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Serious Danger

Emerald Moon & Tom Ballard

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 &

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173: Election predictions with Amy Remeikis

Serious Danger ·

2025/04/26

Oh crap the election is this Saturday. Emerald is joined by guest host, #auspol legend and live-blogger for the Australia Institute, Amy Remeikis! Why has this election campaign felt so lacklustre? Is everything going to hell? And what are Amy’s predictions for election result upsets? Coming Friday on Patreon - Leo Puglisi!!! ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #9 : The Rudd years, GFC, Ronan Lee & a Lib-Green Love Affair” The show can only exist because of

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BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sonya Semmens for Macnamara

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2025/04/22

Ninth and the final in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Sonya Semmens, and candidate for the inner-Melbourne electorate of Macnamara! Why are the Greens the natural party of peace? What is the go with the debate non-invite? Does Josh Burns’ move to skip how-to-vote cards make the seat more likely to go to the Liberals? Just how close is this seat? And what’s wrong with the slogan Onya Sonya!? ----------

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172: Why LNP & Labor won’t fix housing ft. Max...

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2025/04/19

Epic rap battles of history - Biggie vs Tupac, Kendick vs Drake, DJ Albo vs Peggy Sue. Emerald and Tom take a look at the week’s election news (10:57). Dual-citizenship takes down the Greens candidate for Franklin, and is Purple Pingers to blame for squatters in Carol’s empty house? Then they are joined by the MP for Griffith and Greens housing spokesperson, Max Chandler-Mather! (26:13) Is this the week the major parties went mask off? Will the competing Labor and LNP housing policies

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Teaser: Inside The Greens #9 : The Rudd years, GFC,...

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2025/04/18

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 9 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.”In this instalment - the aftermath of the 2007 election, the 2020 summit, the Green New Deal, Labor BS, ACT and WA elections, and the most forbidden love of all - Greens and Liberals sitting in a tree… ---------- The show can only

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60:45

BONUS: Fight for Fremantle ft. Amy Warne & Kate Hulett

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2025/04/15

Eighth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald meets two of the progressive candidates vying for the seat of Fremantle in Western Australia. First up is Amy Warne, environmental activist, mum and Greens candidate! (1:44) And then Kate Hulett, photographer, business owner and independent candidate! (28:33) Are indies and teals just faux-Greens who waste valuable resources splitting the vote and campaigners? Meanwhile, is the Greens brand

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72:50

171: Bandt’s giant toothbrush & how to vote in Macnamara

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2025/04/12

Congrats to Dutton for winning the first debate (presumably?), and to Jason Clare for not knowing the second one existed. Emerald and Tom take a look at Adam Bandt’s appearance at the National Press Club (10:26). Greens want to wind back handouts for property investors, and of course that whole dental and mental into Medicare thing. Then, a look at the seat of Macnamara in Melbourne (41:18). Why wasn’t the Greens candidate Sonya Semmens welcome at the Jewish Community Election Forum

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BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Luc Velez for Sydney

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2025/04/08

Seventh up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Luc Velez - organiser, activist, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board member, and candidate for the seat of Sydney! Is it true Tanya Plibersek has been in parliament for longer than Luc has been alive, and is this the election that Sydney realises that she is actually responsible for all those mines she keeps approving? Why is Luc against the police and the PM marching

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70:24

170: A long first week & Temu Trump ft. Stephen...

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2025/04/05

We are a Labor podcast now. Lol gotcha April Fools! Emerald and Tom catch up on the stories from the first week of the federal election campaign (10:20). The days are short, but the weeks are also short! Greens announce policies on environment and education, and Labor announce a familiar-sounding policy on supermarket price gouging. Then they are joined by Greens MP for Brisbane, Stephen Bates! (39:53) How is the campaign going as he looks to repeat his shock 2022 win? Why did he call Dutton

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TEASER: Truth Bombs: the Greens’ new Defence policy &...

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2025/04/03

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom tackle a much-requested topic - the Greens recent defence policy announcement. Along with withdrawing from AUKUS and reducing military spending, the policy would also invest in local production of defensive drones and missiles. Are the Greens secret warmongers? Are Emerald and Tom secret hacks? Did the Greens fail to anticipate attacks from the left and the Victorian Socialists? Should we even have a military, or capitalism!?! ----------

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28:08

BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Samantha Ratnam for Wills

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2025/04/01

Sixth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Samantha Ratnam - former Victorian Greens state leader, and candidate for the seat of Wills! Why did she resign as a state MP to run for federal politics? How did the redistribution halve Labor’s margin in the seat? Can Melbourne’s Greens presence finally grow beyond Adam Bandt? And is this the end of current member and supposed Special Envoy for Social Cohesion, Peter

