Sinopse
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 social justice issues of the day. Dont hate the media, become the media!! - http://perthindymedia.net/
Episódios
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Campaigner Jasmine Duff Highlights A Broken Judicial System In Australia
09/07/2025 Duração: 16minStudents of Palestine Campaigner, Jasmine Duff, Highlights A Broken Judicial System In Australia; five charges against her were dropped, after being charged during a protest of The Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition, in Melbourne 2024. We discuss government inaction, the war in Palestine, anti-protest laws, grassroots activism and the broader socialist movement, in the wake of the last federal election.
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Stop AUKUS @ The Buffalo Club
07/07/2025 Duração: 17minIndyemdia's Joni Boyd reports on last Saturday's STOP AUKUS event at The Buffalo Club from the newly formed Youth Against War and Facism. Voices include WA Greens MLC Sophie McNeil, YAWF's Patrick Truman-Healy, long time Freo activist Sam Wainright and poet Mena Tabeshfar - also a member of YAWF. Originally broadcast on RTRFM.
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Pakistan and India Conflict: Ammar Ali Jan
14/05/2025 Duração: 18minWe speak to Pakistani political activist and academic Ammar Ali Jan about the recent escalation in conflict between Pakistan and India, as well as the broader geopolitical forces at play.
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Palestinians Don't Need Sidewalks: Lee Rhiannon
25/03/2025 Duração: 11minFormer NSW Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon speaks to Alex Whisson about her experiences making the new MUA-funded documentary film, Palestinians Don't Need SIdewalks.
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A fragile truce: Nasser Mashni on the ceasefire in Gaza and what comes next
20/01/2025 Duração: 17minAs a fragile ceasefire finally comes into effect in Gaza, Nasser Mashni, President of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, joined Alex Whisson to discuss the politics and logistics of the truce, brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, and what might happen at the end of the first phase of the agreement in six weeks' time.
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El Gibbs: re-socialising social services
08/12/2024 Duração: 12minEl Gibbs is a writer and deputy ceo of DANA, the Disability Advocacy network Australia. Recently she had a chat with Indymedia's Jack Prendergast to discuss cost blowouts tot he NDIS and possible non-market based alternative's to the scheme.
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Whisson on Trump: First as farce, then as tragedy?
19/11/2024 Duração: 32minAlex Whisson analyses what Donald Trump's extraordinary triumph in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election will mean for workers in the United States and around the world.
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The History of Public Housing in Australia with Tone Wheeler
15/11/2024 Duração: 37minTone Wheeler is a Sydney based-architect, the president of the Australian Architechture Association and has extensive knowledge about public housing in Australia. Last week he spoke with Indymedia's Jack Prendergast to discuss public housing's history and the compounding economic effects of not providing housing for all.
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Jordan Van Den Lamb on our housing system's inherent disparity
10/11/2024 Duração: 14minJordan Van Den Lamb, AKA Purplepingers, has been steadfast in his advocacy for a paradigm shift in Australia's housing system. Here he talks with Indymedia's Jack Prendergast about what he hopes for in his bid for the national senate, adverse possession laws and the importance of organising with your friends to fight the power imbalance at the heart of our housing crisis.
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Empire of chaos: Doug Henwood on the American Presidential election
05/11/2024 Duração: 18minDoug Henwood is an author, commentator, contributing editor at The Nation, and host of Behind the News on KPFA Radio, part of the Pacifica Radio Network. As we finally reach the end of what has seemed like the longest campaign in modern political history, he joined Alex Whisson to discuss the perils, pitfalls and possibilities of the American Presidential election.
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The Renters And Housing Union's Westward Expansion
28/10/2024 Duração: 14minSince its formation during the early uneasiness of the first lockdowns, the Renters And Housing Union (RAHU) have developed a reputation for their uncompromising defense of tenant's rights. A recent expansion to WA sees Ben Millward (General Secretary) and Sadie Ward (WA delegate) in conversation with Jack Prendergast.
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Wolves in sheep's clothing: Phil Chilton on the real agenda of Christian Zionism
28/10/2024 Duração: 13minPhilip Chilton is a historian at Curtin University and a rank-and-file activist with the National Tertiary Education Union. He has an academic interest in studying various forms of political extremism and it’s in that context he joined Alex Whisson to discuss yesterday's Christian Zionist rally on the steps of the State Parliament.
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Border Force Detains SE Asian Trans Woman On S-x Work Suspicion
21/10/2024 Duração: 08minNa Mon from AMSWAG (Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group) chats to Joni Boyd about a south east Asian trans woman who had her visa cancelled by Border Force and has spent the last ten weeks in male detention at Villawood. There, the woman has been sexually assaulted, isolated, intimidated and denied medical treatment. Na Mon also goes into the profiling of south east Asian women under 30 being disproportionately targeted by border force and AMSWAG's campaign to end profiling, border turn backs and mandatory detention for migrants awaiting visa outcomes.
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Neville Bruce: Ride for Climate
21/10/2024 Duração: 08minWe speak to Professor Neville Bruce about the WA Grandparents for Climate Action's bike ride from Perth to Canberra, protesting WA's gas expansion.
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Run for Palestine provides hope amid the darkness
14/10/2024 Duração: 05minAs Israel's genocidal war against the Palestinian people continues unabated, and as Netanyahu's campaign of terror expands to Lebanon and the wider region, Alex Whisson spoke to Mustafa, chair of the Palestinian Community of WA, to discuss an upcoming charity event, the Run for Palestine.
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Richard Hamilton: Deal done, Nicheliving homes to be built?
14/10/2024 Duração: 14minRichard Hamilton from Victims of Nicheliving joins Alex Whisson once again to discuss the latest twists and turns in the long-running saga.
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Yasmin Roz on Israel's atrocities in Lebanon
07/10/2024 Duração: 11minLebanese-Australian and education leader for Mums for Palestine, Yasmin Roz, joined Alex Whisson to discuss Israel's ongoing atrocities in Lebanon.
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Gamel Kheir: Israeli terror extends to Lebanon
30/09/2024 Duração: 14minIn the midst of Israeli atrocities in Lebanon, and as the genocide in Gaza continues unabated, Alex Whisson spoke to Gamel Kheir, Secretary of the Lebanese Muslim Association in NSW.
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Boorloo Justice Rallies to Close Unit 18
23/09/2024 Duração: 14minAfter the a second death of a child in custody in ten months - Boorloo Justice and the Justice for Cleveland Dodd campaign rallied at Parliament House on Thursday to call on the state government to close Unit 18 and overhaul WA's youth justice system. Indymedia's Joni Boyd reports. Broadcast on 23/09/2024
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Disrupt Land Forces Report
16/09/2024 Duração: 14minWe speak to one of the organisers from Disrupt Land Forces in Melbourne about the protests, reportage and state repression.