Sue Bull joined Green Left Radio on October 10 to discuss the coming "Relevance of Marxism" seminar. Bull is a member of Socialist Alliance and information on the October 18 seminar can be found here . You can listen to the whole episode of Green Left Radio here . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporte...
Oct 10, 2025•15 min•Ep. 262
Mai Saif joined Green Left Radio on October 3 to discuss Trump's neo-colonial peace deal for Gaza and why it ultimately presents no pathway for ending the genocide. It is not a plan for Palestinian self-determination. Saif is a Palestinian activist and Free Palestine Melbourne organiser. You can listen to the whole episode of the radio show here . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and...
Oct 06, 2025•15 min•Ep. 261
Massimo, President of Federation of Italian Migrant Workers and their families (FILEF) discusses the inspiring action by Italy's trade union movement in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla on Green Left Radio broadcast on 3CR on October 3. You can listen to the entire episode here . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our wor...
Oct 06, 2025•16 min•Ep. 260
Green Left Radio on 3CR Melbourne, October 3. Interview with Angela Carr, ASU delegate, who has worked in the community sector for more than 20 years joins the program to discuss the proposed cuts for community sector workers by the Fair Work Commission and why they should be opposed. The whole show can be heard here . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders p...
Oct 05, 2025•12 min•Ep. 259
Suzanne James talks to Professor Chris Sidoti, Member of the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry, which released its report confirming Israel is committing genocide in Gaza following a two year investigation. An internationally recognised expert in human rights law and a former Human Rights Comissioner, Sidoti covers a range of issues including Australia's obligations regarding defence contracting, handling of Australians who may have been fighting with Israel, Israel's continued unlawful ...
Sep 29, 2025•25 min•Ep. 258
Cyn Huang is socialist activist from the United States who visited Australia in September for the #Ecosocialism2025 conference. Huang joins the Green Left Show to discuss the process of building the socialist movement in the USA, the relationship between the Democratic Socialists of America and the US Democratic Party, and the links between the DSA and figures like Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Huang is based in Berkeley, California and has served as the Co-Chair of the Young Demo...
Sep 21, 2025•29 min•Ep. 257
The latest Green Left Show features Merck Maguddayao (Philippines), Suraendher Kumarr (Singapore), Gandipan Nantha Gopalan (Malaysia) and Jacob Andrewartha (Australia) in a round table discussion about imperialism in the Asia-Pacific, democracy and socialism. The discussion covered: 3:11 Building solidarity in the Asia Pacific ; 11:35 Opposing imperialism in the Global South ; 20:34 Democratic rights and imperialism ; and 35:21 Positive lessons in building the left . Watch online at: https://www...
Sep 12, 2025•49 min•Ep. 256
Suzanne James talks to Sue Bolton from Merri-bek City Council in Melbourne about: the mass evictions and sell-off of public housing in both NSW and Victoria; the role of property tax reform in addressing the housing crisis; the systematic replacement of public housing with semi-privatised social and community housing models; the YIMBY pro-density development movement; building and safety standard failures; and the universal lack of disabled accessible affordable housing. We acknowledge that this...
Aug 30, 2025•28 min•Ep. 255
Socialist Alliance national co-convenor, Sam Wainwright, addresses the extraordinary momentum behind the August 24 national day of action for Gaza and the Australian government needs to sanction Israel Watch this interview online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/sam-wainwright-momentum-and-morale-behind-our-campaign We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders p...
Aug 22, 2025•13 min•Ep. 254
Isaac Nellist spoke to Amanda Shweeta Louis from the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) about the commercialisation of Malaysia’s education system, solidarity with Palestine and why young Malaysians are looking to socialism. Shweeta Louis is a featured speaker at the Ecosocialism 2025: Ecosocialism not Barbarism conference in Naarm/Melbourne over September 5–7. Book your tickets and find out more here .
Aug 12, 2025•24 min•Ep. 253
Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent senator Lidia Thorpe is the guest on this episode of the Green Left Show. Thorpe speaks with Alex Bainbridge about combatting genocide, both against First Nations people in this country and against Palestinians in Gaza. In particular, they discuss the Red Lines Package which will be reintroduced into the current parliament and the ongoing travesty of Black deaths in custody. Watch this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-...
Aug 02, 2025•20 min•Ep. 252
Sadie Simmonds, a member of Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), was formally the Aldi Keilor Downs health and safety representative, was sacked by management for raising safety concerns. She joins the program to discuss the campaign to reinstate her and for Aldi to take workers' safety seriously. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on July 18. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppress...
Jul 24, 2025•11 min•Ep. 251
Jonathan Strauss, a member of the Socialist Alliance national executive discuses why Jillian Segal's proposed measures to combat anti-semitism willl make it harder for pro-palestine activists to oppose the genocide and zionism, and that it represents a fundamental attack on our civil liberties. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on July 18. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fightin...
Jul 24, 2025•21 min•Ep. 250
Palestine solidarity activists from across the country converged on Canberra over July 20–22 to demand the Anthony Albanese government sanction Israel over its ongoing genocide in Gaza. During the convergence, Green Left ’s Riley Breen spoke to Hala Shanableh and Amin Abbas from Boycott Caltex Australia about the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign and why it is a critical part of the campaign to end Israel’s genocide and occupation of Palestinian land. They also discuss the recent ...
Jul 23, 2025•19 min•Ep. 249
This is a recording of a panel from the Socialism 2025 conference in Chicago, held over July 3–6. It examines Putin’s repression of critical voices, those who have publicly opposed his war of aggression against Ukraine. Boris Kagarlitsky, the well-known Marxist critic of Putin's regime, is currently serving a five year sentence in a penal colony for "justifying terrorism" – a charge stemming from a satirical comment about the Crimean bridge explosion. While Kagarlitsky’s case has drawn internati...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 248
Isaac Nellist speaks to Victorian teacher unionist Adam Bremner on the Green Left Show about why teachers are campaigning for better pay and more resources for schools. Watch online at: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-62-give-schools-resources-they-need We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a ...
