Episodes
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Unemployment Activism with Jessica Harris
Kevin takes us through the news of the day: layoffs at banks, tax dodging by large tech companies, attacks on free speech, and banning books.We then speak with Jessica Harris, about the bleak situation unemployed workers find themselves in due to government policy, and the rally that was held in...
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Housing with Shane McGrath
Kevin is impressed by the Nobel Peace Prize that a certain U.S. president did not receive.Kevin chats with Shane McGrath from Housing Action for the Aged, about some actual good news.We relisten to an interview with Anika Legal, first broadcast on Thursday Breakfast, 1 October 2026.
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Energy and AUKUS with Dave Sweeney
Kevin demonstrates his usual sympathy for the large consulting firms, coal mining companies, and the mainstream media.He then speaks with Dave Sweeney about the real measures of Australian carbon emissions, anti-fossil fuel activism, and the dire consequences of hosting nuclear submarines.
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Solutions to Water Shortages with Helen van den Berg
Kevin ponders the challenges faced by owners of super-yachts, and looks at suggestions about what to do when Australia is a military target.He then speaks with Helen van den Berg about the infrastructure Victoria could build to address ongoing water shortages, and which the currency-issuing…
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Victorian Government Approves Poisoning Victorians with Cath Rouse
Kevin considers the outsized role of consultants in the tertiary education sector.Guest, activist, and font of information about new ways corporations and government have found to poison its citizens, Cath Rouse, tells us about the planned incinerators around Victoria. This technology has been...
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Housing and Media Updates
Kevin takes us on a whirlwind tour through the pages of the financial press, which somehow keeps returning to the "big four" consulting companies (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC ).We replay an interview first aired 10 September on 3CR's Thursday Breakfast, with Dr Gina Bekker from the Castan Centre...
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Energy and Climate with David Spratt
Climate researcher David Spratt discusses the calamities of gas extraction and data centres with host Kevin Healy.Kevin then gives us the news roundup, including strange happenings in Malta, and why the super rich might have to take up canoeing.
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Housing and Refugee Rights with Max Costello
Kevin considers the purchase of a 50 million dollar car.Kevin then speaks with Max Costello about developments around the legal recognition of refugee rights in Australia. MusicDon't Smoke in Bed, by Dan Tuffy & Song Crew
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Industrial Issues & Victorian Politics with Loukas Kakogiannis
Kevin begins with his usual weekly news roundup, from immigration policy to law enforcement.Kevin then speaks with Loukas Kakogiannis, Secretary, Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU).Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) Music Now Is The Time Of Emotion by Prince Rama
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Transport with Sean Tyrol & John McPherson
Kevin shows his usual concerns for the challenges faced by CEOs and the billionaire class.Kevin speaks with Sean Tyrol about accessible transport, and his experience as a blind commuter and dealing with the communication about changes to the schedules.The conversation about public transport...
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Australia's Nuclear Hypocrisy with Dave Sweeney
Kevin and Antimony discuss the threatened privatisation of Melbourne Water and U.S. army testosterone levels, over cups of Vietnamese green tea.Dave Sweeney then joins the conversation to discuss Australia's double standards when it comes to nuclear threats and international security.The show…
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Water with Helen van den Berg
Kevin shows his usual concern for the challenges faced by Liberal politicians, and the CEOs of fossil fuel companies.Helen van den Berg reminds us that without water there is no life. We kick of the conversation with a new Victorian law that recognises the personhood of rivers.
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50 Years of Housing aka Neoliberalism Wrecks Everything
Content Warning: For discussion of suicide. Call Lifeline 13 11 14 if this episode affects you. Kevin and Antimony discuss UK's Nigel Farage v. Count Binface, billionaire summer camp and more. Guest Dr Kate Shaw discusses 50 years of housing in Australia - marked by a precipitous decline in…
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Remembering 50 Years of Activism With David Spratt
Kevin looks into organising by the billionaire class, and tries to sell Anne a $500,000 watch. Kevin then reminisces with climate researcher David Spratt, about 50 years of activism, including travel to the Middle East, and 50 years of 3CR radical radio.
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Refugee Rights Update with Max Costello
Rebel who are not rebels and money that is not money. Kevin takes us through the topsy-turvy news of the week.Max Costello joins us to talk about the latest viscious assault on migrants and refugees, reminding us that threats to individual human life is deemed "irrelevant" in Australian law.
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Housing Update with Kate Shaw
Kate Shaw takes a deep dive into how the recent federal budget with its tax changes to negative gearing and capital gains will impact the housing crisis. Kevin takes a look at the impact of the federal budget on capitalist investments.
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Methane Is A Ticking Time Bomb with Freja Leonard
Kevin keeps us entertained with his news roundup, including how companies protect their bottom line. Seasoned energy campaigner, Freya Leonard, gives us the bad news which is priced in the billions of dollars, and which overshadows the good news in the federal budget. Freya reminds us that...
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May Day with Jack Howard
Kevin takes us through the creative accounting of large corporations, and throws in a little war profiteering. Jack Howard reminds us how the demise of the union movement began under the Hawke Labor government.
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Housing Update with Jack and Shane
Kevin gives us the weekly roundup of news from the industrial action up north to the inaction of the Minister for the Environment. Jack and Shane take us through the upcoming events and ongoing developments in public housing.
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Transport with John McPherson
Kevin brings us the news roundup with his usual appreciation of the contradictions in the system -- from birthday parties, to city closures, to data centres and more.Public Transport expert, John McPherson, contemplates the fuel crisis, electrification, and Victoria's free public transport....
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Uranium Mines In Times of War: with David Sweeney
Kevin brings us the news of the week from A.I. to the Avalon Airshow to the shopping habits of Australia's central bank governor.Kevin then speaks with David Sweeney, anti-nuclear campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation.
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Transport with John McPherson
Kevin brings us the news with his usual appreciation of the absurd - from AI and water usage, to the health benefits of Arnott's bikkies.Public Transport expert, John McPherson, contemplates the new metro tunnel in Melbourne, and Victoria's complex ticketing system.
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Fight for Public Housing with Kate Shaw
Kevin provides his unique take on the news of the day. What does Australia's highest earning CEO, Australia's owner of the largest agricultural holdings, and the most disappointed past Labor premier all have in common? They are all women.We speak with Kate Shaw about the amazing array of speakers...
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Water and Energy with Helen van den Berg
Kevin puts his own twist on the anniversary of the Dismissal.As ever Helen van den Berg is a font of information about how we could all be better stewards of that most precious resource - water! More information: Maribyrnong River and Waterways Association (MRWA) a community-based organisation…
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Save Westernport & new development proposal: Offshore Windfarm Terminal - with Julia Stockigt
Speaking with Julia Stockigt from Save Westernport about yet another development proposal the local community demands to see ethically and safely executed: this time a Windfarm Terminal proposed by the Port of Hastings on behalf of Victorian Government.Julis discusses the proposed dredging of...
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Water in the West with Helen van den Berg
Kevin and Zeb get the latest updates on our waterways from Friends of Steele Creek's Helen van den Berg.
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Interviews with Experts: Public Housing and Climate
Public Housing Rally details: Saturday August 2nd 2025, 11am - 1pm at the State Library.The Victorian Labor Government plans to demolish and privatize public housing and sell off public land to private developers.Over 10,000 residents are set to be displaced, and 6,660 homes are set to be...
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Transport: Budget Blowouts and Accessible Trams (Still!) Needed
We chat with regular guest John McPherson about Naarm/Melbourne's public transport planning woes. John provides sage advice to build infrastructure for the timetable you need - not the other way round!Find out more about the Sydney Road Accessible Tram Stops Campaign:...
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Housing: State Budget and the Election
We catch up with our regular housing guests for their view on the recent election and Victorian State Budget.
