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Jack Mundey & the Green Bans
There have been a range of tributes to Jack Mundey since he died last Sunday night, but I wanted to post a few here. I spoke to James Purtill's from TripleJ/ABC The Hack , and I really liked his piece as it thinks through the legacy of the Green Bans and Mundey's role...
Work, unions and the climate crisis
Last week Freya Newman, Natasha Heenan and I had an opinion piece published by the ABC on the bushfire smoke impact on workers in Sydney and Canberra. We looked at the impact of the climate crisis on workers, and what collective response unions might lead. You can...
2019 Election: From Anti-politics to a Green New Deal?
I participated in a really enjoyable interview with Teishan Ahearne for Earth Matters (3CR and syndicated nationally on community radio) on the recent Australian election. We talked anti-politics, climate action, Adani and Western Sydney. We asked what way forward in...
Podcast: The Bridge
Last year Sarah Gregson took part in a Symposium on the West Gate Bridge, as part of the Art & Industry Festival. The festival commissioned a podcast, The Bridge, which was produced by Overland magazine and Witness Performance. The podcast is...
Anti-politics and post-election audacity
I did a short interview (11 mins) with Peter Burdon on the federal election result, anti-politics, and where to from here for social change. You can listen via the Radio Adelaide website.
We live in anti-political times
This post was first published at Overland Journal. *** For many, the victory of the Liberal Party on the weekend was crushing. Enthusiasm for an ALP victory was widespread in labour, union and progressive political circles, and clearly this was misplaced. Of...
Hawke’s Complicated Legacy
When I was in grade five there was a vote in class. We were asked, who do you want to win the election, Hawke or Fraser? Only one child in that working class school in Hoppers Crossing voted for the Liberals, such was the hope and desire of working class families for...
The Tally Room: Anti-politics & the 2019 Australian Election
This week I joined Ben Raue on his podcast The Tally Room, along with William Bowe (@PollBludger). We discussed anti-politics and the 2019 Australian election, in particular what seats are worth watching this Saturday. Egg Boy graphic: Sebastian White