Serious Danger

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom ponder the issue of personality politics. Are Mamdani and Polanski popular because they are cool? What about Pauline? What does the research say about some of Australia’s most notorious public figures? Are conservatives more attractive, and are lefties a bunch of ugmos? What is David Pocock up to with his thirst traps?
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Links -
The 2025 ANU Australian Federal Election Study - https://australianelectionstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/The-2025-Australian-Federal-Election-Results-from-the-Australian-Election-Study.pdf
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Tom is joined by the Surfing Senator, the retiring Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson! First up, Angus Taylor has rolled Sussssan Ley and is the new leader of the Liberals. Say the line, Angus! (10:57) Next up, a look at the aftermath of Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Australia, the abuse of power at protests, and these cops not being tops. (31:07) Finally, Peter looks back at his time in office and ponders what’s next. (45:18)
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Just released on Patreon - "Inside the Greens #11: Greensland emerges, 2019 election, NSW fractures"
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Watch our unlocked Patreon episode with the late great Jon Kudelka where we play rusted-on bingo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZiZ1_lLEWw
https://omny.fm/shows/serious-danger/unlocked-rusted-on-bingo-ft-jon-kudelka
Follow Peter Whish-Wilson -
https://greens.org.au/tas/person/peter-whish-wilson
https://www.facebook.com/senatorsurfer/
https://www.instagram.com/senatorsurfer

Tom on tour! Adelaide, Canberra, Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle & Brisbane -
https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard
Victorian Greens:
Come to see Ballard @ Ballard’s on Saturday February 21st from 1pm, launching Campbell Gome’s campaign for Northcote -
https://contact-wa.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=23148
AND on Saturday Feb 28th there is a Special State Conference happening, at which among other things, members will be considering a proposal for the Victorian Greens leader - or co-deputy leaders - to be elected by the members
You should have got an email with the details; you can join online or in person
Theme by Kye Hughes

Produced by Michael Griffin
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Tom is joined by Amy Remeikis from The Australia Institute! First up, what is going on in South Australia? Are the Greens going to team up with the Liberals?! (08:32) Next, the Liberal-National coalition is a hot mess, and it’s melting. (26:21) Finally, the Israeli President Isaac Herzog is visiting Australia, and it shines a light on our nation’s dubious relationship with international law. (1:07:09)
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Just released on Patreon - "Inside the Greens #11: Greensland emerges, 2019 election, NSW fractures"
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 NINETY past bonus episodes.
https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
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Follow Amy -
https://australiainstitute.org.au/expert/amy-remeikis/
https://www.instagram.com/pyjamapolitics
Buy her new book Where It All Went Wrong: The case against John Howard -
https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Where-It-All-Went-Wrong/Amy-Remeikis/9781761822117
Max Chandler-Mather article -
https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/the-greens-must-pivot-to-meet-the

GetUp petition against Herzog visit -
https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/core-2026/herzog-visit/sign-detain-and-investigate-herzog
Protest Herzog’s visit to Australia -
https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1446/news/protest-war-criminal-isaac-herzog
Theme by Kye Hughes

Produced by Michael Griffin
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In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald reach the end of 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 episode, the Batman by-election disaster, trouble in NSW, the rise of the Greens in Brisbane, and the 2019 election!

This is the end of the book! But, it is book one of two. There may be some discussion of the second section. But thus ends the history of the Australian Greens. Phew.
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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 NINETY past bonus episodes.
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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
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After a quick pop-in from Emerald, Tom is joined by Gary Stevenson, the People’s Economist! (13:28) With the world seemingly falling apart around us, how can we fight back and wind back wealth inequality before it's too late? And with the UK Greens flourishing under Zack Polanski, how can the wobbly Australian Greens recapture the narrative?
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Just released on Patreon - "Nationalise the pub? The left politics of alcohol"
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Follow Gary -
https://linktr.ee/garysecon

See Gary live in Australia in Feb/March -
https://au.thinkable.events/gary-stevenson-tour-ticket-sale/
See Tom live 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
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