Serious Danger

As a special treat for all our dear Patrons, we discuss and laugh at conservative writer Derek Parker’s 2014 self-published steaming pile of literature about the horrible world that would be unleashed by a Greens government, This Tattooed Land.  Subscribe to Patreon to access the full 50-minute episode and help pay our producer Mike: https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Blurb:  In a not-too-distant Australia, an authoritarian Green government has taken power, and has ruled for a decade on the premise of dealing with "the emergency." Turner, former cop, former convict, sets out for Canberra with a radical mission: assassinate the Prime Minister. Travelling through the ruined landscape, drawn onwards by a growing obsession, he pieces together the story of the country and the people. And what he finds is startling, incredible ... and frightening.   Woah.    Published by Connor Court Publishing, Australia’s home of cooked boomer literature:  ​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Court_Publishing  https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Albanese’s on-a diet. Emerald and Tom are looking to be charged for contempt of court this week, as Constable Zachary Rolfe is found not guilty in the death of Kumanjayi Walker (5:55), and an appeals court found the government does not have a duty of care to stop the planet catching fire (36:51). Finally, a call to action (57:21). Links - Zachary Rolfe said his police unit had 'no rules' and did 'cowboy stuff' prior to fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/zachary-rolfe-text-messages-supreme-court-supression/100921248  Full statements from Kumanjayi Walker’s family and community responding to the Rolfe Verdict: https://jumbunna.institute/2022/03/11/walker-family-yuendumu-elders-condemn-rolfe-not-guilty-verdict/  “We are all implicated in the system that cost Kumanjayi Walker his life” - 2019 Guardian op ed by Sophie Trevitt: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/15/we-are-all-implicated-in-the-system-that-cost-kumanjayi-walker-his-life  Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/15/sussan-ley-does-not-have-duty-of-care-to-protect-young-from-climate-crisis-appeal-court-rules  Support the Youth vs Palmer: https://www.youthverdict.org.au/  Become a member! Vic Greens offering cheap membership for uni students during O-week: http://greens.org.au/vic/oweek  GO TO A CAMPAIGN EVENT OR ELSE: https://greens.org.au/events Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark McGowan to Kerry Stokes: U up? Emerald and Tom lament the government’s plan to increase our military by a third (5:34), then talk through the alcohol lobby’s attempt to cut beer tax (33:48). Finally, a call to action (56:12). Links - The Greens’ policy on Peace, Disarmament & Demilitarisation  https://greens.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-02/Greens-2022-Policy-Platform--World--Peace.pdf.pdf Texts between Mark McGowan and Kerry Stokes revealed in Clive Palmer defamation case: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-09/texts-between-mark-mcgowan-kerry-stokes-clive-palmer-trial/100890974  Jellyfish would ‘inevitably’ force nuclear submarines into shutdown if fleet based in Brisbane, expert says: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/11/jellyfish-nuclear-submarine-emergency-reactor-shutdown-brisbane-base-moreton-bay-australia  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin Michael's show Standup Vs Improviser at Adelaide Fringe - https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/stand-up-vs-improviser-af2022  https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian’s Work From Work Anthem, with apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda. Emerald and Tom discuss the catastrophic flooding that has hit eastern Australia (7:29), before cursing themselves by reading the new IPCC Report on climate change (27:28). Charlie Murphy from Pride In Protest joins to talk about keeping the radical spirit of Mardi Gras alive (43:58). Finally a call to action (1:05:06), followed by a special encore performance by MC Ticky Fullerton. Links -  Northern Rivers floods donation directory (including Koori Mail fundraiser and Lismore City Council’s Lismore Flood Fund): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xpxfOLcLGjAbBXaWfIc9QJV7VZuCSaTDE9K0k4O02XY/  Support flood-affected communities via GIVIT: https://www.givit.org.au/storms-and-flooding  Read the IPCC Report (at your own peril): https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/  Charlie Murphy’s piece for the Sydney Star Observer: “Why We Need the Mardi Gras Daytime Rally” Follow and support Pride in Protest: https://linktr.ee/prideinprotest  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com  Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clive Palmer has COVID lol. Emerald and Tom take us through the NSW government’s attacks on the bad mean unions this week (6:42), before moving on to good nice billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ attempt to buy AGL (27:52). Finally, a call to action (53:52). Links - Michael West: “How Scott Morrison might junk the Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield mega-bid for AGL” https://www.michaelwest.com.au/how-scott-morrison-might-junk-the-cannon-brookes-and-brookfield-mega-bid-for-agl/  Greens policy: publicly owned renewable energy https://greens.org.au/platform/services#energy  Greens