D'oh! KapitalExplicit

by Ben and Jacob

From the Australian Kapital Territory, Ben and Jacob (plus guests) discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of the international class struggle at home and abroad. Become a supporter at https://www.patreon.com/dohkapital

Podcast episodes

  • It's a wrap? - Show up date

    It's a wrap? - Show up date

    It’s a Wrap?   In which Ben provides an update what’s on he’s mind and thoughts on the future of the show.     You can access D’Oh! Kapital’s back capital here on your favorite app or at D'oh! Kapital | RSS.com   Thank you to guests that have provided their contributions to D’Oh! for nearly 4 years.  To our Patreon’s your support has meant that this show has been able to make a contribution to discussions about Labor and union activism, democratic socialism, Australian elections (its Dan’s fault), recent activist history, struggle in Chile and beyond.     We initially intended this show as a way to engage with ACT Labor activists during the COVID years we did that and have been able to provide content to an audience many, many times larger then the dozens of Labor activists we were talking with. We’re especially proud to have supported the successful campaign for the introduction of a four-day work into ACT Labor’s platform (an ACT Government trail is coming). We’ve used this platform to promote struggle inside and outside Labor on issues such as empowered-democratic unions, ending Australia’s brutal treatment the poor, getting the market out of education and solidarity for justice internationally.   Ben is working on a project to provide more political education content for activists grappling with how to make Australian Labor governments deliver the transformative agenda we urgently need for people and planet. So stay tuned.   Amnesty International petitions on Australian arms trade to Israel and campaigns here Defence hides Australia’s weapon sales to Israel amid war crimes investigation into Palestine, Michelle Fahy, Michael West Media, 16 August 2021   Struggle continues, solidarity for the win.

  • Australian Unions must fight for better pay - Support Members United in CPSU PSU Group elections

    Australian Unions must fight for better pay - Support Members United in CPSU PSU Group elections

    In which we hear that we need Australian unions to fight for working people more than ever. And why Benno is supporting the challenge to the CPSU leadership this election. Data on Australia’s can be found here Wage Price Index and here Consumer Price Index at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Jordana Colvin, Members United, quoted in Rate rise adds fuel to public servants' claim for a better pay deal, 8 November 2023 Chris Johnson Members United - Members United Team - Home Australia’s Public Sector Union Is in Decline Thanks to Its Labor-Aligned Leadership, Adam Mayers and Adriana Boisen, Jacobin, 31 August 2023 Cease Fire Now! Free Palestine. Show solidarity for peace wherever you are. Thank you to our listeners and supporters for keeping this show running. It means a lot. You can find our link tree and patreon supporter page here https://linktr.ee/dohkapital Please subscribe, like, share or leave a review on your preferred platform.

  • What's Dan gone and done now? with Josh Gordon The Age

    What's Dan gone and done now? with Josh Gordon The Age

    In which we learn that former Victorian state Premier, Dan Andrews, may have recently resigned from his post as leader of the second most populous Australian province for reasonable reasons....or is there a hidden conspiracy to make Victorians vegan, woke, eco-terrorists? Ben has a chat with longtime observer of Victorian and Australian parliamentary politics and economy, Josh Gordon, who writes for The Age newspaper, speaking in his own capacity. They discuss political legacies: the personal and political; Victorian Labor (is it still under federal control??) and the economic factors pressuring the Victorian and Australian governments. Thank you to our listeners and supporters for keeping this show running. It means a lot. You can find our link tree and patreon supporter page here https://linktr.ee/dohkapital Please subscribe, like, share or leave a review on your preferred platform. Please vote Yes in the Australian referendum (14 October 2023) on including consultation and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples locked into the Australian constitution.

  • Union led wages train wreck. Can union democracy get it back on the track?

    Union led wages train wreck. Can union democracy get it back on the track?

    In which Benno briefs us on the train wreck that is wage increases being led into a wall by many Australian unions. He'll also talk you through the notable recent example of the Community and Public Sector Union leadership weak campaign to finally secure a above inflation wage rise for Australian federal public servants over ten years of having their wages squeezed. Benno also provides some of his varied unasked-for opinions on how being active in a union and contesting union elections is the way to get unions back on track. Recorded on 11 September. Notes ABS Annual Wage increases Australia’s Public Sector Union Is in Decline Thanks to Its Labor-Aligned Leadership, Adam Mayers and Adriana Boisen, Jacobin Australia CPSU election 2023 notice CPSU split on APS-wide pay bargaining, call for more aggressive approach, Canberra Times 11 September 2023

  • Raucous about AUKUS & changes to the show - Benno's Brief - D'oh! Kapital

    Raucous about AUKUS & changes to the show - Benno's Brief - D'oh! Kapital

    In which Benno briefs us on the raucous fight against AUKUS with gutless wonders at Australian Labor's National conference in August. Labor as a site of struggle and upcoming changes to D'Oh Kapital. All in 17 minutes