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Stephen Donnelly
Socially Democratic is your weekly centre-left politics and campaign podcast hosted by Stephen Donnelly, founder of Dunn Street - a campaign agency bringing change by organising from the ground up. Each Friday, Stephen and guests breakdown the issues shaping Australia and the rest of the world and the social democrats leading them. Follow on Instagram at @dunn.street Facebook at @dunnstreetaustralia Twitter at @Dunn_Street_LinkedIn at Dunn Street Website at dunnstreet.com.au
Socially Democratic goes live at the 50th ALP National Conference Fringe in Adelaide for a special panel on one of the Labor Party's most important and least discussed challenges: how do we grow our membership, and how do we keep people once they join?
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by Todd Pinkerton, Director of Campaigns and Strategy at Unions NSW; Bisma Asif, Member for Sandgate in the Queensland Parliament; and Hannah MacLeod, Executive Director SA/NT at the McKell Institute.
They cover:
🧩 Why there's no coordinated national strategy for Labor Party recruitment, and what that costs us
💸 Potential structural issues like the price of joining and the waiting list problem
📉 The Corbyn cautionary tale: when half a million people joined UK Labour and almost none of them did anything
🍺 Politics in the pub, gazebos, and Labor merch: what's actually working on the ground
🗳️ What Bisma learned from doorknocking for eight months
🤝 The missing middle. Who's recruiting the people who aren't at uni and aren't retired?
Socially Democratic is an Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests. New episodes every Friday.
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Australian Labor politics podcast Socially Democratic goes live at the 50th ALP National Conference in Adelaide.
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by David Feeney and Jessie McCrone for a wide-ranging night of conference trivia, half-year report cards, and hot takes.
They cover:
🏛️ Conference democracy. Has expanding the ALP National Conference to 400 delegates made it more powerful or less?
🌟 South Australia's golden era. Penny Wong, Don Farrell, Mark Butler, Peter Malinauskas, and why the SA branch is punching well above its weight
Plus,
📊 Half-year report cards.
🍺 Conference trivia.
🏆 Who won the month.
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Australian Labor politics podcast Socially Democratic is back with a snap episode. Victoria has a new Premier.
On Monday and Tuesday, in a matter of 48 hours, Jacinta Allan was replaced by Ben Carroll, who is now the 50th Premier of Victoria.
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by two people who know Victorian Labor politics from the inside: former Victorian State Secretary and MP David Feeney, and former Chief of Staff to the Daniel Andrews - Lissie Ratcliff.
They unpack:
🏛️ The plot. Sunday night's factional conveners meeting, Monday's delegation, the cabinet meeting, the leaked briefing note, and Tuesday's caucus showdown
🧵 Why Jacinta Allan's Premiership came to a head: the construction industry scandal, the Canberra disease infecting Spring Street, and a decentralised cabinet
🗳️ The deputy leadership ballot: Gabriel Williams needing right faction votes, and what it means for the left's internal split
🔧 What Ben Carroll has to do in the next 130 days before the election: staffing, reshuffling, pivoting to campaign mode, and setting a new agenda
⚖️ The defensive grid vs the proactive agenda: integrity, community and safety, and economics
Socially Democratic is an Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests. New episodes every Friday.
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This episode of Socially Democratic is a special two-parter recorded on the eve of the ALP National Conference in Adelaide.
Part one: pollster John Armitage from Qdos Research joins Stephen for a mid-year federal check-in. One Nation is at 30% in Newspoll. The Liberals have collapsed to 19%. And the swing is coming from women.
Part two: Priya Brown from GRA Partners breaks down the Secret Harbour by-election in WA: a long winter campaign in a mortgage-belt seat that One Nation has firmly in its sights.
📊 One Nation at 30%: what it means on two-party preferred, and why the vote is still soft
🏛️ Why the Liberals going One Nation-lite is electoral suicide
🧭 Competent vs caring: how voters see Albanese, Taylor, and Hanson
👩 Why Labor is losing women to One Nation, and how to get them back
🗺️ Secret Harbour: demographics, redrawn boundaries, and One Nation's perfect test seat
🏆 Why Labor's campaign machine gives them the edge in a long winter by-election
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Socially Democratic is back with the July Mailbag, and we're here to answer your questions on AI regulation, nationalising critical infrastructure, and whether Victorians should be nervous about the state election.
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by former Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrews and Managing Partner at FMRS Advisory Lissie Ratcliff, and the Director of Campaigns and Strategy at Unions NSW, Todd Pinkerton.
They cover:
🤖 Albanese's big AI speech. Is it a fundamental shift in the government's position, or just a step in the right direction?
🏭 The recent Telstra outage prompts the question: Should Labor nationalise critical infrastructure?
🏠 Victoria's housing story: why Labor governments need to get off the fence and just say they want house prices to come down
🗳️ The Victorian Election: With One Nation polling at 27%, and Liberal support collapsing, should Labor be worried?
👀 Plus: the watch (and read and listen) list. Top recommendations from Todd, Lissie, and Stephen.
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Socially Democratic: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone LIVE!
Friday July 24, 5:15pm
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The Fourth Estate: In Conversation with Barrie Cassidy
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Socially Democratic goes live at the New South Wales Labor State Conference Fringe for a special episode recorded in front of a live audience at Sydney Town Hall.
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by regular guest and Unions NSW Director of Campaigns and Strategy Todd Pinkerton, Federal Member for Cunningham Alison Byrnes, and ALP National Assistant Secretary Rosie Ryan.
They cover:
🏛️ What makes the NSW Labor Conference unlike any other political event in Australia
🗳️ How the McKell Model keeps Labor's three pillars (rank and file, parliamentary party, and unions) working together
⚖️ Managing dissent and coming out united: why Labor has kept the show together for 150 years
🎤 Chris Minns' keynote: jobs, manufacturing, multiculturalism, and what it signals for 2026
📊 One Nation: what's driving the surge and how Labor speaks to voters who feel left behind
🎉 Plus special categories and conference trivia!
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Apologies to our listeners for the technical difficulties this week.
Socially Democratic heads to Victorian Trades Hall for a special episode with two of the most important figures in the Victorian trade union movement.
Luke Hilakari, Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, and Wil Stracke, Assistant Secretary, join host Stephen Donnelly to talk organising, digital campaigning, the rise of One Nation, and what happens to working people when AI reshapes the economy.
This is a rare inside look at how Trades Hall went from a place that passed resolutions to one of the most sophisticated campaigning operations in the country.
Plus:
🏛️ How Luke and Wil rebuilt Trades Hall from the ground up, and the internal resistance they had to overcome
📱 Wil's accidental TikTok and Instagram career, started by a single tweet about Grace Tame.
📋 The NDA campaign: how Trades Hall helped win world-leading legislation on non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
🤖 AI and the future of work: What happens when cognitive labour disappears? What are the implications for employee surveillance?
📊 What focus group findings from former Labor voters tell us about the rise of One Nation
💪 How community organising and solidarity are the real antidote to the far right
Socially Democratic is an Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests. New episodes every Friday.
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This episode of Socially Democratic covers a massive month in Australian politics: One Nation's rise, Pauline at the National Press Club, and a Victorian Labor leadership non-challenge that fizzled before it started.
David Feeney is back on the Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone and host Stephen Donnelly.
They cover:
💰 $4 million in 48 hours? One Nation's digital fundraising machine and what it signals.
🎤 Pauline at the Press Club: What she got right, what she got wrong, and the GetUp stunt.
🏛️ The Victorian leadership non-challenge: Why it fizzled and what it means for November.
📣 Luke Hilakari's email: poor form or exactly what needed to be said?
🎯 Stephen's hot take: Victorian Labor currently looks like the Liberal Party.
📰 Plus all your nominations, unanswerable questions, Social Democrat of the Month, and who won the month
Don't miss this ep.
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Socially Democratic: Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone LIVE!
Friday July 24, 5:15pm
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Adelaide, SA 5000
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Host Stephen Donnelly sits down with NSW ALP General Secretary Dom Ofner ahead of the NSW Labor Conference, July 4–5 at Sydney Town Hall.
They cover:
🏛️ Why the NSW Conference is unlike any other political event in Australia, and why it has to be at Town Hall
📜 The McKell Model: how NSW Labor keeps government and party in balance
🎯 Safe seats aren't safe anymore. Rethinking the target seat strategy in five-party politics
🤖 NSW's nation-leading reforms on AI-generated campaign content
📅 What this conference sets up as the last one before March 2027
Plus:
Socially Democratic is LIVE at the Conference Fringe on
Saturday July 5th at 4pm
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This episode of Socially Democratic is the June Mailbag. Todd Pinkerton and Lissie Ratcliff answer your questions on AI, the budget, progressive media, and the future of cheap beer.
🤖 Is Labor seriously game-planning for an AI-driven jobs crisis?
🏠 A month on from the budget, has it landed with people, and why is One Nation still rising?
📱 Does Labor need its own media ecosystem, or do we already have one?
📺 Why authentic, unpolished content beats polished TV ads every time, and why we still can't let go
📖 The watch list: Tony Blair's big essay, anger and social media, and FIFA's relationship with Trump
🍺 Should the Labor movement just buy a brewery?
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‘Angertainment’ by Ed Coper (https://tr.ee/DxQSu2)
A Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump Culminates With the World Cup - NYT (https://tr.ee/nUx2oq)
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In this episode of Socially Democratic, your Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast, host Stephen Donnelly is joined by senior Democratic consultant and former Obama field organiser Katie Parsons for a deep dive into the state of the Democratic Party.
The DNC finally released its post-mortem of the 2024 Harris presidential campaign. It was, to put it diplomatically, not great. Neither the campaign, nor the post-mortem. So what do we actually know about what went wrong, and is the party any closer to having answers?
With the US midterms six months away and the 2028 presidential primary already taking shape, Katie and Stephen unpack it all:
📋 The DNC post campaign report: why it was delayed, why it disappointed, and what the better independent reviews actually found
🏛️ The Harris campaign's core problem: good tactics, no story
📺 Why Democrats need to win the culture, master YouTube, and seriously reckon with AI
🗺️ Redistricting and gerrymandering: how Republicans are gaming the map ahead of November
🏠 The House and Senate: where Democrats can win and what the pathway to 51 looks like
🎯 The 2028 presidential field: a tier-by-tier breakdown of who's running, who's circling, and who's dreaming
⭐ From Gavin Newsom to Gretchen Whitmer, AOC to Andy Beshear: who Katie thinks can actually win
🇺🇸 If you love US politics, this episode is for you. 🇺🇸
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This episode of Socially Democratic covers the May federal budget: the politics, the comms, and what it means for Labor heading into the next Victorian election.
David Feeney is away, so Stephen Donnelly and Jessie McCrone are joined this month by Lissie Ratcliff, former Andrews Chief of Staff and regular Mailbag guest, for a cracking Feeney Files sans Feeney.
They cover:
🏠 Whether the budget's political reception actually matters, and why it's a three-budget plan.
📱 The influencer lockup strategy: right call, mixed execution.
🏛️ NSW Labor's budget pushback: tactical positioning or unhelpful noise?
💧The pros and cons of a formal party structure, and the push to consolidate successful Independents.
📰 Plus all the nominations you know and love.
Socially Democratic is an Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests. New episodes every Friday.
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This episode of Socially Democratic discusses the UK local, Scottish, and Welsh election results, and what Labour's historic collapse means for social democracy.
Reform UK surged across England, Scotland, and Wales. Labour lost its 115-year dominance in Wales. And inside the Parliamentary Labour Party, calls for Keir Starmer to stand down are growing louder.
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by two insiders who know British Labour politics intimately:
🏴 John McTernan, former senior advisor to Tony Blair and Former Director of Communications for Julia Gillard.
🇦🇺 David Feeney, former federal MP and State Labor Campaign Director.
Together they unpack:
🗳️ Why Labour still can't break through in Scotland, and what Reform's debut at Holyrood signals
🏴 What 115 years of Labour dominance in Wales falling apart actually means
🏴 How five-party politics and first-past-the-post are accelerating Labour's fragmentation in England
🔥 The rise of Nigel Farage — political genius or far-right accelerant?
🪑 The Labour leadership race — Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and who John thinks wins
💬 What social democratic governments must do when the ground shifts beneath them
Don't miss this ep.
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This episode of Socially Democratic discusses the 2026 Federal Budget — Jim Chalmers' most ambitious yet — with Emma Dawson, Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre, and economist Adam Triggs, Partner at Mandala.
Is this really the most significant tax reform package in a quarter of a century? Stephen, Emma, and Adam think so. Here's why.
💰 Negative gearing reform and capital gains tax — what's actually changing, who it targets, and why the grandfathering provisions matter more than the headlines suggest
🏡 Housing affordability — how the modelling behind 75,000 new homeowners works, and what the reforms could realistically do to property prices over time
🔁 Trust taxation — the quiet giant of this budget. Why changes to trusts are actually bigger than the CGT and negative gearing reforms combined
📈 Productivity and economic reform — is there enough in this budget for Australia's long-term economic challenges, or are the critics right that Chalmers left too much on the table?
🤝 Winners and losers — young people, aged care, First Nations communities, and the NDIS. Emma and Adam cut through the spin on who this federal budget really serves
🗳️ The political fallout — how will the Coalition, the Greens, and One Nation respond to a Labor budget that just pulled the rug out from under all of them?
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In this topical, fully-loaded episode of Socially Democratic , Stephen, Todd, and Lissie convene to answer our most pressing Mailbag questions - and add a few thoughts of their own.
Our listeners asked:
🏡 If the Treasury scraps or reduces negative gearing and capital gains tax benefits in the next federal budget - will it actually help younger generations?
🤑In focusing almost exclusively on concrete gains like worker protections and cost-of-living relief, is the ALP missing an opportunity to speak to the broader disaffection of Australian workers with an economy that appears to be leaving them behind?
🕵️How exactly does the Labor Party recruit candidates in pre-selection? Stephen shares a few anecdotes from his time as a party official.
💡Where do Lissie, Stephen, and Todd stand on Future Made in Australia? Is the program aimed at making Australia a global energy superpower - or is it simply about energy sovereignty?
🗳️Plus, the Nepean and Farrer by-elections, Liberal’s disastrous One-Nation preferences, and a new segment: The Watchlist - our culture picks of the month.
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This episode of Socially Democratic brings Stephen, David, and Jessie back together to discuss Labor news and politics over the past month - and envision what’s to come.
They cover:
💰The May Federal Budget announcement: What sort of scenarios must be planned for with the ongoing fuel crisis? Which potential cost-of-living reforms are likely to unfold, and how should the government communicate those decisions to the Australian public?
⚖️ The High Court Decision on Election Donations: How this decision to strike down Victoria’s donation cap laws has national implications, and how this might open the door for a “billionaire’s picnic” in election campaigns.
🗳️ The Looming By-Elections in Farrer and Nepean. Labor is not contesting either by-election, but should they still be concerned about the rise of grievance politics? And in Victoria, what are the implications of a Liberal Party preference deal with One Nation, and why would they make one so soon?
Plus, all the categories and nominations you know and love.
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How did the well-oiled machine that built the historic Obama campaign in 2008 fail so catastrophically in 2024?
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This week on Socially Democratic, Stephen speaks with Josh Cook and Greta Carnes about their report ‘The Future of Democratic Organizing’.
Greta is a political campaigner and researcher, while Josh is an expert in digital strategy and engagement. Both are U.S.-based ‘Obama for America’ alums with over a decade of experience in national campaigns.
We ask:
🤝 What is “relational organising” and why is it so critical now?
📐 How do we measure impact in a way that truly aligns with strategy, and what’s the harm in being too metrics-focused?
🦖 How did the Democrats unwittingly work against innovation in their campaigns?
🤖 How does digital organising interact with traditional field work and why do some campaign leaders still resist it?
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This is a vital and fascinating conversation for both organisers and anyone who relies on the impact of organising. Tune in to hear more.
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This week on Socially Democratic, Stephen speaks with John Armitage, one of the most respected social researchers and communication strategists on the Australian left.
As recent polls have shown, the political landscape in Australia is rapidly shifting. So what's next? Where to now for the Labor Party, the Liberal Party and One Nation?
They cover:
🔴 How should State Labor and the ALP position themselves if they want to continue being seen as the natural party of government?
🔵 What will become of the Liberal Party? Who are they today, and why have they so badly failed to address voter concerns?
🟠 What drives Australians to One Nation? Of all the minor and fringe political parties to choose from, why them?
🎯 The need for a bold policy change to address economic unfairness and appeal to drifting voters.
🎭 Recommendations for state and federal Labor on developing a clear message of contrast to One Nation - as well as exposing the hypocrisy of their "ordinary person" narrative.
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Todd Pinkerton, Campaign Director for Unions NSW, and Lissie Ratcliff, Managing Partner at FMRS Advisory and fmr Chief of Staff to Premier Daniel Andrews, are back this month to answer your burning mailbag questions.
This episode of Socially Democratic discusses:
📺Prime Minister Albanese’s National Address. What did he do right, and how could he have used that time to bring the nation together in a time of crisis?
⛽Despite the ceasefire, the war in Iran and the resulting fuel crisis aren’t going away any time soon. How are states responding to ease the shock for their constituents? And how can the federal government improve their communication with the public?
⚓The Royal Australian Navy in the Strait of Hormuz? What is Opposition Leader Angus Taylor on about? Plus, how our relationship with the United States and the global order is changing - and why it’s so important that we steer our own ship (pun intended).
⏰Now is the Time! Lissie, Todd, and Stephen discuss why the field is now wide open for the ALP to get serious about tax reform.
This and more listener questions. Listen in to hear them all.
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Happy long weekend, Social Democrats!
In this episode of Socially Democratic, Stephen sits down with economist Adam Triggs, a Partner at Mandala and Non-Resident Fellow at The Brookings Institution and ANU.
They discuss the issues that are top-of-mind for many Australians, including:
⛽The Fuel Crisis - How does the war in Iran impact things like GDP, inflation, and unemployment? What can we do to reduce the demand for oil in Australia?
😫Inflation - Why the Reserve Bank of Australia should not be the first port of call for keeping inflation under control, and how Albanese’s Federal Government can exert downward pressure without triggering a recession.
🐹Productivity - Australia has a problem with low productivity, but what does that mean? Adam shares insights from his time at Jim Chalmers’s Economic Reform Roundtable (i.e. the productivity roundtable).
🔥Tax Reform - Chalmers sought to create a “burning platform” around tax reform, and despite the spectre of elections past 👻, he might now be closer than ever.
💰Regulatory Reform - How small changes in some simple places (like medications and EVs) could make a big difference for working families.
Tune in to find out.
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This week on Australia's favourite Labor politics and campaigns podcast:
🎉 Congratulations to Premier Peter Malinauskas, the entire SA Labor campaign, and the people of South Australia!
🧩 Matt, Hannah, and Stephen analyse the party's historic win, seat by seat.
📈 Plus, we look at the benefits of winning with such a large margin, particularly with regard to campaign funding and the "freedom to lead".
⚠️ But - One Nation has a strong showing, even winning a seat in the lower house. How can Labor ensure they don't gain more ground?
📉 The Liberal Vote sees large negative swings across the state. How will they respond?
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In this episode of Socially Democratic:
📊 Another landslide Labor victory in South Australia for Peter Malinauskas. What can the rest of us learn from it?
🗞️ Rumours of a leadership challenge in Victoria. The news in Victoria is rife with speculation on the future of the Allan government. Jessie, David, and Stephen break it down.
⚠️ The fragmentation on the right and the rise of One Nation is not a one-off. What can Victorian Labor do to shore up their base in the 2026 election?
🔥 Plus, a robust debate on the Kos Samaras article: The Death of the Brahmin Left. Did he get the diagnosis right?
And much more from David Feeney and Jessie McCrone.
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It's time for the annual Socially Democratic mic handover!
This episode features the return of our favourite stand-in host, Rebecca Thistleton (Executive Director Victoria, The McKell Institute) along with special guests Melissa Donnelly (National Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union), and Benita Kolovos (Victorian State Correspondent, Guardian Australia).
Together they unpack:
📢 The highs and lows of this year's International Women’s Day: a day which advances meaningful conversation, but also traffics in empty symbolism.
🏛️ How the Federal Government and the Opposition are approaching women’s policy, and why structural challenges don’t get solved overnight.
🧠 This Victorian State election, all the major party leaders are women. What will it mean for campaign commitments and messaging?
👶 Plus, "just have more babies", the minefield of social media, and the year's best policy reforms.
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In this episode of Socially Democratic:
📉 Are the Liberals about to finish THIRD? They remain stuck below 20% primary vote, with One Nation moving into second place.
📊 New polling shows Labor holding a commanding lead, but are the figures even underselling it?
🧨 Ashton Hurn stumbles on a net zero question in the Leaders debate. But does this matter to voters?
🗳️ Plus, we break down the key seats to watch on election night.
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In this episode of Socially Democratic:
🫥 How will the Liberals respond to the findings of their 2025 Election Review? Or will they just hide it in a drawer?
💸 If we address the housing crisis by favouring owner-occupiers over investors, where will that investment money go? Does Australia have other attractive assets to keep that money in the lucky country?
🌴 The ACTU is campaigning for 5 week annual leave for all workers, nationwide. Do they stand a chance?
Plus, we ask: which work perk would you prefer?
🌎 “Social Cohesion” has entered the chat once more, this time on The Rest is Politics. That conversation prompted our listener Paul to ask:
Should we be concerned that our representatives are taking foreign policy positions based on their constituents, rather than Australia’s best interest?
👔 Finally we discuss Kos Samaras’s latest essay: ‘The Death of the Brahmin Left’. Did Australian Labor intentionally drift away from the working-class outer suburbs in favour of inner-city knowledge workers? The hosts discuss.
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In this episode of Socially Democratic:
🍎 Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas announces a policy of 150 minutes per week of ‘Active Learning’ for school aged children, plus free school camp and an expansion of sports vouchers.
🧩 South Australia Liberals struggle to get airtime and squander their opportunities with scattered policy announcements. Plus, how is Ashton Hurn’s leadership holding up?
🚑 A man’s tragic death brings renewed attention to the problem of long waits during ambulance ramping. How will it impact the remainder of the campaign?
🫣 How To Vote preferences deals were announced - and we ask, did the Liberals deal away metro Adelaide seats?
🔮 Will we ever see the end of AusPol’s corflute obsession?
🤡 Carston Woodhouse’s outrageous comments on feminism and homosexuality surfaced from a podcast last year, leading Hannah to question - do Liberals even bother to vet their candidates?
Plus all the category nomination you know and love.
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Hey Social Democrats. We are back with our first of the 4-part series on the South Australia state elections.