Jul 16, 2025•25 min•Ep. 247
Environment groups are calling on New South Wales Labor not to implement the federal Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme as part of the Improved Native Forest Management plan . Virginia Young, Wilderness Australia Director, told Green Left that carbon offset schemes have been used to delay real action on climate and that “We need to actually reduce emissions, not offset them”. Make a submission here: https://www.wildernessaustralia.org.au/submission_guide_accus Or here: https://nswforest...
Jul 09, 2025•30 min•Ep. 246
Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary has been celebrated by the left around the world as a spark of hope since the election of Donald Trump last year. Isaac Nellist spoke to Winnie Marion — a Democratic Socialists of America member — about the campaign and its broader implications for politics in the United States and internationally. We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for...
Jul 08, 2025•35 min•Ep. 245
Greens spokesperson for foreign affairs, peace and nuclear disarmament, David Shoebridge, speaks to Green Left's Suzanne James. They discuss the nuclear and geopolitical implications of Australia's support of the recent attacks against Iran by Israel and the US, Australia's US alliance and ongoing support of Israel's genocide in Gaza, as well as the role in these conflicts of the joint US / Australian spy facility at Pine Gap near Alice Springs. It also includes an AUKUS update, Albanese's inten...
Jun 28, 2025•25 min•Ep. 244
This episode of the Green Left Show features Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright speaking about the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and support for these violations of international law by Australian government figures like foreign minister Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. View this episode online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/video/green-left-show-60-end-labors-support-us-military-aggression We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We exp...
Jun 28, 2025•28 min•Ep. 243
United States President Donald Trump sent the National Guard and US Marines to quell big community protests in Los Angeles, California against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s forced deportations of immigrants. LA-based socialist Thomas Malone, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America Bread and Roses Caucus and organiser with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has been participating in the protests and spoke to Green Left ’s Isaac Nellist about the in...
Jun 14, 2025•35 min•Ep. 242
Drew Pendergrass, climate scientist, ecosocialist and co-author of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future From Extinction discusses the main ideas of his book and how we can win a democratic future that sustains the earth. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current aff...
May 20, 2025•33 min•Ep. 240
Muayad Ali, a Palestinian activist, reflects on the 77 years of al Nakba (Catastrophe), it's legacy and why the right of return is such an important demand for Palestinians around the world. This interview was recorded live on Green Left Radio on 3CR on May 16. Tune in from 7-8.30am on 3CR, 855 AM, or stream online for the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Listen t...
May 19, 2025•17 min•Ep. 241
As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, threatening to take over the Strip and complete its ethnic cleansing campaign, Labor has consistently repeated the lie that 'Australia does not supply weapons to Israel'. Anti-Zionist researcher and journalist Yaakov Aharon joined Isaac Nellist on the Green Left Show to discuss the key relationships between Australian arms manufacturers, the Israeli Defense Forces, Zionist lobbyists and the Australian government. Aharon has been writing on this topic for...
May 19, 2025•44 min•Ep. 239
Ammar Ali Jan of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party (HKP) speaks to Green Left's Isaac Nellist about the risk of further confrontations between India and Pakistan and the pathway to justice for Kashmir, Pakistan and India. Ammar Ali Jan will be speaking via zoom at this May 30 forum: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/forum-no-new-india-pakistan-war And in person at the Ecosocialism 2025 conference: https://ecosocialism.org.au/ We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express ...
May 15, 2025•26 min•Ep. 238
Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance candidate for the NSW Senate, joins the Green Left Show to discuss the result of the May 3 federal election, in which Labor won a landslide victory after a disastrous result for Peter Dutton and the Coalition. 0:00 Intro 1:06 What is behind the result? 8:26 The Greens 9:49 Socialist vote rises 12:26 What demands on Labor 15:52 Final comments 16:46 Outro We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing strugg...
May 07, 2025•18 min•Ep. 237
Victorian senate candidate Jordan van dem Lamb, also known as Purple Pingers, speaks to Green Left about: how he got involved in housing activism; what are the solutions to the housing crisis; answering the scaremongering about squatting; and the benefits of having a socialist voice in parliament. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If yo...
Apr 27, 2025•10 min•Ep. 236
This is a recording of a recent meeting of the Global Ecosocialist Network presenting the new book, 'Climate Change is a Class Issue', by Sarah Glynn and John Clarke. Find out more about the book and the authors here: https://climateandclass.net/the-authors/ This discussion is presented by Paul Le Blanc, an activist and acclaimed US historian who has written extensively on labour and social movements in the US and Europe. He is also a member of the Global Ecosocialist Network and Pittsburgh Gree...
Apr 04, 2025•50 min•Ep. 235
Residents of public housing estates in Waterloo and Waterloo South have been resisting the demolition of their homes for almost 10 years. Green Left spoke to Karyn Brown, a Waterloo public housing tenant and campaigner who has been leading the campaign to Save Waterloo and push for more public housing to address the housing crisis. Join the Save Waterloo protest on April 12: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/save-waterloo-no-evictions-no-sell-no-demolitions Action for Public Housing: https://...
Apr 04, 2025•33 min•Ep. 234
Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright explains why the Alliance is campaigning at this election to cut military spending in half. He spoke to Alex Bainbridge on the Green Left Show the day after treasurer Jim Chalmers presented the federal budget which is going in the exact opposite direction, promising to increase military spending both in absolute terms and as a proportion of GDP. They also discuss the Greens policy of repurposing $4 billion of existing military spending towar...
Mar 27, 2025•22 min•Ep. 233
