128: Middle Class Cate, the Rafah Meme & Laura Tingle ft. Rachel Withers

Is Cate Blanchett middle class while also being worth $140 million? Emerald and Tom catch up on the week’s migration news and the DIRECTION NINETY-NINE drama (19:19). Then they are joined by the only good (adult) Aussie journo, Rachel Withers! (31:20) They chat about the failed motion in parliament for Palestinian statehood, Fatima Payman, Julia Gillard’s intervention, the weird AI Rafah meme, and Laura Tingle’s controversial comments that Australia is a racist country. Finally, a call to action (1:10:46). ---------------------------------------- Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 40 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU CALL TO ACTION: Pay the Rent: https://www.actionreadyqld.com/pay-the-rent/  https://paytherent.net.au/  Watch and share The Australian Wars on SBS: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-australian-wars  Follow Rachel Withers @rachelrwithers on X and read more of her work at https://www.clippings.me/rachelwithers/  Read Rachel’s new column ‘Forget the Frontbench’ at Crikey https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/30/forget-the-frontbench-rachel-withers-australian-politics/  Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Check out Tom’s new special - https://800PGR.lnk.to/BallardID Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.