Solidarity Breakfast

Annie McLoughlin and Tobia Severi
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Rank and File Worker and Trade Union Show, covering current affairs, progressive issues and news and events from the labour movement. Includes "This Is The Week" with Kevin Healy.

  1. 1d ago

    Headlines II Voices 4 Palestine II Telstra Outage Prof. Hussein Dia II Maugean Skate Interview Senator Pete Whish-Wilson & Lyndon O'Neil II This is the Week II ACF Federal Court case II AEU Rally II

    Headlines II here - Police Killing of Abderrahim Fakir in Italy  - Labor Party conference analysis & Bob Brown Foundation billboards removed - Sydney rd accessible tram stops - Murujuga Rock Art Event  - "Trial of the Woodside Three" fails Voices 4 Palestine II hereYousef Alreemawi on the importance of poetry recorded at the Green Left Ecosocialism conference in April 2026Song - Country of Light - Ambient Orchestras Telstra Outage Prof. Hussein Dia II hereSwinburne expert on transport discussing the ramifications of the shut down of trains across Victoria with the recent Telstra outage. How is it possible to make our public transport system more resilient and less prey to digital collapse?Maugean Skate Interview Senator Pete Whish-Wilson & Lyndon O'Neil II hereCaught up with the Tasmanian Greens Senator Pete Whish-Wilson and Tasmanian traditional owner Lyndon O’Neil at the screening of the film Love Letter to the Unseen which  follows youth conservationist Spencer Hitchen on his journey of discovery to understand the imminent threats to the endangered Maugean Skate and the intrinsic beauty of a species that exists both in the real world and in the imaginations of its supporters. This is the Week II hereComrade Kevin keeps us on the pulse in his usual satirical styleACF Federal Court case II hereACF have taken the Federal Government to court over the Federal Environment Minister’s decision to give Woodside the go ahead to destroy Scotts Reef as part of a new gas hub on the North West Hub up to 2070. The case started on 21st of July. We hear from the ACF’s lead lawyer and CEO Adam Bandt outside the Federal Court on Williams St, Melbourne Central.Song - Brooke Taylor - A Thousand KissesAEU Rally II here2nd mass rally held by AEU Victoria as they aim to transform the public education sector for the benefit of students and staff despite the Government's lack of willingness to understand the complexity of the changes that need to take place.Song - Kangaroos With Machine Guns - Jumbled Up World

  2. Jul 17

    Headlines II Voices 4 Palestine II Satellite Skies Pine Gap Convergence II Whitehorse for Palestine II This Is The Week II Breanna & David NTEU Interview II

    Headlines II hereVictorian Forest Alliance call for action against Vic Government push to privilege shooting & fishing over environment protection hereAlbo's report card on proposed AI laws and what they signal for the next phase of AI regulationData centres and the AI connection with an analysis spotlight from Greg Jericho (Australia Institute) article on Deepcut. A closer look at the timeline behind the AI frameworkRoyal Commission on Antisemitism and social cohesion vs coverage of Nation inquiry into violence against First Nations peopleOngoing national crisis: violence against womenThe most recent deaths of two women and two girls across AustraliaThe context of why these tragedies keep resurfacing in national discussionForest Alliance excerpt Voices 4 Palestine II hereAJA Rally Melb City Council 30-7-2026Veronica Sherman speaking at the Anti-Zionist Australia rally outside Melb City Council to call out the council’s decision to stop a gathering at Kathleen Syme Library for apparent safety reasons.Satellite Skies Pine Gap Convergence II hereRace Rage & Izzy Bassmumma Brown and Desmond Blurton as they travel to the convergenceBackgrounder to Pine Gap ConvergenceWhitehorse for Palestine II hereTom from Whitehorse for Palestine talking about the Pine Gap Convergence and the community rally against Rosebank Engineering today July 18thSong - The Takes - Something To Tell Me This Is The Week II hereComrade Kevin keeps us up to date with the current affairs in his satirical style!Breanna & David NTEU Interview II hereInterview with Breanna Dempsey (NTEU delegate Monash) and David  Gonzalez the UniMelb branch president) who are running for the leadership of the National Tertiary Education Union  part of Branches Lead Group who want the branches to lead the Union’s direction.Song - The Takes - Shoot Me Down

  3. Jul 10

    Headlines II Voices4Palestine II In Symbiosis II This is the week II Save Murujuga Rock Art II

