STOP Taxing Tampons; LGBT Freedom in India; Indigenous Language Learning

Wednesday, 15 August 2018 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Pynk by Janelle Monáe as a celebration of a positive feminine identity, rather than a reaction to the masculine. Monáe takes female sexuality as a starting point to celebrate a holistic female identity \\ Why on earth are tampons and other women's sanitary products taxed under the GST? Rochelle Courtenay from Share the Dignity talks to us about this sexist tax and what you can do about respecting the right of under-privileged women to affordable or free sanitary products \\ Under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, homosexualtiy and a range of queer identities are criminalised in India. This Indian Independence Day, Kunal of Trikone Australasia tells us about this antiquated colonial law and gives us hope for an October Supreme Court ruling that may see Sec 377 repealed \\ Professor Rachel Nordlinger is Director of the Research Unit for Indigenous Language in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Prof Nordlinger comes on 3CR Breakfast to talk about the wealth of Australia's First Languages and the movements to get people speaking them more often