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A weekly source of alternative information which aims to inspire action and organisation to put people and the environment first. Covering international political issues and struggles against the exploitation of the people and exposing the bias in mainstream media that preferences the power brokers and denies access to information.

  1. 6d ago

    Steel City Sue || ALP National Conference: Scrapping AUKUS ending complicity in genocide

    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 and Zane Alcorn.Newsreports  Interviews and DiscussionsSteel City Sue, activist and musician from Muloobinba/Newcastle involved with Climate action group Rising Tide joins the program to discuss their music and upcoming gigs. You can listen to the individual interview here.Markela Panegyres, member of Socialist Alliance in Kaurna land (Adelaide) joins the program to discuss the planned protest against the ALP National Conference from July 24-25 in Adelaide and why Labor must scrap AUKUS and end their complicity in genocide. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  2. Jul 2

    Australia says no to Modi || Update on the Political Situation in Lebanon

    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 and Zane Alcorn.NewsreportsHeadline news discussion on the impact of Europe's heatwave and how it shows the need to reject climate denial "lies"Presenters discuss the following issues drawing from the pages of Green LeftAustralia needs a big build of public housing Venezuela rocked by double earthquake Calls to lift sanctions following Venezuela’s earthquakeInterviews and DiscussionsNarendar, member of the Indian Diaspora joins the program to discuss India prime minister Modi's upcoming visit to Australia and why the Hindutva movement represented by the BJP and Modi must be opposed along with details on the upcoming protest planned on July 9. You can listen to the individual interview here.Sarah Baarini, member of the Lebanese community and organiser of the Free Palestine Sunday rallies in Naarm, joins the program to discuss the political situation in Lebanon and Israel's continued aggression against Lebanon. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  3. Jun 25

    Fighting back against One Nation || Teachers reject State government offer

    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.NewsreportsDiscussion about the recent resignation of the British Labor prime minister Keir Starmer and his overall legacy.Presenters discuss the extension of the NDIS Bill inquiry and why cuts to the NDIS must be opposed.Discussion of the victory of Mamdani-backed candidates deal blow to pro-Israel camp in US.Interviews and DiscussionsSue Bolton, Merri-bek councillor and Socialist Alliance candidate for the upcoming State Election campaign joins the program to discuss the rising support for One Nation and how we can fight back. Additionally Bolton also spoke about the upcoming anti-racism rally being planned in Broadmeadows on Saturday July 25. You can listen to the individual interview here.Izzy, school teacher, AEU member and part of Fight the Crisis discusses Labor's recent enterprise agreement offer to school teachers and education support stuff and why members overwhemingly voted to reject the offer. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  4. Jun 4

    Bhaskar Sunkara: Politics under Trump and the prospects for socialism || NSW: Waterloo Housing occupation || Say no to AI Data Centers Community Protest

    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.NewsreportsHeadline news responding to criticism of ABC Host Charlie Pickering for interview with far right provocateur Avi Yemeni and Anti-abortion MPs collaborate to remove hard-won reproductive rights.Interviews and DiscussionsInterview with Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of Jacobin magazine, author of The Socialist Manifesto (2019) and President of American progressive journal The Nation about the United States under the Trump administration and prospects for building socialist politics. You can listen to the individual interview here.Karyn Brown, resident at the Waterloo public housing estates and a activist with Action for Public Housing in Gadigal/Sydney about the ongoing occupation of the Waterloo estates against the demolition by the State Labor government. You can listen to the individual interview here.Jake Delphin, educator and political activist based in Melbourne who is part of organising the "Who Controls our Data" rally, a upcoming protest raising concerns about the proposed expansion of AI Data Centres in Melbourne. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  5. May 28

    History of intervention in Cuba by the United States || War on Iran and US Imperialism || Report back on the Global Sumud Flotilla

