Bonus: Inside The Greens #9 : CPRS, Rudd-Gillard & the 2010 election (VIDEO)
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Bonus: Inside The Greens #9 : CPRS, Rudd-Gillard & the 2010 election
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 9 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.”
In this instalment - drumroll… the CPRS!!! Get your teatowels, it’s some hardcore Labor BS in this one. Then, Gillard rolls Rudd and it’s the Greens fault of course, and then roll on the 2010 election!
Note: This was recorded ...
2025-05-29 14:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS: Radical Suburbs Forum - Growing Greens support in culturally diverse outer-metropolitan communities
Video version -
https://youtu.be/TEHC1T6aWV0
As a bonus on the feed, here is Jono aka Jonathan Sriranganathan, former member for Gabba Ward in Brisbane and Greens Lord Mayor candidate, with -
"A discussion I facilitated with Remah Naji (2025 federal Greens candidate for Moreton, on Brisbane's south side), Huong Truong (Greens candidate for Fraser in Melbourne's western burbs) and Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy ...
2025-05-27 02:06:25 +0000 UTC View Post177: The Greenlight ft. Larissa Waters
The Griff has election takes. Tom is joined by new leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Larissa Waters! (10:26) What happened? What is she going to do differently? And why is Labor about to approve a new carbon bomb? And does she have a message for those feeling lost? Finally, Griff on why it’s annoying being the Greens and how Labor can defeat them in the Senate. (44:35)
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Just released on Patreon - “Kevin Bonham on polling denialism & electoral reform”
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176: Come on in, the Larissa Waters is fine
Greens consider historic three-way (leadership team). Emerald and Tom go over the news that Larissa Waters was elected new leader of the Australian Greens! (7:29) What does this mean for the future of the party? Is this the end of militant Greens, or just the beginning? Next up, other parties! (41:19) Sussan Ley is the new leader of the Liberals, and she’s secretly cool on Palestine? Then, the new Labor government ministry changes. Who was punished and rewarded in a savage factional turf wa...
2025-05-17 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
BONUS: Kevin Bonham on polling denialism & electoral reform
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are joined by one of Australia’s finest psephologists (election analysts), Dr Kevin Bonham! With the Greens winning 12% of the vote but only one lower house seat, is our voting system fair? And if not, what are the other options? Polling denialism, ‘wasted’ votes, Hare-Clark, Condorcet vs instant runoff, unicameralism, range voting, multi-member proportional… Let’s get our wonk on. And a little bit of Goldstein chat at t...
2025-05-15 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS: Kevin Bonham on polling denialism & electoral reform (VIDEO)
175: Election results 2 - Could be better!
Emerald and Tom share crazy voting booth stories, before taking a look at the results of the 2025 federal election, one week later. Things only got worse! First, what happened with Griffith and Max Chandler-Mather, Australian politics' own Frank Grimes? (He challenged the status quo, then everyone celebrated his death, because being called out is annoying.) And then, Adam Bandt is out! Who do we speculate as the next Greens leader? How can the Greens possibly fight the corporate power that ha...
2025-05-10 19:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post175: Election results 2 - Could be better!
Emerald and Tom share crazy voting booth stories, before taking a look at the results of the 2025 federal election, one week later. Things only got worse! First, what happened with Griffith and Max Chandler-Mather, Australian politics' own Frank Grimes? (He challenged the status quo, then everyone celebrated his death, because being called out is annoying.) And then, Adam Bandt is out! Who do we speculate as the next Greens leader? How can the Greens possibly fight the corporate power that ha...
2025-05-10 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
174: Election results 2025 - Could be worse?
Greens win! Pressure works! Wait, what?!
Emerald and Tom reconvene the morning after the 2025 federal election to look at the results as they stand, and share some of the early stories from yesterday.
What lead to the Labor landslide? How much was it the Trump election? Did Dutton drag down everyone? Or is that copium - why didn’t Greensland hold, and is the Greens vote stagnant?
And wait - are the Greens now the entire crossbench? So despite losing in the lower house, they h...
2025-05-04 04:57:09 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS: Leo Puglisi from 6 News on how teens are schooling ‘real’ journos (VIDEO)
BONUS: Leo Puglisi from 6 News on how teens are schooling ‘real’ journos
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom meet one of our longtime favourites - the 17-year-old wunderkind founder of 6 News, Leo Puglisi! How did a school student become the Official #auspol Best Journalist? What is the state of the looming youth social media ban? What are his predictions for the election? And, just how old will he make our hosts seem in comparison!?
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2025-05-01 15:01:33 +0000 UTC View Post
173: Election predictions with Amy Remeikis
Oh crap the election is this Saturday. Emerald is joined by guest host, #auspol legend and live-blogger for the Australia Institute, Amy Remeikis! Why has this election campaign felt so lacklustre? Is everything going to hell? And what are Amy’s predictions for election result upsets?
Coming Friday on Patreon - Leo Puglisi!!!
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Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #9 : The Rudd years, GFC, Ronan Lee & a Lib-Green Love Affair”
The show can on...
2025-04-26 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sonya Semmens for Macnamara
Ninth and the final in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Sonya Semmens, and candidate for the inner-Melbourne electorate of Macnamara!
Why are the Greens the natural party of peace? What is the go with the debate non-invite? Does Josh Burns’ move to skip how-to-vote cards make the seat more likely to go to the Liberals? Just how close is this seat? And what’s wrong with the slogan Onya Sonya!?
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2025-04-22 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sonya Semmens for Macnamara (VIDEO)
172: Why LNP & Labor won’t fix housing ft. Max Chandler-Mather
Epic rap battles of history - Biggie vs Tupac, Kendick vs Drake, DJ Albo vs Peggy Sue. Emerald and Tom take a look at the week’s election news (10:57). Dual-citizenship takes down the Greens candidate for Franklin, and is Purple Pingers to blame for squatters in Carol’s empty house? Then they are joined by the MP for Griffith and Greens housing spokesperson, Max Chandler-Mather! (26:13) Is this the week the major parties went mask off? Will the competing Labor and LNP housing policies jus...
2025-04-19 19:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post172: Why LNP & Labor won’t fix housing ft. Max Chandler-Mather (VIDEO)
Bonus: Inside The Greens #9 : The Rudd years, GFC, Ronan Lee & a Lib-Green Love Affair (VIDEO)
Bonus: Inside The Greens #9 : The Rudd years, GFC, Ronan Lee & a Lib-Green Love Affair
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 9 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.”
In this instalment - the aftermath of the 2007 election, the 2020 summit, the Green New Deal, Labor BS, ACT and WA elections, and the most forbidden love of all - Greens and Liberals sitting in a tree…
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2025-04-18 13:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
BONUS: Fight for Fremantle ft. Amy Warne & Kate Hulett (VIDEO)
