Dr. Craig Emerson is a former Labor MP. In the Rudd and Gillard governments he served as Minister for Trade and Competitiveness, Minister for Tertiary Education and Science and Minister for Small Business. Since leaving parliament, Emerson has run his own economic consultancy firm and in 2019, he co-authored the review into Labor’s election loss along with Jay Weatherill.

In this conversation I ask Craig about the reasons why he studied economics and joined the Labor party, his thoughts on “economic rationalism” (or what we now call neoliberalism), compromise and centrism versus radical policies in the age of the climate crisis, fear campaigns, “international green socialism” and the future prospects of the ALP.

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My new show GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the 2020 Brisbane Comedy Festival and the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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craigemersoneconomics.com

ARTICLE: Tribalism is blighting Australia by Craig Emmerson

ARTICLE: The Australian Labor Party’s Official Election Review Learns All The Wrong Lessons by James Clark

Craig singing “Whyalla Wipeout”. Just for old times’ sake. 

Cause of the Week: WIRES (wires.org.au) 

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Daniel Lopez is the commissioning editor for Jacobin magazine, socialist activist, author and tweeter.

A month on from Corbyn and British Labour’s brutal loss and as Australia burns, Daniel and I discuss the state of the Left right now, Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party, the Greens and the possibilities of a new socialist political party.

I’m bringing my show ENOUGH to the 2020 Adelaide Fringe in March, tickets on sale now

My new show GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the 2020 Brisbane Comedy Festival and the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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Daniel’s writing for Jacobin magazine

Daniel’s book Lukács: Praxis and the Absolute

ARTICLE: AOC’s Green New Deal is the socialist solution the world needs by Daniel Lopez

victoriansocialists.org.au

Cause of the Week: The Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy (mscp.org.au)

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Happy 2020, everyone. Here we bloody go.

Here’s me answering some of your questions about political movies, Morrison, bushfires, fatigue, Cats and Murdoch. Thanks to the folks who submitted questions and thanks (as ever) to you for listening to the show.

STAND UP FOR BUSHFIRE RELIEF is happening at the Palais Theatre on January 20th – all funds raised going to Victorian bushfire relief 

I’m bringing my show ENOUGH to the 2020 Adelaide Fringe in March, tickets on sale now

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ARTICLE: Australia’s Fires Give Us a Glimpse of What’s Coming by Jeff Sparrow

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Charlie Pickering is a comedian and host of the satirical comedy show The Weekly on the ABC. I used to have one of those, but let’s not go into it and start comparing who was “more successful” or “not cancelled”.

Here we chat about the ethics of including political figures in whacky comedy sketches, Charlie’s centrist approach to politics, voting for John Howard, his interest in American political history and why he’s more excited about Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy than Bernie Sanders’.

I’ll be off for the Christmas break but shall return in 2020. Thanks for everything! I love you! Onward, comrades!

I’m bringing my show ENOUGH to the 2020 Adelaide Fringe in March, tickets on sale now

My new show GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the 2020 Brisbane Comedy Festival and the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

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The Yearly is on TONIGHT 8:30pm on ABC 

The Dollop’s podcast on Ronald Reagan (Pt 1)

What’s Left? episode on The Case Against Warren

Cause of the Week: Reading Out Of Poverty (roop.org.au)

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Patricia Cornelius is a celebrated Australian playwright who writes about class, love, capitalism and the cruel things we do to each other. Her plays include LOVE, Savages, SHIT, Do Not Go Gentle and Who’s Afraid of the Working Class?

In this conversation, Patricia tells me about her working class upbringing, her journey through feminism to Marxism, her time in the radical Melbourne Workers Theatre and reflects on whether today’s middle-class and staid theatre can still be a voice for class-conscious politics.

Also we revel in the joy of some filthy swearing.

Come see me record a LIVE SHOW as Greens MP Adam Bandt returns on Tuesday December 10th, 7pm – all funds raised go to the ASRC

I’m bringing my show ENOUGH to the 2020 Adelaide Fringe in March, tickets on sale now

My new show GRANDILOQUENT is on at the 2020 Brisbane Comedy Festival in March, tickets on sale now

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@pmcorn

ARTICLE: Patricia Cornelius: Not going gently by Harry Windsor

Patricia’s piece on swearing for The Wheeler Centre

Anthem is playing at the 2020 Sydney Festival 

Do Not Go Gentle is on at Malthouse Theatre in 2020

SHIT on AustralianPlays.org

Cause of the Week: Ilbijjeri Theatre Company (ilbijerri.com.au)

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Lizzie O’Shea is a lawyer at Maurice Blackburn, writer, broadcaster and socialist activist. She’s the author of Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology – an examination of radical social movements and theories from history and how they can be applied to technology capitalism.

Lizzie and I discussed the class action she’s working on against Uber’s business model, the “datafication of ourselves”, how much Facebook and Amazon suck, Australia’s awful data encryption laws, what it might mean to break up or nationalise the tech companies and the possibilities of a better world with a better internet.

Come see me record a LIVE SHOW as Greens MP Adam Bandt returns on Tuesday December 10th, 7pm – all funds raised go to the ASRC

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Lizzie’s writing for The Guardian

A review of Future Histories on Engineering & Technology 

ARTICLE: Invisible Handcuffs – it’s time for workers to throw off the shackles of big tech by Lizzie O’Shea

ARTICLE: The Future Has Arrived by Robert Maharajh

Cause of the Week: The National Justice Project (justice.org.au) 

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Jon Faine is a veteran broadcaster who was just stepped down as the host of the Mornings show on ABC Local Radio after 23 years in the chair (and a total of 30 years at the national broadcaster).

Jon kindly let me (back) into his house to have a wide-ranging chat about the state of the media, bias at the ABC, Elizabeth Warren, capitalism, the tech giants, civility, Kevin Bailey and his bladder.

Come see me record a LIVE SHOW as Greens MP Adam Bandt returns on Tuesday December 10th, 7pm – all funds raised go to the ASRC

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Jon’s Farewell to the ABC

ARTICLE: Malcolm Turnbull suggests ‘shell out’ to help their children buy property

The ABC’s #AustraliaTalks

The “infamous” Kevin Bailey sketch from Tonightly

ARTICLE: Don’t Trust Elizabeth Warren’s Big-Donor Ban by Megan Day

Cause of the Week: The Koorie Heritage Trust (koorieheritagetrust.com.au)

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