9:00     What the redacted sections of the report of the Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse revealTim Jones from Latrobe University tells us what the redacted sections of the report of the Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, reveal about Cardinal Pell’s responsibilities to protect children in Catholic Schools from sexual abuse and his failure to do so.9:15     Multidimensional poverty and Covid-19 in South SulawesiSharon Bessell, Director of the Poverty and Inequality Research Centre at ANU, describes the study of multidimensional poverty  conducted in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the implications for preventing the spread of Covid-19. 9:30     How our war with the environment is leading to the rise of new pandemicsFiona Armstrong from Climate and Health Alliance explains how our failure to protect the environment is leading to the increase of new pandemics and what we need to do about it. 9:45     The cost of climate inaction and the way forward post Covid-19Anna Skarbek from ClimateWorks at Monash University explains why it makes no economic sense to ignore climate change in the recovery from Covid-19 and the technologies available to achieve change.  

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Commission into Institutional Responses to Chaild Sexual Abuse-Redacted sections; Poverty and Covid19 in South Sulawesi; War with the environment and new pandemics; The cost of inaction on climate

9:05 David Uren University of Sydney speaks about the unequal impact of the Covid-19 labour market crisis and the data showing that Australian women and low paid workers are wearing the results. 9:15  Epidemiologist Tammy Hoffmann from Bond University explains why we have to look beyond a vaccine when dealing with the emergence and spread of novel viruses. 9:30  Water for Coal: Climate campaigner Christian Slattery tells us about the Australian Conservation Foundation’s new report and why we need to be worried about how much water the coal industry is using in Australlia and the difficulty of finding out. 9:45 Pickle making in Victorian England and now. Prof. Donna Lee Brien from Central Queensland University tells us it’s the perfect time to give it a go!

Unequal impact of Covid labour market crisis; Beyond vaccines; ACF Water for Coal report; A perfect time for making...pickles?

May Day!David Palmer, International Labor Historian and Associate at the University of Melbourne, discusses the origins of May Day, the beginnings of the 8-hour day movement in Melbourne and what we’re learning about essential workers during the Coronavirus pandemic.Hospitality workers and impact of Covid-19Paul Johnston has worked in hospitality for 18 years. He offers a personal perspective of the industry and the impact of Covid-19 on the people he has worked with. Australian women’s unpaid LaborLyn Craig, a professor in sociology at the University of Melbourne speaks about Australian women's unpaid labor and participation in the workforce.Rising rates of silicosis among workers in AustraliaThere’s been a worring increase in cases of silicosis in Australia over the past 5 years. Professor Lin Fritschi, an epidemiologist at Curtin University who stuies occupational causes of cancer. Lin speaks with us about the causes of the increase in silicosis and the limitations of the Interim Advice to the Minister Health provided by the National Dust Diseases Task Force.

History of May Day; Covid-19 impact on hospitality work; Australian women's unpaid Labour; Lack of decisive action on silicosis from the Dust Diseases Task Force

Prayer as public policy: Philip Almond on praying for rain vs real climate policy. Religious Discrimination Bill: Tim O'Connor from Amnesty Internationaltells us why the draft Religious Discrimination Bill released in September 2019 takes Australia "back to the dark ages", and highlights and the need for a national Bill of Rights.Decriminalisation of abortion in New South Wales: Dr Prudence Flowers from Flinders University describes the infuence of the US Anti-abortion strategies in Australia. Disaster and Survival: A conversation with  Fiona York, Centre for Rural Communities, about building resilience and learning from communities affected by fires in East Gippsland and now COVID 19.

Prayer as public policy; Religious Discrimination Bill, Anti-abortion activism in NSW, Building Resilience in Communities Affected by Fires and Covid

Richard Tanter is a Senior Research Associate at the Nautilus Institute and Honorary Professor in the School of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Melbourne, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate subjects on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament and Australian Foreign Policy. He joins us to talk about the role of Pine Gap in the Australia-US alliance and why Australia needs to pursue a more independent foreign policy Coronavirus and homlessness; Greg Denham's the Australian editor for the Law Enforcemet and Action Parnership (LEAP) newsletter. He's been involved in health promotion in the alcohol and other drug field for many years, from policing, HIV education, advocacy and more recently, street work. He tells us about the issues Covis-19 raises for people expeiencing homelessness and those who work with them. Save La MAMA: Alice Golds spoke with Liz Jones about the campaign to save creative and vibrant grassroots theatre spaces like La Mama Theatre in Carlton.More info about how to support La Mama ➡️ https://lamama.com.au/support-la-mama/

Rethinking the US-Australia alliance; Homelessness and Covid-19, Saving La MAMA Theatre

History of Australian preferential voting, Weeds, former Concrete Gang presenter delivers hard-hitting commentary on Family violence.

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Glen talks about the Nugent Hand Bank. The Bagman asks about privacy issues around Barnaby Joyce and Robert Doyle while Irene Bolger discusses #metoo

Left news and views

Glen fills us on some loathsome details about Churchill, Lord Halifax and Appeasement. Irene Bolger slips in some snippets of Union life behind the scenes and the Bagman, as always, is irate about the treatment of young workers. (Please don't mention our locked filing cabinets)

Churchill, charisma and filing cabinets

Roundup of the week with special reference to Malcom Roberts and the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney

History -Westgate, Words, Politicians and Perfidy

Section 44'd! We talk Dutton's new mega portpolio, Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam departures, in addition to local progressive news and yarns and rants from the Left After Breakfast squad.

Section 44'd!

Join Susanna and the team for our weekly round up, rant and all things social justice.

Join Susanna and the Bagman for our weekly round up, rant and all things social justice.

If you don't fight you lose! Join the Susannah, the Bagman and the team for their weekly round up.

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