Earth Matters
Local and global environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 507
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
2020/2021 Indian farm workers strikes feminist reflections
Feminist Navsharan Singh reflects on the crucial role of women workers in mobilising the 2020/2021 Indian farmers and agricultural workers strike, and film maker/activist Navkiran Natt reflects on th…
Sun 01 May 2022
Disproportionate Indigenous vulnerability to climate change & systemic climate misinformation
Priya Kunjan speaks with ANU researcher Bhiamie Williamson on the disproportionate vulnerability of Indigenous peoples to climate change & mitigation strategies.And Jacob Gamble speaks with John Cook…
Sun 17 Apr 2022
Unprecedented floods and a slap in the face
As floodwaters recede in the Northern Rivers, the federal budget offers little to those facing the impending climate crisis. This week on Earth Matters we hear from Elly Bird, coordinator with Resili…
Sun 10 Apr 2022
Anarchist prepping with Margaret Killjoy (Part2)
Preparedness: an anarchist perspectivePart 1 of a two part show with activist, musician, author and podcaster Margaret Killjoy, host of How to Live Like the World is Dying, on the concept of prepared…
Sat 02 Apr 2022
Forestry Corporation busted by citizens and fined for the removal of hollow-bearing trees.
Forest Corporation in NSW has been caught and fined for logging hollow trees in NSW.Opposition is rising to Rio Tinto’s application to log The Northern Jarrah forests in Western AustraliaAustralian …
Sat 26 Mar 2022
Anarchist prepping with Margaret Killjoy (Part1)
Preparedness: an anarchist perspectivePart 1 of a two part show with activist, musician, author and podcaster Margaret Killjoy, host of How to Live Like the World is Dying, on the concept of prepared…
Sat 19 Mar 2022
Protecting Urban Native Bees: Wildlife Corridors & Community Gardens
Guest presenter Phuong speaks with Emma Cutting from The Heart Gardening Project about the vital importance of creating insect friendly wildlife corridors and community gardens in urban areas, and RM…
Sun 06 Mar 2022
Floods, fish & a bush dish
An Outback Oasis roars with life as flood waters move through the Murray Darling Basin. The Darling-Baaka River and Menindee Lakes are gushing at long last. This week we hear from Barkindji and Malya…
Sun 27 Feb 2022
Woodside threatens Murujuga at Burrup Peninsula & cops threaten climate defenders
Kuruma Marduthunera woman Josie Alec on Traditional Owners deep concerns in WA’s Pilbara region with Woodside’s dangerous new gas project at Murujuga on the Burrup Peninsula. Sasha and Greg from Bloc…
Sun 20 Feb 2022
Call to “Put our heads together” to crack serious Heat Threat to the Great Barrier Reef.
Three young Queenslanders have stepped up their fight to protect the Great Barrier Reef by writing to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee,They urge the icon be listed as ‘in danger’ due to the severe…
Sun 13 Feb 2022
Young Climate Feminists: Radical Futures Roundtable Pt 2.
Young intersectional feminists re-imagining climate justice [Encore]This week on Earth Matters Part 2 of a two part series envisioning radical futures with young intersectional climate feminists at C…
Sun 06 Feb 2022
Young Climate Feminists: Radical Futures Roundtable Pt 1.
Young intersectional feminists re-imagining climate justice [Encore]This week on Earth Matters Part 1 of a two part series envisioning radical futures with young intersectional climate feminists at C…
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Centering fisher folk narratives: World Forum of Fisher Peoples Pt 2
Centering fisher folk narratives: World Forum of Fisher Peoples Pt 2Part 1 of a webinar recorded last year by the World Fish Centre featuring small scale fisheries spokespeople from around the world,…
Sun 23 Jan 2022
Centering fisher folk narratives: World Forum of Fisher Peoples Pt 1
Centering fisher folk narratives: World Forum of Fisher Peoples Pt 1Part 1 of a webinar recorded last year by the World Fish Centre featuring small scale fisheries spokespeople from around the world,…
Sun 16 Jan 2022
North East (NSW) Forest Alliance update: RFA court case & Redbank Biomass Reboot
North East (NSW) Forest Alliance update: RFA court case & Redbank RebootDailan Pugh from North East (NSW) Forest Alliance updates listeners on the upcoming court case against the federal government f…
Sun 09 Jan 2022
What can we bring to the climate challenge ?
Jonica Newby author reading from her latest book Beyond Climate Grief: A journey of love, snow, fire and an enchanted beer can. She tells the story of a man left battling flames with two buckets as t…
Sun 02 Jan 2022
Pursuing Global Justice (Part 3)
Heal Country, Heal Climate series NAIDOC 2021Pursuing Global Justice (part 3) is from a 3 part episode, and the speakers explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander climate change priorities, extr…
Sun 26 Dec 2021
Pursuing Global Justice (Part 2)
Heal Country, Heal Climate series NAIDOC 2021Pursuing Global Justice (part 2) is from a 3 part episode, and the speakers explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander climate change priorities, extr…
Sun 19 Dec 2021
Pursuing Global Justice (Part 1)
Heal Country, Heal Climate series NAIDOC 2021Pursuing Global Justice (part 1) is from a 3 part episode, and the speakers explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander climate change priorities, extr…
Sun 12 Dec 2021
Community Healing (Part 3)
Heal Country, Heal Climate series NAIDOC 2021Community Healing (part 3) is from a 3 part episode, and the panellists explore the impacts of global warming on country & burning, rising desert temperat…
Sun 05 Dec 2021
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