Past Interviews               

CPSU National Secretary, Stephen Jones
Erin Brooks talks to CPSU National Secretary Stephen Jones about Telstra's latest attempts to axe their employees rights at work" 

 

Manufacturing Workers @ Holdens
AMWU SA State Secretary John Camillo and ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence pay tribute to our manufacturing workers at Holden's Elizabeth plant on Wed Oct 31st 2007.  

ASU Members at Holdfast Bay Council
Daryl Bullen talks to staff from Holdfast Bay Council and their union who are angry at the Council trying to push through a WorkChoices agreement prior to the election.

Tribute to Jack Watkins
YR@N pays tribute to one of it’s finest union activists, Jack Watkins.   Jack recently passed away unexpectedly and will be remembered for his extraordinary achievements in social justice and for fighting tirelessly for the rights of asbestos victims and their families for more than 30 years. Here are the voices of his friends, family and colleagues, recorded by Daryl Bullen at his funeral on Oct 24th 2007.

LifeWorkArt Party
Kate Bonner talks to artists at the LifeWorkArt party about why they were moved to create works about the Coalition's WorkChoices laws and how they are impacting on our community.

SA Nurses Showing They Care
At Noarlunga train station recently SA nurses took people's blood pressure and talked to them about their rights at work. Registered Nurse, ANF member and YR@N roving reporter Daryl Bullen joined in.

Kineman Karma - Live Music Fest
On 13 September Your Rights at Night celebrated Radio Adelaide’s Live Music Fest with Nunga Reggae band Kineman Karma, featuring CPSU activist Andrew (AJ) Davis.  Kineman Karma have a huge original song list infused with plenty of social justice, environmental and cultural messages of reconciliation - laced with Ngarrindjeri style humour.  Check them out by listening to the show and by checking out their website: www.kinemankarma.com  or on Myspace at www.myspace.com/kinemankarma

ACTU Secretary, Jeff Lawrence
Catherine Zengerer talks to incoming ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence about what our workplaces will look like if the ALP get elected in the upcoming Federal Election and what they will look like if the Howard/Costello team are re-elected.

YRAW Training Day - 1 September
Catherine Zengerer talks to members of the community who attended the YR@W training day at the Dom Polski Centre on Sep 1st. If you couldn't make it to the day but would like to help get rid of WorkChoices and the Government that brought the laws in, call SA Unions on 8279 2222 or email saunions@saunions.org.au

Afghani Woman
Daryl Bullen talks to Sohaila, a member of the Revolutionary Women of Afghanistan, on her recent tour of Australia.

Voters in Kingston
Daryl Bullen talks to voters in the Federal seat of Kingston about which way they will be voting at this year's Federal Election.

Know Where You Stand
Catherine Zengerer and Erin Brooks discuss the controversial “Know Where You Stand” ads being promoted by the new head of the Workplace Authority, Barbara Bennett.

Community Candidate Forum - Wakefield
Catherine Zengerer went to the recent Community Candidate Forum for the Federal seat of Wakefield and caught up with both the candidates and the locals who went along to talk about your rights at work.

Greg McCarthy - Vote Polling & Media Strategies
Raff Tardivo talks to Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Adelaide, Greg McCarthy, about vote polling and media strategies in the lead up to this year's Federal Election campaign.

 

SA Nurses Angry
Daryl Bullen talks to SA nurses angry at the State Govt's failure to improve their pay offer. If you want to send a message of support for the nurses campaign for better pay and improved access to study and other leave, e-mail the Minister for Industrial Relations, Michael Wright: minister.wright@saugov.sa.gov.au

ACTU President Sharan Burrow
Raff Tardivo and Karen Brown talk to ACTU President Sharan Burrow on her recent visit to Adelaide

Cath Bowtell on ALP Policy - Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
Catherine Zengerer talks to ACTU Industrial Officer, Cath Bowtell, about how the ACTU rates the ALP's Industrial Relations policy "Forward with Fairness" and how it compares to the Howard Government's so-called "WorkChoices" legislation.

Cath Bowtell - Fairness Test - Part 1, and Part 2
Catherine Zengerer talks to ACTU Industrial Officer, Cath Bowtell, about the Howard Government's new so-called "Fairness Test" and whether the ACTU thinks it will really protect workers from the unfair IR laws.

Nicole Cornes
YR@N roving reporter Daryl Bullen talks exclusively to ALP candidate for the Federal Seat of Boothby, Nicole Cornes.

Rock the Vote is a national non-partisan organisation dedicated to building youth empowerment. RTV is all about helping young people to want to be part of their democracy - to stand up and be heard about issues that affect them.
 
Rock the Vote's launch party  was held at the Gov on June 7th and the line -up included : 

RTV Interviews, RTV Vox Pops
You can check out photos of the night taken by Spoz and Stephen Yarwood at  www.myspace.com/rockthevoteoz

If you want to keep active and supporting the Rock the Vote Campaign, you can register to be part of a street team at: www.rockthevoteaustralia.com

David Palmer - May Day
Flinders University's Senior Lecturer in American Studies, Dr David Palmer addresses the Adelaide May Day Dally, on the SA Parliament House steps on Saturday May 5th, 2007.

Interview with Julia Gillard - 1 May 2007
Catherine Zengerer talks to the ALP Deputy Leader Julia Gillard about the launch of Labor's new IR policy

Metal for Metal 24th April 2007
Erin Brooks talks to punters at the AMWU’s Metal 4 Metal night at the Lizard Lounge

Professor Larissa Behrendt - 8 March 2007
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Transcript of her address to the UNIFEM International Women's Day Breakfast


If you have any issues you wish to be discussed contact Catherine Zengerer at SA Unions - czengerer@saunions.org.au