Today we hear some of the calls made at this week’s NSW government drugs summit forum in Lismore, including one for a drugs court in Lismore from former magistrate and Dean of Law at Southern Cross University David Heilpern who join us in the newsroom halfway through the show.

David Heilpern was also at Sunday’s anti-native forest logging rally in Mullumbimby, part of a host of rallies around the country last weekend, and we hear part of his the speech he gave as well as from Greens Member of the Legislative Council Sue Higginson.

From our colleagues at The Wire we hear recommendations for students in the recent report on the COVID-19 response and cross to Tasmania, where police have arrested an eighty-two-year-old First Nations elder who was protesting against logging.

We also take you to Brisbane, where the Media Arts and Entertainment Alliance held a vigil last weekend to commemorate International Day for an End to Immunity from Crimes Against Journalists.

1.    Australian media union launches fund for Palestinian media workers featuring Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance Federal President Michael Balk (Dr John Jiggens)

2.    Law and politics on stage at Mullum anti-native forest logging rally featuring Southern Cross University Dean of Law and former NSW magistrate David Heilpern and Greens NSW Member of the Legislative Council Sue Higginson (Julie Beesley, Eco Futures, Bay FM)

3.   82-year-old First Nations elder arrested for protesting Tasmanian forest logging featuring Tasmanian First Nations elder and activist Uncle Jim Everett (Asad Khan, Ngaarda Media)

4.     Former magistrate calls for drugs court in Lismore – for the 14th official time featuring Southern Cross University Dean of Law and former NSW magistrate David Heilpern

5.    Medicinal cannabis industry joins push for NSW drug driving law reform featuring Montu Head of Government Relations and Cannabis Council Australia member Edward Strong

6.    How to improve online education: learnings from COVID-19 response inquiry Featuring La Trobe University Senior Lecturer Dr Stefan Schutt (Deakin Percy, The Wire)

4.    Northern Rivers News with Anny Reed

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PIC: Greens NSW MP Cate Faehrmann experiencing a NSW roadside drug test (supplied)