Podcasts about Socialist Alliance

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha & Mary MerkenichNewsreportsDiscussion from the presenters on the following political issues drawing on the articles below Community leaders join anti-racism rally in BroadmeadowsIndia: When the streets came alive with new hope and people's people Domestic violence isn't a ‘two-way street' and Hanson isn't confusedInterviews and DiscussionsInterview with Abby Martin, US film maker and journalist discussing US Imperialism and how we can oppose growing millitarism and war.Sue Bull, member of Socialist Alliance and former CFMEU trainer joins the program to discuss the turmoil and right wing shift in the Victorian ALP. You can listen to the individual interview here.Maccas, campaigner with Protect our NDIS Naarm discusses the upcoming National Day of Action on August 1 and why we need to oppose the government's attacks on the NDIS.

On today's show: Headlines: - US bombs Iran for eight consecutive nights in a row- MALS issues statement of excessive police presence across rallies on July 4- AEU members to strike again on Thursday 23 July- Radio Mogadishu to receive upgraded equipment in quest to digitise 70+ year old archiveSegments: Rob and Amy chat about being an activist, trans, and a worker in Djilang aka Geelong. We were then joined by Freya Headly, Socialist Alliance candiate for South Barwon who spoke with us about housing and working conditions in the area, as well as similarly being Trans in the area. The show ends with a conversation with David who is not only a housing researcher but an organiser for 44 Flats United -- are a group of residents, ex-residents & allies of public housing organising against demolition on stolen Kulin lands. David runs us through the costs of redeveloping the 44 public housing towers compared to the Victorian government's model to demolish them.Songs played: Grace - IDLES Dancing on my own - Robyn

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Chloe DS and Zane Alcorn.Newsreports  Interviews and DiscussionsSteel City Sue, activist and musician from Muloobinba/Newcastle involved with Climate action group Rising Tide joins the program to discuss their music and upcoming gigs. You can listen to the individual interview here.Markela Panegyres, member of Socialist Alliance in Kaurna land (Adelaide) joins the program to discuss the planned protest against the ALP National Conference from July 24-25 in Adelaide and why Labor must scrap AUKUS and end their complicity in genocide. You can listen to the individual interview here.

 * Public relations consultant and Socialist Alliance candidate for the 2026 Victorian state election.

Isaac Nellist spoke to longtime socialist and anti-racist activist Peter Boyle about the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation and how to stop it's racist, anti-worker agenda. Boyle is a member of the Socialist Alliance national executive and was involved in protesting Hanson's rise in the late '90s. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline

Socialist Alliance candidate for Broadmeadow, Sue Bolton, joined Green Left Radio on June 26. Bolton, who is also a Merri-bek councillor, discussed the rising support for One Nation and how we can fight back. Additionally, she spoke about the upcoming anti-racism rally being planned in Broadmeadows on Saturday July 25. You can listen to the entire show on 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.NewsreportsDiscussion about the recent resignation of the British Labor prime minister Keir Starmer and his overall legacy.Presenters discuss the extension of the NDIS Bill inquiry and why cuts to the NDIS must be opposed.Discussion of the victory of Mamdani-backed candidates deal blow to pro-Israel camp in US.Interviews and DiscussionsSue Bolton, Merri-bek councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the upcoming State Election campaign joins the program to discuss the rising support for One Nation and how we can fight back. Additionally Bolton also spoke about the upcoming anti-racism rally being planned in Broadmeadows on Saturday July 25. You can listen to the individual interview here.Izzy, school teacher, AEU member and part of Fight the Crisis discusses Labor's recent enterprise agreement offer to school teachers and education support stuff and why members overwhemingly voted to reject the offer. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.NewsreportsDiscussion about the latest developments in Lebanon and Gaza including Netanyahu ordering Israel to seize more than 70 percent of the Gaza Strip.Interviews and DiscussionAllen Jennings, member of Socialist Alliance discusses the history of US Interventions in Cuba since the Cuban Revolution in 1959 including the Bay of Pigs and attempted assasinations. You can listen to the individual interview here.Ali Keshtkar, Iranian-Australian writer and political activist based in Naarm/Melbourne discusses the latest developments in the War on Iran and how the Albanese government is using the impacts of the war as a class war against the working class in Australia. You can listen to the individual interview here.Ethan Floyd, Pro-Palestine activist based in Gadigal/Sydney who was a participant in the Global Sumud Flotilla reporting on their attempts to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and the torture that they experienced at the hands of the Israeli Occupation Forces. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.NewsreportsDiscussion about the latest developments of the Global Sumod Flotilla including a update on the eleven Australia Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel who are expected to be deported to Turkey.Report on Cuba's condemnation of the US indictment of Raúl Castro as pretext for aggressionInterviews and DiscussionsIsobel, teacher and union member who is part of Fight the Crisis, a group of rank-and-file AEU Victoria Branch members committed to empowering other union members to use their collective power for industrial and social justice, joins the program to discuss the proposed offer by the State government and why it's inadequate in terms of addressing the wages and working conditions for teachers. You can listen to the individual interview here.Sue Bolton, Socialist Alliance member and lower house candidate for the seat of Broadmeadows in the upcoming Victorian State Elections in 2026 discusses why the anti-immigration politics of One Nation should be rejected and what the socialist solutions to housing be. You can listen to the individual interview here.Kelly Whitworth from the Homeless Person's Union discusses the City of Melbourne council criminalisation of homelessness through the hiring of Community Safety Officers and the ongoing community campaign against it. You can listen to the individual interview here.

