Fergus Green, of The Australia Institute, joins the Green Left Show to discuss his report about Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism.
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As record-breaking heatwaves scorch the northern hemisphere and another El Niño summer is predicted here, new research from The Australia Institute says Labor’s safeguard mechanism is failing. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims he wants Labor’s national conference to “showcase” the party as inclusive, open and democratic. But he is just as committed to avoid discussing AUKUS and Palestine, despite sharp internal divisions on both. Markela Panegyres reports.
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The AUKUS Public Inquiry is looking into how much toxic nuclear waste Australia will be required to store, how many jobs will be created and why we are being prepared to potentially join a war against China — the country’s largest trading partner. Binoy Kampmark reports.
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Australia’s role in the global arms trade and its connection to the AUKUS pact is coming under increasing scrutiny, particularly over the past near three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Cas Smith reports.
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South Australian Labor is preparing for a huge expansion of the state’s data centre industry, arguing the state has renewable energy in abundance. Renfrey Clarke argues that environmentalists need to carefully examine the pros and cons of this new industry.
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On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss NSW Police clearing the save Waterloo protest camp, campaigning for abortion rights in South Australia and Victorian school staff rejecting Labor’s shoddy pay offer.
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Derek Wall, ecosocialist, writer and former coordinator of the Green Party of England and Wales, recently told Green Left’s Isaac Nellist that the Green Party’s rise is giving hope to working people and the left. Meanwhile, Labour remains in a crisis of its own making.
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As part of its joke climate resilience plan, the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is accelerating fracking for gas in the Beetaloo Basin. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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Socialist Alliance launched its Victorian election campaign for four lower house seats across the region. SA’s campaign slogan is “Fighting for People, NOT the Billionaires”. Tim Gooden reports.
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy, directed by radical journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin and ex-GI Mike Prysner, reveals a hidden truth behind the climate crisis, writes Jim McIlroy.
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On this episode of On The Streets, we discuss protests resisting government crackdown on the right to protest and the fight against Pauline Hanson’s racism.