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In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, live from the Newcastle Comedy Club during the Rising Tide blockade, it’s a special Boxing Day panto! As a young man getting into green politics, former senator Scott Ludlam wrote the play Atomic Oz - “The story of the nuclearisation of Australia and how ordinary people can get in its way. Played out on a giant map of Australia, the show travels from 1947 to 2001 in a circus sideshow of military, industry and Prime Ministerial figures doing their stuff with the assistance of the Public Relations aide and their pet monstrosity 'the Friendly Atom'. This 45 minute show, packed with comedy, song, dance routines and pyrotechnics, is about celebrating our community’s desire for the 21st century to be nuclear free.” Emerald and Tom are joined by youth protester Rosie and NSW Legislative Councillor Sue Higginson for a live reading of an extended excerpt from the play! Cue flashback music! ---------- 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 FIFTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Links - Thanks and apologies to Scott Ludlam! https://scottludlam.com/ Find the full Atomic Oz script and some pics on our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/atomic-oz-play-112345465 Support and attend the Rising Tide People’s Blockade - https://www.risingtide.org.au/ See a show at the Newcastle Comedy Club - https://newcastlecomedyclub.com.au/ Follow Sue Higginson - https://www.suehigginson.org/ 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.
Emerald and Tom descend on the Rising Tide People's Blockade, live from the Newcastle Comedy Club! First a look at the blockade, Maurie the Mole and a surprising former role played by Emerald's dad. Next they are joined by Greens NSW state MP Sue Higginson to talk about the protestival and the state of NSW politics. Then a special yoof guest Rosie, the youngest person arrested at last year's blockade! The kids are alright! (Bonus segment from the show - a live dramatic reading from Scott Ludlam's play AtomicOz coming soon to Patreon!)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 FIFTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Links - Support and attend the Rising Tide People's Blockade - https://www.risingtide.org.au/ See a show at the Newcastle Comedy Club - https://newcastlecomedyclub.com.au/ Follow Sue Higginson - https://www.suehigginson.org/ Last tickets available to see us live in Sydney TODAY! https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/serious-danger-live-in-sydney/171132 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.
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom takes Emerald through chapter 6 of author Paddy Manning's epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” In this instalment - the role Christine Milne played in the gun law reform after Port Arthur, Australia gets a free pass at Kyoto, the campaign against Jabiluka, and the arrival of a fresh faced Scott Ludlam, playwright and devoted son. ---------- 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 FIFTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Come see Serious Danger live in NSW this November! NEWCASTLE https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/serious-danger-live-from-the-peoples-blockade-tickets-1007274644577 SYDNEY https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/serious-danger-live-in-sydney/171132 Links - Buy Inside The Greens - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/inside-greens Paddy Manning - https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This Week In Cyberspace, Julian Assange was brought back home to Australian soil in Canberra after a 14 year trial. The following morning, Senator David Shoebridge organised a press conference in Parliament House with Assange's wife Stella Assange, legal team Jennifer Robinson and Barry Pollock, Senators Zoe Daniel, Murray Watt, Peter Wish-Wilson, and former Senator Scott Ludlam. TWICS was on the sideline.
On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with science presenter and childrens author Dr Niraj Lal to talk Full Circle by Scott Ludlam. Our conversation includes how bicycle couriering and tuna fishing helps appreciate science communication, the way systems influence technology and science, and what to do to fight a feeling of hopelessness. Enjoy!Books discussedFull circle by Scott LudlamHenry the Flying Emu by Niraj LalThe Order of Time by Carlo RovelliBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George OrwellThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald DahlFollow Niraj on Twitter and buy his book here.Follow Bookish Comedy on Twitter and Instagram.Sign up to our newsletter here. Join our facebook group here.You can now physically send us stuff to PO BOX 7127, Reservoir East, Victoria, 3073.Want to help support the show?Sanspants+ | Podkeep | USB Tapes | Merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There's a type of power plant we don't have in Australia. Advocates say that it could help us overcome both the climate crisis and the energy crisis. They're suggesting bringing nuclear energy to Australia. So why is there a conversation about nuclear power right now? Is it safe? And could it even work in Australia? Today, former Greens senator and anti-nuclear activist Scott Ludlam on the Nuclear fantasies of conservative politicians and why they continue to make headlines. Guest: Former Greens senator and anti-nuclear activist, Scott Ludlam. Background reading: Why nuclear energy won't work in Australia in The Saturday Paper. Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram
With Julian Hill MP, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, former Senator Scott Ludlam, Andrew Wilkie MP & George Christensen MP
Chaired by Sally Warhaft Wildly ambitious in scope and ideas, Scott Ludlam's Full Circle seeks nothing less than a new form of ecological politics. At once an analysis of the art and science of social movements and an urgent call to arms, Full Circle takes us deep into history with a poetic reimagining of the birth of the world. Spanning the contemporary globe, Scott connects with activists from fifteen nations, building solidarity and a shared understanding of how to confront the challenges that unite us.
