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  1. 2D AGO

    | Trans Day of Vengeance Rally | What Children Know | Tiny Sparks & Turning Points | Settler Violence in the West Bank |

    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

  2. MAR 22

    Women's Liberation in 70s Naarm | March 4 Forests Rally Speeches | Colonisation Corrupts Land Care |

    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

  3. MAR 15

    | Alva Gieke on Women's Liberation in the 70's | Wing Beats Per Minute on Butterflies | You Are Here show |

    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

  4. MAR 13

    Alva Geikie - History of the Women's Liberation Movement in Naarm in the 70's

    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.

  5. MAR 1

    | Sydney Rd Music Festival | Pride in Protest Banned From Mardi Gras | Tiny Sparks and Turning Points | Beds Added in Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre |

    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

  6. FEB 22

    Protecting Native Forests | Victoria's Ban on Medical Intervention of Intersex People | Thai Airlines Boycott | All Eyes on Gaza |

    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 weaponsouttahere@proton.me. 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

  7. FEB 15

    Adding Gender-Affirming Surgery and Care To Medicare | Responding To CFMEU Corruption Allegations | Protecting Insects To Maintain Ecosystems |

    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]

  8. FEB 8

    | Supporting Neighbourhood Houses | US Government Intimidation with ICE | Grey Head Flying Foxes Suffering in Heatwaves | Manosphere Aggravated Misogyny in Schools |

    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

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Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.

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  • Creator
    Rob, Hannah, Edmi
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    285
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Monday Breakfast