In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom rack up some listener questions. They answer Qs about the Hollywood labour strikes and comrade Margot Robbie, Gonski and education reform, mutual aid and the role of charity, political music suggestions, best Arnott’s biscuits, internal party fractures, predictions for the upcoming Brisbane local council election, how the podcast got started, and more.

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Fadden by-election results say no to Mad Max, yes to Cannabis. Emerald and Tom look at the shock cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, and ponder what it means for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics up in Greensland. Then a read over some recent Sydney Morning Herald articles that finally give a voice to landlords, many of whom are parents and thus worthy of our sympathy. Finally, a call to action.

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Links -

Make a submission to the senate rent inquiry -

https://greens.org.au/housing/rent-inquiry 

Listen to Olympics discussion with Amy MacMahon in Serious Danger episode 58: The People's Pineapple Olympics

Tell the government: Put Queenslanders first, not the Olympics Committee -

https://www.amymacmahon.com/qldolympics 

‘Fiona Martin is a typical landlord – but she’s not what you expect’ by Nigel Gladstone -

https://amp.smh.com.au/national/fiona-martin-is-a-typical-landlord-but-she-s-not-what-you-expect-20230517-p5d931.html

‘Ten Charts that explain the rental crisis in Australia’ by Nigel Gladstone -

https://www.smh.com.au/national/ten-charts-that-explain-the-rental-crisis-in-australia-20230517-p5d93l.html

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Hooning with the Katter Party. Emerald and Tom start with a recap of some of the week’s news. The LNP had their annual conference and the Brisbane Lord Mayor has lost his mind in existential fear of Jonno and the Greens. Then Mehreen Faruqi’s hypocrisy and koalas story - was it a stitch up? And Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O'Connor had an unusual retirement announcement. Then, they are joined by Asher Wolf, grassroots campaigner and one of the people most responsible for ending robodebt! What has the toll been and what comes next? And why is Bill “What we've increased the rate would already be far greater than what I think the Commissioner would imagine” Shorten gaslighting us about following the RC’s recommendations? Finally, a call to action.

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Links -

Follow https://twitter.com/Asher_Wolf 

Australian Unemployed Workers Union - https://unemployedworkersunion.com/ 

Save Barak Beacon campaign -

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T8A2HxDzYkXH4q5MIAOeb6SlC1diMr7L/view 

https://chuffed.org/project/savebarakbeacon 

Summary of the Robodebt RC findings -

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/07/robodebt-royal-commission-final-report-what-did-it-find-and-what-will-happen-next 

7am Podcast series on Robodebt -

https://7ampodcast.com.au/ 

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It’s movie night for our Patreon subscribers, as Emerald and Tom review ‘THE GIANTS’ - a new documentary telling the story of Greens party founder Bob Brown, interwoven with the majesty of Australia’s environment, particularly our forests and 100 metre-tall giant trees. Is Bob Brown a tree? Does he kinda look like Jim Chalmers? What does Baby Peter Dutton have to say about it? And what do our hosts think about Bob Brown anyway?

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Watch THE GIANTS -

https://www.thegiantsfilm.com/ 

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Tanya Plibersek takes flight to approve some more mines. Emerald and Tom look at the new NACC (National Anti-Corruption Commission), the PWC scandal and the Greens' top ten referrals countdown. Federal ICAC now - now what? Then, it's NAIDOC week and an update on the Voice referendum. As some new polling suggests, will Australia vote with "the nasties?" Finally, a call to action.

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Links -

Producer Mike / The Griff in The Guardian talking robodebt -

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/08/it-was-so-shocking-why-robodebts-dark-legacy-will-linger-long-after-royal-commission-report 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/may/04/how-two-reporters-exposed-centrelinks-robodebt-injustice-and-gave-voice-to-the-victimised 

If you want to help campaign for the Yes vote, you can go to -  https://yes23.com.au/ 

Victorians, sign petition to stop brown-coal-to-hydrogen project in the Latrobe Valley -

https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/view-sign-e-petitions/details/12/508 

Or sign up for updates on the Greens campaign to stop it here - https://greens.org.au/vic/labor-keeping-coal-alive 

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Another QLD MP makes some regrettable after-dinner tweets. Emerald and Tom are joined by Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi! First up is a recap of the state of play on the housing debate. Why do the ALP think it is ok to exploit a real long term homeless man to justify abandoning Emerald’s hometown? Young people are abandoning the major parties, and increasingly never growing into them. Then a look at the renewed push for free higher education and to end exploitative unpaid internships. Finally, a call to action.

