Not Good Enough

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Episodes

26 — Cop Tower

We talk about Victoria's lockdowns of public housing tower blocks, cops making drugs and the Morrison government's ongoing quest to shut down Jobkeeper as soon as they can. Lock down the block 3000 people in low-income government housing tower blocks are completely locked down, immediately, with no notice . 500 police are going to be deployed to guard the tower blocks. One cop for every 6 people . A day after announcing the lockdown, residents were told they would be provided with income support...

Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast

25 — Nationalise the government

With climate disasters looming, we pick apart the Labor party's anaemic response. Then we chat about ideological cuts to the ABC and the right-wing media's take on Victorian Covid spikes. Climate backslides Labour party leader Anthony Albonese has indicated he is willing to give up on pushing for climate action from the Liberals. Chevron’s carbon capture project Gorgon… didn’t work . Lang was right about Gorgons though. A National Audit Office report concludes that the Morrison government has fa...

Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast

24 — Blaming families

We chat about the News Corp beat up of Lydia Thorpe, the re-up of the lockdown in parts of Victoria and ginned up cyber attacks in the news. Feel good news? Victora has criminalised wage theft ! Time to send George Calombaris to perma-jail . Aboriginal activist Lidia Thorpe has been elected by the Greens to Federal Senate. News Corp immediately tried to concoct a smear campaign . Crikey has a detailed run down of News Corp’s beat-up . Not on the beers Victoria has cranked the lockdown up a bit ....

Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast

23 — Law & Order: Statue Victims Unit

Police are out in force to protect metal in the shape of Captain Cook, the PM apparently hasn't learned anything since primary school and money keeps not reaching the people who really need it. Metaphorical fire news Australia is still trying to be as On Fire as possible . Australia’s Covid recovery commission is heavily stacked with fossil fuel goons . The commission has been pushing strongly for Australia’s post-Covid economy to invest in gas, excluding other green industries . Sinking statues...

Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast

22 — Black Lives Matter

We talk about Australia's Black Lives Matter protests against indigenous deaths in custody, and the responses of Australia's media and police. Black lives matter Tens of thousands of Australians came out in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and to protest Indigenous deaths in custody There have been 432 indigenous deaths since 1990 . Not a single police officer has been convicted. On the friday before people marched, another man died in prison in WA . Cooked cops Sydney police kettled and peppe...

Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast

21 — Blow it up

We discuss National Sorry day, Aboriginal people dying an custody and Rio Tinto destroying an ancient and irreplaceable historic site. Then we dance on Robodebt's grave and chat about the long-lasting effects of Australia's bushfires. Sorry Day May 26 is National Sorry Day , a day of recognition and apology to the Stolen Generations . While Prime Minster (and after), John Howard refused to apologise for the actions of the Australian government. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised on behalf of t...

Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast

20 — What's the go with Angus Taylor

In this very special episode we talk about the life, times and scandals of Angus Taylor, the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Angus Taylor, this is your life Angus Taylor and his wife Louise are apparently extremely litigious . Taylor had a career before politics at McKinsey . His brother, Charlie Taylor is a senior partner at McKinsey . While at McKinsey, Taylor played a large role in setting Fonterra, New Zealand’s largest company . If you’ve heard of McKinsey, it might have been v...

May 26, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast

19 — The podcast of Australia to all Australians

We break down the Prime Minister's meaningless speech patterns, then dig into the politics of journalism and climate change. Morrison’s words Scott Morrison hates hiding under the doona . Not Good Enough is a pro doona podcast. Is Morrison copying Buttigieg, copying Obama ? What is the Promise of Australia ? As immigration minister, Morrison awarded himself a trophy celebrating stopping the boats. He has no idea how to deal with people with less power . Employment Minister Michaelia Cash advocat...

May 18, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast

18 — Boardgames & Blasphemy

We get real nerdy on this one. First we discuss the socialist and feminist history of Monopoly that Hasbro has erased, then dive into the source code of the CovidSafe app. News Anneliese van Diemen, Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer has been cleared of wrongdoing , after tweeting a comparison between Captain Cook and COVID-19. George Pell bad . Universal Basic Income good . Ms. Monopoly The Not Good Pod crew are big boardgame nerds (Mitch is a metalhead , Evie is cool). Ms. Monopoly is here...

May 12, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast

17 — Captain Cooked

We break down the culture war surrounding Victoria's Deputy Chief Health Officer. Then we explain why the Great Barrier Reef is important and why you shouldn't install the government's Covid Safe app. News Victoria’s deputy Chief Health Officer compared Coronavirus to Captain Cook . Australia’s right-wing media are kicking up a shitstorm . Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton has called for her to resign. He also forgot to declare a $1 million property he owns. Malcolm Turnbull bought his seat for...

May 05, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast