Radical activist citizen journalism. A weekly radio programme on RTRFM (92.1FM), a community radio station based in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. We bring an independent perspective to the analysis of news and issues and provide a forum for activists, campaigners, academics, advocates and workers denied a voice by the mainstream media. Covering indigenous issues, post-capitalist/anti-capitalist analysis, refugee rights, antifa and all the important environmental, economic and ...
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Fieldnotes on the road to global war: August 2024
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In another edition of Fieldnotes on the road to global war, Alex Whisson presents a brief summary of the global situation across multiple theatres and potential theatres of war.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Another coup attempt in Caracas? Federico Fuentes on the Venezuelan elections
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The United States has declared Venezuelan right wing opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez the winner of July's Presidential election, with Joe Biden citing "overwhelming evidence" for the claim.Did Nicolas Maduro win the election fairly and squarely? And is there another Washington-led coup attempt underway?…
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Richard Hamilton: Nicheliving registration revoked
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Long suffering home builder Richard Hamilton joined Alex Whisson to discuss the latest chapter in the Nicheliving saga, the construction company which has become a byword for everything wrong with the Western Australian housing industry.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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NDIS ban S-x Work with Lua from DeCrim WA
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Last week NDIS minister Bill Shorten annouced sex work would be removed from the NDIS. The decision has been widely protested by sex worker rights groups and disability activists. Indymedia's Joni Boyd chatted to Lua; a disabled sex worker from DeCrim WA and Smut Club film festival about the ramifications.…
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The Black Swan of Chaos: On the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
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Alex Whisson discusses all the potentially seismic political ramifications of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in rural Pennsylvania.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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The rainbow nation's neoliberal reality: Salim Vally on the South African elections
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Professor Salim Vally, the National Research Foundation Chair in Community, Worker and Adult Education at the University of Johannesburg, joined Alex Whisson to discuss the recent South African elections, in which the African National Congress for the first time lost its absolute majority in parliament.…
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We speak to local film maker Jane Hammond about her latest film in development: Browned Off. A documentary on the developing ecological crisis facing our south-west forests, with over 1000 Km of forest and woodland already dying off as a result of the changing climate.To support the film head to: https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/browned-…
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A tangled web: Rawan Arraf on SAS war crimes and the David McBride case
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Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Justice, Rawana Arraf, joined Alex Whisson to discuss the jailing of military whistleblower David McBride, and the prospects for justice being served in the war crimes he brought to light.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Fieldnotes on the road to global war: April 2024
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For this edition of Fieldnotes on the road to global war, Alex Whisson explores the advances in military technology on the battlefields of recent and current wars, with a particular focus on the revolutionary use of weaponised drones in Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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The anti-imperialism of fools: Alex Whisson on Iran's attack against Israel
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In a historically unprecedented development, Tehran launched hundreds of drones and missiles against Israeli targets, in response to the assassination of senior Iranian military officers in Damascus. Alex Whisson discussed the dangers and temptations of viewing this attack as an act of solidarity with anti-imperialist forces.…
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All out for Palestine: Nathalie Farah on the Naarm A15 mobilisations
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Nathalie Farah is a writer and advocate from Naarm/Melbourne. She joined Alex Whisson and Joni Boyd to discuss the various mobilisations taking place in response to the call for escalatory, economically disruptive action in solidarity with the people of Palestine.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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The Lucky Country redux? Tom Chodor on Australia's bungled response to the pandemic
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Lockdowns, travel bans, two-week mandatory quarantines. These draconian measures became all too familiar to Australians during the years of the COVID-19 pandemic. And yet, none of these 'policy levers' were part of the country's long term pandemic response planning.Addressing a collective trauma from which almost none of us have even begun to prope…
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Collateral murder: Julian Assange's father on his son's last ditch effort for freedom
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Ahead of Julian Assange's final attempt to appeal his extradition to the United States on 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse, Alex Whisson spoke to his father John Shipton.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Christian pastor Jarrod McKenna on the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage
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Jarrod McKenna is a Christian pastor, educator, and peace activist currently involved in organising the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage, a project which has expanded to include an astonishing 109 cities in 17 nations.Alex Whisson spoke to Jarrod to discuss the motivations behind the project, and why it is an opportunity to both map the geography of horro…
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Captured state: Disrupt Burrup Hub's Emil Davey on Woodside's latest 'law fare' tactics
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One of three Disrupt Burrup Hub campaigners issued a summons to appear in the Supreme Court, in relation to an action last June which led to the evacuation of Woodside's corporate headquarters, Emil Davey joined Alex Whisson to discuss this latest episode of 'lawfare' by the fossil fuel giant hellbent on destroying both ancient Aboriginal rock art …
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Alex Whisson: Fieldnotes on the road to global war
