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Security Patrols in Maribyrnong, Digital Rights Watch on Palantir, Protest Against Isaac Herzog, Collective Shout Against Grok, Writers Victoria Defunded

Headlines:- Australians’ biometric info will be given to United States agencies such as ICE and the Trump administration, by the Albanese government.- New figures show that the number of people in Australia living with dementia is growing. Iand is expected to more than double to reach over million by 2065.- National Housing Campaign Everybody’s Home has found that frontline services are currently being pushed to a breaking point due to the worsening of the housing crisis.- On the 9th of February across Australian cities, masses protested against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit. 7:15am://Maree Pardy is the lead author of a new report by Footscray Community Response, which evaluates Maribyrnong Council's use of security patrols to address social and health issues. Maree spoke to Jennifer Borrell for 3CR's Think Again about this report and the controversial security program that has been found to make the area less safe. This February (2026), Maribyrnong Council will vote on whether Footscray’s unhoused community and other “undesirables” using public space should continue to be surveilled and criminalised by private security guards. Join FCR at 5:45pm on Tuesday 17 February at Maribyrnong Town Hall for a speak-out. You can find out more by going to footscraycommunity.net or follow @footscraycommunity on Instagram. To catch the full conversation head to https://www.3cr.org.au/thinkagain 7:30am://On last week's show, we spoke to Lucinda Thorpe, Online Privacy campaigner at Digital Rights Watch, about the tech giant Palantir, it's influence of US and world politics as well as its roles in enabling the Israel's genocide of Palestinians and ICE in the US. Lucinda joins us again this morning for Part 2 of this discussion, where she will be speaking to us about Palantir's Australian clients, both governmental bodies and corporations. You can read more about Palantir by going to digitalrightswatch.org. Cam Wilson, reporter at Crikey, has also written about the tech company's ties to Australia. Go to crikey.com.au to find the article. 7:45am://Mai Saif is a Palestinian organiser with Free Palestine Melbourne. In this speech from the protest against Isaac Herzog held at Flinders St Station on Monday, 9th of February, Mai shared her lived experience of living through Israel’s brutality as a child, and how the settler occupation dehumanises Palestinians as part of their ideology. Whilst confronting and horrific, Mai ends on the inspiring words of her grandfather, who nurtured in her a spirit of resistance and steadfastness, or sumud. A snap rally has been called for this Thursday, 3 pm at Southern Cross Station, when Isaac Herzog will be in Melbourne. 8:05am:// Renee Chopping is a Campaigns Strategist at Collective Shout and a trauma counsellor. Collective Shout is a grassroots campaign against the sexual objectification of women and girls in media, advertising and popular culture. Renee is here today to talk about Collective Shout's campaign pushing for the App Store and Google Play Store to remove the Grok app after its image editing app has been used to undress women and children. For more info go to https://www.collectiveshout.org/ Or collective.shout 8:20:// Janice Gobey is the chair for writers Victoria and is here to discuss the decision for Creative Victoria to abruptly cut 100 per cent of annual funding provided to the Victorian writers organisation. Writers Victoria is a Melbourne based centre that provides assistance to writers, providing them with work opportunities, mentorship and has assisted many Melbourne based writers in the production of their work; from novels to screenplays. You can sign the petition to help prevent Creative Victoria's decision at https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/restore-funding-for-writers-victoria/ Songs:- Rabina Mana - Ajak Kwai - Folk Bitch Trio - The Actor - (not a love song)
FEB 2

Māori Advocacy at Invasion Day Rally, Digital Rights Watch on Palantir Technologies, Grey-Headed Flying Fox Conservation, Wombat Forest-care, Victorian Pill Testing Services at Vic Pride Street Party

