Indymedia – 2nd September 2024

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This episode of Indymedia discusses issues around Suicide and Self-Harm.
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Raymond Grenfell & Alex Whisson jump into the studio for a new edition of Indymedia.

Refugees have been camping, for 52 days, outside the Home Affairs Department in Melbourne, have now moved to Docklands. The refugees are demanding permanent visas, after The Federal Labour Government has left roughly 12,000 refugees in limbo, many on temporary visas.
A young Tamil man, self-immolated and took his life, due to the frustration and hardship he’d experienced in trying to gain a permanent visa. Friends and Family said the man had been stuck on a bridging visa for more than a decade. Unfortunately multiple members of the community have taken their own life or self-harmed.
Prashant, organiser of the Melbourne Refugee Camp, joins the show.

The 2024 Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in Melbourne is taking place from the 11TH-13TH of September and is a convention where weapons manufacturers and suppliers meet to organise contracts with the Australian Government and The Australian Army. Commonly seen as a conference of war and death, the conference is seen as a way for harms dealers and officials to come together to complete deals that end in genocide.
Natalie, one of the organisers of Disrupt Land Forces, joins Ray and Alex to discuss the demonstration and more.

The legislation passed by the Federal Anthony Albanese Labour Government, against CFMEU, is a grave assault on democracy within trade unions and potentially, any membership based organisation. Set a precedent, that the Government can attack any democratic organisation that it likes, starting with the CFMEU. Trade union officials were sacked and delegates were removed.
Alex attended the rally and spoke with protesters who were at the scene.

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