Refugee and immigration legal centre (RILC) in Fitzroy

David Manne was on Radio 3RRR 102.3 FM today, October 9, 2007.

David Manne is co-ordinator, caseworker, solicitor and migration agent at the Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre (RILC) in Fitzroy. The RILC is the largest provider of free legal assistance to disadvantaged migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Australia (see David’s biography on eurekastreet.com.au).

When David is in Melbourne, he’s a semi-regular guest on Radio 3RRR 102.3 FM, on a show called The Word with Tracee Hutchison (Tuesday 9am – 12pm).

Handy links include

• www.rilc.org.au/aboutus
• rilc.org.au/staff
• rilc.org.au/links
• www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/asylum_seekers/index.html

Today, David Manne spoke with Tracee Hutchison about his recent work in Naru.

Other relevant interviews and articles

• David Manne with Kathy Bowlen on ABC Statline Victoria, 17/06/2005.
• Refugee Legislation proves Government’s reform desire a sham. David Manne sets new refugee legislation in its historical context, and exposes its radical and brutal character.
• Foundering justice. David Manne argues stowaways’ rights to seek asylum are being denied.

Audiences like it local and vocal

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) reports:

Community radio and TV stations are hugely important to the vitality of local communities, say the authors of a groundbreaking study being launched today.

In the largest project of its kind in the world, researchers from Griffith University have spent two years interviewing audiences across the country, including listeners of Indigenous stations, ethnic language programs, metropolitan, suburban, regional, rural and remote radio, as well as TV audiences in the emerging community TV sector.

The resulting report, Community Media Matters – an audience study of the Australian community broadcasting sector, reveals the integral role played by community broadcasting as described by some of its more than seven and a half million listeners.

The Hon. Helen Coonan, Minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts is launching the report at the Melbourne studios of 3RRR-FM, today, Friday August 17. [more]

Read more about the launch via the CBF.