You can learn a lot about the health of the left by asking one simple question: what happens when people disagree? We sit down with three organizers from Communist Unity to talk about building a mass communist party in Australia with open factions, democratic debate, and real programmatic unity and why that approach is so rare in practice.We trace their organizational roots through Socialist Alliance-era regroupment attempts, youth reading groups, and the split-and-merge history that shapes Australian socialist politics. From there we get concrete about what a communist program is supposed to do, how you shorten it without gutting it, and why women's liberation, trans liberation, and control over social reproduction belong at the center of revolutionary strategy. The conversation also tackles their intellectual influences, including CPGB-style programmatism, while rejecting the idea that your bookshelf should stand in for political analysis.Then the plot twist: the Spartacists in Australia approached Communist Unity to merge, entered as a minority, and accepted unity on the basis of a shared program with the right to argue for changes. That opens into a wider map of the Australian left, the limits of “activism,” faction bans, and why hidden internal fights burn people out faster than open disagreements. We also zoom out to Australian political economy and the Voice referendum fallout, “national cohesion” rhetoric, One Nation's protest appeal, and how mandatory voting and preference ballots reshape popular front politics compared to the US.If you care about communist organizing, socialist strategy, anti-sectarian unity, and how movements actually build power, this one will give you a lot to argue with. Subscribe, share the show with a comrade, and leave a review with the biggest strategic question you want us to tackle next.Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian

Graham Matthews joins the Green Left Show to discuss Labor's planned cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - the "largest rollback of disability rights in a generation". Matthews is the Socialist Alliance national spokesperson on disability rights. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. Watch this episode online: www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1453/analysis/green-left-show-83-resisting-labors-betrayal-ndis. Read more: www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1452/analysis/ndis-under-attack-and-we-need-fight-back If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Chloe DS, Jacob AndrewarthaNewsreportsPresenters discuss Angus Taylor's anti-immigration speech on April 14 taking up in particular his targeting of Palestinian refugees.Interviews and DiscussionSue Bolton, Merri-bek councillor and member of Socialist Alliance joins the program to discuss the steps that could be taken to address the war on Iran, Lebanon and Palestine. You can listen to the individual interview here.Ash Wyatt, early childcare worker, United Workers Union member and supporter of Members First joins the program to discuss the issues affecting childcare workers today and why she is supporting Members First in the upcoming UWU Elections. You can listen to the individual interview here.Fatima Yazbek, human rights advocate, member of the Gulf Instutute for Democracy and Human Rights joins the program to discuss Israel's invasion of Southern Lebanon and why Lebanon needs global solidarity. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Mary Merkenich,NewsreportsPresenters discuss the Victorian teachers strike for school and teacher funding on March 24 and ABC workers taking strike action for pay, secure jobs.Interviews and DiscussionsDr Simone Titone, a neuroscientist originally from the United States joins the program to discuss the growing transphobia attacks from the Trump administration and how members of the LGBT community are attempting to escape persecution. You can listen to the individual interview here.Marx del Rosario, organiser for Socialist Alliance Gadigal/Sydney branch discusses his trip to Cuba with the 41st Southern Cross Brigade and the impacts of the latest US blockade. You can listen to the individual interview here.Markela Panegyres, organiser, artist and member of Socialist Alliance discusses the results of the South Australia state elections on Saturday March 21 addressing the rise in support for One Nation, the nature of the incoming Labor government and the response to socialist solutions. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Green Left and Socialist Alliance held this forum on Resisting genocide and police repression — Why is Labor criminalising freedom of speech? at the Resistance Centre in Gadigal Country/Sydney on February 26. Speakers included Palestinian activist from Gaza Shamikh Badra; Tim Roberts from the NSW Council of Civil Liberties; Grace Street, president of the University of Sydney Student Represenative Council; Yehuda Aharon from Jews Against the Occupation '48; and Pip Hinman from Socialist Alliance. It was chaired by Isaac Nellist from Socialist Alliance. They discussed the attacks of civil rights by the Chris Minns Labor government in NSW, particularly in the context of the police violence against people protesting Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Sydney Town Hall on February 9. They also discussed the current anti-protest laws and how to build the campaign to resist repression and defeat these undemocratic measures. We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction 0:00 Shamikh Badra 13:23 Tim Roberts 21:54 Grace Street 30:51 Yehuda Aharon 43:39 Pip Hinman 55:23 Mark Gillespie 57:14 Shamikh Badra 1:00:56 Grace Street 1:05:46 Tim Roberts 1:14:49 Pip Hinman 1:20:35 Yehuda Aharon 1:26:34 Rachel Evans 1:28:19 Tim Roberts 1:30:35 Pip Hinman 1:33:00 Yehuda Aharon 1:35:45 Grace Street 1:38:21 Shamikh Badra

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Zane AlcornNewsreportsHeadline news discussion on the issue of the Isis brides and how the Albanese government's refusal to repardiate them back to Australia enables and feeds into the populist right.Discussion about Albanese's sexist characterisation of Grace Tame as "difficult".Interviews and DiscussionRecording of a talk by Guy Gillor from Anti-zionism Australia speaking at a public forum on February 24 titled "Speaking up against genocide: Why Labor is criminalising dissent". You can listen to the individual talk here.Sue Bull, former CFMEU trainer and member of Socialist Alliance discusses why Geoffrey Watson's CFMEU report to Qld inquiry is an attack on all unions. You can listen to the individual interview here.Saul Eslake, independent economist based in Tasmania joins the program to unpack the real cost of the Big Build Project in Victoria and whether the CFMEU really cost the tax payers over $15 billion. You can listen to the individual interview here.      

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Mary Merkenich, Stephanie MierischNewsreportsHeadline newsreport on the arrest of Prince Andrew Presenters discuss the Healthcare worker strike on Feb 18 in Naarm/Melbourne winning a better pay-offer from the State labor government. Discussion on the 300 million strike in India from the pages of Green Left.Report on the overturn of the ban on Palestine Action in the UK.Policing at protests discussion from the presenters on Increased use of pepper spray, police weapons at protests Interviews and DiscussionsDaryl Croke, AEU member and teacher joins the program to discuss the upcoming teachers strike on March 24 and why people should support and get behind it. You can listen to the individual interview here.Alex Bainbridge, writer for Green Left and member of Socialist Alliance discusses the alarming rise in support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation ahead of the Coalition and how it's pushing politics to the far-right. You can listen to the individual interview here.  

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Zane AlcornNewsreportsPresenters discuss the latest allegations against the CFMEU unpacking the corporate media bias of the coverage against the CFMEU and the draonican nature of the forced administration by the Albanese government.Interviews and DiscussionsMahmut Kahraman from the Kurdish Democratic Community Centre of Victoria joins the program discussing why supporting the self-determination of the Kurds within Northern Syria is essential following the implemention of the Syrian integration agreement between the Rojava's Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the United States-backed Syrian Transitional Government (STG). You can listen to the individual interview here.Isaac Nellist, member of Socialist Alliance and journalist for Green Left reports on the extreme police violence against people protesting the visit of Zionist Isaac Herzog and why his visit has ultimately backfired for the Albanese government. You can listen to the individual interview here.