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Alex Whisson: Fieldnotes on the road to global war by Perth Indymedia CollectiveBy Perth Indymedia Collective
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Hon Brad Pettitt, MLC - End Live Animal Exports in Australia
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Prior to the last election, the Albenese government made a promise for Australia to end live animal exports, divesting itself economically and moving to more humane ways transporting meat internationally, after the industry was found to be was not only declining economically, but as a salient and shameful example of animal cruelty. Brad Pettit, MLC…
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Palestine supporters rally in Perth as the West descends into open barbarism
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Protesters gathered in central Perth yet again on Sunday 28th January to cry out in anguish and anger at the suffering of the Palestinian people. The event was also an opportunity to express solidarity with indigenous people in Australia who themselves continue to battle oppression in a colonial-settler state. Meanwhile, governments throughout the …
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Fascism resurgent? Federico Fuentes on the election of Javier Milei in Argentina
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Argentinian-Australian political commentator, author and analyst, Federico Fuentes, joined Alex Whisson to discuss the recent election of Javier Milei as President of Argentina. Is he a populist? A libertarian? An anarcho-capitalist? Or an out-and-out fascist? And what are the political implications of his election, not only for Argentina, but the …
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Joni reports on the 7th January rally for Gaza in the Perth CBD - the 10th march in a row since the IDF's current bombardment of Gaza began.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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The Future of Maylands with Cr Nat Latter
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Indymedia's Joni Boyd chats to newly elected City of Bayswater Councillor Nat Latter about the power of local government, adapting to climate change on a local level and a whole range of other topics like homelessness, accessibility and transparency.Broadcast on 8th Jan 2024 on RTRFM92.1By Perth Indymedia Collective
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For the final episode of the year, Alex Whisson surveys the state of the world.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Disrupt Burrup Hub: Lock-on action outside NOPSEMA office
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Disrupt Burrup Hub's Gerard Mazza joined Alex Whisson to discuss why an activist with the group, Marek 'Maz' Misiewizc, chose to lock himself on to a barrel in the boot of a 4WD, parked right outside the office of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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AUKUS gabfest: Protest groups converge to give season's greetings to merchants of death
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Several campaign groups came together on Friday 8th December outside the Perth convention centre, to give their warm season's greetings to a gathering of defence industry bigwigs, including representatives from Babcock and BAE Systems, and featuring special guest speaker, the UK Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan.The protest s…
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CFMMEU National Secretary Christy Cain on the Gaza genocide: "I'd call it annihilation"
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Former seafarer, rank-and-file leader of the Great Patrick’s Dispute of 1998, and now National Secretary of the CFMMEU, Christy Cain, set a firestorm through both the Australian trade union movement, and the Palestine solidarity campaign, with an impassioned speech at a mass rally for Palestine in the centre of Melbourne on Sunday 3rd December. He …
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Sam Wainwright: AUKUS, Palestine, and the business of terror & war
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The AUKUS agreement, signed in September 2021, is one step of many designed to reinforce, intensify, and scale up a wider network of Western military alliances, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.As the US empire continues its geostrategic shift towards confronting its great rival China, the so-called 'pivot to Asia', Australia is set to play …
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Genocide in Gaza: Israeli ground forces invade so-called southern safe zone
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Alex Whisson provides an update on the current situation in Gaza, after the ceasefire talks mediated by Qatar collapsed and the Israeli slaughter of Palestinian civilians recommenced.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Shouldn't Have Been A Shock: Saoirse Nash on the Dublin Riots
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Irish Indymedia contributor Saoirse Nash speak to Joni Boyd about the violent race riots in Dublin last Thursday. Saoirse tells us what happened on the night, speaks on the various responses from authorities, political parties and community groups and contextualises the rise of the anti-immigrant movement in Ireland.Broadcast 27/11/2023Image from R…
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"No more lies, build our houses": Victims of Niche Living take to the streets
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Continuing our coverage of the campaign against property developer Niche Living, which has left dozens of families in financial distress as their homes face interminable construction delays, Alex Whisson attended a protest near the company's main office in Northbridge and spoke to some of those caught up in the scandal.…
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We speak to MUA member and organiser with Unionists For Palestine, Erima Dall, about a recent blockade of Port Botany in NSW that targeted the Israeli ZIM shipping company - highlighting their connection to the Israeli attacks on Gaza.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Jesse Noakes on media freedom and the fight for climate justice
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Media adviser for Disrupt Burrup Hub, Jesse Noakes, joins Alex Whisson to discuss the ongoing campaign of harassment and intimidation by the WA Police force directed towards the group's activists, in light of his conviction for failing to comply with data access orders that would have compromised his sources and freedom to act as an independent jou…
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Niche Living Nightmare: We Need A Home's Richard Hamilton
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Unionist, academic and frustrated homebuyer Richard Hamilton joined Alex Whisson to discuss interminable construction delays on dozens of home builds by property developer Niche Living. Facing ongoing uncertainty, heartache and stress, after waiting years in some cases for their homes to be finished, affected families throughout Perth have decided …
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Jewish Anti-Zionists Occupy Defense Minister's Office
