This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land - always was, always will be.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land - always was, always will be.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 15 - The party line on how Bondi is being weaponised against Palestine ft Amy Remeikis
As the dust settles on the horrific Bondi shooting, the nature of the bigoted onslaught has become clearer. This episode starts by looking at the tirade of lies and far-right propaganda spread by The Australian and other media outlets. Given Jillian Segal’s prominence, we do a little digging into her family’s history as managers of hyper-exploitative diamond mining companies in Apartheid South Africa as well as her links with racist lobby group, Advance Australia. To get a deeper look at the media landscape of the backlash we interview journalist Amy Remeikis on the media response to Bondi and how they have normalised racism and anti-Palestinian politics. We then take a look at the appalling attacks on rights going on in the UK, where the government has banned Palestine Action and has sought to criminalise support for the Palestinian people and their resistance to genocide, a direction that Australian state and federal governments appear to be moving in. NSW Premier Chris Minns gets a particular shout-out, as a key protagonist in the moves to censor pro-Palestine speech and increase authoritarianism and anti-protest laws in Australia. Finally, we explore the tensions in the ALP around this issue and why Albanese has invited the Israeli President, Isaac “no innocent civilians in Gaza” Herzog, to visit Australia.
Content
Israel's propaganda machine endangers every Jew on the planet - including me | Middle East Eye
Politicising a Terror Attack | Michael West
Jillian Segal's plan to combat antisemitism straight from lobby group wish-list | Tom Tanuki
Massacre as political theatre: our shameful national response to Bonde | Amy Remeikis
Chabad Picks a Side: The Ben-Gvir Alliance | Shomrim
Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman.
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.
(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 14 - The Party Line Christmas Special
This episode begins with a rambling exploration of Christmas-themed inanities including the merits of home alone 2, papal bulls, and the crucial question of whether or not Jesus was a communist. We then (finally) respond to your listener questions! Merry Xmas and happy holidays from the team at The Party Line.
Content:
When the guns fell silent for Christmas during WWI | Red Flag
Divini Redemptoris (March 19, 1937)
Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina's dictatorship
Pope Francis, the Catholic Church, and Argentina’s “Dirty War” - Freedom Socialist Party
The contradictions of Christianity | Red Flag
Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman.
Please support us on patreon
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.
(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 13 - The Bondi massacre and the right-wing backlash
The massacre in Bondi struck the heart of decent people across Australia. It was shocking to see the murder of 15 Jewish people by suspected gunmen with links to ISIS. This special episode was recorded in the first days after the event, and tries to unpack the first responses by the media, the ALP, LNP, Pauline Hanson and Bob Katter. In general, the horror of the attack has been amplified by the racist and anti-Palestinian response, which seeks to manipulate the tragedy for political ends. Benjamin Netanyahu’s absurd claim that Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood is somehow to blame was typical of this reactionary tidal wave. Also significant has been NSW Premier Chris Minn’s decision to rush through even more anti-protest laws under the guise of solidarity with the Jewish community.
Content
Don’t Listen to the Ghouls Exploiting the Tragedy of Bondi Beach | The Nation
Shame on those using the Bondi massacre to slander Palestine solidarity | Red Flag
May our flames be a recommitment | Jewish Voices for Peace
Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman.
Please support us on patreon
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.
(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 12 - The Party Line on Venezuela, US Imperialism, and NUS
Big news this week: Anneke has been adopted! By her big sister that is. We discuss all that before moving on to headlines, including what the Annika Wells expense scandal reveals about the culture of entitlement that runs through Parliament. The main breaking story that was unfolding as we were recording was the US hijacking of a Venezuelan oil tanker, which follows months of deadly strikes on boats that have killed nearly 100 civilians. This leads on to a chat about Trump’s new National Security Strategy, which declares his intent to see the US engage in aggressive operations throughout Latin America to reassert US hegemony over the ‘western hemisphere’, while also promoting the great replacement theory and other fascist ideas and organisations throughout Europe. We wrap up with some goss from the National Union of Students National Conference in Ballarat, which saw Labor Party members try (and fail) to lock out socialist party members from national office.
Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman.
Content
Trump’s Looming “Forever War” | Tempest
Headlines:
Australian employers cut back on diversity and inclusion programs amid US ‘anti-woke’ backlash
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
Albanese digs in on MPs entitlements saga as more Wells spending comes to light
From Tim Tam to Four’N Twenty: Aussie icons enjoy government sweeteners
Renters need $300,000 more superannuation in retirement than home owners, report finds
Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979
Please support us on patreon
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.
(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 11 - The Party Line on the NDIS, migration and the Liberals
The team start this ep with a bold marketing ploy: attacking our listeners. We then discuss Jordy’s invitation to attend am allegedly anticapitalist forum hosted by SBS (turns out, it wasn’t). We then discuss the disgraceful comments made by Zack Polanski in relation to migrant workers in the UK, and what it reveals about the limits of liberal anti-racism, before launching into a critique of Labor’s NDIS program and their plan to use AI to further dehumanise and disenfranchise people with disabilities, as well as the workers who support them. The main segment features Chloe Rafferty from Red Flag Radio, our smarter, more sophisticated elder sibling, who led us in a discussion about the current crisis in the Liberal Party, why Sussan Ley is not the answer, why the Teals are no better, and how the growth of the far right will impact Australian politics into the future.
Huge thanks to our tireless editors, Persephone Waxman and Charlie Wardrop.
Content
If ‘ethical consumption’ changed anything, they’d make it illegal | Red Flag
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul | The Guardian
A Marxist analysis of the Liberal Party
Mistaken Identity by Asad Haider review – the best criticism of identity politics | The Guardian
Headlines:
Trump wins his peace prize from Fifa – any chance of a VAR review?
Is gentle parenting to blame for low attendance rates - The Australian
The CALDA Clinic | Award Winning Premium Rehabilitation
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
Please support us on patreon
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.
(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 10 - The Party Line on Rising Tide and the Greens’ climate capitulation (ft Zack Schofield)
Who wants to be a millionaire is a somewhat surprising focus of our first segment, as Anneke and her friend fight for the right to participate in the toxic reality TV industry. We then interview Rising Tide community organiser Zack Schofield, who is one of the wonderful people that have just organised the People’s Blockade of Newcastle Coal Port. We discuss the history of the campaign, its demands and why it’s in workers interest to support the ending of the fossil fuel industry. We follow this up with a scathing look at Labor’s climate bill, in particular the Green’s decision to pass it barely amended, and what it says about the limits of the Greens’ parliamentary approach.
Content
Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle | The Guardian
Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature? | The Conversation
The new climate denialism: Labor’s Net Zero Plan | Red Flag
Marxism and the natural world | Marxist Left Review
Headlines:
Return of nativity scene to Melbourne ends years of ‘woke’ Christmas | Herald Sun
How the pope went pop
Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé pendant in jewellery store
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To - WSJ
Australian prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all | ScienceDaily
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul | The Guardian
A non-white face on a racist asylum policy is just a mask for cruelty | Middle East Eye
Musical outro: Marc Ribot - Bella Ciao
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.
(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 9 - The Party Line on the Mamdani-Trump meetup, social media ban (with Channel 6’s Leo Puglisi) and Pauline Hanson
Anneke kicks off the episode with a sad story about alleged police harassment - and the risk of not paying fines promptly. We then examine the decision by Vic Pol to designate the entire CBD and surrounds as a zone where they can stop and search anyone without reason, for an incredible six months. This is especially dangerous in light of a recent report which shows that Indigenous and African people are massively more likely to be searched, harassed, tasered and so on by police. We chat next about Hanson’s racist stunt in Parliament and her broader rise to prominence in Australian politics. We wrap up with an interview with Channel Six’s Leo Puglisi about his successful efforts to establish an alternative media project as a school-aged journalist, the coming social media ban, and why young people should be able to vote.
Content
After the surreal Trump-Mamdani summit
How we beat Pauline Hanson in the 1990s
Check out Leo’s work at 6 News Australia | Independent & unbiased journalism
Headlines:
Cotality Housing Affordability Report shows 'extraordinary rise' in home values
Hastie knows Libs could die if they lose this fight
Why governments should stop raising the minimum wage
Body-cam footage shows police coaching a father who murdered his family. As a psychologist, I’m enraged
The exceptional thing about the battle of the bobs? It’s not exceptional
Hospitalised and told to send the kids to foster care: Tenants’ VCAT woes revealed
Indigenous, African men endure rampant police profiling
Immigrant crime: Trump administration orders US embassy to collect data from Australia
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.
(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on land that was never ceded, and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 8 - The Party Line on Socialist Unity, Epstein, and Gough Whitlam
Inspired by last week’s detour into pop culture, this ep starts with a debate about the relative virtues of Monchichi’s vs Labubu’s. We then take a quick look into AI, the Epstein files, and a bunch of fairly insane headlines (see below). Anneke explains what’s been going on with the interstate Socialist Party conferences, and we discuss the prospects of (re)uniting with the Socialist Alliance. We wrap by taking a belated look at the Whitlam dismissal and the past, present and future of the Labor Party via an interview with socialist historian and Labour history professor Diane Fieldes.
Note: We barely mention Epstein but please indulge our cynical attempt to manipulate the search engine optimisation algorithm.
Content
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal Is a stain on both parties | Jacobin
Now is the time for socialists to unite | Victorian Socialists
The ALP: what class of party | Marxist Left Review
The Labor Party: A Marxist analysis
Headlines:
Dangerous week to be a Liberal leader as killing season kicks off
Liberal leadership: The participation award for everyone in class
US government shutdown is over, and the US Department of Education hits us with a very cool tweet
‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links
South African man detained in pre-dawn immigration raid after attending Sydney neo-Nazi rally
From the extreme to the luxurious, toilets occupy my mind when travelling | The Age
Germany lifts weapons freeze on Israel in response to Gaza ceasefire
Trump says he will approve sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
Scaramooch! Scaramooch! What’s it like in Mar-a-Lago? | The Age
‘Things happen’: Trump downplays journalist’s murder as he hosts Saudi leader
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
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We kick off this week on a theoretical note, exploring the dialectic relationship between the Gallagher brothers being pricks and yet making such brilliant music. The team then takes a quick look at a few major headlines from the week, including Coles’ plan to play classical music to deter shop lifting. Then we welcome Anticop activist Tom Raue onto the platform to discuss Victorian Labor’s decision to try 14 year old kids in adult courts, including the possibility that they will be given life sentences. We conclude by examining the pro-war commemorations of Remembrance Day, the conservative, strike-breaking organisation that is the RSL, and how class struggle destroyed conscription, led to revolution, and ended WW1.
Serious content
Robert Bollard on WW1 and Anti-conscription campaigns
Review: The real history of WWI
Silly Headlines:
Welcome to Barangaroo! We graciously provide affordable housing but you’re not allowed to enjoy it
Nandy says BBC must uphold highest standards
Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney are in a “bitter feud” over differences in their political beliefs
Investor cleans up on first home buyer surge in $700,000 sale
Will a 50-Year Mortgage Make Homes More Affordable? Here’s How It Would Work.
CBA posts $2.6b quarterly profit but sheds 6.6pc in value
Cost of hosting COP summit could reach $2b
Companions and Pets Party Rename Themselves
Melbourne Coles’ bold strategy to stop surge in in-store thefts
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Warning: huge session this week. The team start by celebrating two significant developments in US politics, the death of super-villain Dick Cheney and the defeat of billionaire sex-pest Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani’s victory was unfolding as the show was being recorded, but we took the time to bask in the fear and hatred of the American right-wing twitter. We analyse the troubles the Coalition is having with Net Zero, before looking at whether Labor’s approach is fundamentally any better (tldr: it’s not). We introduce a new segment (that still needs a name and/or jingle, plz help us out) on socialist theory, before wrapping up by taking a look into the far right manosphere.
Extra readings
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies | The Nation
An Andrew Tate insider is helping Australian Nazis recruit teens
The classes of capitalism | Red Flag
Woodside’s WA gas export expansion emissions greater than all Australia’s coal power stations
Climate Analytics | Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is…
This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on land that was never ceded, and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 5 - The Party Line on corporate tax scams, for-profit healthcare and Trump’s big beautiful ballroom
We start with a moment of silence to mourn the loss of the White House’s east wing, a symbol of liberty and democracy whose light once shone brightly across the world. But then the ep takes a deep dive into some of the injustices of Australian capitalism right now. We take a look at the regressive nature of the Australian tax system, inspired by Jordan speaking at a tax conference in Canberra hosted by the Australia Institute. Why do nurses and teachers pay more tax than QANTAS? Only Albo knows. Then we return to the absurdity of median house prices reaching $1.75 million in Sydney, and the NIMBY vs. YIMBY ‘debate’, before looking at the stressed state of the public health system through the prism of the collapse of multiple NGO health clinics in Melbourne, including CoHealth.
Extra readings
Labor’s tax policy hits the middle class, not big business
Tax corporations and the super-rich
Missionaries, Radicals, Feminists: A History of North Yarra Community Health
Private profit vs public access: How class struggle shaped Australia’s healthcare system
The fight for Richmond’s rebel school | Red Flag
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on land that was never ceded, and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We were so glad to speak to US socialist brian bean, of the Tempest Socialist Collective, about the craziness of politics in Trump’s America. We discuss how the White House is increasing the funding and power of ICE, the problems with Mandani and other left electoral challenges within the Democratic Party, and the nature of the massive No Kings demonstrations last weekend.
The candidate, the billionaires, and the Democrats | Tempest
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s First Year | Against the Current
The Left under Brandon Johnson | Tempest
The No Kings protests must go beyond the Democrats to defeat Trump | Counterfire
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on land that was never ceded, and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week the crew was inspired by Albo’s successful trip to Washington to meet with Herr Trump. We discussed that, and then spoke with US socialist brian bean about Mamdani’s mayoral campaign and the No Kings demonstrations on Oct 18. We then get a mystery caller to discuss police and government crackdowns on the right to protest, including at the anti-fascist protest on the weekend.
Against the New McCarthyism - Tempest
https://x.com/AlboMP/status/1980418575761609055 - Albo and Rubio
Trump, AUKUS and the US alliance | Red Flag
Premier’s tone-deaf response to a city crying for help - Chip le Grand
Constant protest gridlock in the CBD is symptom of how Melbourne has lost its way - Phillip Dalidakis
https://x.com/spencerhakimian/status/1980303616750788857 - Trump and Rudd
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on land that was never ceded, and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.
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This week’s ep takes a look at Trump’s despicable ‘peace plan’ and what it really means for the people of Gaza. We also discuss the Nobel Peace prize going to a wannabe Venezuelan dictator and Labor’s decision to take a courageous stand for multi-millionaire superannuation-holders.
Anneke would like to note that her last name is pronounced: “De man u el”
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land - always was, always will be.
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Following Jordy’s trip to a housing conference in WA, the pod takes a look at the crisis in public housing, before exploring the Liberal party shenanigans and Hastie’s relationship to Hanson and the far right. Plus we’ve invited two bonafide Italian socialists to talk through the inspirational general strikes that have happened there over the last few weeks. Che bello!
PS. Make sure you join the October 12 National day of Protest for Palestine, wherever you may be.
Email us! socialistpartypod@gmail.com
Extra content:
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.
If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.
The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)
This pod was produced on stolen land - always was, always will be.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this pilot episode the crew discuss the far right freakery emanating from the US, Israel’s unfolding genocide, Trump’s psychotic peace plan, the deeper meaning behind Albo’s selfies with Trump, and the international solidarity movement with the people of Gaza
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