Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//News updates from SudanAustralian government announces new restrictions on weapons exports to IsraelProtesters arrested at Indo Pacific defence expo in SydneyNews updates from GazaConcerns about mass Centrelink suspension noticesHerald Sun misreports crime statistics about young people// Announcements//Eimable Manirakiza coronial inquest: The family and loved ones of Melbourne musician Eimable Manirakiza, who passed away in 2021 after going missing during an acute mental health crisis, are calling for community members to support them at the upcoming directions hearing on Monday the 10th of November. Supporters are asked to attend the Coroners Court at 65 Kavanagh Street, Southbank from 9:30AM on Monday morning, with the directions hearing scheduled to start at 10AM. For updates on the inquest, follow @justiceforeimable on Instagram, and donate to the fundraiser to support Eimable’s family to attend the inquest here.//Mona Zahed’s school initiative: Gazan chef and mother Mona Zahed has been raising funds through the sale of her cook book Tabkha: Recipes from Under the Rubble to support her family and community during the genocide. She has now launched a new initiative, a school called ‘Basmat Amal’ or ‘signs of hope’, to support children in her community to continue learning despite their experiences of displacement and catastrophe. Donate to Mona’s fundraiser here, and purchase a copy (or copies!) of Tabkha here.// Treaty Talk on Blak’n’DeadlyWe listened to a discussion about the Victorian treaty process between Uncle Robbie Thorpe and Senator Lidia Thorpe originally broadcast on last Friday's Blak 'n' Deadly. You can listen to the full conversation here, and remember to tune in to Black 'n' Deadly every Friday at 11AM on 3CR.// Save cohealth RallyShaday, a GP trainee at a community health clinic, joined us to discuss organising for the Save Cohealth Rally this Saturday 8th November outside Sarah Witty’s office. The rally is calling on federal or state emergency funding to save the clinics that service over 12,500 people and prevent a statewide health catastrophe. Some symbolic motions in parliament have been moved but it is mass mobilisations like the Town Hall in Fitzroy last week and the rally that will win this campaign. Join the rally on Saturday the 8th of November from 2PM outside Labor MP Sarah Witty's Office, 142 Johnston St, Fitzroy.// Reflections From a Gazan DoctorDr Ezzideen Shehab, a Palestinian physician in northern Gaza, shared his reflections on practicing medicine during Israel's ongoing genocide. Dr Shehab has collaborated with Readers and Writers Against the Genocide to publish Diary of a Young Doctor a remarkable collection of diary entries that he has kept to document eyewitness accounts of the genocide. Order your copy of Diary of a Young Doctor here, and follow Dr Shehab on Instagram at @ezzideenshehab. Readers and Writers Against the Genocide are staging a read in at the State Library of Victoria today from 5PM, and encourage attendees to bring along their copies of Diary of a Young Doctor to participate.// Touch Sensitive on ‘In Paradise’Touch Sensitive (aka Michael Di Francesco) is one of Australia’s most beloved electronic artists, bassists, and producers, known for his Italo-disco flair, piano house grooves, and undeniable presence on the dancefloor. Since breaking through with cult classic 'Pizza Guy' (2013), he’s become a staple of Australian music, from releasing his acclaimed debut album 'Visions' (2017), sold out national tours, and countless collaborations, he is an artists’ artist that brings nothing but groove and euphoria to the dancefloor. Catch his long-awaited second album 'In Paradise' being performed with a stacked live band, this Saturday 08 Nov, 8pm at the Nightcat in Fitzroy.// Mutual Aid for SudanFilmmaker, photographer and organiser Bakri Mahmoud spoke with us about ongoing mutual aid efforts for Sudan. Bakri also discussed the importance of disrupting narratives of 'civil war' being used to brand the catastrophic conflict between the RSF and SAF, the responsibilities and failures of so-called Australia in taking action on this crisis, and the importance of continued efforts to support Sudanese liberation. Mutual aid donation details are available in Bakri's Instagram bio.// SongIn Paradise is the Title Track of long awaited second studio album from Touch Sensitive. A vibrant groovy dance number that is not only beautifully produced, but a light, dynamic, feel-good story between told by Michael and his live band. Buy In Paradise on Bandcamp.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Mass killings in El Fasher, SudanGaza and West Bank updatesAlbanese Government makes first deportation under multi-billion dollar Nauru dealSenator Thorpe tables petition demanding justice for neo-Nazi attack on Camp SovereigntyLegal challenge brought against Environment Minister over Woodside climate impacts Proposed Changes to SCHADS AwardPhillipa Balk, Assistant Branch Secretary of the Australian Services Union, joined us in the studio to discuss the Fair Work Commission's proposed changes to the SCHADS Award, which stands to drastically cut the take-home pay of social, community, home care, and disability workers. The Commission has chosen to bizarrely copy/paste the Aged Care Award classifications and pay rates into the SCHADS Award, with significant implications for workers. Phillipa helped us break down what is happening, how this will impact the sector, what consultations need to take place and what we can do to stop this.// City of Melbourne’s Anti-Homeless ProgramContent warning: strong language.We listened to speeches from a second speak-out organised by the Homeless Persons Union in front of Melbourne City Council Town Hall on Tuesday the 28th of October, held in advance of Councillors debating the adoption of a plan which includes the expansion of private security forces widely criticised for their targeting of homeless people in the city. Councillors ultimately voted 9-2 in favour to move forward with the plan, despite hearing over three hours of testimony last week of people being intimidated, harassed, and violated by security guards, as well as concerns about expanding the city’s security camera network and limiting protest rights. In this segment we heard from a young person on not feeling safe at home, a First Nations person on racial disparities and ongoing impact of colonisation, and a worker from a local breakfast program.// Voter Preferences and Housing CrisisHousing researcher and urban geographer Dr Alistair Sisson spoke with us about a recently published report analysing how Australian voters' understandings of housing crisis relate to voting preferences. The report, 'Housing and the 2025 Australian Federal Election: Between Crisis and Inertia', which Alistair co-authored with colleagues at Macquarie University, details how people across age, tenure, and political lines understand the crisis: renters and younger voters see it as an affordability emergency, while older homeowners focus more on immigration and supply.// Save cohealth Emergency Town HallAn emergency town hall meeting to Save cohealth was held last week on Friday in Fitzroy, where attendees shared their serious concerns about the closure and rollback of vital health services. We heard excerpts from devastated residents, doctors, social and community workers, as well as responses from politicians. This follows our interview last week where we spoke to local councillor Sophie Wade about the impact of the end to GP services in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington, and the closure of cohealth Collingwood in June 2026. cohealth services some of our most margianlised community members, and a general lack of bulk-billing services and cuts to hospitals and health services will leave almost 12,000 people to deal with the consequences. The recent decision comes after years of underfunding and cuts to cohealth. Our thanks to Monday Breakfast for editing this audio.// Ongoing Raids Target Asian Migrant Sex WorkersBee, project lead for the Asian migrant sex worker campaign Rising Red Lantern at Vixen Workers, joins us to speak about the ongoing terror of workplace raids by Border Force despite the formal conclusion of Operation Inglenook, and about Friday's solidarity gathering to honour the life of Yuko, a beloved Asian migrant sex worker who was killed in November 2024. Tomorrow's gathering will be held from 8-9AM outside Melbourne's Magistrates' Court to coincide with a committal hearing for the man charged over Yuko's death. Support the work of Rising Red Lantern by donating to their fundraiser.