Next in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Sonya Semmens, Greens candidate for Higgins in Melbourne, to chat about the changing electorate, how the average charity donors are poor people, and why her daughter can’t watch David Attenborough docs anymore.

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

Tom’s sound had some technical issues and he’s not quite as crisp as normal this episode.

Links -

https://semmens.greens.org.au/ 

@SonyaSemmens on twitter 

Produced by Michael Griffin

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU

https://seriousdangerpod.com

Next in our series of bonus episodes interviewing Greens candidates for the upcoming federal election, Tom meets Sonya Semmens, Greens candidate for Higgins in Melbourne, to chat about the changing electorate, how the average charity donors are poor people, and why her daughter can&rsquo;t watch David Attenborough docs anymore.
Full video version of this episode available on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU"> https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU</a>&nbsp;
Tom&rsquo;s sound had some technical issues and he&rsquo;s not quite as crisp as normal this episode.
Links -
<a href="https://semmens.greens.org.au/">https://semmens.greens.org.au/</a>&nbsp;
@SonyaSemmens on twitter&nbsp;
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU
<a href="https://seriousdangerpod.com">https://seriousdangerpod.com</a>

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 

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.&nbsp; &nbsp; / Produced by Michael Griffin / Twitter &amp; Instagram @SeriousDangerAU /&nbsp; <a href="patreon.com/seriousdangerau">patreon.com/seriousdangerau</a> /<a href="seriousdangerpod.com"></a>&nbsp; <a href="seriousdangerpod.com">seriousdangerpod.com</a>&nbsp;

A podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens.

Serious Danger

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

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. &nbsp;&nbsp; Produced by Michael Griffin Twitter &amp; Instagram @SeriousDangerAU <a href="patreon.com/seriousdangerau">patreon.com/seriousdangerau</a> <a href="seriousdangerpod.com">seriousdangerpod.com</a>

BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sonya Semmens, Greens Candidate for Higgins

Bond, Caleb Bond. Tom is joined by guest host Robert Simms, Greens member of the SA Legislative Council, to talk all things Festival State. First, the Adelaide Writers Week is cancelled after they cancelled the Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah’s appearance, which they have now uncancelled. What is going on? (9:15) Then, a look at the state of play in SA state politics and a prediction and call to action for the upcoming March election. (31:22)

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Just released on Patreon - Inside the Greens #11: Dual citizens, Trump & Gonski

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 EIGHTY past bonus episodes.

https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU 

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Support Robert Simms & the SA Greens -

SA Office -
Ph: 08 8212 4888
saoffice@sa.greens.org.au

https://greens.org.au/sa/person/robert-simms-0
https://www.facebook.com/RobertSimms84
https://www.instagram.com/robsimms84/  

See Tom live -
- Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) in Perth from 23rd https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/
 - Play at Midsumma, four shows from Jan 28th https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/a-comprehensive-profoundly-queer-accounting-of-the-brief-yet-glorious-history-of-the-gay-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands-by-tom-ballard/
- At the ETTE Media Live show in Canberra, on Wednesday Feb 4th https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/ 

Theme by Kye Hughes

Produced by Michael Griffin

https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz 

Follow us on

https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU

https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau 

https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau

Bond, Caleb Bond. Tom is joined by guest host Robert Simms, Greens member of the SA Legislative Council, to talk all things Festival State. First, the Adelaide Writers Week is cancelled after they cancelled the Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah&rsquo;s appearance, which they have now uncancelled. What is going on? (9:15) Then, a look at the state of play in SA state politics and a prediction and call to action for the upcoming March election. (31:22)
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Just released on Patreon - Inside the Greens #11: Dual citizens, Trump &amp; Gonski
The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber&rsquo;s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over EIGHTY past bonus episodes.
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU">https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU</a>&nbsp;
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Support Robert Simms &amp; the SA Greens -
SA Office - Ph: 08 8212 4888 <a href="mailto:saoffice@sa.greens.org.au">saoffice@sa.greens.org.au </a><a href="https://greens.org.au/sa/person/robert-simms-0">https://greens.org.au/sa/person/robert-simms-0</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RobertSimms84">https://www.facebook.com/RobertSimms84</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robsimms84/">https://www.instagram.com/robsimms84/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
See Tom live - - Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) in Perth from 23rd<a href="https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/"> https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/ </a> - Play at Midsumma, four shows from Jan 28th<a href="https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/a-comprehensive-profoundly-queer-accounting-of-the-brief-yet-glorious-history-of-the-gay-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands-by-tom-ballard/"> https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/a-comprehensive-profoundly-queer-accounting-of-the-brief-yet-glorious-history-of-the-gay-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands-by-tom-ballard/</a> - At the ETTE Media Live show in Canberra, on Wednesday Feb 4th<a href="https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/"> https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/</a>&nbsp;
Theme by Kye Hughes Produced by Michael Griffin
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/">https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz</a>&nbsp;
Follow us on
<a href="https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU">https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU</a>
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209: Adelaide Writers Week & SA Election with Robert Simms, SA Legislative Council

Getting on the grift with Drew Pavlou. Tom is joined by guest host Jeff Sparrow, Walkley award-winning journalist and writer and senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.
America did a coup of Venezuela! (10:23) Albo announced a Royal Commission and Adelaide Festival cancelled itself! (44:34) Everything feels even more crazy!

