7:00 Acknowledgement of country
7:05 Friends of the Earth Campaign to extend the moratorium on onshore conventional exploration and drilling
7:15 Milovan Savic, PhD candidate at Swinburne University of Technology, tells us about the social media platform TikTok, its appeal to young people and growing popularity; part of his research on how families with preteen and teenage children negotiate digital and social media.
7:30 India moves to phase out single use plastic bags by 2022: Rob Brimblecombe from the Engineering and Sustainability team at Monash tells us what that would mean and the challenges of recycling and importance of providing clear messages to the public.
7:45 As we wait to hear whether Norwegian company Equinor’s environmental plan has been approved by NOPSEMA, Peter Owen, the South Australia Director of the Wilderness Society, brings us up to date on the long running Campaign to stop exploration for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
8:00 Dr Jeanine Leane, a Wiradjuri writer, teacher and academic from the University of Melbourne, joins us in the studio to tell us about The Cherry Picker's Daughter, the memoir of Wiradjuri woman, Aunty Kerry Reed-Gilbert, writer and activist who passed away earlier this year. Aunty Kerry was an inspiration and mentor who strengthened the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples through her writing and advocacy.
8:15 Alice speaks with Ravi Jain, Canadian actor, writer and director of A Brimful of Asha, the story of a man whose Indian-born parents want only the best for him, whatever his thoughts on the matter. It’s a story about the cultural and generational clashes Ravi experiences being Canadian and Indian. Ravi’s mother, Asha Jain, appears on stage with Ravi and it seems, steals the show.
Music
Artist Song
Archie Roach Dancing with my spirit
Thelma Plum How much does your love cost?
Coloured Stone/Bunna Lawrie Dancing in the Moonlight
Tjamuku Ngurra Tjintu Desert Band
Cornershop Brimful of Asha
Rob Harrison and Eric Della Bosca