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The Party Line Podcast

The Party Line Podcast

By: Victorian Socialists
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This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.


If you like what you hear, please subscribe on whatever podcast service you use, and share it with your friends, colleagues and comrades. We will always release our shows for free, to make sure everyone who wants to listen can do so. But if you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.


If you find yourself agreeing with the pod more often than not, please consider signing up to join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement in this country, one that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers such as Albanese.


The Party Line is definitely NOT authorised by C Oakley, PO Box 243 Canberra. (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)


This pod was produced on stolen land - always was, always will be.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victorian Socialists Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Party Line on the Bondi Royal Commission, Venezuela & Iran

    The Party Line on the Bondi Royal Commission, Venezuela & Iran
    Jan 9 2026

    Episode 16 - The party line on the Bondi Royal Commission, Venezuela and Iran


    A big one this week. The unhinged attacks on the Palestine movement and Anthony Albanese have continued for another week, and so your faithful hosts do their duty to take up the cudgels against the lies once again. Our highlight is a Canberra Times editorial calling for “rabble rousers” to be forcibly brought before a House of un-Israelian Activities Committee. It takes us some time to respond to a bunch of the rubbish being put forward to justify this McCarthyist witch hunt by some of the most racist scum in Australia. But once that’s done, we take a look at Trump’s appalling aggression against Venezuela and what it says about international politics at the moment, before wrapping up with a look at the heroic protest and strike wave sweeping Iran right now with Iranian socialist Bella Beiraghi.


    Content

    Why we must oppose a royal commission | Red Flag

    Calls for royal commission on anti-Semitism grow | The Canberra Times

    Socialist Party statement on US imperialist banditry in Venezuela

    A timeline of CIA operations in Latin America | Al Jazeera

    Iran on fire: rebellion returns to the streets | Red Flag

    Energy Workers Join Strikes as Security Forces Retreat in Major Cities | NCRI


    Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman.


    While we will always release our content for free, please support us on patreon if you can.


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    This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.


    If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.


    If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.


    (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)


    This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • The party line on how Bondi is being weaponised against Palestine ft. Amy Remeikis

    The party line on how Bondi is being weaponised against Palestine ft. Amy Remeikis
    Dec 30 2025
    Episode 15 - The party line on how Bondi is being weaponised against Palestine ft Amy RemeikisAs the dust settles on the horrific Bondi shooting, the nature of the bigoted onslaught has become clearer. This episode starts by looking at the tirade of lies and far-right propaganda spread by The Australian and other media outlets. Given Jillian Segal’s prominence, we do a little digging into her family’s history as managers of hyper-exploitative diamond mining companies in Apartheid South Africa as well as her links with racist lobby group, Advance Australia. To get a deeper look at the media landscape of the backlash we interview journalist Amy Remeikis on the media response to Bondi and how they have normalised racism and anti-Palestinian politics. We then take a look at the appalling attacks on rights going on in the UK, where the government has banned Palestine Action and has sought to criminalise support for the Palestinian people and their resistance to genocide, a direction that Australian state and federal governments appear to be moving in. NSW Premier Chris Minns gets a particular shout-out, as a key protagonist in the moves to censor pro-Palestine speech and increase authoritarianism and anti-protest laws in Australia. Finally, we explore the tensions in the ALP around this issue and why Albanese has invited the Israeli President, Isaac “no innocent civilians in Gaza” Herzog, to visit Australia. ContentIsrael's propaganda machine endangers every Jew on the planet - including me | Middle East EyePoliticising a Terror Attack | Michael WestJillian Segal's plan to combat antisemitism straight from lobby group wish-list | Tom TanukiBlack South Africans mine-workers [including employees of the Segal family] under Apartheid | The CJPME FoundationMassacre as political theatre: our shameful national response to Bonde | Amy RemeikisChabad Picks a Side: The Ben-Gvir Alliance | ShomrimHuge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman.Please support us on patreon*****************This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline. If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.(The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.) This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • The Party Line Christmas Special

    The Party Line Christmas Special
    Dec 22 2025

    Episode 14 - The Party Line Christmas Special


    This episode begins with a rambling exploration of Christmas-themed inanities including the merits of home alone 2, papal bulls, and the crucial question of whether or not Jesus was a communist. We then (finally) respond to your listener questions! Merry Xmas and happy holidays from the team at The Party Line.


    Content:

    When the guns fell silent for Christmas during WWI | Red Flag

    https://www.montfort.org.br/eng/documentos/decretos/anticomunismo/https://www.montfort.org.br/eng/documentos/decretos/anticomunismo/

    Divini Redemptoris (March 19, 1937)

    Rerum Novarum (May 15, 1891)

    Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina's dictatorship

    Pope Francis, the Catholic Church, and Argentina’s “Dirty War” - Freedom Socialist Party

    The contradictions of Christianity | Red Flag


    Huge thanks to our tireless editors Charlie Wardrop and Persephone Waxman.


    Please support us on patreon

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    This is a podcast by members of the Socialist Party in Naarm (Melbourne). We hope to bring a radical perspective to a podcast landscape dominated by insipid liberalism (looking at you, The Daily). The pod will come out weekly, and aims to breakdown news and current events from a socialist point of view. While a lot of what’s going on in the world is fairly bleak, The Party Line will try and highlight voices of resistance and struggle.


    If you like what you hear, please rate, subscribe and share with your friends, colleagues and comrades. If you are in a position to support us financially then sign up at patreon.com/thepartyline.


    If you find yourself agreeing with us more often than not, please join your local branch of the Socialist Party at socialists.org.au. We need your help to build a fighting socialist movement that can take on both the far right and its centrist enablers.


    (The views and opinions expressed in our show are ours and ours alone, and do not reflect on the Socialist Party or Victorian Socialists.)


    This pod was produced on stolen land and we stand in solidarity with our Indigenous comrades in their ongoing fight against racism and capitalism.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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