    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.NewsreportsDiscussion about the latest developments in Lebanon and Gaza including Netanyahu ordering Israel to seize more than 70 percent of the Gaza Strip.Interviews and DiscussionAllen Jennings, member of Socialist Alliance discusses the history of US Interventions in Cuba since the Cuban Revolution in 1959 including the Bay of Pigs and attempted assasinations. You can listen to the individual interview here.Ali Keshtkar, Iranian-Australian writer and political activist based in Naarm/Melbourne discusses the latest developments in the War on Iran and how the Albanese government is using the impacts of the war as a class war against the working class in Australia. You can listen to the individual interview here.Ethan Floyd, Pro-Palestine activist based in Gadigal/Sydney who was a participant in the Global Sumud Flotilla reporting on their attempts to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and the torture that they experienced at the hands of the Israeli Occupation Forces. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  6. May 21

    Teacher's speak out against Proposed State Government offer || Socialist Response to the Rise of One Nation || City of Melbourne Council criminalises Homelessness

    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.NewsreportsDiscussion about the latest developments of the Global Sumod Flotilla including a update on the eleven Australia Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel who are expected to be deported to Turkey.Report on Cuba's condemnation of the US indictment of Raúl Castro as pretext for aggressionInterviews and DiscussionsIsobel, teacher and union member who is part of Fight the Crisis, a group of rank-and-file AEU Victoria Branch members committed to empowering other union members to use their collective power for industrial and social justice, joins the program to discuss the proposed offer by the State government and why it's inadequate in terms of addressing the wages and working conditions for teachers. You can listen to the individual interview here.Sue Bolton, Socialist Alliance member and lower house candidate for the seat of Broadmeadows in the upcoming Victorian State Elections in 2026 discusses why the anti-immigration politics of One Nation should be rejected and what the socialist solutions to housing be. You can listen to the individual interview here.Kelly Whitworth from the Homeless Person's Union discusses the City of Melbourne council criminalisation of homelessness through the hiring of Community Safety Officers and the ongoing community campaign against it. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  7. Apr 30

    May Day Program 2026: Why Peace is Union Business, Teacher's campaigning in Victoria & 1986 50-day Nurses Strike

    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.Part of 3CR's May Day coverage join Green Left radio with special interviews and discussions with long-time trade union activists.Presenters: Jacob Andrewartha, Zane AlcornInterviews and DiscussionsTim Gooden, former Secretary of the Geelong Trades Hall, long-time union activist and retired construction worker joined the program to talk about his experiences as a union secretary and why Trade Unions need to take up the issues of opposing war and campaigning for peace. You can listen to the individual interview here.Norrian Rundle is a retired teacher and union activist with a long history of involvement in rank and file teacher groups within the union joins the program on May Day to talk about her experiences and her involvement in the campaign to stop the closure of Richmond Secondary College in the 1990s. You can listen to the individual interview here.Lalitha Chelliah, retired nurse and one of the founding presenters of Green Left Radio joined the program to discuss the historic 50-day 1986 Victorian nurses and midwives strike and it's significance for unionists today. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  8. Apr 23

    Survival is a Instinct || Council Workers Campaign for Better Wages and Conditions

    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: Jacob Andrewartha, Zane AlcornNewsreportsPresenters discuss the recent announcement by the Albanese government to kick more than 160,000 people off the NDIS and why it reflects misplaced priorities from the government.Discussion on repression of the Palestine movement in Queensland including reporting on Justice for Palestine announcing High Court challenge to laws as more than 20 are arrested and solidarity with Authors leaving University of Queensland Press after Indigenous kids book pulled for 'anti-Semitism' of illustrator.Interviews and DiscussionBrooke Forbes, lawyer, author and survivor from Newcastle, NSW joins the program to discuss her new book Survival is an Instinct. A book that blends fiction and non-fiction, creating a multi-layered portrayal of surviving mental health diagnoses and sexual assault. Survival is an Instinct asks whether justice can be achieved through the very act of surviving, looks at where the legal system is failing survivors and talks to the exploitation of workplace power dynamics. You can listen to the individual interview here.Tash Wark, Victorian secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU) joins the program to talk about the industrial campaign to win better wages and conditions for council workers across 8 councils through a multi-employer agreement. Council workers will be taking 24-hour strike action on May 5 to escalate their campaign. You can listen to the individual interview here.

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A weekly source of alternative information which aims to inspire action and organisation to put people and the environment first. Covering international political issues and struggles against the exploitation of the people and exposing the bias in mainstream media that preferences the power brokers and denies access to information.

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  • Creator
    Green Left Radio Collective
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    380
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Green Left Radio