Perth Indymedia

The Barnett Government has sold out on WA’s unique plants and animals according to the State’s lead forest conservation organisation, the WA Forest Alliance (WAFA). ‘The Government's Biodiversity Conservation Bill (listed for debate this week) will not protect our precious wildlife,’ said WAFA spokesperson Dr Jasmina Brankovich. '

Legendary rap group Curse Ov Dialect have been spitting their anarchic experimental hip hop since 1994. Ahead of their upcoming release, Twisted Strangers, Ray Grenfell spoke to Curse Ov Dialect MC Volk Makedonski.

We speak with Pia Mancini of the Open Collective on how this revolutionary new platform may be one of the keys to transforming democracy from the bottom up. https://opencollective.com/

We talk with young Perth Muslim activist Aisha Nancy Novakovic about the conference where she presented a paper on Radicalisation, Redemption and Loss: Insights into the Young Muslim Mind.

The Barnett Government is trying to push through legislation to curtail our right to protest. They want to make it an offence to carry a "thing" with the 'presumed' intention of impeding lawful activity. This incredibly vague wording has horrible implications for anybody fighting for what's right in Western Australia. Read it here: http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Bills.nsf/1E00CF48C52EF57848257DF6000AA4DF/$File/Bill114-1.pdf As the United Nations wrote this week: “The Bill would grant police disproportionate and unnecessary powers to restrict lawful protests. ... It discourages legitimate protest activity and instead, prioritizes business and government resource interests over the democratic rights of individuals. The statement also warns that “The Bill will have the chilling effect of silencing dissenters and punishing expression protected by international human rights law." The Bill was introduced in February 2015, passed in the Upper House on Thursday 18 February 2016 without going to commi

We speak with the Rector of the Anglican parish of Darlington and refugee campaigner Father Chris Bedding on the recent offering of sanctuary to refugees by churches around the country as the federal government threatens the deportation of 267 refugees to abusive detention camps on Manus Island and Nauru.

In recent years we've seen a renaissance of the struggle for Aboriginal self-determination. From the rebirth of the Canberra tent embassy to our own Matagarup encampment and the ongoing campaign against deaths in custody, many valiant and self-sacrificing leaders have emerged. Brisbane-based Bogaine Spearim is one such champion of this new movement. We spoke to him on the eve of Invasion Day about a variety of pressing issues for our Aboriginal brothers and sisters. Indymedia veteran Alex Whisson began by asking Spearim to reflect on the value of Stan Grant recent viral speech. Tags: #Invasion Day #Bogaine Spearim #Stan Grant #Adam Goodes #Musgrave Park

We speak with veteran independent journalist and activist Tony Serve who, upon returning from abroad, had his phone and pin demanded of him, raising further concerns for journos and activists in the day and age of metadata retention laws and the ongoing erosion of our civil liberties.

We talk to Robert Eggington of the Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation in the wake of the Federal Government's pledged $1 million to set up a "critical response" project to tackle Indigenous suicide in Western Australia. The Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation has worked with the Aboriginal community at the grassroots level for 30 years in a wide ranging capacity. Preserving and teaching culture, being powerful and vocal advocates on Aboriginal issues, and working in countless ways to support the day to day struggle of Noongar peoples. This photo (courtesy of Dumbartung) is of a meeting with WA Premier Colin Barnett and Robert and Selina Eggington which took place in 2013 immediately following an important suicide crisis summit organised by Dumbartung. The summit exposed the horrific reality and impact of suicide for Aboriginal people in WA and the need for greater funding and support for grassroots Aboriginal organisation to help address the issue. Despite the tremendous and well recognised work over 30 yea

TPP update and forecast with NZ activist and trade unionist Edward Miller

We speak with Yarramun, blogger at http://black-australia.tumblr.com/ about her involvement in forcing

Katie's talk covers mental health issues and the importance of safe spaces and trigger warnings. This talk was recorded at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania 2015 Conference in Melbourne. You can find out more information about this conference here: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/conference-schedule/ You can find links to listen to other talks from the conference here: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2015/08/14/108/ A shortened version of this talk was played on the 28th of December 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 28th December episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

Kaliyugan Pathmanathan and Sarah Ross discuss the importance of the voices of refugees in the movement for refugees, strategies for effective refugee activism and who is to blame for harsh policies towards asylum seekers? Sarah Ross is an activist with the Refugee Rights Action Network: http://rran.org/ Kaliyugan Pathmanathan is Project Coordinator of Tamil Eelam Cricket. Kaliyugan had to leave Sri Lanka as a refugee to Australia himself and he co-founded this project in order to create a platform for the Tamil diaspora around the world to participate in national and international cricket competitions and also to bridge the gap between newly arrived Tamils in the local community and the pre-existing Tamil community: https://soundcloud.com/perth-indymedia/tamileelamcricket www.tecricket.com/ facebook.com/TamilEelamCricket You can read Tad Tietze's article 'Why We Shouldn’t Blame Voters For Our Appalling Asylum Policies', which was referred to during the interview, here: https://newmatilda.com/2014/07/14/why

Coggo from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective discusses the recent #FloodTheSystem action in Melbourne, where activists took a stand for climate justice and against the power of big business, shutting down the entrances to Westpac, BHPBilliton and part of the CBD. For more on this action, check out #FloodTheSystem on Facebook and Twitter, as well as the website: http://www.floodthesystemaus.net/ You can also see lots of videos from the action on the No Frontiers Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nofrontiersmedia/?fref=ts CounterAct have done a write-up on the action: http://counteract.org.au/flood-the-system/ You can find out more about the Melbourne Street Medic Collective here: http://melbsmc.org/ Follow Coggo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/akaCoggo This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 14th December episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

After antifascist and antiracist activists confronted Reclaim Australia and the United Patriots Front on the weekend Indymedia speak to Barry Cade, a Melbourne based anti-fascist activist, about the events of the weekend and the broader movement to oppose the far right.

Indymedia's Alex Whisson and Ray Grenfell’s speak to Muslim social justice activist Marziya Mohammedali on the Islamophobic backlash following the Paris attacks. This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 16th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

US Iraq war veteran Vincent Emanuele is currently in Australia supporting the release of the documentary "We Are Many" - the story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the then impending war on Iraq. We talk to him about the film and the echoes at this moment of time in the wake of the Paris terrorist attack with the post 911 period leading up to the Iraq war.

Sociologist Dr Theresa Petray discusses her research on the opportunities and limitations of using the Internet to bring about social change, as well as some of the ways it can be used more effectively by activists. Follow Theresa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheresaPetray You can read some of her publications here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/college-of-arts-society-and-education/social-sciences/our-staff/college-of-arts,-society-and-education6 This interview was played on the 16th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 16th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/

On Sunday 1st November, five members of the fascist group United Patriots Front (UPF) gained entry to the premises of 3CR Community Radio and filmed throughout the building without permission. In an effort to intimidate the station and its programmers, they then posted the video on their Facebook page.

Feminist activist Kathyrn Joy gives a critical perspective on the campaign calling for American singer Chris Brown to be denied entry into Australia because of his conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Rhianna. This interview was played on the 9th of November 2015 episode of RTR92.1FM Indymedia. You can listen to this episode at this link (just select 9th November episode on the little calendar on the left): rtrfm.com.au/shows/indymedia/