Episodes

Stop MAD mining protester outside BHP Billiton's London AGM.
22 Nov 2015
Today on Earth matters we will be hearing about some of the environmental and social justice issues being raised by community campaigners at the companies London and Perth annual general meetings over the last month. We'll hear from Nemekene Tundama, Bron & Hilberto Torre Martinez recorded at the demonstration outside the London AGM and a report from inside the meeting from London Mining Networks Richard Solly and Andy Whitmore. At the Perth AGM we speak with Charles Roche and Nikola Casule.
Guests: Richard Solly, Andy Whitmore, Charles Roche, Nikola Casule, Nemekene Tundama, Hilberto Torre Martinez and Bron. Presenter: Michaela Stubbs.
The yakka skink lives where the largest thermal coal mine in Australia may be developed
15 Nov 2015
The Central Queensland mine was approved by Greg Hunt again in mid October. Mackay Conservation Group & ACF speak on the reapproval.
Basha Stasak from Australian Conservation Foundation, and Patricia Julian from the Mackay Environment Group
8 Nov 2015
The Basin Plan is slowly increasing the environmental and cultural flows of the Murray-Darling river system, but it is already under attack.
Darren Perry and Will Mooney
The 'hockey stick'.
1 Nov 2015
Inside the science of climate change with Michael Mann.
Presenter: Teishan Ahearne. Guest: Michael Mann.
'ASIO, the real security risk' ca. 1980 http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/336002
25 Oct 2015
We’re discussing the Federal government’s new data retention laws - and asking what will be it’s effects on activism, and democratic life more broadly.
Presenter: Teishan Ahearne. Guests: Scott Ludlam (Greens Senator for W.A.); Tom Sulston (Thoughtworks)
Dumping at New Chum toxic waste dump
18 Oct 2015
We talk to Jim Dodrill from Ipswich Residents Against Toxic Environments about the ongoing campaign to clean up the New Chum toxic waste dump in Ipswich, Queensland.
Corey Green, Kevin Healy, Jim Dodrill
11 Oct 2015
Another angle to crush dissent.
Nicola Paris, Cam Walker, Kirsty Albion, Ian Onley
4 Oct 2015
We’re discussing the fallout from the Federal Government’s Anti-Radicalisation kit, and it’s framing of environmental activism as violent extremism.
Presenter: Teishan Ahearne. Cam Walker (Friends of the Earth Australia); Lydia Shelly (lawyer, committee member of the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties, co-founder of the Islamophobia register)
Anderson Road Buangor, before and after
27 Sep 2015
In the duplication of the Western Highway between Ararat and Beaufort, campaign group Western Highway Alternative Mindsets (WHAM) says that Vic Roads is grossly exceeding their Environmental Effects Statement, but Vic Roads argues that what they're doing is necessary for safety.
Corey Green, Helen Lewers from WHAM, Greg Moore from the University of Melbourne, Mick McCarthy from Vic Roads.
20 Sep 2015
Today on Earth Matters we speak to various South Australian based activists about the campaign to stop BP's plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight's pristine ocean environment. Just five years on from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP are completing their Environment Plan and are hoping to begin exploratory drilling next year but South Australians are banding together to stop them. Today we'll hear some of those voices.
Guests: Bunna Lawrie, Breony Carbines, Margaret Thiselton, Peter Owen. Presenter: Michaela Stubbs
A frog on the air can save 2 in the bush
13 Sep 2015
A look at the first 999 episodes of Earth Matters - the history, some great archival audio and a look at Earth Matter's contribution to environmental and social justice movements.
Corey Green, Juliet Fox, Indira Naryan, Gab Reade, Nicky Stott and Helen Gwilliam
6 Sep 2015
Action against the McArthur River Mine and shale gas fracking
Conrad Rory, Lauren Mellor, Tanya Hall
23 Aug 2015
This week on Earth Matters we look at some examples of the way the arts are being employed to address environmental and social justice issues, understand the crisis we're in and move us to action. Arts and media maker Alex Kelly, Science Communicator Joe Duggan and Actorvist Chris Garrard join us on the show to talk about some of the arts based projects that they're involved with as change makers.
Guests: Alex Kelly, Joe Duggan, Chris Garrard. Presenter: Michaela Stubbs
16 Aug 2015
An update on the campaign to stop the Adani's proposal for a coal mine on Wangan Jagalingou country in the Gallillee Basin in QLD. Last week Mackay Conservation Group won a Federal Court case challenging the legality of 'so called' Environment Minister Greg Hunt's approval for the Carmichael  mine.    As a successful divestment campaign sees more financial institutions walking away from Adani, the future of the project is looking increasingly shaky.
Guests: Sue Higginson -Environmental Defenders Office ofNSW, Ellen Roberts - Mackay Conservation Council, Moira Williams - 350.org. Presenter: Michaela Stubbs
9 Aug 2015
Protecting one of the last open shellmounds from cement in California and organising for wind power in Quebec
Corrina Gould and Lynn Jacobs