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Links -

Uni of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor supports free uni - 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/21/university-of-melbourne-vice-chancellor-calls-for-free-university-education 

Ban spit hoods in law nationwide - email your local MP - 

https://www.changetherecord.org.au/banspithoods 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-29/nt-hack-spithoods-human-rights-legislative-bans/102535710 

Public education funding online forum with Amy MacMahon, Penny Allman-Payne (and Tom lol) July 5th  -

https://www.amymacmahon.com/free_schools_forum

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Friendlyjordies did an episode about the housing bill and our live interview with Max Chandler-Mather! Did you hear bruz-es and sisters, that Tom called the PM a naughty word!?! Jordies is the tone-police and we are crime! So as a bonus for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom do a reaction video to the Jordies ep, and get into a bigger conversation about his channel, ‘left’ media, ‘shill’ media, and how the various hacks and rusted-ons are reacting to the HAFF bill dispute. We have many thoughts - 75 minutes worth!

 

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The Friendlyjordies housing episode -

https://youtu.be/jV6BprD7toY 

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The Teals are doing a Maccas run, want anything? Emerald and Tom look at another bad bill that the Greens have to oppose (sigh) - is the Nature Repair Market Bill healing? Then the most hated man on Sussex Street, the Griffith MP with the biggest ego in the country and the smallest heart, student politician and Greens housing spokesperson, Max Chandler-Mather returns to the show! What’s next in his ongoing campaign of evil? Will he again cowardly stand by and do nothing as the Prime Minister is brutally called a rude word in a joke during a comedy show by a coked-up former Triple J host? Finally, a call to action.

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Links -

Greens Housing Town Hall -  

https://www.maxchandlermather.com/housingplan

Read Max’s piece on the Greens’ strategy around the HAFF in Jacobin (and make sure you have a printed copy handy or Albo will DESTROY you!!!) -  

https://jacobin.com/2023/06/australia-labor-greens-housing-future-fund-affordability 

Blockade Australia -   https://chuffed.org/project/blockade-australia-support-fundraiser

The Australia Institute submission on the Nature Repair Market Bill - https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/P1356-Beyond-Repair.pdf  

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Friendlyjordies discovers the podcast. Tom’s made a flying fox folly. Emerald and Tom are back on the housing bill, and remarking how Max Chandler-Mather manages to live in so many people’s heads rent free(ze). And speaking of rent controls, Emerald calls out the rhetoric that they don’t work, and gives a cheat sheet of how to push back. Finally, a call to action.

Update from Max about gov concessions since recording -

https://twitter.com/MChandlerMather/status/1669902887517032448 

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Links -

Friendlyjordies video about us and Max and housing -

https://youtu.be/jV6BprD7toY 

Cameron Murray article on the “evils” of rent control -

https://www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/evil-rent-control-revisited 

Economists Hate Rent Control: Here’s why they’re wrong -

https://prospect.org/infrastructure/housing/2023-05-16-economists-hate-rent-control/ 

Max Chandler-Mather’s webpage on the rent freeze call -

https://www.maxchandlermather.com/rent_freeze 

And his new whiteboard explainer video -

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtgHSAGx0bT/ 

Max’s online town hall on the housing crisis - Monday June 26th at 6pm 

https://www.maxchandlermather.com/housingplan 

It’s Refugee Week - Finding Freedom 

https://www.refugeeweek.org.au/refugee-week-2023-theme-finding-freedom/ 

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In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom talk about Ben Roberts-Smith, who is a war criminal. It’s cool to say that now, he can’t even defo us! What happened, why is the media defending him, and how does it all reflect on the country, the military and the government sending troops off for dodgy reasons? We stand with Yumi Stynes.

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