for heist films, the importance of independent media, and what to expect at Demi’s latest show. The Wheel is running from 7-19 April at The Greek, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne - get your tickets here.// Dr Alistair Sisson, Macquarie University-based housing researcher and urban geographer, spoke with us about a range of housing policy concerns including the impact of supply chain disruptions on residential construction and calls for tax reform in the lead up to this year's Federal Budget. Alistair is a Macquarie University Research Fellow whose work focuses on housing, planning and urban development.//Jessica Harrison, Australian Unemployed Workers' Union member and co-presenter of 3CR's Breadline show, spoke about the ongoing fight to Abolish Work for the Dole leading up to the 10th anniversary of the death of Josh Park Fing in April 2016. Jessica has been active in the AUWU since it was founded, starting the Wonthaggi Branch, and is now on the committee of management. Catch Jessica on Breadline, Mondays at 6PM on 3CR 855AM. Register to attend the 'Justice for Josh: 10 Years On' gathering outside the office of Andrew Giles MP in Thomastown on Friday the 17th of April from 1-2PM here.//

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  • Creator
    Emily, Inez, Leila, Priya, River, Candy
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    393
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Thursday Breakfast