Headlines:- Local footy clubs have suspended or abandoned initiatives addressing gender based violence in the face of State Goverment funding cuts.- Aquaculture program developing production methods for goldlined rabbit fish.- 44Flats United has identified the decision as wholesale destruction of public housing in Victoria as a method of social cleansing of Melbourne's inner city suburbs. - Gaza's key Rafah border crossing has reopened for limited traffic after almost two years of closure. 7:15// Layna Hokianga-Pouaka was born and raised in Ngāti Kahuungunu, on the east coast of the North Island of Aotearoa/NZ. Layna is a dedicated advocate for Māori and Indigenous rights, truth and justice particularly ensuring Māori representation at a government level. Here is a speech Layna spoke at the Invasion Day rally at Dijlang, 2026, organised by Be Tru Cry Justice Geelong, a group of First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous members who share a commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. 7:30://Lucinda Thorpe is a Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch. Lucinda is back this morning to tell us more about Palantir. Primarily a defence contractor, Palantir Technologies specialises in data integration and surveillance analytics, with customers such as the Israeli occupation Forces and U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE, as well as government and corporate clients in Australia. You can find out more about Palantir by going to digitalrightswatch.org. Cam Wilson, reporter at Crikey has also written about the tech company's ties to Australia you can find the article here crikey.com.au.7:45://Lisa Palma is the CEO of Wildlife Victoria and a dedicated volunteer wildlife rescuer. Lisa spoke to us about how Victoria's recent heat waves are affecting wildlife. In this interview we specifically focus on the grey headed flying fox, their vulnerability to heat and how Wildlife Victoria is working to protect them. You can find more at their website wildlifevictoria.org.au or their instagram.8:00://Gayle Osborne is a member of Wombat Forestcare, a community group dedicated to protecting forests and wildlife in the Wombat Forest and surrounding area. Gayle spoke to us in July last year to discuss the Victorian government's undelivered promise to create a national park in the region and the impact of planned burns on vulnerable species. Today Gayle joins us to discuss what's next for Wombat Forestcare in 2026 and positive changes to federal strategic assessment processes. You can get involved with Wombat Forestcare on Facebook or visit wombatforestcare.org.au8:15://Sarah is from the Victorian Pill Testing Service, a service that opened its doors in Fitzroy on August 21st 2025. This morning we are speaking to Sarah about what the service is and the importance of drug checking within our communities. We also discuss the accessibility of the VPTS at the Victorian Street Pride Party set to be held this coming Sunday the 8th of February.
JAN 26

Invasion Day 2026 Episode

Headlines:- Invasion day rally gathers crowd of 17,000 protesters rallying for changing the date of Australia day or replacing it with a day of mourning- Since October ceasefire in Gaza went into effect Israeli attacks have now killed 486 people and wounded 1,341- The National Rent Affordability Scheme set to end this June- Bushfires in the Otways region due to Victoria's worst heatwave since 2009 7:15AM: // Aunty Sue Haseldine is a Googatha elder who is protecting her Country from militarisation and continuing colonisation. In this recorded interview from Tuesday 22 July 2025, Aunty Sue outlines the threats from companies such as Southern Launch and Thales, who have set up a rocket launching test site north of Ceduna, on Googatha Country. She also spoke about the importance of protecting the rockholes, country, and animals for future generations. Since this interview aired, Aunty Sue and other members of West Mallee Protection have continued to monitor and expose weapons companies and space agencies who are destroying Googatha Country with their rocket launches. For regular updates on Aunty Sue's fight to protect Googatha Country, follow @westmalleeprotection on Instagram. You can also contribute to the West Mallee Protection Fund on Chuffed. 7:30AM: // Zhanae Dodd is a proud Ghungalu, Birri, Widi and Kaanju woman from Central Queensland. Zhanae has helped established Yamba Balbarrabarri camp to resist the Gemini coal mine by Magnetic South RSL. Zhanae joined us to talk about the threat of the mine and how Ghungalu people are standing up to protecting Country and challenge the ongoing and proposed destruction of mining companies. 7:45AM: // Professor Chelsea Watego Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman joined 3CR's Women on the Line to discuss her new book, Black Thoughts Matter: Essays on Black Love, Black Power, and Black Joy. In the following excerpt, Chelsea speaks to Phuong about Aboriginal women's voices and perspectives that are often missing from public discourse; the censorship and control of white women editors; and the power, the joy, and the importance of embracing rage. Watego's latest book, Black Thoughts Matter: Essays on Black Love, Black Power, and Black Joy is out now with Common Room Editions. 8:00AM: // Yesterday, thousands of people gathered at steps of Parliament House in Naarm for Invasion Day. Today we bring you powerful words from Aunty Vickie Roach, a proud Yuin woman and respected Elder in the movement for care not punishment in so-called Australia. In this speech, Aunty Vickie calls for the end to genocide, and to the theft of land and resources here and in Palestine, and speaks to the ongoing survival and resistance of Aboriginal people. 8:15AM: // Aunty Reio Ellis, Yaraan Bundle and Kathleen Terrick speak about the violence of the state in their removal of Aboriginal children from their families. Aunty Rieo Ellis is a proud and staunch Waka/Bunjilung Elder in the front line of the work of Grandmothers Against Removals in Victoria. Yaraan Bundle is a Keerray Woorroong and Gunditjmara Whale Dreaming Custodian, and Kathleen Terrick is a Wurundjeri, Mutthi Mutthi, Tati Tati, Bidawal, Wadi Wadi, Berapa Berapa, Ngurai Illum, Gunai, Wemba Wemba, Dja Dja Wurrung and Weki Weki woman. Grandmothers Against Removals is a grassroots group established in 2014 and led by Aboriginal grandmothers determined to put an end to trauma and anguish associated with the Stolen Generations. To learn more about their important work and ways you can offer support, head to their website here. Songs:Blak Nation - Emma DonovanBetter Things - Kee'ahnDream Baby Dream - Spinifex Gum
JAN 19

Boycott Eurovision 2026, Grok and Image-based Abuse, Revisiting 2025 Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Commemoration, Bushfire Suppression Targets, 'I am a feminist, lesbian, woman of color'

Cath Strong is a researcher of popular music. She spoke to Marion for Tuesday Hometime in December about calls to boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. In this excerpt we hear how the State of Israel uses this international cultural event to project soft power and clean its image by pinkwashing. Lucinda Thorpe is Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch. In 2025, she was regularly on the program to give us the latest news regarding technology and how it is impacting our privacy online. This morning she joined us on the show to discuss Grok, the AI tool developed by Elon Musk's xAI, which is being used as a mechanism for image based abuse to degrade and humiliate women and children as well as responses needed to tackle this kind of technology. Aunty Janet Galpin is a Pakana/Trawlwoolway (Tasmanian) Irish & English woman. She spoke at the 2025 Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner commemoration. 3CR will broadcast live from the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Memorial on the corner of Victoria St & Franklin St, Melbourne - the site where these two Aboriginal freedom fighters were executed 184 years ago. Since 2006, the Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner Commemoration Committee (TMCC) has held a public ceremony every year to pay respect to the tens of thousands of First Nations men, women, and children who were slaughtered during the colonisation process - a process whose impacts continue to profoundly affect First Nations people today. In 2016, Melbourne City Council erected the Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner monument at the site where these two Indigenous freedom fighters were executed on January 20 in 1842 - the first two people hanged in Victoria for resisting British colonisation.Rosemary Storey is from Kinglake Friends of the Forest. Rosemary is a life-long environmentalist with a particular interest in forests and climate. She is a passionate defender of the forests of the Central Highlands. She joins us to talk about the Victorian Government target for containing bushfires at first attack and/or within five hectares set at 80% and the lack of investment in research, new technology, personnel and equipment.Wenmiao Xin is a photographer and visual artist based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. Drawing from her experiences as a lesbian, feminist, and woman of color, she explores themes of gender, identity, and sexuality through her distinctive visual language. Her work challenges societal norms and celebrates diversity, offering thought-provoking perspectives through the lens of her camera. Wenmiao spoke to Hằng from 3CR's Women on the Line about her upcoming art show, "I am a feminist, lesbian, woman of color" opening on Wednesday 21 January. Songs:Pool Party - Julia Jacklin
JAN 5

