Tag: Palestine
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S5E19 – Queensland’s Palestine Censorship Laws part 3
Today we do a check in on what’s been happening with Queensland’s anti-Palestine censorship laws. I speak to Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine about the high court challenge and updates from Palestine, and to Jewish activist Ed Carroll about why he felt obliged to defy the laws and be arrested. Originally broadcast 07/08/26
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S5E17 – Close Pine Gap
Today we talk about Pine Gap – the secretive US military spy base in the middle of Australia. We speak to Natalie Farah about the activist convergence at Pine Gap this weekend, to Richard Tanter about what happens at Pine Gap, and to Gil Scrine, who in 1982 made the seminal film “Home On The…
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S5E15 – Disrupting the weapons dealers across Australia
Today we hear from people resisting the weapons industry and its deadly products across this country. I speak to Safaa Rayan about the recent 72 hour blockade of Bisalloy in Wollongong; to Zelda Grimshaw about the national coordinated protests against companies that make parts for F35 fighter jets; and to Margie Pestorius about the long…
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S5E9 – Queensland’s Palestine Censorship Laws part 2
Today it’s part two of our series on Queensland’s new Palestine censorship laws. I speak to Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine Magandjin about what these prohibited chants are actually about and how they plan to resist the laws, and to the father-son combo who have both challenged them already – Jim Dowling who was…
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S5E8 – Queensland’s Palestine Censorship Laws part 1
Today is the first of a two part series where we look at Queensland’s new “hate speech” laws regarding Palestinian protest chants. I speak to Michael Cope from the Queensland Council of Civil Liberties about the restriction of freedom of speech; to Jewish activist Robin Taubenfeld about how and if the laws relate to anti-semitism,…
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S4E31 – Hanukkah and Christmas in a time of violence
Today we reflect on the different religious celebrations of this season – we speak to Ed Carroll about what Hanukkah means to Jewish people, especially in a time of grief. And we speak to Usama Nicola in Bethlehem about what Christmas story means to those currently in the story’s setting. Originally broadcast 19/12/25
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S4E25 – Ceasefire in Gaza and the Sumud Flotilla
Today we are once again turning our eyes to Palestine. I speak to Remah Naji about the ceasefire in Gaza, and to Juliet Lamont about her recent experience on the Sumud flotilla to Gaza and subsequent arrest and deportation. Originally broadcast 17/10/25
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S4E18 – Convergence on Canberra for Palestine
Today we get a report back from the Palestine convergence in Canberra. I speak to Remah Naji about the convergence; and to a couple of people who did direct actions there – Juliet Lamont locked herself on to the roof of weapons company EOS, and Cate Adams painted red the monument to US-Aus allyship. Originally…
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S4E6 – “Ceasefire” in the West Bank of Palestine
This week we speak to Salwa Abughali. Salwa lives in Jenin in the West Bank of occupied Palestine. We speak to her about her family in Gaza, her experiences of the recent “ceasefire” and her hopes for what real peace might look like in Palestine. Originally broadcast 04/04/25
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S3E32 – Christmas in Bethlehem 2024
Today’s show is a Christmas special – I speak to Usama Nicola in Bethlehem. Two millennia on from the original christmas story, we hear how in Jesus’ birthplace there is still restricted movement, the mass killing of children, the fleeing of refugees, but still hope to be found in unlikely places. Originally broadcast 20/12/24
