Footscray Safety Forum, 'Stranger, Brother' MIFF Short Film, Uyghur Forced Labour & Legal Action Filed Against Kmart, Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault at Trial, End to Unfair Tax Concessions
Update: 2025-08-20
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Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines//Footscray Safety Forum//
CW: Police violenceWe heard a statement from three trans queer disabled people with a lived experience of homelessness in response to the footscray safety forum held last week on Thursday. Learn more by visiting crisis housing reform and footscray hospo on instagram.// Tiaki Teremoana - Stranger, Brother//
Tiaka Teremoana spoke to Inez about starring in the moving and tender short film, Stranger, Brother. Currently premiering at MIFF, the 2025 short film drama showcases millennial manchild Adam who leads a self-absorbed life of partying and casual hookups – until his little half-brother is dropped at his doorstep. In our interview, we discuss trust exercise the director made them play, what it means to find community amongst the avoidance, and find a way back to yourself, and how Tiaki landed the role! // Freya Dinshaw - Human Rights Law Centre//
CW: Modern slaveryWe spoke to Freya Dinshaw, the Associate Legal Director for Human Rights Law Centre following a report released by the UN Special Rapporteur for Contemporary Forms of Slavery published last week. Human Rights Law Centre has amplified longstanding calls on the Australian Government to take action on inadequate anti-slavery laws and increase safeguards for migrant workers. The report from the Special Rapporteur outlined previously known supply chain concerns flagged by the The Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association in their case brought against Kmart this month, read more about this here // Jacinta Masters - Fair Agenda//CW: Sexual Assault, and Court System Violence. For support you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 - 24 hour, 7 days a week. Jacinta Masters from Fair Agenda spoke to us about the campaign to allow sexual assault survivors to pre-record their testimony for trials. Pre-recorded testimony is already an option in QLD and NT and right now there's growing momentum for the standing council of attorneys-general to make this law across all states and territories, supporting survivor agency and reducing the trauma of testifying again and again in open court. To sign the petition and support the campaign, click here.// Maiy Azize - Everybody’s Home//
Lastly, we were joined by Maiy Azize, the National Spokesperson from Everybody’s Home - a campaign to fix Australia’s housing crisis made up of 500 housing, homeless and welfare organisations. On August 18, prior to the kickoff of the Albanese Government's Economic Reform Round Table, housing sector advocates, economists, and union leaders submitted an open letter urging for an end to unfair tax concessions. Maiy Azize helped us understand the social consequences of tax cuts for the rich and what needs to change.// Song:Thinking About You - Desert Mulga
CW: Police violenceWe heard a statement from three trans queer disabled people with a lived experience of homelessness in response to the footscray safety forum held last week on Thursday. Learn more by visiting crisis housing reform and footscray hospo on instagram.// Tiaki Teremoana - Stranger, Brother//
Tiaka Teremoana spoke to Inez about starring in the moving and tender short film, Stranger, Brother. Currently premiering at MIFF, the 2025 short film drama showcases millennial manchild Adam who leads a self-absorbed life of partying and casual hookups – until his little half-brother is dropped at his doorstep. In our interview, we discuss trust exercise the director made them play, what it means to find community amongst the avoidance, and find a way back to yourself, and how Tiaki landed the role! // Freya Dinshaw - Human Rights Law Centre//
CW: Modern slaveryWe spoke to Freya Dinshaw, the Associate Legal Director for Human Rights Law Centre following a report released by the UN Special Rapporteur for Contemporary Forms of Slavery published last week. Human Rights Law Centre has amplified longstanding calls on the Australian Government to take action on inadequate anti-slavery laws and increase safeguards for migrant workers. The report from the Special Rapporteur outlined previously known supply chain concerns flagged by the The Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association in their case brought against Kmart this month, read more about this here // Jacinta Masters - Fair Agenda//CW: Sexual Assault, and Court System Violence. For support you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 - 24 hour, 7 days a week. Jacinta Masters from Fair Agenda spoke to us about the campaign to allow sexual assault survivors to pre-record their testimony for trials. Pre-recorded testimony is already an option in QLD and NT and right now there's growing momentum for the standing council of attorneys-general to make this law across all states and territories, supporting survivor agency and reducing the trauma of testifying again and again in open court. To sign the petition and support the campaign, click here.// Maiy Azize - Everybody’s Home//
Lastly, we were joined by Maiy Azize, the National Spokesperson from Everybody’s Home - a campaign to fix Australia’s housing crisis made up of 500 housing, homeless and welfare organisations. On August 18, prior to the kickoff of the Albanese Government's Economic Reform Round Table, housing sector advocates, economists, and union leaders submitted an open letter urging for an end to unfair tax concessions. Maiy Azize helped us understand the social consequences of tax cuts for the rich and what needs to change.// Song:Thinking About You - Desert Mulga
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