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The youth-led Cockroach Janata Party movement forced education minister Dhamendra Pradhan to resign over exam and admission paper leaks and corruption in the education system. On this episode of the Green Left Show, Isaac Nellist speaks to Manish Kumar, Uttar Pradesh State President of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and PhD student at Allahabad University, about this powerful expressio...

On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country. On this episode, we discuss the the nationwide protests to protect the NDIS and rallies marking 81 years since the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Find more upcoming events  here . We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aborig...

Maccas joined Green Left Radio on July 31 to discuss the weekend's rallies to protect the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Maccas is with Protect our NDIS Naarm spoke about why we need to oppose the government's attacks on the NDIS. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles...

On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country. On this episode we discuss protests outside Labor's national conference in Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide, health workers opposing AHPRA's decision to silence criticism of Israel's genocide and solidarity rallies with the Indian youth movement.  Find more upcoming...

Sue Bull joined Green Left Radio on July 31 to discuss the turmoil and right wing shift in the Victorian ALP. Listen to the whole episode at 3CR and more from Green Left Radio here .

The May 7 elections for the Senedd, Welsh Parliament, returned devastating results for Welsh Labour, who lost government for the first time since devolution in 1999. It received just 11% of the vote and was reduced from 44 seats to just 9.  Meanwhile the far-right Reform UK party gained 34 seats with 29.3% of the vote and the centre-left Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru formed government for th...

Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch joined Green Left Radio on July 24 to discuss the recent moves by the Albanese government on regulating AI. Is the government doing enough? Listen to the whole episode at 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past an...

Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus joined the Green Left Show to discuss his latest book "Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism's Assault on the Earth System". Angus will be speaking at Ecosocialism 2026 where "Metabolic Rifts" will be available for purchase. Watch this episode online: The discussion covered: (0:50) Metabolic Rifts ; (3:05) Why is capitalism to blame?; (6:05) Why ecosocialism?; (7:05)...

Jye Batam from Knox for Palestine joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to discuss local campaigns against Australian weapons supply to Israel's genocide. In particular, they talked about the July 18 protest outside Rosebank Engineering timed to coincide with a national mobilisation to Pine Gap. You can listen to the whole episode on 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal la...

Green Left journalist Bed Radford joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to talk about the Colombian elections where the left wing candidate was narrowly defeated. You can listen to the whole episode on 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present....

On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country. On this episode, we discuss the convergence to close the Pine Gap spy base and Victorian teachers and school staff on strike.  Find more upcoming events  here .

Deepak Joshi joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to talk about the protests against far right Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia. Joshi is a member of Hindus for Human Rights. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our...

On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country. On this episode, we discuss rallies to mark 50 years of NAIDOC week, a powerful trans rights rally in Magan-djin/Brisbane and a protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Naarm/Melbourne.  Find more upcoming events  here .

Progressive singer/songwriter Steel City Sue from Muloobinba/Newcastle joined Green Left Radio on July 10 to talk about her coming tour. You can hear more from Green Left Radio on 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our wo...

On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country. On this episode, we discuss the protests for Palestine and public housing outside the NSW Labor conference at Sydney Town Hall and various rallies against US imperialism and in solidarity with Latin America on July 4.  Find more upcoming events  here . Mu...

Fergus Green of the Australia Institute joins the Green Left Show to discuss the new report about Labor's climate policy - the Safeguard Mechanism. Green is the co-author with Frances Medlock of the new report "Safeguarding the Fossil Fuel Industry? How Carbon Offsetting Undermines the Safeguard Mechanism". Watch this interview online: greenleft.org.au/2026/1457/analysis/green-left-show-87-au-clim...

As “Gen Z” youth revolts rock many countries in Asia, Green Left’s Peter Boyle spoke to Arveent Kathirtchelvan, a youth activist in the Socialist Party of Malaysia (Parti Sosialis Malaysia, PSM) about the political mood among young people in Malaysia and how right-wing politicians are channeling rising mass dissatisfaction into racist scapegoating of minorities. Kathirtchelvan also spoke about the...

Isaac Nellist spoke to longtime socialist and anti-racist activist Peter Boyle about the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation and how to stop it's racist, anti-worker agenda. Boyle is a member of the Socialist Alliance national executive and was involved in protesting Hanson's rise in the late '90s. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on...

Sarah Baarini joined Green Left Radio on July 3 to discus the political situation in Lebanon and Israel's continued aggression against the country. Baarini is a member of the Lebanese community and organiser of the Free Palestine Sunday rallies in Naarm/Melbourne. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity wit...

Indian community member, Narendar, joined Green Left Radio on July 3 to discuss Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Australia. The Hindutva movement represented by the BJP and Modi must be opposed and there will be a protest planned for July 9. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity wit...

Izzy, a school teacher, joined Green Left Radio on June 26 to discuss Labor's recent enterprise agreement offer to school teachers and education support staff and why members overwhelmingly voted to reject the offer. Izzy is also an AEU member and part of Fight the Crisis. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solid...

Socialist Alliance candidate for Broadmeadow, Sue Bolton, joined Green Left Radio on June 26. Bolton, who is also a Merri-bek councillor, discussed the rising support for One Nation and how we can fight back. Additionally, she spoke about the upcoming anti-racism rally being planned in Broadmeadows on Saturday July 25. You can listen to the entire show on 3CR . We acknowledge that this was produce...

On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country. On this episode, we discuss a Cuba solidarity film screening, nationwide protests against Swisse and upcoming protests outside the NSW Labor conference.  Find more upcoming events  here . Music and editing by Sean Valenzuela/@LittleArcherBeats. We acknowl...

On The Streets is a podcast by Green Left giving you bite-sized updates about the protest movements and grassroots campaigns across the country. On this episode, we discuss NSW Police clearing the save Waterloo protest camp, campaigning for abortion rights in South Australia and Victorian school staff rejecting Labor's shoddy pay offer.  Find more upcoming events  here . Music and editing by Sean...

On this episode of the Green Left Show, Isaac Nellist speaks to Derek Wall, prominent ecosocialist writer and activist and former coordinator of the Green Party of England and Wales, about the Greens recent success. Wall is a regular contributor to Green Left based in Berkshire and has recently written about the impact of Zack Polanski on the rise of the Greens and the Greens victory in the Gorton...