This is a recording from the public forum 'Trump's War on Venezuela & Latin America', on January 29 in Naarm/Melbourne. The forum was chaired by Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sue Bull. The speakers were Federico Fuentes (editor of LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal) and Carlos Eduardo Morreo (Venezuelan anti-colonial activist and member of the Green Institute). Read and listen to more on the Green Left website. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Alejandro Peña Esclusa reports that Cuban personnel are fleeing Venezuela as oil payments cease, signaling a crisis for Havana following Maduro's detention and the collapse of the socialist alliance that sustained both regimes.1940 VENEZUELA

Jonathan Strauss joins Green Left Radio on 3CR to discuss Labor's "Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill". Strauss, who is a member of Socialist Alliance and has written about these laws for Green Left, argues that those who want the right to oppose genocide, or to defend democratic rights should reject these laws. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Chloe DS, Jacob AndrewarthaNewsreportsPresenters discuss the latest newstories from the pages of Green Left includingA report on the huge Invasion Day protests demanding justice, land band and protest rights.Presenters discuss the double-standards of the establishment and their response to the Invasion Day bomb threat and why First Nation's people are demanding a urgent investigation by authorities.Discussion of court victory for the activist movement where Federal Court rules against extraordinary Vic Police powers in ‘designated areas.Presenters discuss the Killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis a day after general strike ignites community outrage.Interviews and DiscussionJonathan Strauss, member of Socialist Alliance joins the program to discuss Labor's Combating Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill arguing that those who want the right to oppose genocide, or to defend democratic rights should reject these laws. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance member and long-time solidarity activist with the Kurdish liberation struggle, joins Green Left Radio on 3CR to discuss the grave situation in Northern Syria and why Rojava demands our solidarity. Listen to more Green Left podcasts here. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

On January 3, the United States carried out a direct military operation against Venezuela. US forces bombed targets in and around Caracas, struck the electrical grid, killed over one hundred people, and abducted Venezuela's sitting president, Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife and National Assembly deputy Cilia Flores. Federico Fuentes, socialist journalist, writer for Green Left and editor of Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, joined the Green Left Show to discuss the current situation in Venezuela and how we can build the solidarity movement here in Australia. Fred is addressing two public forums co-hosted by Green Left and Socialist Alliance on Venezuela next week, in Naarm/Melbourne on Thursday, January 29 and in Gadigal Country/Sydney on Saturday, January 31. Details here: Naarm/Melbourne: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026-01/event/venezuela-latin-america-trumps-war-latin-america Gadigal Country/Sydney: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026-01/event/forum-trump-out-venezuela-hands-latin-america We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Chloe DS, Zane Alcorn, Mary Merkenich, HarryNewsreportsPresenters discuss the latest news from the pages of Green Left and other alternative media.Blak Caucus wins ‘right' to march on Invasion Day, Jan 26Latest developments in Gaza drawing from Updates: Israel launches strikes as Netanyahu joins Gaza ‘board of peace'Discussion about politics in the United States including the protests in Minnesota against ICE and the Trump administration's attempts to take Greenland.Interviews and DiscussionPeter Boyle, member of Socialist Alliance and long-time solidarity activist of the Kurdish liberation struggle joins the program discussing the grave situation in Northern Syria and why Rojava demands our solidarity. You can listen to the individual interview here.

