A Friday Rave: Recent Episodes
Jacob Grech
A Friday Rave is on the road with Jacob in the Thumpin’ Pig. Bringing peripatetic ponderings on the mess we’ve got ourselves into every Friday at 5pm.
A Friday Rave is joined by Rawan Arraf, Principal Lawyer and Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Justice to discuss the Federal Court Order against Defence Minister Richard Marles to disclose the list of documents pertaining to export permits and actual exports to Israel prior to and since October 2023. In the case bought about by Al-Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and represented by represented by the Australian Centre for International Justice and barristers from the Victorian Bar and the New South Wales Bar, the documents must be handed over by the 17th of July 2026. A Friday Rave will be following and reporting on updates as they come.
s lastest investments in critical minerals projects and her MAGA-style courtship of Pauline and Elon. We talk about data centres, semiconductors, bottle-necks and the South China Sea. And a quick run through of the companies that the cops are using to get data from your tech
s impunity and australian surveillance planes are all part of the genocidal project. None of us are free until Palestine is free
Outgoing CEO of Lynas Rare Earths addressed the National Press Club, so we dig into that as an exercise in lobbying, and trying to convince kids that mining is excellent, nothing to see here. And we have a quick yarn about the recently announced multinational defence bank.
We are joined by Clinton Fernandes to discuss the ramifications for food security by the war on Iran, debt as a mechanism for control and how Geoscience Australia conducted the publicly funded gas surveys only to sell the information to private companies to make a killing, and how we are seeing it happen again with critical minerals.
t have to. $53 billion more bucks for defence companies and $53 billion less for the public.
We talk about the arrest of Ben Roberts Smith on allegations of war crimes, the government seeming to care more about maintaining the authority in the conduct of atrocities rather than the atrocity themselves. And how war is the theft of childhood.
s visit to Saudi Arabia to talk weapons transfers. Jumping off of our conversation about the war economy last week, we have a bit of a rave about the tech industry and how war and defence contracts are the only thing propping it up... making more billionaires by the minute and training systems to kill.
re 57 collective years and tens of billions of dollars in the red on delivering your promises on more efficient ways of killing people... just stop the audits so no one can keep track.
Mercedes is away today, but Jacob raves on about Australian Sovereignty... almost as if it exists.
t getting. And the abomination that is the Board of Peace Charter, doing away with international law in favour of a technocratic collection of trump affiliates looking to get their hands on building an empire off the back of crises, with Gaza in their sights.
Jacob and Mercedes are out of action this week so we chopped together a show about the G.R.E.A.T Plan, the first iteration of the Board of Peace, which we will be dicussing in more detail next week.
This week we go other the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 that was rubber stamped in Parliament this week, and just a few of the glaring issues. We also go back to Palantir, who are waiting in the wings with the technology to aid and abet ASIO, the AFP and other government departments in surveillence and data on us all.
For the final Saturday Kick Ons of the Summer Series, we go into the dark depths of predictions markets, and the sites that let you gamble on pretty much anything, regardless of how macabre. We dive into how they work, how they are legislated and how they are rife for insider trading while appearing as credible insight into global events and the dangers that lie in the facade. When in reality, they are just betting platforms.
s other books: Subimperial Power: Australia in the International ArenaIsland Off the Coast of Asia: Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy Reluctant Saviour: Australia, Indonesia and the independence of East Timor
This week we discuss Venezuela, the US military incursion and abduction of Maduro, the quest for control of resources and the normalisation of breaking international law, or what remains of it, in the context of the International Rules Based Order championed by the US and Australia. We also have a look at the AUKUS Command, a branch of the AFP established in July 2024 tasked with the protection and security of defence bases and infrastructure, and its anti-protest modum operandi.
Jacob from A Friday Rave interviewing legendery singer songwriter Leon Rosselson from his home in London
The first installment of Saturday Kick Ons, we talk to Scott Ludlam about the murky world of the Atlas Network, and the grip it has on political discourse. The following 3CR programs also feature important discussions on the Atlas Newtork, as mentioned in the episode.Lucy Hamilton on Yeah Nah PasaranDr Jeremy Walker on The Climate Action Show
A good old fashioned rave about rushed new laws in NSW and Victoria, plus some extra commentary.
A Big Week: F35 parts, the US NDAA and AUSMIN, Palantir and all the rest!Riding roughshod through our brains.
We catch up with Googotha Elder Aunty Sue Haseldine to hear the latest on impending rocket launches on her Country at the Koonibba Test Range, threatening the safety of her, her family and friends, and the Country. Jacob and Mercedes do a deep dive into Southern Launch, the company conducting the launches, and also the companies that they are funded by and those they do business with.
We dive into the Whitlam dismissal, not as an anomaly, but a coup carried out by global capital against the people.
Due to... reasons, we were unable to do a shw this week so repeated our Hiroshima Day Special from August.worth a relisten.
Analysing some key areas of concern in recent Australian eSafety Commissioner report.Jacob's naïveté: Israel's actions and the situation in Palestine worse than any of us could have predicted.
Mercedes is having a breather today, so Jacob is talking about the rise in Australian fascism
The new type of drone that will soon be everywhere... guarding your safety.oh... and AUKUS
The companies that built the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago...The same companies that are now building the bombs being dropped on Gazaand Iranand Lebanonand Yemenand Sudan
Back to Africa!where the uranium dropped on Japan came from (and by the way, so did the diamonds that helped pay for the establishment of the Zionist Project).
A Report back from the Convoy to Canberra, along with some of the speeches (including Jacob's).
Getting ready for the Convoy to Canberra and some disgusting news about the Australian Government upping its anti-Palestinian actions.
Two Reports: Francesca Albanese's on the role of corporations in the commission of Genocide and Jill Seegal's about how every fundamental thing in Australia needs to change so that she doesn't feel offended.
Radiothon!Also, who's behind the GHFand His Gorlessness, the Minister for Geelong commits us to a future war with Chins FFX
Jacob was crook this week, so Mercedes held the fort with a report on Australian arms exports to Israe.
Today we raved about Brave1, bringing games tokens to the battlefield.Also, Ben Roberts SmithAlso, Israel's meddling in Australian law enforcement.
A Friday Rave gets taken over by right wing ideologues Jacko and The Sadist to tell you all about Oz's long military history.
LIVE! from Hardout Bar in Preston... A Friday Rave Relaunch with Jacob Grech & new Co-Host Mercedes Zanker
A look at Peter Khalil... the MP for Wills (now that he's felt the need to shutter his electorate office)
Some of the legislative changes that have already taken place for AUKUS and what they mean
This is one of the more important shows where I talk about the nefarious moves behind the crack downs on peace activists.
A tad different today... I'm talking from my notes from a speech I gave at the Solidarity Conference at the Centre for POst Colonial Studies.Hang on to your seats.
today I rave about the new Defence Trade Control Amendment Act 2024... and related issues.
Today I talk with Clinton Fernandes about the Syposium on Timor Leste's 25th anniversary and with Merceds Zanker about the Land Forces 2024 protests.
Today, a new missile factory.... repairing nuke subs in WA... australian nuclear surface ship... B2 Stealth Bombers in QLD
How Australia is complicit in Genocide.Albanese taken to the International Criminal Court.Faux outrage with the CFMEU
ITS RADIOTHON TIME and I'm joined by Mercedes Zanker from Uprise Radio! who's in the studio doing a gallant job of panelling while I'm crouching out of the rain under an awning outside a hospital in Sydney... but that's another story. If you haven't donated to keep A Friday Rave and 3CR on air its not too late do so. go to 3CR.ORG.AU.... go there now!
Today we talk about the space lainches on indigenous land in SA as an introduction to the Whole of Government Approach to defence
A short piece today as I'm stuck in Sydney.. the news of Julian Assange's right to an appeal
A mixed bag today:Ole Cotton Eye's off the cuff remarks on AssangeJapan and AUKUS Pillar IIAir Based Defence Architecture (ffs)and the grave robbing ghouls, vultures and parasites that others may call venture capitalists and PR firms (and former Ministers)
The privatisation of the global supply chain for the F-35s is causing major headaches for the Pentagon... but presents us with an opportunity.
The real crime spree in Alice Springs and expanding the military in Darwin for Uncle Sam
Today I talk about the Rheinmettal export deal with Germany and how it changes everything we previously took for granted about the Australian Arms Export Drive
The scariest piece of Legislation that you've never heard of: the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2023
Liz Turner and Mercedes Zanker present A Friday Rave for International Womens Day today. They put together a great show as expected and I hope that we don't need to wait until next International Women's Day for them to take it over again!They talk Pine Gap, International Solidarity and arms industry.They're also joined by Amanda VillaLobos from Dandenong for Palestine to talk about Rosebank Engineering in Knox.
The Defence Industry Strategy.along with this week's grants to weapons manufacturers.and a little about CEA, Droneshield, U-Neek and everyone's favourite, Elbit.
Today I'm joined by Felicity Ruby to talk about the latest hearing in the medieval cosplay that is the witch trial of Julian Assange.
Today I give an expanded version of a speech I gave at a rally at HTA this morning, going into the reasons behind the rise of the Military Indusytrial Complex's influence in Australia
Today I talk a little about Sth Africa's case calling for an injuction against Israel pending the Genocide hearing
On today's Friday Rave, I'm giving you a taste of Uprise Radio, another program on 3CR hosted by two of my Renegade Activist colleagues, Merceds Zanker & James Brennan.But... on this week's show they broadcast my speech from the Palestine Rally... so... here goes.
Talking about the role Australia plays in the ongoing attempts at genocide of the Palestinian people
A new space base has been announced for Exmouth in WA... but what is it for and why is it there.
A family emergency has occupied all my time the last couple of days, so I'm reprising an interview I did in June with James Brennan on the Stick Together Show about the 2023 Strategic Defence Review.
Today a bit on the Renegade Solidarity Audio Force, the Curious Case of the Bomb Disposal Expert and the Exploding BBQ... and finally new legislation that ties us closer than ever into the US Military Industrial Complex
This week, a somewhat scattered show as I was in less than ideal conditions to put a show together. But still...! Gas & Oil implications of the Gaza War and the Role of Pine Gap in the War.
This week, I talk about the Loud Jew Collective Rally at the Parliament Gardens yesterday and then go off on somewhat of a tangent on why and how we can support the Palestine Rallies. an insight into Jacob's mindset.
AUKUS's role, military excercises with Philippines, Austin in Africa. Militarism's effect on climate
Latest in West Africa: Niger, Nigeria & Cameroon.A yarn about the depoliticisation of the Left
This week I talk about the historical revisionism of Simaon Crean and the ALP in regards to the war in Iraq and I also have a different look at the 'mutiny' of the Wagner Group
James Brennan from the Stick Together Show interviewed me on the Defence Strategic Review
There are changes being planned for the Defence Act... and while they sound innocuous enough, when you look at how legislation works, its time to start getting worried.
A brief look not just at the recent Strategic Defence Review, but what's the rationale behind it.
Jacob raving about the US mid-terms. the new Israeli government and the latest in Australian military news.
Back in 2001 John Howard unilateraly and single handedly committed Australian troops to war in the Middle East... the War on Terror.Is this all it takes for our Government to commit troops and resources to war? ... well, yes apparently. Alison Borinowski of Australians for War Powers Reform joins me to discuss the current moves towards introducing a proper process for inveigling Australi in foreign wars/
A rant connecting the two major issues putting Australia on the world stage: COP26 and AUKUS
Jacob is having a chat with Dave Sweeney about some of the broader nuke issues around AUKUS
At the heart of every just cause is the cause of justiceWhat do the issues of prisoners' rights, AUKUS & Julian Assange have in common?
Clinton Fernandes, talks about Australia's role in the 1973 coup against Allende... and the reasons behind Australia's involvement.
Jacob speaks with Clinton Fernandes on the power dynamics of the US Australian Alliance.
Pre-recorded on Wednesday 1 Sept due to Covid restrictions, Peter Cronau joins Jacob in the virtual studio to discuss our alliance with the USA.
Jacob is joined by Box4's Anthony Snowden about his life fiming protest rallies and his recent work filming the anti-lockdown rallies.
A Friday Rave's take on Afghanistan? Its the money of course.setting it up for a more benevolent takeover.... before we let China become too involved.complete with a little backgrounder on Ahfar Ghani and a couple of snippets of Julian Assange on Afghanistan from ten years ago.
Jacob speaks with Felicity Ruby on the preliminary hearing to determine the grounds that the US can appeal the No Extradition verdict of Julian Assange's case.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Also on the show, jacob exposes how Federal Government grants earmarked for Indigenous Australians ends up in the coffers of the Military Industrial Complex.Tags:Julian AssangeIndigenous Defence & Infrastructure ConsortiumBarpaNational Indigenous Australians Agency
Jacob discusses recent US troop deployments in the Asia Pacific and a short piece on Hiroshima from last year's award winning short film Hibakusha .
Jacob is joined by Dr Yoni Molad to discuss the philoshophy of the reaction to the Corona Virus
Jacob discusses the left's response to the pandemic, Cuba, the Parklea prison 'riot' and Siggi Thordarson.
Jacob was a bit sick with a croaky voice, so he strung together other pieces on the Assange case from other sources.
A mixed bag this week, with Barnaby Choice, the 'right to protest', ICAN & union action at the Atomic Weapons establishment in the UK.
Radiothon with Joe Lorback of the Solidarity Sound System, Nasser Mashni of Palestine Remembered and Australian military Whistleblower David McBride
On A Friday Rave today, I want to have a yarn about the hacking into the Dept of Defence database, facial recognition tech company Clearview and the former head of ASIO going through the revolving door.
This week's rave is on Julian Assange as we prepare for the rally, broadcast from the wide open road with help from Leanne in the studio.
This week I'll be raving about the upcoming trial of Julian Assange and, being Valentine's Day, love and marriage...wtf? And OF COURSE, its 3CR Subscriber Week, so call in on (03) 94198377 and subscribe.
Today’s rave centres around The State of the State of the Union, and making the world safe for capitalism!
More Israeli atrocities. Netanyahu's graft, ongoing Australian involvement in the war on Yemen
From the international stage to anti Assange graffitti on the streets of Brunswick... from the Grand Jury to undercover cops in Melbourne
Jacob is joined in the studio by David Bradbury to dicuss the launch of his new film America and Me and end up talking about everything from Hanging Rock to the hopeful imaginations of the Old Testament Prophets.
Jacob is joined by Matt Wilson who was having a yarn about police matters like their response to protests and their role in the rise of the right in Australia.