Episode 52 - A critical roll on the Australian political economy

m* picks the brain of old friend, comrade and podcasting peer, one Dave Eden of the Living the Dream podcast. We look at the big oz political issues of the day - the CFMEU consternation, the national housing crunch, anti-politics and the rise of the Australian Greens, and prevailing political economic issues orbiting around each. Rounded off with the odd splash of communist sentiment here and there.

We conclude our chat nicely with discussing the phenomenon that is outer suburban tabletop RPG gaming - community building one dice roll at a time!

Episode links:

Living the Dream podcasting link - Living The Dream | Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory

'Brisbane Free University' the activist free education group that has a bin chicken as a logo - Brisbane Free University | Re-imagine education.

SMH CFMEU editorial - The Herald’s View: Enough. It’s time to straighten up our construction sites with a strong regulator (smh.com.au)

Link to smh expose on the CFMEU – CFMEU investigation uncovers infiltrations by bikies and organised criminals, intimidation and allegations of corruption. (smh.com.au)

State of the Housing System 2024 policy document - State of the Housing System 2024 (nhsac.gov.au)

Dave’s interview with C. Derick Varn – Varn Vlog: Dave Eden on Political Economy in Australia (youtube.com)

'Left Flank' blog created and coordinated by Tad Tietze - Left Flank - (left-flank.org).

Frank Hardy's seminal book – Power without glory | Australia Explained (australia-explained.com.au)

"Frameworks of Flesh" book Dave refers to, as written by Humphrey McQueen, book review - Review: [Untitled] on JSTOR

'Class and Capital in Australia' research group that Dave is part of - Class and Capital in Australia (substack.com)