Aussie Disclaimer

Intro

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Post-Show Musings

Outro

The time has come to honor our Down Under F*ckers who have been supporting UNFTR since we launched. As we’ve done in prior shows about other countries, we attempt to explain the Australian political system, provide an overview of key issues and draw parallels between our experiences. Basically, a rough translation of Aussie politics for American listeners that only scratches the surface of this incredible nation. There’s an election coming up and several hot button issues facing the Australian people so it’s a good time to level set on what’s up down under. Note to our beloved Down Under F*ckers: This will be hilariously rudimentary to you but hopefully amusing enough to keep your attention. Now, piss off.

Chapters

Aussie Disclaimer: 00:00:05

Intro: 00:01:15

Chapter One: 00:05:48

Chapter Two: 00:10:13

Chapter Three: 00:16:09

Chapter Four: 00:21:20

Chapter Five: 00:35:08

Post Show Musings: 00:46:23

Outro: 00:59:50

Resources

Australian Government Style Manual: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

CIA: The World Factbook

Parliament of Australia: Hon Anthony Albanese MP

Parliament of Australia: Hon Scott Morrison MP

The Parliamentary Education Office: Prime Minister

Australia.com: Guide To Christmas Island

Australia.com: Guide To Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Australia.com: Guide To Norfolk Island

Hydrocarbons Technology: Gorgon LNG Project

The Guardian: Australian leader Tony Abbott ousted by Malcolm Turnbull after party vote

Law Council of Australia: Indigenous Legal Issues

Centre For 21st Century Humanities: Colonial Frontier Massacres, Australia, 1788 to 1930

Common Ground: Massacres

The Guardian: The Killing Times

SBS News: Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO 'in danger' listing after Australian lobbying effort

The Guardian: PM personally approved $443m fund for tiny Barrier Reef foundation

The Guardian: ‘A mockery’: Great Barrier Reef Foundation raises just $21m of $357m target

The Sydney Morning Herald: Barnaby Joyce suggests God is the solution to climate change in Christmas video

ABC News: Barnaby Joyce says he sent 'an awful lot' of special drought envoy reports to PM

The Guardian: ‘Orwellian’: Coalition accused of planning to open green bank to fossil fuel investments

Book Love

Dominic Kelly: Political Troglodytes and Economic Lunatics: The Hard Right in Australia

L.F. Crisp: The Parliamentary Government of the Commonwealth of Australia

Pod Love

Weekly Planet Podcast

The Guardian Podcasts

The Australian Podcasts

Progressive Podcast

The JUICE Media Podcast

UNFTR Episode Resources

F*ck Milton Friedman.

Manufacturing Dissent.

Oh, Canada.

Procedural F*ckery.

Capitasociafascilibdemarxism.

Playing Chicken with China.

Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 1.

Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 2.

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Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations.

Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.

Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by koalas and distributed by boomerangs.

Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’

