Acknowledgement of country

News Headlines

Elizabeth Wathuti addresses COP26 in Glasgow in November. Elizabeth Wathuti is a founder of the Green Generation Movement in Kenya. 

Henry Rajendra is the Deputy President of the NSW Teachers Federation. Henry joins Thursday Breakfast to discuss Tuesday's strike action and the demands of public school teachers in NSW. Henry is a teacher who moved into organising several years ago and he has spearheaded the campaign to highlight the acute shortage of teachers in NSW public schools. 

André Dao is a writer and researcher. Andre joins us to discuss 'Growing Up Bilingual in Australia' a new podcast that speaks to bilingual children and their parents about language, culture and what it feels like to be multilingual in Australia. The podcasts first two episodes will be launched on the 18th December.

Justin Warren, chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia, Inc., speaks with us about concerns regarding the Australian Federal Police's recent announcement about the use of Massively Parallel Sequencing technology, a new technology for forensic profiling called Massively Parallel Sequencing. Justin also gives us a wrap of current Parliamentary inquiries into legislative pushes by government that risk curtailing Australians' digital rights.

Jamie McConnachie, Executive Officer of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service or NATSILS, joins us to discuss the national disgrace of 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and the urgent need to implement all recommendations in the Commission's report. 

Listeners can read NATSILS’ policy statement Black Lives Matter: always have, always will here.

Songs

Kutcha Edwards - We Sing

Miiesha - Price I Paid

Barkaa - Blak Matriarchy