Ex-Parliamentarians serving the interests of multinational companies; Slutwalk in Melbourne; Australia's history of media suppression; Inadequacy of Newstart for Aboriginal peoples in remote communities; Sci-Fi at Red Stitch Theatre

Monday, 28 October 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7:00 Acknowledgement of country

7: 05 Alice and I chat about Tell it like it is, an interactive forum on First Nations hip hop celebrating the First Nations people's voice and featuring acclaimed artists Munkimuk, Oetha, Neil Morris, Philly and special guests. Arts Centre Melbourne, Oct 31st 

7:15 Peter Miller from Deakin University on ex-parliamentarians lobbying for multinational alcohol and gambling companies and Senator Rex Patrick's concerns about former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne becoming a consultant for EY to assist expansion of their defence business.

 7:30 SlutWalk Melbourne: Alice chats with Mev Taylor about Slutoween, the fundraiser held on the weekend and Slutwalk coming up in November16th.

 7:45 Denis Muller from the University of Melbourne discusses the history of media suppression in Australia and what we might expect from the two parliamentary inquiries into press freedom.

 8:00 Daniel James, Yorta Yorta man, freelance writer and social justice advocate, joined us in the studio to talk about the dire situation of Aboriginal young peoples in remote communities on Newstart allowance drawing on research by Jon Altman and Francis Markham. Daniel won the Horne Prize in 2018 for his essay Ten More Days.

 8:15 Julian Meyrick, director of Control currently playing at Red Stitch Actors Theatre, calls in to tell us about the play by Keziah Warner, developed through Red Stitch’s INK program

Music

Artist                         Song

Oetha                        Cruisin

DRMNG Now            Aboriginal Land

Byrdz                         Black Lives Matter