Save our Community Health, Bay Views for All, Save Public Housing Collective, Protection of Community Pools, Flat Out Advocating Family Violence Justice, No Northern Incinerator Campaign

Juliette's Summer Show! Kim Chua, Save our Community HealthKim Chua, a community advocate from the Save our Community Health campaign. In late October, it was announced that co-health services across inner city Melbourne would be closing significant services due to budget cuts. At the Collingwood service, this will mean that the pharmacy and counselling services would be cut on 19 December. Kim joined us to talk about the threat of impending closure, and the important supports that Co-health provides, particularly for migrant and public housing communities. Jeannie Erceg - Bay Views for AllJeannie Erceg is a public housing advocate and activist and former resident of the Barak Beacon residences in Port Melbourne. Jeannie joined to chat about an upcoming documentary “Bay Views for All”, out November 26. The documentary chronicles the Barak Beacon’s residents' fight to save their homes and communities. Jeannie is here to chat about her experience and the need to protect and defend public housing. Kerrie Byrne - Save Public Housing CollectiveKerrie Byrne is a member of the Save Public Housing Collective and is a long-time public tenant. She has been engaged in issues around the privatisation of the public housing system for many years. Kerrie joins us on the show this morning to talk about the ongoing community pickets to save public housing at 12 Holland Ct, Flemington. Clare Hanson - Save Public Housing CollectiveWe’re joined by Clare Hanson on Save Public Housing Collective who shared update on the situation concerning the demolition and destruction of public housing towers across Melbourne, the recent parliamentary inquiry, and the mass rally to save public housing on Saturday 2nd August. Fleur Taylor - Save our Pool campaign in Banyule. This June, Banyule council voted to close the Olympic Leisure Centre pool in Heidelberg West. In the lead up to this decision, the community has joined together to fight for their community aquatic centre and put pressure on the council to reverse the decision. Fleur joined us to chat about the importance of community pools, particularly in light of of national drowning day, which occurred last week on July 25. Nina - Flat OutNina, the Family Violence Justice Project Coordinator at Flat Out. Flat Out is community-based organisation focused on keeping women and gender diverse people to get out and stay out of prison. Nina spoke about Flat Out's work, how they engage survivors who have experienced incarceration, and Flat Out's recent presentation in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) about economic reintegration. Cath Rouse, from the No Northern Incinerator campaignCath previously joined us back in March to tell us about the threat posed by the proposed incinerator in Wollert and is back to give us some updates on the campaign. Cath came on the show to chat about a pending PA decision on the incinerator, the state government's recent increase to the cap of rubbish that can be burned in Victoria and how the community is organising to fight back.
12/22/2025

March for Native Forests, Gippsland Forest Guardians, Kinglake Friends of the Forest, Julie Lamont Frontline Activst, Environmental Justice Australia

