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Susanna Duffy, Glen Davis, Irene Bolger and The Bagman


    • May 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Aboriginal Anzacs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025


    Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have served in Australia's defense forces. Here are some of them.

    Rollicking Sea Shanties

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025


    Working songs of the sea

    1891

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025


    The price of wool was falling in 1891. Or so they say. The story behind the Shearers' Strike

    Tribute to Auriel Andrew

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025


    A tribute to Aurial Andrew, an Arrente woman from the Northern Territory. Auriel was a country music singer with a sweet voice, the first Aboriginal woman to appear on Australian television as an entertainer.

    AUKUS the Biggest Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025


    The biggest scam of all time is AUKUS. Plus, let's update the taxation system

    Racism on the rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025


    Since the defeat of the Voice referendum, racism has skyrocketed as racists are emboldened. Many of them are in parliament, Senator Nampijinpa Price is one example

    Peter Dutton looking for votes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025


    Peter Dutton has entered the battle for the Bro Votes

    What a Waste

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025


    Waste is a vital part of the capitalist system. Is it all just garbage? Plus - USA is the most aggressive and violent country in recorded history

    From the Blockades

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024


    Looking back at the Blockades from the 1970s to now, and the music they i nspired

    Songs of Solidarity - Alistair Hulitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024


    A tribute to Alistair Hulitt, singer, songwriter and international socialist

    Roy Bailey Tribute part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024


    Part Two of the tribute to Roy Bailey, sociologist, socialist and musician.

    Tax Money, Church Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024


    Lies are shamelessly commonplace in politics. Churches must pay tax

    Peaceful Melodies: Anti-War Songs of the 60s

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024


    War No More: Exploring Anti-War Songs of the Sixties/ Part 1

    Our Indigenous Soldiers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024


    A brief look at some of our indigenous soldiers.

    Anzac and Jingoism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024


    War shouldn't be glorified through discourse of patriotism and the Aussie way. 

    Tune Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024


    Union Music Singalong

    Australia a Republic, we don't need the British Royals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024


    Whi cares about photoshopping a family happy snap, we should care about the whole parasitical family

    Tribute to Roy Bailey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024


    A tribute to Roy Bailey, (20 October 1935 – 20 November 2018), English Socialist Folk Singer

    Talking to Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024


    Women talk about their experiences in 1980s and 70s. Poetry from Comrade Natasha

    Scott has Left the Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024


    The exit of former disgraced PM, Morrison, after 2 years of sitting on the back bench,

    Right Wing Group spends thousands on Facebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024


    Bizarre Barnaby, Right wing lobby group spending thousands on Fecebook and emboldened racists now  attacking Traditional Heritage Rights 

    The funding of the Voice defeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024


    Who paid for the anti-Voice campaign and why Australia is a racist country. Also, review of the Palace Letters

    Good Riddance Scott Morrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024


    So long Scott, it's not been good to know you

    Remembering Archie Roach Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023


    Part Two of a Tribute to Archie Roach

    Remembering Archie Roach

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023


    Remembering Arcchie Roach with lively input from Kucha's Karaoke

    Indefinite Detention is unlawful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023


    When it comes to indefinite detention of refugees it appears that Australian law doesn't matter. Plus - some appalling sexist outrages, the crisis of truth, hear about a book that took 28 years to read,  and delve into the history of a popular anti-fascist song. 

    Robodebt Commission and Cannabis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023


    The Federal Government has formally accepted all the recommendations from the Robodebt royal commission. Plus a few facts about cannabis

    Remembering Ned Kelly. The events of 1975

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023


    Lessons from Ned Kelly. Plus the appalling events of 1975.

    Hope after the referendum and a revisit to Cummeragunja

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023


    Consider moving inland, be horrified by the arc conference and think about some hope for community action after the referendum, revisit the Cummeragunja walk-off.

    Statement from the Uluru Dialogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023


    Statement from the Uluru Dialogue. Plus Happy Birthday to Vegemite and some invigorating news from Iceland

    Referendum Regret

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023


    Regrets for the failed referendum and for the lack of respect given to First Nations. BL from the Bush has suggestions for fighting bushfire. Poetry from Natasha

    Remembering Westgate. Last words on the Voice.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023


    Our last words on the referendum for the Voice to Parliament. Also, remembering the tragedy of Westgate Bridge

    Tribute to Max Duggan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023


    Tribute to Max Duggan, congrats to Dan Andrews. The right-wing billionaires and christian groups who fund the 'No' vote to the Voice

    Systemic Racism in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023


    More on the Voice and Systemic Racism in Australia

    Rage from anti-Voice advocates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023


    John Howard wheeled out from the freezer to rage against the Voice. 

    Not intergenerational but interclass

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023


    The intergenerational report is nonsense, Australia has enough money and even more if we tax the churches. Celebrating the anniversary of John Cummins.

    Vietnam : 50 years on

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023


    50 years ago, Australian troops stopped killing the people of Vietnam. Why were they even there?

    Respect the Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023


    Respect the Voice to Parliament

    Remembering Hiroshima

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023


    We remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Truth in Advertising and Sugary Drinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023


    Truth in Advertising, Sugary Drinks and Murdoch

    US conservative christian agency is running the No to the Voice Campaign. But who is bankrolling it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023


    Who is bankrolling the US conservative christian agency running the No to the Voice Campaign?  Plus,Scott Morrison, will he stay or will he go? Jeff Kennet rises from the dead to demand paycuts for workers. More

    Dutton gets a Makeover and Morrison gets to be a Motivational Speaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023


    Peter Dutton attempts to makeover his nasty image into a nice one. The BL from The Bush has more on Robodebt and why Scott Morrison, reborn as motivational speaker, must get out of Parliament

    NCAC, ICAC and historic skulduggery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023


    Established just 6 days ago, the National Anti Corruption Commission already has 44 referrals to investigate. We look at some historic corruption. Indigenous Climate Activists on the Rainbow Warrior send a message and we also dispel some myths about the Voice referendum.

    Lost at Sea, our Future Fund and Nazi Memorabilia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023


    Lost at sea. the Titanic, the Titan and the mass drowning of migrants. Politicians buy up Nazi memorabilia at auction and where is our Future Fund invested?

    Health Leave for Dodgy Politicians and Bring on the Anti-Corruption Commission

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023


    Dodgy politicians, dodgy submersibles and dodgy artworks

    Sugar as a Political Statement and End Child Labour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023


    Once upon a time putting sugar in your tea was a political statement, hear how a boycott helped end slavery. !2 June is World Day against Child Labour. Comrade Natasha reads working class poetry.

    Marine Muck, Murdoch and Memoirs of the Bagman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023


    What's washed up on your beach lately? We need a Royal Commission into the Murdoch Media Empire and we hear an exerpt from Memoirs of the Bagman

    Sorry Day and the Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023


    Background of National Sorry Day and discussion on the Voice

    Tax and the Churches

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023


    The BL from the Bush talks about Poverty Payments while Susanna discloses the massive profits made by churches - all tax free

    Budget Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023


    What's really in that budget? Roundup of weekly news and a spotlight on the Basques

    Rotten Royalty and a Republic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


    Now the Queen of Australia has gone, it's time to ditch the rest of the dysfunctional royal family. We're grown uo now, Time for a Republic.

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