7:15 AM// Kannagi speaks to Avika, a regenerative farmer in Chiang Mai

On a recent episode of 3CR's Women on the Line, Kannagi spoke to Avika, a regenerative farmer in Chiang Mai, Thailand who is passionate about regenerating soil and working with farmers across the country to make regenerative farming tools and techniques more accessible. This interview originally aired on Women on the Line on Monday 17 March 2025. To listen to the rest of the interview and to access all episodes of the show, head to www.3cr.org.au/womenontheline

7:30 AM// Kristin O'Connell from the AntiPoverty Centre

Kristin O'Connell from the Antipoverty Centre speaks to us to break down the latest federal budget and how it is set to leave millions of people in poverty feeling worse off than they were when the Prime Minister first promised to “leave no one behind”. The Antipoverty Centre was established in 2021 and are a collective of activists, advocates and researchers with direct, contemporary experience of poverty and unemployment. Their mission is to shift how people speak about and respond to poverty and unemployment in this colony. You can follow and support the important work of the AC by going to https://antipovertycentre.org/ 

7:45 AM// National Day of Action for Palestine

On Wednesday, 26th of March, various university groups across the country rallied at their campuses as part of the National Day of Action for Palestine. At University of Melbourne, students and staff came together to demand the university cut academic ties with so-called Israel, and divest from research partnerships with weapon manufacturers that are complicit in the ongoing genocide in Palestine. We will now listen to two speakers from the rally at University of Melbourne. Sophie Rudolph is a research fellow from the Faculty of Education who spoke on behalf of the National Tertiary Education Union and staff members who are in opposition of the increasing repression against protests on campus, as well as the proposed anti-semitism definition by Universities Australia. After that, we will hear from Pipin, an international student from Indonesia, highlighting the global and interconnected struggle for liberation and democracy. For more information, see @studentsagainstwar_unimelb and @melbournebergerak on Instagram

8:00 AM// Avalon Airshow picket

Community members rallied against the Avalon air-show last week, highlighting the event as a weapons expo. On Friday (28 Mar) Amy Aednat [pron: Eed-Nat] Ciara spoke to Jaimie Jeffrey from IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) Geelong-Southwest and community member Cheryl about the many levels of government involvement in the arms trade, Australia's role in producing weapon components and how this contributes to genocide, how it contributes to the promotion of militarism. Jamie and Cheryl also discuss local community's thoughts and pushback on the day. This recording was made on the ground at the blockade. 

8:15 AM// Anti-trans campaign by Australian Christian Lobby

On Sunday, for 3CR's Trans Day of Audibility 2025, Amy from Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence and Local Food Connections, interviewed non-binary sex worker Charlie Bear about their research into the Australian Christian Lobby's anti-trans and anti-sex worker campaigning. This is a timely conversation as Russell’s Vought’s and the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 brings a far-right Christian nationalism into law making in the USA. This interview was part of 3CR's Trans Day of Audibility programme on Sunday, and we highly recommend you check out the full show on https://www.3cr.org.au/transdayofaudibility2025

SONGS 

"Lam Toey Chaweewan" by Chaweewan Dumern
"Only Love" by Mia Wray