    Headlines here II- The Guardian - Minn's government spends $500,000 in court action against Palestine Action in NSW.- In Australia Commonwealth Bank and in US IBM restore human employees when AI customer service fails to deliver.- McKell Institute research shows inflation is tied to the privatization of essential and inflated prices to citizens. Voices4Palestine here II Hanna Thomas speaking at the Anti-Zionist Australia rally outside the Melbourne Town hall on 18th June https://www.antizionismaustralia.org/In Symbiosis here II Filmmaker Helena Bendl speaks to us about her film In Symbiosis which exposes the present state of our corporatized food supply with an eye for a more resilient future for food security. Playing online Melbourne Documentary Film Festival to end of July.This is the week here II Kevin Healy pulls out the stand outs from this week's facts for satirical treatment.Save Murujuga Rock Art here II FARA is taking the Federal Government's decision to give open rein to Woodside up to 2070 endangering the Murujuga Rock Art to court. The case starts on July 21st at the Federal Court in Melbourne. We talk with co-convenors of FARA Judith Hugo and Susan Swain. EVENT The Endangered rock art of Murujuga - can it survive? Sunday 19th July 2pm Vic State Library tickets

  4. Jul 3

    Headlines II Voices4Palestine II Fitzroy North Place People Protest II This is the Week II Better Buses Transport Justice Rally II

    Headlines here II - APAN update on deaths and illegal incursions perpetrated by Israel during the so called 'ceasefire' including Australian citizen referred for war crimes to AFP after IDF tour.- Music Victoria warn musicians of the theft of their work by AI- RedAnt report accusing the Government of cutting NDIS to protect profits with the original plan to privatise disability support- Tax-funded Australian sugar institute linked to abuses in West Papua - Deepcut reportsVoices4Palestine here II The cancelation of the Anti-Zionist Australia (AZA) talk at the Kathleen Syme Library gave rise to a rally for free speech and Palestinian solidarity on June 30th. David Glanz spoke at the rally.Fitzroy North A History here II We talk with Dr Judith Buckrich about her new book Fitzroy North People Place ProtestThis is the Week here II Kevin Healey whittles the week with satire.Better Buses Transport Justice Rally here II The Sustainable Cities collective and the award winning Mt Atkinson Advocacy Group rallied  at parliament calling for Transport Justice for Melbourne's West.

  5. Jun 26

    Headlines II Letter from Gaza II S11 Revisited II AEU Vic Demands II This is the Week II ASU Council Worker Strike II

    Headlines here II - When is terrorism terrorism and when is it not? A question posed with the different state responses to pro Palestinian artist v Right wing race riots in Belfast or 50 year prison for anti-fascist activist in US v unlawful killing by ICE agents.- Stop the killer drones Senator David Shoebridge here- The relative wealth of Musk v Bezo verses the rest of us.Letter from Gaza here II Lubna Ahmad Abu Sitta's letter for January 25 from Gaza.S11 Revisited here II the final instalment of revisiting S11 protests in 2000 to celebrate 3cr's 50 year anniversary on-air.AEU Vic Demands here II Daryl Croke, a President of a AEU Regional Sub-Branch, joins us to explain why the Australian Education Union members voted the Government's offer down and where too from now.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy walks through the week with a satire brush.ASU Council Worker Strike here II We hear from striking Council workers from across Melbourne who gathered outside the 8 hour monument before gathering at Parliament as they work to get a liveable wage and better conditions. We hear from Luke from Melbourne City Council, Stu Moisie from Maribyrnong Council, and Mel Van Dyke from Yarra Council.

  6. Jun 19

    Headlines II Voices4Palestine II Rowan Cahill - Cold War Kid II This is the week II 3cr 50 Years Special - S11 II Caravan Park Closure to Homelessness II International Day for Refugees II

