Category: Australia

NO ILLUSIONS 28 – Virginia Balmain, UNAA Jun 2011

My guest today is Virginia Balmain who is the President of the United Nations Association of Australia (QLD) and the Vice-President of the UNAA in Australia. We chat…

No Illusions 21 – News Roundup Mar 2011

Nine Afghan Boys Killed by NATO Helicopters – NYTimes.com The Greens up two to 15 per cent British UFO reports Rudd condemns air strike on Afghan boys UFOs…

The Afghanistan Debate Oct 2010

As the Australian parliament begins a long-overdue debate about our involvement in Afghanistan, expect to hear a lot of hot air about what a nasty piece of work…

No Illusions #12 – Ewan Saunders, Socialist Alliance #AusVotes Aug 2010

Ewan Saunders is the Socialist Alliance’s Brisbane candidate in the upcoming federal election. I caught up with him recently to talk about socialism, climate change, indigenous communities, and the Socialist…

Australia: The Unlucky Country? Jul 2010

While waiting in the Apple Store Chermside today (waiting, that is, for them to replace the hard drive on my 5 month old 17″ Macbook Pro for the…

No Illusions 11 – Police Corruption in Melbourne May 2010

My guest today is Adam Shand, investigative journalist / author from Melbourne. He was a guest on #293 discussing his book “Big Shots” which focused on the Melbourne…

No Illusions 04 – No Clean Feed Jan 2010

My first No Illusions podcast for 2010! Today I’m talking about the Australian Government’s “clean feed” with three guys who know a lot more about it than I…

Know Which Fight You’re In Dec 2009

We just got back from the first Brisbane meetup around #nocleanfeed. It was a pretty huge turnout, I’d guess 100 people. Well done to @nicholasperkins and everyone else…

Debating Americans About Healthcare Oct 2009

Here’s a transcript of a chat I’ve been having on a Facebook thread belonging to an American conservative. I think it’s a demonstration of a) how little some…

Rudd’s A Dud Oct 2009

Two years in and what are the major accomplishments of the Kevin Rudd government? According to Leon Bertrand‘s article “Rudd’s second year” – nothing. I’d be a little…