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Bridget Dunne, senior lawyer at Youthlaw, joined us to discuss the Adult Time for Violent Crime Bill recently passed by the Victorian Parliament. Bridget works in the early intervention space aimed at helping young people involved in the justice system. She is an experienced criminal lawyer and human rights advocate who has worked around Australia and internationally.//
Content warning: this segment discusses family and domestic violence and femicide. For support, contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), Lifeline on 13 11 14, or the Suicide Callback Service on 1300 659 467.
Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Matt Tyler spoke with us about Lilie James’ coronial inquest and the urgency of government action on femicide and domestic violence. Kate is a Professor at Monash University and leading international expert on domestic, family and sexual violence. She was an expert advisor in Lilie James coronial inquest and gave evidence during the public hearings. Matt Tyler is one of Australia’s leading advocates focussed on improving the lives of children and young people. As Executive Director of The Men’s Project at Jesuit Social Services, he has led groundbreaking work to reduce violence, prevent child sexual abuse and promote flourishing amongst men and boys.//
We spoke with Vasaila Govender, one of this year's Eureka Medal recipients, who was awarded last week in recognition of her long term advocacy work as the founder of the Injured Workers Support Team (IWST). IWST is a grassroots community network providing human-centred support to people navigating Victoria’s complicated workplace injury compensation system. Today, Vasalia shared more about IWST's most recent campaign. You can sign IWSTs petition here. Listen back to 3CR's Eureka Day 2025 Special Programming here.//
Maurice/Moonstarzzie from Resident Frequency Studio joined us live in-studio to discuss Rave 4 the Towers, a day of music and food by the community for the community, in solidarity with public housing residents in the 44 flats. Rave 4 the Towers is from 4-8pm on Friday 19th December, at Harmsworth Park in Collingwood.//
Kristin O'Connell, spokesperson for the Antipoverty Centre, joined us to break down the second report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman in its investigation into the Targeted Compliance Framework, otherwise known as "mutual obligations", where welfare recipients are subjected to a regime of compulsory activities in order to access social security payments. The report, published on Tuesday this week, covers the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' approach to remediation for unlawfully suspended payments, which the Ombudsman has described as neither fair nor reasonable. Read the full report here. If you need support navigating payment suspensions, you can contact help@welfarecopwatch.org.//
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