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Public housing updates: pickets, class action appeal, public meeting on 23 OctoberEmergency public meeting on 24 October about cohealth closures Climate trigger ruled out of federal government environment laws Marand engineering Palestine solidarity protests in GeelongGaza and West Bank updatesSudan updates// Artist and community organiser TextaQueen joined River earlier this week to discuss TheySwarm, an artist residency, studio, and covid-cautious event space for diverse and disabled artists in Naarm. TextaQueen invites community to the TheySwarm Open Day today Thursday 23 October, 12-3pm in-person or 1-3pm online at 152 Johnston Street Collingwood. The upcoming covid-cautious event series involves reading, writing and riffing sessions withTheySwarm’s rad BIPOC library hosted by Trans Queer and Gender Diverse and disabled creatives.// 3CR Exclusive! Peter Cronau, esteemed investigative journalist and editor of Declassified Australia, joined Inez to discuss the shocking discovery that 69 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts, likely many more, have been flown on commercial passenger planes to Israel from Australia as recently as last week. In part 1 of the conversation, aired last week on Thursday Breakfast, Peter discussed how this routine operation is carried out in secret. Today in part 2, we learn more about the freedom of information request, department of defense's defensive reply, and what is next for the Willamtown base as the main F35 base for the asia-pacific region. Lockheed Martin's F-35 Fighter Jets have been described as their most lethal, stealth fighter jet, playing a critical role in the genocide in Gaza, Palestine as well as other global atrocities. This comes after years of denial by the department of defence, parliament members and the Prime Minister that ''Australia does not supply weapons or parts of weapons to Israel – and hasn’t done so for more than 5 years.'' Declassified Australia is uncovering Australia's secret global impact - from whistleblowers to declassified documents, weapons exports to Pine Gap, espionage to state surveillance.// We listened to a clip of Ex-Thursday Breakfast programmer and member of the Homeless Persons Union of Victoria, Spike, speaking outside the Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 at the HPUV speakout against the council’s criminalisation of homelessness and policing of public space. We also played lived-experience accounts of homeless community members' interactions with CrownLand Security, the private security firm that has been recently employed and deployed by Melbourne City Council in a $2M initiative which marginalises and criminalises those experiencing homelessness on the streets of the CBD. These testimonies were recorded by Spike and Kelly and presented to Melbourne City Councillors during the council meeting on Tuesday 21 October in a bid to get private security of Melbourne’s streets. The council will make a decision on the draft security plan on Tuesday 28 October, and community members are asked to turn up in solidarity from 4:30PM - for updates follow @homelesspersonsunionvic on Instagram.// Acclaimed author Tony Birch was back in the studio to give us the long view on urban renewal and the fight for public housing in Naarm/Melbourne. Some of Birch's most memorable short fiction features the impacts of slum reclamation in inner city Melbourne in the mid-20th century, part of the process of establishing the city's now iconic high rise public housing estates. With the flats under threat by a state government plan for their total demolition and redevelopment, organisers and community groups have called a public meeting tonight from 6-8PM at the Capitol Theatre in Melbourne's CBD to sound the alarm. Tony Birch is an activist, historian and essayist, and is currently the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne.// Councillor Sophie Wade, representing Collingwood, joined to discuss the devastating cuts announced last week to cohealth services. cohealth announced two big changes that will impact community members in Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington: the closure of cohealth Collingwood in June 2026 next year, and the end of GP services at all sites. cohealth services some of our most marginalised community members. The lack of bulk-billing services and cuts to hospitals and health services in the area will leave almost 12,000 people to deal with the consequences. This comes after years of underfunding and cuts to cohealth services. Community members are asked to show up for an Emergency Town Hall meeting at Fitzroy Town Hall at tomorrow, Friday 24 October, at 4PM.//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Rapid Support Forces intensify violence in SudanIsrael immediately break ceasefire in GazaF-35 parts pipeline to IsraelContainer trucks blocked by activists at Webb dockAnti-Poverty Week// Dr Samah Sabawi//We play a speech delivered by Palestinian playwright, poet, scholar, and political commentator Dr Samah Sabawi as part of the National Day of Action for Palestine on the 13th of October. In this recording, you will hear Dr Sabawi speaking to a crowd gathered outside the State Library of Victoria.// John Lawrence// Northern Territory-based barrister John Lawrence SC joins us to talk about his recent legal defence of direct actioners who shut down the access road to the Pine Gap signals intelligence facility outside of Mparntwe/Alice Springs in solidarity with Palestine. John also discusses Australia's international legal obligations with respect to International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court decisions on Gaza and the West Bank. John will be delivering a lecture today that delves further into these issues at RMIT University's Emily McPherson building (13.03.009) from 4-5PM. The lecture is open to all, with no registration required.// Eugenia Lim// Artist, film-maker and educator Eugenia Lim discusses her film Metabolism, screening as part of fundraising event for Gaza as part of this year's Environmental Film Festival. Metabolism is an eco-feminist film essay concerned with inner and outer circular economy of the body and its environment.//  3CR Exclusive: Inside Australia's Secret F-35 Parts Pipeline to Israel (Part1/2)//Peter Cronau, esteemed investigative journalist and editor of Declassified Australia, joined Inez this week to discuss the shocking discovery that at least 69 shipments of F-35 fighter jet parts, likely many more, have been flown on commercial passenger planes to Israel from Australia as recently as last week, leaked documents reveal. Lockheed Martin's F-35 Fighter Jets have been described as their most lethal, stealth fighter jet, playing a critical role in the genocide in Gaza, Palestine as well as other global atrocities. This comes after years of denial by the department of defence, parliament members and the Prime Minister that ''Australia does not supply weapons or parts of weapons to Israel – and hasn’t done so for more than 5 years.'' In part 1 of this interview, we learn how this pipeline operates in secret. //Declassified Australia is uncovering Australia's secret global impact - from whistleblowers to declassified documents, weapons exports to Pine Gap, espionage to state surveillance. Tune in next week for part 2 to learn more about the freedom of information request, department of defense's defensive reply, and what is next for the Willamtown base as the main F35 base for the asia-pacific region.// Events//Friday 17 October: Environmental Film Festival 'Metabolism and Water Ecologies' Pay-As-You-Can Gaza Fundraiser, 6:45pm, Trocadero Projects, Footscray, featuring artist talk with director Eugenia Lim//Tuesday 21 October: Speak Out Against Melbourne City Council Private Security and Surveillance, 4:30pm, Melbourne Town Hall//Saturday 15 November: Footscray Belongs To Everyone, rally against private security and community family gathering, 11am banner painting, speeches from midday, Nicholson Street Mall, Footscray

