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Earth Matters
Local and global environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
Episodes
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Data Centres Part 2: Are They Really That Bad?
Off the back of part one—an interview with independent climate expert Ketan Joshi last month—Mia brings in other perspectives on the data centre boom. You’ll…
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The Importance of Protecting Dingoes
This program is all about the important role dingoes have in the environment. We were joined by Co-Founder of the Dingo Conservancy Jo Samuel-King. She shed…
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US offshore mineral extraction in American Samoa waters. / Human rights abuses and deforestation for sugar in West Papua
Interviewed by Priya Kunjan, Dr Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, founder of youth-centred environmental organization Finafinau, joins us from Pago Pago to discuss recent…
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Great Barrier Reef: A divers tale. [and transcript]
We delve into the critical state of the Great Barrier Reef through the lens of Tony Fonts, President of the Whitsunday Conservation Council and a veteran diver…
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Data Centres Part 1: Energy Vampires
By now you would have heard the news: data centres are threatening to unravel the progress we’ve made on emissions reductions, as well as the health of…
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30th anniversary special: Earth Matters founder Juliet Fox looks back on 30-years
The first episode of Earth Matters aired on the 26th of July 1996 - exactly 30 years ago this week! In this special anniversary episode* we time warp back…
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Art of Resistance Tour Protests on BHP's Olympic Dam Mine & Woomera Testing Range
In July 2026 activists and artists from across so-called Australia came together, forming a collective known as the Art of Resistance Tour. The group traveled…
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Call for Richmond River Koala Parks /Spotlight on Australian Supers climate cop-out.
Earth Matters Bec Horridge meets a persistent team: Fridays 4 Forests [ Facebook] who regularly protest outside Janelle Saffin MP's office in Lismore on…
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30th Birthday Special: Goolengook Blockade Reflections
Earth Matters 30th Birthday Special: Goolengook Blockade Reflections This month in June, Earth Matters has turned 30 years old, and our proud partner 3cr…
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30th Birthday Special: Close Pine Gap
This year, Earth Matters is thirty years old! And 3CR, our proud parent, is 50 years old! We’re celebrating by digging into the archives, tipping our hat to…
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Earth Matters Live Radiothon Show
Earth Matters presents a live show in the studios of 3CR in Fitzroy Naarm to raise funds for our broadcasting. Earth Matters presenters Kieran…
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30th Birthday Special: The Jabiluka Blockade
To celebrate 30 years of Earth Matters, Mia digs into the archives and presents a special feature on a historic milestone: the Jabiluka blockade. You'll hear…
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Part 2 Exploring Extreme Heat: The Mental Health Impacts of Heat
Content WarningThe episode mentions domestic and sexual violence, and online hate in this episode which might be distressing for some listeners. Later on there…
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Fire Scientists on Impacts of Planned Burns in Wet Forests
This week on Earth Matters, Hannah speaks with fire scientist Phil Zylstra about the large planned burn that took place in the Snowy River National Park. He…
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Conservation: Back2Basics
This episode of Earth Matters examines the ecological crisis unfolding across this continent, from the destruction of the Victorian Volcanic Plains to…
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Sooty on the High Court win that affirms right for third parties with a "special interest" to take Forestry Corporation to court while 15 year old Jesinta calls for more relevant environmental education in schools. [with transcript]
Sooty from South East Forest Rescue shares a significant legal win in the High Court, which affirmed the right for third parties with a "special interest" to…
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A regenerative approach to international development
This week on Earth Matters, we zoom out, and across the world, to speak with an author and human development practitioner based in Antigua, about the big…
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Felling of Mt Macedon snow gums leaves conservationists aghast
Felling of Mt Macedon snow gums leaves conservationists aghast This week Earth Matters travels to a mountain peak in Central Victoria where the State…
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Women coming together to activate the UNFCCC Belém Gender Action Plan
The Belém Gender Action Plan is a nine-year framework, representing a historic step forward in embedding gender equality into climate action. ensuring…
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Return Lee Point to Larrakia People
Mia interviews Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira and Laniyuk, two staunch and inspiring warriors in the defence of Larrakia country. Larrakia country is Laniyuk’s…
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Earth Matters: Compassion and kindness in government - a gateway to wise action on climate change and other challenges?
