Green Left Radio

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 & Sue BoltonNewsreportsPresenters discuss and report on the following political updates and issues drawing from Green Left.High Court’s landmark climate ruling counts true cost of coal More than 1000 people protest genocide, AUKUS at Land Forces expoFrance: Workers mobilise to support inspiring school student revolt‘Vote thief’: India’s youth take to the streets to call for election commissioner’s arrestInterviews and DiscussionsSarah Webber joined Green Left Radio on October 9 to untangle and challenge some of the deceptive messaging the Victorian Labor government has been using to justify its support for the massive build-out of hyperscale AI data centres in Victoria.Webber is a Sustainability and Information Technology Academic at University of Melbourne. You can listen to the interview here.Nasser Mashni, president of Australian Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) joins the program to talk about why people need to continue to show up for Palestine after three years of genocide since October 7. You can listen to the 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 from the presenters on the following political issues drawing on the articles belowAlbanese’s United Nations climate hypocrisy Students demand climate action in lead-up to COP31 Anti-war activists prepare to protest Land Forces weapons expo Macklemore strikes a blow for the cultural intifada Interviews and DiscussionsMerri-bek councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Broadmeadows Sue Bolton joined the program to discuss the coming Victorian elections, including the threat of One Nation, the impact of campaigns against new AI data centres, and workers' rights and living standards. You can listen to the individual interview here.Green Left Radio presenter Zane Alcorn gives an update on the Defend the CFMEU/Defend the Union campaign.

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 belowCommunity 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. 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 MerkenichNewsreportsHeadline news discussion on the Albanese government's response to Artificial intelligence. News discussion from the pages of Green Left - Islamophobia is the major racist problem today.Report from the mass anti-fascist protests in GermanyInterviews and DiscussionsBen Radford, Green Left journalist and regular writer on politics in Latin America joins the program to discuss the recent Columbian Election results. You can listen to the individual interview here.Jye Batam, from Knox for Palestine, joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to discuss local campaigns against Australian weapons’ supply to Israel’s genocide. In particular, they talked about the July 18 protest outside Rosebank Engineering timed to coincide with a national mobilisation to the Pine Gap spy base. You can listen to the individual interview here.Deepak Joshi joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to talk about the protests against far right Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia. Joshi is a member of Hindus for Human Rights. 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 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.

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.NewsreportsHeadline news discussion on the impact of Europe's heatwave and how it shows the need to reject climate denial "lies"Presenters discuss the following issues drawing from the pages of Green LeftAustralia needs a big build of public housing Venezuela rocked by double earthquake Calls to lift sanctions following Venezuela’s earthquakeInterviews and DiscussionsNarendar, member of the Indian Diaspora joins the program to discuss India prime minister Modi's upcoming visit to Australia and why the Hindutva movement represented by the BJP and Modi must be opposed along with details on the upcoming protest planned on July 9. You can listen to the individual interview here.Sarah Baarini, member of the Lebanese community and organiser of the Free Palestine Sunday rallies in Naarm, joins the program to discuss the political situation in Lebanon and Israel's continued aggression against Lebanon. 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 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.NewsreportsHeadline news responding to criticism of ABC Host Charlie Pickering for interview with far right provocateur Avi Yemeni and Anti-abortion MPs collaborate to remove hard-won reproductive rights.Interviews and DiscussionsInterview with Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of Jacobin magazine, author of The Socialist Manifesto (2019) and President of American progressive journal The Nation about the United States under the Trump administration and prospects for building socialist politics. You can listen to the individual interview here.Karyn Brown, resident at the Waterloo public housing estates and a activist with Action for Public Housing in Gadigal/Sydney about the ongoing occupation of the Waterloo estates against the demolition by the State Labor government. You can listen to the individual interview here.Jake Delphin, educator and political activist based in Melbourne who is part of organising the "Who Controls our Data" rally, a upcoming protest raising concerns about the proposed expansion of AI Data Centres in Melbourne. 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.