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May Transport Update with John McPherson
Kevin and Zeb catch up with John to talk all things transport in and around Naarm.A new accessible transport rally will be held on Saturday 10/05 at 10am at the Brunswick Rd/Sydney Rd tram stop, demanding all tram stops be made accessible. Come along!Petition to ban Israel from competing in...
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Housing and Unemployment with Jessica Harrison
Kevin and Zeb interview Jessica Harrison, presenter on Breadline (Mondays 6:00pm to 6:30pm - https://www.3cr.org.au/breadline) and long-standing activist in Gippsland.
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Free Palestine with Nasser Mashni
Kevin and Zeb interview Nasser Mashni, president of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) and presenter on 3CR's Palestine Remembered (9.30am on Saturdays).The next Free Palestine rallies coming up are a snap action on Friday 28th 5.30pm at Parliament House and on April 13 12pm at the...
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No to Nuclear
Web Forum on the risks of nuclear to Far North Queensland, Wed 12/03/25 6.30pm AEST, 7.30pm Melbourne time: https://www.foefnq.org.au/the_risks_of_nuclear_for_fnq_forum?splash=1 Check out interactive mapping showing how a Fukushima-scale nuclear disaster could contaminate different areas…
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Austerity, Strikes, and The Greek Tempi Train Disaster
This week Kevin goes on holiday and Karina and Zeb go rogue and drink coffee instead of tea! We interview socialist activist Dimitri Tafidis regarding the train disaster in Tempi, Greece 2 years ago which claimed 57 lives, and the general strike that is planned in Greece on the anniversary of…
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No More Gas with Freja Leonard
Kevin and Zeb are joined by Freja Leonard, No More Gas Campaign Coordinator for Friends of the Earth Melbourne (and Scourge of the Gas Industry in Victoria) regarding the latest on this polluting and climate destroying fossil fuel.We play an audio excerpt from Radio Ecoshock, a weekly environment...
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November Housing Show
City Limits' monthly housing update with Shane McGrath from Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) and Jack Verdins from Friends of Public Housing Victoria.In the top half of the show, Keving mentions the event at Coburg Town Hall on Saturday 23 November: Voices from the Frontline of the…
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Dumpster diving and RAFFWU
In this week’s food-based episode, Kevin and Zeb chat with dumpster diver and academic Willow Ross as well as Josh Cullinan, Secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union.Find out more about some of the topics covered:George Mann:...
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Australian Unemployed Workers Union || A Socialist response to the Housing Crisis
This housing week, Karina reads some news prepared by our regular Public Housing commentator Jack Verdins, then plays an interview recorded during national homelessness week with Jeremy Poxon, welfare rights advocate and officer with the Australian Unemployed Workers Union - check out the AUWU's...
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NOlympics & NO to Lara Big Incinerator!
General news items and our usual rave with Kevin calling in on the phone, followed by a piece released during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games called NOlympics, translated and produced for 3CR by Karina with permission from the Cuellilargo team, Barcelona. You can support their work...
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Derrimut Factory Fire
Kevin and Zeb start the show with a current affairs update, touching on:the disastrous oil spill in the Philippines cause by Typhoon Gaemi;raging fires in California;the impressive win for the Mirarr people in stopping uranium mining at Jabiluka;commentary on the allegations against the CFMEU;...
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Transport May Day Special: 1990 tram strike and transport union history
Kevin Healy and Karina Aedo-Aguilera host a 'Transport Week' May Day special, focusing on our Union History, and featuring Merri-bek Councillor and community activist Monica Harte. She discusses her previous work life as a bus driver and president of the Tramways Union (ATMOEA) during the…
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April Housing Update
Shane McGrath from Raise the Roof provided an update on the State enquiry into Public Housing. Shane also spoke about the Departrment of Consumer Affairs Task Force into Landlords. It is so under-resourced to be effective when it comes to dealing resident complaints.Would replacing negative…
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