128: Middle Class Cate, the Rafah Meme & Laura Tingle ft. Rachel Withers

Serious Danger

Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 15 min

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Is Cate Blanchett middle class while also being worth $140 million? Emerald and Tom catch up on the week’s migration news and the DIRECTION NINETY-NINE drama (19:19). Then they are joined by the only good (adult) Aussie journo, Rachel Withers! (31:20) They chat about the failed motion in parliament for Palestinian statehood, Fatima Payman, Julia Gillard’s intervention, the weird AI Rafah meme, and Laura Tingle’s controversial comments that Australia is a racist country. Finally, a call to action (1:10:46).

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