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 & Leo Crnogorčević

Newsreports

Discussion on the NSW COVID-19 outbreak with a criticism of comments made by Health Minister Brad Hazzard who suggests NSW may be forced to live with COVID which as a consequence led to threats by WA premier that they will keep the border with NSW permanently closed unless NSW gets the COVID pandemic under control, Leo commented on how the disproportionate policing of the south-west suburbs in NSW in the current outbreak context is deliberately scapegoating working class people and a way for the government to escape responsibility for their handling of the pandemic.

News updates from Green Left 

Big support shown for library workers’ pay and conditions campaign and a report-back on a community action last weekend to save a outdoor pool in Fawkner from being shut-down.

Interviews and Discussions

Interview with Ian-Ellis Jones a member of Socialist Alliance and regular writer on Cuba for Green Left about current political developments in Cuba focusing on the impacts of the trade embargo, how they've responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of their COVID vaccine and US-Cuba foreign relations following the election of Joe Biden in the United States. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Interview with Grace Dowling a hospitality worker and member of Hospo Voice about Hospo Voices recent decision to introduce a new tiered membership system in which members pay different fees to access different services which Grace argues is a terrible decision by the union and is a affront to union values around solidarity and how rank & file activists within Hospo Voice are campaigning against the decision and is part of a group of activists who have initiated a open letter around the issue which can be read here. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Interview with assistant secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia (Vic) David Ball about the on-going dispute with Svitzer a multinational marine corporation that has reportedly made threats to sack workers, backflipped on agreements and is making more than 30-claims against the workforce which seeks to slash the conditions of employment, in response workers on the site with MUA (Vic) are organising protected industrial action for 12-hours on Friday, 9 July. You can listen to the individual interview here.