Phuong's Summer Show Podcast! March for Native Forests - Rosemary Storey and MelOn Sunday 23 March 2025, grassroots organisations and concerned members of the community gathered outside Peter Khalil's office in Coburg to stand up for native protests and protest logging, planned burns, and other forms of destruction. This rally, organised by the Bob Brown Foundation, took place in many other cities across so-called Australia, including Bryon Bay on Bundjalung Country and in Nipaluna/Hobart. We hear from: Rosemary Storey (Victorian Forest Alliance & Kinglake Friends of the Forest), Mel (Friends of Albert West Forest & Victorian Forest Alliance) and the Climate Choir Melbourne. Lisa Barrand - Gippsland Forest Guardians (Part 1)Lisa Barrand is a founding member of the Gippsland Forest Guardians, a small team working with the community to protect Gippsland's forests for future generations of animals, plants and people. The following conversation is from our first interview on 29 April 2025 when Lisa was on the show to talk about the campaign to protect the critically endangered slender tree-fern and the destruction of native forests caused by increased pine plantations. In addition, a complaint by Gippsland Forest Guardians to the Forest Stewardship Council about concerns with HVP's protection of Rare and Threatened Species led to significant non-conformances and so Lisa talks through the background to the complaint. Aawa - Kinglake Friends of the ForestOn May 20 2025 we spoke to Aawa from Kinglake Friends of the Forest (KFF). KFF is a volunteer community group committed to protecting native forests and relishing the joy of their unique biodiversity. In the following conversation we spoke about the campaign to save over 600 hectares of forest in Toolangi from a planned burn and the threats to the survival of forests caused by Forest Fire Management Victoria. On 2 June 2025, KFF released a statement sharing the news that the Glenburn-Eagles Nest planned burn would not proceed this year, however FMMV have not removed this burn from their planning. Juliet Lamont On 3 June we were joined by Juliet Lamont, a frontline activist for climate, forests and Palestine. Juliet's work is grounded in intersectionality and aims to always be First Nations led when working on stolen land. She is also an award-winning filmmaker. Juliet was one of two women arrested on the roof of the Forestry Corporation building in Coffs Harbour on April 22, as part of a group of women who occupied the roof of Forestry Corporation NSW. Lisa Barrand - Gippsland Forest Guardians (Part 2)Lisa Barrand from Gippsland Forest Guardians joined us again on October 14 to give us an exciting development regarding Fellas coupe and the future of the Strzelecki Forests.Nicola Silbert - Environmental Justice AustraliaNicola Silbert is Senior Lawyer at Environmental Justice Australia, specialising in threatened species and nature protection. On December 2, Nicola joined us on the show to discuss the news that the Labor Government struck a deal with the Greens to pass changes made to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. She spoke to us about these reforms and what impacts they will have on the protection of the environment is Nicola Silbert.Songs:Black Smoke - Emily WurramaraGoolengook - Kate GrealyLoving and Caring - Ripple Effect Band
12/15/2025

Women Calling for Workplace Safety, Energy Justice Collective, Offshore Gas Extraction, Rising Tide post-blockade

Headlines//- North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency welcomed UN criticism of states and territories' "tough on crime" policies- Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast to become Chile’s 38th president- Pro-democracy activist and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai convicted - Landmark class action victory against Victoria Police use of capsicum spray 7.15 am// Carolyn Dunbar is the Women’s Team Leader at the Victorian Trades Hall Council. Caro was on the program last week to unpack “No more tick-box exercises”: Women calling for workplace safety; the third in a series of reports that explores the issues faced by women in male-dominated industries. We ran out of time last week to discuss updates regarding the campaign to end NDAs in the workplace so Caro is back in the studio this week to chat to us about this.Content warning: This segment references violence against women so please take care when listening and reach out to your support networks if needed. If you would like to talk to someone about any of the topics covered in the following interview, please contact 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732.To find out more information about unions or any of the campaigns discussed in the interview, go to https://www.weareunion.org.au/. 7.30 am// Anna Langford is a campaigner from the Energy Justice collective at Friends of the Earth, Melbourne. The energy Justice collective is a newly created collective who recently launched last Wednesday 10 December, an evolution of the previous No More Gas collective. Anna is here to chat about the new collective, its aims and what’s in store for 2026. 7.45 am// Fern Cadman is the Fossil Fuel Industry Campaigner at the Wilderness Society. The Wilderness Society is an non-for-profit organisation that focuses on the protection and restoration of nature across Australia with the goal of maintaining its innate wildness. Fern’s focus is upon Australia’s environmentally damaging fossil-fuel usage and advocates against the damaging drilling of Australia’s unique and diverse landscapes. Fern discusses with us the labour-government’s approval of the fossil fuel exploration involving a new offshore gas extraction near the oceans of Victoria’s Otways and Lutruwita/ Tasmania regions. You can send an email to the prime minister in protest against this release here. 8.00 am// Lisa Barrand is one of the founding members of Gippsland Forest Guardians, an organisation focused on protecting the Gippsland forest and the animals that inhabit it. Lisa was last on the program in October to share a positive update regarding the Fella coupe and protecting the future existence of the Strzelecki Forests. She joins us in the studio today to discuss a comprehensive report that has identified serious concerns about the quality of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) auditing and the consequences this may have for forests in the region. 8.15 am// Sarah is a member of the Rising Tide, which is an active movement across Australia that demands the country's commitment to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Today I will be speaking to Sarah about the People's Blockade that has lasted from November 27th to December 2nd, and what the next plans are for the Rising Tide. We will be discussing the post-blockade events hosted by the organization and how you can get involved in acting against the climate crisis. Songs:Tia Gostelow - Always, the Low Lights VersionStella Donnelly - Laying LowBorondong Garing - Nusantara Beat
12/08/2025

Terra Madre Asia & Pacific Fair '25, Digital Rights Watch on Gender-Based Online Harm, Refugee Advice and Casework Service during Nauru Deportations, Workplace Safety for Women, Solidarity and Survival School at Unassigned Gallery

Headlines// - New National Homelessness Plan reveals homelessness amongst Aboriginal Victorian's has increased at four times the rate of the state population.- Two Victorians file legal challenge with the federal court against Vic Police announcing six month declaration of Melbourne CBD as a designated area. - World Health Organisation says 114 people including 63 children were killed in senseless strikes against kindergarden and hospital in Kalogi, Sudan.- Lebanese Australian Associate Professor Jumana Bayeh and Tunisian-Muslim Dr Jyhene Kebsi get made redundant from Macquarie University conveying Islamophobic sentiment. 7:15AM// Rowena Gonnay speaks about the Terra Madre Asia & Pacific fair 2025 that was held in Bacolod City, Philippines in the last week of November. Rowena Gonnay shared the unoy rice, a traditional strain native to the Pasil municipality of the Philippines. The rice is a sustainably grown variety, has been planted for generations, and is a symbol of cultural identity yet, is facing the threat of extinction. 7:30AM// Dr Caitlin McGrane is a research fellow at RMIT University and a board member of Digital Rights Watch. She speaks about her research into women who experience gender-based online harm and digital harassment in three areas - in the media, in politics, and in sport. This conversation marks the end of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November-10 December). 7:45AM// Sarah Dale is Center Director and Principal Solicitor at - Refugee Advice and Casework Service in Sydney. RACS has been fighting for refugee rights for the past 35 years, providing legal help to refugees and people seeking asylum while also advocating for fairer asylum policies. Last month, new transcripts were released in English, revealing that Nauru intends to return refugees to their country of origin. Sarah discusses these recent developments and what they illuminate about the secrecy of offshore processing of refugees and what changes are needed to create a fairer system. 8:00AM// Carolyn Dunbar and Gia join us this morning to discuss “No more tick-box exercises”: Women calling for workplace safety; the third in a series of reports that explores the issues faced by women in male-dominated industries. Gia is a Station Officer, RTBU member and union delegate. She contributed to the report by speaking about her experience as a woman in a male-dominated industry. Like many women in those industries, she has experienced gender-based violence at work. Carolyn Dunbar is the Women’s Team Leader at the Victorian Trades Hall Council. She leads campaigns on issues related to women’s rights at work, including amplifying the voices of women in male-dominated industries, raising awareness about gender-based violence in the hospitality sector, advancing reproductive rights, and ending the misuse of NDAs in sexual harassment cases, to create safer and fairer workplaces for everyone. 8:15AM// August from Unassigned Gallery in Brunswick discusses the Survival and Solidarity School that will be held today at the gallery, starting at 4pm. For more information check out their website unassignedgallery.com.au or on instagram @Unassigned_Gallery

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