Acknowledgement of Country

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We play a short excerpt of episode 4 of Black Gold, a series produced in the studios of 3CR Community Radio on Wurundjeri land in Fitzroy, by Kerri-Lee Harding and assistant producer Corey Green. The episode is presented by Viv Malo and celebrates the life of broadcaster Lisa Bellear. 

We would also like to advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners that the program contains the voices of people who have passed away.

Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse. 

Lloyd Williams, National Secretary of the Health Services Union joins us to talk about the Change Aged Care Campaign to increase the pay of aged care workers by 25%.

El Gibbs is a disability advocate and an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. El joins us to talk about the Senate inquiry into the Disability Support Pension and Department of Social Services consultation on the DSP impairment tables

We speak to Cait Kelly, a journalist currently working at The New Daily. Cait joins us to discuss the pay and conditions of fruit pickers, And the application by the Australian Workers Union to the Fair Work Commission for a rise in the award wage for farm workers.  

Songs 

Baarka - King Brown

Miiesha - Made for Silence 

Squidgenini - All Made Up

Miss Blanks - Fly High