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Criticism of Labor’s October 7 statementAustralian Future Fund protest against increased investment in Elbit SystemsFreedom Flotilla Coalition updateMyanmar vigil attacked by military juntaCourt case testing limits of free speech on criticism of Israel begins Monday Affordable housing revealed to be run by private firmCity of Melbourne council expansion of CCTV network// Pukpuk Treaty and Pacific Islands Forum//On Saturday October 4th, Nic Maclellan, a researcher and journalist with Islands Business magazine joined Jiselle and James on Asia Pacific Currents to share his analysis of the 'Pukpuk' Treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Nic also reports on his experience at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting held in Honiara, Solomon Islands, in September 2025. Tune in to Asia Pacific Currents every Saturday from 9-9:30AM on 3CR 855AM.// Afghan Refugee Women's Football on the Global Stage//Mursal Sadat, captain of the Afghan Refugee Women's Football Team, shares the story of this group of remarkable women footballers now based in Australia. The team is preparing to travel to the United Arab Emirates for a friendly match, using football as a way to stand up for women’s rights and to show the world the strength and resilience of Afghan women. Watch the FIFA Unites: Women’s Series livestream on FIFA+ from 23 - 29 October 2025.// Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Campaign//Dave Sweeney, one of the co-founders of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and a current Nuclear Free Campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, joined us to discuss progress on the campaign to get Australia to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Also known as the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, the 2017 agreement is the first international legally binding instrument designed to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total elimination. ICAN is organising a campaign roundtable online at 3PM AEDT on October 14th - register here.// Akshay Gouri on ‘Sister Mine’ & Caste in Punjab, India//Content warning: This segment discussed themes of femicide, gender and caste based violence which might be distressing for some listeners. For 24/7 support you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732, you can ask for an interpreter. For culturally specific support you can contact inTouch on 1800 755 988 Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.// Akshay Gouri, maker of the short film 'Sister Mine' - When Amarjeet is sent to Melbourne with a tragic mission — to protect family ""honor"" by taking his sister’s life, who has had an inter-caste marriage — he instead finds love, warmth, and conflict in the home of the woman he was meant to destroy. Sister Mine is a powerful story of cultural pressure, sibling love, and humanity winning over hate. Akshay Gouri is a Screenwriter and Director who has made over 15 short films, both fiction and non-fiction, pertaining to political issues, socio-economic realities and their consequences on people. Watch their independent short films on youtube here and follow Akshay on instagram.//

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Updates from Gaza and the West BankMelbourne City Council review aimed at stifling protestMelbourne City Council pushes to criminalise homelessness with ‘community safety’ teamKumanjayi White death in custody investigation completedLabor’s 2035 greenhouse targets criticised as greenwashing ***GIVEAWAY*** 3CR Thursday Breakfast is giving away a copy of acclaimed Australian-Palestinian author and educator Micaela Sahhar’s Find Me at the Jaffa Gate, thanks to Tony Birch!  To enter the draw, send us a message with your contact details and “giveaway” on Instagram @3crthursdaybreakfast by midnight next Tuesday the 30th of September.  We will announce the winner during our next show on Thursday the 2nd of October. The winner will need to collect their prize from 3CR at 21 Smith Street, Fitzroy during business hours. AFL Grand Final Day and Domestic Violence Part 1Content warning: This discussion will be centred around domestic and family violence, which some listeners may find distressing. For support you can always call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800, and if you are in immediate danger call 000. With the AFL Grand Final on this weekend, Inez is joined by Meg, Rachel, and Christine who work at the intersections of alcohol and other drug use, domestic and family violence, and gambling in sports spectatorship, and explore strategies for change - at all levels. In this part of the interview we cover what domestic/family violence is, the social and gendered drivers of violence, and how Grand Final Day can intensify risk and harm. Meg Bagnall is the Statewide Coordinator of the Specialist Family Violence Advisor Program in the AOD sector, known for embedding gender-responsive approaches to substance use and family violence reform across Victoria. Rachel Daniels is a Specialist Family Violence Advisor with Ballarat Community Health, known for her expertise in substance use exploitation and parenting in the context of family violence, bringing a regional lens to systems change. Christine du Toit is the U-Turn Program Leader and is a Specialist Family Violence Advisor at Windana, with deep expertise at the intersection of substance use and family violence, and redevelopment of Victoria’s AOD assessment tools.  ‘Our Stories, Our Flats’ Episode 3We listen to episode 3 of the podcast 'Our Stories, Our Flats', produced by Ayan Shirwa, where residents discuss accessibility and safety in the flats. For more information about 'Our Stories, Our Flats' and to listen back to the first two episodes of the series, visit 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats. We'll be playing the final episode on our show next week, so make sure to tune in! AFL Grand Final Day and Domestic Violence Part 2Content warning: as aboveIn the second part of Inez’s interview with Meg Bagnall, Rachel Daniels and Christine du Toit, they discuss what safety planning looks like at all levels, from the person perpetrating the violence, the people experiencing the violence, friends and family, to the wider community. They speak on a range of intervention strategies and importantly, not placing the sole responsibility on the victims of violence to deal with this alone.  ‘Pictures of You’ with Tony BirchMulti-award winning author Tony Birch joined us in the studio to discuss the upcoming launch of Pictures of You, a selection of the best of his short fiction works over the past two decades. The collection brings together some of Birch's most poignant stories, taking readers through the humour, heartbreak, and rich complexity of everyday human experience. Pictures of You is published by the University of Queensland Press and hits bookstores on the 30th of September - pre-order your copy here. Tony Birch is an activist, historian and essayist, and is currently the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne. Crisis Housing Reform Part 2Content warning: The following segment contains discussions of child and adolescent mortality, domestic violence and suicide. If anything covered causes distress or raises questions, you can contact the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467. First Nations listeners can also call 13 YARN (13 92 76).We play the second part of an interview with Tyler and Dani from Crisis Housing Reform, a grassroots advocacy campaign focusing on change within Victorian crisis accommodation, discussing two special reports released in late August this year from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Part one of the interview was played on last week's episode - listen back here. You can find out more about the work of Crisis Housing Reform, and get involved, by following them on Instagram.

Acknowledgement of Country HeadlinesGaza and West Bank updatesUnited Nations inquiry finds Israel has committed genocideProtest news around so-called Australia: Webb dock picket, Occupy ALP, Mask Off Maersk Race Discrimination Commissioner urges action against IslamophobiaAustralia's first national climate risk assessment released  We heard the first part of an interview with Tyler and Dani from Crisis Housing Reform, a grassroots advocacy campaign focusing on change within Victorian crisis accommodation. Tyler and Dani discuss two special reports released in late August this year by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare concerning youth experiencing homelessness. Follow Crisis Housing Reform here on Instagram. On episode 2 of Our Stories Our Flats, youth practitioner Sabrina Adem challenges the myth of ethnic enclaves, and the girls from Underground Women share their experiences of living in Carlton and what they’d like to see change. Listen back to episode 1 here, and for show notes, visit 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats.  Last week, Priya caught up with Munanjahli and South Sea Islander scholar and author Chelsea Watego to discuss the upcoming launch of 'Black thoughts matter', a selection of some of the most significant essays she has published over the past decade. Out with Common Room Editions later this year, 'Black thoughts matter' provides critical context to Watego's public scholarship, honouring the Black thinkers that have shaped her intellectual and political formation to date. It is a testament to the love, power and joy that is at the heart of Black thinking and writing in the fight against racial violence in so-called ‘Australia’. Pre-order a copy of 'Black thoughts matter' here.  Jade, a member of ARC UP, joined us to speak about the importance of building migrant worker power in the liberatory struggle against colonialism, racism, class exploitation and fascism on stolen land. ARC UP is an Anarchist Communist organisation seeking to build migrant and Indigenous class power through rebuilding a militant workers' movement, and is based on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation. Find out more about ARC UP and the Migrants Building Power program here. 