The time has come to honor our Down Under F*ckers who have been supporting UNFTR since we launched. As we’ve done in prior shows about other countries, we attempt to explain the Australian political system, provide an overview of key issues and draw parallels between our experiences. Basically, a rough translation of Aussie politics for American listeners that only scratches the surface of this incredible nation. There’s an election coming up and several hot button issues facing the Australian people so it’s a good time to level set on what’s up down under. Note to our beloved Down Under F*ckers: This will be hilariously rudimentary to you but hopefully amusing enough to keep your attention. Now, piss off.
Chapters
Aussie Disclaimer: 00:00:05
Intro: 00:01:15
Chapter One: 00:05:48
Chapter Two: 00:10:13
Chapter Three: 00:16:09
Chapter Four: 00:21:20
Chapter Five: 00:35:08
Post Show Musings: 00:46:23
Outro: 00:59:50
Resources
Australian Government Style Manual: <a href="https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/accessible-and-inclusive-content/inclusive-language/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples</a>
CIA: <a href="https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/background/">The World Factbook</a>
Parliament of Australia: <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=R36">Hon Anthony Albanese MP</a>
Parliament of Australia: <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=E3L">Hon Scott Morrison MP</a>
The Parliamentary Education Office: <a href="https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/parliament-and-its-people/people-in-parliament/prime-minister">Prime Minister</a>
Australia.com: <a href="https://www.australia.com/en-us/places/external-territories/guide-to-christmas-island.html">Guide To Christmas Island</a>
Australia.com: <a href="https://www.australia.com/en-us/places/external-territories/guide-to-cocos-islands.html">Guide To Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a>
Australia.com: <a href="https://www.australia.com/en-us/places/external-territories/guide-to-norfolk-island.html">Guide To Norfolk Island</a>
Hydrocarbons Technology: <a href="https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/gorgon-lng-project/">Gorgon LNG Project</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/sep/14/australian-leader-tony-abbott-ousted-by-malcolm-turnbull-after-mps-vote">Australian leader Tony Abbott ousted by Malcolm Turnbull after party vote</a>
Law Council of Australia: <a href="https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/tags/indigenous-legal-issues">Indigenous Legal Issues</a>
Centre For 21st Century Humanities: <a href="https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/map.php">Colonial Frontier Massacres, Australia, 1788 to 1930</a>
Common Ground: <a href="https://www.commonground.org.au/learn/massacres-2">Massacres</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2019/mar/04/massacre-map-australia-the-killing-times-frontier-wars">The Killing Times</a>
SBS News: <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/great-barrier-reef-avoids-unesco-in-danger-listing-after-australian-lobbying-effort/vrrb710sp">Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO 'in danger' listing after Australian lobbying effort</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jul/30/malcolm-turnbull-present-when-443-million-dollars-offered-to-small-group-without-tender-inquiry-hears">PM personally approved $443m fund for tiny Barrier Reef foundation</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/11/a-mockery-great-barrier-reef-foundation-raises-just-21m-of-357m-target">‘A mockery’: Great Barrier Reef Foundation raises just $21m of $357m target</a>
The Sydney Morning Herald: <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/barnaby-joyce-suggests-god-is-the-solution-to-climate-change-in-bizarre-christmas-video-20191225-p53mt4.html">Barnaby Joyce suggests God is the solution to climate change in Christmas video</a>
ABC News: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/barnaby-joyce-responds-drought-envoy-reports/11533878">Barnaby Joyce says he sent 'an awful lot' of special drought envoy reports to PM</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/28/orwellian-coalition-accused-of-planning-to-open-green-bank-to-fossil-fuel-investments">‘Orwellian’: Coalition accused of planning to open green bank to fossil fuel investments</a>
Book Love
Dominic Kelly: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781760641092">Political Troglodytes and Economic Lunatics: The Hard Right in Australia</a>
L.F. Crisp: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781014212849">The Parliamentary Government of the Commonwealth of Australia</a>
Pod Love
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oPswTMU8Css4WnpQhGNDg?si=q1aFmQcLR6GzS_9FYHeDYg">Weekly Planet Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/podcasts">The Guardian Podcasts</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/podcasts">The Australian Podcasts</a>
<a href="https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/">Progressive Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.thejuicemedia.com/podcast/">The JUICE Media Podcast</a>
UNFTR Episode Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr23">F*ck Milton Friedman.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr24">Manufacturing Dissent.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr28">Oh, Canada.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr31">Procedural F*ckery.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr38">Capitasociafascilibdemarxism.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr44">Playing Chicken with China.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr47">Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 1.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr48">Libertarians Are Exhausting Part 2.</a>
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Visit our bookshop.org page at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod">bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod</a> to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations">bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations</a>.
Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at <a href="https://www.unftr.com/accessibility">unftr.com/accessibility</a>.
Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (<a href="https://www.mannyfacesmedia.com">mannyfacesmedia.com</a>). Original music is by Tom McGovern (<a href="http://www.tommcgovern.com/">tommcgovern.com</a>). The show is written and hosted by koalas and distributed by boomerangs.
Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, ‘Unf*cking the Republic.’

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 

Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 

As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 

Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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