Lockdown in Victoria || A World without Prisons || Jackboot Lockdown on Melbourne Public Housing Estates

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Green Left Weekly Radio

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Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. NewsreportsDiscussion and analysis of the following news items from the presenters Jacob, Chloe & ZaneCoronavirus Victoria: what you need to know about Melbourne's stage 3 lockdown https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/09/coronavirus-victoria-melbourne-stage-3-lockdown-restrictions-metropolitan-metro-mitchell-shire-explained-covid-19-what-you-need-to-know More than 6,500 applications for JobKeeper rejected due to ineligibility or fraud, ATO says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-03/more-than-6500-applications-for-jobkeeper-rejected-due-to-fraud/12415670Defend and extend JobKeeper: Young workers bear brunt of coronavirus economic pain https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/defend-and-extend-jobkeeper-young-workers-bear-brunt-coronavirus-economic-painInterviews and Discussions A recording of a speech by Debbie Kilroy who is a prisoner rights activist, founder and CEO of Sisters Inside speaking at a public forum that was organised by Socialist Alliance and Green Left on the topic of "Defund the police & abolish the prison system: What does it mean & how can it be done?". You can listen to her individual speech here.A interview and discussion with Socialist Alliance Moreland Councillor Sue Bolton on the hard lockdown of Public Housing Residents in Flemington and why the response from the Victorian Government is racist and discriminatory. Listen to her interview here.