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Today's program included several interviews with distressing themes. If you need to speak with someone for free and confidential support, you can call:

• Lifeline (national, 24/7): 13 11 14

• Suicide Callback Service (national, 24/7): 1300 659 467

• QLife (national, 3PM-midnight): 1800 184 527

• Rainbow Door (Victoria, 10AM-5PM): 1800 729 367 

• 1800RESPECT, the National Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Service (national, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners can also call:

• 13YARN (national, 24/7): 13 92 76

• Yarning SafeNStrong (Victoria, 24/7): 1800 959 563

Content warning: this interview covers topics including forcible child removal, racism and sexual violence. 

Bev Burns, a spokesperson for the Land Back for Stolen Generations campaign, caught up with Priya earlier this week to unpack the fight to restore the site of Sister Kate’s in Boorloo/Perth on Whadjuk Noongar land to Noongar community control. Bev took us through the history of Sister Kate’s, a site of significant abuse and lasting trauma for Stolen Generations who were impacted by its operation under the Uniting Church, its transformation into the Aboriginal community-run Beananing Kwuurt Institute, and the Uniting Church’s announcement last year that it planned to close the site and evict the BKI, bringing an end to the vital community and cultural connection, healing and services that it has provided to the local Aboriginal community. The campaign, led by Noongar women, is calling for the land to be handed back to Noongar people for the benefit of all Aboriginal people, including Stolen Generations survivors. Their occupation of the site which began on December 13th 2024 is still going strong. Support the Land Back for Stolen Generations campaign  by signing the petition here, and donating to cover essential costs via the details below.

Name: Return Sister Kates

BSB: 062 948

Account Number: 3917 9786

Keep up to date with the campaign by following @landbackforstolengenerations on Instagram.

We replay an excerpt of an interview from this week’s Tuesday Hometime program where Jan Bartlett spoke to one of the three organisers of the Merchants of Death war crimes tribunal, Brad Wolf. Brad speaks about the years of work to bring the tribunal, which investigated US weapons manufacturers in relation to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, to fruition and its recommendations. To find out more about the tribunal’s work and verdict, head to merchantsofdeath.org. Don’t forget to tune in to Tuesday Hometime, 4-6PM every Tuesday on 3CR 855AM.

Content warning: this conversation touches on themes of police violence, sexual violence, racism, queerphobia, and whorephobia. 

Damien Nguyen, a first-generation Vietnamese migrant sex worker and member of the Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group and Pride in Protest, joined us to talk about the impact of racial and gender profiling by so-called Australia’s carceral border regime on migrants working in the sex industry. This conversation also included a discussion about the recent statement released by Pride in Protest in solidarity with trans women incarcerated at the Villawood detention centre, where detention centre workers are currently undertaking industrial action over a contract dispute - read it here. Scarlet Alliance have published translated resources on their site for Asian migrant sex workers who have experienced Border Force profiling and visa exploitation - you can find this information here.

Content warning: this conversation includes discussion of transphobia. 

Dr Damien Riggs, a Professor in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders University, speaks with us about the recently announced federal review into the Australian Standards of Care and Treatment Guidelines for Trans and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents in Australia. Auspath, Transcend and LGBTIQ+ Australia have created a factsheet addressing both the federal review and the Queensland government's decision to block access to puberty blockers for trans youth in the state, which you can find here.

Support the national day of action to protect trans youth by joining a rally this Saturday the 8th of February. In Naarm/Melbourne, the rally will be held at 10AM at the State Library on Swanston Street.

Image credit: Matt Hrkac, 2024. Support Matt's excellent frontline photojournalism here.