139: Labor Disappointments & the AUKUS Dud Deal

A short little ten minute debate about Raygun. Emerald and Tom answer a listener question about writing to your MP and what is the best way to get them to listen (11:35). Then it’s a smorgasbord of Labor cowardice and disappointment. First, Vic Labor has abandoned their commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility to fourteen (17:31). Next, federal Labor seems set to reject a full ban on gambling advertising (28:51). Also, Labor has backtracked on their promise to revise religious discrimination laws (37:41). Then a look at the new AUKUS 2.0 agreement and how America is altering the deal and we should pray they don’t alter it any further (44:11). Finally, a call to action (1:07:40). ---------- Coming this week on Patreon - a deep dive (lol) into Harold Holt’s vanishing act! The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over FIFTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- CALL TO ACTION -  Remind your (Labor) MPs that normal people don’t want children in prison - take action on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility: https://www.changetherecord.org.au/raisetheage  Gambling problem? Get help and resources to support someone at https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/  Join the movement against AUKUS - https://antiaukuscoalition.org/ https://ipan.org.au/  Vote Greens in the NT election on Saturday August 24th! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-14/nt-election-2024-greens-chances-record-candidates-key-seats/104140194  https://greens.org.au/nt  Check out our ep - 135: What’s Gonna Happen in the NT Election? ft. Asta Hill, Greens Candidate for Braitling See Tom live at the Edinburgh Fringe -https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tom-ballard-good-point-well-made  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.