Stephen Donnelly, along with special guests Hannah MacLeod and Matt Clemow, analyse the state of the race, including:
✅ Peter Malinauskas's record as Premier,
✅ Political messaging from the major parties,
✅ The three cornered contests between independents, One Nation, and the Liberals in the crucial regional seats.
✅ The new campaign finance laws that are shaking up the election,
✅ and how South Australian Labor is adapting their strategy to this new climate.
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Hey Social Democrats. It's that time again!
📊 February brought fresh polling, a Liberal leadership shake-up, and renewed questions about where the conservative movement goes next.
With the opposition searching for economic credibility and flirting once again with culture-war politics, what does the path back to government actually look like for the Liberal Party of Australia?
🏗️ We also unpack the CFMEU controversy — including the media’s rush to amplify a back-of-the-envelope $15 billion figure — and what it means politically for the Victorian Allan Labor government. How can Labor get back on the front foot and tell a powerful, persuasive story about the infrastructure Big Build that resonates with voters?
All that, plus the month’s biggest narratives and category nominations.
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This week on Socially Democratic, Stephen is joined by policy expert and Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre, Emma Dawson.
Emma joins the show to talk about what Labor's clear majority actually means, what they can still achieve in their second term, and whether this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for structural reform.
Emma brings her wealth of knowledge to the vital questions of 2026, including:
📈 Can we ease the cost-of-living crisis without spiking inflation?
🤏 What is the difference between incremental reform and timid reform?
🧩 How has the fragmented media environment affected our ability to make lasting change?
🍎 🍊 What is the difference between “popular” policy and “populist” politics?
🥸 Does the Albanese government have a coherent political identity, and if so, what is it?
Tune in for the great conversation and important dates for upcoming conferences.
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"Politics is about choices—who do you stand with and for, and who are you against?"
⭐ The debate over the capital gains tax discount is here to stay. Many Gen Z's and Millennials are fully aware that they will be unable to afford a home without major tax reform - and that's only the start.
But with older and asset-rich Australians benefiting heavily from the CGT discount, is it too politically dangerous to give it the axe?
🧨 Plus - the Epstein files have recently poured fuel on the dumpster fire that is UK Labour. With the resignation of Morgan McSweeney as Keir Starmer's Chief of Staff, what does it mean for the beleaguered party?
💰 And - who should benefit from the wealth of Australia's mining industry? We examine the corporate and foreign influences that stymied Kevin Rudd's Mining Super Profits Tax in 2010.
This, plus more listener questions in our February Mailbag.
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Hey Social Democrats, Happy 'Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone' Day!
🧐 One Nation leads the Coalition in the polls, and even the recent acquisition of Barnaby Joyce can't fully explain it...
🤪 ... sending the Coalition into internal tatters days later.
🔥 So gather 'round the campfire while we roast the Tories.
...plus, the Royal Commission into Antisemitism, the South Australian Election, a look at the nation's political media AND the usual category nominations.
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Note: This month’s Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone will come out next week, due to a scheduling conflict (a.k.a Stephen's globetrotting). But not to worry, we have an equally formidable guest for you this week.
John Mcternan is back! He shares his expert analysis of UK politics and the health of social democracies around the world.
Mcternan formerly served as the Director of Political Operations for Tony Blair from 2005-2007 and the Director of Communications for Julia Gillard from 2011-2013. In addition to working as a senior political strategist within UK Labour, he is a prolific political commentator and a pretty cracking podcast guest as well.
This week, we discuss:
🚨The one thing that would make John leave the Labour party.
❄️The challenges faced by Starmer’s government, including declining voter support and the uncertain future of the leadership.
⚡The ongoing battle between social democracy and right wing populism around the world.
Plus a mea culpa from Stephen - a few Patreon questions for John that we missed last time!
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This week, regular guests Lissie and Todd answer listener questions from Patreon:
⭐ What has the Federal Labor Government done well? Our pro-Labor bonafides are called into question!
💪 Is the Victorian Government in good shape for this election year?
🥊 What 'inevitable tensions' arise between the Labor government and the unions - and why is it so much trickier to bargain when you're on the same side?
🤳 Can unions do more to engage content creators in their campaigns?
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Hey Social Democrats. Welcome to a new season of Socially Democratic.
Mass protests in Iran are entering their third week.
Go behind the headlines with Iranian-American entrepreneur Zahra Amanpour. Born during the Iranian revolution of 1979 and hailing from a family of anti-authoritarian activists, Zahra is a fierce advocate for democracy, human rights, and gender equality, particularly in her home country.
Drawing on her strong connection to the Iranian Resistance movement, she shares insights rarely reported in the media:
👉 What makes this moment different from uprisings of the past?
👉 How do Iranians feel about U.S. intervention?
👉 If the regime is toppled, who will step in to fill the void?
👉 How can we in the West best show our support and solidarity?
If you haven’t been following the Iran protests closely, this episode is a great explainer. If you have, this episode will take you deeper.
Find Zahra on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zahraamanpour
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National Council of Resistance of Iran: https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/
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Happy New Year Social Democrats! This week, Stephen and resident pop culture expert Tess Farrell discuss the Netflix political thriller, 'The Diplomat'.
Stay tuned for some non-political recommendations for what to watch and read in 2026.
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'The Diplomat' starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, created by Deborah Cahn.
'Always' by Bon Jovi https://tr.ee/6FZwx1
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Another year in The Garden State has come to an end.
In keeping with tradition, Minister Harriet Shing is here to help us review the past 12 months.
💜Drawing from her own family’s experiences, Harriet brings warmth and clarity to the fight against hate speech, and stresses the need to create a society where all people are safe in their identities.
Plus:
🛣️Victoria’s massive year of road and rail - how has life changed for commuters, and what’s still to come?
✍🏽The First Nations Treaty - what does it really mean, and can the Tories still take it away?
🗳️The Victorian State election - One year out, what key issues and major challenges will Vic Labor face?
All this and more. Including donkeys! 🫏😯
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After the horrific events at Bondi Beach, it’s time for the Left to reflect. How can we be better allies to the Jewish community and fight anti-Semitism?
First Stephen, Jessie, and David break down the event, including the response from police, ASIO, Labor and community leaders.
Then they move to a broader discussion about Labor's historic relationship with the Jewish community, the rise of anti-Semitism in Australia, and critical reflections on how the Australian Left can reckon with their failings.
Sections:
00:00 Reflections on the Attack
25:05 Broader Discussion about the Left and Anti-Semitism
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Viktor Orbán, Hungary
Netherlands, the PVV
Sanae Takaichi,
Japan and the LDP
Canada is quoting Reagan
UK Labour’s badly shaken
Germany. AFD.
What’s wrong with democracy?
We didn’t start the fire,
But Katie’s here, she’s going to make it clear
We didn’t start the fire,
But our episode will help you carry the load
Romania - a little win
Proto-fascists back again
U.S. shut down, long delays
But Trump sends money to Milei
We didn’t start the fire.
But we’ve got Parsons,
And we know it’s arson.
We didn’t start the fire,
But we can talk and learn,
To help control the burn
The burn the burn the burn [fade out]
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Sean Kelly started with a basic question: What does Labor believe?
Drawing on his experience as a former press secretary for both Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, and over a decade covering politics, he pursues the question through the lens of our not so-distant-past - from the Cold War to Whitlam, from Hawke and Keating to Rudd and Gillard.
The result is a brilliant essay which reflects on the struggles, feats and failures of the current Albanese government - placing it within the broader struggle of all centre-left parties: between belief and action, idealism and pragmatism, the 'right' thing and the achievable thing.
Sean comes on the show to discuss it with Stephen.
A must-listen and a must-read to all who are interested in fighting the good fight.
✍️ Mentioned in the episode:
Quarterly Essay 100: 'The Good Fight: What Does Labor Stand For?' by Sean Kelly
https://bit.ly/4rzVkC3
The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison by Sean Kelly
https://bit.ly/48gYbYW
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Seven months post-election, Federal Labor is still going strong, while the Liberals seem hopelessly mired in conflict.
🤔 Sussan Ley’s decision to dump net zero targets aren’t doing them any favours with suburban voters. And, Labor is polling better than the Libs in 9 out of 10 policy areas, including the economy.
💅 But is the ALP getting too comfortable?
🥁At a state level, the new Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson is getting a lot of fanfare. Is she the great Millennial hope that the Tories have been asking for? Well, she is a Millennial.
🫠UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer wins the In Over My Head Award, thanks to a listener nomination. Could this be the last ever UK Labour Government?
🧑🦰Stephen invents a new award just for Pauline Hanson. We pour one out for the all poor Australian white nationalists who haven’t got a captain, a rudder, or even a boat.
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This week, Lissie Ratcliff and Todd Pinkerton are back to answer more questions from Patreon. If you’re not a Patreon member, not to worry - this episode is for everyone.
In this conversation:
❓With flagging party membership across both the Liberals and the ALP, we ask: do these numbers really matter?
🤔What are the greatest threats and opportunities for the Victorian Labor Party in the 2026 State Election?
👉Victorian Liberals rolled their leader Brad Batten and elected Jess Wilson. Does she have any hope of reviving the party?
💡And the Federal Opposition has axed their commitment to net zero targets, citing rising energy prices. Will this resonate with the Australian public?
Tune in to find out.
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"You wouldn't know the half of it."
🍔 What happens when McDonald's - a corporate behemoth so vast, so rich, so omnipresent that its logo is synonymous with globalisation and capitalism - is asked to compensate hourly workers for unpaid wages?
It screams.
That's where the SDA (Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association) - the union for fast food workers steps in.
For years, they have been pursuing dozens of lawsuits against the fast food titan for a number of abuses, including:
❌ Asking managers to take on unpaid duties (but they get a free frappé!)
❌ Denying workers legally-mandated paid breaks (but they get a soft drink!)
❌ Targeting employees for being union members
❌ Refusing to enter into negotiations under a union enterprise bargaining agreement
Josh Peak, Secretary of the SA and NT branch, shares the journey so far, including the incredible persistence of SDA members, the damning stories uncovered by the union, and McDonald's perplexing refusal to set things right.
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⚡ Don't miss your chance to watch 'How to Capture a Prime Minister' online - Nov 11th only at howtocaptureapm.com⚡
⌛ 11 November 2025, is the 50th anniversary of Governor-General Sir John Kerr's historic dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
👑 This remains the only time in Australian history that a democratically elected Prime Minister was dismissed by a representative of the Crown - sparking wild unrest across the nation but the eventual election of the Fraser Liberal government.
✊ Less than 12 months into the new government, Malcolm Fraser - who continued to be a political lightning-rod for the left, found himself trapped in the basement of Monash University, alongside his sparse security detail who were frightened for his life.
🎥 In this very special episode, Filmmaker Gary Newman @howtocaptureapm joins us to discuss his documentary 'How to Capture a Prime Minister', which centres on that moment and includes reflections from the people who were there.
Offical Trailer:
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Democracy after the Dismissal
Sunday 23 November 2025, 12:30pm-3:30pm
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne
Places are strictly limited
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Available on 11 November 2025 for a short time only.
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Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃
Stephen, Jessie, and David gather around the campfire to discuss the spookiest stories of the month, including:
🤝Albanese’s meeting with Trump and the run-in with Rudd.
🗽Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral run in New York City.
📵Anika Wells’s response to Optus outage.
And more! Listen if you dare. 👻
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In this special overseas episode, Stephen Donnelly sits down with Harvard Senior Lecturer and veteran organiser Marshall Ganz to discuss his legendary work, and his thoughts on how we build power in the current environment.
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👉 Todd Pinkerton, Director for Campaigns and Strategy at Unions New South Wales, and 👉 Lissie Ratcliff, former Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrews and managing partner at FMRS Advisory - join Stephen Donnelly to answer all your burning questions - and there were plenty.
They cover:
🌀 The complex and evolving relationship between government ministers and the public servants who advise them.
🔎 The leadership of NSW Premier Chris Minns. Is he too harsh on unions and young people?
✍️ How did the First Peoples' Treaty for Victoria make it so far, while the federal Voice referendum tanked?
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics: who is stepping up to be the future leader of the Democratic party, and what can we learn from their various responses to Trump?
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In this episode of Socially Democratic, Stephen Donnelly sits down with Chris Hipkins, the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand, to talk about his journey from the Hutt Valley to the halls of power.
They dive into the highs and lows of leadership, lessons learned from nine years in opposition, and the challenges of rebuilding the Labour Party after a tough election loss.
Chris also shares his thoughts on the complexities of tax reform, the need for bold leadership to address New Zealand’s narrow tax base, and how Labour plans to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Plus, stay tuned until the end for Chris's hidden talent.
Tune in for a glimpse at what’s next for the NZ Labour campaign.
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Did the Socially Democratic hiatus week leave you feeling politically deprived?
Not to worry. Stephen, Jessie, and David are back with a full episode covering all the major (and some minor) stories in politics for the month of September.
Here’s what’s on the agenda:
- Albanese’s upcoming visit with Trump. What will it look like, and what is the aim, exactly?
- Jacinta Allan’s visit to China. Talking tunnels and making friends.
- Are the Greens returning to form? Greens Leader Larissa Waters has some choice words for Labor’s new emissions targets, and David thinks it signals something deeper.
- Charlie Kirk, the perils of extremist thinking, and the implications for Australian political discourse.
- Migration across Europe. How it is fueling the right, and how the left is fumbling their response.
Plus listener questions, and more!
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On August 31st, March for Australia spilled across the streets and into the headlines.
But who organised it? And if not the neo-Nazis of Australia’s far-right National Socialist Network (NSN), then why did their notorious leader Thomas Sewell take the main stage in Melbourne?
Victorian State Correspondent Benita Kolovos sits down with Stephen to explore:
📣 the complexities behind the rally’s messaging,
🔍 myths and lies about immigration,
❌ and the attack on Camp Sovereign.
Plus, get the backstory on Victoria’s historic Treaty Bill, Dan Andrews’s visit to China, and the housing plans that have sent some inner Melbourne residents into a frenzy.
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When Sarah Witty de-throned Adam Bandt as the Member for Melbourne, it came as a surprise to many - none more than Adam Bandt.
“He wouldn’t have been surprised if he was out talking to people like I was,” said Sarah. “There was a definite swing.”
The newly-minted Melbourne MP joins Socially Democratic to talk about the core values that guided her - even when she didn’t know what she wanted to be when she grew up.
She shares her journey through corporate life, foster parenting, the community sector, and finally, the halls of Parliament.
This is part one of our special series on the ALP Class of 2025. Let us know who you want to hear from next.
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💰In June, Keir Starmer’s Labour government proposed significant cuts to disability benefits for the UK's most vulnerable citizens.
🟢 With his party holding a clear majority in Parliament, there should have been no issue getting it done.
💥 But in a surprise move, 126 Labour backbenchers rebelled - refusing to vote for the cuts, which had no basis in any real vision beyond saving money, or a bald “cash grab” as Starmer’s detractors put it.
☝️ This was just one of many high profile gaffes for the troubled government, which has now been surpassed in the polls by Nigel Farage’s right-wing nationalist Reform Party.
❓❓So what went wrong, and can Labour recover before it’s too late?
John McTernan, Former communications director for Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Julia Gillard, sits down with Stephen Donnelly to spill the tea.
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Welcome back to Socially Democratic!
This week, we’ve got planes, trains, and ornery Teals.
The Transport Workers’ Union wins a landmark case against Qantas. Where to from here?
The Economic Reform Roundtable took place in Canberra last week. Journalists tried to spice it up with a Chalmers vs. Albo angle, but we think construction codes are more exciting!
The Albanese Government moves to recognise the State of Palestine. Where do the Australian people stand?
This, plus Jessie’s comms breakdown examines the latest hit piece on Deputy PM Richard Marles, and David’s filibuster unpacks the Victorian Liberal party squabbles.
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🤔 How much do you really know about Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan ?
She joins us in the Socially Democratic office for a special episode with Stephen Donnelly.
📺 You can also watch the full interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/gm-AP9OcHUw
While “some” people have their knickers in a twist over her government’s Work From Home announcement, and the Suburban Rail Loop remains hotly contested, at least by one newspaper -
🔥Jacinta Allan is un-phased by the critics.
She takes us through her personal story, the values that ground her, and the bold, pragmatic vision she has for the Education State.
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Dive into the latest episode of Socially Democratic as Stephen Donnelly and Chicago-based Democratic strategist Katie Parsons unpack the whirlwind first six months of the Trump administration.
From record-breaking executive orders to controversial immigration policies, the duo explores the political landscape, the Democrats' response, and what’s next for the American left.
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📣Attention all shoppers - the Mailbag Episode is here! 📫
Our listeners have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. They wanted to hear more about:
🖊️Labor’s agenda. Will it be bold this term? Is now the time to act on tax reform?
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Federal Labor Minister Chris Bowen wants Australia to be on the frontlines of the fight against climate change.
And he’s in a hurry.
Stephen Donnelly sits down with him for a fact-packed half-hour to discuss Australia’s most urgent energy challenges.
They cover:
🇦🇺 COP31: Why he’s pushing to bring the world’s largest climate summit to Australia.
🎯 Labor’s bold target of 82% renewables by 2030.
🌳 Advice for climate activists when working with the government.
🔥 Australia’s domestic gas market and why it needs a review.
🌬️ Offshore wind: The power, the potential, and the headwinds.
Listen in to get caught up on Australia’s climate ambitions.
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It’s the end of the month and Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone is back.
We’ve got a lot to cover this month, including:
✈️ Albanese's trip to China. Did he bring enough treats back for all of us?
🟢 The Greens Party’s internal fracas. What hill are they prepared to die on and why are they so bad at dissent?
🚄 The Age’s single-handed crusade against the Suburban Rail Loop. Why so mad?
🗳️ The Tasmanian election results. In keeping with the theme, Jessie and David just can’t agree on the best way forward.
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“If not us, then who? And the answer is no one. So you kind of find the other gear that you didn't know you had and you just keep going no matter how hard it gets.”
This week, Stephen Donnelly sat down for an exclusive with Lissie Ratcliff, former Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrews, for her first-ever public interview.
With 14 years of experience in Labor government and opposition, Lissie shares her candid reflections on political strategy and communication, crisis management, and what it feels like to lose.
From the key foundation stones that took Victorian Labor from opposition to government in 2014, to the relentless grind of implementing Victoria’s Covid response (complete with 120 daily press conferences in a row), Lissie takes us behind the scenes of the three-peat election winning Andrews government in its most crucial moments.
You may never have heard the name Lissie Ratcliff, but after this episode, you won’t forget it.
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Meet the man challenging the Libs for the leadership of Tasmania: Dean Winter.
It’s been only 15 months since Jeremy Rockliff was re-elected the Premier of Tasmania, but last month a nail-biting, nearly-tied no-confidence vote in the government threw the state into political uncertainty.
Opposition Leader Dean Winter was behind that motion. Now Tasmanians are returning to the polls on Saturday 19 July. This week he speaks to us about why he did it, how the Liberals have bungled the budget, and what he envisions for the future of Tasmania.
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On May 8, 2025, Vatican reporter Colleen Dulle was in Rome, covering the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor. Her days were long, spent trawling through international coverage, meeting with sources inside the Vatican and other journalists, as well as attending daily Vatican press conferences.
But once the conclave began, the flow of information screeched to a halt. Millions of eyes watched their only source: the chimney on the Sistine Chapel.
In this stillness, the air hung with anticipation, Colleen thought she had time for a quick bathroom break in the press office. That’s when she heard the shouts: “Bianca! Bianca!” White smoke! White smoke!
Follow this story and more in our latest episode with the captivating Colleen Dulle. And congratulations to her on her new promotion to Vatican Correspondent at America Media!
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Colleen at America Magazine
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Show Start
02:08 Meet Colleen
13:25 Reporting on a Closed Process
21:50 Factions in the Catholic Church
31:34 Pope Leo
40:32 Scandals in the Church
59:57 Wrap Up
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Changes are afoot at Socially Democratic HQ - namely, the addition of Jessie McCrone as a regular guest to the Feeney Files.
Which does mean we need a new name. If you have any brilliant suggestions, let us know in the comments.
This month:
Why is serious policy reform so difficult in Australia? We ponder the frenzied reaction to Labor’s relatively modest super tax reforms.
Clare O’Neil thinks we could solve the housing crisis by making it easier to build new homes. Is she being too optimistic?
And of course, we can’t have an episode without talking about Iran. Definitely not with David on the show.
If you’ve had your fill of election coverage and are keen for some policy and foreign affairs chat - this wide-ranging conversation is for you.
CHAPTERS:
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02:38 David Complains
05:07 Dorinda Cox Defects
13:09 Clare O'Neil Insists
23:22 Jim Chalmers Pledges
33:21 Trump Flakes
40:21 Iran Equivocates
52:46 Vic Liberals Fall Apart
59:25 Albo Goes to the Vatican
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Between 😷Covid, 💸cost of living pressures and the 🤖 proliferation of AI, life as a university student looks a lot different than it did even six years ago.
✊ The National Union of Students [NUS] is the peak body representing around 1 million students in Australia in all areas of education, policy, and student welfare. It’s also a training ground for the future leaders of Australia.
☀️ NUS President Ashlyn Horton joins Stephen Donnelly to discuss the organisation’s biggest concerns, the necessity of student consultation in university governance, and a few time-honoured traditions which take Stephen down memory lane.
📸 Stay updated with the National Union of Students by following their Instagram @nationalunionofstudents
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CHAPTERS:
03:10 Introducing Ashlyn
09:49 Campus Life Pre and Post Covid
12:53 Impact of the Voluntary Student Union
25:29 Current Campaigns
30:09 The Fight for Student Consultation
36:03 EdCon 2025
42:30 NUS Traditions
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You’ve probably seen it on the news - a shakeup in the Tasmanian Parliament. So what’s really going down in the Apple Isle?
Jack Milroy joins Stephen Donnelly to unpack the events and actors surrounding the no-confidence vote in Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff.
Was it the new AFL Stadium, the budget, or simply the Opposition spotting an opportunity?
And in a system where major parties increasingly cede ground to crossbenchers - are snap elections the new normal?
Since recording, an election has been called for July 19, and Michelle O’Byrne has announced that she will retire from politics at the next election.
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CHAPTERS:
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03:12 Background
16:15 Day of the Vote
35:10 What Happens Next?
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At the end of all our exploring, we arrive back where we started and know the place for the first time.*
Jessie McCrone and Stephen Donnelly cover the last marginal seats of the election - some of which they did not even know were marginal - in their home state of Victoria.
What went down in Kooyong? Why are the Liberals losing the Eastern suburbs? What went wrong for the Greens in the seat of Melbourne?
