Pod On The Hill - Victorian Labor Podcast
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPod on the Hill is the official podcast of Victorian Labor. Join us for in depth conversations with Labor people about Australian politics, events and campaign activities from home and abroad. Keeping the light on the hill one podcast at a time.
Authorised by Chris Ford, State Secretary, ALP Victorian Branch.
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Ep. 140: Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah
August 26, 2022 06:53 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBWe mark the return of Pod On The Hill with a special guest and the first, newly-elected Labor Member for Higgins, Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah. Coming from a medical background, Michelle has had a lot written and said about her. This podcast is Michelle in her own words.
Ep. 139: SUPERannuation & why we must keep fighting for it.
December 17, 2020 22:55 - 36 minutes - 35.8 MBOn this episode of Pod on the Hill Nicola chats with economist Stephen Koukoulas about the Tory attacks on superannuation and why it is so important to protect your super.
Ep. 138: Grand Final Special with Justin Madden
October 20, 2020 22:25 - 38 minutes - 39.5 MBJustin Madden Is a legend in Victoria. He is a Premiership player in the VFL/AFL and was a Labor Minister. Chris Ford chats with him mostly about his time in football which gives a fascinating insight to his approach to sport and politics.
Ep. 137: Party Reform
September 29, 2020 00:53 - 24 minutes - 23.5 MBSteve Bracks and Jenny Macklin joined Chris Ford on the podcast this week to discuss the progress of the party's reforms, being undertaken this year since June under an intervention in the branch not seen since the 1970s. Chris asks Jenny and Steve just how far they believe the reforms will go, and what possible models of reform could be in the party's future.
Ep. 136: The Colour of Change in USA
June 16, 2020 05:42 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBIt was impossible to miss the eruption taking place across the US after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis. The confronting death, captured on video and circulated on news and social media, ignited a depth of feeling across black communities in America. This year the black community is reeling from an alarmingly high death and infection rate suffered during the pandemic, and coping with a string of violent deaths and assaults at the hands of police. While we watched in horror at this all ...
EP. 135: Connecting voices during coronavirus: Pauline Richards
June 11, 2020 06:57 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBPod on the Hill has brought together a series of short-form interviews with members of parliament, union leaders and workers to talk about some of the realities facing Victorians in this once-in-100 year event - the global coronavirus pandemic. In this episode Toby Halligan talks to Member for Cranbourne Pauline Richards.
EP. 134: Connecting voices during coronavirus - Kat Theophanous
June 04, 2020 23:37 - 17 minutes - 17 MBPod on the Hill has brought together a series of short-form interviews with members of parliament, union leaders and workers to talk about some of the realities facing Victorians in this once-in-100 year event - the global coronavirus pandemic. Is this episode Conrad talks to Member for Northcote Kat Theophanous
EP. 133: Connecting voices during coronavirus - Jackson Taylor
May 29, 2020 05:52 - 23 minutes - 22.4 MBPod on the Hill has brought together a series of short-form interviews with members of parliament, union leaders and workers to talk about some of the realities facing Victorians in this once-in-100 year event - the global coronavirus pandemic. Is this episode Conrad talks to Member for Bayswater Jackson Taylor.
EP. 132: Connecting voices during coronavirus - Katie Hall
May 22, 2020 06:33 - 22 minutes - 21.9 MBPod on the Hill has brought together a series of short-form interviews with members of parliament, union leaders and workers to talk about some of the realities facing Victorians in this once-in-100 year event - the global coronavirus pandemic. Is this episode Conrad talks to Member for Footscray Katie Hall.
EP. 131: Connecting voices during coronavirus - Chris Couzens
May 20, 2020 05:09 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBPod on the Hill has brought together a series of short-form interviews with members of parliament, union leaders and workers to talk about some of the realities facing Victorians in this once-in-100 year event - the global coronavirus pandemic. Is this episode Toby speaks with Geelong MP Chris Couzens.
EP. 130: Connecting voices during coronavirus - Mary-Anne Thomas
May 14, 2020 23:54 - 16 minutes - 38.7 MBPod on the Hill has brought together a series of short-form interviews with members of parliament, union leaders and workers to talk about some of the realities facing Victorians in this once-in-100 year event - the global coronavirus pandemic. Is this episode Toby speaks with Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas.
Ep. 129: Joel Bowden
March 13, 2020 05:28 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn just five months the Northern Territory will go to the polls, where the Territory Labor Government will be defending their landslide 2016 victory. New MP Joel Bowden joins us on the podcast after his February 29 win in the Johnston by-election. Joel is a former AFL player with the Richmond Tigers, a former head of Unions NT and long-time Labor party member as a Territorian and Melburnian. Raised in Alice Springs with a brilliant career behind him, Conrad finds out what’s ahead now for J...