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Gaza and West bank updates: high rise bombings, Qatar bombings, attack on Sumud flotillaASU strike for GazaAnti-corruption protests in NepalVictorian Treaty bill introducedRobodebt class action settlement Leo Patterson Ross, CEO of the Tenants' Union of New South Wales, joined us to discuss the challenge being mounted against the New South Wales government's June decision to significantly weaken rules surrounding evictions for renovations or repairs. While rental reforms bringing an end to no-ground evictions in the state were introduced on the 19th of May 2025, the NSW government has drastically reduced the evidence requirements for landlords seeking to evict a tenant to conduct renovations or major repairs. You can learn more about 'renovictions' here on the Tenants' Union of NSW's website. We launched the first episode of the podcast, 'Our Stories, Our Flats', produced by 3CR broadcaster Ayan Shirwa and supported by 3CR and the City of Melbourne, to document the lives of residents in all their colourfulness. Our Stories, Our Flats is narrated by Raven, a former resident of the flats. In this episode, Uncle Robbie Thorpe reflects on the changes to the high-rise flats and Adrianna, a Carlton resident, gives us a glimpse into her life. RMIT Researcher Priya Kunjan discusses the Victorian government’s decision to demolish 44 high-rise towers.Tune in weekly on Thursdays at 7.30 am to hear all four episodes. For show notes, visit 3cr.org.au/ourstoriesourflats. Pilar Aguilera, a social justice activist and 3CR veteran, joined us to discuss the upcoming premiere of “Mother, Country”, tonight/11 September at the Greek Democritus Workers’ League. The documentary follows film-maker and journalist Pablo Navarrete as he travels to Chile with his parents, who were forced to leave the country after the military coup on 11 September 1973. Get your tickets for tonight's premiere here. Drue Slatter, Pacific Communications Manager at 350Pacific, spoke with us about how the climate action priorities of Pacific Island nations have featured during this week's Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The Forum, running from 8-12 September, sees Pacific Island nations gathering to negotiate sovereign and shared interests and to demand action on climate change and environmental harm, while international partners including Australia, China and the United States vie for geopolitical and security influence in the region.

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Joint Statement from Black People's Union and Camp Sovereignty// Leila read out a excerpt from the joint statement from Black People's Union and Camp Sovereignty, published 2nd of September. Donate and show up for a shift at Camp Sovereignty.//Join the Sovereign Day Out Event this Saturday 6th of September from 12pm - 10:30pm September at Kings Domain. Cash donations always welcome.// Nerita Waight - VALS// We welcome back Yorta Yorta and Narrandjeri woman Nerita Waight…today we’ll be discussing the racist double standards in community safety law that enable attacks like the one we saw at Camp Sovereignty over the weekend. Nerita is a mother to two boys, and the CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service a.k.a VALS. VALS provides support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people navigating the legal system, you can get in touch with them by calling 1800 064 865… A warning to listeners that this conversation will touch on racism, police violence and may contain mention of people who have died. For support call 13 YARN (13 92 76), Yarning Safe'n'Strong 1800 959 563, Lifeline 13 11 14, Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467// Jay Coonan - Anti-Poverty Centre// Jay Coonan who conducts Research & Policy for the Antipoverty Centre joined us for the second part of our interview on Centrelink debt waivers, that were announced 27 August. Kristin joined Tuesday Breakfast this week to talk about the impact of Centrelink debt through a F/DV and gendered lens and Jay joined us to follow up with how we can go about building new systems on how to resolve debt issues in the social security system and how this could be an important first step towards that. So-called debts are generally due to errors in the system or unfair, confusing rules. These include partner and parental income tests, complex eligibility for study payments, cuts to Centrelink payments when a small amount is earned from wages and access barriers for people experiencing homelessness and family violence. A lawful “debt” is rarely a fair debt.// Scobie McKay - Whatsdoingmedia// Scobie Mckay is a journalist, filmmaker and youthworker known for his work under the only handle whatsdoinmedia. His work focuses on the political extreme, far-right groups, youth justice and police accountability. Scobie joined Inez to reflect on Sunday's right-wing ''march for australia'' rally lead by promonent self-proclaimed Neo Nazi group - NSN, which also attacked a sacred First Nations place of gathering, Camp Sovereignty. A warning to listeners that this conversation will touch on racism, and police violence.  For support call 13 YARN (13 92 76), Yarning Safe'n'Strong 1800 959 563, Lifeline 13 11 14, Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467// Mursal Sadat - former Captain Afghan Womens' Football Team// Today we’re checking back in on a story that inspired so many Australians — the Afghan women’s football team. After escaping Afghanistan, the players rebuilt their lives here in Australia. But football has always stayed close to their hearts. Now, the team isn’t together in one place. Instead, the players are scattered, joining different clubs across the country. So, what does this mean for their journey as a team, and their hopes for the future? To talk about this, Zakia spoke to Mursal Sadat, the former captain of the Afghan women’s football team, who tells the story of their evacuation, relocation and joining National Premier Leagues Vic.// Songs: Let Your Love Rule - Archie Roach//Move - Baker Boy//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza and West Bank updateIn Aus - weekend protests, Albanese expulsion of Iranian ambassador, Israeli intervention claims Fed gov plan to change Centrelink debt policies Use of force at Canberra’s Bimberi Youth Justice CentreVictorian Government’s move to open the Otway coastline for further gas explorationToll - Stop Driving Genocide Campaign goes National//Content Warning: This program is centred around overdose awareness and alcohol and other drug use. Some segments will discuss themes of mental health, trauma, grief, and suicide, which some listeners may find distressing.//We have linked some support services at the end of the page should you wish to use them. But you are never alone, there is always support available for yourself or someone you care about ❤️ // Chris Christoforou - VAADA// Firstly, Chris Christoforou, CEO of The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association or ‘VAADA’, joined us to unpack a new report from the Victorian Coroner’s Court which recorded 2024 as having the highest number of fatal overdoses in a decade. Chris will helps us understand strategies, advocacy and what's next from Victoria’s AOD peak body following the report. Chris has broad community sector experience as former Director of Operations at the Yoorrook Justice Commission, current Director of the Victorian Council of Social Service and the Australian Council of Social Service.// A/Prof Dr Shalini Arunogiri - Hamilton Centre, Turning Point, Monash//We spoke to A/Prof Dr Shalini Arunogiri, an addiction specialist psychiatrist and researcher with a focus on the management of co-occurring mental health substance use disorders as well as novel treatment for substance use disorders. She is the clinical director of the Hamilton Centre, Turning Point and NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow. In our discussion, we learned more about Professor Shalini’s research into dual-diagnosis care, AOD supports for vulnerable groups of people, and mentoring the next generation of mental health practitioners.