Jailed Environmental Activist | Anti-Protest Laws + Child Incarceration

Monday, 1 January 2024 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody.


First on the show, Marisa speaks with Jenny Weather about her work at the Bob Brown Foundation and the case of Dr Collette Harsden, a Tasmanian veterinarian and environmental activist who was recently sentenced time in prison for peacefully defending Tasmania's native forests. 

Marisa is then joined by First Nation's activist and Change The Record Co-Chair Cheryl Axleby, to talk about the incarceration of children, and the campaign to raise the age of criminal responsibility across all states and jurisdictions in Australia. 

"Last year almost 500 children under the age of 14 languished behind bars, disproportionately Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children." Cheryl Axleby

Doin Time 4-5pm Mondays
Monday 4:00pm to 5:00pm
An open forum, presenting information and discussion around issues faced by prisoners in the criminal justice system and migration detention centres.

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Marisa

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