Start your day the right way, with a stimulating discussion of the latest news headlines and hot button topics from The Advertiser and Sunday Mail. Today, hear from Jess Hill, Scott Ludlam and Michael West. Jess Hill is an investigative journalist and the author of See What You Made Me Do and the Quarterly Essay The Reckoning: How #MeToo is Changing Australia. She has been a producer for ABC Radio and journalist for Background Briefing, and Middle East correspondent for The Global Mail. Her reporting on domestic abuse has won two Walkley awards, an Amnesty International award and three Our Watch awards. See What You Made Me Do won the 2020 Stella Prize and the ABA Booksellers' Choice Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year. Scott Ludlam was a Senator representing WA from 2008 to 2017 and served as deputy leader of the Australian Greens. He has also worked as a filmmaker, artist and graphic designer. Full Circle is his first book, the fruit of a life of activism, study and travel. Michael West spent two decades working as a journalist, stockbroker, editor and finance commentator before striking out on his own in July 2016. After eight years as a commentator with The Australian and another eight years with the Sydney Morning Herald as a journalist and editor, Michael founded website michaelwest.com.au to focus on journalism of high public interest. Michael is a Walkley award-winner and Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney's School of Social and Political Sciences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Twilight Talk | Authorial Voice Hosted by Michael Williams. Join us for our second Twilight Talk as we take on the big question of change and how to achieve it. Each of our panellists works tirelessly and effectively as an agent of change and a powerful advocate for their ideas and communities. Scott Ludlam is an activist, writer and former Deputy Leader of the Greens. Michael Mohammed Ahmad is a celebrated author and founder of the Sweatshop Literacy Movement that promotes writers and literature in and from Western Sydney. Joelle Taylor is a poet, social activist and fierce advocate for vulnerable and marginalised communities.
Kulja and Dylan are joined by urban planning expert Dave Nichols, who delves into the significance of the names of places, the convoluted origin of the name of Melbourne, and the truth behind the English lord that is the city's namesake.AFLW player Libby Birch discusses the opportunity for the inequality in AFLW player wages to be addressed when the current AFLW collective bargaining agreement expires in October; Former Greens senator Scott Ludlam talks about how corporate interest has undermined democracy all over the world, and how new research from the Australian Democracy Network has analysed how state capture operates in Australia; And the king of the sticks Jim White calls in to talk about his new outfit Springtime with Gareth Liddiard from The Drones and Chris Abrahams from The Necks. White talks about their upcoming EP, and their upcoming shows as they hit the road around Australia.
Today, Scott Ludlam, ICAN ambassador and former Australian Greens Senator, reads his cover essay from the latest issue of The Monthly. It's called ‘The Endgame'. It explores the trial of Julian Assange, and the powers fighting to extradite him, while his condition deteriorates in a UK prison. Guest: Scott Ludlam, ICAN ambassador and former Australian Greens Senator.
Is the tooth fairy exploiting our children for profit? Emerald and Tom are joined by special guest host Scott Ludlam (2:03), former Greens federal senator for Western Australia. The trio discuss the future of work and the four-day work week (3:43), then move on to mining and the challenges of the transition to renewables (25:04). Finally, Scott leads our call to action (43:20) with an update on Julian Assange's extradition fight. Happy boxing day! Links - Scott Ludlam's book Full Circle - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/full-circle Free Julian Assange - https://www.assangecampaign.org.au/ Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It doesn't have to be this way - it's time to imagine something new. With Yanis Varoufakis moderated by Scott Ludlam. From the GFC to global warming to the global pandemic, the world economy and environment has suffered some major knocks. Governments around the world are reluctant to make the sorts of major reforms that many are calling for. So what do we do about it? What radical new ideas can turn us towards a better future? - Watch this talk and others at Antidote 2021 on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
On today's show, we hear from two of the speakers at the Nuclear: No Climate Solution forum coordinated by the Friends of the Earth Nuclear Free collective in conjunction with Blockade IMARC in October 2021. The event aimed to counter the nuclear propaganda campaign by explaining the real effects of the whole nuclear chain on our First Nations people, uranium mine workers and future generations. Arabunna elder Uncle Kevin Buzzacott and anti-nuclear and climate activist and former senator Scott Ludlam explain the risks, economic viability and realistic timelines for the so called 'solutions' that the nuclear industry proposes and why nuclear is a political dead cat.Nuclear power is not the 'green' solution to climate change it's presented to be. For more information, check out Don't Nuke the Climate and Friends of the Earth's Nuclear Free Collective.
His week that was – Kevin Healy Part 1 of recent history of Mexico – Journalist, student and activist Sasha Gillies-Lekakis Extradition of kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat to United States – Joe Montero – Australian Venezuela Support Group 2021 Walking Survey in Brunswick – Nancy Atkin - Brunswick Residents Network 40th Anniversary of the Medical Association for The Prevention of War – President Dr Sue Wareham Final two speakers at recent Zoom forum in response to AUKUS – Talei Mangioni and Scott Ludlam
Ahead of the COP26 climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland from November 1-12 we speak with Mike Smith from the Australians For War Powers Reform campaign about the importance of including military pollution in climate agreements. World Beyond War have a petition that you and your organisation can sign 'Stop Excluding Military Pollution from Climate Agreements.' Mia Pepper and Uncle Kevin Buzzacott talk to us about the upcoming online forum 'Nuclear:No climate solution'.In this online forum, Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna Elder who has been working over 30 years to highlight the impacts of uranium mining, Scott Ludlam, former Australian Greens Senator, anti-nuclear and climate activist and Mia Pepper, nuclear researcher and expert will discuss the reasons why nuclear power is not the 'green' solution to climate change. The event is brought to you by Friends of the Earth's Nuclear Free Collective in collaboration with Blockade IMARC and starts at 7 pm Melbourne time. Please join us! Register here: www.melbournefoe.org.au/nuclear_no_climate_solution Share the event via FB.
Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Last week we spoke with Dimity Hawkins about the Raucous Anti-AUKUS Caucus, held on 7 October 2021. Organised by Renegade Activists, the webinar featured a panel discussion on concerns around the AUKUS alliance between Australia, the UK and the US. This morning we hear a segment of the event featuring speakers Talei Mangioni and Scott Ludlam.// Samantha Floreani, Program Lead at Digital Rights Watch (DRW), joins us to speak about the Basic Online Safety Expectations, which fall under the Online Safety Act and provide the Minister with broad discretion to define the parameters for digital safety and content restrictions on social media and other online services. Public consultation on the draft expectations closes 12 November 2021- have your say here. If you're not sure how to get started, DRW and Electronic Frontiers Australia recently ran a workshop on how to write a policy submission which you can view here.// We speak with Ian Rintoul, spokesperson from the Refugee Action Coalition Sydney, about safety concerns for people currently detained at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation detention centre in Broadmeadows as guards continue to test positive for COVID-19.// While nation states are currently setting targets for biodiversity protection that may or may not be met at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China, this week we wanted to turn our attention to the knowledge of First Nations people in protecting the lands and waters across this continent. We are joined today by Bunna Lawrie, a Mirning Elder and whale songman from the Nullabor, to talk about protecting Country and why it's important to learn and think about the animals and plants we're talking about when we say biodiversity. Bunna is a founding member of the band Coloured Stone, and has spent many years fighting to protect his Country.// Songs// King Brown - Barkaa// Surrender - Tseba (feat. PRICIE)//Jeedara (White Whale Song) - Bunna Lawrie with Rob Hirst and Neil Morris//
Joe Biden’s recent calls to have Julian Assange stand trial in the US have renewed debate at home about free speech, whistle-blower protection and Australia’s loyalty to American interests. Hear from three champions for truth—human rights lawyer Julian Burnside, activist and former Greens senator Scott Ludlam, and Assange’s own lawyer Jen Robinson—about the long shadow of WikiLeaks, the lingering fate of Assange and the consequences of covert power. Recorded for MWF in 2021.Support MWF: https://mwf.com.au/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday Breaky October 11thwith Jacob // 7.00AM: We bring you a special feature - the Raucus Anti-AUKUS Caucus which was hosted by Renegade Activists on Thursday October 7 .The caucus featured a panel discussion on what the AUKUS alliance between Australia, the UK, and the US really means for Australia. Speakers included Jacob Grech, Guy Rundle, Clinton Fernandes, Dimity Hawkins, Dave Sweeney, Talei Mangioni & Scott Ludlam. There is a further action session being organised for Nov 4th. For more details, go to www.renegadeactivists.org//8.00AM: Stick Together reports on the Anti-Vax Rallies that happened outside the CFMEU Building. A first hand account delivered by Campo and Gorilla from Concrete Gang on 3CR. //8.15AM: Jacob speaks with Cody Smith, Senior Project Officer at Intersex Human Rights Australia about the intersex rights movement, and proposed changes in Victoria's laws for intersex medical interventions.
Join Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Sue Wareham, former Senator Scott Ludlam, nonviolent conflict resolution expert Felicity Gray, WagePeace activist Margaret Pestorius and Green Institute Director and our candidate for Canberra, Tim Hollo, to discuss what it would actually look like to have an approach to international relations in contemporary Australia that centred peace and nonviolence. The Morrison government recently announced that it will spend over $90 billion to purchase nuclear submarines that will undermine friendly and trusting international relations. This has launched a much needed discussion about how we as a nation want to engage with the world. But the many voices for peace have been missing from this debate. It's a travesty that any discussion about peace and nonviolence is ignored and dismissed by a hawkish and bullying government, a timid Labor opposition, and a media establishment who can't seem to envision anything other than the status quo. That's why we are presenting a conversation on peace and nonviolence in Australian foreign policy, co-hosted with the Green Institute and the Medical Association for the Prevention of War.
Today I sit down with Hannah Maloney of Goodlife Permaculture and Gardening Australia to discuss: communication as a climate activist; living by your values; the importance of getting political; what it means to 'live a permaculture life'; how hardship has led Hannah to be the person she is today; some classic fan girl questions that I could not resist asking for my own selfish reasons; the kind of world she would like to see in 2050. Show links:Her permaculture company - https://goodlifepermaculture.com.au/Her book "The Good Life" - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hannah-maloney/Her Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXlEtfFIy5wY3tLN44kfooQ Hannah's story on Gardening Australia - https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/my-garden-path---hannah-moloney/10837744 Voices for Indi - mentioned in relations to politics - https://voicesforindi.com/Book mentioned - Full Circle by Scott Ludlam - https://www.booktopia.com.au/full-circle-scott-ludlam/book/9781760640835.htmlPodcast Mentioned with David Holmgreen at Renew Fest - The Overview Effect - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/david-holmgren-sees-a-resilient-future-live-renew-fest/id1525053808?i=1000534141594Book mentioned re: Brewing - The Wildcrafting Brewer by Pascal Baudar- https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-wildcrafting-brewer-pascal-baudar/book/9781603587181.html
Australian parliamentarians, from across the party divide, believe it's time for the United States to stop its pursuit of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. Assange remains in a UK prison, despite defeating a US extradition request. If the US appeal succeeds, he faces espionage charges, and the possibility of a long jail term. Should Assange be freed from prison, and the charges against him dropped? What are the free speech implications for journalists, news outlets, and publishers? Do we need additional protections for whistle-blowers and the media?
Australian parliamentarians, from across the party divide, believe it's time for the United States to stop its pursuit of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. Assange remains in a UK prison, despite defeating a US extradition request. If the US appeal succeeds, he faces espionage charges, and the possibility of a long jail term. Should Assange be freed from prison, and the charges against him dropped? What are the free speech implications for journalists, news outlets, and publishers? Do we need additional protections for whistle-blowers and the media?
Opening season 5 with this episode seems fitting, with the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) damning report that found escaping human caused climate change is no longer possible. Even if earth's climate was stablised in the near future, some of the climate change induced damage could not be reversed in centuries, or even millenia. We should expect worse fires, longer droughts, and more severe floods.My guest today is Scott Ludlam, former deputy leader of the Australia Greens and Senator from 2008 – 2017. Scott is a lifelong climate activist and for his first book, Full Circle is a deep exploration of the failures of the financial and political systems that have led us to this place in time, where political, human and natural systems are on the verge of collapse. While the book is sobering, Scott also asks “How can we can make our systems more humane, regenerative, and more in tune with nature?”Join Scott and I for a wonderfully explorative dive into the book!
Today, Scott Ludlam, ICAN ambassador and former Australian Greens Senator, reads his cover essay from the latest issue of The Monthly. It's called ‘The Endgame'. It explores the trial of Julian Assange, and the powers fighting to extradite him, while his condition deteriorates in a UK prison. Guest: Scott Ludlam, ICAN ambassador and former Australian Greens Senator. Background reading: The end game in The Monthly See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today, Scott Ludlam, ICAN ambassador and former Australian Greens Senator, reads his cover essay from the latest issue of The Monthly.It's called ‘The Endgame'. It explores the trial of Julian Assange, and the powers fighting to extradite him, while his condition deteriorates in a UK prison.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Scott Ludlam, ICAN ambassador and former Australian Greens Senator. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sally Warhaft, Peter Cronau and Scott Ludlam in conversation on stage at Bendigo Writers Festival. Why is WikiLeaks so important? What is there to be learned from the documents released? According to the writers in A Secret Australia, the leaking of hidden government documents yielded knowledge that is essential for journalists and institutions to analyse the consequences of covert and unaccountable state power. “We open governments” is WikiLeaks' motto, yet its crusade for transparent, accountable government has led to criminal charges being laid against its founder, Julian Assange, and whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Assange now faces espionage and hacking-related charges from the US government. A Secret Australia's co-editor Peter Cronau and contributor and former Greens Senator Scott Ludlam joined Sally Warhaft at Bendigo Writers Festival earlier this year for a discussion about what is kept from public view and why. What are the limits of journalism when reporting on state apparatuses, and what is a publisher's responsibility when dealing with state secrets? #TWCFifthEstatePresented in partnership with Bendigo Writers FestivalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the final episode in the Policy Forum Pod mini-series on leadership, author and former senator Scott Ludlam joins us to discuss challenging the political status quo and why more distributed forms of leadership might be an effective way to create change.What do Australia's climate policy failures reveal about the country's political system and leadership? Can a move to a more distributed, decentralised form of leadership lead to substantial change? And what role can non-traditional forms of leadership - from investor activism to school climate strikes - play in achieving better outcomes for Australia's environment and society? Former Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam joins Professor Sharon Bessell and Dr Arnagretta Hunter on the final episode in our Policy Forum Pod mini-series to look at the future of leadership and democracy, and to reflect on the challenging and inspiring conversations on the pod over the past four episodes.Scott Ludlam was Senator for Western Australia in the Australian Senate from 2008 to 2017, and served as Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens. In May 2021 he authored Full Circle: A search for the world that comes next, published by Black Inc.Sharon Bessell is Professor of Public Policy and Director of Gender Equity and Diversity at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy.Arnagretta Hunter is a cardiologist, physician, and a Senior Clinical Lecturer for ANU Medical School.The episode of Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny featuring Scott Ludlam is available here. Scott's new book, Full Circle: A search for the world that comes next, is published by Black Inc.Policy Forum Pod is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Subscribe on Android or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With the challenges facing modern democracy across various parts of the world, we can draw on modern research and understandings paired with classic theory to break down systems of power. Scott Ludlam, ex-deputy leader of the Australian greens party, and activist has done the hard work of drawing patterns in the Australian context with his new book, Full Circle. While Scott visited South Australia to talk to various active groups here, we brought him into the studio to talk about systematically taking down the capitalist entities capturing control of state affairs. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website. Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the challenges facing modern democracy across various parts of the world, we can draw on modern research and understandings paired with classic theory to break down systems of power. Scott Ludlam, ex-deputy leader of the Australian greens party, and activist has done the hard work of drawing patterns in the Australian context with his new book, Full Circle. While Scott visited South Australia to talk to various active groups here, we brought him into the studio to talk about systematically taking down the capitalist entities capturing control of state affairs. If you have any thoughts, questions, or want to how to best manifest destiny and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at timwhiffen@auscastnetwork.com Want to work with David? Get in contact on his website. Need help with your podcast project? Ask Tim of Whimsy Productions. Support the show: https://auscast-network.myshopify.com/collections/blind-insights See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Scott Ludlam, former Greens Deputy Leader and author of the new book Full Circle: A search for the world that comes next, joins Mark Kenny to discuss what he learnt from his time in politics and Australian climate policy.What role do corporate and private interests play in shaping Australian policy-making? Will the country make changes to political donation rules to make the system more transparent? And how can Australia make meaningful progress on climate policy? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Professor Mark Kenny speaks with former Greens Senator Scott Ludlam about Australian politics, his new book, and Section 44 of the Constitution.Scott Ludlam was Senator for Western Australia in the Australian Senate from 2008 to 2017, and served as Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens. In May 2021 he authored Full Circle: A search for the world that comes next, published by Black Inc.Mark Kenny is a Professor in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group.This podcast is produced in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join author and former Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlam, on a traipse through the wetlands and sleepy suburban streets of South Perth.