 On today's show we chat about Venezuela and Latin America, and the ongoing impact of US intervention in the region — including sanctions, political destabilisation, and military aggression from the United States.To unpack what's really going on — beyond the headlines — I'm joined by two guests with deep experience and analysis.Federico Fuentes is the Editor of LINKS – International Journal of Socialist Renewal, a long-time Latin America solidarity activist, and a member of the Socialist Alliance. He lived in Venezuela for several years, working as a researcher and correspondent for Green Left from Caracas during the first decade of the Bolivarian Revolution under Hugo Chávez.He brings both on-the-ground experience and a long view of the political processes shaping Venezuela and the region today.Also joining us is Carlos Eduardo Morreo.Carlos is a Venezuelan academic and anti-colonial activist, based here in Naarm/Melbourne, and is part of the Green Institute. His work focuses on imperialism, colonialism and global power, and he's been an important voice challenging mainstream narratives about Latin America and the Global South.Together, we'll be discussing what US intervention really looks like in practice, why Venezuela continues to be targeted, and what genuine international solidarity means in 2026. As well as union news where we take a look at some of the big industrial stories bubling away as we begin 2026. 

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Note: This will be the last live-to-air Green Left Radio program in 2025. The next live-to-air program will be airing on January 16.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Stephanie Mierisch, Mary MerkenichNewsreportsPresenters discuss the aftermath of the Bondi Massarce referring to communities condemn killings at Hanukkah event in Bondi and the Albanese Labor government's response to the event including the flagging of restrictions on protests.Discussion about the implications of artificial intelligence and capitalism drawing on the Green Left article AI data centre boom drives huge energy and water consumption Reflections from the presenters on the past year of protests and struggle.Interviews and DiscussionRecording of a talk titled "Why we need Ecosocialism and Decolonisation" by Green Left journalist and Socialist Alliance member Bed Radford speaking at the Rising Tide People's Blockade on November 28. You can view a recording of the talk here.

Socialist Alliance senate candidate Sam Wainwright talks to the Green Left Show about the campaign to challenge the big mining companies and to "take back the wealth". Watch this interview online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1445/analysis/green-left-show-77-take-back-wealth Read more: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/analysis/we-need-take-back-our-wealth The interview covered: Take back the wealth (1:00); Wealth inequality, AUKUS & other issues (5:04); Early announcement (6:19); AUKUS and WA (7:46); Socialist Alliance, WA Socialists & the Greens (13:16); Fremantle City Council experience (15:46); Is it possible? (18:33); Socialist vision; (21:54); and How to be involved (23:26). We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Chloe DS, Stephanie MierischNewsreportsDiscussion between the presenters about Trumps threats to Venezuela drawing on newsreports from Al-jazeera.Presenters discuss the following issues drawing on the following articles from the pages of Green Left.Gov't report reveals 2025-25 has most Aboriginal deaths in custody since 1979Italian dockworkers lead global actions to end genocideYour Party: ‘A new democratic socialist party in Britain'Discussion of the latest newstories related to environmental destruction and climate chage drawing on the following articles.‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour' | Climate crisisTwo bushfires downgraded from emergency warnings in Bullsbrook and Kenwick in Perth Victorian government's gas exploration plans in Gippsland and the Otways anger environmental groups Interviews and DiscussionsIsaac Nellist, member of Socialist Alliance joins the program to discuss the rise in popular support for One Nation and why the failures of the Albanese Labor government in power have laid the groundwork for their rise. You can listen to their individual interview here. 

Green Left and Socialist Alliance held a forum discussing the next steps for socialists following the inspiring victory for Zohran Mamdani in New York City. The forum featured Democratic Socialists of America member Winnie Marion, who spoke about her experience campaigning in New York and the lessons learnt through the campaign. It also featured Socialist Alliance member Alex Bainbridge, who said socialists in Australia should be drawing inspiration from the Mamdani win. The session was chaired by Socialist Alliance Magan-djin/Brisbane activist Justin. After these presentations, the floor was opened up to questions from the audience. We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction  

