Unpacking the Federal Election || Greens Breakthrough in QLD: Lessons for the Left

Green Left Weekly Radio

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Chloe DS, Arie Huybregts, Sue Bolton.NewsreportsHeadline news discussion from the presenters responding to the recent mass shootings in the United States specifically the Robb Elementary School shooting which killed over 19 students and two teachers, the case for gun regulation in the United States and the roots of the violence.News from Green LeftThe presenters draw and discuss the following articles from the pages of Green Left.Sydney Uni staff strike for secure work, better student outcomes | Green LeftPopulist right fizzles despite billionaire's big bucks | Green LeftDrawing ASEAN into the anti-China crusade | Green LeftInterviews and DiscussionsInterview and discussion with Sue Bolton, socialist alliance candidate for the seat of Wills in the Federal Election unpacking the Federal Election results from a socialist perspective, what does it mean for the left? What does the victory of the ALP mean for the working class and other oppressed groups? Listen to the individual interview here.Interview with Liam Flenady, the Australian Greens campaign manager for the seat of Griffith whose candidate Max-Chandler-Mather won on a ambitious platform promising reforms such as putting dental and mental care into Medicare, tackling housing affordability with the mass expansion of social housing and free childcare all funded by taxing billionaires, this also occured in a context of a massive Green's swing in the overall Federal Election where the Greens won more than 4 lower house seats (a historic first).Liam spoke about the lessons for the left that the experience of the Griffith campaign offers, the future of the Greens and why the QLD greens campaign was so successful. You can listen to the individual interview here.