Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.
Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Rob Zucchi, Zane Alcorn
Newsreport
Presenters respond to Peter Dutton's push to embrace nuclear power and why it should be opposed.
Discussion of Green Left newsreport Under pressure, Labor reinstates some visas to Gazans fleeing genocide and why we need to be demanding more support for Palestinian refugees fleeing genocide in Gaza from the Albanese government.
Long-time refugee rights and tamil activist Aran Myivaganam facing charges for organising a protest inside Immigration Minister Andrew Gile's office in Thomastown. Funds are being raised for his legal appeal: https://chuffed.org/project/108305-justice-and-solidarity-supporting-peaceful-protesters-and-refugee-rights.
Interviews and Discussion
Deptuty President of the Socialist Party of Malaysia Arul discusses the possibility of greater left unity and the history of left wing currents in Malaysia. You can view the recording here.
Mark Conroy, spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion in Victoria joins the program to talk about the repression of peaceful climate protests with the escalation of police repression against XR activists Violet CoCo and Brad Homewood who face potential imprisonment of up to two months for thir role in a climate emegency protest on the Westgate Bridge on 5 March. You can listen to the individual interview here.
Narges, a Iranian refugee who has been on a bridging visa for more than 12-years and part of 12,000 Captive Souls, a refugee-led group fighting for permanant visas for all refugees in so-called Australia. You can listen to the individual interview here.
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