Producer Euan Kielly breaks down the beef between pharmacists and GPs after a proposal to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists to include medicine prescriptions. Demolition work has begun on a 35-year-old public housing estate in Glebe. Producer Gabriella Accaria unpacks the fight to defend public housing against privatisation with ACP member Dan Miller and Socialist Alliance seat for Sydney Rachel Evans. Backchat speaks to Pride in Protest candidate for the Mardi Gras board, Luna Choo, about the new petition to stop over-policing at Mardi Gras parades, board elections, and what this means for Sydney’s queer community. Has social media’s obsession with skincare gone too far? Producer Nyaboth Chuol breaks down the controversy around ‘Rini’, the new skincare brand made for children, and the exploitation of self-care with Dr Michelle Wong. Producer Jess D’Souza discusses the implications of Teen Vogue’s merger with Vogue.com on youth media diversity and takeaways for the Australian media landscape. Founder of news initiative In My Head Kriti Gupta and Zee Feed co-founder Crystal Andrews pitch in. This episode of Backchat was produced by Gabriella Accaria, Nyaboth Chuol, Jess D’Souza, Euan Kielly and Bec Cushway. Executive produced by Bec Cushway. Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi. Aired 15 November 2025 on Gadigal land. Want to support our show? Follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, leave us a five-star review, and share an episode with a friend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The election of Zohran Mamdani, member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), as mayor of New York City on November 4 was a kick in the teeth to United States President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” movement, and a beacon of hope for socialists around the world. Mamdani's win was built on an exciting campaign that mobilised more than 100,000 volunteers to promote his platform, which included tackling the cost-of-living crisis by freezing rents, implementing free buses and opening publicly owned supermarkets. Winnie Marion, a DSA member based in NYC, joined the Green Left Show to discuss the campaign, and the next steps for the socialist movement. Marion is speaking (via zoom) at a public forum organised by the Socialist Alliance on November 22, details here: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025-11/event/forum-mamdanis-election-beacon-hope We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction

Green Left Radio played a recording of a talk by Mary Merkenich about the Relevance of Marxism on 3CR on October 24. Merkenich is from the Socialist Alliance. The original talk was on October 18. You can listen to the whole episode of Green Left Radio here. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Sue Bull joined Green Left Radio on October 10 to discuss the coming "Relevance of Marxism" seminar. Bull is a member of Socialist Alliance and information on the October 18 seminar can be found here. You can listen to the whole episode of Green Left Radio here. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Chloe DS, Zane Alcorn, Stephanie Mierisch.NewsreportsPresenters discuss the latest developments in the Palestine solidarity movement including the signing of the first phrase of a ceasefire deal.Interviews and DiscussionsSue Bull, member of Socialist Alliance joins the program for a discussion on the upcoming "Relevance of Marxism" seminar coming up on Saturday October 18. You can listen to the individual interview here.Nathan Bell, is a author from Mulubina (Newcastle) joins the program to talk about his new book One Minute to Midnight, a short novella that deals with the threat of atomic war. You can listen to the individual interview here.Helle Erhardsen, general manager of the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses joins the program to discuss the ongoing campaign to end cruelty against racehorses. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Headlines: - Albanese's Office Response: Prime Minister Albanese blames protestors for disruptions, while the church that owns the building states that the protestors have not caused any disturbances and that the lease simply expired. Criticism arises over Albanese's perceived opportunism in his anti-Palestinian rhetoric. - Worker's Death in Sydney: A worker dies from carbon monoxide poisoning while cleaning a restaurant, yet mainstream media focuses on the bravery of police rather than addressing systemic failures in infrastructure that allowed this tragedy to occur. - Tunnel Contractor Allegations: Reports emerge of malfeasance by a tunnel contractor, including a $5000 levy for work and demands for sexual favors and domestic work from female workers. The coverage inaccurately implicates the CFMEU, despite no connection to the union, highlighting issues of sloppy journalism. Additionally, the CFMEU faces ridicule for financial losses on a wellness center, which the union clarifies is intended for member wellbeing, not profit. - Italian Unions General Strike: Italian rank-and-file unions declare a general strike for September 22 in response to attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla in Tunisian waters.Bail Reform Laws Citizen Report II here Caller John on Talkback With Attitude compiles an incisive critique and report on the Victorian Government's Bail Reform Laws that set a double standard for police and a larger critique of Victorian Police media fact checking and media bias demystification. Voices 4 Palestine II here "I Am The Pain" Poem by Lebanese mother and poet Samia recorded and edited by Karina Song - Portishead - Roads Live @ Together For Palestine Shirley Winton NO to AUKUS II hereLive interview from convener of Say No To AUKUS community forum held at Trades Hall Victoria on Sunday the 21st of September 2025 talking to us about why it is important for community to actively resist AUKUS and the ramping up of militarization around the country and indeed the world.  Sue Bolton Save Public Housing II hereThe Victorian Government wants to knock down the 44 Public Housing Towers and hand over the property over to private developers.Why is Public Housing so important listen up from the recent public housing rally in Naarm Melb on  Aug 2We hear from life-long community activist and Socialist Alliance member Sue Bolton as she delivers a searing speech at the Save Public Housing rally that was held on the 2nd of August 2025. This Is The Week II hereThe inimitable Comrade Kevin Healey provides his cutting satirical report on the week that was. First People's Assembly Reuben Berg Treaty Explainer II hereRueben Berg from the First People's Assembly of Victoria gives a nuts and bolts understanding of what is in the legislation and answers some questions around the issues that naysayers are pushing. 

