News headlines //
7:15AM // Madushika, 15-year-old refugee who spoke outside the Victorian Labor office at the rally for refugees on Friday 30th August, taking action against the inhumane immigration policies in so-called Australia and demanding permanent protect visas for all. For news, updates and actions, please follow the Tamil Refugee Council on Facebook and Instagram at @trcaustralia or Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality on Facebook or on Instagram at @refugeewomenaction
7:30AM // Rosie, who was 15 years old when she was arrested for blockading the world's largest coal port in November 2023 as part of the People's Blockade, on the importance of protesting and the urgent need for climate action. To be a part of this year's blockade, you can go to https://www.risingtide.org.au/.
7:45AM // Marianne Hanson, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland and co-chair of The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), speaking with Scheherazade, from Women on the Line, on the implications of AUKUS. In this excerpt, A/Prof Hanson discusses the intersectionality inherent in the push for nuclear disarmament. You can listen to the full interview, originally aired on 26 August, and access Part 1 of this conversation, aired on 7 June, by heading to 3cr.org.au/womenontheline
8:00AM // Liz Strakosch, senior lecturer in politics at the University of Melbourne, member of the NTEU branch committee and executive officer of the Jewish council of Australia, on the impacts of the motion that Unimelb NTEU members overwhelmingly passed late last month to demand the University of Melbourne cut its ties with Israel institutions and endorse the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement.
8:15AM // Raelene Cooper, Mardudhunera Traditional Custodian from the Save Our Songlines campaign, on the significance of Murujuga in Burrup Peninsula, so-called Western Australia, the ongoing fight to protect her Country as well as her recent appearance at the public hearing for the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee inquiry into the Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill. To follow the campaign you can go to https://www.saveoursonglines.org/.
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Ivka, Frances, Kannagi, Phuong