We cover this and more, plus turn our eyes toward the Victorian state election, where we reflect on lessons learned from the federal results. Because once again, demographics are not destiny, and campaigns matter.
Enjoy.
*Apologies to T.S. Eliot
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Victoria
10:14 Eastern Suburbs
22:19 Liberal Held Seats
24:27 Inner City Melbourne
31:37 Wills
35:09 Macnamara
40:33 Western and Northern Burbs
48:11 Calwell, Bendigo, Ballarat, Corangamite
53:46 Implications for the State Election
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What better way to celebrate our 300th episode than in front of a LIVE audience?
Stephen Donnelly. Jessie McCrone, David Feeney,Benita Kolovos and Reed Fleming all bring their A-game - and a few iconic media grabs - to this celebration of Labor’s cracking campaign and decisive victory.
Between the witty repartee and a bit of tea-spilling from these campaign veterans, the live show panel covers key topics like:
🔥 The Australian Labor Party’s dramatic turnaround after a narrow victory and a late-term slump in the polls.
🟢 The Greens’ reaction after being walloped on the national stage - and how they have seemed reluctant to engage in self-reflection.
🥶 How the Coalition fumbled the ball - over and over again - and what they could learn from this.
🙋 Tales from the trail - what it’s really like being a journo on the campaign bus, plus some highlights of star reporting.
👉 Looking ahead - what to expect from the next three years of an ALP Government.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Raph and Fergus
09:34 Show Introduction
19:07 Campaign Overview
52:33 Benita Kolovos
01:05:20 Reed Fleming
01:21:53 Categories
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This week, Stephen Donnelly covers election results in Queensland and South Australia.
In Queensland, Evan Moorhead covers the massive shakeup in Brisbane, where key seats were snatched from both the Greens AND the Coalition. Including, of course, Peter Dutton’s long-held seat of Dickson.
In South Australia, Matt Clemow breaks down where Labor made inroads to win the traditional blue ribbon Liberal seat of Sturt. After touching on other battleground seats, they wrap up with a broader reflection on Labor’s evolving voter base and what that means for the future of the party in the Festival state.
Our tour of the state by state battleground seats is nearly at an end - but it ain’t over yet.
Keep an ear out for next week’s LIVE Show episode, coming to you from The Toff in Melbourne!
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This week, Stephen Donnelly covers election results in the ACT, the NT, and Western Australia.
First-time guest Louise Crossman is a Canberra based political strategist and former president of ACT Labor. She and Stephen discuss the ACT results, including the rise of independents and how Labor almost lost the seat of Bean.
In the Northern Territory Ryan Neve explains how turnout for Labor in remote communities ensured big swings in Lingiari, and the impact a popular CLP Chief Minister had on the race in Solomon.
Finally in Western Australia Priya Brown revisits her original predictions and wagers - Bullwinkel’s surprising swing to Labor did indeed signal a nationwide triumph for Labor - even if it hurt Priya in the pocket.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Episode Start
03:01 The ACT
06:26 Bean
14:19 The Senate
23:26The NT
24:41Solomon
29:19 Lingiari
34:15 Territory Election
40:11 Western Australia
46:39 Bullwinkel
49:22 Pearce
52:58 Canning
56:51 Tangney
01:02:11 Moore
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Hi Social Democrats,
We’re taking your favourite centre-left podcast out of the studio for our first live audience recording — and you’re invited.
Join us to celebrate the historic landslide victory of the Albanese Labor government and the spectacular downfall of the Liberal Party.
When: 7:00 pm, Thursday 29 May (doors open 6:15)
Where: The Toff, 2nd Floor, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Tickets: $15 + booking fee – Limited to 110 seats. Book early to avoid missing out!
Free entry for ‘Campaign Organiser’ level Patreon members & a plus one. Email grace@dunnstreet.com.au to put your name on the door.
Join host Stephen Donnelly and our special guests David Feeney (Westgarth Primary booth captain), Jessie McCrone (former Andrews Deputy Chief of Staff), Benita Kolovos (Victorian State Correspondent, Guardian Australia), and Reed Fleming (former Andrews & Ardern Digital Director) to unpack:
How Labor won and why it mattered
The Liberal Party’s collapse
Media hits and misses
The digital strategy that helped deliver victory
Plus audience category nominations
Whether you’re a political tragic or just want to keep bathing in the warm waters of victory, this special night is for you.
Secure your seat now and be part of the celebration: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE.
See you at The Toff,
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Stephen is back with his old comrades from New South Wales and Tasmania to recap Labor’s wins - including the seats they didn’t see coming.
Todd Pinkerton returns to represent NSW. They cover the role of unions in framing the debate for workers’ rights, the stunning loss of Dickson, ‘campaign effect’, and what it all means for campaigners going forward.
Meanwhile Jack Milroy from Tasmania shares some intriguing intel about Liberal campaigners in the state - and just how soon they started fearing the worst.
Finally - what on earth is happening with Jacqui Lambie?
This week’s episode is packed with fascinating takeaways - don’t miss it.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Show Start
02:12 Welcome Back Todd (New South Wales)
03:47 NSW Overview and the Union Movement
13:42 Bennelong
17:09 Paterson and Hunter
23:25 Robertson
25:38 Hughes and Banks
28:58 Fowler
31:19 Blaxland and Watson
33:39 Teals Seats
36:31 State of the Liberals in NSW
40:49 Welcome Back Jack (Tasmania)
42:09 Tasmania Overview
49:09 Bass
52:07 Braddon
54:28 Lyons
57:13 Franklin
01:00:10 Clark
01:02:03 Jacqui Lambie
01:04:31 Wrap Up
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Social Democrats, pop the champagne!
After five fascinating weeks, we’re taking a victory lap. Delightedly digging into every step, misstep, and seat we didn’t see coming.
So what went wrong for the Coalition’s campaign apparatus?
And what does it mean that Labor had one of the lowest primary votes and highest 2nd preference votes in history?
Stephen Donnelly is joined by his regular election co-hosts, Jessie McCrone and David Feeney, to answer these questions and get a few other things off their chests while they’re at it!
Plus - your listener nominations, with bonus categories.
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Stephen Donnelly, Jessie McCrone, and David Feeney take us through the final stretch of the Australian Federal Election.
From the price of homes to the price of eggs, Albanese and Dutton have some zesty exchanges in the final leaders’ debate.
Stephen wonders if the Labor campaign is feeling a little too confident.
Jessie shares some intel on the hidden - but highly effective - work of the Labor party’s “Dirt Unit” - although she prefers to call it “Democracy Empowerment Unit”.
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In this mega-episode, Stephen Donnelly goes on a whirlwind tour of Australia’s most hotly-contested seats for Labor.
He is joined by campaign experts (see below) from each state, who shine a spotlight on the candidates, the constituents, and the issues shaping each electorate.
They share the betting odds and lay their predictions on the table. This is the ultimate election night primer.
Use the Chapter headings to jump to the seats that pique your interest - or listen to the whole episode like the absolute beast you are.
Can Labor get to 76 this Saturday night? Join us to find out.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Welcome to NSW
06:00 Bennelong
12:42 Gilmore
21:51 Paterson
29:52 Hunter
34:48 Robertson
41:47 Welcome to QLD
45:39 Leichardt
54:39 Bonner
01:03:23 Brisbane
01:08:51 Longman
01:14:16 Welcome to TAS
01:15:44Lyons
01:30:27 Bass
01:35:49 Franklin
01:38:22 Welcome to the NT
01:39:20 Solomon
01:48:18 Lingiari
01:56:35 Welcome to SA
02:00:42 Boothby
02:10:19 Sturt
02:19:41 Welcome to WA
02:25:13 Bullwinkle
02:29:32 Tangney
02:37:16 Pearce
02:42:47 Canning
02:48:58 Welcome to VIC
02:52:58 Chisolm
03:00:58 Menzies
03:03:19 Aston
03:07:50 Dunkley
03:10:33 Bruce
03:11:59 McEwan
03:15:21 Hawke
03:17:37 Mcnamara
03:29:08 Wills
03:40:27 Wrap Up
SPECIAL GUESTS:
NSW - Todd Pinkerton
Todd is the director of campaigns and strategy at Unions NSW, a former federal and state Labor staffer, and he’s been on every campaign cycle since 2011.
QLD - Evan Moorhead
Evan is the director of Anacta Strategies, former Director of Strategy for the Office of the Premier and Minister for Trade, former State Secretary for Queensland Labor, and former State Member for Waterford.
WA - Priya Brown
Priya is a partner at GRA Partners, the former Chief of Staff in the WA Government, a former Senior Advisor in the Vic Government, and the former Regional Field Director for the Community Action Network.
TAS - Jack Milroy
Jack is a senior strategist and public affairs professional with more than 20 years of experience in progressive political campaigns in Australia and abroad.
SA - Matt Clemow
Matt is a former Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff in the SA Labor Government, to successive SA Labor Premiers and current consultant for Capetal Advisory in Adelaide.
NT - Ryan Neve
Ryan has over 20 years of experience as an advisor in the NT Government, as well as stints in the UK and Victoria. Most recently he was Executive Director for the Finance, Communications, Policy, and Strategy Divisions within the Dept. of Environment, Parks, and Water Security in the NT.
VIC - Jessie McCrone
Jessie is a managing partner at FMRS advisor
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Early voting is now open, and E-Day is drawing near!
Stephen Donnelly, Jessie McCrone, and David Feeney are back to unpack the previous week.
Both campaigns briefly paused for Easter and out of respect for the passing of Pope Francis. Who was helped, and who was hurt by this hiatus?
The hosts are joined by former digital strategist for Daniel Andrews and Jacinda Ardern, Reed Fleming.
Reed reveals what both major parties (and a few minor ones) have spent on their social media campaigns - plus their messaging missteps and sometimes bizarre attempts to go viral.
Everyone wonders what the LNP campaign would look like if Dutton could be to his inner Darth Vader.
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Happy Easter!
In this episode, Stephen Donnelly and resident pop culture expert Tess Farrell review the TV series ‘Say Nothing’, created by Joshua Zetumer, and the film ‘Conclave’ directed by Edward Berger.
‘Say Nothing’ goes inside the Provisional IRA during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
‘Conclave’ depicts the highly secretive process of selecting a new pope.
If the Easter holiday has you craving a political thriller with a heavy dose of Catholicism, we’ve got you covered.
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This Week:
Labor and the Liberals officially launch their campaigns.
Peter Dutton’s son Harry speaks for the average worker.
Shadow Minister for Education Sarah Henderson wants to gut Free TAFE.
And Jacinta Nampijinpa Price wants to Make Australia Great Again, but not like that. Obviously.
Stephen Donnely, Jessie McCrone, and David Feeney have a lot to cover this week.
They are joined by Victorian State Correspondent for Guardian Australia, Benita Kolovos, who gives a journo’s-eye-view of life on the campaign trail.
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This week:
Dutton executes a 10/10 backflip, while Albanese merely tumbles. Who will take home the gold?
Stephen Donnelly is joined again by former Senator and former ALP campaign director, David Feeney, and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrews, Jessie McCrone.
They cover the polite and somewhat snoozy first debate,
and the rise and fall of the Liberal party’s disastrous attempt to force public servants back into the office.
Then, they speak to campaign expert and Director of Qdos research, John Armitage, about messaging from both major parties.
Plus, your questions and nominations!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Episode Start
02:53 Guest Introduction
04:41 The Debate
20:32 Dutton’s Backflip
25:43 John Armitage
45:52: This Week’s Awards
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Election Countdown 2025 is on!
Stephen Donnelly is joined by former Senator and former ALP campaign director, David Feeney, and former ALP national organiser and Deputy Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrews, Jessie McCrone.
They unpack the first week of the campaign, answering questions like:
Key battleground seats to watch?
How will Trump’s assault on our trade agreements influence the campaign?
Do leader debates really matter?
Which Tory got their hands on a typewriter this week?
If you’re looking for your politics fix, we’ve got you covered.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Episode Start
01:49 Guest Introduction
04:08 Campaign Kickoff
22:15 Campaign Narrative
35:10 The Debate Forecast
50:20: This Week’s Awards
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“You have an autocrat president next door who is threatening annexation of your country. And it’s not a joke anymore..”
In December of 2024, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned with an approval rating of just 22%.
His centre-left Canadian Liberal Party had been in government for the last ten years - through COVID-19, the cost of living crisis, housing shortages, and party in-fighting.
Canada was ready for a change.
And yet, with the federal election mere weeks away, Liberals are once again the popular favourite. Why?
Jack Milroy, a veteran political consultant and Canadian-Australian dual-citizen, gets Stephen Donnelly and our listeners up to date.
Follow Jack Milroy on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/j-stor.bsky.social
and at Progressive Breakdown on substack: https://progressivebreakdown.substack.com/
Mentioned:
Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
CHAPTERS:
00:00: Episode Start
02:08 Jack Milroy Introduction
03:56: Canadian Party Politics 101
19:11: Canadian Liberal Party Leader Selection
27:20: Mark Carney
34:24: The Threat from Below
47:06: Abundance Mindset
52:52: Campaigning in Canada
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The federal election is on!
And we don’t want to jinx it, but Labor is looking up in the polls.
Is the spotlight on Dutton and his recent slip ups impacting the Coalition’s numbers?
Or has the Labor government finally struck a chord with voters on the kitchen table issues?
Trump looms large in this campaign, and Australia’s next PM has a choice to make.
Will they be defiant, like Trudeau?
Obsequious, like Argentine’s Javier Milei?
Or play it somewhere in the middle, like Kier Starmer?
Stephen Donnelly and David Feeney break it down in this week’s episode of Socially Democratic.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Episode Start
01:55 The Polls!
09:38 The Conservative Cooldown
14:39 Party Positions
28:08 Dutton’s Proposals
34:33 Campaign Ads
28:08 Albanese’s Announcements
50:30 WA’s Results
55:57 Listener Questions
01:19:09 Vale David Cragg
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Rapha Manajem walks into a bar.
He picks up a microphone. Amidst the deafening roar of mostly oblivious pub-goers, he manages to entertain two or three people. And for some reason, he keeps going back.
Now he’s a big shot with a recurring spot at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, opening next week. He also just so happens to be a fellow comrade and passionate Labor volunteer and campaigner, which makes him the perfect guest for us.
From an awkward encounter with Chris Bowen, to a somehow even more awkward encounter with Dan Andrews, Rapha’s got plenty of stories.
But it’s not all jokes. Rapha shares his perspective on being “diverse” in Australia, being Jewish in a fraught time, and the absurdity of answering for an identity you didn’t choose.
He also turns the tables on Stephen Donnelly and asks some fantastic questions about campaign organising!
We loved this episode, and hope you do too.
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April 9-11, 13, 15-18, 20
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Episode Introduction
01:55 Guest Introduction
11:56 Equality in Schools, Dignity in Work
17:46 Rapha Interviews Stephen on Field Organising
35:55 How Rapha Got Into Comedy
41:37 Rapha’s Act (And Ensuing Thoughts)
59:56 Wrap Up
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“A big reason we’re up against the wall here is, cost of living’s tough. Governments all around the world … have lost some skin. We need a big margin and we haven’t got it.”
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Peter Dutton has vowed to cut public service jobs and repeal popular laws like the ‘right to disconnect’.
Yet somehow, he still poses a credible threat to Labor this coming election.
Is this a failure of storytelling?
And if so, how can Albanese’s team lead the charge to victory?
John Armitage sits down with Stephen Donnelly to discuss.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Episode Start
01:47 Introducing John Armitage
02:51 WA Election
09:05 Federal Election
22:09 Going Deeper on Messaging
33:48 Accentuate the Negative
50:05 Positive Peter
58:30 Wrap Up
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The year was 2012. A young Benita Kolovos arrives at her high school literature class to find a print-out on her desk. It’s the Julia Gillard misogyny speech.
When it comes to riveting moments in Australian media, Gillard’s speech has few peers. It was raw, honest, and reached millions of Australian women who were fed up with double standards in the workplace, and in life.
But one speech can’t fix everything. Year after year, when International Women’s Day rolls around, we have a special opportunity to reflect on where we are and how far we’ve come in the last twelve months.
Inspired by the power of Gillard’s speech, Benita pursued politics in journalism. At the same time, Maddy Harradence, a Registered Nurse, started a long meaningful career in her union, and Rebecca Thistleton forged a path in policy and media.
These three visionary women come together for our annual 2025 IWD episode for a wide ranging conversation on politics, health, media, and sport. Women’s issues impact everyone - this is not one to miss.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Open
01:58 Introduction
07:38 Women in Politics
10:36 Women's Healthcare
21:52 Wages and Conditions
29:55 Activity Test
31:46 Family Violence
44:00 Women in the Media
53:56 Communicating to Younger Constituents
01:07:04 Reasons for Optimism & Path Forward
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“Utterly disgraceful…The United States is behaving like a bandit.”
On this episode of Socially Democratic, former federal MP David Feeney pulls no punches when excoriating Trump’s position on Ukraine.
Plus: listener questions answered. Your primary concern was the new American regime - how the example set by Trump, Musk, and Vance might darken our shores, and how we can stop it.
Back in Australia, Stephen and David examine how both major parties are laying the groundwork for their federal campaigns. They discuss whether the United States would do well to have an Opposition like Australia, and whether there is merit to conducting a mass audit of federal spending.
CHAPTERS:
00:00: Introduction
03:30: Albo’s Medicare Announcement
12:40 Dutton’s Disclosures
16:25: Listener Questions
30:23 “Strategos and Taktikos”
38:22 United States Politics
51:13 Wrap Up
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With the relative decline of mainstream media and the rise of podcasts, influencers, and infinite scrolling, how is the Australian Labor party faring in the race to modernise their political campaigns?
And how can social democratic parties around the world continue to compete and adapt to the ever-changing new media landscape? What role does data analytics play in shaping effective messaging, and driving innovative, efficient campaigns?
On this week’s episode of Socially Democratic, Stephen Donnelly sits down with James Booth, an Australian transplant to Washington D.C. and an expert on campaign data and messaging. They discuss, among other things, takeaways from the U.S. Presidential Election, the long road to changing public perception, and the surprising strength of analogue.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
2:23 Meet James Booth
19:34 Where Australian Campaigns Fit In
29:41 U.S. Election Hindsight
54:08 Winning the “Battle of the Thumbs”
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On a cloudy day in Melbourne’s West, campaign workers in clashing t-shirts formed lines outside of schools and community centres. Residents, who often suffer from congested roads, this time navigated foot traffic on their way to the voting booth.
February 8th, 2025 was the day of the Werribee by-election. It came after long-serving Labor MP, Tim Pallas announced his retirement - kicking off Labor’s first real pressure test of the year.
Stephen Donnelly sits down with seasoned pollster and campaign researcher, John Armitage, for a spirited discussion about why the Werribee by-election matters, and what Labor can learn from this moment as they rise to meet the challenges of 2025.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
04:33 Werribee By-Election Overview
16:23 The Liberal Strategy
23:56 Lessons for Labor
36:31 The Western Front
47:21 Prahan
52:36 Wrap Up
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This week, Stephen Donnelly and former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney, unpack the way forward for Albanese’s Labor government as the federal election looms.
In a complex, de-centralised, and increasingly click-baity media landscape, the Labor Government has their work cut out for them if they intend to keep the national conversation focused on key issues - particularly while Dutton dangles culture-war bait.
Is Labor adequately prepared for the fight ahead? Will Feeney deliver another epic 30 minute address? Listen in to find out.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
02:57 Sliding Into Campaign Mode
08:04 The Cabinet Reshuffle
19:10 Election Date Predictions
30:23 Defining the Message
47:23 The Victoria Effect
53:44 Wrap Up
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In this episode, Stephen Donnelly and former Obama speechwriter Terry Szuplat have a wide-ranging discussion on everything from Obama’s journey in public speaking, to Trump’s latest inaugural address, to Rev. Mariann Budde’s controversial sermon, and the influence of AI in speechwriting.
And of course, they chat about Terry’s new book, Say It Well: Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience.
In Say it Well, Terry opens up about his own struggles with public speaking, and lays out a practical guide for those looking to find their own voice for a better world.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:03 - Meet Terry
00:03:22 - The Washington D.C. Plane Collision
00:14:31 - Why are We Afraid of Public Speaking?
00:22:27 - Obama’s Challenges in Public Speaking
00:28:52 - Beware the Demagogue
00:35:49 - Style versus Substance
00:45:41 - Rev. Mariann Bubbe
00:48:55 - Chat GPT
00:51:28 - Obama’s Hurdle in Public Speaking
00:53:48 - Vulnerability in Public Speaking
00:57:59 - Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
01:01:26 - Speeches in Pop Culture
01:03:06:22 - Wrap Up
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“Kennett was … ripping the heart out of country areas.”
25 years ago in Victoria, Jeff Kennett’s Liberal Party was up for re-election. Holding a large majority of seats, they were expected to win the election and entrench another generation of conservative rule in Victoria.
But, in the background, the Steve Bracks-led Labor Party was building momentum in unlikely places. What resulted was a political upheaval that surprised everyone - even, until the final stretch, Steve Bracks.
In this week’s episode, Stephen Donnelly is joined by the 44th Premier and the man himself, Steve Bracks. He tells us how they did it, and why assuming leadership of the party was one of toughest choices of his career.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
01:46 The Back Story
12:51 Replacing John Brumby
19:48 Steve’s Strategy
23:39 Going Head to Head with Kennett
26:49 Reaching Out to the Regions
31:40 The Prognosis
36:33 Election Night
45:06 Courting the Independents
53:53 Declaring Victory
57:24 Successive Wins
59:22 Mic Drop!
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“We love what we do, but love is not paying the rent for us right now.”
Senator Jess Walsh joins Stephen Donnelly to chat about the Big Steps Campaign, which recently resulted in a historic 15% pay rise for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers across Australia.
Senator Walsh covers the strengths and challenges of organising across multiple employers in a typically undervalued and feminised industry.
They also discuss how Walsh overcame her fears and got her first taste of organising with cleaners in the United States. Finally, they cover the federal election, the ongoing debate between wind and nuclear, and the perils of a coalition government coming into power.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s Pop Culture Correspondent Tess Farrell for our annual pop culture wrap up for 2024.
2024 was a big year for horror, but there were still some political dramas available on streaming including Alex Garland’s Civil War, The Diplomat on Amazon Prime, and the controversial Trump biopic, The Apprentice.
