Perth Indymedia

Perth Indymedia

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. Don’t hate the media, become the media!! - http://perthindymedia.net/

Episodes

Victoria Protest Laws: Chloe Aldenhoven

August 11, 2025 • 9 mins
We chat to Chloe from Friends Of the Earth about new proposed restrictions to protest in Victoria.
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Prison or Dungeon? Social Reinvestment on Human Rights Abuses at Hakea Prison

August 6, 2025 • 20 mins
Social Reinvestment CEO, Sophie Stewart, joins the show to discuss Hakea Prison. In recent weeks, news has come from Eamon Ryan, Inspector of Custodial Services, that several National and International human rights standards are being breached. Issues concerning overcrowding, underfunding, prisoners placed in constant lockdown are being made aware by Mr Ryan, who wants the government to hold a formal inquiry into the problems at Ha...
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Handala

July 28, 2025 • 13 mins
We speak to James Godfrey from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition about Israel's illegal raid of the Handala, the latest vessel to attempt to break the blockade of Gaza.
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Campaigner Jasmine Duff Highlights A Broken Judicial System In Australia

July 8, 2025 • 16 mins
Students 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

July 7, 2025 • 17 mins
Indyemdia'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

May 13, 2025 • 18 mins
We 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

March 24, 2025 • 11 mins
Former 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

January 19, 2025 • 17 mins
As 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

December 7, 2024 • 12 mins
El 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?

November 19, 2024 • 32 mins
Alex 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

November 14, 2024 • 37 mins
Tone 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

November 9, 2024 • 14 mins
Jordan 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

November 5, 2024 • 18 mins
Doug 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

October 28, 2024 • 14 mins
Since 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

October 28, 2024 • 13 mins
Philip 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

October 21, 2024 • 8 mins
Na 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 bor...
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Neville Bruce: Ride for Climate

October 21, 2024 • 8 mins
We 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

October 14, 2024 • 5 mins
As 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?

October 14, 2024 • 14 mins
Richard 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

October 7, 2024 • 11 mins
Lebanese-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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