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Just released on Patreon - Inside the Greens #11: Dual citizens, Trump & Gonski

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 EIGHTY past bonus episodes.

https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU 

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Follow Jeff Sparrow -
https://x.com/Jeff_Sparrow
https://scribepublications.com.au/books/crimes-against-nature 

See Tom live -
- Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) in Perth from 23rd https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/
- Play at Midsumma, four shows from Jan 28th https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/a-comprehensive-profoundly-queer-accounting-of-the-brief-yet-glorious-history-of-the-gay-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands-by-tom-ballard/  
- At the ETTE Media Live show in Canberra, on Wednesday Feb 4th https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/ 

Theme by Kye Hughes

Produced by Michael Griffin

https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz 

Follow us on

https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU

https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau 

https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau

Getting on the grift with Drew Pavlou. Tom is joined by guest host Jeff Sparrow, Walkley award-winning journalist and writer and senior lecturer at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. America did a coup of Venezuela! (10:23) Albo announced a Royal Commission and Adelaide Festival cancelled itself! (44:34) Everything feels even more crazy!
----------
Just released on Patreon - Inside the Greens #11: Dual citizens, Trump &amp; Gonski
The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber&rsquo;s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over EIGHTY past bonus episodes.
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU">https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU</a>&nbsp;
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Follow Jeff Sparrow - <a href="https://x.com/Jeff_Sparrow">https://x.com/Jeff_Sparrow</a> <a href="https://scribepublications.com.au/books/crimes-against-nature">https://scribepublications.com.au/books/crimes-against-nature</a>&nbsp;
See Tom live - - Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) in Perth from 23rd <a href="https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/">https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/</a> - Play at Midsumma, four shows from Jan 28th <a href="https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/a-comprehensive-profoundly-queer-accounting-of-the-brief-yet-glorious-history-of-the-gay-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands-by-tom-ballard/">https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/a-comprehensive-profoundly-queer-accounting-of-the-brief-yet-glorious-history-of-the-gay-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-islands-by-tom-ballard/</a>&nbsp; - At the ETTE Media Live show in Canberra, on Wednesday Feb 4th <a href="https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/">https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/</a>&nbsp;
Theme by Kye Hughes Produced by Michael Griffin
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/">https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz</a>&nbsp;
Follow us on
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208: Venezuela, Royal Commission & Adelaide Festival with Jeff Sparrow

Video version - https://youtu.be/FQzjNT6oVHM 

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald continue chapter 11 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.”

First up some listener feedback on our Civil Duty recap episode. Then in this installment - Trump, the dual citizenship drama takes down Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters, Gonski reforms bring out the schoolyard bullying, and #IStandWithLeeRhiannon.

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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 EIGHTY past bonus episodes.

https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU 

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Links -

Buy Inside The Greens - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/inside-greens 

Paddy Manning -

https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning 

Inside Inside The Greens - a rebuttal -

https://www.inside-insidethegreens.com.au/ 

Produced by Michael Griffin

Follow us on

https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU

https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau 

https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau

Video version - <a href="https://youtu.be/FQzjNT6oVHM">https://youtu.be/FQzjNT6oVHM</a>&nbsp; In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald continue chapter 11 of author Paddy Manning&rsquo;s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, &ldquo;Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.&rdquo; First up some listener feedback on our Civil Duty recap episode. Then in this installment - Trump, the dual citizenship drama takes down Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters, Gonski reforms bring out the schoolyard bullying, and #IStandWithLeeRhiannon.
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The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber&rsquo;s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over EIGHTY past bonus episodes.
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU">https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU</a>&nbsp;
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Links -
Buy Inside The Greens -<a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/inside-greens"> https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/inside-greens</a>&nbsp;
Paddy Manning -
<a href="https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning">https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning</a>&nbsp;
Inside Inside The Greens - a rebuttal -
<a href="https://www.inside-insidethegreens.com.au/">https://www.inside-insidethegreens.com.au/</a>&nbsp;
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on
<a href="https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU">https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau">https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau">https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau</a>

BONUS: Meet the Candidate - Sonya Semmens, Greens Candidate for Higgins

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