Innovative campaigning is a hard grind(r). Emerald and Tom talk housing (8:26) and how hard it is to buy a house in Australia now, or even find a cheap rental (unless you personally know Albo). Then Steph Hodgins-May joins (46:39) to talk about her hectic campaigns to win the inner-Melbourne seat of Macnamara. Finally, a call to action (1:07:00).

Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU 

Labor policy update since recording - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/30/labor-to-help-low-and-middle-income-earners-buy-home-with-shared-ownership-scheme  

Links -

Brisbane candidate Stephen Bates’ Grindr ads: https://www.pedestrian.tv/federal-election-australia/the-greens-brisbane-candidate-grindr-campaign-ads/ 

Tweet thread on Albanese’s renter video: https://twitter.com/kristin8X/status/1518188955845283840

Greens homelessness plan: https://greens.org.au/platform/equality#homelessness 

Greens public housing plan: https://greens.org.au/platform/equality#homelessness 

“The Success of the Australian Greens in Queensland Shows the Power of Organization” - Max Chandler- Mather & Liam Flenady, Jacobin (on why renters are a significant potential Greens voting base): https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/11/australian-greens-queensland-organizing 

Support Steph Hodgins-May’s campaign for Melbourne: https://stephhodginsmay.org.au/ 

CALL TO ACTION: 

- Go to your local International Workers’ Day/May Day/Labour Day rally (Rallies around the country: https://www.fsunion.org.au/may-day-2022/ / International Online Rally: https://www.wsws.org/en/special/pages/international-mayday-online-rally-2022.html ) 

- Join your union; talk to your colleagues about how much you get paid

Produced by Michael Griffin

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