Victoria Police Complaints Review, COVID Crisis in Aged Care, Lunar New Year with Red Pocket Press, Black GST on Solidarity and Sovereignty

Thursday, 3 February 2022 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Lunar New Year poster design by Loretta Miauw for Red Pocket Press. It is a square digital drawing made up of 5 panels featuring elder tigers and cubs relaxing in healing waters. The centre panel is the largest, is shaped like a teardrop, and has 'Happy Lunar New Year' written around the inside rim.

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Priya caught up with Gregor Husper, Principal Lawyer at the Police Accountability Project, to discuss the Department of Justice's review into Victoria's police complaints system and the serious problem of police investigating police. The review responds to a range of concerns outlined in the 2018 Independent Broad-Based Anti-corruption Commission's Inquiry into the external oversight of police corruption and misconduct in Victoria and the Royal Commission into the management of Police Informants. Gregor recommended that listeners read the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service's policy brief 'Reforming Police Oversight' to find out more.//

Lloyd Williams, National Secretary for the Health Services Union joins us to discuss the devastating number of deaths due to Covid-19 in aged care facilities, the Government's recent announcement of bonuses for aged care workers and the HSU's case for higher wages currently before the Fair Work Commission.//

Xen, founder of Red Pocket Press, joins us to discuss Lunar New Year, and their new zine for the Year of the Water Tiger. Red Pocket Press is a publishing project for Queer Asians who celebrate Lunar New Year. Since 2019 (Year of the Golden Pig) they've been making cute moments and connections through zines, food and gatherings.//

The Black GST logo. The logo is comprised of a black-rimmed circle containing an orange-yellow and red background, with a black fist overlaid. 'Black GST' is written in white on the wrist of the fist. The rim contains the words 'Genocide', 'Sovereignty', 'Treaty' and 'No Jurisdiction'.

Aboriginal activist and veteran 3CR broadcaster Robbie Thorpe joins us along with collaborator Mindy (Melinda) Michail, sovereign Remenkermi woman whose ancestral lands are in the south of what is now called Egypt, to discuss working in solidarity, Indigenous sovereignty and the Black GST movement. Read the 'No Jurisdiction' writ that Black GST launched on 26 January 2022 at the 50th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra here, find out more about Black GST and how to support via their Facebook page.//

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L’Idole Des Jeunes - Ngaiire//