42: The Queen Is Dead & Labor’s Gammin

Some old lady died. Emerald and Tom watched Lidia Thorpe’s “Labor Is Gammin” speech (14:03) and use it to launch into a recap some of the government’s recent crappy moves - the fake welfare increase, stage 3 tax cuts, new coal and gas, making jokes about public housing while living in a mansion, and finally refusing to renationalise Qantas. Phew. Then it’s Australian politics’ night of nights as the Midwinter Ball is bizarre and awful (58:15), but did the Greens’ protest hit the mark? Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU  New Patreon bonus episode with Tom Tanuki is out, pulling apart Sammy J’s recent Greens “comedy” sketch and the state of comedy taking the piss out of lefties. Why does it suck so much? Was Sammy J specifically making fun of Emerald? Can Tom (Ballard) navigate this convo without insulting his comedy mates? Check it out on the Patreon, along with the exclusive full episodes with Wil Anderson and more. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Links - https://atui.org.au/2021/09/how-unions-won-the-weekend/  https://reneweconomy.com.au/greens-climate-trigger-bill-faces-tough-crowd-in-parliament-but-gets-billionaire-backing/  https://www.ussc.edu.au/analysis/support-for-and-attitudes-towards-socialism-in-australia-and-the-united-states  Call to action - Join a Move Beyond Coal launch party in your city or online - https://www.stopadani.com/movebeyondcoallaunch  Support Pakistan Floods Emergency Appeal -   https://alkhidmat.org/ CARE’s Pakistan Flood Emergency Fund - https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?df_id=33607  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.