Headlines II Voices 4 Palestine II Coral Futures II This is the Week II CFMEU Update II CPSU State Library Rally II

Saturday, 20 December 2025 - 7:30am to 9:00am
Protesting the CFMEU’s union-busting forced administration, November last year, Gadigal Country/Sydney. Photo: Peter Boyle

Headlines here II 

  1. -  US illegal attacks on Venezuelan Oil Tankers
  2. -  Amnesty International calls for the reinforcement of international justice for those       affected by Israeli occupation and assaults.
  3. - The situation for Palestinians as Winter approaches.
  4. - Black Deaths in Custody soar 30 years after the Royal Commission into Black  Deaths in Custody was called for after the death of teenager John Pat at the hands of four off duty Police in Perth
  5. - Documented abuse of minors in Tasmanian correctional facilities
  6. - Albanese Government supports 5 new gas drills off Otway coast
  7. - Police forced to pay activists in ruling against them for indiscriminate use of OC spray and excessive force during IMARC demonstrations in Melbourne.

Voices 4 Palestine here II A harrowing account of the approach of winter in Gaza and the horrors facing it's population. Audio supplied by Vivien Langford from #3crClimate Action Show


Coral Futures here II Hamish Sawyer, curator, joins us to talk about this intradisciplinary art exhibition Coral Futures exploring the importance of coral to  ecological survival. The exhibition is at Linden New Art in St Kilda to February 1.

This is the Week here II Kevin Healey delivers the final satire of the year so savour it.

CFMEU Update here II Amelia, a rank file member of the Victorian branch joins us to talk about how actions by the Administration are affecting members.


CPSU State Library Rally here II Duncan joins us to talk about the CPSU rally set for today (13/12/2025) outside the State Library. Originally called to protest the management plan that was preparing to sack 10 of the 21 Librarians. The public outcry has put a pause on the plans. Join the rally to celebrate and emphasis the negative public reaction to stripping one of our leading cultural centres of it's professional staff.