2019 Federal Budget and the Environment, Great Australian Bight, ICAN Activist Mural

Monday, 8 April 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Monday 8th April 2019

Judith and Dean discuss the issues within the 2019 federal Budget, focusing on health and climate concerns, including how little budget is being put into preventing Australia’s major illnesses.

Interview with Senator Tim Storer  -  Drilling in the Great Australian Bight will require Ministerial approval to proceed if the Bill introduced into Parliament by Senator Tim Storer succeeds. He tells Monday Breakfast why it's needed and what's at stake. 
 
Fergus Kinnaird Australian Conservation Foundation - Fergus Kinnaird is an economist with the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). He dropped into the studio to tell us about how the Federal Budget deals with climate change.
 
Mayor Susan Rennie, Darebin Council - Darebin Mayor Susan Rennie tells us about the opening of the mural recognising local ICAN activists, Dimity Hawkins and Dave Sweeney. 
 

The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of this program featured the following music tracks: 

Circles - Kutcha Edwards 
Sista Girl - Oetha 
Gold - The Dreggs 
Shiny Moon - Teskey Brothers
Struggle - Black Rock Band 


(Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions)