Headlines 

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has denied that Iran held talks with the US, saying that Tehran’s position on the Strait of Hormuz and conditions for ending the war have not changed.

A new survey of Victorians has found strong public support for truth-telling processes that centre the voices and experiences of First Nations peoples.

Deepcut News has revealed that the RBA governor bought a luxury four-bedroom home on the NSW north coast as the reserve bank raised interest rates on ordinary Australians.

Students from Monash University are being taken out of the classroom and onto Country, learning directly from Aboriginal Elders and community organisations across Victoria as part of a redesigned intercultural unit.

7:15am // 

Damien is a member of the Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group. Damien is on the program this morning to discuss the ongoing violence and discrimination against Asian migrant sex workers. Listeners please note that the following interview will make references to violence against sex workers. If you are a migrant sex worker in need of support, you can reach out to your local peer organisation. That’s Scarlet Alliance for the peak body at www.scarletalliance.org.au or Vixen in so-called Victoria at www.vixen.org.au. If you need to talk to someone about the issues covered in today’s episode, you can also contact QLife on 1800 184 527 or go to www.qlife.org.au. You can follow Red Rising Lantern and Vixen on Instagram and can find more information and resources on Vixen's website, www.vixen.org.au 

7:30am // 

Lucinda Thorpe, Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch, joins us on the program again this morning to discuss Australia's new online safety codes requiring age verification for R-rated games and websites and the ramifications that this will have on our privacy. To follow the work that Digital Rights Watch is doing to fight for our rights online, head to https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/ While today's discussion looked at the impact that these age assurances would have on users, we have no discussed that impacts that this would have on sex workers who work using digital platforms. Scarlett Alliance, the national peak body for sex workers in so-called Australia have published some information about why these new codes will harm workers. This includes the exposure of workers and clients to privacy and safety risks. For more information, go to @scarlet_alliance on Instagram or www.scarletalliance.org.au 

7:45am //

Catherine Noone is an organiser from the Save our Community Health Campaign. Last October, the government announced cuts to inner city co- health services in Kensington, Flemington and Collingwood. Then, in November $1.5 million was provided to the co-health services to keep them afloat until July. Catherine is here to share how this has affected the range of services available and the impact on the community.  

8:00am //

Brooke Kymberley is the lead singer of Fairtrade Narcotics.Today we will be speaking about their upcoming album titled "Recession Pop." It’s a bit of a melting pot with rock, jazz, psychedelia, and early-2000s pop production. Their second album comes out on April 4th, with a performance at The John Curtain Hotel. You can find more about the band on their Instagram @fairtradenarcotics.

8:15am //

Avrille Burrows is a multi-displinary artist, with a focus on ceramics, and also a mental health worker. Avrille contemplates the link between her art and mental health practice and how the both explore themes of repetition and repair. Her current exhibition Okra Ritual is on at Trocadero Projects until April 5. You can find out more  at trocaderoprojects.org.au or @trocaderoprojects or @avrille_burrows on Instagram or visit Avrille's website avrilleburrows.com.au

Songs: 

Better in Blak - Thelma Plum

Letting Go - Angie McMahon

Sway - Fairtrade Narcotics