Tuesday Breakfast October 9th

with Ayan, Lauren and Anya (we miss you George!)

7.00 am  Acknowledgement of Country

7.05 am  News headlines  

7.10 am   A pre-recorded interview by Hope Mathumbu, former 3CR Tuesday breakfast presenter and member of (VAHAN). Hope speaks with Dr Chris Lemoh, an infectious disease physician at Monash Health and president of the Victorian African Health Action Network (VAHAN). They discuss the history and evolution of the HIV response in Australia, as well as an upcoming free event for World AIDS Day which aims to amplify African Australian-led community voices and experiences.

7.30 am  Dr Kate Foord, general manager of Queerspace, joins us over the phone to talk about their iHeal program, a service for survivors of family violence, and the importance of embodying lived experiences in service delivery.   

7.45 am  Alternative news - The team discusses the details of a new policy that the ALP have released which would permanently grant universal access to preschool or kinder for 3 and 4 year olds for 600 hours a year - around 15 hours a week. The team also discusses the need and importance of kinder and early childcare education funding, especially given that Scott Morrison has not made any commitment to securing funding for the arrangement as it stands (where the federal govt funds 1/3 of early education for 4 year olds and the states the other 2/3) beyond 2019.  

8.00 am  Jeremy Poxon, media officer at theAustralian Unemployed Workers Union, joins us to provide an update on the cashless welfare card, the AUWU's recent trip to South Australia, and what else is happening for jobseekers in Australia.

8.20 am  Dr Jordana Silverstein, historian and Jewish woman, joins us to talk about the intersections of her faith and her feminism as well as the impact of recent history on gender roles in Jewish diaspora culture.

Songs

artist: Janelle Monae, Jidenna

song:Yoga

artist: The Last Kinection

song:Black & Deadly

artist: Solange  

song:Cranes in the Sky