Acknowledgement of Country

News Headlines

James, Jackson and Mercedes from Uprise Radio caught up with Friends of the Earth campaign coordinator Cam Walker to discuss the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 6th Assessment Report. Cam talks about the report's strengths and weaknesses and campaigning opportunities in the lead up to the looming federal election. This conversation is part of a 2 part special  - the full discussion can be found here.

Thursday Breakfast speaks with a Victorian high school art and woodwork teacher, who has taught in regional and metro areas as well as overseas in London. They are currently teaching at an inner city public school, and join us to talk about the challenges of teaching through the recurring lockdowns in Naarm. 

Heela Arsala, an Afghan Australian who moved to Australia 30 years ago with her family, joins us to talk about the current situation in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal. As well as how the non-Afghan community can stand in solidarity over the coming months. Heela is a practicing commercial lawyer and she spends a considerable amount of time giving back to the community by advising not-for-profits as well as being the director of Edmund Rice Camps Vic. 

Brendan Kennedy is a Tati Tati Elder from Victoria's north-west. He is the Director of Tati Tati Kaiejin, an artist, teacher and linguist. Brendan joins Thursday Breakfast to talk about water rights and returning Cultural Flows to Margooya Lagoon, a permanent wetland on the Murray river in northern Victoria. A new report, produced by Environmental Justice Australia, lays out a plan for how this important action can proceed. You can support calls for Cultural Flows by sending a letter to government here.

Kristin O'Connell, who does research and policy at the Antipoverty Centre, joins us to speak about the ongoing need to raise the rate and #PayPeopleToStayHome, provide updates on the mutual obligations bill, and discuss the Antipoverty Centre and People with Disability Australia's joint submission to the inquiry into the Disability Support Pension.

Songs

Simona Castricum - Grateful for the Heartache