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This is an audio recording of the opening panel - Ecosocialism not barbarism - at the Ecosocialism 2025 conference held in Naarm/Melbourne September 5-7, 2025.

This panel featured: Sue Bolton (Sue Bolton is a veteran socialist activist, member of Socialist Alliance National Executive, and councillor on Merri-bek City Council), Ammar Ali Jan (Ammar Ali Jan, general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq (Peoples Rights) Party and a member of the Council of Advisors of the Progressive International), Cyn Huang (Cyn Huang is member of the Bread & Roses caucus inside the Democratic Socialists of America).

Recordings of Ecosocialism 2025 can be found here: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1445/analysis/videos-and-podcasts-ecosocialism-2025-conference

Ecosocialism 2026 will be held in Magan-djin/Brisbane September 11-13, 2026.

Surya McEwen and Madeleine Habib both participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aimed to break Israel's blockade of Gaza and deliver urgently needed aid to starving Palestinians. They spoke to the Green Left Show about the impact of the flotilla and how to keep building the Palestine solidarity movement.

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Sydney's Inner West Council (IWC) claims its "Fairer Futures" plan will help address the dire housing affordability crisis by building tens of thousands of new homes. But housing campaigners are warning that affordable homes will be demolished to make way for expensive, luxury apartments.

Erina Delinicolas and Duncan Roden are renters at 50–52 Warren Road in Marrickville, the first site slated for demolition under the new plan. They joined the Green Left Show to discuss why the IWC's pro-developer plan is flawed and suggest alternatives that put people before profit.

Both are involved in the Better Future Coalition, a group of Inner West residents who are campaigning against the Fairer Future plan, calling for more affordable and public housing, genuine consultation with residents and a better planning system.

Get involved with the Better Future Coalition by visiting their website: https://betterfutureco.com.au/

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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).

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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.

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Green Left's Alex Bainbridge spoke to Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch about the coming social media ban, why it harms young people, what the alternatives would be and other issues related to digital privacy.

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Candice Alisha, blues and folk musician based in Naarm/Melbourne joins Green Left Radio on https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

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Doctor Shaday Wheatley, community health doctor and member of Victorian Socialists joins the Green Left Radio on https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/analysis/green-left-radio-shaday-wheatley-save-cohealth-campaign

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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

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Catherine Connolly has won a resounding victory in the Presidential election with the largest percentage and largest total votes of any presidential candidate in history. It is also the first time the left has won a majority of votes in a national election in Ireland. 

Connolly did this while up against the political and media establishment, and with a strong left platform that included opposing Israel’s genocide and aspirations for a more just and equal society. 

Isaac Nellist spoke to Irish ecosocialist activist Paul Murphy about why Connolly’s campaign was so successful. 

Paul is now a member of People Before Profit and is a Teachta Dála (TD, member of the lower house of the Irish Parliament) for the party in Dublin South-West. People Before Profit played a big part in the Connolly campaign.

Paul is a former Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party for Dublin.. He has been active in a number of campaigns including against water charges, against racism, for refugee rights, solidarity with Palestine and against re-armament of Europe and NATO expansion. 

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