// A/Prof Dr Nico Clark - Royal Melbourne Hospital, First Step & formerly at North Richmond MSIR// A/Prof Dr Nico Clark, has worked in the field of addiction medicine for over 25 years, including 10 years with the World Health Organisation in the Substance Use Team, as Medical Director of the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR), and is currently Head of Addiction Medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Clinical Director at First Step St Kilda. Nico spoke to Inez yesterday about the differences in prescription drugs vs non-prescription drugs, why people often use multiple drugs at the same time, how does the coroner categorise fatal overdoses, how to impove patient care, and what we can all do to look out for each other.// Sarah Hiley -  The Victorian Pill Testing Service Sarah Hiley, Director of The Loop's new fixed Pill Testing Service in Fitzroy, joined Inez this week to discuss all the questions people have about the service. We discuss what can be tested, how much should I bring, what about the police, what if I need extra support, drug alerts and so much more. Find out how to access the confidential service and what to expect. Visit them at 95 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy via the purple door, just ring the green buzzer.//Thursday: 12pm – 4pm Friday: 3pm – 7pm Saturday: 1pm – 7pm//For more information visit their FAQs page or call them at 1800 762 844. Sign up to their mailing list for local drug alerts info@vicpilltesting.org.au//  International Overdose Awareness Day Events//HRVic Training 'Recognise & Respond' Fri 29th Aug at 4pm 299-305 Victoria St Brunswick. Learn how to respond to any overdose & adminsiter naloxone for opioids. No need to book, just turn up! Free naloxone kit provided for everyone.Find your local IOAD events this Sunday 31st of Aug, online or in-person.//Support Lines - 24/7//Directline (VIC) - 1800 888 236National Alcohol & other Drug Hotline - 1800 250 015Suicide Callback Service - 1300 659 467Lifeline  - 13 11 1413 Yarn (National & Mob only) - 13 92 76//Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm//Youth Drugs and Alcohol Advice (YoDAA) - 1800 458 685An overdose is a medical emergency, call triple zero immediately (000) and ask for an ambulance. Phone operators will guide you until the ambulance arrives. Carry your Naloxone, get the training.//Many support lines can help you find your local support services, if you would prefer to look online yourself for food, housing, money, counselling, domestic/family violence, legal support visit Ask Izzy askizzy.org.au/ //

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Footscray Safety Forum// CW: Police violenceWe heard a statement from three trans queer disabled people with a lived experience of homelessness in response to the footscray safety forum held last week on Thursday. Learn more by visiting crisis housing reform and footscray hospo on instagram.// Tiaki Teremoana - Stranger, Brother// Tiaka Teremoana spoke to Inez about starring in the moving and tender short film, Stranger, Brother. Currently premiering at MIFF, the 2025 short film drama showcases millennial manchild Adam who leads a self-absorbed life of partying and casual hookups – until his little half-brother is dropped at his doorstep. In our interview, we discuss trust exercise the director made them play, what it means to find community amongst the avoidance, and find a way back to yourself, and how Tiaki landed the role! // Freya Dinshaw - Human Rights Law Centre// CW: Modern slaveryWe spoke to Freya Dinshaw, the Associate Legal Director for Human Rights Law Centre following a report released by the UN Special Rapporteur for Contemporary Forms of Slavery published last week. Human Rights Law Centre has amplified longstanding calls on the Australian Government to take action on inadequate anti-slavery laws and increase safeguards for migrant workers. The report from the Special Rapporteur outlined previously known supply chain concerns flagged by the The Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association in their case brought against Kmart this month, read more about this here // Jacinta Masters - Fair Agenda//CW: Sexual Assault, and Court System Violence. For support you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 - 24 hour, 7 days a week. Jacinta Masters from Fair Agenda spoke to us about the campaign to allow sexual assault survivors to pre-record their testimony for trials. Pre-recorded testimony is already an option in QLD and NT and right now there's growing momentum for the standing council of attorneys-general to make this law across all states and territories, supporting survivor agency and reducing the trauma of testifying again and again in open court. To sign the petition and support the campaign, click here.// Maiy Azize - Everybody’s Home// Lastly, we were joined by Maiy Azize, the National Spokesperson from Everybody’s Home - a campaign to fix Australia’s housing crisis made up of 500 housing, homeless and welfare organisations. On August 18, prior to the kickoff of the Albanese Government's Economic Reform Round Table, housing sector advocates, economists, and union leaders submitted an open letter urging for an end to unfair tax concessions. Maiy Azize helped us understand the social consequences of tax cuts for the rich and what needs to change.// Song:Thinking About You - Desert Mulga

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Responses to Labor gov’s plans to recognise the state of PalestineGaza and West Bank updateVictoria’s proposed anti-protest laws to be scaled backEnvironment groups condemn Vic gov’s decision to invite applications for two new petroleum exploration licences in Gippsland and the OtwaysVictoria recorded its highest number of fatal drug overdoses in a decade in 2024Inez read martyred Gazan Journalist Anas Al-Sharif final message, translated into English. Read the full message here.//Take action to support Gaza today via Gaza Mutual Aid Collective & The Sameer Project.// Shorna Moore - Melbourne City Mission//Please note that the following segement briefly discusses themes such as family violence, suicide, and systemic violence for young people. If this is distressing, you can get support through Kids Helpline 24/7 on 1800 55 1800 and Suicide Call Back Service 24/7 on 1300 659 467.// Shorna Moore, Head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations at Melbourne City Mission (MCM) joined Inez yesterday to discuss MCM's and Social Ventures Australia 2025 Victorian Youth Homelessness Snapshot which paints a stark picture of the deep and intersecting challenges faced by young people experiencing homelessness in Victoria. The snapshots reveal that most young Victorians are losing their homes due to family violence (83%), and many before the age of 16 (31%), with many marginalised demographics overrepresented. We discuss the importance of the snapshot, the Home Time Coalition, and where to from here. If you're looking for support, check out Ask Izzy for local service providers. // Hank - Public Housing Resident// On Monday 4th of August, Hank, a public housing tenant, locked himself to a drill taking samples for demolition at Flemington public housing estate. Hank successfully delayed works for over two hours, and was supported by a community picket to save the 44 housing towers scheduled for demolition. Flemington residents have been told that they must leave their homes by the end of September. Public housing tenants and advocates are urgently calling on the Victorian Government to halt demolition immediately. Find out more about how to get involved in one of the most important local fights by visiting https://linktr.ee/savepublichousing. You can show your support and sign the petition to save public housing by going to https://chuffed.org/project/save-public-housing.// Tom Studans - Unlawful Welfare Debt Recalculations// We replayed Monday Breakfast's segment where Rob spoke to welfare rights activist Tom Studans about the Federal Court case Chaplin V Secretary. The court ruled that the Federal Government will need to recalculate over four-billion dollars worth of debts issued using a method known as ‘income apportionment’ which was in use from the early 90’s until 2020. In this conversation, Tom Studans unpacks the history of ‘income apportionment’ debt calculations, and its legislative overlaps with Robodebt. Catch the rest of the interview and more from 3cr.org.au/monday-breakfast, tune in live Mondays from 7am - 8:30am on 3CR 855AM.// Elijah McDonald & Rosie Kalina - Blaktasia Game// Lastly, Elijah McDonald (Noongar, Pitta Pitta, Yamatji) Tech Artist, Junior Programmer and Rosie Kalina (Wemba Wemba, Gundjitmara) Art and Culture Producer from Blaktasia, this continent's first ever Aboriginal mobile game, joined us in the studio to discuss the making of the game, art, inspiration, and the everyday work it takes make a game by Mob for Mob, where you restore the bush & defeat the corrupting force of The Murk.//Elijah is a multi-award winning, highly creative multi-disciplinary creative technologist with specialisations in programming, human-computer interaction, digital 3D animation and technical art (SFX). Rosie is a multidisciplinary Artist and Producer, specialising in Visual Art and Curating, Rosie has been involved in several Community Led Art Projects, such as the Blak to the Future & YIRRAMBOI Festival.//Free to play, releasing at the end of 2025. Catch Blaktasia at PAX 10-12 October 2025 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC)// Footscray Safety Forum Tonight 6pm//Thu 14 Aug 6pmSt John's 30A Pickett St FootscrayAccessible & Child Friendly EventPlease consider COVID SafetyIn response to Maribyrnong Council's recent decision to use security and law officers for foot patrol, to respond to social, health and community issues in Footscray. More info here//