Continuing our popular online Women's Climate Congress conversation series, this event featured Jennifer Nadel FRSA, Co-Founder and CEO, Compassion in Politics…
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Part One Exploring Extreme Heat | Hot histories: can past heatwaves teach us how to adapt to extreme heat?
Exploring Extreme Heat: Part One Hot histories - can heatwaves of the past teach us how to adapt to extreme heat? Earth Matters is embarking on a multi-episode…
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Interview with Basalt Buddies Pirate Nursery
In this edition of Earth Matters, host Keiran Stewart-Assheton interviews Matt from the pirate nursery Basalt Buddies, discussing the Victorian Grassland…
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Lutruwita Forest Resistance Tour
As with all other areas of Direct Activism for social and environmental justice, some of the most staunch, courageous and passionate forest defenders are…
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Connecting With Our Living World Through Poetry
Mia speaks with two poets about their recent books, both of which chronicle relationship-building with the more-than-human world. Eungedup is a work of poetry…
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Adrian Burragubba & Guridyula jubilant on their right to protect Doongmabulla Springs. /South Coast Action Network
A jubilant senior cultural custodian, Adrian Burragubba makes the first announcement of a landmark decision handed down in the Queensland Court of Appeal…
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"Ancient Futures" with Helena Norberg-Hodge. (with transcript).
Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the new economy movement, a filmmaker, author and founding director of Local Futures, which is committed to the…
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Arts and the Climate Part 2
Mia chats with the folks behind A Climate for Art and Creative Climate, initiatives driving climate conversations and action in the arts and cultural sector…
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Hear the rapturous cheers when Rising Tide coal port blockade succeeds in stopping coal ships.
Earth Matters brings you Voices from "Rising Tide" protest blocking coal ships in Moolobinba/Newcastle, highlighting youth climate anxiety, calls for…
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Invasion Day - Colonialism and Climate Collapse
This Invasion Day, Earth Matters confronts the truth behind January 26 — not as a celebration, but as the beginning of invasion and ecological destruction.From…
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Yurlu |Country: Wittenoom asbestos documentary tells Banjima elder’s cultural story
‘Aboriginal people in Western Australia experience the highest rates of death from mesothelioma globally. That’s because of Wittenoom. And there isn’t a…
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A Climate for Art
The climate crisis is a crisis of imagination; we are stuck in a web of stories about what’s possible. But voices outside the web are picking at the knots…
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Benny Zable challenges mask laws. /Matthew Jeffrey: First Nations Organiser and Climate Justice Advocate
Benny Zable and Tarneen Onus Browne have filed a legal challenge in the Federal Court against Victoria Police's decision to declare Melbourne's CBD and…
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Climate change, green capitalism, and the myth of ethical consumption
In this episode, host Keiran Stewart-Assheton looks at the propaganda we are sold around ethical consumption, particularly in the form of "green" energy…
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John Seed: The Religion of Economics (with transcript).
John Seed explains how modern economics functions as a powerful, unrecognised religion, driving environmental destruction and social inequality, and that…
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Clive Palmer's Secret Weapon
Six weeks ago, billionaire businessman Clive Palmer lost a $300 billion case against the Australian government when the High Court determined that he is not…
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Beating Back Buffel Grass
What would you guess is the largest environmental threat to our iconic deserts? Feral animals? Contaminated or depleted water tables? Desertification?…
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Angelica Mantikas: Using Market Forces to plug APAs gas pipeline proposals. (Or "Hesta must do better".)
