Acknowledgement of Country// 

Save Cohealth Rally speeches, Sunday 26th April, Collingwood Cohealth. The rally demands that Labor release the independent review findings that they have had for almost two months, announce a rescue package to save more that 12,500 people who are going to lose access to critical health services and flood emergency departments. We hear from patients, families, cohealth workers, Yarra City coucillors, union delegates, on why this can not happen. This intersects with demolition of public housing, proposed cuts to the NDIS, the cost of living crisis where emergency departments are reporting a resurgence of presentations of scurvy (severe, prolonged vitamin & nutrient deficiency). Cohealth still plans to close its Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington services in July. Follow the campaign via instagram.com/socialistsinhealthcare/ //

We are joined by Asylum Seeker Resource Centre deputy CEO Jana Favero to discuss the coalition's widely criticised and overtly racist immigration plan. Announced on the 14th of this month, the proposed immigration policy employs sensationalist language and baseless fear mongering to reinforce white nationalist values within so-called Australia’s already prejudicial immigration processes. Jana Favero has worked at the ASRC for 14 years, currently serving as the Head of Systemic Change and leading ASRC’s political engagement as a trusted expert on asylum and refugee policy.//

Noel Lim, CEO of Anika Legal, speaks with us about the release this week of a new report commissioned by Better Renting, Anika Legal and the Consumer Policy Research Centre which highlights perceptions of rental housing stability and needs for reform in Australia. The report, Essential Homes: Why renting is an essential service, argues that governments should treat renting as an essential service, and includes recommendations to strengthen rules around affordability, stability and housing quality. Anika Legal is a free, online legal service providing support to Victorian renters.//

We replay a segment of 3CR's Radio FILEF program's International Women's Day special, featuring a round-table discussion between FILEF members Hanna, Margherita, Renata and Lorella. Renata and Lorella talk about historical examples of local union wins from the intersectional perspectives of migrant women workers. Tune into Radio FILEF, presented in Italian and English, from 6:30-7:30PM every Wednesday on 3CR 855AM, and head to 3cr.org.au/filef to listen to the full conversation and find past Radio FILEF program podcasts.//

Disability advocate Andrew Bretherton continues last week's conversation about the Albanese Government's planned cuts to the NDIS in the May budget, including news about a national day of action to Protect Our NDIS on Saturday the 9th of May - follow @protectourndis on Instagram for updates and information about actions near you. Andrew is an advocate for disability rights and culture and is the convenor for Accessible Victorian Greens.//