    Headlines here II Drop Site reports- Iranian delegate took advice from psychologists knowledgeable in dementia to have successful negotiations with US over US/Iran peace treaty. APAN reports- In Palestine, Israel continues it's relentless violation of the so-called ceasefire agreement, killing over 1,000 Palestinians since it took effect.- In the West Bank, settler violence and settlement expansion continues to escalate. This week saw an intensification in Israel's pattern of targeting Palestinian religious sites.- The Australian Government has this week committed to undertaking an independent investigation into Israel’s assaults, sexual assaults and torture of the flotilla activists after a meeting with the victims. Email your MP to support the flotilla activist's calls. Nick Hanna Civil Liberties Defence Centre reports:- 18th of June the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) put out a joint statement with the so-called Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in which it declared that it has adopted the highly controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism.There are real concerns that the end result of this will be a significant increase in the number of doctors and nurses having their registration suspended or cancelled for speaking out against Israel.- The Climate Action Show on Monday at 5pm has a small speech by the inspirational President of Colombia Gistavo Petro - go to their podcast for their coverage of the Santa Marta Conference in Colombia, the first international conference on HOW to phase out fossil fuels. AEU Vic rank and file members refused the offer put to them by the Union from Government which was below the needs of workers and offered better outcomes for some sectors of the work force leaving particularly education support workers behind. The 28% pay offer over 4 years was below the 35% being fought for and does not address issues of conditions including work loads and class composition. The vote from the 60,000 strong member  57.7 per cent against to 42.3 per cent  for.P.S.- The Australia Institute ReportAs scandal-prone consulting firm KPMG fronts a parliamentary inquiry today, The Australia Institute has calculated that the Federal Government's $653 million in contracts with KPMG could instead employ 2,200 public servants for two years. KPMG today faces the powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services- Queensland Government has now passed legislation to allow property developers to donate to political parties overturning a recommendation from earlier corruption inquiries.Voices4Palestine here II intro by Vivien Langford speakers Juliet Lamont and Annie Mercator both giving witness to their experience as members of the Global Sumud flotilla. A warning relating of traumatic experiences of rape. Recorded by Vivien Langford Hyde Park, Sydney 7 June.Rowan Cahill - Cold War Kid here II Historian Rowan Cahill talks to us about his new book Cold War Kid - Resisting the Vietnam War. NIBS Melbourne launch Sat 20 Balaam Balaam in Brunswick 3-5pm.This is the week here II Kevin Healy cuts through the week with satire and what a week it has been!3cr 50 Years Special - S11 here II PART OF 12 audio pieces (played across all 3CR breakfast shows this week and next as part of 3CRs 30th anniversary on-air celebration).We are looking back 26 years to a pivotal protest against the World Economic Forum held in Melbourne in the year 2000, which brought disparate organising groups together into a broad coalition against globalisation, multinational domination, widespread neoliberal policy, and many other issues. Caravan Park Closure to Homelessness here II Murray from Five Ways Caravan Park is being evicted and facing homelessness as are all the long term residents at the park as the land is being sold. Spike from the Homeless Persons Union talks with Murray as the wild fire of homelessness spreads across Australia.International Refugee Day here II David Glanz, from Refugee Action Collective (RAC) talks to us about a rally for refugees being held at the Victoria State Library at 2pm today (Sat 20th June) and why it still continues to be important to push back on Australia's cruel laws affecting refugees to our shores.

  7. Jun 12

    3CR Solidarity Breakfast RAIOTHON Show

    3CR Solidarity Breakfast RAIOTHON ShowDonate at 3cr.org.au/donate to reach Solidarity Breakfast target of $2000 as part of the mighty 3cr total target of $300,000.Featuring:- Colm McNaughton here friend of the show talking about his upcoming An Introduction to Thinking Stratigically 8 week course starting in July - for a better future.- Vivian Langford & Voices4Palestine here with exerpts from Sydney Hyde Park For Palestine Rally June 7th - Andrew Browne here curator of the 40 Artists - 40 Years at Mario's in Brunswick St with opening on 23 June at 5:30pm- Marion Cincotta here friend of the show and 3cr contributor- Kevin Healy live here for one time only (each year) for the RADIOTHON SHOW- Ahmad Khochaiche here Wollongong Friends of Palestine picket at Bisalloy Steel who continue to trade in war for Israel- Vitto here friend of the show and 3crFILEF Show contributor- Don Sutherland here regular contributor and blogger on politics from a Marxist standpoint.

  8. Jun 5

    Voices4Palestine II Public Housing Rally II This is the Week II One Nation Observed II

    Voices4Palestine here II Senator David Shoebridge speaking at Nakba Rally in Melbourne 17th May.Public Housing Rally here II Speakers at the Public Housing Rally Melbourne 30/5/2026 Joe Toscano MC, Aku from 44 Flats United (44UF), Lorraine resident at Park St, South Melbourne and Spike from the Homeless Persons Union.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy asks the pertinent question what is the difference between Colonel Richard and the arch conservatives on the other side of politics?One Nation Observed here II Max Chandler Mather talking at the Green Institute dispels the view that the silent majority don't know what is going on they just don't think anyone is listening to them.

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Rank and File Worker and Trade Union Show, covering current affairs, progressive issues and news and events from the labour movement. Includes "This Is The Week" with Kevin Healy.

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  • Creator
    Annie McLoughlin and Tobia Severi
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2026
  • Episodes
    522
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Solidarity Breakfast