A military approach to the Climate Crisis and Win for Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services.

Wednesday, 11 November 2020 - 7:00am to 8:30am

 

[00:00:00] Hello & Welcome  - NAIDOC week 

[00:09:20] A conversation with Dr Sue Wareham from the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) discussing the  Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020 currently before the Senate. Sue discusses concerns around the bill  and the growing tendency of the Federal Government to respond to emergencies such as climate change with militarised force. 

  • To read criticisms of the bill press here.
  • To read the senate report on the Bill press here.

[00:26:20] Conversations from Black Block with Viv Malo and Meriki Onus who interview Greens Federal Senator Lidia Thorpe on her introduction to parliament and her programme for change.

Tune into the Black Block every Monday from 11am on 3CR

[00:46:00] Conversations with Cheryl Axleby, the co-chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NATSILS), discussing the new Close the Gap Targets.

 [01:00:03] Interview with Siobhan Doyle from the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services discussing recent findings handed down by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) which  show that funeral service Youpla Pty Ltd, misrepresented itself as an Aboriginal owned and controlled, not-for-profit, community organisation serving the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and was highly deceptive damaging to its clients. We discuss the significance of these findings and the practise of corporations preying on community.

[1:18:10] NAIDOC week content including the video Always Was, Always Will be by DockerTV.


Songs 
Harvest of Gold Golding 
Homecoming Queen Thelma Plum 
Drowning Mieesha 

Ancestors DRMNGNOW - ft Kee'ahn Prod. River Boy