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73:35

169: Election Kick-Off & Budget Kick-Ons ft. Nick McKim

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2025/03/29

Tom is joined by Greens federal Senator for Tasmania and self-proclaimed best gamer in the Senate, Nick McKim! First up, the election has finally been announced for Saturday May 3rd (5:49). What is Nick’s review of the Albanese gov? Are Greens making a mistake by ruling out forming a minority with Dutton? Then, it’s time for Budget Winners and Losers 2025! (27:54) Is there anything good on offer? What were the LNP and Greens responses? Finally, a call to action (1:10:09). Also, the

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28:36

BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Huong Truong for Fraser

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2025/03/25

Fifth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Huong Truong - organiser, former MP for Western Metro and Greens candidate for the Melbourne seat of Fraser! What was it like briefly being in the Vic Legislative Council? How does being the daughter of Vietnamese boat people inform her politics? And after unprecedented amounts of door-knocking and fundraising, what will it take to get Greens over the line? ---------- These

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168: DJ Bandt, Poll-Shaped Objects & Tanya’s Tall...

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2025/03/22

DJ Adam Bandt hits the decks with Abbie Chatfield. Emerald and Tom take a look at new polling about the election (11:33). Are the Greens going to lose their Brisbane seats or was it just a “poll-shaped object?” And what does Adam Bandt’s “sub-zero” popularity mean for the party? Then, policy!?! (46:05) Greens want to end gas and homelessness, Labor wants a $25 cap on meds, and LNP have gone full boonta (aka approve more gas, ban protests and hold a referendum). Finally,

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Teaser: The CFMEU scandal from the inside ft....

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2025/03/20

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom speak to Elizabeth Doidge, former official at the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union. What was it like to work for the CFMEU - was it all thuggery and boy’s clubs? Has the government overreached with its crackdown on the union? Did Max Chandler-Mather deserve Sarah Ferguson’s “full-throated” 7.30 attack? Will Labor’s sell-out of the labour movement come back to bite

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BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sophie Greer for Perth

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2025/03/18

Fourth up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald and Tom meet Sophie Greer - community organiser, public health expert, local councillor and Greens candidate for Perth in Perth! Does WA have whiplash preparing for another vote before the dust has even settled on the state election? What do the results of that one tell us - four senators and balance of power!?! Is Perth finally ready to go Green? ---------- These bonus election

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167: Trump Tariffs & Caravan Hoaxes

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2025/03/15

Greens want the tax dollars of inner-city lefties with their cannabis lattes. Emerald and Tom talk tariff wars (13:07) which are a thing we have to have in our lives now for some reason. Is Albo a wimp for not retaliating after Trump announced steel and aluminium tariffs? What is the Green left position? Then, the snowflakery continues as pro-Palestinian protesters get charged, deported and blamed for obvious caravan hoaxes (46:20). How did our politicians get ‘tricked’? Or did they

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BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Omar Sakr for Blaxland

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2025/03/11

Third up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Omar Sakr, poet, novelist, essayist, and Greens candidate for Blaxland in NSW! Is the seat of Paul Keating and now Jason Clare, finally ready to end its status as a Labor stronghold? Why don’t the major parties support Muslim voices and stand up for the people in Gaza? And what happened after he wrote a poem reflecting on ‘Bluey in the genocide’ and caught the

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166: Cyclone Alfred, Big Tech & Snowflakery in the Arts

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2025/03/09

Alt episode title for Stewart Lee nerds: Snowflake/Cyclone Emerald prepares for Alfred to visit. First up she and Tom take a look at the survey results of our listener survey. Then, Greens announce some new policies (17:01) - a ban of native forest logging and price gouging, and a tax on Big Tech. Are we living in techno feudalism? Then, you’re all a bunch of snowflakes! (42:25) Tom has some thoughts about the rise of even more snowflakery on the right, as Peter Garrett dances on Gina

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Teaser: Inside The Greens #8 : Leader debates &...

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2025/03/06

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 8 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.”In this instalment - 2004 Election, state elections in WA, NSW and VIC, the fight against Gunns pulp mill, the issue of Party Leadership and ‘Party Room rules,’ “Neoliberals on bikes,” stopping the privatisation of

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BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Mandy Nolan for Richmond

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2025/03/04

Next up in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Emerald meets Mandy Nolan, Greens candidate for Richmond on the NSW north coast! Is this the time Greens get the 1.8% swing to finally win their first NSW federal seat? Why do the Greens doorknock in areas they are already popular? And how does she navigate the clash between some of the more conspiratorial-minded members of the electorate, and the dirty leftie values of the Greens? ----------

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