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Pro-Palestine protests Gaza and West Bank updateReport reveals widespread unlawful Centrelink payment suspensionsPublic housing towers protests and state Labor party votes re public housing UN requests halts of deportations to Nauru while it investigates human rights abuses Australian Uyghurs take legal action against KmartMutual aid, forced starvation, and cholera outbreak in Darfur Sudan Conspiracy Nation New Book//Journalists Ariel Bogle & Cam Wilson spoke with Yeah Nah Pasaran about their new book 'Conspiracy Nation' and discuss some notable conspiracy theories emerging from the colonial legacies of settler culture on stolen land. 3CR's Yeah Nah Pasaran is a show examining ethno-nationalism, white supremacy and neo-fascism in so-called Australia, hosted by Andy Fleming & Cam Smith. You can catch the newest episode of Yeah Nah Pasaran Thursdays from 4:30 to 5pm, and to hear the full interview with the authors head to 3cr.org.au/yeahnahpasaran/episode/cam-wilson-ariel-bogle-conspiracy-nation.// Ombudsman Report on Income Support Cancellations - Antipoverty Centre//Jay Coonan from the Antipoverty Centre unpacked the Commonwealth Ombudsman's report into maladministration of Centrelink’s Targeted Compliance Framework, also known as ‘mutual obligations’. The first report from the Ombudsman investigation found that failures within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, or DEWR, are responsible for the unlawful reduction and cancellation of Centrelink payments for thousands of people receiving income support. Jay Coonan works with the Antipoverty Centre to advocate for systemic change, ending conditional welfare such as Centrelink’s mutual obligations program.// Toll 'Stop Driving Genocide' Campaign Heats Up//Direct action campaign against Toll Holdings heating up with multiple statewide actions demanding Toll stop driving genocide. From the 15th - 22nd of July Toll Holdings has been targetted in Melbourne, Westmeadows and Campbellfield. Toll provides the transport equipment needed to supply Israel with lethal weapons used to kill Palestinians in Gaza. Toll has been named a ‘key transport partner’ by major weapons manufacturer Thales. Additionally, Toll has partnerships with NIOA the major ammunitians provider for ''australian'' police force, unauthorised mining that violates First Nations soveriengty, and the most trusted contract for offshore immigation detention camps.Described as a loose network of people committed to anticolonial and antiimperialist struggle, not a formal organisation. You can read more about the direct action campaign here, via their website tolldeath.noblogs.org, or watch the footage instagram.com/forautonomydestroyaustralia/// Footscray Community Response Campaign//Inner-West local Monty Green, a disability pensioner, community organiser, musician and former hospitality worker, joins us to discuss the grassroots Footscray Community Response campaign, which is fighting against a recent Council decision to use bylaws to harass and displace homeless people in the City of Maribyrnong. On July 22, Council members voted in favour of employing private security in response to local social and health concerns, despite widespread concern from local residents, workers, health and legal professionals about about the detrimental impacts that this punitive approach will have on rough sleepers and other vulnerable community members.//Monty and fellow organisers are convening a public meeting, the Footscray Community Forum, to explore safer and supportive responses for the local comunity next Thursday the 14th of August at 6PM at St John's Hall, Picket Street, Footscray and via Borderland Cooperative's Instagram.//Trans Inclusion in Sport - Mt Alexander Falcons//Nicole ''Tadpole" McIvor  is Captain and an inaugural player for the Mount Alexander Falcons, and have been in the team's leadership group since its inception in 2022. Tadpole is passionate about AFL footy, and even more passionate about community. On Sunday July 27th the Mt Alexander Falcons football team held a Trans and Gender Diverse Celebration game in Harcourt, Regional Vic. Initially organised as a response to the Riddells District Football Netball League (RDFNL) excluding trans netballers, the day was a joyful celebration of trans and gender diverse inclusion in sport. Tadpole is also a presenter on the MainFM show On the Wing. Watch the documentary trailer about the team here.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Russia Tsunami update (will check updates later tonight - Wednesday - as I’ve written it as the news is just coming in)Gaza updateVic gov bail reforms, inquiry into death in custody of Heather CalgaretSA algae bloom protests and potential inquiryUnions say a more diverse economy is needed to boost productivityPart two of Race Matters' Kanaky Rising special, which originally aired on FBi Radio on 23 Feb 2025. Ethan and Shareeka spoke to Roscoe, a special rapporteur for Radio RATA, a decolonial media, culture and mutual aid network operating across the Pacific. Roscoe has been pivotal in establishing networks and connections with the Indigenous people of Kanaky (so-called New Caledonia) in the fight against the French occupation to reclaim their land. Through his work we learn that colonial systems are not the only thing that can duplicate and expand borders -- so can Indigenous knowledge and solidarity. A special thank you to Ethan Lyons and Shareeka Helaluddin for making this episode possible. Listen back to part 1 of Ethan and Shareeka's conversation with Roscoe at 3cr.org.au/thursday-breakfast.// We listen to part of a panel discussion accompanying last Saturday's Open House event at the Victorian Quaker Centre, which was a sonic collaboration between Homeless in Hotels and audiovisual artists Sonia Leber and David Chesworth. The panel, ‘Security, Surveillance, and the Street: The recent criminalisation of homelessness,’ featured Meg Fitzgerald from Fitzroy Legal Service, Greg Denham from Cohealth, Pat ‘Spike’ Chiappalone from Homeless in Hotels, Craig, also known as ‘Turtle’, who is currently homeless and was interviewed for Homeless in Hotels, and David Boarder Giles from Deakin University. In this excerpt you’ll hear interviews between Pat and members of Melbourne's homeless community, followed by a segment of the panel discussion featuring the voices of David, Pat, Craig and Greg. Our thanks to Amy Ciara from 3CR's Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence for sharing this recording with us.// Last week, Palestine solidarity activists and human rights advocates gathered in Canberra for a three-day national protest, demanding the Australian Government end its complicity in the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Rallies were held at Parliament House as well as multiple self organised actions aimed at calling out the government's continued supply of weapons to Israeli forces. Autonomous protestors held actions at the 48th Opening of Parliament Ceremony, the US-Australia War Memorial, and shut down operations at two of Canberra’s weapons manufacturers - Electro Optical Systems and Northrop Grumman. Today we are joined by activist, furniture maker and proud CFMEU member Jas Bell, from grass roots collective ‘Stop Arming Israel’ to give us more details about the convergence, and why weapons manufacturer Northrop Grumman is under scrutiny.