Green Left Radio

Green Left Radio Collective
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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. 1d ago

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Apr 16

    How the War in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine could be Addressed || Early Childcare Workers and UWU Elections || Israel's War on 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, Jacob AndrewarthaNewsreportsPresenters discuss Angus Taylor's anti-immigration speech on April 14 taking up in particular his targeting of Palestinian refugees.Interviews and DiscussionSue Bolton, Merri-bek councillor and member of Socialist Alliance joins the program to discuss the steps that could be taken to address the war on Iran, Lebanon and Palestine. You can listen to the individual interview here.Ash Wyatt, early childcare worker, United Workers Union member and supporter of Members First joins the program to discuss the issues affecting childcare workers today and why she is supporting Members First in the upcoming UWU Elections. You can listen to the individual interview here.Fatima Yazbek, human rights advocate, member of the Gulf Instutute for Democracy and Human Rights joins the program to discuss Israel's invasion of Southern Lebanon and why Lebanon needs global solidarity. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  6. Apr 9

    No More: Nationwide rallies against Domestic and Family Violence || Opposing the War on Iran || Free Marwan Barghouti

    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, Stephanie MierischNewsreportsPresenters discuss the latest headline news.The recent Fair Work Commission ruling that abolishs Junior Rates.Protests in Cuba opposing the US BlockadePalestinians face severe water shortagesInterviews and DiscussionsSarah Williams, CEO from What Were you Wearing Australia, an Indigenous, youth-led charity fighting to end sexual violence in Australia joins the program to discuss the upcoming nationwide rallies against domestic and family violence on April 18-19. You can listen to the individual interview here.Ali Keshtkar, Iranian-Australian writer and political activist based in Naarm/Melbourne. He has lived in exile for over three decades and former political prisoner and survivor of the death sentence in Iran. He joins the program discussing the impacts of the War on Iran and how socialists can best oppose a war being waged against a regime they're in struggle against. You can listen to the individual interview here.Muayad Ali, Palestinian organiser with Free Palestine Melbourne joins the program to discuss the campaign to free Marwan Barghouti, who has unjustly imprisoned for resisting oppression and fighting for the rights of his people for more than 23-years. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  7. Mar 26

    Trans Rights in the United States || Cuba’s resilience faces its toughest test || South Australia State Elections and it's significance

    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, Mary Merkenich,NewsreportsPresenters discuss the Victorian teachers strike for school and teacher funding on March 24 and ABC workers taking strike action for pay, secure jobs.Interviews and DiscussionsDr Simone Titone, a neuroscientist originally from the United States joins the program to discuss the growing transphobia attacks from the Trump administration and how members of the LGBT community are attempting to escape persecution. You can listen to the individual interview here.Marx del Rosario, organiser for Socialist Alliance Gadigal/Sydney branch discusses his trip to Cuba with the 41st Southern Cross Brigade and the impacts of the latest US blockade. You can listen to the individual interview here.Markela Panegyres, organiser, artist and member of Socialist Alliance discusses the results of the South Australia state elections on Saturday March 21 addressing the rise in support for One Nation, the nature of the incoming Labor government and the response to socialist solutions. You can listen to the individual interview here.

  8. Mar 19

    Stopping the Demolition of Public housing || Women Weaving the Future Conference || Members First United Workers Union

    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: Mary Merkenich, Stephanie Mierisch, Zara Araz (guest).NewsreportsHeadline news discussion with presenters discussing the latest developments in the War in Iran.Interviews and DiscussionsPublic housing activists, Darren Saffin and Adu (from Rental and Housing union) do a live interview from a emergency protest on March 20 opposing the demolition of 44 public housing towers by the State Labor government. You can listen to the individual interview here.Zara Araz, Kurdish-Australian educator and community organiser discusses her experience of attending the Woman Weaving the Future conference in Bogotá, Colombia from February 11-15. The conference was a autonomous, grassroots, First Nations- and woman-led international conference that had over 400 women from diverse movements, communities and territories. You can listen to the individual interview here.Caterina Cianani, National Farms Director and Organiser from the United Workers Union joins the program to discuss the Members First ticket contesting the upcoming elections for the union and why members of the United Workers Union should back it. 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
    376
  • Rating
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    Green Left Radio

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