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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.

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Wednesday Jul 09, 2025

Wilderness Australia: 'We need real emissions cuts, not offsets'

Wednesday Jul 09, 2025

Environment groups are calling on New South Wales Labor not to implement the federal Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme as part of the Improved Native Forest Management plan.

Virginia Young, Wilderness Australia Director, told Green Left that carbon offset schemes have been used to delay real action on climate and that “We need to actually reduce emissions, not offset them”.

Make a submission here: https://www.wildernessaustralia.org.au/submission_guide_accus

Or here: https://nswforests.org/protect-forests-now/

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Tuesday Jul 08, 2025

'Political earthquake': Behind Zohran Mamdani's win | Green Left Show #61

Tuesday Jul 08, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary has been celebrated by the left around the world as a spark of hope since the election of Donald Trump last year.

Isaac Nellist spoke to Winnie Marion — a Democratic Socialists of America member — about the campaign and its broader implications for politics in the United States and internationally.

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Sunday Jun 29, 2025

David Shoebridge: Israel's actions are illegal

Sunday Jun 29, 2025

Greens spokesperson for foreign affairs, peace and nuclear disarmament, David Shoebridge, speaks to Green Left's Suzanne James.

They discuss the nuclear and geopolitical implications of Australia's support of the recent attacks against Iran by Israel and the US, Australia's US alliance and ongoing support of Israel's genocide in Gaza, as well as the role in these conflicts of the joint US / Australian spy facility at Pine Gap near Alice Springs.

It also includes an AUKUS update, Albanese's intended new defence agreement with the European Union and supporting the renewed anti-war protest movement as dissent against Israel and the increasingly toxic Australia / US alliance grows.

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Saturday Jun 28, 2025

End Labor's support for US military aggression | Green Left Show #60

Saturday Jun 28, 2025

This episode of the Green Left Show features Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright speaking about the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and support for these violations of international law by Australian government figures like foreign minister Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

View this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-60-end-labors-support-us-military-aggression

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Saturday Jun 14, 2025

LA protests: Resisting Trump's racist deportations | Green Left Show #59

Saturday Jun 14, 2025

United States President Donald Trump sent the National Guard and US Marines to quell big community protests in Los Angeles, California against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s forced deportations of immigrants.

LA-based socialist Thomas Malone, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses Caucus and organiser with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has been participating in the protests and spoke to Green Left’s Isaac Nellist about the intense police repression, Trump’s anti-immigrant politics and how the movement against ICE could expand.

Malone will be speaking at an upcoming forum on the LA protests hosted by Green Left and Socialist Alliance in Naarm/Melbourne on June 24, 6pm at the Resistance Centre, Floor 5, 407 Swanston St Melbourne VIC 3000, or join online. Details at greenleft.org.au/events.

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Wednesday May 21, 2025

'Half-Earth Socialism': Climate scientist Drew Pendergrass on the need for a democratic future to save the planet | Green Left Radio

Wednesday May 21, 2025

Drew Pendergrass, climate scientist, ecosocialist and co-author of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future From Extinction discusses the main ideas of his book and how we can win a democratic future that sustains the earth.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16.

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/half-earth-socialism-77-years-nakba

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.

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Monday May 19, 2025

Palestinian activist on 77 years of al Nakba | Green Left Radio

Monday May 19, 2025

Muayad Ali, a Palestinian activist, reflects on the 77 years of al Nakba (Catastrophe), it's legacy and why the right of return is such an important demand for Palestinians around the world.

This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftradio/episode/half-earth-socialism-77-years-nakba

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Monday May 19, 2025

Australia's arms ties with Israel | Green Left Show #58

Monday May 19, 2025

As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, threatening to take over the Strip and complete its ethnic cleansing campaign, Labor has consistently repeated the lie that 'Australia does not supply weapons to Israel'.

Anti-Zionist researcher and journalist Yaakov Aharon joined Isaac Nellist on the Green Left Show to discuss the key relationships between Australian arms manufacturers, the Israeli Defense Forces, Zionist lobbyists and the Australian government.

Aharon has been writing on this topic for Michael West Media, you can find his writing here: https://michaelwest.com.au/author/yaakov-aharon/

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Thursday May 15, 2025

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

Thursday May 15, 2025

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.

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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

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