Youth 'Justice' Bill 2024, Victorian Minimum Rental Standards, Monash Solidarity Encampment, Yoorrook's Public Hearings, Looking Back at Beyond the Bars

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Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Andrew Yue - Jesuit Social Services Marisa on Doin Time interviewed Andrew Yue who has worked at Jesuit Social Services for over 10+ years, regarding raising the age of criminal responsibility. They spoke about the Youth Justice Bill 2024 that seeks to raise the age all the way to 14, and most importantly for young people who carry out certain behaviour, we have to address what's driving the behaviour and address trauma, and renegagement with community, education, family to ensure that young people can flourish. However, there are concerns around how the bill is implemented, police powers, and what this means for young people. You can catch the full show on Doin Time on 3CR Mondays from 4pm - 5pm. // Harry - Renters & Housing UnionLast month, the Allan government announced a long awaited amendment to minimum rental standards in Victoria. While change is welcomed by renters and advocates, there are significant oversights - some of which we covered in our talk on July 6 with Sophie Emder from Sweltering Cities. This week, we are joined by Harry, secretary of the Renters and Housing Union to discuss their submission on the proposed minimum standards. Sweltering Cities and RAHU worked together to centre community in their submissions by running a series of workshops, and today we will be delving into the recommendations formulated as a result.// Madi - Monash Palestine Solidarity Encampment. We hear from Madi Curkovic who is a Monash Student Association Queer Officer and an organiser at Students for Palestine Monash. She is also one of the nine students at Monash being threatened with expulsion or suspension for organising the Gaza solidarity encampment at Monash. In a speech given at the Free Palestine Naarm Rally on 30 June 2024, Madi spoke about the complicity of universities and educational institutions in Israel's genocide of Palestine and the silencing of pro-Palestinian students on campus.// Deputy Chair and Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter - The Yoorrook Justice CommissionYoorrook, or ‘truth’ in the Wemba-Wemba language, is a fundamental element in the fight for First Nations justice in so-called Australia. The Yoorrook Justice Commission launched in 2022 as the first formal truth telling process investigating the ongoing impacts of colonisation on First Nations people. Last month, the Commission saw its seventh round of public hearings and today we are joined by Deputy Chair and Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter to unpack them. Sue-Anne is a proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman, who is widely recognised for developing rights-based, transformative practice responses that empower First Nations people to heal from the continuing effects and processes of colonisation. Watch Jarvis Tell's His Story mentioned in this segment.// Looking Back at Beyond the Bars Next week marks the 23rd iteration of Beyond the Bars. Running since 2002, Beyond the Bars is a live broadcast featuring songs, stories, opinions and poems from First Nations inmates in Victorian prisons. In honour of Beyond the Bars 23rd iteration which will air next week and in commemoration of NAIDOC week, we will be replaying segments from last years show. Today, you will hear some audio recorded in Dame Phyllis Frost centre. Song - Love will keep us alive - Naihana & Amos 3.24//