Green Left

https://feed.podbean.com/greenleftonline/feed.xml

25.5K

Downloads

235

Episodes

Green Left is Australia's leading ecosocialist and anti-capitalist publication and seeks to be a voice for activists involved in First Nations, environment, social and workers campaigns and struggles. If you like our work become a supporter and share your stories.

Episodes

25 minutes ago

Peace and justice for Kashmir, India and Pakistan | Green Left Show #57

25 minutes ago

Ammar Ali Jan of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (HKP) speaks to Green Left's Isaac Nellist about the risk of further confrontations between India and Pakistan and the pathway to justice for Kashmir, Pakistan and India.

Ammar Ali Jan will be speaking via zoom at this May 30 forum: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/forum-no-new-india-pakistan-war

And in person at the Ecosocialism 2025 conference: https://ecosocialism.org.au/

We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

If you like our work, become a supporter:
https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752
Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/
Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline

Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Wednesday May 07, 2025

A socialist take on the federal election result | Green Left Show #56

Wednesday May 07, 2025

Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance candidate for the NSW Senate, joins the Green Left Show to discuss the result of the May 3 federal election, in which Labor won a landslide victory after a disastrous result for Peter Dutton and the Coalition.

0:00 Intro
1:06 What is behind the result?
8:26 The Greens
9:49 Socialist vote rises
12:26 What demands on Labor
15:52 Final comments
16:46 Outro

We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/
X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline
Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi
Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Monday Apr 28, 2025

Purple Pingers on housing solutions | Green Left Show #55

Monday Apr 28, 2025

Victorian senate candidate Jordan van dem Lamb, also known as Purple Pingers, speaks to Green Left about: how he got involved in housing activism; what are the solutions to the housing crisis; answering the scaremongering about squatting; and the benefits of having a socialist voice in parliament.

We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

If you like our work, become a supporter:
https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenLeftOnline/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/
Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline

Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Friday Apr 04, 2025

Climate Change is a Class Issue | Global Ecosocialist Network

Friday Apr 04, 2025

This is a recording of a recent meeting of the Global Ecosocialist Network presenting the new book, 'Climate Change is a Class Issue', by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke.

Find out more about the book and the authors here: https://climateandclass.net/the-authors/

This discussion is presented by Paul Le Blanc, an activist and acclaimed US historian who has written extensively on labour and social movements in the US and Europe. He is also a member of the Global Ecosocialist Network and Pittsburgh Green New Deal, among other organisations.

Climate Change is a Class Issue is a vital new book that explains the link between capitalism and the climate crisis, and discusses the solution, ecosocialism.

You can read Green Left’s review here: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/climate-and-class

Download the book for free, or buy it, here: https://climateandclass.net/

Friday Apr 04, 2025

Stop demolishing public housing | Green Left Show #54

Friday Apr 04, 2025

Residents of public housing estates in Waterloo and Waterloo South have been resisting the demolition of their homes for almost 10 years.

Green Left spoke to Karyn Brown, a Waterloo public housing tenant and campaigner who has been leading the campaign to Save Waterloo and push for more public housing to address the housing crisis.

Join the Save Waterloo protest on April 12: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/save-waterloo-no-evictions-no-sell-no-demolitions

Action for Public Housing: https://www.facebook.com/actionforpublichousing

If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/

X: https://x.com/GreenLeftOnline
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline
Bluesky: https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/did:plc:46krhuuuo6xjpofg6727x6fi
Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563834293752

Thursday Mar 27, 2025

Cut military spending, dump AUKUS | Green Left Show #53

Thursday Mar 27, 2025

Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright explains why the Alliance is campaigning at this election to cut military spending in half.

He spoke to Alex Bainbridge on the Green Left Show the day after treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the federal budget which is going in the exact opposite direction, promising to increase military spending both in absolute terms and as a proportion of GDP.

They also discuss the Greens policy of repurposing $4 billion of existing military spending towards domestic missiles and military drone production.

This episode covers: 1:41 Why cut military spending by half?; 7:31 Trump's 'wild' claim to Greenland, Canada and Panama; 10:57 Trump and AUKUS; 12:15 Greens policy for $4 billion on military drones; and 16:53 Is cancelling AUKUS utopian?

Watch online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-53-cut-military-spending-dump-aukus

We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

If you like our work, become a supporter:
https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Wednesday Mar 26, 2025

Vienna's inspiring public housing system — John Tully | Green Left Radio

Wednesday Mar 26, 2025

John Tully, left-wing historian and long-time socialist, discusses how Austria's capital, Vienna, maintains a vast system of public and cooperative housing which accounts for more than 50% of the city's housing stock.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21.

Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/socialist-responses-housing-crisis

We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Monday Mar 24, 2025

David Shoebridge: More to the debate about legalising cannabis

Monday Mar 24, 2025

Suzanne James and David Shoebridge discuss the Greens latest initiative to progress the legalisation of recreational cannabis.

They discuss the Greens Legalising Cannabis Bill, the projected billions in tax revenue from the cannabis industry, home grown and personal use provisions, drug-driving laws, affordability and equity of access and the Greens intention to put medicinal cannabis on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (BPS).

Watch video online: Video: Greens press for legalised recreational cannabis use

We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

If you like our work, become a supporter:
https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Monday Mar 24, 2025

Socialist solutions to the housing crisis — Rachel Evans | Green Left Radio

Monday Mar 24, 2025

Rachel Evans, Socialist Alliance federal election candidate for Sydney and public housing activist discusses the ongoing housing crisis and why we need to fight for 100% public housing.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 21.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/socialist-responses-housing-crisis

If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft

Thursday Mar 20, 2025

Nestlé workers on strike | Green Left Radio

Thursday Mar 20, 2025

Ben, an Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union member, discusses the ongoing strike action fighting for better working conditions and wages at the Nestlé factory in Campbellfield.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on March 14.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/nestl%C3%A9-workers-strike-cpsu-voice-members-v4m-rank-file-campaign

If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support

Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft