On today's show: 

 

Headlines: 

• August 26 hottest August on record globally
• Documentary Naza on Friday won the special Jury prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival
• Public hospital doctors to stop work tomorrow in demand for better pay, safer working conditions and compensation for overtime hours.

Segments: 

• Dr Phil Zylstra speaking at an event put on by the Goongerah Environment Centre (geco) and the Victorian Forest Alliance in August about the science of planned burning, debunking some of the "fuel load" theories, the impacts fire management practices have on forests and colonial methods of fire managements. Dr Phil Zylstra is a post doctoral fellow at the University of NSW specialising in Fire Behaviour Analysis. You can listen and watch the rest of this talk here.
• Two segments from Freedom of Species' 6th of September show speaking about agriculture as a tool of colonisation -- specifically the wool industry here in so-called Australia, how it has propped up British invasion and it war efforts, as well as how introduction of agriculture has destroyed ecosystems across the continent. Freedom of Species airs on Sundays from 1 until 2pm. You can listen live during that time or catch previous episodes here.
• Jacinta Masters, Campaign Manager at Fair Agenda, an organisation campaigning for a a fair and gender equitable future. We spoke about Brittany Higgins' letter published in The Age last week accusing the Victorian Labor Government of using her public credibility to bolster support for the ALP and its promise to legislate the choice for victim-survivors of sexual violence to pre-record their testimonies and keep their counselling records out of court. Please note that this segment contains discussion of sexual violence, if you feel it may cause distress, do not listen or reach out to one of these CRISIS LINES:

  The Rainbow Door 1800 729 367 Lifeline 13 11 14, 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)  13 YARN (13 92 76), or Qlife at  1800 184 527

Songs played: 

• Crocodiles - KAYPS
• Racist Friend - The Specials