Progressive Podcast Australia

- The Australian government claims tax cuts for business will lead to higher wages for workers.- Government attempts to move the ABC from government funded media to government run media.- Malcolm Turnbull only agrees to a Banking Royal Commission when the banks ask for it.- The Australian Unions campaign to change the rules and bring fairness back: https://www.australianunions.org.au/change_the_rules- Join your union!- Thanks to everyone who put us well over our Crowd Funding target! Well be buying a new microphone to improve the sound quality of the show and will also do another video podcast with our new equipment to thank everyone for their support.- Great video from Juice Media on a proposed charity gag law by the Australian government. Please watch and share: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSAEWVy4HYc - Please encourage the Labor party to reject these laws: https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/democracy/tell-labor-to-defend-democracy/tell-labor-defend-civil-society- Nick interviewed on ABC discussing his article on dogs being property under the law. Nick is on at 23 minutes and 20 seconds into this show: http://radio.abc.net.au/programitem/peWLEzllpD?play=true- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/02/26/203/

This episode covers veganism and ethnicity as well as anarchism and animal liberation, featuring a talk by Angela Davis on veganism as revolutionary, a voicemail from the usual Jon on Maori veganism and a talk by Nick on why animal liberation is an important anarchist issue.Nicks article published on the ABC, covering dog attacks as well as broader issues of dogs and other animals as no more than property under the law: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-18/pet-ownership-your-dog-is-property-not-a-fur-baby/9414096Please support our Crowd Funding campaign before it closes on February 23: https://chuffed.org/project/progpodcastFor more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/02/19/202/

- As with our last Social Justice Warrior Happy Hour on episode 158, on this one we cover a wide range of topics. - We start off by giving a recap of the Invasion Day rally in Melbourne. - We also mention Nicks article Fords Attempts to Moderate the Core of the Civil Rights Movement.- Return of the segment Angela Davis Always Makes Sense, this time on the Black Panther Party.- The government repression of GetUp.- We finish by discussing vegans hijacking the Februdairy campaign from the dairy industry and the Be Fair Be Vegan ad campaign.- We are over half way towards our Crowd Funding goal, please help us reach our full goal. Those donating ten dollars or more can choose which topics we cover on the show this year: https://chuffed.org/project/progpodcast- For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/02/12/201/

- This episode covers the reception of our commitment ceremony. You can listen to us discussing the ceremony part back on episode 100: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2015/05/31/100/- Bizarre wedding traditions.- When Karl Pilkington Makes Sense, on weddings.- Nicks Mandurah baptism.- For more information on the episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/01/30/200/

- Talk by Dr Theresa Petray and Nick on just do it activism in Aboriginal and animal social movements in Australia. You can read our journal article on this topic here: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/51981/- The latest on Aboriginal Constitutional Recognition and the Uluru Statement.- Book recommendation: No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein.- Invasion Day.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/01/23/199/

- Journalist, trade unionist and Indigenous rights activist Celeste Liddle on Invasion Day.- Our first vodcast promoting our new Crowd Funding campaign. Please support it here: https://chuffed.org/project/progpodcast- The final part of our discussion with designer and anthropologist Michael Palmyre, covering science, social media and individual versus structural solutions.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/01/15/198/

- This episode features designer and anthropologist Michael Palmyre who elaborates on some of the themes touched on in his talk Are We Using Design to Make the World a Less Valuable Place? This talk was played on our last episode, episode 196.- Reaction to the talk, especially because it featured the c word.- Does economic growth really make our lives better?- Slavery and capitalism.- Star Wars and the military industrial complex.- Mental health and capitalism.- Apocalyptic movies, zombies and vampires.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/01/09/197/

- Talk by designer and anthropologist Michael Palmyre: Are We Using Design to Make the World a Less Valuable Place?- Sydney versus Melbourne.- Challenging dominant narratives and ideologies.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2018/01/02/196/

- Great organisations to donate to at Christmas or anytime eg Safe Steps, Children by Choice and Marie Stopes.- Adopting companion animals.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/12/21/195/

- Nick is joined by Kyna Reddan aka The Poly Guru.- Jealousy in non-monogamous and monogamous relationships. - Demisexuality.- Polygamy.- How non-monogamy works.- Queer critiques of the campaign for marriage equality.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2017/12/18/194/