Rights, Rorts and Rants

Dec 03 2024 214 ep. 25 mins

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Selected content from Rights, Rorts and Rants broadcast weekly on Friday from 4pm to 6pm on community Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM or live streamed from rbm.org.au/. Hosted by Blue Mountains Unions & Community (Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc). Views expressed on our show and in our podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by BMUC.

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Part 2 Creating Future Jobs - Politics in the Pub Q&A

Dec 03 2024 53 mins

In Part 1 of "Creating Future Jobs - Politics in the Pub", Steve Murphy of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union and Dr Michelle Zeibots of the Lithgow Community Power Project talk about bringing jobs back to regional Australia and, more specifically, to Lithgow. You can sign a petition to the NSW government to reopen the Lithgow Locomotive Workshops here. In Part 2, the audi

Part 1 Creating Future Jobs - the Speakers, Politics in the Pub

Dec 03 2024 39 mins

The words of Bob Dylan's song, "the times they are a-changin'" are coming true as coal mines & coal fired power stations are being decommissioned at end of useful life and as energy markets and policies change. Nationally and locally, our community faces challenges to shape the future of jobs and the economy. Lithgow locals ⁠⁠have a petition calling for Government to take

Rising Tide "Protestival" - Port of Newcastle

Nov 28 2024 11 mins

This podcast brings you an 11 minute recording of three short speeches from the 2024 Rising Tide "Protestival" on Friday 22 November 2024. Recorded by Renee Lees and broadcast on Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains by presenter Merran Maclaren that afternoon. The speakers in order are 12 year old Frankie Kelly, 21 year old Alexa Stuart and community activist Bev Smiles

Quentin Dempster, distinguished journalist, in conversation with Nick Franklin

Nov 19 2024 17 mins

Rights, Rorts and Rant's Nick Franklin took the opportunity to interview distinguished political commentator, former ABC political and investigative reporter, former TV current affairs presenter Quentin Dempster at the Wentworth Falls School of Arts before Quentin gave a speech to Blue Mountains ABC Friends on 9 November 2024. Nick Franklin, also a former ABC journalist, asks Quent

Matt Peacock - Prisoner Rights Activist

Nov 10 2024 15 mins

This episode is dedicated to journalist, activist and BMUC member Matt Peacock, 1952 to 2024. Tony Green and Nick Franklin remember the unpaid activism of their friend Matt Peacock. Matt was well known for his work in journalism, exposing the asbestos industry. Less well known is the part he played in the fight for prisoners' rights in NSW. If you'd like to add to the discussion,

World Animal Day with Teya Brooks Pribac

Oct 28 2024 14 mins

Merran Mclaren interviewed Teya Brooks Pribac on Rights, Rorts and Rants on Oct 4 2024 ahead of the inaugural World Animal Day Event to be held locally - which will take place on Oct 5 at the Planetary Health Initiative Katoomba. Teya speaks about the upcoming event, the history of World Animal Day & the benefits of plant based cuisine. She also outlined her plant inspired co

Skilled, Respected, Equal

Oct 24 2024 6 mins

Angus McFarland, Secretary of the NSW/ACT branch of the Australian Services Union talks to Deb Smith about the Skilled, Respected and Equal campaign to improve the SCHADS (Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services) Award for workers in the community sector. Scan the QR code to find out about community events in support of these important workers, including one on Friday

Kinchela Boys Home Kempsey - Uncle Terry Grimes' story

Oct 08 2024 9 mins

On Survival Day 2024 at North Katoomba's Bureau Park those attending were privileged to visit the Kinchela Boys Home Mobile Education Centre run by the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation (KBHAC) and attended by Terry Grimes and his son. Rights, Rorts and Rants spoke to Uncle Terry Grimes and recorded this interview with him about his experiences at KBH after being kidnapped

War & Peace a community conversation Q & A

Oct 01 2024 29 mins

This is the Q & A session of War & Peace a community conversation, held at Lawson Mechanics Institute, NSW on 13 September 2024. War & Peace was organised by Blue Mountains Peace Collective. The Q & A was broadcast on Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 FM on 27 September 2024 by Blue Mountains Unions & Community and presented by Debra Smith.

Airwatch air monitor project launch

Sep 27 2024 22 mins

BMUC's Ann-Maree McEwan and presenter Merran Maclaren discuss the upcoming launch of the Airwatch project where 20 Air monitors have been installed throughout the Greater Blue Mountains region. You can book a free ticket to the launch here. BMUC's community Airwatch campaign is covered. Ann-Maree explains some of the science of how the monitors work. From the launch onwards BMUC w