// Palestinian advocate Nour Salman joins us to talk about this coming Sunday's rally to block the city for Gaza. Palestinian activists and supporters have committed to protesting weekly until the siege on Gaza is lifted, Israel is internationally sanctioned, and until there is a true end to the genocide. The rally will begin on Sunday the 3rd of August at 12PM outside the State Library of Victoria, and attendees are asked to bring pots and utensils to make some noise so that demands to end the genocide are impossible to ignore. Find out more on Instagram at @freepalestinecoalition.naarm.//Michael Poland, Campaign Director for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, speaks with us about the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice last week on states’ legal obligations in the face of climate change. The ICJ’s landmark ruling has provided unprecedented clarity on the binding legal duty that states have to take action on climate change, including with respect to the production, licensing and subsidy of fossil fuel production. Read the full advisory opinion here, and find out more about the case here.//

Acknowledgement of Country HeadlinesProtests against public housing redevelopmentSuburban Rail Loop East criticised on housing impactsGippsland communities demand mining companies pay for Latrobe River waterEelam Tamils rally for genocide accountabilityUpdates from GazaDeclassified Aus releases more evidence of Labor supplying weapons for genocide  We listen to Inez’s live reporting as well as rally speeches and chants from the Toll Holdings - Stop Driving Genocide Rally, which occurred last week Thursday 17th of July. During the rally, a small group of protestors spoke about how the military supply chain supporting israel's genocide in Palestine includes numerous 'australian' logistics firms. Multiple ‘australian’ companies, including Toll Holdings, have been identified transporting weapons for export to the United States where they are used to drive the genocide in partnership with weapons manafacturers such as Thales. Toll has also been a key partner in supporting the Australian Federal Police, fossil fuel companies' destruction of Indigenous land, and in the logistics apparatus enabling human rights abuses in offshore detention on Manus Island and Nauru. Find out more about Toll's complicity by visiting https://tolldeath.noblogs.org/, For Autonomy Destroy Australia on Instagram, and via this post. The track you can hear in the background of the rally recordings is Tahiyati by acclaimed Palestinian lyricist Haykal. We play part one of Race Matters’ (FBI Radio) Kanaky Rising episode, which originally aired on 23 Feb 2025. In this episode, Ethan and Shareeka spoke to Roscoe, a special rapporteur for Radio RATA, a decolonial media, culture and mutual aid network operating across the Pacific. Roscoe has been pivotal in establishing networks and connections with the Indigenous people of Kanaky (so-called New Caledonia) in their fight against the French occupation to reclaim their land. Through his work we learn that colonial systems are not the only thing that can duplicate and expand borders -- so can Indigenous knowledge and solidarity. A special thank you to Ethan Lyons and Shareeka Helaluddin for sharing this audio with us. Listen to Race Matters from 10-11AM on Sundays on FBI, and follow them on Instagram.Race Matters played some of our Beyond the Bars programming last week - listen to 'Radio for Alchemy' here. Race Matters also broadcast a more personal interview with Thursday Breakfast’s Inez last year - listen to 'The Sacredness of Anger and Uprising' here. Content note: this interview includes discussion of experiences of mandatory offshore detention, which may be distressing to some listeners. For support, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467. Laura John, an Associate Legal Director at Human Rights Law Centre, and Leila, who spent years detained in Nauru while seeking asylum in Australia, discuss the ongoing injustice of mandatory offshore detention upheld by the Albanese government. This regime has affected thousands of people seeking asylum, subjecting them to both the trauma of offshore processing and the violence of indefinite visa uncertainty. Leila, who fled to Australia with her mother, is using a pseudonym in this interview to protect her identity. Jorge Jorquera joined us to discuss community resistance against the punitive, anti-homeless 'Melbourne Model' that has just been adopted by the City of Maribyrnong. The 'Melbourne Model' involves the use of bylaws and local laws officers to remove people deemed "undesirable," and has been described as a "war on the poor." Jorge is Coordinator of Borderlands Cooperative, a lifelong socialist activist, and a former City of Maribyrnong Councillor. Stay up to date with the fight against the ‘Melbourne Model’ in Maribyrnong by following Jorge on Instagram. Songs All My Life - J-MILLA

Acknowledgement of Country Headlines:Gaza updatesSyria updatesSpecial Envoy’s antisemitism report rejected by anti-ZionistsHigh court rules against federal government responsibility to protect Torres Strait Islands from climate harmCommunity and Public Sector Union election resultProtest against human rights violations of incarcerated women Maia Onyenachi, founding director of Yung Prodigy, a youth-led, grassroots organisation supporting young people impacted by parental incarceration, joined us to discuss their Freedom on the Line campaign. Yung Prodigy is calling on the NSW government to provide adjustments to phonecalls to improve availability, accessibility, and connection. In this interview, Maia discusses how important connection is for people who are incarcerated and their communities, how precious and expensive a 10 minute phone call can be, and why we need to act now. Please share the campaign, follow the Yung Prodigy instagram, and make sure to sign the petition. Bree Ahrens, Senior Climate Campaigner at Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT), spoke with us about how the Albanese Government’s greenwashing of the Bonaparte Carbon Capture and Storage project conceals its potential future as one of the world's largest carbon dumping sites. ECNT is an environmental advocacy organisation fighting alongside local communities to win just solutions to the environmental issues facing the Northern Territory.  Alison, an organiser with the Newcastle-based group No Weapons for Genocide, caught up with Priya earlier this week to discuss the militarisation of Newcastle's economy and how this is being resisted by members of the local community. Despite the urgent need for action on a green energy transition, Newcastle, home to the world's largest coal port, has instead seen increasing government incentives redirecting workers and manufacturing capabilities from the extractive industries towards weapons manufacturing. Keep up to date with No Weapons for Genocide on Instagram. Noura Mansour from Democracy in Colour joins us to speak about the implications of the Albanese Government’s appointment of Jillian Segal as Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. The establishment of the Special Envoy stands in stark contrast to the repeated failure by the Australian Government to address the genocide of First Nations people in so-called Australia, as well as escalating anti-Palestinian and Islamaphobic violence. Since her appointment, Jillian Segal has come under scrutiny due to her recommendation of wide-reaching draconian reforms impacting freedom of speech and political expression, as well as her husband’s company’s support of right wing group ‘Advance’ in the form of a $50,000 donation. Events TOLL - STOP DRIVING GENOCIDE - SNAP RALLYAutonomous activists have organised a snap rally today at Toll Holdings’ melbourne headquarters to demand that the company cuts ties with weapons suppliers and stops driving genocide in this colony and others. The rally begins at 4:30PM at 380 St Kilda Road.Organisers ask that attendees wear a face mask to protect our community from COVID transmission. Bring signs, banners and flags too! Further information about the rally including how to keep yourself and community safe is available here. For information about Toll’s complicity in genocide, head to tolldeath.noblogs.org.

