The Party Line on How Melbourne Defeated Pauline Hanson in the 1990s The Party Line on the 'Big Build' Rorts: did the CFMEU really steal $15 billion? by Anneke Demanuele, Omar Sherrife & Jordan van den Lamb with Jerome Small

Episode 27 - Click on Anneke, Omar and Jordan 'The Party Line on how Melbourne defeated Hanson last time Jerome Small joins the crew again to discuss the rise and fall of Hanson last time. Jerome was involved in the movement in Melbourne where people protested from Geelong to Echuca and everywhere in between. We discuss the political context in the 90s and what’s changed from them to now. Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman, and our content editor Charlotte Tavan While we will always release our content for free, please support us on https://patreon.com/thepartyline

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Why Australia Can’t Fix Its Tax System | The West Report by Michael West

Click on Michael West 'While the media points at ISIS Brides, migrants and other bogies, we unveil ... The System. Every time reform shows up it gets shot down by lobbyists and vested interests, the same people bankrolling the parties. Negative gearing is untouchable, wealth and resources taxes never get up, and ordinary Australians keep being told to cop it while multinationals rip out the profits. Then there's the 'Shadow Government', the government of consultants. PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY, embedded, advising, shaping, collecting fees, and walking away clean when it all goes wrong. The problem is the system.' #auspol #CGT #Big4 Support us ❤️ patreon.com/thewestreport Our Journalism 📰 michaelwest.com.au Merch 👕 https://lonelykidsclub.com/collection...

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The Party Line on the 'Big Build' Rorts: did the CFMEU really steal $15 billion? by Anneke Demanuele, Omar Sherrife & Jordan van den Lamb with Jerome Small

Click on Anneke, Omar and Jordan 'Jerome on the CFMEU and Australian Trade Unionism This week the crew talks to Jerome Small, a former construction worker and union militant about the bogus claims that the CFMEU stole $15 billion from the public purse. We discuss the lack of rank and file control in the union movement, due to both the leadership of the unions and the government attacks on union rights. In the headlines we look at the “economist community” and the highs and lows of the insights they offer us. Party Line Live tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-part...

Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman, and our content editor Charlotte Tavan While we will always release our content for free, please support us on patreon if you can. ******* This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle. If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline. If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.) This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.'

00:45 - 3:42 - Intro 3:43 - 26:07 - Headlines 26:09 - 1:10:43 - Jerome on the CFMEU and Australian Trade Unionism

The Antony Loewenstein Podcast: Pauline Hanson and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Politics by Antony Loewenstein

In this episode,  (Click on) Antony Lowenstein examines the global surge of far-right populism and its obsessive focus on immigration and Islam across Australia, the US, the UK and Europe. Using recent comments by Pauline Hanson as a starting point, he explores how anti-Muslim rhetoric has been normalised in mainstream media and politics, and why similar language would be unthinkable if directed at other groups. The episode unpacks the deeper forces driving this shift, economic insecurity, media failure, and political opportunism, while challenging the myth that far-right figures represent “ordinary people.” Antony also traces the historical roots of these narratives, from the War on Terror to Australia’s offshore detention regime, and how Western immigration policies have influenced global approaches to borders and refugees. Ultimately, he argues that the current debate is not a calm discussion about immigration, but a broader ideological battle over multiculturalism, colonial legacy, and the kind of societies Western nations want to become. Credits: Produced by Lem Zakharia and Lena Helou.

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The Epstein Files (+ One Nation and Australia's Islamophobia resurgence) by Chloe Rafferty & Emma Norton

 Click on Emma and Chloe talk about the meaning of the Epstein files and what they say about the way the rich and powerful rule over us.  In the main segment we discuss One Nation and the intense Islamophobic atmosphere in Australia right now. We explain the realignment of the Coalition under new Liberal leader Angus Taylor and the concerningly high polls of Hanson's One Nation.

Hate Speech Laws Are Here, And They’re Already Being Weaponised |The West Report by Michael West

Click on Michael West 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. What is art, and what is hate? Just ask the police! Free speech, hate speech, and a brand new set of laws that look a lot less like “social cohesion” and a lot more like State Powers to Hammer Thy Enemies.  This week alone, three flashpoints lit up at once, a satirical tweet lands a bloke in jail, a far right agitator is prosecuted, and Canberra police raid a cafe over protest art on the wall.   So who decides what counts as “hate”, police on the spot, politicians in Canberra, or the courts, and why do some voices cop the full force of the state while others skate on national television.'

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Angus Taylor is going hard on the anti-immigration rhetoric by Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran

Click on Antoinette Lattouf & Jan Fran The Liberal Party's new leader Angus Taylor is trying to win back One Nation's voters in what can only be described as a race to the bottom. Let's dive into what he's saying, and how the media's responding to him. Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts or watch in full on YouTube.

The Party Line on the Horrible History of Angus Taylor by Anneke Demanuele, Omar Sherrife & Jordan van den Lamb

Click on Anneke, Oman and Jordan Episode 24 - The Party Line on the horrible history of Angus Taylor Australia’s “most qualified idiot” has just become the leader of the Coalition, and a lot of people are wondering who he is. The Party Line is here to help. We do a deep dive into the history of this man, including his lowly upbringing on an enormous sheep station, the many challenges he overcame as a boarder at Kings College and Oxford, his joy at becoming a partner at McKinsey consultancy firm, and his eventual rise to the top of Australia’s most dysfunctional and despised political party. Plus why Hastie decided to hold fire, and what is in store for Victoria with Pauline Hanson polling at more than 20%. Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman. While we will always release our content for free, please support us on   / thepartyline  

if you can. ***************** This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle. If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at   / thepartyline  

. If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at https://socialists.org.au

. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.) This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.