Socialist Alliance national co-convenor, Sam Wainwright, addresses the extraordinary momentum behind the August 24 national day of action for Gaza and the Australian government needs to sanction Israel Watch this interview online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/sam-wainwright-momentum-and-morale-behind-our-campaign We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Chloe DS, Zane Alcorn, Mary MerkenichNewsreportsHeadline news presenters respond to the court decision blocking the planned pro-palestine march over Story Bridge in Meanjin/Brisbane on Sunday August 24 along with reflections on the growing broad support for the Palestine solidarity movement.Interviews and DiscussionsRecording of Green Left Show #63: Why you should boycott Caltex in which Palestinian activists Hala Shanableh and Amin Abbas from Boycott Caltex Australia discuss why the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign is critical to help end Israel's genocide and occupation of Palestinian land. Renfrey Clarke, member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left joins the program discussing the current enviormental catastrophe in South Australia impacting on marine life. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Chloe DS, Jacob Andrewartha, Mary MerkenichNewsreportsDiscussion from the presenters about the legacy of Hiroshima Day and what lessons we can draw for building the peace movement and for a world without war.Report on Queensland teachers striking over shortages, wages Interviews and DiscussionRecording of Green Left Show #64 Lidia Thorpe: RED LINES against genocide where Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe speaks with Green Left's Alex Bainbridge about combatting genocide, both against First Nations people here and Palestinians in Gaza.Rachel Evans, Palestine solidarity activist, member of Socialist Alliance with City of Sydney for Palestine about the political significance of the Harbor Bridge protest on August 3. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Jonathan Strauss, a member of the Socialist Alliance national executive discuses why Jillian Segal's proposed measures to combat anti-semitism willl make it harder for pro-palestine activists to oppose the genocide and zionism, and that it represents a fundamental attack on our civil liberties. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on July 18. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/rejecting-jillian-segals-pro-genocide-plan-fighting-health-safety-aldi We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Chloe DS.NewsreportsPresenters discuss the points raised in Labor must abandon AUKUS now published on Green Left and comment on Albanese's recent visit to China.Report on the Historic win for A Voice for Members in Vic CPSUInterviews and DiscussionJonathan Strauss, a member of the Socialist Alliance national executive joins the program to discuss why Jillian Segal's proposed measures to combat anti-semitism willl make harder for pro-palestine activists to oppose the genocide and zionism, and that it represents a fundamental attack on our civil liberties. You can listen to the interview here.Sadie Simmonds, who is a member of Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) who was formally the Aldi Keilor Downs health and safety representative, who was sacked by management for raising safety concerns. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.Presenters: Jordan AK, Jacob Andrewartha, Stephaine Mierisch,NewsreportsHeadline news discussion from the presenters responding to the the government's proposed sweeping antisemitism plan which is a conscious attempt to attack the Palestine solidarity movement and democratic rights.Interviews and DiscussionNicole Kathleen, childcare worker and United Workers Union (UWU) delegate joins the program to discuss the ongoing crisis in childcare and why it's a direct result of the for-profit care model. You can listen to the individual interview here.Markela Panegyres, member of Socialist Alliance and trade union activist with a history of involvement in the Palestine solidarity campaign joins the program to discuss how the global movement for Palestine has shifted public opinion taking in account some of the recent developments. You can listen to the individual interview here.Peter Drenth, worker at Grill'd and member of the United Workers Union (UWU) joins the program to discuss the campaign against Grill'd burgers whose management are exploiting staff with low-pay exploitation. You can listen to the individual interview here.