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//50 years of NAIDOC Week Special: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy//  Chelsea Watego on Justice for Kumanjayi White//Content note: This segment includes discussion of a First Nations person who has died in custody. For dedicated support, First Nations listeners can call 13 YARN (13 92 76) or Yarning Safe'n'Strong 1800 959 563.//We play a speech by Mununjahli and South Sea Islander health worker and researcher Chelsea Watego at the Magan-djin rally on June 9th demanding justice for Kumanjayi White, a young Warlpiri man who was killed by off duty police at a Coles supermarket in Mparntwe/Alice Springs in late May this year. Chelsea is introduced by Wangeriburra and Birrigubba man Sam Watson. Our thanks to Anna Carlson and the Radio Reversal crew at 4ZZZ Community Radio for sharing this recording with us!// Beyond the Bars 2025 at Middleton Prison// In this recording from yesterday's Beyond the Bars special at Middleton Prison, Tye Hammersly, Brent Watkins, Freddie Norris and Amos Roach honour 24 years of NAIDOC broadcasting with guests Zack and Brad. They spoke on the importance of lifting up the younger generation and the realities of accessing cultural needs while incarcerated. Every year since 2001, Beyond the Bars brings you the voices of First Nations people across the Victorian prison system, you can hear the full broadcast by going to 3cr.org.au/beyondthebars2025.// Kimberely Benjamin on Blak Filmaking: 'Our Medicine' & 'Warm Props'// Kimberely Benjamin is a Yawuru, Bardi and Kija woman from Rubibi/Broome, and proudly living and working on Country. Kimba joined Inez yesterday to discuss the directing and making of SBS & NITV show Our Medicine, as well as directing episodes of Warm Props. Our Medicine is a 6-part series behind-the-scenes look showcasing Blak excellence from across the Country, following First Nations medical trailblazers and traditional healers, who, through their work, care and knowledge are making change and having positive impacts on community. Warm Props is a drama caught between set life and home life, with characters forced to deal with a chaotic film shoot and face the one person she vowed never to see again. Kimba spoke on the importance of mentorship, directing a love letter to medical trailblazers, and advice for the next generation of Blak filmakers.// Senator Lidia Thorpe on Genocide in 'australia' & Palestine and NAIDOC week reflections.// Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung Senator Lidia Thorpe joins us to discuss implications of the Yoorrook Justice Commission's final reports, as well as Australia's international human rights obligations in relation to Palestine, with a focus on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese's new report 'From economy of occupation to economy of genocide'. Senator Thorpe also shares her reflections on NAIDOC Week 2025.//   Song:Blak Nation by Emma Donovan (03m12s)//Mentioned:25 years of BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) Movement//Blak Pearl Studio’s Annual Exhibition Launch at Bodriggy today. Thursday 10th of July 6pm - 8pm at 245 Johnston St, Abbotsford VIC 3067. Come see the collected works of incredible artists on until 31st of July 2025. // 

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Gaza aid distribution centresCassius Turvey court verdictPolice protest violence in VIC & NSWBomb Cyclone brings extreme weather and havocFederal & State financial year changes from 1st of JulyPublic reporting for billionaire corporations// Dr Palmyra De Banks - RACGP// Dr Palmyra De Banks, the Deputy Victorian Chair of the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP), spoke to us about calling on the Victorian Government to allow GPs to diagnose and prescribe for ADHD. GPs already manage ADHD in their primary care practice and are often the first point of contact. Dr De Banks & Inez discussed current regulations, nation-wide improvements, recomendations from the 2023 National Senate Enquiry into ADHD, and how GPs can help significantly reduce barriers to the health inquity in ADHD diagnosis and care.//Dr De Banks mentioned further resources such as the ADHD Clinical Guidelines, ADHD Australia, & Healthdirect. You can also talk to your GP about ADHD and write to your local MP about the allowing GPs to assess and manage ADHD. // Shiralee Hood - Beyond the Bars 2025 Production// Shiralee Hood is a Noongar, Kurnai, Gunditjmara woman who works as a comedian, educator,  and a long-time 3CR broadcaster. She joined Leila yesterday to talk about Beyond the Bars 2025 (7-11 July), the importance of connection, and what it's like being on the production side of this year's broadcast. This year marks 24 years of Beyond the Bars live broadcast, and we were honored to be joined by Shiralee who shared her reflections of 19 years of experience with this special program.//Each year throughout NAIDOC week, 3CR's First Nations broadcasters share the mic with incarcerated people across six Victorian prisons. Tune in next week for the 2025 broadcast, and listen back to previous years.// Emma Bacon - Sweltering Cities // Emma Bacon is the Founder and Executive Director of Sweltering Cities, the national community voice for heat safety. Sweltering Cities has recently supported the 'Home safe: National leadership in adapting to a changing climate report' from the Climate Change Authority published on 19 June 25. It is a timely and sobering reminder of the urgent need to prepare our communities for the worsening impacts of climate change. Emma discussed how climate hazards don't affect everyone equally, practical and long overdue reforms, the limits of adaptation, but what we can do about it today.// People with Disability Deputy CEO, Megan Spindler-Smith// Lastly, we spoke with Megan Spindler-Smith, Deputy CEO of People with Disability Australia. Megan is a proud disabled person, passionate about developing and implementing intersectionally-focused strategic change for people with disability at a national level. Today, they help us unpack the 2024/25 NDIS Annual Price Review, which came into effect on Monday. The changes, announced in June, have been met with widespread concerns, particularly from workers and participants in regional and rural areas.// Song: Self Love by Lady Lash. Support Lady Lash on Bandcamp.// 

It's Radiothon time at 3CR, and this year's theme is 'Your Station, Your Voice'! Help us raise $275,000 to keep your favourite community radio station on the air amplifying your voices and the issues that matter to you for another year. How to donate: Call the station 03 9419 8377SMS 0488 809 855Online via our Givenow, at https://givenow.com.au/cr/3crbreakfast2025(link is external), or at 3cr.org.au/donate  Drop into the station 21 Smith St, Fitzroy during business hoursAny amount makes a big difference, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible.​ Our amazing Radiothon 2025 artwork is by Sofia Sabbagh(link is external).​// ------------------------------ Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Former diplomat and academic Dr Alison Broinowski joined us to talk about the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network’s (IPAN) urgent call for the Australian Government to stay out of military action and respect international law, following the recent illegal bombings in Iran by the United States. Dr Broinowski has written 14 books about Australia’s role and relationships in the world. From 2020 to 2022, she was a panel member for the People’s Inquiry by IPAN, a grassroots network of organisations across Australia that works to create public discussion and push for independent foreign policies.// Kristin O'Connell from Antipoverty Centre speaks with us about last weekend's People Against Poverty summit in Magan-djin/brisbane, which brought together people, movements and communities to learn skills, share ideas, build relationships, form networks of solidarity, and imagine an alternative to the poverty crisis. The summit was held across the 21st and 22nd of June, and was collaboratively organised by Anti-Poverty Network Queensland, Anti-Poverty Network South Australia, Antipoverty Centre, Australian Unemployed Workers' Union and Community Union Defence League. Disclosure: Priya is a member of the Antipoverty Centre Committee.// As part of our special 3CR coverage of Elbit Out of Victoria’s week-long EOFY campaign to cut all economic ties to genocide, Djuran Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe and Nat Calleja from Elbit Out Of Victoria join us to speak about the importance of organising to bring about an end to genocide on these stolen lands and in Palestine. They discuss Elbit Out Of Victoria’s upcoming rally to demand that so-called Australia’s Future Fund divests from weapons companies complicit in genocide, including Elbit Systems. The rally, ‘No! To a Future Soaked in Blood’, begins at 5PM today, Thursday 26 June, at the Future Fund Head Office on 447 Collins Street in the CBD.// Jinghua Qian, Senior Media Adviser at Economic Media Centre and member of MEAA 4 Palestine, speaks with us about Antoinette Lattouf's victory yesterday in her wrongful termination case against the ABC. The public broadcaster fired Lattouf on the 20th of December 2023 after receiving complaints that she had shared facts about Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza on social media. You can read the full judgement here.//