Let a former Australian Greens senator take you for a spin around southern Perth with some Talking Heads. Plus, a new book details the histories of Australia's Vietnamese garment outworkers.
Alex Kelly interviews Scott Ludlam about his new book 'Full Circle - a search for the world that comes next' For full episode details and links click here
On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan are joined in the Triple R performance space by former Greens Senator for WA, Scott Ludlam, to discuss his new book Full Circle: A search for the world that comes next. Ludlam explains how humanity got to the Anthropocene, an era of irreversible climate change and ecological collapse, and the corrupt political, corporate and financial systems that brought 99 percent of the world population to labouring for the wealth of the 1 percent and the extinction of the species.This is the first time The Grapevine has been on screen, and you can watch back HERE.
Ian Dunt's UK takes in super Thursday where local elections across Britain are about to take place, voters also get ready in Scotland and then there's a crucial by-election in what was once Labour heartland. Former Greens Senator Scott Ludlam discusses his new book Full Circle: the search for the world that comes next.
Former Greens senator Scott Ludlam meets activists and community leaders at the vanguard of resistance in environmental and political hotspots around the world. He hears their stories and observes how a new ecological politics of resistance is forming.
Jordon Steele-John is a disability and youth activist and has been a Greens senator for Western Australia since 2017, when he replaced Scott Ludlam in the Senate at just 23 years old. Here I ask Jordon about how parliament actually works and how it feels to be inside it as a Millennial Green. He explains why he's in parliament, his disappointment in the ALP, what being a socialist means to him, empowering young people, the fight for "ecological democracy" and the good and bad of the NDIS and the ongoing Royal Commission into the abuse and neglect of people with disabilities. If you’ve got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron Join the LIASYO Facebook group here please and thank you My 2021 show is called WE ARE ALL IN THIS – it’s on sale now at the Adelaide Fringe and the Melbourne Comedy Festival I’m joining the (awesome) line up for Tommy Little’s Big Comedy Show @ the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in March @JordonSteele jordon-steele-john.greensmps.org.au ARTICLE: 'Aussie Squad' may be Labor's worst nightmare by Janet Albrechtsen ARTICLE: Tim Hollo on "ecological democracy" for The Green Institute ARTICLE: "We are sexual beings": why disability advocates want the NDIS to cover sexual services ARTICLE: Stuart Robert condemned for plan to deny people with disability access to sex worker services Cause of the Week: People With Disabilities Australia (pwd.org.au)
In 2010 Premier Colin Barnett told the Chamber of Commerce that Perth was headed for a "decade of light rail." Ten years on, the city transport planners have a full desk of tram routes announced, reformulated, abandoned, promised and now quietly delayed. Understorey's Adrian Glamorgan takes us through the early warnings of Senator Scott Ludlam in 2011, and the hopes in 2016 prior to the last state election by Labor's Shadow Transport Minister Rita Saffioti that light rail would be an equal Stage 1 priority. But with Labor's heavy focus on the heavy rail component of Metronet, by 2019 the department had only lodged a light rail "problem identification" with Infrastructure Australia, short of a business plan. But there may be hope for Metronet's missing links. Tom Griffiths from the Southwest Group (an alliance of six councils southwest of the river, from Melville to Rockingham) discusses the "proof of concept" case the councils have made for a Murdoch to Fremantle dedicated public transport corridor, possibly for light rail or the trackless tram. In Victoria Park, once home of Perth's tram depot, Greens candidate Tim Young calls for a range of transport responses, to ensure urban infill supported by an array of transport responses build a convivial city towards 2050. (Photo: collage from wikimedia commons: Canberra light rail By Bidgee; Jpatokal Sydney Light Rail both CC BY-SA 3.0; Gold Coast light rail David Ansen CC BY-SA 2.0)
Bob Brown led the Australian Greens from the party's foundation in 1992 until April 2012. Bob was elected to the Australian Senate in 1996. He was also the first openly gay member of the Parliament of Australia, and the first openly gay leader of an Australian political party. In 2012 Bob stepped down as Leader of the Australian Greens, and then retired from the Senate. Since then he has continued to campaign on conservation issues across Australia and the world. Bob discusses his life’s work and his new book Planet Earth with fellow environmental advocate Scott Ludlam. Bob’s words are a clear message on the issues facing our planet and his positive approach is an inspiration to us all.
Is normal soap good enough? Does drinking hot fluids kill the virus in your throat? Can our internet network handle us all working from home? How do you sort the facts from the fiction: online, every day there's a new meme or post that's telling you about Coronavirus. The Quicky is doing what it does best: going to the experts and asking the questions. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Melanie Tait Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Guests: Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at ANU; Dr Brad McKay, GP; Scott Ludlam, former Greens Senator and Communications Expert CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
While most think of Australia as a successful democracy underpinned by liberal values, it’s increasingly clear that we may not be immune from the global rise of xenophobic and nativist forces. Some are concerned that populism is pulling the Liberal Party and sections of our media to the right and will have implications for years to come. Associate Professor David Blaazer speaks with The Rise of the Right author and one-time Liberal Party adviser Greg Barns, writer for the ABC and Guardian Australia Jennine Khalik, former Greens senator Scott Ludlam and political writer George Megalogenis about the issue.
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The digital revolution continues to unleash change on industries, economies, politics and institutions – and remake personal lives. What shape will the future take in the wake of this disruption? Will the brave new worlds of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Uber create decentralised, anti-elite utopias where all individuals are free? Or will they produce dystopic monopolies, characterised by surveillance and control? Scott Ludlam, Bronwyn Carlson, Mark Pesce and Frances Flanagan talk to Griffith Review editor Ashley Hay.
