Headlines -

- The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) has released its new national report, presenting preliminary findings from the Anti-Palestinian Racism national register, which has identified a significant increase in incidents of anti-Palestinian racism across so-called Australia.

- A new report from Oxfam Australia has found that one in three large fossil fuel companies paid no tax in Australia in 2023-24.

- After nearly five years in exile, the Afghan women’s team can now seek World Cup qualification.

- Cuba on Saturday denounced the escalation of U.S. military threats against the country by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Warning: This next headline references to Indigenous persons who have died, as well as content which some readers may find distressing.

- The family of an allegedly murdered five-year-old girl has pleaded for leaders to refrain from turning her death into a political debate as police make more arrests over wild riots that broke out after her body was found.

7:15am // 

An excerpt taken from yesterday's episode of Women on the Line, which looked at the historic 50-day nurses' and midwives' strike in 1986. The following segment features former Women on the Line presenter, Deb Welch, who provides an insight into what pushed nurses and midwives to take action, and why this was a particularly extraordinary event. This audio originally aired on 14 November 1986. You can catch Women on the Line on Monday mornings from 8:30-9:00am.

7:30am //    

Lucinda Thorpe is a Privacy Campaigner at Digital Rights Watch. Late last month, the rental platform, 2Apply, was found to have collected 'excessive' personal information of tenants, according to the landmark ruling handed down by privacy commissioner, Carly Kind. Lucinda speaks to Phuong about the digitisation of the private rental sector, and the excessive extraction of people's private information and what this says about the current housing situation in Australia. 

7:45am //

On May 7th at Wheat, Wine & Whisky in Collingwood, an event called Boiling Point returns, aiming to bring a raw DJ set back to Melbourne's nightlife scene. Taking inspiration from the early days of Berlin’s techno movement and creating a space focused on community, experimentation, and pure, driving sound. Joining us today to talk about the night, the vision behind it, and what people can expect, we’ve got Emelia here in the studio.   

8:00am //

In this interview Out of the Blue 3CR show host Mimi interviews marine scientist Hannah James who is an expert on water quality and contaminated water. In this interview, they discuss the importance of ocean education and emphasises the importance of remaining aware of the impact of climate crisis and man-made industry upon water, but also encourages us to appreciate and enjoy the benefits of nature and water. Out of the Blue is a program on 3CR sharing news, research and stories about marine and coastal environments. To listen to the full episode you can head here https://www.3cr.org.au/radioblue/episode/shark-attacks

8:15am //

Mousiqa Bil Madina is happening on Saturday May the 9th, an incredible all-ages community gathering, showcasing Arabic arts, food and culture at Fed Square as well as a screening of Lebanese film 'Up to the South’ at Brunswick Picturehouse, a special fundraising event in solidarity with the people of Lebanon. Today we're joined in-studio by MzRizk, a Naarm-based DJ, broadcaster, and cultural programmer as well as founder of Habibi Hafla, Australia’s leading platforms for contemporary SWANA music and culture. We are also joined by Juz Makdessi, a Lebanese Maltese artist, educator, and a rank-and-file organiser with extensive experience developing anti-carceral responses to harm in education. In this interview they discuss this event and other ongoing works.

Songs:

Eurythmics - 'A Little of You'

Stella Donnelly -  'Feel it change'

Fairuz - Mish Ossa Hai