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In the lead up to our chat with Kristie Hoskins, Priya and Kate discussed issues affecting renters, including the use of cameras throughout rental inspections, enforcement of minimum standards, and how the power dynamic between tenants and landlords plays into issues.//
We spoke with Kristie Hoskins, a Bendigo renter and housing advocate campaigning to strengthen the rights of tenants during routine rental inspections. Concerned about the growing use of camera technology by some real estate agents and the applicability of rental records for home loans, she's launched petitions in both the Victorian and Federal parliaments calling for stronger protections for renters. We discussed the increasing use of cameras during rental inspections, what rights tenants currently have, and the changes Kristie is pushing for through her petitions. To follow Kristie’s work visit her Facebook page, and find her petition to protect renters against invasive recording throughout rental inspections here.//
Dr Josh Pallas, Legal Director at Climate Defenders Australia, joined us to discuss NSW Police's recent move to drop all remaining charges against people arrested at Rising Tide's 2024 People's Blockade action, where hundreds of people entered Newcastle Harbour to protest the export of coal out of the world's largest coal port. Climate Defenders Australia, a legal service dedicated to the rights of frontline environmental and climate defenders, represented over 100 People's Blockade arrestees, and had repeatedly petitioned for the withdrawal of their anti-protest charges after NSW Police's failure to prosecute a set of test cases.//
We heard from a speech made by Journalist, Wendy Bacon, at a Sydney rally held by healthcare workers in solidarity with Palestine at the NSW Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency HQ on 26 July 2026. In the speech, Wendy speaks about never forgetting to foreground Palestine even though the fall out for civil liberties can be very confronting, before speaking about the actions of Dr Peter McDonald, an eminent cardiologist who was suspended because of alleged anti-semitism remarks he made about Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. Vivien Langford of 3CR's Climate Action Show recorded the piece and also provides a brief introduction. You can catch the Climate Action Show on Mondays 5-6pm.//
Zheng Chin is a community organiser and member of the Save Preston Market action group who has written a PhD in urban planning about the successful campaign to save Preston Market from demolition. Kim Chow-Evans is a creative arts therapist and filmmaker with a background in social justice and community work. She is currently filming a documentary on the campaign to save Preston Market, called The People's Market. We were joined by both Zheng and Kim to speak about the latest developments in the campaign to save Preston Market, including what the recent heritage protections mean for the market's future, whether it remains under threat, the experience documenting the campaign, and the recent community push to rename Reservoir Library after Councillor Gaetano Greco, an integral figure in the Save Preston Market campaign’s success who passed in 2025. To contribute to the production of the documentary visit the Australian Cultural Fund donation page.//
Emily, Inez, Leila, Priya, River, Candy
