218: War-flation, rate rises & CGT discounts ft. Rachel Withers

Oh no it was Rita Panahi’s 50th birthday and I forgot to send a card to her embarrassing party boat. Tom is joined by Rachel Withers, writer for Crikey and co-host of Spin Cycle on RRR! First up there is a new buzzword in town as warflation hits Australia. (15:25) Will another rate rise convince Aussie battlers to stop illegally invading Middle Eastern countries? Then Labor is bravely timidly quietly suggesting it is considering changing the Capital Gaits Tax discount? (42:53) Maybe Tim Wilson could write one of his awesome songs about it?Bonus episode this week on the main feed -“The case for change from within ft. Labor Against War’s Marcus Strom”---------- Just released on Patreon - "AI Professor Toby Walsh explains data centres" 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 NINETY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links -Rally for Palestine Land Day on Sunday March 29th, 12pm State Library in Melbourne  A day to commemorate the ongoing theft of Palestinian Land Land Day (Yom al-Ard), observed annually on March 30th, commemorates the 1976 killing of six unarmed Palestinian citizens by Israeli forces during protests against land confiscation in the Galilee. It marks a central day of resistance against ongoing Israeli occupation, illegal settlement expansion, and land expropriation. Follow Rachel Withers -https://www.crikey.com.au/author/rachel-withers/ https://www.instagram.com/rachelrosewithers/ https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/spin-cycle Tuesday March 24th - “Make Politics Fun Again” fundraiser for the Greens Brunswick campaign; congrats to Adam Pulford  At Stay Gold  Me hosting, with Kirsty Webeck, Freddie Arthur, Cassie Workman and Noah Szto,  https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=23887  Thursday April 9th - “Giggle For Gab” fundraiser for Gabrielle de Vietri in Richmond  Evie’s Bar & Disco  Join Freddie Arthur, Tom Ballard, Janty Blair,  Scout Boxhall, Bahaa Dabbagh, Bronwy Kuss, Sammy Petersen to laugh away our troubles and poke fun at a shitty world. Plus a secret SURPRISE GUEST FROM THE UK! https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=23727  Meanjin/Brisbane we’re doing another Serious Danger LIVE!!!! Saturday May 9th at 2pm at GoodChat Comedy Club On sale now -https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1985493899702Tom on tour! Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle & Brisbane -https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard Theme by Kye Hughes Thanks Dom for the sparkling jokeProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.