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Serious Danger
Hosted by Emerald Moon & Tom Ballard · EN
Serious Danger is a podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens. Join traitorous SJWs Emerald Moon and Tom Ballard as they discuss the #auspol news of the week, chat to key figures from the left movement, and talk about how to win a future for all of us. This is NOT an official Greens party podcast, but it IS the official podcast of trying to not go insane while experiencing the sh*tshow that is Australian politics. / Produced by Michael Griffin / Twitter & Instagram @SeriousDangerAU / patreon.com/seriousdangerau / seriousdangerpod.com
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237: How to make the Greens cut through ft. Jim Casey
2d ago01:03:50Tap to summarizeTom is joined by firefighter, Marxist, and currently one of the NSW delegates to Greens National Council, Jim Casey! First up is Jim’s experiences running against Albo in Grayndler and getting stitched up by the media. (11:00) Next, what is the future of the labour movement in Australia? How did the Greens end up invisible at the moment they are most needed? And how should the Greens react to the rise of One Nation? (56:09) ---------- Just released on Patreon - "The fight to close Pine Gap ft. Hannah Ekin" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- jimcasey.online Tom’s plugs -Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) on now at Edinburgh Fringe Two shows in London on September 11th & 12th at the Bill Murray Brand NEW show at Melbourne Fringe in October, In The Grand Scheme of Things - 25% off flash sale until Sunday 6pm All the details at https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/ Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Excerpt: The fight to close Pine Gap ft. Hannah Ekin
5d ago00:07:43Tap to summarizeIn this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald are joined by organiser Hannah Ekin to discuss the fight to Close Pine Gap and the protest event Convergence 2026. Why is there a little America sitting in the middle of our continent? Are the ABC just a mouthpiece for the government? And is America using Pine Gap as a way to illegally conduct surveillance that breaks their own American law?---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Help Close Pine Gap -http://closepinegap.org.au Produced by Michael Griffinhttps://instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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236: Vic premier pushed off glass cliff, Hannah Ferguson vs Albo & should racism be illegal?
1w ago01:11:37Tap to summarizeEmerald is back on with Tom to chat about a bunch of news! First up, Zack Polanski’s guillotine scandal sounds awful familiar… Then, Victoria suddenly has a new premier! (14:11) Then, Pauline Hanson lost an appeal against a court ruling that found she racially discriminated against Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. But should it have been a legal matter? (31:20) Hannah Ferguson, CEO of Cheek Media, is going to be running as an independent candidate for the seat of Grayndler. (47:03) Can she take down Albo?---------- Just released on Patreon - "How they teach fossil fuels in our schools with Comms Declare’s Belinda Noble" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Justice for Palestine Legal Fighting Fund (high court challenge against Qld law banning 2 pro-Palestine phrases): https://chuffed.org/project/173177-justice-for-palestine-legal-defence Watch Tim Read’s farewell speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-YsPzhceI4 Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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235: Vic election update with Campbell Gome & Brittney Henderson
2w ago01:10:06Tap to summarizeTom is joined by two leading Greens candidates for the upcoming Victorian election - Campbell Gome for Northcote, and Brittney Henderson for Western Metro! First up, an introduction to their campaigns and a discussion about the undemocratic group voting system. (5:14) Then a deep dive into the upcoming election and the state ahead. Is Victoria really going to fall to an insane Liberal-One Nation Mad Mex hellscape? (33:42)---------- Just released on Patreon - "How they teach fossil fuels in our schools with Comms Declare’s Belinda Noble" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Donate! - https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=5050 Volunteer! - https://greens.org.au/vic/volunteer Come see Ellen Sandell and Max Chandler-Mather at ‘FED UP? Fair Enough!’ -https://events.humanitix.com/fed-up Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Excerpt: How they teach fossil fuels in our schools with Comms Declare’s Belinda Noble
