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- North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency welcomed UN criticism of states and territories' "tough on crime" policies
- Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast to become Chile’s 38th president
- Pro-democracy activist and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai convicted
- Landmark class action victory against Victoria Police use of capsicum spray
7.15 am// Carolyn Dunbar is the Women’s Team Leader at the Victorian Trades Hall Council. Caro was on the program last week to unpack “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. We ran out of time last week to discuss updates regarding the campaign to end NDAs in the workplace so Caro is back in the studio this week to chat to us about this.
Content warning: This segment references violence against women so please take care when listening and reach out to your support networks if needed. If you would like to talk to someone about any of the topics covered in the following interview, please contact 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732.
To find out more information about unions or any of the campaigns discussed in the interview, go to https://www.weareunion.org.au/.
7.30 am// Anna Langford is a campaigner from the Energy Justice collective at Friends of the Earth, Melbourne. The energy Justice collective is a newly created collective who recently launched last Wednesday 10 December, an evolution of the previous No More Gas collective. Anna is here to chat about the new collective, its aims and what’s in store for 2026.
7.45 am// Fern Cadman is the Fossil Fuel Industry Campaigner at the Wilderness Society. The Wilderness Society is an non-for-profit organisation that focuses on the protection and restoration of nature across Australia with the goal of maintaining its innate wildness. Fern’s focus is upon Australia’s environmentally damaging fossil-fuel usage and advocates against the damaging drilling of Australia’s unique and diverse landscapes. Fern discusses with us the labour-government’s approval of the fossil fuel exploration involving a new offshore gas extraction near the oceans of Victoria’s Otways and Lutruwita/ Tasmania regions. You can send an email to the prime minister in protest against this release here.
8.00 am// Lisa Barrand is one of the founding members of Gippsland Forest Guardians, an organisation focused on protecting the Gippsland forest and the animals that inhabit it. Lisa was last on the program in October to share a positive update regarding the Fella coupe and protecting the future existence of the Strzelecki Forests. She joins us in the studio today to discuss a comprehensive report that has identified serious concerns about the quality of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) auditing and the consequences this may have for forests in the region.
8.15 am// Sarah is a member of the Rising Tide, which is an active movement across Australia that demands the country's commitment to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Today I will be speaking to Sarah about the People's Blockade that has lasted from November 27th to December 2nd, and what the next plans are for the Rising Tide. We will be discussing the post-blockade events hosted by the organization and how you can get involved in acting against the climate crisis.
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