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Nov 15 2024 398 ep. 876

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Resisting the Nuclear Renaissance and Government Hypocrisy with Leona Morgan

The colonial playbook with Diné nuclear free organiser and land protector, Leona Morgan

In this week's episode Johan interviews Diné anti-uranium and land protector Leona Morgan. Leona organizes with Haul No! An indigenous-led group collaborating with Indigenous communities and leaders, environmental orgs and community based advocates to stop nuclear colonialism in the SouthWest. Over the next few weeks, Leona will share with us about her people’s continued struggl

Tax money and the global war economy: Elbit Out of Victoria campaign

Earlier this year it was revealed that the Federal Government will use taxpayers’ money to fund a $917 million contract with Elbit Systems – Israel’s largest privately-owned arms company. Today we're joined by organiser with the Elbit Out of Victoria campaign Nat to take a close look at just one of the military partnerships the Australian Government is using our money to fund

Countering Dutton’s nuclear dream

To discuss the latest governmental inquiry into nuclear power for Australia, first up we'll hear from Dr.Jim Green Friends of the Earth's Anti-nuclear campaigner. Followed by Wendy Farmer, President of Voices of the Valley, a community advocacy group that formed during the catastrophic 2014 Hazelwood brown coal mine fire in Victoria with the aim of dealing with the impacts of the c

Sleepwalking into War? IPAN Conference 2024

Today we continue looking at the AUKUS military pact and in particular the tightening of the relationship between Australia and US military operations.As Vince Scappatura points out in his article 'Australia’s evolving nuclear posture: avoiding a fait accompli' published in Pearls and Irritations on the 12 October "AUKUS epitomises Australia’s geostrategic transformation and ev

AUKUS: a disaster waiting to happen

Today we hear from Whadjak Nyungar man Reverend Mitch Garlett and Senator Jordan Steele-John speaking at a Public Meeting at the Perth Library on October 4 that opened the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network's 2024 Conference called 'Sleeping Walking into War?"On Thursday 10th October the controversial Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bills were rushed through parliamen

Quit Nukes!

Today we speak with Dr. Margie Beavis about the newly released report from the Quit Nukes campaign 'Risky Business: An Update on Super Funds and Nuclear Weapons'. The campaign is a collaboration between the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The report shows that in 2023 fourteen major Australian supera

Jabiluka Campaign 1999 from the Archives

Actions for Change!

We reflect on a week of activities, presented by the Disrupt Land Forces 2024 coalition of organisations, in protest to the biggest weapons expo in the southern hemisphere that was held at the Melbourne Convention Centre from 11-14 September. We hear a speech given by Walpiri elder Ned Hargraves Jampijinpa at the 'Vigil for Gaza: Shared Voices in Solidarity' held in Batman Park on

Time to make peace! Disrupt Land Forces 2024

We're joined by Wage Peace organiser Margie Pestorius, long-time peace activist Lee Rhiannon and Walpiri elder Ned Hargraves Jampijinpa to talk about the Disrupt Land Forces Festival of Resistance. We discuss the impacts of the military industrial complex on communities here and around the world, and the importance of coming together to work in solidarity to build a future of peace