Serious Danger

We are a Labor podcast now. Lol gotcha April Fools! Emerald and Tom catch up on the stories from the first week of the federal election campaign (10:20). The days are short, but the weeks are also short! Greens announce policies on environment and education, and Labor announce a familiar-sounding policy on supermarket price gouging. Then they are joined by Greens MP for Brisbane, Stephen Bates! (39:53) How is the campaign going as he looks to repeat his shock 2022 win? Why did he call Dutton ‘Temu Trump’ in Question Time? Why does Labor think they can get away with running a candidate who is currently a director at Deloitte? Finally, a call to action (1:05:30).  ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Truth Bombs: the Greens’ new Defence policy & Vic Socialist criticisms” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Call to action -  THE ELECTION IS HERE! Go to this page, contact your local campaign - https://greens.org.au/events Support Stephen’s campaign - https://www.stephenbates.com.au/  Sign up to volunteer greens.org.au/vic/volunteer  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom tackle a much-requested topic - the Greens recent defence policy announcement. Along with withdrawing from AUKUS and reducing military spending, the policy would also invest in local production of defensive drones and missiles. Are the Greens secret warmongers? Are Emerald and Tom secret hacks? Did the Greens fail to anticipate attacks from the left and the Victorian Socialists? Should we even have a military, or capitalism!?! ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Policy announcement -https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/greens-announce-new-policy-decouple-australia-us-military  Australian Socialism Substack response -https://australiansocialism.substack.com/p/giving-the-green-light-to-imperialism Vic Socialists respond on Twitter -https://x.com/vic_socialists/status/1904001724475720149  Purple Pingers response video -https://www.tiktok.com/@purplepingers/video/7484825640823278855?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc  IPAN tweet in support -https://x.com/IPAusNet/status/1903217015042740439  Hear Emerald’s sister to join for a discussion on the ethics of autonomous warfare - Patreon Bonus: Killer Robots (ft. Georgia Hinds - Emerald’s sister!) - April 26, 2023 Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sixth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Samantha Ratnam - former Victorian Greens state leader, and candidate for the seat of Wills! Why did she resign as a state MP to run for federal politics? How did the redistribution halve Labor’s margin in the seat? Can Melbourne’s Greens presence finally grow beyond Adam Bandt? And is this the end of current member and supposed Special Envoy for Social Cohesion, Peter Khalil? As he would say, “You will have to wait and see hope you are pleasantly surprised.” ---------- These bonus election episodes can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU   ---------- Call to action - Join Samantha’s campaign for Wills - https://samantharatnam.com/  Sign up to volunteer greens.org.au/vic/volunteer  There’s an election coming! https://greens.org.au/events  Check out the platform - https://greens.org.au/platform  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom is joined by Greens federal Senator for Tasmania and self-proclaimed best gamer in the Senate, Nick McKim! First up, the election has finally been announced for Saturday May 3rd (5:49). What is Nick’s review of the Albanese gov? Are Greens making a mistake by ruling out forming a minority with Dutton? Then, it’s time for Budget Winners and Losers 2025! (27:54) Is there anything good on offer? What were the LNP and Greens responses? Finally, a call to action (1:10:09). Also, the salmon scandal! ---------- Just released on Patreon - “The CFMEU scandal from the inside ft. Elizabeth Doidge” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Call to action -  THE ELECTION IS HERE! Go to this page, contact your local campaign >> https://greens.org.au/events Folks in Lutruwita / Tasmania:  Saturday April 5th - Skate for the Skate  https://contact-tas.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=20835&reset=1 Sunday April 6th - Greens for a Free Palestine  https://contact-tas.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=20882&reset=1 Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fifth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Huong Truong - organiser, former MP for Western Metro and Greens candidate for the Melbourne seat of Fraser! What was it like briefly being in the Vic Legislative Council? How does being the daughter of Vietnamese boat people inform her politics? And after unprecedented amounts of door-knocking and fundraising, what will it take to get Greens over the line? ---------- These bonus election episodes can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU   ---------- Call to action - Sign up to volunteer greens.org.au/vic/volunteer There is less than six weeks before early voting opens - so turn up and one of us will connect you with something really fun and meaningful to do Rock up at an event greens.org.au/vic/events/fraser Campaign Night every Wed night at Borderlands Cooperative in Footscray, door knocks and events every weekend, help us run our next screen printing merch event  Help us reach placard domination! Get in touch via instagram or facebook @HuongForFraser  There’s an election coming! https://greens.org.au/events  Check out the platform - https://greens.org.au/platform  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Adam Bandt hits the decks with Abbie Chatfield. Emerald and Tom take a look at new polling about the election (11:33). Are the Greens going to lose their Brisbane seats or was it just a “poll-shaped object?” And what does Adam Bandt’s “sub-zero” popularity mean for the party? Then, policy!?! (46:05) Greens want to end gas and homelessness, Labor wants a $25 cap on meds, and LNP have gone full boonta (aka approve more gas, ban protests and hold a referendum). Finally, a call to action (1:12:42). ---------- Just released on Patreon - “The CFMEU scandal from the inside ft. Elizabeth Doidge” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Call to action -  Greens rally in Brisbane -  Keep Brisbane Green, Keep Dutton Out - https://elizabethwatsonbrown.com/duttonout  March in March - happening today! -  https://marchforforests.org/  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom speak to Elizabeth Doidge, former official at the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union. What was it like to work for the CFMEU - was it all thuggery and boy’s clubs? Has the government overreached with its crackdown on the union? Did Max Chandler-Mather deserve Sarah Ferguson’s “full-throated” 7.30 attack?  Will Labor’s sell-out of the labour movement come back to bite it? ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - ‘Time to stand with the CFMEU against a cooked-up scandal’ Guy Rundle in Crikey - https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/07/19/cfmeu-scandal-guy-rundle/  ‘Max Chandler-Mather's CFMEU rally antics have given Labor a political weapon to wield against the Greens’ David Speers in ABC -  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-29/chandler-mather-cfmeu-rally-labor-political-weapon-greens/104281726 Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fourth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Sophie Greer - community organiser, public health expert, local councillor and Greens candidate for Perth in Perth! Does WA have whiplash preparing for another vote before the dust has even settled on the state election? What do the results of that one tell us - four senators and balance of power!?! Is Perth finally ready to go Green? ---------- These bonus election episodes can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU   ---------- Call to action - Support Sophie’s campaign! https://sophiegreer.com/  There’s an election coming! https://greens.org.au/events  Check out the platform - https://greens.org.au/platform  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greens want the tax dollars of inner-city lefties with their cannabis lattes. Emerald and Tom talk tariff wars (13:07) which are a thing we have to have in our lives now for some reason. Is Albo a wimp for not retaliating after Trump announced steel and aluminium tariffs? What is the Green left position? Then, the snowflakery continues as pro-Palestinian protesters get charged, deported and blamed for obvious caravan hoaxes (46:20). How did our politicians get ‘tricked’? Or did they ‘never waste a good crisis’? Finally, a call to action (1:09:38). ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #8 : Leadership debates & neoliberals on bikes” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU   ---------- Call to action -  - Assange Campaign calling for Julian to be pardoned by Trump https://www.action.assangecampaign.org.au/  - Fundraiser for Mahmoud Khalil https://chuffed.org/project/justice-for-mahmoud-khalil - Post pro-Greens things things!  GENERALLY BE GREEN AND BE PROUD!   Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Third up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Omar Sakr, poet, novelist, essayist, and Greens candidate for Blaxland in NSW! Is the seat of Paul Keating and now Jason Clare, finally ready to end its status as a Labor stronghold? Why don’t the major parties support Muslim voices and stand up for the people in Gaza? And what happened after he wrote a poem reflecting on ‘Bluey in the genocide’ and caught the interest of News Corp? ---------- These bonus election episodes can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU   ---------- Call to action - Omar Sakr for Blaxland - for upcoming events, donate or volunteer at  https://www.instagram.com/greensforblaxland/  https://www.instagram.com/omarsakrpoet/  There’s an election coming! https://greens.org.au/events  Check out the platform - https://greens.org.au/platform  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.