This episode of the Green Left Show features Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright speaking about the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and support for these violations of international law by Australian government figures like foreign minister Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. View this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-60-end-labors-support-us-military-aggression We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

United States President Donald Trump sent the National Guard and US Marines to quell big community protests in Los Angeles, California against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's forced deportations of immigrants.    LA-based socialist Thomas Malone, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses Caucus and organiser with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has been participating in the protests and spoke to Green Left's Isaac Nellist about the intense police repression, Trump's anti-immigrant politics and how the movement against ICE could expand.    Malone will be speaking at an upcoming forum on the LA protests hosted by Green Left and Socialist Alliance in Naarm/Melbourne on June 24, 6pm at the Resistance Centre, Floor 5, 407 Swanston St Melbourne VIC 3000, or join online. Details at greenleft.org.au/events.    We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.   If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support   Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft   Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Jordan AK, Chloe DS.NewsreportsPresenters discuss some of the latest political developments and issues includingFederal Elections on May 3 - Election 2025: Voters reject ‘Trump-lite' but will Labor deliver?The widening of conflict in India and Pakistan drawing on statements by left-wing groups in South Asia.The ICJ, Israel and the Gaza blockade.Interviews and DiscussionHeidi Abdel-Raouf, social worker, and detention casework policy lead at the Asylum Seekr Resource Centre (ASRC) joins the program to discuss her work in advocacy supporting refugees and asylum seekers held in offshore detention. You can listen to the individual interview here.Sue Bolton, Merri-bek councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Wills during the Federal Elections on May 3, joins the program to discuss a socialist response to the outcome of the elections. You can listen to the individual interview here. 

Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance candidate for the NSW Senate, joins the Green Left Show to discuss the result of the May 3 federal election, in which Labor won a landslide victory after a disastrous result for Peter Dutton and the Coalition. 0:00 Intro 1:06 What is behind the result? 8:26 The Greens 9:49 Socialist vote rises 12:26 What demands on Labor 15:52 Final comments 16:46 Outro We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright explains why the Alliance is campaigning at this election to cut military spending in half. He spoke to Alex Bainbridge on the Green Left Show the day after treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the federal budget which is going in the exact opposite direction, promising to increase military spending both in absolute terms and as a proportion of GDP. They also discuss the Greens policy of repurposing $4 billion of existing military spending towards domestic missiles and military drone production. This episode covers: 1:41 Why cut military spending by half?; 7:31 Trump's 'wild' claim to Greenland, Canada and Panama; 10:57 Trump and AUKUS; 12:15 Greens policy for $4 billion on military drones; and 16:53 Is cancelling AUKUS utopian? Watch online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-53-cut-military-spending-dump-aukus Read more: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/socialist-alliance-cut-military-spending-address-housing-cost-living-and-climate-crises We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenLeftOnline/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Rachel Evans, Socialist Alliance federal election candidate for Sydney and public housing activist discusses the ongoing housing crisis and why we need to fight for 100% public housing. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/socialist-responses-housing-crisis We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Sarah Hathway, former Socialist Alliance councillor for the City of Greater Geelong, trade unionist, social worker former City of Greater Geelong councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the Seat of Corio, discusses the political issues shaping the upcoming federal election This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 7. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/fighting-global-justice-international-womens-day We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Mary Merkenich, a member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left with experience living in Germany, joins  Green Left Radio to discuss the results of the February 23 elections in Germany, including the rise of the far-right AfD and the surprisingly high vote for left-wing party Die Linke.  This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on February 28.  Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/elections-germany-why-public-housing-towers-should-be-retained We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

This episode of the Green Left Show features Jonathan Strauss, Socialist Alliance candidate for the senate in Queensland. We cover the genocide in Gaza, the record of the Labor party in government, the threat of Peter Dutton and the role of campaigning for socialism in the election. Jonathan Strauss: https://socialist-alliance.org/candidates/jonathan-strauss-queensland-senate Watch online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-49-socialist-challenge-election We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenLeftOnline/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.