John Passant's guest appearances

John Passant

Green Left Weekly Radio

SubjectACT

Ronny Kareni

Julian Burnside

Michael Moore

Kathryn Kelly

Dave Holmes

Troy Carter

Steve O'Brien

Bhaskar Sunkara

Rachel Evans

Kate Lee

Richard Kelsey

Jessica Harris

Chris Kimball

Malcolm Turnbull

Miranda Stewart

OwlTail

John Passant was a radical activist, a socialist, a poet, writer and academic. He was also a partner, a father, a son, a brother, a friend and a comrade. John was a part of our Canberra community. This program is a small contribution to celebrating John, his poetry and his political convictions.

John Passant - A Tribute - Politics & Poetry

The upcoming Australian federal election is looking set to be fought on, among other things, tax reform. While the Labor Party want to wind back certain perks for the well-to-do, such as negative gearing and dividend imputation, the Liberals insist these changes will affect the aspirational middle-class and pensioners, in the case of the latter. Meanwhile, a lot of the electorate are left bedazzled by the complications of the debate, left wondering what policy change will effect whom.SubjectACT's Nathan Gubler spoke with John Passant, Canberra correspondent at Independent Australia and former Assistant Commissioner of Taxation at the Australian Tax Office. John Passant has written on tax for years, and explains how these mechanisms work and why Labor are arguing for a winding back of them. We then explore whether a campaign based on these reforms represents a rejuvenated Left ready to dismantle rampant neoliberalism, or if is a case of Labor wanting to rock the boat.Read John Passant's piece for Independent Australia on franking credits and other tax reform suggestions here: https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/franking-credits-superannuation-and-other-legal-tax-rorts,12362Also find John's blog, En Passant, here: https://enpassant.com.auImage by GotCredit (https://flic.kr/p/TCxv9R) used according to CC BY 2.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).The interview was originally broadcast on 19th February, 2019.Join us each Tuesday evening from 6.30pm on 2XX FM 98.3 SubjectACT for local current affairs, or stream on 2xxfm.org.au/listen. Find this and other episodes in podcast form on Soundcloud or the iTunes Store.You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.Subscribe to 2XX via https://2xxfm.org.au/Form/subscriber

The upcoming Australian federal election is looking set to be fought on, among other things, tax reform. While the Labor Party want to wind back certain perks for the well-to-do, such as negative gearing and dividend imputation, the Liberals insist these changes will affect the aspirational middle-class and pensioners, in the case of the latter. Meanwhile, a lot of the electorate are left bedazzled by the complications of the debate, left wondering what policy change will effect whom. SubjectACT's Nathan Gubler spoke with John Passant, Canberra correspondent at Independent Australia and former Assistant Commissioner of Taxation at the Australian Tax Office. John Passant has written on tax for years, and explains how these mechanisms work and why Labor are arguing for a winding back of them. We then explore whether a campaign based on these reforms represents a rejuvenated Left ready to dismantle rampant neoliberalism, or if is a case of Labor wanting to rock the boat. Read John Passant's piece for Independent Australia on franking credits and other tax reform suggestions here: <a href="https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/franking-credits-superannuation-and-other-legal-tax-rorts,12362" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/franking-credits-superannuation-and-other-legal-tax-rorts,12362</a> Also find John's blog, En Passant, here: <a href="https://enpassant.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://enpassant.com.au</a> Image by GotCredit (<a href="https://flic.kr/p/TCxv9R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://flic.kr/p/TCxv9R</a>) used according to CC BY 2.0 licence (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/</a>). The interview was originally broadcast on 19th February, 2019. Join us each Tuesday evening from 6.30pm on 2XX FM 98.3 SubjectACT for local current affairs, or stream on <a href="http://2xxfm.org.au/listen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2xxfm.org.au/listen</a>. Find this and other episodes in podcast form on Soundcloud or the iTunes Store. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to 2XX via <a href="https://2xxfm.org.au/Form/subscriber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://2xxfm.org.au/Form/subscriber</a>

A Referendum on Tax? w/ John Passant, Canberra correspondent at Independent Australia

Sue Bolton

Liam Flenady

Australian News:Socialist candidate for Fremantle takes aim at the corporate rorters; https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61489Coral bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef as temperatures soar; https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61482International News:Spain: Left denounces EU-Turkey refugee deal; https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61517Interviews:John Passant re progressive taxation, Panama leaks. John is a member of Solidarity, and is a former assistant commissioner at the ATO in charge of international tax reform. John is a PhD candidate at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra and runs the en passant blogSocialist Alliance Councillor Sue Bolton re: Wurundjeri treaty resolution @ Moreland council. Moreland council has resolved to seek a treaty with custodians the Wurundjeri people whose land Moreland sits within.Brisbane Socialist Alliance member Liam Flenady regarding his session on the European left he will be giving at the Socialism for the 21st century conference coming up in Sydney from May 13-15. socialismforthe21stcentury.orgSpike from the Bendigo street occupation to get an update on the situation there and discussing broader issues of housing availability, homelessness and disused / unoccupied buildings (both publicly and privately owned) across Melbourne. HPUV facebook here

Australian News:Socialist candidate for Fremantle takes aim at the corporate rorters; <a href="https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61489Coral" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61489Coral</a> bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef as temperatures soar; <a href="https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61482International" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61482International</a> News:Spain: Left denounces EU-Turkey refugee deal; <a href="https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61517Interviews:John" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61517Interviews:John</a> Passant re progressive taxation, Panama leaks. John is a member of Solidarity, and is a former assistant commissioner at the ATO in charge of international tax reform. John is a PhD candidate at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra and runs the en passant blogSocialist Alliance Councillor Sue Bolton re: Wurundjeri treaty resolution @ Moreland council. Moreland council has resolved to seek a treaty with custodians the Wurundjeri people whose land Moreland sits within.Brisbane Socialist Alliance member Liam Flenady regarding his session on the European left he will be giving at the Socialism for the 21st century conference coming up in Sydney from May 13-15. socialismforthe21stcentury.orgSpike from the Bendigo street occupation to get an update on the situation there and discussing broader issues of housing availability, homelessness and disused / unoccupied buildings (both publicly and privately owned) across Melbourne. HPUV facebook here

Interviews with John Passant, Sue Bolton, Liam Flenady, and Spike.