Angelica Mantikas from Market Forces details the environmental, social, and financial risks associated with APA Group's proposed pipelines in Australia's…
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Rocket resistance: Nobel Peace Prize winning Kokatha Elder stands against Southern Launch rocket testing on Country
In this episode of Earth Matters, host Keiran talks about the rocket testing being undertaken by Southern Launch, discussing its impacts on the local…
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Talking to Kids About the Climate: Part 2
This show is the second of two parts on the tricky and crucial work of speaking with young people about the climate: conversations with two educators on…
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Talking to Kids About the Climate: Part 1
Talking about climate change is hard. And for those of us who work, live or spend time with young people, it can be especially difficult to work out how to…
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The 2035 Targets: What Now
In September, the federal Government made an announcement that sent shockwaves through the community of climate activists and advocates: a 2035 climate target…
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Decolonising water management in Australia
Western hubris about water leads to really bad water policy - kate harridenAustralia’s First Peoples looked after the country’s waterscapes for millennia…
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Does your Super support climate collapse?
Follow the Money. Use “Market Forces” to go Fossil FreeMarket Forces provides free independent research and analysis online, assisting people who want to learn…
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Hope and resistance: ecocide in Palestine
Israel's miltary annihilation of Gaza and the Palestinian population has been described as the world’s first live-streamed genocide. While the horrific loss of…
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Storytelling in a climate crisis
How do we tell stories about a world in climate crisis? What is the role of writers and storytellers at this critical ecological time? And do the narratives we…
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First Nations Voices on Climate Justice
On today’s show, we hear from two first nations advocates from the frontlines of the climate battle. They touch on climate change impacts in their communities…
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Toxic Waste on Stolen Land
This episode of Earth Matters investigates the toxic legacy of waste on stolen Aboriginal land, from the radioactive scars of nuclear testing and uranium…
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Seed; Australia's indigenous youth climate action movement; their achievements and plan to ban fossil fuels.
Georgia and Angel from Seed introduce Australia’s indigenous youth climate action movement, their activities, and strategic plan for the next three years and…
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Ngarrindjeri shellfishing on Coorong affected by algal bloom
This week on Earth Matters we put the spotlight on the devastating South Australian algal phenomena that is rocking communities and scientists. While the…
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Systemic feminist changes and climate action.
Dr Radha Wagle started life caring for goats in a Nepalese village. She tells her story, how she came from there to lead Nepal's delegation in international…
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Interview with Manju from ANFA
Earth Matters presents local, national and international grassroots perspectives on environmental concerns and broadcasts weekly to a national audience since…
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Speaking Up: Voices from the Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice
"So we refuse that idea that we can accept any forms of gender-based violence and any forms that kill ourselves, other species and the living planet." Noelene…
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Frontline Communities in the Energy Transition
It’s been three months since we sent a clear message at the ballot box: climate action matters. In the lead-up, communities fought hard, running creative…
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"So Many Different Voices"; Women's Climate Congress. [with transcript]
"So many different voices” is about the ways that we bring diverse voices into all the roomsFive speakers representing student women, rural women, First…
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Two Billion Dead: Australia’s Cat Crisis
Australia’s most prolific killer isn’t a mining company or a bulldozer — it’s the common cat. Feral and domestic cats are responsible for over 2 billion native…
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Climate Adaptation Pt. 2: Urban Resilience
Climate change is upon us. We are the first responders. How will we keep each other safe? How will we meet our needs? Who gets to have a say? These questions…
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Climate Adaptation Pt 1: Extreme Weather Events
We are living on a compromised planet. Alongside acting to slow the pace of change, we have to adapt; and prepare for increasingly challenging conditions…
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Food Sovereignty Pt. 2: Local Initiatives
Food sovereignty is the ability to make informed choices about our food, to define our own food systems, and to access healthy, culturally appropriate food…
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Genocide + Ecocide = Suicide
Genocide and ecocide are not separate crimes — they are two sides of the same colonial system that has brought the planet to the brink of collapse. From the…