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Joni Boyd chats to Gem Walsh from the Loud Jew Collective about the occupation of Defense Minister Richard Marles' office in Geelong on Wednesday the 1st November - a Jewish lead action including reading the names of Palestinian dead and traditional Yiddish songs of peace. The action called for a cease fire in Gaza and an end to Israeli Apartheid.B…
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Joni Boyd reporting on a Friends of Palestine action on Wednesday the 1st of November, when roughly a hundred protesters marched on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to demand Australia call for a cease fire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli Apartheid.Broadcast on 6/11/2023 on RTRFM92.1By Perth Indymedia Collective
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WA Labor Drags Feet On Promised LGBTQI+ Reforms (with Queer Liberation Boorloo)
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Joni chats to Nova Sobieralski from Queer Liberation Boorllo about upcoming rallies calling upon Labor to finally implement the reforms to discrimination and ID laws that were promised to the LGBT+ community since taking office in 2017.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Striking Coles and Woolies Workers with RAFFWU Demand Living Wages
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Indymedia's Nova Sobieralski was with striking Coles and Woolworths workers with the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union asking why they went on strike.Presented by Joni BoydImage via Chuffed.orgBy Perth Indymedia Collective
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"The litmus test for social justice": Perth says no to Israel's genocide
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On Saturday 28th October 2023, some 3000 people marched through the streets of Perth in solidarity with Palestine. In so doing, they added their voices to the millions mobilising around the world in growing opposition to Israel's genocidal assault on the people of Gaza.Speakers include Friends of Palestine WA chairperson Nick Everett, NSW Greens Se…
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Justice for Cleveland Dodd: Megan Krakouer
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We speak to the Director of National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project Megan Krakouer about the tragic death of young Aboriginal boy, Cleveland Dodd, in the notorious Unit 18 in Casuarina Prison.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Truth, lies & the media: Ammar Abu Shamleh on the war in Gaza
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Chairperson of the Palestinian Community of WA, Ammar Abu Shamleh, joined Alex Whisson to discuss the mass media’s distortion and narrow framing of Israel’s genocidal assault on the people of Gaza.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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As the blockade and bombardment of Gaza continues and the death toll from the Israeli attacks sky rockets, we speak to local Palestinian Ayman Qwaider about the current situation in the occupied territories.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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Failures of the Nordic Model and Sex Work as a Labour Issue w/Tess Louise
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Indymedia's Joni Boyd chats to Tess Louise from Decrim WA and the Its So Hard podcast about attempts to bring in the so-called 'Nordic Model' in South Australia - a legislative model that has been widely condemned by sex worker organisations around the world.From Indymedia on the 25th September 2023 on RTRFM92.1…
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Sarah Newbold - Detransition Bigotry from 7 News Spotlight
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Fulcrum point: Federico Fuentes on the Russo-Ukrainian War and the left's response
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Federico Fuentes is an author, activist, commentator and the editor of Ukraine Resists! Left Voices on Putin's War, NATO and the Future of Ukraine.He spoke to Alex Whisson on the central importance of the Russo-Ukrainian War to the future of world affairs, and why it's therefore vital the internationalist left understand the causes and consequences…
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Em Yugaamgan Randall- Black Peoples Union
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The Voice to Parliament has been touted as a progressive step forward for Indigenous rights in Australia, however the proposal does not address and is a distraction from the fundamental and significant issue of sovereignty.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have never ceded sovereignty to the Australian government.…
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Disrupt Burrup Hub: Police Intimidation and Murdoch Misinformation
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Indymedia looks into the counter-terrorist police ambush of a planned protest by Disrupt Burrup Hub activist Matilda Lane Rose and how the campaign is standing strong against repeated home raids by the police and constant misinformation by the corporate press in defense of Woodside's massively polluting project up in the Burrup.With an interview fr…
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Protect Drag Story Time _ Jacquelin Blackburn
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JJ Blackburn from Rainbow Rebellion discusses a drag story time event in Maylands which was targeted by the far right. In response, hundreds of people came out to protest them and to stand up for LGBTI rights. This is an outstanding win against the transphobic and homophobic far-right. It's crucial that when they organise, we don't back down and ca…
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In the wake of Western Australia and Victoria banning native logging, we speak to Paddy Cullen, from the Bob Brown Foundation, regarding Labor's opportunity to bring Australia in line with the rest of the developed world in its fight for climate; by ending native logging across the country. WA’s leading Conservation Groups will be gathering at Parl…
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Anti-Police Violence Protests in France: John Mullen
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Raymond Grenfell speaks to socialist activist and academic Dr John Mullen about the ongoing riots and demonstrations in France in response to the police killing of seventeen year old Nahel Merzouk.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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On the 2nd July, members of the disabled community gathered to mourn Josh, a 24 year old man living with Sotos syndrome who died after an altercation with transit guards at Perth Underground station.The vigil was held in Murray St Mall at the entrance to the Underground.Indymedia's Joni Boyd went down to catch some of what the community had to say …
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Action for Public Housing: Kristen O'Connell
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Raymond Grenfell speaks to Kristen O'Connell from Action for Public Housing in NSW about recent actions to protect public housing in the state and the ongoing housing crisis in Australia.By Perth Indymedia Collective
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