announcement: looking after coal workers https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/25/greens-unveil-19bn-plan-to-subsidise-coal-workers-to-transition-away-from-fossil-fuel-jobs  Anti-poverty centre campaign  https://antipovertycentre.org/update/services-australia-spying-is-one-part-of-the-story/  Support the Antipoverty Centre’s Abolish Work for the Dole campaign: take the survey https://antipovertycentre.org/campaign/awftd/  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com  Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AVO Yemini vs. LaborPRGuy17 : The epic battle to be the biggest weirdo on Twitter. Emerald and Tom dive in to the national security posturing that stunk up Canberra this week (07:49), before comedian and Greens candidate for Richmond Mandy Nolan joins to talk Northern Rivers life, feminism, housing, vaccine mandates, and the time she taught a comedy class to baby Emerald (33:04). Finally, a call to action (1:01:34). Links - Mandy Nolan :  https://www.mandy4richmond.com/ https://www.echo.net.au/2022/02/no-more-nice-girls/   Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com  Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom loses a political party spelling bee. We talk the Religious Discrimination Bill “wedge” and the cruelty of playing 6D chess with queer kids’ lives (4:54), and anti-fascist satirist Tom Tanuki attempts to explain Clive Palmer billboards and the Convoy to Canberra’s “Wiggles concert for cooked adults” (34:28). Plus calls to action for your ears and eyes (1:11:07).  Links - From anti-vaxxers to ‘Sovereign Citizens’: A who’s who of the Convoy to Canberra protest, Zac Crellin, The New Daily, Feb 7 2022: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2022/02/07/canberra-protest-anti-vaxxers/ The Greens policy platform: https://greens.org.au/platform  Lidia Thorpe’s new podcast “Truth Telling”: https://podtail.com/podcast/truth-telling-with-lidia-thorpe/  Tom Tanuki: @tom_tanuki on Twitter; @tomtanuki on IG and YouTube Support Tom Tanuki on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tomtanuki  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com  Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It doesn’t matter if the f***ing psycho c***s know the price of bread. Emerald and Tom look at political donations and how cheap it is to buy influence (6:33), before taking a look at our future psycho c*** Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (29:56). Father Bob joins and talks and sings outreach, political action, and exterminating people like Daleks (38:33). Finally a call to action (50:00). Links - “The repair man: Anthony Albanese” by Nick Bryant, The Monthly, February 2022 :  https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2022/february/1643634000/nick-bryant/repair-man  The Greens’ site exposing dirty political donations in Australia : http://democracyforsale.net/  Father Bob’s BobKeeper campaign:  https://www.mycause.com.au/events/bobkeeper https://www.fatherbobs.com/  https://educatelgbt.com/  Equality Australia has an online form where you can email your Federal MP asking them to oppose the Religious Discrimination Bill: https://equalityaustralia.org.au/take-action/  Donate to the Greens: https://greens.org.au/donate  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com  Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you an ethical patriot or a negative nancy traitor? Tom and Emerald appreciate some Gina Rinehart poetry, then discuss whether ethical patriotism is a real thing with Australia still in a situationship with First Nations people and the UK (4:39), and finally tell you what we think about those damn, sexy centrist independents (30:21). Plus a call to action in your backyard (53:53). Links - Stan Grant piece on National Identity :  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-26/australia-day-how-do-we-define-national-identity-dangerous/100780122  The Ethics of Patriotism: A Debate : https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/the-ethics-of-patriotism-a-debate#:~:text=John%20Kleinig%20argues%20that%20patriotism,restricted%2C%20ethical%20form%20of%20patriotism Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Get a Greens placard : https://greens.org.au/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Were the child forklift drivers for spreading dead cats? Emerald and Tom answer listener questions (3:56), then read why lefties need to learn to love the GST (22:34). Chelsea Watego joins to talk January 26 and her book Another Day In The Colony (33:55). Finally a call to action (53:00). Links - “Why lefties need to learn to love the GST” - Steven Hamilton, Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-lefties-need-to-learn-to-love-the-gst-20220118-p59p27.html  Greens tax policies: https://greens.org.au/tax-billionaires  Emerald’s 2021 books roundup: https://twitter.com/emeraldxmoon/status/1469945982729089024?s=20  “The truth about truth-telling” - Megan Davis, The Monthly:  https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2021/december/1638277200/megan-davis/truth-about-truth-telling  Call To Action - First Nations-led rallies and organisations to support on 26 January: https://junkee.com/invasion-day-2022-rallies-where-to-donate/319730  Donate to support the Aboriginal Tent Embassy 50th anniversary conference: https://chuffed.org/campaign/aboriginal-tent-embassy-anniversary  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.