3w ago00:06:54Tap to summarizeIn this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald are joined by Belinda Noble, a former journalist who went on to work as Head of Media & Communications for Australian Red Cross and is now the CEO of climate communications charity Comms Declare. They have just released ‘From Cradle to Career,’ a report on how the fossil fuel industry has inserted itself into our schools, and the quest to remove their social license and end their stranglehold on the country. Also, is a Tim Tam slam a valid teaching tool?Read the From Cradle to Career report: https://commsdeclare.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/From-Cradle-To-Career-Report-2026.pdf Fossil fuel ad ban - https://fossiladban.org/ Parents for climate petition -https://www.parentsforclimate.org/ QCC petition re Shell Qld Museum sponsorship - https://www.queenslandconservation.org.au/qld_museum_end_fossil_fuel_sponsorships “It’s By Stealth, Isn’t It?” The Multi-Million Dollar Effort by Australia Fossil Fuel Companies To Get Into Schools - https://drilled.media/news/australia-schools ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Produced by Michael Griffinhttps://instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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234: Dave Hughes loves money like Labor loves A.I. ft. Amy Remeikis
3w ago01:04:33Tap to summarizeTom is joined by returning favourite, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute and author of ‘Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard,’ Amy Remeikis!First up, after all these years, finally now in the year of our lord 2026, has Hughsey lost it? (12:33) Then, Albo this week gave a big speech about the future of AI. (33:42) Is artificial intelligence and its disruption of everything inevitable? Or is that just what the people profiting want you to think?---------- Just released on Patreon - "Apparently One Nation has policies, let’s review them" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Follow Amy -https://australiainstitute.org.au/expert/amy-remeikis/ Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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233: Is Albo working for gambling or for us? ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
Jul 1101:06:15Tap to summarizeTom is joined by guest host, former and now returned Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly, Rebecca Vassarotti! First up, what is the state of play in the ACT, and was there going to be a Tory + Tree Tory coalition? (9:46) Then, why is the federal government being so pissweak on gambling reform? (40:43) Is it up to the states (oops, territories) to do it themselves? ---------- Just released on Patreon - "Apparently One Nation has policies, let’s review them" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- National Gambling Helpline - 1800 858 858 Follow Rebecca -https://greens.org.au/act/person/rebecca-vassarotti Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Excerpt: Apparently One Nation has policies, let’s review them
Jul 800:05:18Tap to summarizeIn this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald go to the place Aussie journos fear to tread… the One Nation policy platform! What actually are Pauline’s policies? And who actually writes them, cause it sure ain’t the members. Also, are some of them actually, wait for it, good?---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ----------The policies -https://www.onenation.org.au/issues Produced by Michael Griffinhttps://instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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232: A teal party, a midwinter ball & a monoculture orgy
Jul 401:15:04Tap to summarizeTom is joined by guest-Emerald for this week, Emerald! Oh no, this week was the Mindwinter Ball! Then, a look at the latest on One Nation and monoculture, and are the Greens fighting back? (20:17) Then, ‘teals’ Zali Steggal and Allegra Spender have launched their own party, Community Strong Australia (45:04). Did they not google at all what the acronym means?---------- Just released on Patreon - "Intergenerational inequality - should we blame boomers?" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Links - The Greens ‘Why A Billionaire BOUGHT One Nation’ video -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnZIy6fL6XI Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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231: The cooked state of climate action ft. Grace from Aus Youth Climate Coalition
Jun 2701:02:14Tap to summarizeTom is joined by guest host, National Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Grace Vegesana!First up, don’t tell Hughsey but Greens passed the negative gearing and capital gains tax changes. Then, why does it seem like climate action has regressed from delays to denial? (13:47) And how much is Pauline to blame? (54:26) ---------- Just released on Patreon - "We discuss Guy Rundle’s take on the Greens flop era" The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of ONE HUNDRED past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Links - Australian Youth Climate Coalition - http://aycc.org.au Theme by Kye HughesProduced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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