Tess and Stephen give their reviews for their favourite shows/movies of 2024, and share their summer watch list for the remainder of the summer holidays.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Episode Intro
02:22 - Introducing Tess Farrell
03:50 - 'Civil War' Review
35:49 - 'The Apprentice' Review
01:04:58 - Summer Recommendations
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant Katie Parsons for our annual International Politics Year in Review.
From the slew of elections across the world, including those in the UK, US, and across Europe, to the big moments in political activism and unrest, like the recent events in South Korea, Katie joins the show to help unpack the year of elections.
We hope you have a Merry Christmas, a safe holiday season, and a great new year.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
It’s our final Feeney Files for the year - A Very Feeney Christmas Special.
David chats about the recent Syrian uprising, which saw the end of the 50+ year reign of the Assad regime, and will have ripple effects across the middle east and throughout global geopolitics.
Then we wrap up our favourite moments in auspol this year, and muse on what’s to come in 2025.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Josh Burns and Anika Wells.
To kick off the festive month of December, we are resuming our tradition, with Josh and Anika returning to the show to unpack the year that was #auspol.
From ending Stage 3 Tax Cuts and the ongoing cost of living crisis, the various incidents in parliament, Australia’s success at the Olympics, and Trump’s impact on Aussie politics, the pair cover a lot of ground before wrapping up with their expectations for 2025.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
It is a belated episode so there is a lot to catch up on!
From the US presidential and Queensland state elections, gossip from both federal and Victorian state politics, the Melbourne Mayoral race, to the rumours of a February Federal Election, it’s a jam packed episode of the Feeney Files.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Managing Director at Bassline Strategy, David Kitching.
David is back, calling in from Dublin to give us the state of the race in Ireland before voters in the Irish Republic head to the polls next Friday.
He also discussed why Sinn Féin’s vote has collapsed in the published polls, how immigration and the cost of living are shaping the debate and can Ivana Bacik and Labour increase their representation in the Oireachteas.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant Katie Parsons and co-founder of Run For Something Ross Morales Rocketto.
Kate and Ross for our final installment of our 2024 Presidential Election series, unpacking the disappointing results from Nov 5th. What went wrong? What went right? And where do progressives go from here?
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant Katie Parsons and co-founder of Run For Something Ross Morales Rocketto.
With less than a week until E-Day, Katie and Ross return to unpack all the latest news in the race for the White House including Trump’s Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden and WaPo’s first non-endorsement in decades.
Kate and Ross also give us the inside baseball on how the swing states are shaping up and share their final reflections before the big day.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead.
Jackie and Evan are back for the finale in our Queensland Election series for 2024, unpacking the disappointing results from Saturday night, discussing the fault lines between metro and regional Queensland, criteria to vanquish the Greens, federal implications, and where to now for QLD Labor.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant Katie Parsons and co-founder of Run For Something Ross Morales Rocketto.
Kate and Ross are back to unpack that week that was in the US election campaign.
With only 2 weeks till polls close, , they’ll cover Trump’s brief stunt at Maccas, VP Harris’s appearance on Fox News, and the tight polling numbers that’s got some of us biting our fingernails.
Plus we do a deep dive on the battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined once again by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead.
With four days (as of recording) to go until E-day in Queensland, our panel covers the latest polling, the first cracks in the LNP campaign and its impact on voters, and seat analysis of battleground electorates regions of Cairns, the Gold Coast and Logan, plus our Tory with a Typewriter award.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead.
Jackie and Evan are back for week two and, with less than ten days left in the election, there was a lot to talk about. From the latest “exit polling” results and Labor’s campaign launch, our panel will share their insights on how the Queensland election is shaping up.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic campaign consultant Katie Parsons and co-founder of Run For Something Ross Morales Rocketto.
For the next four weeks Ross and Katie will be joining us to unpack the week that was in the race for the White House. Starting in week one where they break down the Harris vs Trump campaign narratives, strategies, closer look at battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, and the latest news and polls.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland Treasurer, Jackie Trad, and former QLD Labor Campaign Director, Evan Moorhead.
They join Stephen for our first of four weekly recap episodes analysing the October Queensland state election campaign.
Jackie and Evan lend their campaign expertise on everything QLDpol and discuss the diversity of the Queensland political landscape, current polling, how Labor will frame up the LNP’s Crisafulli, and the key issues that will decide this election.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former speechwriter to Julia Gillard, Michael Cooney.
Michael joins the show to give us a preview of the ACT Election, where Chief Minister Andrew Barr will attempt to win a seventh term for Labor.
He’ll break down the seats Labor needs to win to secure victory, the issues shaping the race, and the factors that make ACT’s election unique to the rest of the country.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
Stephen and David chat about the latest round of federal polling, speculate when the next federal election will be called, the federal government’s omission of LGBTQ+ questions from the census and more about this month’s #auspol news.
Plus they answer questions from our patreon community about the social media ban, the influence of independent candidates, and other political theories around how voters vote. Thank you Adrian, Jonno, and Patrick for the great Qs.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Co-founder and Co-Executive Director for Run For Something, Ross Morales Rocketto.
Stephen joins Ross in Washington D.C to chat about the US Election, including the second presidential debate (this time against Donald Trump and Kamala Harris), Taylor Swift’s endorsement, and Run For Something’s White Dudes for Harris campaign.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by constitutional lawyer and writer, Shireen Morris.
Shireen joins the show to discuss her latest book, “Broken Heart: A True History of the Voice Referendum”, which unpacks the build up to the Voice to Parliament referendum, and shares the key moments where and when it was lost, and what lessons future reformers could learn from its failure.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
It’s the end of another month and that means it’s time for Feeney’s hour of power where Stephen and Feeney break down the #auspol news for the month.
It was a big month for politics. We had an election in the NT, the Democratic National Committee came and went with huge success, there were massive union marches across Australia, and more.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by managing partner at Mandala, Amit Singh.
Amit joins the show to give us the rundown on where Australia’s economy is at including the mixed messages we’re getting from data, the contradictory stances from our Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, and RBA governor, Michelle Bullock, and what we need to be thinking about when looking at the future of our economy.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Ryan Neve - former Deputy Chief of Staff to NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner..
Ryan joins us to share his campaign insights into the upcoming Northern Territory election on Saturday August 24.
He discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the two leaders for Labor and the Country Liberal Party, the issues dominating this election, the path to victory, and of course our regular analysis of the seats to watch on election night.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by NYC-based strategic communications and political consultant, Sara Valenzuela.
Sara calls in from Texas to give us the rundown on all the developments in the US Presidential Election including Kamala Harris’ VP pick, Minnesota’s Tim Walz, her surge in the polls, and why Republicans are “weird”.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
In part two, we return home to unpack all the developments in Australian politics including the defection of Fatima Payman from Labor to the cross bench, as well as the most recent tussles between Labor and the Greens, the state of the Albanese government and the CFMEU.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
July was a HUGE month for politics, leaving David and Stephen with a tonne of stuff to unpack. So much so, they’ve had to split this month’s edition into two parts.
In part one, David and Stephen will cover the results from the UK election, where the Labour Party secured a victory over the Tories for the first time in 14 years, the surprising outcomes from the French elections, and ending with the craziest three weeks in US politics.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Djaran Murray-Jackson, lead engagement officer for First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, for the final installment of Socially Democratic’s LCN series.
A proud Dja Dja Wurrung Man, representing the clan’s Aboriginal Corporation on the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria, Djaran shares his organising journey as part of the movement to negotiate an historic Treaty with the Victorian State Government.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Mariali Cardenas, of Via Educacion for this installment of Socially Democratic’s LCN Series.
Mariali joins us from Monterrey in Mexico to share her insights into strategy and re-strategising for Via Educacion’s School reopening campaign.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Sreejani from the Haiyya organisation for the second installment of Socially Democratic’s LCN Series.
Sreejani calls in from Mumbai, India, to share her insights into crafting Public Narrative and Relationship Building, drawing from her experience leading Haiyya’s successful Health Over Stigma campaign.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Prof. Marshall Ganz.
Marshall shares his rich background in organising, from his story of self, his experiences working with Cesar Chevaz and Barack Obama, to his role in educating and training the next generation of organisers (including Stephen) at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
This is the first of four episodes as part of Socially Democratic’s Leading Change Network (LCN) Series on Organising.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
Feeney is back again to unpack this month's Auspol and overseas, including the elephant in the room in European politics, don’t sleep on Dutton’s nuclear plans, crossing the floor, and more.
Plus, we answer our Patreon Member questions. Thanks Adrian!!
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Political Secretary for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, John McTernan.
John calls in from London to analyse the UK election campaign, including Tory PM Rishi Sunak’s surprise snap election and his strategic missteps following the announcement, the making of Keir Starmer, and Labour‘s path to victory and where they will bag the 121 seats required to pull off the biggest swing to Labour since the 1997 Tony Blair landslide.
This episode is dedicated to Cecilia Donnelly.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
For their fourth installment of Feeney’s Hour of Power, David and Stephen cover politics from around the world, touching on the Trump conviction, the upcoming UK election. They also return to domestic politics and ask - is federal Labor in a funk?, immigration debate, and the AEC’s federal boundary redistribution.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, Andrew Barr.
Andrews joins the show to discuss growing up in Canberra, his journey into politics; from running in assembly in 2001 to becoming ACT’s first openly gay Chief Minister in 2014; the battle of old Canberra versus new Canberra; and governing with the Greens Political Party heading into election season this August.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by host of the Forging Links Podcast, Ali Hashem, and member for the provincial parliament in Limburg, Lianne Schuuring.
Ali and Lianne phone in from the Netherlands to give us the rundown on the upcoming elections to the European Parliament, which happen every five years, explaining how it works, who the key players are, how national politics shape voting intention and the complexity of pan-European politics.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of Per Capita Australia, Emma Dawson, and Executive Director of McKell Institute, Ed Cavanough.
Emma and Ed are back to unpack the 2024/25 Federal Budget, which was dropped on Tuesday, outlining the winners, losers, and the overlooked.
The pair of think tankies give their analysis of how this budget will impact the Australian economy and Labor’s prospects in the lead up to the next Federal Election.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of Per Capita Australia, Emma Dawson, and Executive Director of McKell Institute, Ed Cavanough.
Emma and Ed join forces to give their predictions of what to expect in the upcoming 2024/25 Federal Budget, which will be announced next week.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. Plus a bonus surprise visit from Rebecca Thistleton from McKell Victoria!
David and Rebecca cover the last 30 days of domestic politics including the end to domestic violence rallies across the country, budget season gossip, the Prime minister’s Kokoda trek, and more!
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Federal Member for Macnamara, Josh Burns.
Josh returns to the show to discuss how the Albanese Government plans to meet their priorities for 2024, including addressing the housing and cost of living crisis, as well as what’s going on with the Tories and their push for nuclear energy over renewables.
And of course, they’ll polish the episode off with some banter about the NBA finals, while also crushing Josh’s dreams of playing for United.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Centre Left Renewal project, Claire Ainsley.
Claire joins the show from Yorkshire to set the scene for a big year in UK politics, discusses how bad Britain is under the Tories, unpacks how Labour and Keir Starmer have built a huge lead in the polls and casts an eye on the upcoming General Election and where Labour needs to make gains to win..
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Principal Partner of the law firm Pogust Goodhead, Tom Goodhead.
Tom joins us from the UK to discuss the ongoing class action against BHP following the Mariana Dam disaster at Rio Doce, Brazil, in 2015, where 19 people lost their lives. It’s a campaign spread across three continents as BHP does their best to avoid being held to account.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
For our second installment of The Feeney Files (aka Feeney’s Hour of Power) we discuss the fallout from the Dunkley by-election and Tasmanian state election, check out why former Prime Ministers Rudd and Keating were in the news, and ask what’s going on with those Chinese spy claims from ASIO.
Thank you Robert and Karen for your questions this week. If you have a question for David and Stephen for the May episode, be sure to message Dunn Street on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter to have it featured in the next installment of The Feeney Files.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by political consultant Jack Milroy.
Jack returns to the show to give his analysis of Saturday’s Tasmania’s election, including a breakdown of the results, why Labor conceded so early, the key takeaways from the campaign, and what’s next for the Tasmanian Labor.
If you have questions for David and Stephen that you’d like to get featured in next month’s installment of the Feeney Files, DM us at any of the Dunn Street social channels.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by political consultant, Jack Milroy.
Jack is back to fill us in on all the updates in the Tasmanian State Election campaign between Labor’s Rebecca White and Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff, what’s happening in the polls, issues that have shaped the debate, and what to expect come this Saturday when the good people of the Apple Isle head to the voting booths.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by one of the most experienced journalists in the country - former state political reporter and former deputy director for communications for the Andrews’ Labor government, Brendan Donohoe.
On our annual St Patrick’s Day episode, son of Erin’s Isle, Donohoe brings a unique perspective to the topic of media and politics having worked both in the media for over 30+ years, and in the Premiers Private Office.
As both a print and tv journalist covering the last 11 Victorian state premiers, Brendan talks about the evolution of political media coverage and the stories to go with it. He shares his reflections on the current state of media, expectations from news rooms and how the media grappled with covering issues such as covid and the success of the Andrews government.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly hands the mic over to McKell Institute’s Rebecca Thistleton, Member for Jajajaga, Kate Thwaites MP, and ANMF Assistant Secretary, Madeline Harradence, for the 2024 International Women’s Day special episode.
Together, Rebecca, Kate, and Madeline chat about the representation of women in politics, in particular the impact of the late Linda White and Peta Murphy, how women voted in the Dunkley By-Election, as well as Jacinta Allan’s impact as Victoria’s second female premier.
They also discuss the Victorian investment into women’s health care, in particular funding into endometriosis research, stage three tax cuts, and the influence of the Matildas on women’s sport.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.
This week Socially Democratic is launching our new, monthly episode “The Feeney Files”.
Every month, David and Stephen will recap the month in #auspol and on the inaugural Feeney Files, David discusses how 2023 ended for the government and dictated the direction of federal Labor in early 2024.
They share thoughts on the pathway to an early federal election, the impact of the stage three tax cuts, this Saturday’s Dunkley by-election, and Dutton’s chances to remain opposition leader.
Mark it in your calendars - David will be back next month for the second edition of The Feeney Files.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by digital comms consultant, Jack Milroy.
Jack returns to Socially Democratic to give us the rundown of the 2024 Tasmanian State Election campaign, which was called early, and sets the stage for the contest between Labor’s Rebecca White and Australia’s last standing Liberal Premier, Jeremy Rockliff with a month until voters head to the polls.
Rebecca White and the Labor team need your support. Find out how you can make a difference this Tasmanian State Election here: https://www.taslabor.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s resident pop culture expert, Tess Farrell.
In the midst of Swifty fever thanks to her upcoming Australian tour, Tess returns to the show to talk about the phenomenon that is Taylor Swift, her influence in getting young people to vote back in 2020, and the conspiracy that she is a PsyOp to help get Biden elected.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant and state director for the Georgia Run-Off, Jonae Wartel.
Jonae (and Stephen) is back to break down the GOP and Democratic primaries so far.
While the New Hampshire primary and Iowa Caucus are already done and dusted, and it’s looking like we’re in for a rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Jonae still has much to say about GOP candidate Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, the year ahead for Democratic campaigners.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly hands the mic over to McKell Institute’s Rebecca Thistleton for this special episode of Socially Democratic.
Rebecca returns to the show as our special guest host once more, this time joined by McKell Institute CEO, Ed Cavanough to chat about the latest McKell paper on the cost of living crisis.
Ed puts this within the context of the next federal election campaign, which is already being played out.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly hands the mic over to McKell Institute’s Rebecca Thistleton for this special episode of Socially Democratic.
Rebecca returns to the show as our special guest host for this episode, joined by 7News Melbourne’s State Political Reporter Sharnelle Vella to discuss the current state of Australian politics as well as give their forecast as to how things may shape up in the next 12 months.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Director of Run For It, Ed Krutsch.
Ed joins Socially Democratic to discuss his journey into politics and his work at Run For It, an independent, non-partisan political organisation working towards better policy outcomes for current and future generations of young people, and the key issues facing young Australians today.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s resident pop culture expert, Tess Farrell.
It’s summer and that means one thing - it’s time for a pop culture year in review.
Tess returns to the show to share her thoughts on some of the films, TV, and doco’s that came out in 2023, including Succession, The Morning Show, Rustin, and Barbie.
She also gives her summer watch list for 2024.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by host of the Forging Links podcast, Ali Hashem.
Ali calls in from the US to fill us in on all the key moments in 2023 political news from across the globe.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing.
As is tradition, Harriet is back for the annual State Politics Year in Review, 2023 edition - unpacking what has been a huge year for Victorian Politics.
From Labor pulling out of the Commonwealth Games, Premier Dan Andrews’ resignation, and his successor Jacinta Allan’s leadership, there was a lot to cover..
And of course, it wouldn’t be a State Year in Review episode without an update on Harriet’s beloved donkeys.
This is our last episode before Christmas, so for all our audience members listening, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Van Badham and Ben Davison, hosts of the Week on Wednesday for our first Media Year in Review Episode.
A new addition to our Year in Review series, Van and Ben join Stephen to chat about the hits and misses in the Australian political journalism sphere, as well as breaking down some of the big moments, gaffs, and lies from the fourth estate.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews.
Dan returns to Socially Democratic to chat about his record breaking tenure as Victorian Premier.
In this extensive conversation, Dan discusses why he decided to retire from public life, why the urgent need to implement a progressive policy agenda and how it intersects with the public service. He talks about the toughest decisions as well as the most rewarding moments in office. He also reflects on leadership, the media, golf club membership, best campaigns, and what the future holds for citizen Dan.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by host of the Forging Links Podcast, Ali Hashem, and member for the provincial parliament in Limburg, Lianne Schuuring.
As Dutch voters potentially elect a far right government, Ali and Lianne join the show to unpack the results from last week’s Dutch General Election: the winners, losers, did the Labor alliance with the Greens pay off and what it means for social democrats in the Netherlands.
For more from Ali and the Forging Links podcast, visit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forginglinks/id1709679819
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Community Organiser and Head Teaching Fellow for the Leadership, Organising and Action class at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Ashraf Hazmah.
Ashraf joins the show to chat about his journey, from organising for change in Syria, to working alongside legend, Marshall Ganz, as Head Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School in the Leadership, Organizing and Action program.
If you’re interested in learning how you could organize communities that can mobilize power to make change, then check out the “Leadership, Organizing and Action: Leading Change” program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/educational-programs/executive-education/leadership-organizing-and-action
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant and state director for the Georgia Run-Off, Jonae Wartel.
Jonae calls in from Washington, DC to unpack the results from the out-of-cycle November election season and what this means for Democrats hopes in Nov 2024, Biden’s dip in the polls, the Republican civil war in Congress and the latest Republican Presidential debate of the b-team.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Chief of Staff to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and now the Managing Director of Capital NZ, Neale Jones.
Neale is back again to unpack the disappointing results from the New Zealand national elections, which took place on October 14, and give a review of Labor’s election campaign and reflect on the legacy of the Ardern-Hipkins Labour governments.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Australian Young Labor President, Manu Risoldi.
Manu joins the show to chat about her entry into politics and youth leadership, and the role AYL plays representing the youth wing of the Labor Party.
She discusses the fall out from the Yes campaign and the impact this result has on young people’s attitudes towards politics, the issues AYL is campaigning on in 2023 including unpaid student placements, housing, and climate.
Manu discusses how Young Labor continues to engage young progressives, and ensure the youth wing reflects the diversity of modern Australia.
Get involved with your local Young Labor branch: https://viclabor.com.au/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria Marcus Stewart, Professor of Political Communication, Prof Andrea Carson from Latrobe University, and researcher John Armitage to discuss Saturday’s Voice Referendum.
Marcus, Andrea, and John return to Socially Democratic to break down the disappointing results from last weekend’s Voice to Parliament referendum, and reflect on what this means for self determination, and what it says about us as a nation.
We also unpack the two campaign’s strategy and tactics, messaging, structure, resource allocation, their strengths and weaknesses and where do we go now?
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria Rueben Berg, Professor of Political Communication, Prof Andrea Carson from Latrobe University, and researcher John Armitage to discuss the Voice Referendum.
With the referendum campaign days away from conclusion, our expert panel discuss how the two campaigns have framed their campaign messages in the final week, where the money is being spent with online ads, what the polls are telling us… and not telling us, and to what extent is misinformation and disinformation having on our voting intentions.
Find out how you can play your part in making history. Volunteer for Yes in your community: https://www.yes23.com.au/volunteer
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Chief of Staff to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and now the Managing Director of Capital NZ, Neale Jones.
Neale returns to the show to give us the latest insights on the New Zealand election campaign, with Kiwi’s voting on October 14.
He details the state of the race between Labor’s Chris Hipkins and National’s Chris Luxon, what the polls are telling us, what is the tone of the campaign, and how the debates are shaping the two camps' core election messages.
For fans in New Zealand, find out how you can get involved in the 2023 Election, here: https://www.labour.org.nz/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Dutch activist for the PVDA and host of the upcoming Forging Links podcast, Ali Hashem, and councillor of the Hague Labor Party, Mikal Tseggai.
Ali and Mikal join the show from the Hague to chat about their political journeys, in particular Mikal who is the youngest city councillor in the Hague’s history, and fill us in on the upcoming Dutch Elections.
Keep an eye out for Forging Links, which will premiere on Spotify in the next fortnight.
Find out more about the Aunion and their work here: https://aunion.eu/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant and state director for the Georgia Run-Off, Jonae Wartel.
While Dunn Street was in Washington D.C. for our annual US Engagement Mission, Stephen caught up with Jonae to chat about the upcoming Republican primaries, the ongoing Trump drama, and looking forward to 2024 and what Joe Biden needs to win a second term.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Secretary for the CPSU, Melissa Donnelly.
Mel joins the show for the first time to chat about her journey into the union movement, the challenges public sector workers faced under the previous federal government, lessons learned, how COVID reset the idea of “workplace”, and where the CPSU is seeking to make improvements with the new federal Labor government.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director at QDOS research group John Armitage.
John returns to Socially Democratic to discuss the Voice Referendum: how the Yes and No Campaigns have changed the messaging since we last spoke, what the good and bad polling data tells us, and lays out the path to victory for the Yes campaign in this historic referendum.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by founder of Love Reacts Only - a digital and social media consultancy and the former Digital Director for Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, Eloise Young; the campaign director and state secretary of Queensland Labor, Kate Flanders, and National Training Organiser for ALP National Secretariat, Nadia Montague, for a conversation on Modern Campaigns - the second episode of Socially Democratic recorded live at the 2023 ALP National Conference in Brisbane.
