NSW bush fire snap action, Medevac, Rally in memory of Kumanjayi Walker, Beyond the Bars CD launch

Thursday, 14 November 2019 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Acknowledgement of country


News headlines


Audio recorded by Beyond Zero Emissions at a snap rally outside the NSW parliament where an amendment to the environment and planning laws, to remove climate change as a consideration in decision making, was to be debated. We hear from speakers who have been living through the unprecedented catastrophic bush fires in NSW.


We speak with journalist Paddy Manning about Medevac legislation and conditions inside the Australian-government funded Bomana prison where people seeking asylum are currently being held in Port Moresby after the closure of Manus immigration prison.


Audio recorded at Wajampa kurlu - Rally in memory of Kumanjayi Walker. The speakers read statements from senior Warlpiri elders concerning the events of last Saturday and the community demands in response to the killing of Kumanjayi Walker. To contribute to the Go Fund Me campaign in support of the Yuendumu community click here
 


We speak with Sarah Bond broadcaster from Beyond the Bars, 3CR's annual live prison broadcast that gives voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inmates during NAIDOC Week. The Beyond the Bars CD will launch tonight 6:30 pm at MAYSAR, Fitzroy.

Songs

DRMNGNOW  - Australia Does Note Exist
DRMNGNOW  - Indigenous Land
Contraband - The Message (Beyond the Bars CD release)
Sophiegrophy - American Honey