Headlines// 

- New National Homelessness Plan reveals homelessness amongst Aboriginal Victorian's has increased at four times the rate of the state population.

- Two Victorians file legal challenge with the federal court against Vic Police announcing six month declaration of Melbourne CBD as a designated area. 

- World Health Organisation says 114 people including 63 children were killed in senseless strikes against kindergarden and hospital in Kalogi, Sudan.

- Lebanese Australian Associate Professor Jumana Bayeh and Tunisian-Muslim Dr Jyhene Kebsi get made redundant from Macquarie University conveying Islamophobic sentiment. 

7:15AM// Rowena Gonnay speaks about the Terra Madre Asia & Pacific fair 2025 that was held in Bacolod City, Philippines in the last week of November. Rowena Gonnay shared the unoy rice, a traditional strain native to the Pasil municipality of the Philippines. The rice is a sustainably grown variety, has been planted for generations, and is a symbol of cultural identity yet, is facing the threat of extinction. 

7:30AM// Dr Caitlin McGrane is a research fellow at RMIT University and a board member of Digital Rights Watch. She speaks about her research into women who experience gender-based online harm and digital harassment in three areas - in the media, in politics, and in sport. This conversation marks the end of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November-10 December). 

7:45AM// Sarah Dale is Center Director and Principal Solicitor at - Refugee Advice and Casework Service in Sydney. RACS has been fighting for refugee rights for the past 35 years, providing legal help to refugees and people seeking asylum while also advocating for fairer asylum policies. Last month, new transcripts were released in English, revealing that Nauru intends to return refugees to their country of origin. Sarah discusses these recent developments and what they illuminate about the secrecy of offshore processing of refugees and what changes are needed to create a fairer system.

8:00AM// Carolyn Dunbar and Gia join us this morning to discuss “No more tick-box exercises”: Women calling for workplace safety; the third in a series of reports that explores the issues faced by women in male-dominated industries. Gia is a Station Officer, RTBU member and union delegate. She contributed to the report by speaking about her experience as a woman in a male-dominated industry. Like many women in those industries, she has experienced gender-based violence at work. Carolyn Dunbar is the Women’s Team Leader at the Victorian Trades Hall Council. She leads campaigns on issues related to women’s rights at work, including amplifying the voices of women in male-dominated industries, raising awareness about gender-based violence in the hospitality sector, advancing reproductive rights, and ending the misuse of NDAs in sexual harassment cases, to create safer and fairer workplaces for everyone.

8:15AM// August from Unassigned Gallery in Brunswick discusses the Survival and Solidarity School that will be held today at the gallery, starting at 4pm. For more information check out their website unassignedgallery.com.au or on instagram @Unassigned_Gallery