The Great Australian Play, Government Bills, Extended Migrant Travel Ban and ACRAWSA

Wednesday, 19 February 2020 - 7:00am to 8:30am

[0:07:00] We listen to a recording from 3CR Music Matters, on the wonderfully talented musician, Ruby Soho.

[0:28:00] Kim Ho joins us to talk about his upcoming play, The Great Australian Play. The play explores themes of colonial Australian mythology and the connecton Australia has to the land. The Great Australian Play will be shown at Theatre Works in St Kilda from the 19th- 29th February. 

Check out the link for details http://www.theatreworks.org.au/program/the-great-australian-play/ 

[0:46:00] Proposed amendments made by the Labour Government for the Local Government Bill have now been passed. The prior bill provided a contemporary legislative framework for local government in Victoria to enhance democracy, transparency and responsiveness to community and state. We chat to Jane Morten from the Darebin Council Climate Action Now group about criticisms of these amendments. 

[1:00:00] Matt Kunkel, Director of the Migrant Worker Centre, speaks to us about the extended migrant travel ban by the Morrison Government and the implications it is causing for individuals and the community during the 2020 Corona Virus outbreak. 

[1:12:00] The Australian Critical Race and Whiteness Studies Association (ACRAWSA) held their Annual Conference in early February. The conference gave a platform for likeminded scholars to share their research, thoughts and ideas on critical race and whiteness studies. We speak to Tess from ACRAWSA about the conference and how we can take the research, and build it into our society. 

Visit the website for more details https://acrawsa.org.au