Extinction Rebellion is a global, non-violent protest movement, aimed at addressing climate change. The difference is that it is not focusing on one project; it’s focusing on the system as a whole. Scott Ludlam on how change can come from just a small portion of society participating in sustained non-compliance.Guest: Former Greens senator and contributor to The Monthly Scott Ludlam.Background reading:The extinction rebels in The MonthlyThe Saturday PaperThe Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Professor of Media and Communications at RMIT, Julian Thomas, about the ongoing challenges of the NBNThen, Scott Ludlam comes on the shoe to talk about his new essay Cypherpunks and Surveillance Power, The Global Struggle for Digital Rights.Finally, Miranda Massie comes on the show to talk about founding The Climate Museum in New York.
The Jabiluka blockade in the late nineties was an iconic win for land rights, for anti-nuclear activism, for conservation. In 1998 Scott Ludlam joined the blockade - twenty years later he was an Australian Senator. He shares some wisdom and thoughts with me at the pub.
Matt Clark is the Technical Director at The Voxel Agents and he joined us this week to speak about their upcoming game The Gardens Between. This stylish and calm puzzle game drops two friends into surreal nostalgic worlds where players do not control their movements but the direction of time itself. The Gardens Between were selected for the PAX Australia Indie Showcase in 2017, and we learn how the game has developed since we spoke to Henrik Pettersson from the show floor. After absurd amount of time (642 days to be exact) the the Australian Federal Government has finally responded to the eight recommendations from "Game On: More Than Playing Around." We discuss what the government said, after missing their deadline to respond by more than a year and how game developers have been reacting. SPONSORS: Murdoch University School of Arts: Combine your love of making media, whether it's let's plays or your own games with a world class education with a degree from Murdoch University School of Arts. Click here to learn what is on offer. Join us on Discord to chat about episodes, and anything else that catches your fancy!
On today's show we're looking at the recent cases that were held in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, prosecuting peace activists who walked onto the secretive Pine Gap military base. We will be discussing why environmentalists should care about Pine Gap and about peace issues. Throughout the show we will be talking to a number of experienced peace activists who were present at the trial: defendant Margaret Pestorius, former senator Scott Ludlam, academic Richard Tanter, and long-time activists Graeme Dunstan and Felicity Ruby.
Recordings from two meetings:Scott Ludlam, former federal senator and anti nuclear activist, meet up with Andy Paine, peace activist and sometimes journalist, to discuss Scott's experience of being a senator and his views on politics. Meanwhile in Melbourne, students visited from the Fukushima support project. The project organises recreational trips out of Fukushima, to support children who have experienced the trauma and ongoing effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On September 15-17th 2017 the 20th Australian Nuclear Free Alliance was held on Kaurna country in Adelaide, South Australia. 20 years of standing strong for country, working together and fighting uranium mines, waste dumps and nuclear power.Listen to recordings from the first session of the 2017 conference, reflecting on 20 years of ANFA and nuclear free solidarity, with humour and love. Features Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, Enice Marsh, Dave Sweeney, Margaret Gilchrist, Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Bilbo Taylor and Scott Ludlam.
Section 44'd! We talk Dutton's new mega portpolio, Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam departures, in addition to local progressive news and yarns and rants from the Left After Breakfast squad.
Eating Onions: Breaking Down The Layers Of Australian Politics
Welcome back to the season premiere of Eating Onions! On this episode, we discuss the citizenship bungle from Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters, and why did Malcolm Turnbull create a new Home Affairs security portfolio? Show Notes: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/greens-senator-scott-ludlam-resigns-from-parliament-after-discovering-he-was-ineligible-to-stand-20170714-gxbb76.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/peter-dutton-vows-manus-island-will-close-in-october-despite-donald-trump-refugee-intake-20170719-gxes83.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-says-he-was-advised-against-creation-of-home-affairs-superministry-20170719-gxeq2m.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/greens-senator-resignations-overseas-born-mps-insist-they-clear-to-sit-in-parliament-20170719-gxej8z.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/greens-senator-larissa-waters-resignation-triggers-wave-of-mps-declaring-australian-allegiance-20170718-gxdhzv.html http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/greens-deputy-leader-larissa-waters-to-resign-over-citizenship-issue-days-after-scott-ludlam/news-story/719db0c92d7b4be003228d5649a0742f
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Jorge is back - and he's a minimalist! Fedoras used to be 'cool' and Jorge wore them. Frequently. Jodie Whittaker is announced as the 13th Doctor - broflakes are mad. Was Adam Sandler ever good? Invanka Trump sits in for Dronald Trump during meetings at the G20. Nek Minute goes Nek Level. George Pell appears in Melbourne to face historical sexual abuse charges. Donald Trump Jr has an email exchange with a Kremlin-linked lawyer about collecting Russian information on Hillary Clinton. Isn't that a bit of a smoking gun..? Scott Ludlam resigns due to dual-citizenship issue. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things. Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow
On this week's episode, Jono, Jack, Ash and Ciaran react to new trailers for Spider-Man and Kingdom Hearts 3, before discussing resigned federal senator Scott Ludlam's contribution to Australia's games industry. With Thimbleweed Park hitting PS4 next month, the crew looks at the evolution of adventure games and breaks down their own (mostly bad) habits when it comes to finishing long video games. This week's cast: Ashley Hobley @ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant @YaBoyRingo Jack Kruse @Krusey_mate Jono Pech @JonoHimself Twitter iTunes Soundcloud YouTube
Felicity Ruby is a Doctoral candidate at the University of Sydney and former political adviser to Senator Scott Ludlam. Her research is focused on transnational political movements resisting mass surveillance. Indymedia's Karun Cowper spoke to Felicity about her PhD dissertation entitled "The Fourth Eye: Australia’s Role in the Five Eyes before and after Snowden". Even in the age of the Trump presidency, Australia's political leaders and media maintain their unquestioned subservience to our US masters...