Eloise, Kate, and Nadia brought their extensive campaign experience reaching across organising, social and traditional media, research and messaging to discuss political campaigning. Off the back of a series of successful election campaigns for Labor, they reflect on what we have learned, and examine where the Party can continue to grow and develop our ability to campaign and win elections.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by ACTU President, Michele O'Neil and TWU National Secretary, Michael Kaine.
They join Stephen for the first of TWO live recordings of Socially Democratic, as part of ALP National Conference Fringe. Michele and Michael discuss the state of the Australian Trade Union movement after 9 years of conservative rule, identifying what needs immediate change under a new Labor government, and look towards creating safer, fairer workplaces across Australia.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by founder of Fireside Agency, Ben Hart.
Working in environment media and communications since 1997, Fireside’s Ben Hart joins the show to discuss how the environmental movement communicates to voters, why it struggles to persuade the community to act on climate change, and what needs to be done to overcome this communication problem.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Rebecca Thistleton from the McKell Institute - Victoria and for his Socially Democratic debut Matthew Lloyd Cape from the Centre for Equitable Housing (a Per Capita Initiative).
Together, Rebecca and Michael unpack the Australian Housing Crisis: the problem, its cause, impact, and discuss what solutions are needed to address an issue affecting renters, homeowners and home-seekers alike.
From social housing to home ownership, renting to AirBnB, Rebecca and Michael share their insights gathered from invaluable research from their respective progressive policy think tanks.
For more from McKell Institute: https://mckellinstitute.org.au/
For more from CEH: https://centreforequitablehousing.org.au/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former researcher with the US based Analyst Institute and Israeli based progressive campaign consultant Will Cubbison.
In Israel this week the right wing coalition government led by Benjamin Netenyahu voted to cut the powers of the independent judiciary, ignoring months of weekly protests by 100,000s of progressive citizens.
Will Cubbison joins us from Israel to discuss the drama from inside Knesset and on the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and the implications this policy will have on the only liberal democracy in the region, as well as what it means for Palestianians, Arab Israelis, the broad left and the Israeli economy.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister of the Arts, Tony Burke.
A long time listener, first time guest, Tony joins the show to chat about his journey from paper boy organiser to politician, touching on some of the important milestones from his 20 years in office.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre, David Epstein.
David joins the show to chat about his political journey from a Labor household to chief of staff in the Rudd government, to executive director of Labor's official think tank - the Chifley Research Centre.
David discusses the role Chifley plays in the development of policy for the movement and how they will facilitate a robust discussion at the upcoming Labor Fringe in Brisbane, which runs as part of the 2023 ALP National Convention
National Conference plays a defining role in the future of our Party and our nation - Please join us at the 49th Australian Labor Party National Conference at the Brisbane Convention Centre from Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 August 2023: https://laborconference.org.au/
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The Chifley Research Centre is the official think tank of the Australian Labor Party dedicated to championing a Labor culture of ideas. Find out more at: https://www.chifley.org.au/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Federal Labor MP Josh Burns, Democratic strategist Jonae Wartel, former ALP Secretary David Feeney for our 200th Episode!
To celebrate our double tonne, Stephen is joined by fan favourites, Josh, Jonae, and David to chat about all things social democrats love to chat about: politics, campaigning, organising, unions, elections and more!
And, in a fun twist, Josh Burns turns the tables on Stephen, taking on the role of interviewer, channelling his best David Speers, and asking Stephen some hard hitting questions.
We’d like to thank all our guests, listeners, and our sponsors for supporting us on this journey to 200 episodes and for helping amplify centre-left voices from around Australia and the world.
We look forward to 200 more!
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Non Executive Director for Cerclos, Lenda Oshalem.
Lenda returns to the show to discuss the 2022 Federal Election campaign review for the ALP National Executive, which she, alongside Greg Combet AM, Craig Emerson, and Sen Linda White, conducted following Labor’s successful campaign in May 2022.
She shares the review’s insights into what worked for the Labor campaign, areas for growth and discusses key recommendations outlined in the review.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by organiser and founder of the Amazon Labor Union, Christian Smalls.
At the height of COVID pandemic, Amazon employee, Christian Smalls went from being an essential worker to unemployed overnight to then attracting international interest when he and his fellow workers became the first to successfully organise an Amazon warehouse facility in the United States.
In this special episode, Chris shares his courageous journey from NBA hoop dreams, to setting up Amazon warehouse facilities across the north east of the United States.
Then Chris’s path in life changed when he led a workout of his fellow workers from the Staten Island facility during the pandemic.
It was his leadership and commitment that led to the founding of the Amazon Labor Union and an historic campaign in this true David and Goliath story.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Youth Convenor for the Australian Republican Movement, Michael Cooney Jr.
Michael joins the show to chat about his role in the Australian Republican Movement, how the movement is progressing in the wake of a changing of the guard in the British monarchy, lessons from the 1999 referendum defeat, and how the Voice referendum can inform a future referendum campaign on becoming a republic.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal at the Progressive Policy Institute, Claire Ainsley.
Claire joins the show to discuss the Project on Centre-Left Renewal and how it aims to make center-left parties more competitive and improve their governing performance.
She also discusses her journey into politics and towards working for the Progressive Policy Institute.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Chief of Staff and Managing Director at Capital NZ, Neale Jones.
Neale dials in from Aotearoa to provide an update on NZ politics as we prepare for the general election on 14 October.
Neale talks about Labour’s new policy direction under new PM, Chris Hipkins, and how he framed Labour’s election campaign at the party’s National Congress held this weekend in Wellington.
He reflects on how New Zealand’s current economic conditions will shape the election campaign, cost of living and framing National-Act alliance as the coalition of cuts.
We also discuss polling, caucus deserters and sausage rolls.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of McKell Victoria, Rebecca Thistleton.
Rebecca breaks down the Andrew’s Government 2023 Victorian State Budget, which was dropped this Tuesday - what's in it, the winners - people, the losers - corporate greed, and what it means for Victoria's economic future.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director at QDOS research group John Armitage and Professor of Political Communication at La Trobe University, Dr Andrea Carson.
John and Andrea join Stephen to discuss the Australian media landscape, the Murdoch Press, its influence on the Liberal party.
In the second half of the show they discuss the Voice to Parliament Referendum and foundations of the two campaigns and their respective propositions to the electorate as we prepare for the historic referendum in the second half of the year .
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson.
Emma returns to the show to unpack the key details from the 2023 Federal Budget which was released earlier this week, such as the notable investments into Health, Energy, Housing, and First Nations.
She also discusses the media’s coverage of the budget, the Opposition’s responses, and the anticipated implications from these new investments (including a projected surplus).
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson.
Emma shares her expectations for the upcoming 2023 Federal Budget, the Albanese Government’s first official budget, and discusses the pressure Treasurer Jim Chalmers is under to provide a budget surplus after inheriting a deficit left by the 12 years of poor economic management from the Liberals.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by ACTU Assistant Secretary Scott Connolly.
Last time Scott was on the show, we were in the middle of lockdowns. Today, Scott returns to chat about the focus the union movement will take under a new Labor government including wage growth, bargaining, organising and training and improving superannuation.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Irish based communications, advocacy, research, policy consultant, David Kitching.
David dials in from Dublin to discuss the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, outlining the historical, international, and political context of the landmark peace agreement - which ended the Troubles. They also discuss US President Joe Biden’s visit to the emerald isle and the contrasting receptions POTUS received from the Irish and English press.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Tik Tok and Twitter political content creator Matt Knox.
Matt aka Comrade_Matt (formerly PoggersMagoo), joins the show to chat about his journey into the world of political Tik Tok, from being relatively shut off to politics in a community sense to creating left wing content himself and cultivating a diverse, politically active audience.
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https://dunnstreet.com.auDunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Tik Tok and Twitter political content creator Matt Knox.
Matt aka Comrade_Matt (formerly PoggersMagoo), joins the show to chat about his journey into the world of political Tik Tok, from being relatively shut off to politics in a community sense to creating left wing content himself and cultivating a diverse, politically active audience.
The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Victorian Labor Campaign Director, David Feeney.
David joins Stephen to mark the historic occasion (this Saturday) as Dan Andrews passes John Cain as the longest serving Labor Premier of Victoria.
They reflect on the legacies of the Cain and Bracks governments that paved the way for Labor to become the dominating force in Victoria politics.
From policy development to campaigning and media management, they discuss how Andrews and his government have been so impactful in shaping state and national politics and made in him the most successful Labor leader in the most progressive state in Australia.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by political director at the CPSU, Rosie Ryan for our final installment in our NSW Election series - the post election day recap.
Rosie returns to unpack Labor’s historic election victory on Saturday night. She recaps the results from election day, where the swings occurred, the key takeaways to come out of Saturday night, and reflects on what a new labor government looks like and what type of internal hell awaits the Liberal Party.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by McKell Institute CEO, Michael Buckland, and political director at the CPSU (community public sector union), Rosie Ryan for our NSW Election Night Battleground Seats Guide.
In the lead up to Saturday’s election, Michael and Rosie break down the key seats Labor needs to win to form a majority government and provide seat by seat analysis. This is the election night form guide for you and the whole family.
Make an impact this election day. Find out how you can volunteer at nswlabor.org.au/volunteer_nsw
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by McKell Institute CEO, Michael Buckland, and political director at the CPSU (community public sector union), Rosie Ryan, for week 2 of our NSW state election weekly recap series.
Michael and Roise break down the Liberal’s campaign launch, along with the controversial policy announcements, namely the Future Fund, the privatisation of Sydney Water, and the noticeable absentees from the event.
They also discuss the shift in media coverage, review the TV campaign creatives from both campaigns, analyse current polling, what to expect from optional preferential voting and how it will determine seats and the potential impact of the TEALs on e-day.
Volunteers are the backbone of every successful grassroot movement and campaign. Find out how you can make a difference this election at nswlabor.org.au/volunteer_nsw
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Secretary of Unions NSW, Mark Morey, for our BONUS NSW Election episode.
It’s Labor Day in Victoria, so who better to have on the show than a unionist? Mark joins the show to chat about his journey in the world of trade unionism, the current issues UnionNSW face, and the outcomes they’d like to see in the upcoming state election.
Union members in NSW are paid more, get better conditions and receive greater protections at work. In the lead up to the NSW state election on March 25, join the Essential Workers Deserve Better campaign and organise to change the government. Find out more at www.workersdeservebetter.com.au
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by McKell Institute CEO, Michael Buckland for our first of four NSW state election weekly recap episodes.
Michael helps set the scene for the remaining 2 weeks of the campaign by discussing the narratives that will shape the debate, the strengths and weaknesses of the two leaders, the seats to watch, and how the media is reporting this campaign.
Volunteers are the backbone of every successful grassroot movement and campaign. Find out how you can make a difference this election at nswlabor.org.au/volunteer_nsw
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly hands over the mic for the third special International Women’s Day edition of Socially Democratic.
Maurice Blackburn’s Liberty Sanger is joined once again by the SDA’s National Assistant Secretary Julia Fox and Minister for Education and Minister for Women, Natalie Hutchins MP, to break down the pressing issues women face in today’s society. From elections to workplace reform, there was much to unpack!
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by union organiser and co-host of Week on Wednesday podcast, Ben Davison.
Ben comes on the show to chat about how there is a gap in the market for good, unabashedly, left wing content in Australia, which Week on Wednesday and Socially Democratic are working together to fill.
He also shares his thoughts on the Aston by-election, Alan Tudge and the Robodebt scandal. They talk about the Voice to Parliament referendum, the NSW state election and Dan Andrews 3,000 days in office.
Volunteer to make history and help Mary Doyle win the seat in Aston for Labor: https://thisislabor.org/volunteer-aston
Be sure to check out the Week on Wednesday at the Adelaide Fringe Festival: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/the-week-on-wednesday-live-with-van-badham-ben-davison-live-podcast-af2023
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Canadian law professor and activist, Dr Julie MacFarlane, and Maurice Blackburn’s Liberty Sanger.
Dr Julie joins the show to discuss the Can’t Buy My Silence campaign which aims to end the misuse of Non Disclosure Agreements, particularly in cases of sexual misconduct.
Julie and Liberty, discuss the failings of self-policing by companies and lawyers and the need for legislative reform to outlaw this practice.
Find out more about the campaign here: https://www.cantbuymysilence.com/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Ardern Chief of Staff and Director at Capital NZ, Neale Jones.
Neale returns to Socially Democratic to discuss the resignation of New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and the factors that contributed to this shock decision.
They discuss her replacement Chris Hipkins, his politics, his strengths and weaknesses and what it all means in the lead up to New Zealand's general election in October this year.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor for Vacro, Abigail Lewis.
Abigail discusses her journey into policy advocacy, breaks down the current challenges with the Victorian justice system, and how organisations like Varco are championing new ideas towards building a justice system that is equitable and yields better outcomes for our society.
Vacro is one of Victoria’s oldest community organizations and the state's only specialist criminal justice reintegration service. Find out how you can get involved to improve people’s lives: https://www.vacro.org.au/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by CEO of VACCHO and proud Gunditjmara woman, Aunty Jill Gallager AO.
In the lead up to the Referendum for Voice to Parliament, Aunty Jill joins the show to break down the journey to this historic moment. She discusses how we move past current controversies around “details” and how we can learn from the incredible progress made by Aboriginal leadership and government on the path to Treaty here in the great state of Victoria.
With your donation, VACCHO can continue to advance the health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Victoria through training, advocacy and support for our 32 Members in the Community-controlled health sector and our mainstream health partners. Support VACCHO: https://www.vaccho.org.au/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Unions NSW Assistant Secretary Thomas Costa.
Thomas discusses Unions NSW successful Combined Rail Unions campaign across the NSW public transport sector; an 18 month long dispute with the NSW state government which came to a head in November last year.
As the lead negotiator, Thomas breaks down the campaign, the challenges they faced - from management’s delaying tactics to switching to online negotiations during COVID lockdowns. He discusses the political and media strategies adopted to pressure the Perrottet government, and his key learnings from this long, protracted but ultimately successful campaign for other unionists to consider for their future campaigns.
Union members in NSW are paid more, get better conditions and receive greater protections at work. In the lead up to the NSW state election on March 25, join the Essential Workers Deserve Better campaign and organise to change the government. Find out more at https://www.workersdeservebetter.com.au/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews.
Fresh from his third successful state election victory, Dan returns to Socially Democratic to discuss the campaign, election night, and how Victorian Labor plans to keep delivering for all Victorians.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s Pop Culture Correspondent, Tess Farrell for our annual Pop Culture Wrap Up.
Returning to the airwaves for the first time in 2023, Stephen and Tess give spoiler free reviews of their favourite shows and movies of 2022, including “Dopesick”, “The Dropout” (both on Hulu here in Australia), and “Maverick”.
Tess also gives her recommendations for essential summer viewing.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by David Kitching for our annual International Politics Year in Review - 2022 edition.
David joins Stephen for our annual International Year in Review episode, to unpack the key moments in global politics that shaped 2022.
David discusses the elections in Europe and Brazil, the conflict in Ukraine, women’s rights with the overturning of Roe v Wade/Dobbs and the protests in Iran, the real impact of climate change, and more.
David also nominates his Social Democrat of the Year for 2022.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing, for our annual State Politics Year in Review - 2022 edition.
Harriet is back for Socially Democratic’s annual tradition, unpacking the year in politics in the most progressive state for 2022.
She gives us an update on her donkey’s before breaking down the key takeaways of Victorian politics, including the Victorian State election.
Harriet also, of course, nominated her State Labor MP (MVP) and Social Democrat of the Year (non-politician) for 2022.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by federal member for Lilley, Queenslander, Anika Wells, and federal member for Macnamara, Josh Burns for our annual Federal Politics Year in Review - 2022 edition.
Josh and Anika keep the Socially Democratic annual tradition alive for the third year in a row. Together they unpack the year that was 2022, and boy, it was a big one.
They discuss the Federal Election, which saw not only the return of a Labor government, but an influx of women and POC/Indigenous members to the Parliament, the end of the Liberal’s decade in government.
Anika and Josh share their highlights from a huge six months of achievements in federal politics, and of course, nominate their Federal Labor MP (MVP) and Social Democrat of the Year (non-politician) for 2022.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined once again by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s Post 2022 VIC ELECTION review!
Emma and David are back for the final time in 2022 to break down the results from Saturday’s election, including how Labor’s coalition of voters delivered again, quality candidates made the difference, how the Greens and Teals failed, how the media and political pundits got it so horribly wrong, and how Dan Andrews cemented his legacy as the greatest Victorian Labor leader by securing a third term for Labor. Plus our key take-aways for how Labor can build on this electoral dynasty.
Thank you also to all the supporters who joined in the livestream last Saturday night. That was fun!
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined again by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s 2022 VIC ELECTION ELECTION EVE WRAP!
Emma and David are back again to prepare you all for the big day on Saturday when Victoria decides.
This week the pair break down the final stretch as both parties get ready for Saturday, the Sky News Debate between Dan Andrews and Matthew Guy, which battleground seats to watch on Saturday night and as usual - media coverage and our nominees for Tory With A Typewriter.
This election is going to come down to a handful of votes in a handful of battleground seats. That’s why we need your voice. Here are 3 things you can do to help.
Knock on 20 doors this Friday night and chase those final voters for Labor. Sign up for a shift here. https://thisislabor.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Make GOTV calls on Saturday morning to make sure Labor voters turn out to vote. Register here: http://danandrews.com.au/vol
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Socially Democratic is teaming up with Week On Wednesday for a VIC STATE ELECTION NIGHT PARTY livestream. Featuring the best, centre-left biased insights, analysis, and a plethora of amazing guests this is gearing up to a big election night. Streaming live at 7pm, Tomorrow Night! :
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined again by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s first weekly recap of the 2022 Victorian State election campaign.
Emma and David return for week 2 of Socially Democratic’s weekly wraps of the 2022 Victorian State Election Coverage.
This week, the pair break down: Sunday’s campaign launch by Labor and the Tories, and wonder how Matthew Guy and the Liberals will keep the lights on, the IBAC investigation into Matthew Guy, the undoing of the preference whisper, mailbag questions, prepping for Tuesday’s debate and as usual - media coverage and our nominees for Tory With A Typewriter.
Emma and David will be back next week for Socially Democratic’s Election Eve Preview!
Volunteer 2 hours of your time to a local Labor campaign in a battleground seat. Sign up for a shift here. https://thisislabor.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Socially Democratic is teaming up with Week On Wednesday for a VIC STATE ELECTION NIGHT PARTY livestream. Featuring the best, centre-left biased insights, analysis, and a plethora of amazing guests this is gearing up to a big election night. Streaming live at 7pm on the 26th November: https://fb.me/e/froTyqyf7
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant and former campaign manager for the successful 2021 Georgia Senate run-offs, Jonae Wartel.
Following up from last month's Midterms preview, Jonae is back to unpack the results. She breaks down the key wins and losses, where the voters turned out, and how the Democrats managed to maintain the Senate and stave off a wipe out in the House (a historical result for Democrats).
Jonae also looks forward to the Georgia Run-Off between Senator Warnock and the GOPs Hershel Walker.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s first weekly recap of the 2022 Victorian State election campaign.
Emma and David are back! And they join Stephen in unpacking the state election campaign thus far, breaking down the latest policy announcements, polls, and media meltdown.
Socially Democratic’s 2022 State Election coverage continues next Friday when Emma and David return for more of the campaign analysis you love!
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Irish based communications, advocacy, research, policy consultant, David Kitching.
It’s been a minute since we checked in with how things are going on in the UK and, boy, has a lot changed. Thankfully, David returns to the show to fill us in on the revolving door of Prime Ministers the British have had in the past few months and the broader implications this has had on UK politics.
David shares his thoughts on the events which lead to the controversial resignations of not just one but two Prime Ministers, who the new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is and what his policies are, and how the Labor Party fared in all this commotion.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Head of Government and External Engagement at UNICEF Australia, Elliot Stein.
Elliot joins the show to break down the Albanese government’s first Federal Budget, cos that’s what you get to do when you win elections.
Elliot unpacks the key details of the budget and what implications it will have on the Australian economy as we negotiate uncertain economic conditions heading into 2023.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant and former campaign manager for the successful 2021 Georgia Senate run-offs, Jonae Wartel
Jonae provides us with her insider preview on the Democrats prospects in the upcoming Midterm elections this November.
With less than 18 days till polling day, Jonae discusses the impact the Biden administration’s recent policy wins (and promises kept) will have on voter turnout and if the controversies from the Republican candidates and Trump will depress the vote among the GOP base.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Assistant to the President at the Retail, Wholesale Department Store Union (RWDSU), Jessica Garcia.
In a follow up to last year’s episode with Lawrence Ben on the union’s campaign to unionise an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, Jessica fills us in on the progress the union has made in its campaign to help Amazon workers unionise.
Jessica also discusses the union’s work with NY agricultural workers, cannabis workers in the new and thriving industry, and the growing movement of American workers voting to unionise and what this trend tells us about the perception of unions in American society.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama Speechwriter, Terry Szuplat.
Terry discusses his upbringing in Massachusetts, in particular his introduction to speech writing via a JFK speech compilation gifted to him by his mother, and how it influenced him to become a voice for others.
He details how he crafts speeches for many different people, most notably President Barack Obama during his tenure, and how stories can influence and inspire people in even the most dour times.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Australian writer, activist, and co-host of the weekly podcast Week on Wednesday, Van Badham.
Van discusses her time in student politics and how these wild experiences influenced her evolution into a successful activist, playwright, and journalist.
She chats about her work researching conspiracy theories and, in celebration of the Melbourne Writers Festival, which kicks off this week, about her bestselling non-fiction book, “Qanon and On”.
The Week on Wednesday is going to be live at Melbourne Fringe Festival! Get tickets here: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-week-on-wednesday-live/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union, Michael Kaine.
Qantas is regarded as a cultural icon and for many a source of national pride. However, under the leadership of Alan Joyce, the red roo’s reputation has been tarnished with cuts to staff, outsourcing to labour hire, all the while taking pandemic payments and dishing out directors bonuses.
On this week’s episode Michael returns to discuss how Qantas’ got to be in this situation, the unchecked power Joyce wields and the impact it’s having on its long term, dedicated workers and loyal customers.
Find out how you can become a TWU member here: https://www.twu.com.au/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the director of the Sydney Policy Lab at the University of Sydney, Kate Brennan.
Does Labor have a “religion” problem? And does the Church have a problem with politics?
Kate draws from her experience in public policy and leading christian organisations to unpack these questions and explore the historic and at times disconnected relationship between people of faith, their institutions and the world of politics.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Associate Professor in the Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Dr Andrea Carson.
