66: Say The Line, Labor! (ft. Senator Nick McKim)

Gaping holes threaten our national flag! Emerald and Tom go through this week’s Greens negotiations with the government about the safeguard policy and Reconstruction Fund, and ponder if this is an existential threat for the Labor party (8:24). Then Nick McKim, Senator for Tasmania, joins (32:25) to talk interest rates and the Reserve Bank’s follies, before moving on to his offshore detainee evacuation bill and the cowardice shown by government (49:25). Finally, a call to action (1:05:26). Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU  Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like the whether the Greens are too woke, the 18-year plan for Greens government, whether lawns should be banned, Greens memes, bad takes, Joe Hildebrand’s small brain, CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Links - Tom chats to Jacobin - https://jacobin.com/2023/03/millennials-generational-politics-capitalism-inequality-democratic-socialism-australia  Four day work week - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/09/australia-four-day-work-week-labor-greens-senators-support Nick / Greens’ submission to Review of RBA - https://consult.rbareview.gov.au/public-submissions/view/98  Follow Nick on Twitter and see his commentary over the last week -https://twitter.com/NickMcKim  Palm Sunday is happening on Sunday April 2nd - March for Refugees, find your local event here - https://aran.net.au/palm-sunday-2023/  NSW ELECTION IS ON 25 MARCH! Contact your local campaign or branch to sign up as a booth volunteer. Also check out - https://greens.org.au/events Email your Labor MP telling them to support the Greens’ proposals including a rent freeze, minimum housing standards and more investment in social housing. If you’re in Queensland, join the Weekend of Action next weekend (18-19 March)! Max’s office is organising doorknocks in key marginal Labor seats around Brisbane  (Moorooka, Ipswich, Nundah) and has also offered to help branches outside Brisbane organise and resource their own events - https://www.maxchandlermather.com/housing_weekend_of_action  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAUSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.