The Australian government will halve the fuel excise for three months, as the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war looks set to drag on. UK journalist, commentator and self-identified communist Ash Sarkar offers her critique of the modern liberal-Left, and its tendency to fall into culture war traps that do not serve people's material needs. Plus, why has the Canadian province of British Columbia decided to ditch seasonal clock changes, and embrace daylight savings time year round?
Guests:
- Anna Henderson, chief political correspondent, SBS News
- Ash Sarkar, journalist at Novara Media, author of Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War
- Maurice Katz, video journalist with CBC, Vancouver
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