Land Forces is the largest land based weapons expo in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2024 it was held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre and a coalition of community groups working for a world free of war organised a festival of resistance running from 8-14 September.  3CR reporters were on the ground and in the studio bringing in depth coverage of the many Disrupt Land Forces 2024 events.

Keep checking back on this page as we continue to add audio from our coverage:

Stick Together The Weapons that guard the weapons 18 September  - Listen here
James Brennan speaks with Logan from Melbourne activist legal service about the recent Disrupt Land Forces protests that took place in Melbourne. 

Tuesday Hometime Focus on Disrupt Land Forces 17 September - Listen here
Jan Bartlett speaks to Dr. Binoy Kampmark Senior Lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University and anti-war activist, researcher and broadcast Jacob Grech (A Friday Rave) about the war profiteering seen at Land Forces and the vital need for protest.

Tuesday Breakfast Speeches from Free Palestine Naarm, Voices from Disrupt Land Forces, Anti-War and Anti-AUKUS Movements in Vic and Geelong, Irish Folk Songs from Vigil For Gaza 17 September - Listen here

Doin' Time Police Brutality & Your Human Rights 16 September - Listen here 
Marisa speaks with David Glanz from the Refugee Action Collective about the protests on Wednesday 11 September that were met with unprecedented violence from the Victoria Police and Anthony Kelly from Melbourne Activist Legal Support about our legal rights in the face of such overreach. 

Radioactive Show Actions for Change! 14 September - Listen here
We hear a statement from Disrupt Land Forces organisers, a speech given by Walpiri elder Ned Hargraves Jampijinpa at the 'Vigil for Gaza:  Shared Voices in Solidarity' held in Batman Park on 12 September and reflections from Marisol Salinas, Mapuche organiser with the Latin American Solidarity Network.

Solidarity Breakfast 14 September - Listen here
Annie and Tobi reflect on their first-hand experience of the police response to the demonstrations against the Land Forces Weapons Expo on Wednesday. Vox-pops from Wednesday 11th September when the most aggressive police actions occurred, and an account from a community member who was arrested.

Hanwha Elbit Out! & Palestine Peace Vigil recordings 12 September - Listen here
Phuong and Jordan report from the rally to oppose the billions the Australian government is spending on contracts with Hanwha, a South Korean weapons company that has partnered with Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, to build military vehicles for the Australian Defence Force in Avalon. Then Tobi and Karina bring recordings from the Vigil for Palestine in Batman Park to mourn the devastating loss of life in Gaza and stand against the ongoing atrocities funded by corporate interests. 

Talkback With Attitude 12 September - Listen here
Pat and Joe bring the attitude again this week with their tongue-in-cheek takes on 3CR's iconic talkback program. Listeners and community members share their varied opinions, poems, first-hand observations, and thoughts about the Festival of the Merchants of Death - and VicPol testing out their free samples on protesters yesterday. 

Thursday Breakfast 12 September - Listen here
Priya and Inez crossed live to Annie reporting from on the ground at the actions for Disrupt Land Forces.

Bunjil's Fire 11 September - Listen here
Black Peoples Union president Keiran Stewart-Assheton hosts Bunjil's Fire during the Disrupt Land Forces campaign, providing a critical analysis on the militarisation of so-called Australia. The show also includes the following interviews and excerpts: Ngambri Ngunnawal woman Leah House; Kooma Murri man Uncle Wayne 'Coco' Wharton;  Geril Lumawig from Anak Bayan speaking at 'Imperialism on Trial'; Menang woman of the Noongar Nation, Aunty Megan Krakouer and Nat Calleja from the Elbit Out of Victoria campaign.

Radical Radio 11 September - Listen here
We bring you interviews from the community picket of the opening day of the Land Forces 2024 weapons expo at the Melbourne Convention Centre on Wednesday 11 September.

Tuesday Breakfast 10 September - Listen here
Joining Ivka, Frances and Phuong in the studio are Mim and Jenny who are part of the Care Team for Disrupt Land Forces that help coordinate support for activists to continue their work and stay connected.   Followed by Nat Calleja with an update on the Elbit Out of Victoria campaign ahead of the Hanwa-Elbit Out! rally at 4.30pm on Thursday 12 September to oppose the billions the Australian government is spending on contracts with Hanwha, a South Korean weapons company that has partnered with Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, to build military vehicles for the Australian Defence Force in Avalon.

Doin Time Lest We Forget The Frontier Wars 9 September - Listen here
Marisa plays us speeches by Megan Krakouer and Uncle Ned Hargraves from the official launch of event for Disrupt Land Forces 2024, 'Lest We Forget The Frontier Wars' at Camp Sovereignty on Sunday 8 September.  And speaks with Walpiri elde Ned Hargraves Jampijinpa about the Karrinjarla Muwajarri campaign live from the Anti-military Motorcade.

Salaam Radio Show 8 September - Listen here
Mirna speaks with Uncle Wayne 'Coco' Wharton, Kooma Murray from Meanjin-Brisbane live from Camp Sovereignty in the lead up to the official opening event 'Lest We Forget the Frontier Wars' Truth Telling Circle.

The Radioactive Show Time to make peace! 7 September - Listen here
We're joined by Wage Peace organiser Margie Pestorius, long-time peace activist Lee Rhiannon and Walpiri elder Ned Hargraves Jampijinpa to discuss Disrupt Land Forces Festival of Resistance.  

Uprise Radio Preparing to Disrupt Land Forces 2024! 4 September - Listen here
Eddie, a concerned community member involved with Disrupt Land Forces 2024 discusses Land Forces expo in a wider context of weapons conferences - and actions against them. They also discuss the companies involved in the event this September, why we push back, and the various events happening throughout the week and how you too can get involved. 

Acting Up! War Crimes Start Here! 30 August - Listen here
Some of the history of protest against weapons exhibitions on this continent with Uprise Radio from 21 September 2022 featuring Iain McIntyre and Jacob Grech and an edition of  Stick Together from 7 December 1991 where presenter Dave Sweeney reports from on the ground at the AIDEX '91 protests in Canberra.

The Radioactive Show Disrupt Land Forces '24 and AIDEX '91 24 August - Listen here
Disrupt Wars organiser, Nathalie Farah, talks about the upcoming Festival of Resistance and we play archival audio of the AIDEX arms fair protests on Remembrance Day, November 11, 1991. 

Bunjil's Fire 21 August - Listen here
Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe is joined by Disrupt Land Forces organiser Izzy Brown (Satellite Skies) to talk about the opening event for Disrupt Land Forces 2024 - 'Lest We Forget the Frontier Wars' a truth telling circle at Camp Sovereignty 5-8pm on Sunday 8 September.

Uprise Radio Countering the War Profiteers! 18 August - Listen here
Dr. Shahd Hammouri at the Rally for Palestine on 18 September and Carlos, Columbian filmaker and activist, speaking about the activities of Disrupt Land Forces 2024. 

Speeches: Disrupt Land Forces First Public Meeting 21 June - Listen here
[Content warning: military violence, atrocities of war, sexual assault, transphobia, suicide]
Speeches from the first Disrupt Land Forces 2024 planning meeting, at Black Spark Cultural Centre in Northcote.
Various frontline community members and activists spoke of their experiences at the hands of the global military industrial complex, and the importance of international solidarity against imperialist structures.