Episode 69 - The Party Line on the Youth Revolt in France
This ep is all about France. The eiffel tower, haute couture, smoking, and youth rebellions. Ok, mostly the last one. For the main portion of the show, Anneke speaks to a student from France who has been centrally involved in the protests and blockades of schools and universities for the past few weeks. She asks what the movement looks like, what it’s about, and what they’re fighting for. An inspiring discussion in a world that sometimes feels a bit bleak.
In the news we discuss a remarkable series of articles by an age journo, Marta Pascual Juanola, who spent a month in Ecuador exploring the human and environmental damage being done by Hanrine, an Australian mining company that is owned by Gina Rinehart. We also look at why more and more Liberal party donors - including big capitalists and the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce - are flipping to one nation, Hegseth’s desire to broadcast an execution and what that says about AUKUS and the US alliance, and how big tech companies like Amazon are buying their way into our parliament. Finally, we look at the planned eviction of over 100 Indigenous people from a high-needs residential housing and health facility in the NT.
News links
Melbourne’s wealthy Liberal donors pay homage to Pauline Hanson
Inside Gina Rinehart’s company’s push into Ecuador and how La Merced de Buenos Aires is pushing back
A frog, a toad and Leonardo DiCaprio: Rinehart’s rainforest mine plan hits unusual problems
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