Episodes

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Tax avoidance causes budget deficit; possible expansion of Centrelink's "income management" scheme

2 Jul 2014
Today's show explores the issues of tax avoidance by corporations and wealthy individuals, and the possible expansion of Centrelink's “income management” program.
Diana Beaumont, David Tennant, Mark Zirnsak

Gerry Conlon; Rise of Podemos in Spain and NUW Community

25 Jun 2014
A tribute to Gerry Conlon - falsely-accused and wrongly-imprisoned outspoken critic of injustice. Followed by reports on mass mobilizations and the rise of Podemos in Spain with Dick Nichols (Green Left Weekly), and a discussion about NUW community membership with Godfrey Moase.
Gerry Conlon (Past Recording), Dick Nichols and Godfrey Moase
Bentley blockade

Fight Back Against A Terror Budget and Ecocide

18 Jun 2014
Hear about the successful rally in Melbourne against the federal budget, and the enormous mobilisation against coal seam gas extraction in Northern NSW.
Jack Barry, Colin Long, Drew Hutton

Not Neighbourly - cuts to the arts

11 Jun 2014
dispute on Neighbours set & cuts to arts organisations
Annie McLoughlin
Tony Abbott and the Cole Royal Commission

Royal Commission into unions; work for the dole

4 Jun 2014
We explore the politics of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption, as well as the effectiveness and fairness of Work for the Dole schemes.
Diana Beaumont, Jim Marr, Jeff Borland

Fighting the Federal Budget

28 May 2014
How can we build a mass movement and a sustainable fightback that would ensure the budget never sees the light of day?
Colin Long (NTEU), Paul Gilbert (ANMF), Godfrey Moase (NUW), Sue Bolton (Moreland City Council), Ridah Hassan (Socialist Alternative).

The Budget

21 May 2014
Spot light on two hardest hit areas education and the public service
Annie McLoughlin

Stick Together - Worker's Capital

14 May 2014
Workers money, who controls and how can we make it work for us.
Jack Barry, Dave Kerin, Julian Vincent

May Day; UK campaign for 30-hour working week

7 May 2014
5 interviews from the May Day rally in Melbourne. Interview with Ben Wray, Jimmy Reid Foundation (Scotland) about benefits of reducing working time to 30 hours a day.
Diana Beaumont, Ben Wray, Andrew Dettmer, Sue Bull, Shirley Winton, George Kotsakis, Michelle Jackson

Somerton Victory, PALEA and Boots Riley

30 Apr 2014
Talking about NUW victory in Somerton, lessons from airline workers' strike in Phillipines and chatting with Boots Riley from The Coup
Denis Rogatyuk

April Sun in Cuba

23 Apr 2014
A special program on Australian Work Brigades to Cuba. For 32 year Australians have organised the Southern Cross Brigade to work along side and learn from the Cuban People. Interviews with Maree Delora and Vinnie Molina.
Jack Barry, Maree Delora, Vinnie Molina

Morwell: Disaster in Valley Part 2

16 Apr 2014
The aftermatt to the Fire in the Hazelwood open cut mine in Victoria
Annie McLoughlin

Morwell: Disaster in the Valley

9 Apr 2014
The lack of Government response in the 1st two weeks to the noxious coal smoke covering Morwell because of the fire in the opencut at Hazelwood
Annie McLoughlin
Striking Indonesian worker.

National strike in Indonesia

2 Apr 2014
A special program on Indonesian unions, covering the national strike of 2.5 to 3 million workers in October 2013, and the reprisal attacks on workers by organised gangs dating back to the Suharto period.
Diana Beaumont, Kirsty Hoban, Zely Ariane, Surya Tjandra

Updates: March in March, Tertiary Education cuts, Super A Mart

26 Mar 2014
Dissent and fightbacks: going behind the scenes of March in March, tertiary education cuts and the students' response, followed by industrial action at Super A Mart. Interviews with Tim Jones (March in March organiser), Sarah Garnham (National Union of Students) and Alycia Economidis (NUW).
Denis Rogatyuk, Tim Jones, Sarah Garnham, Alycia Economidis