133: Fatima Resigns, UK Election & Midwinter Ball ft. Rachel Withers

Emerald is joined again by Rachel Withers, the only good (adult) Aussie journalist! First up is the most important news story of the week - Midwinter Ball, Canberra’s bizarre formal for politicians and journalists. (2:30) Then it’s a recap of the UK election results. (13:08) What were the funniest moments, what does it mean for Australia, and why can’t Auspol Labor hack Ben Davison catch a W? Then it’s Fatima Payman’s resignation from Labor. (34:50) Was this all a Green scheme? Why are Labor being such racist scumbags? Why did sex-novelist weirdo backbencher Graham Perrett tell Adam Bandt to “go f— himself”? Finally, a call to action. (1:04:51) New Patreon bonus ep -UK Election Preview with @NoJusticeMTG ---------------------------------------- Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 45 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, cancel culture, 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:  Follow Rachel Withers @rachelrwithers on X and read more of her work at https://www.clippings.me/rachelwithers/  Read Rachel’s column ‘Labor’s outdated rules come back to bite in Payman saga’ at Crikey https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/07/04/fatima-payman-labor-caucus-rules/  Support Palestinian refugees to settle in Australia - donate to Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) https://para.org.au/   And find more ways to support Palestine via the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN): https://apan.org.au/   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.