Indymedia's Raymond Grenfell speaks to Greens Senator Scott Ludlam regarding the implications of changes to government policy on metadata retention and the recent breach by the Australian Federal Police.
Bob drops in to the Fremantle abode of Senator Scott Ludlam on a scorching Western Australian day to cool off with a couple of cold beers and have a chat about political life, childhood and the new age of music consumption aswell as songs by Talking Heads, The Verve and The Paper Kites.
We hear about the exciting work of Auckland Peace Action, taking a stance against the New Zealand Government's week of pro-war events. The links between militarisation, colonialism and capitalism are explored, and the parallels of working for peace in the colonised nations of Australia and Aotearoa (NZ). Later in the show hear a clip from Senator Scott Ludlam's address to the IPAN conference, held in October in Alice Springs, to mark 50 years of the Pine Gap facility. He discusses the US alliance and where to next with the peace movement.
On Election Day, we talk to the Greens Spokesperson on Foreign policy, climate change and nuclear issues, Senator Scott Ludlam. Senator Ludlam's Speech:http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/content/speeches-parliament/disarming-lifeboat-australias-place-world
Its federal election time here in Australia and with less than 48 hours until voting begins. We were fortunate enough to have a chat with Western Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlum. The Greens have just announced a policy to not improve funding for game development in Australia, but broaden incentives for foreign companies making games in Aus based on feedback provided by the industry. With a half quota for senate seats, and polls sitting and nearly 50/50 smaller players like The Greens could have a big say in Australia's future. We’re also talking violent vs non-violent problem solving in games. It seems that more often than not developers are pointing us toward an armoury as opposed to a handshake or negotiation. We explore why this is. Can we find peaceful solutions to the problems in our games without pulling the trigger on sight? Lastly the team take a closer look at Twitch’s new “Cheering” initiative. This new tool provides an alternate option for viewers to support their favourite streamers, but some people have criticised the margins that Twitch is taking off the top when the transaction is made. The team try to wrap their heads around this new payment system. We asked developers from across Australia who make gaming a big part of what they do. You can find us on all the social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift" and you'll find us!
Senator Scott Ludlam discusses the Greens housing policy reforms amidst the new attitude towards reforming capital gain and negative gearing. Karl continues with the week’s rent-seeking alerts. Show notes - http://www.earthsharing.org.au/1oc
As a special treat, we've got a live recording from our Oz Comic-Con '15 After Hours Bonus Stage show. Joining us on the show, the voice of Prince Zuko and Rufio himself, Dante Basco (Hook, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Australian Greens Senator, Scott Ludlam. Bonus Stage is a live, talk show just for gamers. Hosts Carlo Ritchie (The Bear Pack), Ben O'Brien (Big Head Mode) & Rae Johnston (Gizmodo Australia) will be joined onstage by a variety of special guests from the world of comedy, television, and most importantly, video games. There'll be sketches, Cosplay, gaming, appearances from REAL video game characters, and our resident musical masterminds, Benny Davis and the Triforce! Website: http://bigheadmode.com.au/ Podcast: http://bigheadmode.com.au/podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigHeadMode2... Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigHeadMode2RRR Book tickets to Bonus Stage: http://giantdwarf.com.au/events/bonus-stage/
Episode 50 you guys! Senator Scott Ludlam is a Greens Senator for Western Australia. He’s co-deputy leader for the party and its spokesperson for issues such as communications, housing, mining and nuclear power. Whilst in Perth I chatted with Scott about everything from DJing to his viral hit speech to the cult of personality to his journey into politics to why he’s a “Senate nerd”. Plus the issues that drive his passions: nuclear disarmament, digital rights, Julian Assange, our shitty foreign policies, the TPP, the NBN and the possibility of a Greens government. The World Keeps Happening coming to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne AND NOW SYDNEY! Boundless Plains To Share at MICF 2016 Gimme Shelter: a fundraiser for Road to Refuge #LetThemStay No Shame: Why Most Australians Feel Okay About Tormenting Asylum Seekers Ep 48: Jim Coad @SenatorLudlam scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au Scott’s blog: fieldnotes.org.au Julian Assange found to be unlawfully detained by UN Article: Foreign policy that blindly follows the US isn’t in our national interest CAUSE OF THE WEEK: Save Beeliar Wetlands (savebeeliarwetlands.com), Rethink The Link (rethinkthelink.com.au)
A wrap up of Sunday’s Northam Refugee Convergence featuring speeches given on the day by Senator Scott Ludlam from The Greens, Colin Penter from Serco Watch, and a powerful and moving speech from ex-detainee Jacob.
Greens’ Senator Scott Ludlam talking on the Fukushima disaster and the shelving of the Olympic Dam mine expansion.
