Was proud to be part of this group at Flinders Street station today to say #LetThemStay in response to this High Court decision.
I ain’t no fancy city lawyer, but I’d suggest that sending 37 babies off to a prison camp renowned for poor facilities, sexual assault and abuse is a BAD BAD THING.
Monday is a national day of action around the #LetThemStay campaign; find out more on the GetUp! Facebook page.
It’s episode 50 you guys!
Senator Scott Ludlam is a Greens Senator for Western Australia. He’s co-deputy leader for the party and its spokesperson for issues such as communications, housing, mining and nuclear power.
Whilst in Perth I chatted with Scott about everything from DJing to his viral hit speech to the cult of personality to his journey into politics to why he’s a “Senate nerd”. Plus the issues that drive his passions: nuclear disarmament, digital rights, Julian Assange, our shitty foreign policies, the TPP, the NBN and the possibility of a Greens government.
The World Keeps Happening coming to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne AND NOW SYDNEY!
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF 2016
Gimme Shelter: a fundraiser for Road to Refuge
#LetThemStay
No Shame: Why Most Australians Feel Okay About Tormenting Asylum Seekers
Scott’s blog: fieldnotes.org.au
Julian Assange found to be unlawfully detained by UN
Article: Foreign policy that blindly follows the US isn’t in our national interest
CAUSE OF THE WEEK: Save Beeliar Wetlands (savebeeliarwetlands.com), Rethink The Link (rethinkthelink.com.au)
January 26th is upon us again!
To reflect on the issues of blind nationalism and patriotism that Australia/Invasion/Survival Day (of Mourning) throws up, here’s a slice of Stan Grant‘s speech on racism and my conversation with artist Jim Coad, the man behind the Castlemaine civil event named “Chuck another flag on the barbie?”.
The World Keeps Happening at Perth Fringeworld
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF
IQ2 Debate: Racism is destroying the Australian Dream
Australia Day is a time for mourning, not celebration by Nakkiah Lui
The problem with Australia Day by Martin Flanagan
Chuck another flag on the barbie? on Facebook
#proudest100
Cause of the Week: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (asrc.org.au)
This will be grand old fun and is kind of important. Find out more at proudest100.com
Mohammad Ali Baqiri is a former refugee who came to Australia by sea as a child. He spent three years in Australian immigration detention on Nauru.
Here he kindly shares his story with me and explains what it’s really like to be a “boat person”.
The World Keeps Happening at Perth Fringeworld
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF
Article: Burning the Stakeholders
Cause of the Week: Road to Refuge (roadtorefuge.com)
Gimme Shelter! A Road To Refuge Fundraiser
Fiona Patten is a former lobbyist for the sex industry, she’s the founder and leader of the Australian Sex Party and she was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 2014 as the member for the Northern Metropolitan Region.
Fiona is passionate about civil liberties and honest conversations about everything from sex to drugs to voluntary euthanasia. We had a great ol’ time talking and laughing about sex work (and her personal experience with it), porn, the history of Fyshwick, abortion clinic buffer zones and more.
Midsumma Hypothetical – 2022: A Queer Odyssey
The World Keeps Happening at Perth Fringeworld
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF
Cause of the Week: Harm Reduction Victoria (hrvic.org.au)
Paul Farrell is a Guardian Australia journalist who writes about juicy stuff like national security, privacy and immigration. He’s concerned with what our government does and doesn’t let us know.
In this conversation Paul and I discuss Freedom Of Information, data retention, whistle-blowing, what’s happening inside Australia’s detention centres and the shocking truth behind Channel Nine’s Border Security.
The World Keeps Happening at Perth Fringeworld
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF
Paul’s writings at Guardian Australia
Cause of the Week: Open Australia Foundation (openaustraliafoundation.org.au)
I’m performing this super-special comedy event at the 2016 Melbourne Comedy Festival (alongside my stand up show The World Keeps Happening).
It’s being presented with the help of the Moosehead Awards and I think it’s going to be really different and cool.
11 PERFORMANCES ONLY.
Here’s the hot spiel:
Australia has a complicated history with boats. They’ve brought us disease, trade, cane toads, the America’s Cup and Water Rats.
Oh – and people.
And fear. HEAPS of fear.
Award-winning comedian and occasional Tony Jones Tom Ballard (The Project) presents a comedic exploration of Australia’s fucked up immigration situation.
From our racist Federation to Tampa to Johnny Depp’s dogs, this show will make you piss yourself and cry so much the venue will be considered an “on-water matter”.
As seen on Q&A. As heard on triple j.
Directed by Scott Edgar.
TRADES HALL, NEW BALLROOM
SATURDAYS @ 5:15pm (March 26, April 2 & April 16)
SATURDAY April 9th @ 5:45pm
SUNDAYS @ 4:15pm (March 27, April 3, April 10 & April 17)
MELBOURNE TOWN HALL, SUPPER ROOM
MONDAYS @ 8:15pm (March 28, April 4 & April 11)
70 minutes
$22 Preview (26, 27 & 28 Mar) | $27.50 Adult | $22 Concession
AUSLAN-INTERPRETED SHOW SUNDAY APRIL 3RD
I just voted in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2015 and it made me real happy, particularly the bit at the end where I chipped in some bucks to AIME.
Good music AND supporting an Indigenous education program??? FUCK YES.
Behold my personal favourites of the year…
COURTNEY BARNETT – DEPRESTON
BULLY – TRYING
BASENJI – CAN’T GET ENOUGH
SUFJAN STEVENS – THE ONLY THING
KATE TEMPEST – EUROPE IS LOST
MY MORNING JACKET – COMPOUND FRACTURE
GANG OF YOUTHS – MAGNOLIA
SKRILLEX AND DIPLO – WHERE ARE U NOW? (WITH JUSTIN BIEBER)
DARREN HANLON – TRUST YOUR FEELINGS (WHEN YOU WAKE)
TAME IMPALA – THE LESS I KNOW THE BETTER