Andrea returns to the show to break down the Australian Media's performance and its role within the Federal Election, as she did back in 2019, except this time after a victory.
Andrea shares her expertise on the media and the role that it plays in politics, discusses the accuracy of the polls, and how the parties media strategies varied from one another.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Senator for Victoria, Jana Stewart.
Jana shares her story, from growing up in Swan Hill to working with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency and the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Nat Hutchins. The Senator explains how her life experiences and family influences shaped her into the proud Mutthi Mutthi and Wamba Wamba woman she is today.
Outlining her goals as a new Senator, she discusses her areas of policy focus including women, family, children, race, privilege, and regional equity access and how she will navigate her role to achieve positive outcomes in these areas.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic campaign strategist and organizer, Katie Parsons.
Katie calls in from Chicago, IL to breakdown the last few months of politics in the United States.
Starting with the Supreme Court’s latest Dobbs v Jackson ruling, she unpacks the reversal of Roe v Wade and the national response, including the amazing turn out of Kansan voters who voted to protect abortion rights in their state.
She also discusses why, despite the Democrats many wins in recent cycles, it feels like they’re losing, so what do we expect from House and Senate races in this November midterms?
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the freshly re-elected member for MacNamara, Labor’s Josh Burns.
Josh joins Stephen to give a brief post election debrief, mainly how the close race for the seat of MacNamara was won and how he correctly predicted Labor winning the seat of Higgins, followed by a recap of the first sitting week of parliament under the Albanese government.
Josh unpacks the goings on of the sitting week, including the first speeches from new faces, the key issues brought to parliament, and how the Liberals are acclimatizing to the opposition benches.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by two former Victorian ALP branch secretaries, Erik Locke and David Feeney.
Erik and David break down the findings and recommendations from the Bracks/Macklin review into branch stacking, cultural and structural reform and where Labor failed to act. They unpack last week’s final report by the IBAC/Ombudsman and their public investigation into the misuse of public monies within ministerial and electorate offices following the 60 minutes report into the matter back in June 2020.
They also discuss the media reporting of this saga and their obsession with trying to link the story with Premier Dan Andrews despite all the evidence to the contrary.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Betoota Advocate and Decode’s Wendell Hussey.
Wendell chats about the Betoota Advocate and their rise from rural conservative newspaper to national media juggernaut. He discusses how Betoota’s new podcast, “Decode”, aims to break down federal politics for everyday Australians who want something a little bit different.
Wendell also talks about how the media covered the federal election, how the mainstream platforms need to be held accountable to journalistic standards, and how the internet has changed the way people interact with news.
Warning: Many F-Bombs Throughout
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Chairwoman for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA), Esther-Mirjam Sent.
Esther shares how she was raised in a political household, her parents sharing their passion for activism with her, as well as how exploring her interest in economics led to a career in the Dutch government and into the role of Chairwoman of the PvdA.
Esther also shares her insights into the PvdA’s history, the current challenges the party faces, and a wider view into the European political landscape, particularly for social democratic parties.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Leader of the Irish Labour Party, Ivana Bacik.
Ivana shares her story, from student activism fighting for women’s abortion rights, teaching law, to her entry into politics and her recent election to Leader of the Labour Party.
She remarks on the poignant progressive changes Ireland has taken in recent years, such as the same sex marraige and abortion referendums, and how progressive issues remain at the forefront of Irish Politics (avoiding the regression that countries like the US face).
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former WA Labor Assistant Secretary and Senior Partner at Newgate, Lenda Oshalem, for our final post election breakdown; this time tackling the great state of Western Australia.
Lenda reflects on the major structural and cultural changes WA Labor undertook years ago that laid the foundations for the successes on election night, which helped get the Albanese government to the magical number 76.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by SA Labor Secretary, Aemon Bourke, and Managing Director of Defiance, Jack Milroy.
In the penultimate episode of our state by state Federal Post Election Breakdowns, Aemon and Jack join Stephen in covering the results in South Australia and Tasmania.
First up, Aemon unpacks the great results in SA, where Labor won the elusive seat of Boothby and almost jagged the seat of Sturt.
Jack follows, breaking down the tough campaign in the Apple Isle, the mixed reactions, the swings against the party across the state and what that could mean looking forward to 2025.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director at Hawker Britton, Elliot Stein.
In the next chapter of our 2022 federal election breakdowns, we head to New South Wales, where Elliot unpacks Labor’s gains and the Liberal’s losses.
Elliot also discusses voter fatigue with Morrison and Covid and the role that played in their voting habits, the impact of the Greens Political Party and the independent’s campaign, and “what happened in Fowler?”
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of the McKell Institute, Ryan Batchelor.
Continuing our state by state breakdown of the 2022 federal election, Ryan joins the show to unpack the results in Victoria, and how the Massachusetts of Australian politics achieved an even higher watermark for Labor seats.
Ryan discusses the key to Labor’s gains and the warning signs for Labor’s primary across metropolitan Melbourne. The importance of regional seats for Labor’s long term success and the key learnings from these results with respect to the Victorian state election this November.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director of Acanta Strategies and former Secretary for Queensland Labor, Evan Moorhead.
As part of a state by state breakdown of the election, Evan joins the show to unpack what happened in the sunny state of Queensland, how voters voted and why, and where to from here for Labor.
Evan analyses the wins and loses, why Labor had swings in outer Brisbane but lost in the inner city, and why Labor continues to be strong at a state level, yet struggles to make gains at federal elections.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney.
After 6 weeks of covering the Federal Election, Emma and David return one last time to unpack Labor’s victory, election day itself and all the events surrounding it.
Stephen, Emma, and David, in true organiser style, break down the pluses, deltas, and takeaways of the Labor campaign state by state.
They also revel in the Liberal Party’s defeat and its shift to the right, breaking down where they lost voters, and discuss the role the media played in not covering this election.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s FINAL weekly recap of the 2022 federal election campaign.
For the last time before E-Day, David and Emma unpack the latest events in the campaign, starting with the Liberal Party’s campaign launch in Brisbane earlier this week, where they finally made policy announcements, including the “Raiding Workers Retirement Scheme”, as well as discussing Albo’s NPC address.
Together they also look at the now infamous rugby tackle from “Bulldozer” Morrison, Paul Murray’s unsurprisingly bigoted of mic rant, the latest polls, make their final TWAT nomination, and give their final predictions toward the outcome of the election.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser, Stephen Donnelly, was joined by a panel of political campaign experts including Lenda Oshalem, Elliot Stein, Linus Power MP, and David Feeney for this special Federal Election bonus episode to break down the key battleground seats that are Labor’s pathway to government.
This is the form guide you will need for election night. What seats do Labor need to hold? What seats are Labor competitive in and will they flip it? Can Labor get to 76, and what is the path? And what are the issues shaping these campaigns and what is the word on the ground that gives us an insight into election night results.
On this bonus final week episode, we have brought together Labor people with decades of campaign and machine politics experience to help us do the math in this monster episode.
Starting in the premier state, Hawker Britton Director, Elliot Stein gives us the inside running on the seats Labor need to retain and gain in NSW.
Former ALP Campaign Director David Feeney unpacks South Australia, Tasmania and the Massachusetts of Australian politics - Victoria.
All eyes are on our comrades in the west, and former WA Labor Assistant Secretary Lenda Oshalem walks us through which seats Labor hopes to win back from the Libs.
And finally we head to Brisbane and former ALP National Organiser Linus Power takes us through the complexity of Queensland politics and where Labor can finally make a dent into the conservative stranglehold in the sunshine state.
This is the second last episode in our federal series in the lead up to E-Day, with the final (pre-election) campaign recap with David and Emma going live this Thursday night.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s weekly recap of the 2022 federal election campaign.
Once again Emma and David dive into the week that was, starting with the final two leader debates (or lack thereof), unpacking channel 9 and 7’s coverage, the lack of moderation, the schmozzle of a voting service provided by channel 9, the post debate debacles, and key takeaways from both leaders.
They consider how the cost of living and wages narrative will shape the final days of the campaign, unpack the latest run of campaign ads from both major parties, and look at the latest polls and consider the impact Palmer United Party could have on election day in battleground seats.
Emma and David will return next week for the final installment of Federal Election Campaign Recaps before E-Day. If you have a question for Emma or David, post it on Dunn Street’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Linkedin.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by digital campaigner and Managing Director of Defiance, Jack Milroy.
With both parties shifting significant campaign dollars to beef up their online presence, Jack draws on his online campaign experience with leading progressive organisations in Australia and Canada, to discuss the digital campaign at this federal election.
Jack details the evolution of digital campaigning in liberal democracies and the tools available to campaigners in modern campaign strategy.
He outlines how tasks like fundraising and recruitment work in a digital environment and the key strategies campaigners use to adapt to the ever changing digital landscape.
Jack also weighs in on the ongoing debate around how effective digital is as a persuasion tool and the performance of the ALP and Liberal’s digital campaigns.
You can learn more about digital campaigning by signing up for the Defiance email newsletter at https://defiancedigital.co/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s weekly recap of the 2022 federal election campaign.
It was a big week with Labor officially launching their campaign, new policy announcements made, a federal interest rate rise, and a Treasurers debate. And we recap it all.
Emma and David also discuss the impact early voting has on campaign and comms strategies, we review the media’s performance, give our nominations for Tory With A Typewriter (TWAT), and answer your listener questions.
Emma and David will be back next week for the next installment of Federal Election Campaign Recaps. If you have a question for Emma or David, post it on Dunn Street’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Linkedin.
To volunteer on a local campaign for Labor at the federal election sign up at www.alp.org.au
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by fellow podcasters, Labor activist, Ben Davison and Guardian columnist, Van Badham, for a special crossover episode: Socially Democratic meets The Week On Wednesday.
Ben, Van, and Stephen join forces to unpack the midpoint of the 2022 Federal Election campaign, sharing their thoughts on the campaign so far, the performance of both party leaders, the impact of media coverage on voters, and the shift in campaign strategies as early voting begins on Monday 9 May.
They also discuss what to expect in the second half of the campaign, highlighting the very real issues Australians are facing economically thanks to interest rate hikes, stagnant wages, rising costs of living, and how Labor can win those undecided and persuadable voters leading up to election day.
Be sure to support Ben and Van and check out more of The Week On Wednesday: https://apple.co/3s8250U
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s third weekly recap of the 2022 federal election campaign.
From record high inflation figures to the Solomon Islands policy disaster, this week Emma and David discuss the terrible week of campaigning from the Coalition.
In contrast, we unpack a great week for Labor. While Anthony Albanese campaigned from isolation, his shadow cabinet team of Richard Marles, Penny Wong, Jason Clare and Kristina Keneally stepped up to the plate with on-message performances in front of the media.
We also analyse the latest 30 second negative ad from the Labor campaign, the latest national opinion polls and how the media have behaved this week.
They also answer your listener questions - if you have a question for Emma or David, post it on Dunn Street’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Linkedin.
The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s second weekly recap of the 2022 federal election campaign.
Emma and David unpack the week that was including the first leaders debate which was held in Queensland on Wednesday night. They discuss the risks and rewards these debates have on the campaign, as well as analyse the performance of both leaders.
They also give their thoughts into the advertising strategy of both parties, the impact the deal between the Solomon Islands and China would have on the Coalition’s image, current polling numbers, and the media’s election coverage (including this week’s Tory with a Typewriter award).
Emma and David also answer listener questions. If you have any questions for Emma and David, be sure to check out the Dunn Street Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin pages.
The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson, and former Federal Member for Batman, David Feeney, for Socially Democratic’s first of our weekly episode recaps of the 2022 federal election campaign.
Emma and David bring their expertise and insights into the discussion of the opening week of the 2022 campaign, analyzing how the Albanese Labor opposition set themselves up heading into this election from a policy standpoint and the critical voting blocks Labor are targeting.
Together, they also discuss the media’s coverage of the campaign so far, including the gotcha questions, and comparing the two campaign ads dropped by both Labor and the Liberals this week.
Socially Democratic’s coverage of the 2022 federal election continues next week when Emma and David return to the show every Friday through to May 21.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Irish based communications, advocacy, research, policy consultant, David Kitching.
For our belated St Patricks’s Day episode, David discusses the impact of Britain leaving the European common market on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom.
They discuss the prospect, timelines and barriers that exist in achieving Irish unity both north and south of the border and among the communities in the six occupied counties.
And finally David discusses Labour’s recent come-from-behind win in the Dublin Bay South by-election and how Labour can build on this result heading towards the national elections.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former communications advisor to the Labour/Labor Government's of Tony Blair and Julia Gillard, John McTernan.
John returns to the show to give us an update on UK politics and the Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s performance two years after taking on the role.
With Labour leading in successive national polls, John discusses the progress of restoring the Labour Party as a credible alternative government and its standing in voter-land following the Corbyn disaster.
John also gives his thoughts on the current state of the Boris Johnston government and the crisis the Conservative Party find themselves in.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former federal member for Adelaide and bestselling author Kate Ellis, for an emergency mid-week episode!
Kate and Stephen try and keep the lid on while unpacking the recent Adelaide Advertiser-YouGov poll that has things looking good for current opposition leader Peter Malinauskas and SA Labor.
Kate gives her analysis of the election campaign thus far, where Labor has made gains on the government and shares her thoughts on what to expect of South Australian voters as they take to the polls this Saturday.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Maurice Blackburn’s Liberty Sanger, SDA’s Julia Fox, and Victorian Labor MP Nat Hutchins for our annual International Women’s Day mic handover.
Catching up 12 months later from the first handover, Liberty, Julia, and Nat return to Socially Democratic to follow up on the issues discussed last year and unpack the current issues facing women today.
They discuss the relevance of International Women’s Day, debating whether it is celebrated appropriately or used as a PR stunt, the key issues that will matter to women this election year, including the gender pay gap, safety in the workplace and at home, the impact of the pandemic, and the abuse of women candidates in local elections.
They also discuss the challenges of raising young men in a gendered world, the gendered impact of rostering and the problems with childcare, and what they hope to see changed in the next twelve months.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Democratic consultant, Jonae Wartel.
Jonae unpacks the first 12 months of the Biden Administration and its key policy successes achieved thus far. She gives us an update on the progress of the Jan 6 committee and the ongoing impact that the insurrection has on the Biden administration’s ability to govern.
Jonae also gives her insights on the Democrats prospects leading into this year’s midterms, the challenges candidates and organisers will need to overcome at a local and national level in order to secure the best possible outcomes in November.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by SA Weekend writer and Obsessive fan of Celtic, Redlegs and Swans, Michael McGuire.
With the 2022 South Australian State Election being held next month, Michael gives his insights into the key issues both parties will campaign on including covid, healthcare and public transport.
He compares the leadership styles of Liberal Premier Steven Marshall and Labor’s Peter Malinauskas and Michael unpacks which target seats Labor must flip in order to win government.
BONUS chat for all the Tim Alloys out there, Michael and Stephen discuss Ange Postecoglou’s first season at the helm of Celtic and how the season is panning out.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Dave Clark from Point Blank: a Canadian campaign agency that partners with the New Democratic Party - sister party of the ALP.
With the “Freedom Convoy” of anti-mandate/vaccine truckers clogging up streets and disrupting supply lines between Canada and the US, Dave explains how this has impacted life in Ottawa and the larger political implications it has nationally.
Dave discusses how an Englishman came to be involved in campaigning in Canada, the difference between the New Democratic Party and the Canadian Liberal Party, and the outcomes of the recent snap elections.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by federal member for Lilley, Labor’s Anika Wells.
Anika joins Stephen fresh from attending the National Press Club in Canberra, where Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame gave impassioned addresses on gender violence and sexual harassment, to give her opinions on the mood at the Press Club, the takeaways from Higgins and Tame’s speeches, and their interactions from the press.
She remarks on how Higgins and Tame’s addresses will have a huge impact on the public discussion on systemic issues affecting women, at work and home, and how it highlights the failings of the Morrison government in addressing them.
Anika discusses the run up to the election, speculating when it will be called, how Scott Morrison’s latest scandals influence both the election date and the public’s sentiment towards him, and what Labor needs to do to give itself the best chance of success in 2022.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former economic adviser to the Rudd/Gillard Government and managing director at Accenture Australia, Amit Singh.
After joining Stephen back in early 2020 to share his predictions about how COVID would impact Australia’s economy, Amit returns to Socially Democratic to share his thoughts on the actual outcomes of the pandemic two years on.
In his previous interview Amit broke down his predictions into three phases: Response, Recovery, and Repositioning.
In this episode, Amit unpacks Australia’s economic performance, the pros and cons of Australia’s response, the impact of lockdowns on economic recovery, and what challenges and opportunities the pandemic has presented governments to reposition Australia’s economy for the long term, identifying the type of “new normal” we Australians should live with.
We may also talk NFL and Tom Brady at the end.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor government media advisor, researcher, and fellow Aussies for Obama alum, Matt Nurse.
Matt discusses his current PhD research investigating the COVID-19 science communication infodemic, what misinformation is and how it can impact communities, particularly in negative ways.
He describes how his experience working in communications, and the misinformation he encountered, influenced his decision to pursue this research and shares his findings thus far.
Matt also gives his opinions on how to curb the spread of misinformation and to help better inform people.
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by co-chair of the First People’s Assembly of Victoria, Marcus Stewart.
Catching up since his last interview back in March last year, Marcus reflects on how and why the First Peoples Assembly got started and updates us on the negotiations for a Treaty between the First People’s Assembly of Victoria and Victorian State Government.
Marcus also shares his thoughts on the relevance of Australia/Invasion Day and gives his perspective on the impact of the debate to change the date.
Find out how you can get involved with the First People's Assembly here: https://www.firstpeoplesvic.org/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by cricket commentator, sports journalist, and former political advisor, Adam Collins.
After a brief chat about the 2021/22 Ashes series, Adam gives the rundown as to how a group of die-hard Hawthorn Hawks fans went from chatting on online forums to leading the charge as part of the Hawks for Change historic and successful campaign.
He unpacks how Hawks for Change, a grassroots movement founded by fans and supported by Dunn Street, organised thousands of Hawks members across the country to mobilise and seek change by electing Ian Silk in a landslide election onto the club board, enabling them to finally have a direct say in the democratic process of electing board members.
You can find Adam on the “Final Word” and “The Greatest Season That Was…” podcasts.
If you’re a Hawks fan looking to have a say in the future of your club, join Hawks For Change: https://hawksforchange.org/
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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly this week switches it up and becomes the interviewee for a change, joining founder of Fireside Agency and host of StoryCraft podcast - Ben Hart, for their final episode of StoryCraft, season one.
Stephen talks about the rise of public narrative theory in politics, how Dan Andrews deftly used it to become the first Victorian Opposition leader in 60 years to defeat a one-term government, and why it can also be a potent organising tool for anyone trying to lead others through conditions of uncertainty.
Looking for more on the art, craft and science of storytelling? Check out other great podcast episodes of The Story: https://the-story.media/. Follow The Story on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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On this week's episode of Socially Democratic, Stephen was joined by Harriet Shing in what is now officially a yearly tradition - the State Politics Year in Review.
Starting off with an update on Harriet’s miniature donkeys, Harriet dissects the year that was 2021.
First touching on COVID 2.0 - Delta Outbreak and the Two Major Lockdowns that followed - then Victoria Parliament’s historic passing of legislation banning Gay Conversion Therapy, and Dan Andrews fall which tested the depth of the ministry and the insanity of the opposition.
Rounding out the year Harriet also unpacks the Liberal Party’s public lurch towards right wing fringe and conspiracy politics, the ongoing anti-lockdown/vaccine protests, and the passing of the Pandemic Response Bill.
As the last episode of 2021, Stephen and the team at Socially Democratic would like to wish our guests and listeners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Socially Democratic will be back in 2022 for season four(!) in January.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former campaign director for Jacinda Ardern's successful landslide election in 2020 and now Public Relations Director at Capital NZ, Hayden Munro.
Starting with New Zealand, Hayden discusses Jacinda Ardern’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Heading across the Pacific to the United States, we review the Biden Administration’s first year, the fallout from the Jan 6 insurrection, and how the recent gubernatorial elections could impact the 2022 midterms for the Dems.
Leaping across the Atlantic, we reflect on a post-Corbyn UK Labour recovery under the leadership of Keir Starmer, as well as the outcomes from the recent climate talks in Glasgow. We wrap things up in Canada with the Liberals re-election of the Trudeau government at the September general election.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by federal member for Lilley, Queenslander, Anika Wells, and federal member for Macnamara, Josh Burns once again for our annual Federal Politics Year in Review - 2021 edition.
Together Anika and Josh unpack what has been an absolutely crazy year for Australian politics, starting with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as it rolled over from 2020 to 2021, followed by the revelations of the toxic culture towards women working in Federal Parliament, made shockingly evident by the Brittany Higgins experiences.
Anika and Josh also discuss the botched vaccine rollout and fight for better quarantine facilities, the end of Jobkeeper, the spam-demic attributed to the United Australia Party, and Morrisons lacklustre reputation internationally following a controversial submarine deal.
To wrap up the review, they share their key highlights from 2021 and plans going ahead in 2022.
The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s Pop Culture Correspondent, Tess Farrell for our annual Pop Culture Wrap Up.
Stephen and Tess review HBO’s “White Lotus”, Disney’s “Only Murders in the Building”, HBO’s latest season of “Succession” (with Spoilers), and the latest Bond film to hit the big screen “No Time To Die” (with Spoilers!!!!!!!).
In this monster wrap up episode, they discuss the strengths of these shows, what tanked and why, and which characters vote Labor.
They also recommend their “must watch” TV for Summer 2022.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Victorian State Premier Dan Andrews.
With 12 months out from the 2022 State election, and as Victorians begin to enjoy the hard won freedoms following a winter lockdown, Premier Andrews reflects on the shared experiences of the Victorian community and the sacrifices they made over the past 2 years to enable us to come through this incredible challenge.
He also talks about the critical role of community leadership, the rise of truth vs fiction in political debate, and what policy mix social democratic parties need to succeed.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union, Michael Kaine.
Michael discusses how, with Australian states opening up post lockdowns, the Australian transport industry is in crisis and explains how international businesses like Amazon and Uber are exploiting Australian workers, enabled by existing archaic industrial regulations and laws.
Michael explains how the TWU are taking the fight to Amazon, the gig economy, and the airline industry, detailing the steps the union needs to take in order to protect workers and create a system that works for employees.
Find out how you can be a part of the TWU here: https://www.twu.com.au/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Washington DC based Democratic consultant and Obama campaign alum, Jonae Wartel.
Inspired by the HBO documentary series “Obama: In pursuit of a more perfect union”, Jonae joins Stephen in revisiting the Obama years, reflecting on his legacy - in particular the impact the Obama campaign had on them both, and thousands like them, as emerging organisers.
Jonae unpacks the 08 and 12 OFA campaigns and examines why they were so transformational for many people engaging in politics for the first time and how Obama took grassroots organising mainstream.
Jonae also reflects on the complex bridge between white and black America that Obama sought to navigate as the first president of colour.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by NSW Labor Leader and member for Kogarah, Chris Minns.
Chris discusses his ascension to the leadership of the NSW Labor Party, his constructive and, at times, conciliatory approach to the role of opposition during the recent 108 day lockdown, and details what kind of leader he aims to be for the people of NSW.
Chris also shares his thoughts on where the government failed in its duty to govern for all NSW citizens, how NSW Labor will contrast itself with the new Perrottet NSW state government and the changes he aims to implement to secure Labor’s victory at the March 2023 state election.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by US politics regular Sam Schniedman.
Off-cycle election season is in the air and Sam unpacks which races to keep an eye on this November, with a particular focus on Sam’s home state, Virginia.
Sam breaks down the candidates running, the context in which these elections are taking place, and dives into the issues of the American economy, voter enthusiasm and Democrat’s legislative agenda and its impact on the election outcome.
They also discuss the reason for the current gridlock in passing the infrastructure and social welfare bills through congress and the latest attack on Roe v Wade.
And it’s Octobah, so look out for some post-season baseball chat to wrap things up. Go Sox!
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by American researcher and data analyst, Will Cubbison.
As a former researcher with the US based Analyst Institute and a wealth of experience campaigning around the world, Will shares his extensive knowledge of data analysis, political behaviour, and organising - including how to get people to vote and to adapt after a losing campaign, drawing from his experience from the Hillary 2016 campaign in particular.
Now living in Israel, Will also shares his perspective on the vaccine rollout in Israel, the impact of the Delta strain outbreak, and gives his evaluation of the new Unity Government.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by National President of Australian Young Labor, Ali Amin.
Ali responds to John Curtin Research Centre executive director, Nick Dyrenfurth's assertion that Young Labor is “too like the Greens,” with a narrow inner-city, tertiary educated, middle-class membership lacking diversity.
Ali shares his story from refugee to student activist fighting Chris Pine’s education cuts, to becoming the President of Australian Young Labor.
He also gives his thoughts on how Young Labor can energise its base in the lead up to the Federal Election next (this?) year.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Assistant Secretary for Australian Labor, Jen Light.
Jen discusses her journey in Labor politics, including moments in her life which shaped her interests and values as a social democrat, as well as her experience as an Organiser with Labor.
Jen reflects on how young people engage with politics and gives her thoughts on how best to organise young Australians into democratic politics.
And with the upcoming Federal Election approaching, Jen discusses how covid, data, digital, field and Scott Morrison will play a role in Labor’s national campaign.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by federal member for Griffith, Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water, and former Student Unity alum, Terri Butler.
In the spirit of the Marshall Ganz teachings of Public Narrative and Story of Self, Terri discusses her journey from a kid growing up in FNQ to student activist (one for the stu-pol folks circa 1997), to lawyer and then public office.
As it is Socially Democratic’s “Women in Politics” month, Terri discusses the landmark Respect@Work report and the Morrison Government’s missed opportunity to address workplace sexual harassment, she ask’s what it takes to get punted from the Ministry (because clearly anonymous payments for a Minister’s legal fees is ok) and unpacks the cost of tearing up an over-budget French submarine contract to replace it with a more expensive UK/US one.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Digital Manager for Premier Dan Andrews, now a Social Media, Digital Strategy & Content Consultant, Eloise Young.
Eloise shares her journey into political digital communications and discusses how online strategy and comms has evolved, how it has become such a powerful engagement tool, how digital campaigning differs from the traditional means, and what makes a strong social media presence.
Eloise draws from her wealth of experience working across platforms building Premier Dan Andrews’ highly successful online presence.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Washington Bureau chief for the ABC, journalist, and author Zoe Daniel.
Zoe discusses the current situation in Afghanistan as the US ends its 20 year war in the region and the relationship between journalists and the locals who risk life and limb to assist reporters in getting important stories out to the world.
And, in celebration of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Zoe also discusses the evolution of journalism and writing in the social media age, and gives her insight into Trump’s political future drawing from her experience writing “Greetings from Trumpland.”
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by senior public servant, policy expert and author, Andrew Wear.
Andrew returns to the show to discuss his latest book, “Recovery: How we can create a better, brighter future after a crisis.”
Andrew argues that Australia needs to lift its gaze beyond the pandemic and set up the foundations for a more prosperous and resilient future, anticipating future crises. And does so by analysing past examples of countries who have recovered and prospered after a crisis, such as the New Deal and Reconstruction.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former ALP National Organiser and the current Labor MP for the Queensland state seat of Logan, Linus Power.
Linus shares his thoughts on the Queensland experience of COVID, attitudes towards it’s recent outbreaks and lockdowns, and the handling of the pandemic by the Palaszczuk government.
Stephen and Linus evaluate the contrasting performance of Labor in the Sunshine State at state and federal elections and the reasons why Labor has performed so poorly since 2010. Linus reflects on his transition from organiser to public office, reminiscing on his organising roots, the parallels between the two roles.
And finally they talk about the resurgence of their beloved Celtic under new manager, Australia’s own - Ange Postecoglou!!!!
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Australian trade union organiser - now based in New York and the National Political Coordinator for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), Lawerence Ben.
Lawrence discusses the recent RDWSU campaign to unionise Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama - a campaign which faced serious resistance, including union busting tactics and intimidation of workers at the ballot box, from management.
He gives us an insight into the organising strategy and tactics the union deployed in this industrial fist-fight, why they chose to unionise in Alabama, and the key takeaways from an ultimately unsuccessful campaign.
Lawrence also gives an overview of US industrial laws and regulations that guide employers/employee relations and how difficult it is for unions to represent and collectively bargain for workers.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Assistant Secretary from the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Scott Connolly.
Scott discusses the ACTU’s first virtual congress, and how the ACTU’s pushed the federal government into introducing Job Keeper and the need for Job Keeper 2.0.
Scott also talks about the growth in union membership in various sectors, the fight to organise and advance wages and conditions for the expanding gig economy, and how unions are tackling global multinationals on Australian soil.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Federal Member for Bruce, Labor’s Julian Hill.
Coming out of Melbourne’s 5th lockdown, Julian discusses Australia’s lacklustre vaccine rollout plan, with its shifting targets and mixed messaging, as we limp towards herd immunity and a “new normal.”
He also reflects the absence of leadership from the Morrison government in implementing a national quarantine system, and how it has pitted the states against one another instead of uniting the country in this moment of crisis.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the CEO of The McKell Institute, Michael Buckland.
For our 100th episode, Michael discusses the current COVID outbreak in New South Wales, did the hubris of the Berejiklian Government lead to this NSW wave, and does the government have a clear plan to reduce the case numbers down to zero?
Michael shares McKell research highlighting the social and economic impact of COVID, he discusses the federal government’s policy disaster that is the vaccine roll out, and they both consider the federal election implications in NSW.
We would like to say thank you to our dedicated listeners for all their support throughout our first 100 episodes as well as our fantastic guests who donated their time to share their passion and stories. We couldn’t have gotten this far without you! And we look forward to the next 100 episodes!
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the National Assistant Secretary, Julia Fox from the SDA - the only Union that represents retail, fast food and warehouse workers.
Julia paints a bleak picture when discussing the impact covid, customer violence, gender inequality, delayed wage increases and sexual harassment has had on retail and fast food workers and what the SDA and its 210,000 members are doing to address it.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Organiser for OFA, former Senior Political Director for Color of Change, now running his own campaign/community organising consultancy - Kwesi Chappin
On this July 4 long weekend, Kwesi discusses the United States of America post Trump and 6 months into the Biden presidency, unpacking various aspects of American life. From healthcare, democracy, infrastructure, employment, and justice, Kwesi gives his perspective as not only an American citizen and person of colour, but as a community organiser looking to make positive, progressive change to the great republic.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined again by Victorian Labor MP for the Eastern Region, and Socially Democratic staple, Harriet Shing.
With Pride Month wrapping up for 2021, and recording on the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Harriet reflects on the 2017 campaign for marriage equality, its roses and thorns. She discusses sexual empowerment in sports; how and why women lead the way forward and what is required to drive diversity in our parliament.
Harriet also looks forward to the future, highlighting the next challenges the LGBTQTIA+ community face in the journey for civil rights.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Labor’s Member for Bendigo East, Minister for Transport infrastructure, fellow Marist Brothers, and Latrobe Uni alumni, Jacinta Allan.
Jacinta gives us an update on all the major transport infrastructure works being undertaken by the Victorian Labor government, including the Melbourne Metro project, Airport Rail Link, Suburban Rail Loop and the successful level crossing removal program.
She also reflects on the Victorian Government’s COVID response 15 months on since the pandemic began and following Victoria’s recent hard lockdown.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined, once again, by former Obama organiser and local New Yorker, Sam Scheidman.
Sam gives a speed dating style update on Tuesday’s New York City Mayoral Democratic primary election, including a rundown of the diverse boroughs of NYC, the candidates, and the issues shaping this hot contest.
This is a particularly historic occasion as it is the first New York City election to elect a candidate by a ranked choice voting system, joining a handful of other US cities adopting this more familiar voting format.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Labor member for Batman, David Feeney.
David unpacks Australia’s complex diplomatic relationship with China and the genesis of the diplomatic current brain-fart that led to the Morrison government picking a fight with a global superpower and critical trading partner.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s Pop Culture Correspondent, Tess Farrell.
Tess returns to the show to review Aaron Sorkin’s latest movie, The Trial of the Chicago 7, starring Sacha Baron Cohen. The 2020 Netflix special depicts the trial of anti-Vietnam War protestors charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intention of inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Tess also shares her sage advice for surviving the latest Victorian lockdown and how to conduct research while watching historical movies.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Jerusalem based journalist for Plus 61J and Education Director for multi-faith community organisation, Kids for Peace - Jerusalem, Ittay Flescher.
Ittay returns to Socially Democratic to break down the recent conflict between Israel and Palestine, giving the historical context to a highly complex and confronting dispute that led to the recent round of hostilities in the region. Shalom and Salam.
To learn about interfaith organisations operating in Israel and Palestine, check out:https://k4p.org/jerusalem/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama organiser and Socially Democratic staple, Sam Scheidman.
Sam returns to the show to discuss the first 100 days of the Biden presidency, evaluating his accomplishments thus far including the COVID response and stimulus plan.
Sam and Stephen consider the fallout from the Jan 6 attempted coup on American democracy, the turmoil inside the Republican Party and what impact this will have on the 2022 midterms.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Director for Political Operations in the Blair Government, and Director of Communications for the Gillard Government, John McTernan.
John discusses last week’s Holyrood elections in Scotland, where Labour had its worst-ever result with 22 seats, and the lowest share of the vote in both Constituency & List votes.
John analyses the lingering fixation on Scottish independence and how it shaped the election, the challenge facing Labour’s new leader Anas Sarwar and the broad implications for UK Labour electoral fortunes. He also discusses the voting population’s move away from traditional values-driven Party loyalty and the attraction towards populist leadership in Britain.
And for further reference, read Tony Blair’s piece in the New Statesman, which Stephen mentions in the show:
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2021/05/tony-blair-without-total-change-labour-will-die
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former federal Labor Minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments, Kate Ellis.
Kate discusses her first book, “Sex, Lies, and Question Time,” a critical analysis and reflection from Ellis and 16 other political leaders across the political spectrum on the toxic culture in Canberra.
She discusses why she broke her silence to write on this topic, what she learned from speaking to women politicians from across the political divide, why she interviewed Pauline Hanson, the role of media do and don’t play on the issue of workplace sexual harassment, and reflects on what needs to change to improve the culture inside the Canberra bubble.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by James Booth, a progressive political consultant based in Washington DC who was most recently the Director of Paid Media Analytics on the Biden for President Campaign.
James discusses his experience and expertise in data analysis, the importance of it in campaigning and in particular the reliance field organising has on data and the analysis of data in the work of organising.
He details what data analytics looks like on the scale of a presidential election, drawing from his experience working on Joe Biden’s campaign.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Federal Member for Cowan, Anne Aly.
Anne details her incredible journey from Alexandria, Egypt, to Albury, Australia, as part of a young migrant family in a diverse, multicultural community, to her impeccable academic career studying at both the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and Edith Cowan University, WA.
Anne weaves a fantastic story of identity and self discovery, one that would resonate with many first and second generation Australians.
She also discusses her political career, in particular her role in Australia’s counter-terrorism efforts.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly handed the mic over this week to Ryan Batchelor from the McKell Institute for his interview with former ABC bureau chief in Washington DC, Zoe Daniel.
Zoe discusses her new book “Greetings From Trumpland,” co written by ABC foriegn correspondent, Roscoe Whalan, and shares her thoughts on the impact Trump branded politics has had on the larger political spectrum and the world. Zoe muses on the media’s fixation on the former president, in particular Fox News, and also looks to the future in a post-Trump, post-truth, world.
This episode was recorded live from the Hill of Content bookstore, Bourke St, Melbourne.
The McKell Institute is a progressive research institute based in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, dedicated to providing practical and innovative solutions to contemporary policy challenges. Find out more at: https://mckellinstitute.org.au/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Deputy Labor Leader and federal member for Corio, Richard Marles.
Richard and Stephen discuss their top five favourite sporting moments, the intersection between sports and politics, and the state of federal politics heading into an election year.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Jerusalem Correspondent for Plus61J Media, Ittay Flescher.
Last week, Israeli’s returned to the polls for the fourth time in two years. Ittay discusses the fall out from the elections, unpacks the pro and anti Netanyahu blocks, could an Arab-Israeli party become the king maker, and how new Labor leader Merav Michaeli brought the party back from the brink to win 7 new seats in the Knesset.
Ittay also reflects on the rise and fall of Labor and what is required to return the party and the labour movement to those halcyon days when it dominated Israeli politics.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by organiser and Volunteer Coordinator for the PvdA, Dutch Labor Party, Nikki Gommers.
Nikki gives us a rundown of the recent elections in the Netherlands and the campaigning tactics of the PvdA party, including the challenge of electing a new party leader in such a short time frame before the national election and campaigning during a pandemic.
Nikki also gives us insight into her journey into campaigning, how other young Dutch people are involved in the politics of their nation, and the state of social democratic parties in Europe.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by WA Labor State Secretary and Campaign Director, Tim Picton.
Tim discusses WA Labor’s historic electoral victory and the man at the centre of this win, Premier Mark McGowan. Tim outlines the campaign narrative and framing their coalition opponents, the campaign strategy behind the win, new lessons, and muses over Labor’s success at state level, and what federal Labor needs to do to win the next election.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by General Secretary of the Irish Labour Party, Billie Sparks.
Billie discusses the historic place the Irish Labour Party has in the republic, the ups and downs of recent coalition governments, the rebuilding of Labour in a crowded field and the impact of Brexit and COVID is having on the island.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly hands over the mic for a special IWD edition of Socially Democratic.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Liberty Sanger, National head of personal injury law division at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Julia Fox, the National Assistant Secretary for the SDA Union, and Natalie Hutchins MP, Victorian Minister for Victims Support, Crime Prevention, Corrections, and Youth Justice, take over and discuss the pressing issues women face in today’s society.
Liberty, Julia, and Nat touch on workplace culture, sexual harassment, and bullying - highly topical given the current climate in Canberra - the gender pay gap, and the impact of COVID19 on Australian women.
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Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by co-chair of the First People’s Assembly Victoria, Marcus Stewart.
Marcus discusses his journey into political, indigenous activism and his work with the First People’s Assembly of Victoria. Marcus also discusses the Assembly's aspirations for Treaty, the process of which is being negotiated between the First People’s Assembly and the Victorian Government - a historic and important step towards better relations between black and white Australians.
Find out how you can get involved with the First People's Assembly here: https://www.firstpeoplesvic.org/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Director for Democracy in Colour, Néha Madhok.
Néha discusses her journey into politics and the creation of Democracy in Colour, an Australian racial and economic justice organisation led by people of colour, and the work Democracy in Colour does. From community organising for people of colour and first nations people, training intensives for emerging leaders, and tackling issues on migration, criminal justice and negative media representation, particularly in the Murdoch Media.
Find out how you can get involved with Democracy in Colour here:https://democracyincolour.org/volunteer/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Associate Professor Communication and Media at La Trobe University, Andrea Carson.
Andrea discusses the media’s role in providing Donald Trump a platform to win the nomination, striking the balance between de-platforming and free speech, and Murdoch v New Media. She tries to make sense of Stephen’s rant on the Australian media’s coverage of the pandemic. She also tells us about her research into government intervention against the spread of misinformation.
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Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by 2020 National Director of States Organizing for Biden-Harris & National Organizing Director for Kamala Harris, Anatole Jenkins.
Anatole discusses his journey into political organising, from becoming Regional Field Director, then Nevada State Director, for the Obama 2012 presidential campaign, returning to Nevada in 2016 for the Clinton primary campaign, to organising for the Biden-Harris presidential campaign.
Anatole outlines the challenges of campaigning in the midst of a pandemic, the evolution of electoral organising, and draws on comparisons between the US campaigning landscape to Australia’s, providing excellent insight for future organisers.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama Press Secretary Ben LaBolt.
Ben discusses the insane final month of Trump’s presidency, including the Capitol riot, the social media bans, and his history-making second impeachment. Ben also covers Biden’s sobering inauguration and gives us his insights into what to expect in the first 100 days of a Biden presidency.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Georgia Senate Runoff Director for the Democrats, Jonae Wartel.
Jonae discusses the historic win for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff at the January 5 Georgia senate runoff that secured control of Congress for the Democrats.
Jonae breaks down the shifting demographics of the Peach State, how they overcome entrenched voter suppression tactics by Republicans to turn Georgia blue in the November general and send two Democrats to Washington. She also shares her thoughts on the Capitol building insurrection, and the hope and joy of Inauguration Day.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined again by our resident pop culture guest Tess Farrell to review more of the best of the political genre to watch this summer.
This week, Stephen and Tess look at Hulu’s “Mrs America,” starring Australia’s Cate Blanchet as Phyllis Schlafly and Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem. Mrs America is a nine part drama series that charts the campaign to pass the ratification to the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970’s.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by our resident pop culture guest Tess Farrell to review some of the best of the political genre to watch this summer.
Stephen and Tess kick it off with Netflix’s “The Politician”. At pains to avoid any spoilers, they discuss the central narrative of the two series, the strengths and weaknesses of central characters and ask if this political comedy/drama stacks up IRL.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by US progressive campaign strategist and Obama field alum Katie Parsons for the first Socially Democratic episode of 2021.
Katie discusses the wash-up from November’s US presidential election through the lens of organising and data. She also previews the upcoming Georgia runoffs, and considers the pathways to victory for the two Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on 5 January.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Labor MP for the Eastern Region of Victorian State Parliament, Harriet Shing.
Harriet joins Stephen for their annual, yearly wrap up, reflecting on the highlights, lowlights, and WTF moments of 2020 in Victorian state politics, as well as which Christmas movie is the best, and an update on her beloved donkeys.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by federal Labor MP of Lilley - Anika Wells and federal Labor MP for Macnamara - Josh Burns to discuss the year that was in federal politics.
Together they breakdown the moments that defined 2020, the ones we thought we forgot, and the social democrats who stood out including our Labor MVPs and Rookies of the Year.
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Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by SeeBeyondBorders CEO Ed Stuttleworth.
Ed discusses how he entered the charity industry and the challenges his organisation faces in order to bring quality education to the youth of Cambodia.
To show your support for Ed and SeeBeyondBorders, follow this link to their website:
https://www.seebeyondborders.org/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Senator for NSW, Labor’s Kristina Keneally.
Senator Keneally talked about growing up in Ohio, feminist theology, the NBA (and the Last Dance), how the Morrison Government sub-contracted leadership during the Covid 19 pandemic, climate policy, and right wing nut jobs.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by SupportAct CEO, Clive Miller.
Clive discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian music industry and how SupportAct works to assist thousands of entertainment industry workers affected by financial difficulty or mental health issues, particularly during the lockdown.
To find out how you can help, follow these links:
https://supportact.org.au/give-help/ and https://www.ausmusictshirtday.org.au/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama organizer Sam Schneidman to unpack Election Day and the days following. As of recording, a winner is still yet to be officially declared. While President Trump claimed a false victory, his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, is now building a lead in key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia as he closes in on 270 electoral votes.
While we await the results, Sam discusses the many twists and turns of the election so far, from the red mirage, the blue shift, where the Democratic victory was built, and what Trump will do next?
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by fan favourites - Democratic strategist Katie Connolly and former Obama organiser Sam Scheidman for our final US Election preview episode.
It has been quite a journey, having covered the campaign trail since June 2019. In our final election preview episode before November 3rd, Katie and Sam give us their insights into polling trends, counties to watch, early voting trends, and share their final predictions in the lead up to the most decisive election of our lifetimes.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Elliot Stein from public affairs firm, Hawker Britton, to get you up to date with this Saturday’s Queensland state election. Elliot gives a comprehensive overview of the Labor and LNP campaigns, the key battleground seats to watch and campaign strategies to ensure Queensland Labor secure its third term in government.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Ross Morales Rocketto, Co-Founder of the Run for Something PAC - a progressive American political organization dedicated to recruiting and supporting young candidates running for down-ballot office.
Ross discusses his journey in democratic politics, how Run for Something works to elect more young progressives into government, expanding the pipeline for candidates from diverse backgrounds and who to watch in the class of 2020.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Queensland ALP Assistant State Secretary and Member for the seat of South Brisbane, Jackie Trad. Jackie discusses growing up as a second generation immigrant in Queensland, returning to Lebanon at the height of the Civil War, entering politics, and her insights into the 2020 Queensland state election.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by progressive campaign strategist and Obama field alum Katie Parsons to discuss the Democrats’ ground-game, electoral organizing and voter canvassing, in the lead up to the US general election, which is now less than 19 days away.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly handed the mics over to three incredible women who are currently running in Victorian local government elections this month for a special episode.
Amy Muratore from the Yarra Ranges, Ismene Thiveos - standing in the People’s Republic of Moreland, and Wesa Chau who is Labor’s Deputy Lord Mayor candidate for the City of Melbourne share their experiences running for public office.
In an insightful and honest conversation, the three candidates bring their diverse perspectives from the campaign trail. How they entered the race, barriers they overcame to run and the tough decisions they’ve made, especially whilst campaigning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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amy4streeton.com
https://thisislabor.org/donate/
www.melbournelabor.com.au
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Obama Organizer and fan favourite Sam Schneidman to discuss the “dumpster fire” that was the first presidential debate between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.
From the constant interruptions, to Trump’s refusal to denounce white supremacy, there is plenty to unpack from what has been dubbed the worst presidential debate in US history.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by NSW Labor’s Shadow spokesperson for the Environment and Member for Port Stephens, Kate Washington.
Kate has been campaigning against the NSW Government’s poor environmental policies, in particular, stopping the expansion of the Brandy Hill Quarry, which is set to wipe out 52 hectares of koala habitat.
Kate unpacks the week in parliament where NSW National’s tried to bring down their own government, and she also talks about the important work being done in the Hunter to provide sustainable job security for her community in the switch to clean energy.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service CEO, Nerita Waight to discuss the Raise the Age campaign.
Around 600 Australian children aged 10 to 13 are sent to prison each year, 65% of them being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The Raise the Age campaign aims to raise the age of legal responsibility from 10 to 14, and promote services and programs that are responsive to the needs of vulnerable Australian children.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Field Director for New Zealand Labour’s Community Action Network and current Political Organiser for Ettu (E tū) trade union - Anaru Ryall.
Anaru recalls the journey to establishing Labour’s national field program and its critical role in the election of Jacinda Arden’s in the lead up to the 2017 campaign.
He also unpacks the role trade unions are playing in the 2020 campaign and discusses the importance of the Maori and Pacifica communities to Labour’s electoral success in Aotearoa.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Gunditjmara woman and Managing Director of Clothing the Gap, Laura Thompson, and Peter Francis one of Australia’s pre-eminent lawyers on technology commercialisation and intellectual property.
They discuss the current ownership dispute around the Aboriginal flag and return this historical and cultural emblem to the people.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Katie Connolly, Democratic pollster and strategist at the Benenson Strategy Group.
As a former lead pollster for Obama in 2012, Hillary in 2016 and adviser to Mayor Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign, Katie brings a wealth of insider campaign experience to the 2020 presidential campaign conversation. Fresh off the Buttigieg campaign, Katie discusses the highs and lows of a Democratic primary campaign, the path for Biden-Harris and her insights into the key battleground states critical to a Democratic victory on November 3.
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Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by our US Correspondant and former Obama for America organizer - Sam Schneidman.
Sam and Stephen unpack the 4 day Democratic National Convention that launched the historic Biden-Harris presidential campaign. They discuss what the virtual convention landed, what didn’t, and how serious an impact the changes to the United States Postal Service will have on the election outcome.
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Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Kent Rowe to discuss the upcoming election in the Northern Territory. Kent is the former Secretary and Campaign Director for Territory Labor.
With Territorians going to the polls on Saturday 22 August, Kent and Stephen preview Michael Gunner and Labor’s re-election prospects, the critical seats to watch on election night and why you need to campaign in the Territory at least once.
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Dunn Street Founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by Richard Marles MP - Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party and shadow spokesperson for Defence.
Richard came on to discuss Australia’s COVID response and the role of opposition during a global crisis. Richard also touches on the importance of sport during times of crisis and the relationship between Australia and China.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined by national Co-Convenor for Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN), Felicity Wade to respond to Labor's federal member for Hunter, Joel Fitzgibbon following his remarks on SkyNews this week that resurrected the timeless brown v green debate inside the Labor Party.
Felicity outlined the important role green politics can play in building a broader electoral social democratic coalition, the conversations LEAN is holding in coal regions like the Hunter Valley and how renewable energy can be a part of the future for energy towns.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by former Chief of Staff to New Zealand Labour leaders, Jacinda Ardern and Andrew Little - Neale Jones.
Neale and Stephen discuss New Zealand's successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the leadership of Jacinda Ardern, governing in coalition with the Greens Party and NZ First, and they unpack Labour's prospects in the upcoming general election.
This weeks episode is produced by Rebecca Connell.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by former Obama organiser and regular US politics correspondent - Sam Schneidman for our monthly catch up.
Sam and Stephen broke down the past month in US politics including the impact COVID-19 is having on the November elections, the strong polling numbers for Joe Biden, senate races to watch, why Sam doesn’t want to talk about the Lincoln Project, the SCOTUS decision on Trump’s taxes and Rest in Peace John Lewis.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by Labor’s Josh Burns, federal member for MacNamara.
Josh spoke about life as a public official, broke down Kristy McBain’s win for Labor in the Eden-Monaro by-election, how federal Labor remains relevant in the midst of a global crisis, holding the Morrison government accountable, reforming the Labor Party, and even managed time to fit in some NBA talk and thoughts on the Michael Jordan doco, The Last Dance.
Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by Shannon Talbert - Deputy Senior Political Director for Color of Change - the largest online racial justice organisation in the United States.
Shannon spoke on how Color of Change responded, developed and got organised during COVID-19 and their rapid response to the death's Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Shannon unpacks how Coronavirus is impacting on black lives, particularly people incarcerated, holding the media accountable and the fighting for economic justice.
She discussed policing in black communities, organising to elect ‘champion prosecutors’ in November, and the long term systemic changes you can make through organising and celebrating black joy!
Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
To support black leaders organising for change you can donate here: http://colorofchange.org/
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by two former Victorian Labor State Secretaries, David Feeney and Erik Locke.
Following the 60 Minutes/The Age report into systemic branch stacking inside the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party, David and Erik discuss the fallout from the story, Premier Dan Andrews swift response and how Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin can use this watershed moment to bring cultural and organisational change in Victorian Labor. Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by policy expert and author Andrew Wear.
Andrew has published a new book - "Solved! How other countries have cracked the world's biggest problems and we can to". He discusses successful examples of countries that have adopted game changing policies how Australia should follow these key examples. Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
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More info on Andrew's book Solved! How other countries have cracked the world's biggest problems and we can to, can be found here: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/solved
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by former Obama organiser and our regular US politics guest, Sam Schneidman.
Sam and Stephen consider the impact the BLM protests will have on the 2020 race, discuss the shift in polling around public sentiment against systematic racism in the United States, GOP voter suppression tactics, and assess Biden's campaign since April. Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly handed over the podcast microphone to two Aboriginal leaders – First People’s Assembly member Uncle Mookeye and artist and activist Laura Thompson for this week’s episode of Socially Democratic.
In the shadow of this weekend’s Black Lives Matter’s Australia protests, Laura and Uncle Mookeye hold an honest and insightful conversation about racial justice, the stolen generation, self determination and the growth of Aboriginal businesses, free the flag campaign, Aboriginal identity and how non-Aboriginal Australians can be a deadly ally in the fight against racial injustice here in Australia.
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To support the campaign against racial injustice here in Australia and educate yourself, check out these important links:
Support the campaign to Free the Flag
Visit Budj-Bim National Park
Support Spark Health
Shop at The Koori Circle
Learn about Aboriginal Justice
The First Peoples Assembly and Treaty
Criminal Record Discrimination
Victorian Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisations
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by Molly Willmott – President of the National Union of students.
Molly is a passionate activist at Melbourne University, and has been involved for around 5 years now. She spoke about the challenges that 2020 has brought for students and how NUS have adapted to these changes. Although Covid-19 throw a spanner in the works for the NUS, she is still fighting for student unionism and social justice issues. Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
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This episode was a nostalgic one for Stephen and for his listeners, as him and Molly compare their stories about National conferences, the exciting chants and the factions!
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by Kate Thwaites MP - Federal Labor Member for Jagajaga
Before being elected to Parliament, Kate was a journalist at the ABC, learning the ropes of Australian media. She spoke about how the media landscape has significantly changed and how fundamental it is to our democracy. Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
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Kate has written an article on the decline of public interest journalism.
Read Kate's recent piece for UWA's Public Policy Institute on the media landscape here, starting on page 35:
https://www.uwa.edu.au/institutes/public-policy/-/media/Public-Policy/Documents/Let-Every-Stage-Advance.pdf?fbclid=IwAR28Y3q6XeyMqV4YFn79dSkGAZ5M7zr-HAp6tHcEszc3_ZzvHviMQw0g2rg
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by Dr Michelle Lim - Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist at the Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute, and Centre for Mental Health at Swinburne University of Technology.
Dr Lim's specific area of study is in loneliness and how it can negatively impact social functioning. She spoke about her research, the challenges people face during various stay at home orders and what positive societal changes can be born out of the pandemic. Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.
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Leading scientists launched a global study on the impact of COVID-19, to understand how self-isolation and quarantine affects how we relate to each other, and look at impacts on health, wellbeing and quality of life. For more information on Dr. Michelle Lim's study, read here: https://swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71JhtkOTFFLwE73
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by former Obama alumni organizer - Sam Schneidman.
With the Democratic primary season now concluded and the party unifying around former Vice-President Joe Biden, Sam and Stephen turn their attention to the general in November. They discuss which battleground states will be the key to securing 270 electoral college votes, how Biden should frame his GOP opponent, and the importance of online campaigning in a COVID-19 world.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line from San Francisco, CA with former White House press secretary for President Obama’s re-election campaign - Ben Labolt.
Ben spoke about the American Coronavirus experience, the Trump Administration’s negligent response to the global pandemic, and considered the political implications for the general election in November.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Amit Singh - senior advisor at economic consultancy firm Alpha-Beta, and former economic advisor to the Rudd and Gillard governments.
On this week's episode, Amit and Stephen discuss the economic impact COVID-19 is having on global markets and the Australian economy, has the federal government adopted the right approach, and what are the next steps needed to navigate this global economic and health crisis?
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with host of the weekly AFL podcast 'Bottom of the Pack' - Seán O'Sullivan to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on world sports in the past month.
Seán and Stephen reflected on the crazy week in early March when most domestic and international sporting competitions shutdown in order to help contain the spread of the deadly virus.
They turn their attention to the Australia domestic sport scene and consider why it took so long for the AFL, NRL and A-League to suspend their men's and women's competitions and what financial impact will this shutdown have on our local sports.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Obama organizer - Sam Schneidman to discuss Joe Biden's stunning sweep of the latest week of Democratic primaries.
Sam discusses the impact COVID-19 is having on the ground in his home town of Brooklyn, NY and the reaction to how the Trump Administration is mismanaging the crisis.
They discuss the secret behind Biden's sweep of all three primaries on Tuesday, why Bernie Sanders couldn't enlarge his voting block beyond young people, when he will suspend his campaign, who will Biden nominate for his VP and what impact will the spread of COVID-19 have on the remaining primary calendar.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly - in conjunction with Australian Labor International - was in the Maldives last week, leading workshops with the Maldives Labour and Social Democratic Party (MLSDP) and took time out to speak with two local party activists organising for change across this island nation.
Stephen spoke with Mauroof Zakir - General Secretary of the Tourism Employees Association of the Maldives (TEAM) about the transition from autocratic rule following constitutional reforms in 2008, the establishment of trade unions and why the need for a Labour Party to enter the political fray at a national and local government level.
In the second half of the episode, Stephen spoke with Nash Waheed who is an organiser for TEAM and on the executive of the Labour Party. She spoke about growing up in the Maldives, the challenges faced by young people and what is at stake for her homeland.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Obama organizer - Sam Schneidman to breakdown all the results from Super Tuesday's Democratic primary.
Sam and Stephen discuss the how Biden became the comeback kid, what this means for Bernie Sanders and his revolution, what happened Senator Elizabeth Warren and what we can expect from the next round of primaries in the coming weeks.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly in front of a live audience spoke with Ben Hugosson from the Swedish Social Democrats, Danielle Pore Villafana from the School Strike 4 Climate and former Victorian CAN Field Director and Deputy Chief of Staff to Premier Dan Andrews - Jessie McCrone about the future of grassroots organising.
Was the last Australian election a repudiation of our current organising model of campaigning? What are the models being used in civil society and where to from here for organising for change? What can we learn from recent electoral success in Scandinavia?
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Obama organizer - Sam Schneidman to breakdown Tuesday's New Hampshire Democratic primary.
Sam and Stephen discuss the surprise performance of Amy Klobuchar, ask if did Bernie Sanders did enough to expand his base, is Warren and Biden finished, who has momentum and deep campaign infrastructure leading into the Nevada caucus and the South Carolina primary?
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with Democratic organizer and Obama alum - Sam Schneidman to discuss Monday's 'first in the nation' - Iowa Caucus.
They unpacked the story behind the 'quality control issues with the count of caucus tallies', who were the winners from the night, the losers, and the implications the results have for all the Democratic candidates heading into next week's New Hampshire primary.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly kicked off season 2 of Socially Democratic with Tasmanian Leader of the Opposition, Labor’s Rebecca White.
Rebecca spoke about growing up in regional Tasmania, her entry into state politics, the state of the Tasmanian economy, her view on dealing with the Greens political party and campaigning under a Hare-Clarke electoral system.
Today’s episode is recorded in conjunction with – and thanks to - the Chifley Research Centre and Australian Labor International.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Harriet Shing, Labor MP for Eastern Region in the Victorian state parliament and Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health.
In the final episode for 2019, Harriet and Stephen broke down the political and cultural events and miniature Donkeys that shaped the year that was 2019 here in Victoria, across the country and overseas.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with former White House communications strategists and national press secretary for President Obama’s re-election campaign - Ben Labolt.
Ben spoke about his time in the White House, what centre-left parties must do to ensure electoral success and his observations on the current Democrat primary race.
Today’s episode is recorded in conjunction with – and thanks to - the Chifley Research Centre and Australian Labor International.
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Socially Democratic is the official podcast for the Chifley Research Centre policy conference Towards 2022: Ideas for Labor and Australia.
How do social democratic parties reconcile the demands of workers and progressives in the modern world? This week's episode was a recording from the session titled "Is Labor losing the Working Class?"
Join Federal Member for Chifley - Ed Husic MP and his panel members, Tasmanian Labor Leader Rebecca White MP, ALP National Vice-President Mich-Elle Myers and Melbourne City Councillor Nicholas Reece for a conversation that dominates our Facebook feed after every Labor election loss.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke to the Executive Director for the Chifley Research Centre - Brett Gale ahead of this weekend's Chifley policy conference in Sydney, Towards 2022: Ideas for Labor and Australia.
Brett spoke about the conference purpose, outlined the international and local guest speakers on the agenda and touched on some of the topics and discussions that will be headlining the conference over the weekend.
For those that can't attend the conference, Socially Democratic is the official podcast for Towards 2022: Ideas for Labor and Australia and many of the sessions will available on Socially Democratic in the coming weeks.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with the Chief Minister for the Northern Territory Government – Michael Gunner.
Michael spoke about his early childhood and his pathway to become the first Chief Minister born and bred in the Territory. He discussed the unique challenges facing the top end community, his government’s economic plans and seeking leverage when negotiating with a tory Federal government.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with the leading bipartisan environmental organisation – the Environmental Defense Fund and their Chief of Staff Ryan Hamilton.
Ryan spoke about his journey from Australian Labor Party staffer to the New York headquarters, his role at the EDF, the amazing work EDF are undertaking to address climate, the challenge of remaining bipartisan under the Trump presidency, and the lessons for social democrats to learn from the United States on how to campaign on climate.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke with OFA and CAN Field alum Sam Schneidman in Brooklyn to catch up on the Democratic primaries.
Sam and Stephen discussed the potential candidacy of Michael Bloomberg, what happened with Kamala Harris's campaign, the rise of Elizabeth Warren, AOC's endorsement for Bernie, and the implications of the recent Virginia and Kentucky elections on the 2020 general. Download on your fav podcast app today.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was in Washington, DC to speak with Shannon Talbert - Color Of Change's National Field Director.
Stephen asked about her pathway into community organising, and the various campaigns that Color of Change are focusing on including the fight against mass incarceration and holding prosecutors accountable. Download on your fav podcast app today.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly returns from the winter break to sit down with proud member of the CAN Field Alumni and newly elected member for Buninyong - Michaela Settle.
Stephen asked about her time organising, the transition to public office and some of the issues that are close to her heart. Download on your fav podcast app today.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly went on the road this week to speak with former Labor Party secretary, Senator and federal member for Batman, David Feeney.
David reflected on a career that spanned 30 years working in the union movement, the Labor Party and public office. He spoke about the rise and fall of the Greens party, Albo v the CFMMEU, the NSW branch of the ALP and Boris Johnson.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Labor's federal shadow minister for Health and member for the western Sydney seat of McMahon, Chris Bowen.
Chris gave his thoughts on the 2019 federal election and the policies Labor took to that ballot. He unpacked the broad church that is the Labor voting base and the demographic, policy and cultural challenges Labor face. They spoke about the legacy of LBJ, the impact of the Trump presidency on democracy and his predictions for the 2019 AFL Finals.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Gabrielle Williams - Labor MP and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, Women and Youth in the Andrews Labor Government.
Gab spoke about her Irish heritage and the journey that led her to Belfast to interview a Republican hunger striker for her honours research.
She spoke about her important role as the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and the controversy with Mark Latham around the recent media campaign calling out sexual harassment.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Scottish journalist and social commentator Kevin McKenna to discuss all things Scotland.
Kevin has been working in the Scottish media for over 30 years and shared his insights over a two hour discussion that has been broken up over two episodes.
In Part 2, Kevin discussed religious, political and cultural sectarianism in Scotland between the Catholic and Protestant communities, the historical context and impact it has on society.
They then turn there attention to their shared love of the famous Glasgow Celtic, its place in Scottish society, the politics of the club, the values of the current board, its relationship with cross town rivals, the corporate greed of the top European leagues, Scott Brown and his best non-Lisbon Lions Celtic side.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Scottish journalist and social commentator Kevin McKenna to discuss all things Scotland.
Kevin has been working in the Scottish media for over 30 years and shared his insights over a two hour discussion that has been broken up over two episodes.
In Part 1, Kevin discussed the decline of the Labour vote in Scotland, the rise of Scottish nationalism and the challenge it presents for Scottish Labour. Ho spoke of his own journey from a pro-union voter to the poster boy for the Scottish independence movement, Brexit, Boris Johnson and the decline of the Scottish economy.
(Part 2 out on Wednesday)
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with Labor Senator for Queensland, Anthony Chisholm to discuss what the hell happened in Queensland at the recent federal election.
Senator Chisholm broke down the diversity that exists across Queensland's regions, the importance mining has in north Queensland and how federal Labor balances its support for regional employment with its commitment to confronting climate change.
As a former party official, Senator Chisholm talked about the state of the Labor Party in the sunshine state, the role community organising can play in political empowerment and the scope of the upcoming ALP federal election campaign review.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly, in conjunction with the Australian Israel Labor Dialogue spoke with former director of UK Labour group Progress - Richard Angell from London.
Richard spoke in detail about the institutional crisis that is crippling the Labour Party – the rise of anti-semitism inside the party ranks, the handling of the anti-semitism cases against Jewish labour members and the inability of party leadership to deal with it.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Here is some additional reading on the topic of anti-semitism in the Labour Party
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly got on the phone with the newly elected Federal Member for Lilley - Anika Wells for some speech prep.
As Anika prepares to deliver her first speech in parliament on Monday, she discussed the topics, themes and challenges that come with drafting this inaugural speech.
Anika gave us the inside word on O-Week in Canberra, she spoke of the weight on millennial Labor politicians and being entrusted with the policy responsibilities for future generations; what impact the climate debate had on Queensland in the federal election campaign; what plot points in her life have shaped her politics; and they brush up on the candidates in the Democratic primaries.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with author and social commentator Jamila Rizvi.
Off the back of the United States national women's football team World Cup victory, Jamila talks about wage inequality in sport and beyond; the backlash in the women's advancement space; addressing gendered norms in the home and the masculinity of our parliaments.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly sat down with ACTU Assistant Secretary Liam O'Brien for an in-depth conversation about the trade union movement.
Liam spoke about his entry into the labour movement and his time as a union organiser with the Australian Workers Union. He discussed the Change the Rules campaign and the recent federal election campaign; as well as the future of organising and new approaches being adopted by unions to build power in the workplace.
They also discuss the Democratic primaries and may or may not preview the 2019 Tour de France.
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly spoke to former Obama For American alum Sam Schneidman on the line from San Francisco, California. Together they breakdown the state of play in the Democratic primaries.
Sam gives his assessment on the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination, they analyse the five voting blocks that will shape the outcome, the changing role of money and campaign finance in the primaries, what new organising models are being adopted by campaigns and Stephen asks the question: impeach Trump?
The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise your community or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined on the line from Sydney by Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre - Brett Gale. Together they get their policy wonk on.
Brett discusses the challenges of taking big policy ideas into an election campaign, considers the impact of globalisation is having on the make up of the social democratic coalition. They also discuss the policy challenges and direction the progressive left must address in areas of climate change, employment and the economy and population growth and migration. They round off the episode with nothing to do with policy and that's to discuss their mutual love of the Boston Red Sox and their hang over of a season so far.
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Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by Associate Professor in Communications and Media at La Trobe University - Dr Andrea Carson to reflect on the recent federal election campaign.
Andrea brings her excellent insights on the federal campaign from an academic perspective. She compares the two party's campaign narratives, the winners and losers in the digital campaign wars, and the role of journalists covering modern election campaigns. She also touches on the recent AFP raids on the ABC and a News journalist and the implications it has on the free press.
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by former Gillard and Blair political strategist - John McTernan on the phone from London.
They discuss this week's winners and losers from the European Parliament elections, the Labour Party's disappointing performance, the isolation of Jeremy Corbyn from his base and predictions on the next chapter in the Brexit fiasco.
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by Victorian Labor Assistant Secretary - Clare Burns to reflect on Labor's shock election loss from the weekend.
They discuss the results and seats still in doubt, were the published polls correct, tax and big picture politics, and turn their attention to the up-coming Labor leadership campaign.
Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly is joined by Dan Andrews’ former Director of Digital Communication - Sabina Husic to breakdown the 2019 federal election.
They discuss the Daily Telegraph’s attack on Bill Shorten’s mother and the declining influence of News Corp, question if this is the climate election, dissect the comms strategy of both campaigns, and breakdown the battleground seats to watch this coming Saturday night.
Welcome to the first episode of Socially Democratic. Host Stephen Donnelly sat down with Josh Burns, Labor's candidate for Macnamara at the upcoming federal election. They discussed Josh's entry into politics, what's at stake at this election, the leadership of Premier Daniel Andrews, Judaism, the rise of far right politics in Australia and they added in a bit of NBA chat at the end.