It's the end of another season! James is moving to Melbourne for six months for a sweet sweet job so in the meantime we're calling this an indefinite hiatus. We could have gone out like Scrubs and had every guest who ever appeared on the show in the last episode, but instead we thought we'd get a firm favourite Kara Schlegl back in the hot seat. We chat about the week's news as normal for the first half of the episode (which went to broadcast on 2SER on March 15) but we thought we'd do a little bit extra for you podcast people who have been with us from the start. Bryce joins the conversation and we go roundtable discussing a few scenarios involving AusPol characters. It's... a little chaotic but totally worth it for Nick's new nickname for Scott Ludlam at the end. Thank you to 2SER for picking up the show over the last 6 months. Thank you to Bryce Halliday for producing every incarnation of the show from its inception. Thank you to all our wonderful guests who helped us develop the show. Thank you James Colley and Nick Fischer for creating a great show format and trawling some of the darkest corners of the internet to find great comments. And of course thank you to you idiots for subscribing and sharing the show and being bothered to read all of this text. You're amazing. Please follow us all on Twitters and Facebooks to keep up with the other things we're doing. There's a lot going on. James is @JamColley and has a website. Bryce is @MrBryceHalliday and brycehalliday.com. And... I dunno, add Nick Fischer on Facebook or something.
- Another Austin Powers moment in Australian politics. - Results from the WA Senate by-election. - Problems in the Labor party, Joe Bollocks is preferenced over progressive Louise Pratt who has lost her Senate seat. - Greens get their highest ever vote thanks to a grassroots campaign and providing a clear alternative to the Liberals agenda. Senator Scott Ludlam aka S-Ludz is King of the World. - The Palmer United Party attracted votes due to their massive advertising campaign, despite offering no polices (besides cheap chips). - Two studies predict the end is nigh for human civilisation. - Green capitalism will not save us and is also not intersectional, it doesnt take into account issues like workers rights and economic equality. - Pragmatism in the Greens. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2014/04/20/king/
- Horrible immigration policies in the UK and Australia. - The viral speech from Greens politician Scott Ludlam. - The Liberal Party continue to lie about asylum seekers being illegal. - The upcoming federal Senate re-election in Western Australia and Labor not giving their preferences to the Greens. - Interview with Tim Jones, national co-ordinator of March in March, who discusses why we need these marches, the way they are not tied to a particular political party or other group, how people who werent previously politically active are getting involved in the marches, and the importance of getting out from behind computer screens and onto the streets. - To find out more about the episode and for all of the links to the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2014/03/11/march/
Beyond Zero Emissions is a not-for-profit, volunteer run organisation whose core goal is to develop blueprints for the implementation of climate change solutions. In partnership with the University of Melbourne's Energy Research Institute, BZE are undertaking the Zero Carbon Australia 2020 Project, which puts together fully costed transition plans for getting Australia to zero emissions in ten years using commercially available technology.Last year I attended their launch event for the Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan which goes into detail about how Australia can reach 100% renewable energy within a decade. Speakers at the launch included former NSW premier Bob Carr, member for Wentworth Malcolm Turnbull, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam and Matthew Wright, Executive Director of BZE. The event was hosted by journalist Quentin Dempster.In this podcast, with permission from Matthew Wright, I bring you Matthew's speech at this launch which details the science behind their proposal. I also chatted to BZE volunteer Petra Liverani at the recent Say yes to a price on carbon pollution rally in Sydney.Click play below or listen to this show here: If you'd like to hear what Turnbull, Carr and Ludlam had to say, check out the full video of the launch below, reproduced here with permission.
- Finds from the street: lamp and an iMac!- Antony Loewenstein and Scott Ludlam from the event What Next for the Australian Left?.- Russell Brand: voting, revolution, sexism and privilege.- National Day of Climate Action.- Movie Recommendation: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.- Book Recommendations from Loewenstein and Ludlam.- Changing the language in political discussions.- Academics and social movements.- Israel and human rights (or lack of).- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/11/26/left/
- Farewell to Kevin Rudd. - Abbotts cabinet. - Australia is open for business. - Secondary boycotts under threat. - Abbott wants to sign the scary TPPA agreement. - A return to TPVs and other horrible changes for asylum seekers. - Further discussion on Syria. - Whats Grinding Our Gears: sleazy drunk men and the freeway. - Media control. - Workers under threat from a new right-wing Senate. - Scott Ludlam gets a recount for the WA Senate. - For more information on the episode and for links to the all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2013/10/12/voldemort/
Ep. 24 Alice Springs Convergence, Greens Radioactive Waste Dump legislation, Carben Offset watch and Green Jobs. Aired on 2ser October 9th This week's guest is Hannah Walters who reports-back on the convergence in Alice Springs against the NT Intervention. Greens Dump legislation With the ALP election promise to repeal the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act, you'd be forgiven for thinking that debate over a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory is no longer relevant. However nearly a year into the Rudd government's term, the act is still in place. Two weeks ago the Greens senator Scott Ludlam introduced a bill to repeal this act. The Third Degree’s James Hitchcock spoke with Senator Ludlam. Carbon Offset Watch You may ride a bicycle to work and have switched to GreenPower at home, without realising there are other ways you can reduce your carbon footprint. More than 50 carbon offset schemes exist, but how do you find what project is sustainbable for you. ‘Carbon Offset Watch’ is a website that ranks Australia’s carbon offset retailers and Anne von Fehrn spoke to one its founders, Dr Chris Riedy from the Institute for Sustainable Futures. Green Jobs Workers in the U.S. are swapping jobs in polluting industries for new ‘green-collar’ jobs in the emerging clean economy. And in Australia, several pilot programs have started which focus on youth in coal-affected communities like the Hunter Valley. This feature is produced by Jessica Minshall and Holly Creenaune. We speak to program co-ordinators, young workers and hear from researchers exploring the potential for green employment. Presenters: Libby King and Jessica Minshall
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