In this episode Fran Dyson talks to Professor Simon Penny (University of California, Irvine) about the myth of recycling, greenwashing  and the need to take a radically different approach to consumerism and waste by maintaining what you have, and repurposing tools and materials instead of putting them in landfill.

This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 16/9/2022. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online.  Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc.

In this episode Fran Dyson interviews Professor Simon Penny from the University of California at Irvine about the dire state of Colorado River, the impacts of climate change, and the political and economic forces shaping California's sustainability.

This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 16/9/2022. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online.  

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With the Albanese government announcing a Royal Commission into Robodebt, and the class action against it about to be settled, Deb Smith puts the pieces together with this analysis of the history of the data matching program which compares tax data against social security records, and its corruption by the "robodebt" policy. What do we already know about what went wrong and what will an RC investigate? How did the class action against robodebt work? And what was the cost to robodebt victims, and to Australian taxpayers?

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How could  former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison give himself sweeping autocratic powers by secretly appointing himself Minister of five portfolios?

Mike Holland examines his actions, how our government is supposed to work, and the threat posed to our democracy by the increasing use of Henry VIII proclamation laws to avoid scrutiny and accountability.

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This episode was broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 2nd  September 2022.

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This interview between Fran Dyson and Jordan Shanks was recorded during a break between two sessions of his show " A Tale as Old as Rome" at the Baroque Room, Katoomba, 26/5/2022, so we apologise for the music and noise in the background. Many thanks to Jordan for being so generous with his time.

This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 17/6/2022. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online.  Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc.

In this episode the programs legal expert Mike Holland, discusses the Coalitions new dam projects announced during the federal election campaign and the complete lack of any economic or environmental grounds for these mega projects.

This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 29/4/2022. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online.  Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc.

Journalists Matt Peacock and Nick Franklin discuss the media campaigns of the major parties in the run up to the 2022 election, and in broader terms, the future of the Murdoch press.

This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 29/4/2022. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC.

This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 29/4/2022. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC.

Award winning investigative journalist Andrew Fowler discusses Assange's extradition orders and Australia's response close to the 2022 election. This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 29/4/2022. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC.

Susan Templeman, Member for Macquarie and ALP candidate for the 2022 Federal election answers questions posed by Nick Franklin.

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This episode was recorded via Zoom on 22/4/2022 and first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 22/4/2022.

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