Ep. 128: Women's T20 World Cup with Melinda Farrell
March 05, 2020 02:21 - 27 minutes - 26.8 MBThis week ESPN Cricinfo Journalist Melinda Farrell gets us up to date with the Women's T20 Cricket World Cup before the Semi - Finals on March 5 and the final on March 8. She also tells us about the incredible rise of the Thailand women's cricket team.
Ep. 127: Josh Burns Member for Macnamara
February 26, 2020 22:53 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBThis week we speak to new Member for Macnamara Josh Burns. We discuss how his family's experiences during the Second World War have shaped his opposition to racism, the state of Federal climate change policy, and how social media has changed politics.
Ep. 126: understanding Ireland's historic general election
February 13, 2020 23:16 - 35 minutes - 32 MBThis week Conrad French unpacks Sinn Féin's amazing performance in the Irish election with Justin Cartwright, former Victorian Labor Member and NUW organiser who has lived in Northern Ireland for the past 13 years.
Ep: 125: Marcus Stewart and Gavin Jennings discuss Treaty
January 31, 2020 03:30 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBMarcus Stewart, co-chair of the First People's Assembly, and Gavin Jennings, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, joined Nicola Castleman on this week's podcast to discuss the treaty story in detail. To see footage from the First People's Assembly, their YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/2RxEgxw) is a great resource for viewing the incredible speeches from last year's historic event.
Ep. 124: Minister for Women, Youth, and Prevention of Family Violence Gabrielle Williams
January 24, 2020 06:05 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWith Ministerial portfolios that cover Youth, Women and the Prevention of Family Violence, Gabrielle Williams has plenty on her plate, but she took some time our of her busy schedule to join us this week on Pod On The Hill. Toby Halligan spoke to the Minister about why she decided to quit studying creative writing to focus on the law, what speaking to ex-IRA prisoners taught her about how societies recover from violent conflict, and the progress the Andrews Government has made in helping su...
Ep. 123: Minister Martin Pakula
December 18, 2019 01:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBThis week our guest is Martin Pakula, the Minister for Racing, Jobs, Innovation & Trade, Tourism, Sport & Major Events. We talk about why so many children of immigrants join the Labor Party, what he won when he appeared on Sale of the Century and why he loves gangster films.
Ep 122: Minister for Equality, Mental Health and Creative Industries Martin Foley
December 13, 2019 00:56 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB2019 has been a busy year across Minister Martin Foley portfolio's of Equality, Mental Health and Creative Industries. Toby Halligan sits down with the Minister to talk through the Andrews Government's iconic changes to Victoria's birth certificate laws, the stories from the mental health Royal Commission, and why it's important to have a portfolio dedicated to the arts.
Ep. 121: Sally McManus - ACTU Secretary - Fighting back against Scott Morrison's war on worker
December 06, 2019 02:39 - 17 minutes - 17.4 MBFresh from the latest battle in the Coalition's War on Workers Sally McManus joins us to talk about the defeat of the "Ensuring Integrity Bill".
Sally McManus - ACTU Secretary - Fighting back against Scott Morrison's war on worker
December 06, 2019 02:39 - 17 minutes - 17.4 MBFresh from the latest battle in the Coalition's War on Workers Sally McManus joins us to talk about the defeat of the "Ensuring Integrity Bill".
Parliamentary Wrap 2019 with Ingrid Stitt and Danny Pearson
November 29, 2019 05:01 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThe Parliament has wrapped up for the year. Conrad French and Nicola Castleman caught up with Member for Essendon Danny Pearson and Member of the Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region Ingrid Stitt for the 2019 Parliamentary Wrap.
Ep. 120: Parliamentary Wrap 2019 with Ingrid Stitt and Danny Pearson
November 29, 2019 05:01 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThe Parliament has wrapped up for the year. Conrad French and Nicola Castleman caught up with Member for Essendon Danny Pearson and Member of the Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region Ingrid Stitt for the 2019 Parliamentary Wrap.
Ep. 119: Andrew Leigh discusses his new book "Innovation + Equality"
November 22, 2019 01:52 - 34 minutes - 38.5 MBAndrew Leigh is the member for Fenner in the Federal Parliament. He joined Pod on the Hill as he launches just this week his new book "Innovation + Equality", which he co-wrote with economist Joshua Gans. The book explores the tensions between these two critical ideals. Andrew argues that equality can stay at the forefront of our movement even while we embrace innovation. We ask him how.
Ep. 118: Andrew Leigh discusses his new book "Innovation + Equality"
November 22, 2019 01:52 - 34 minutes - 38.5 MBAndrew Leigh is the member for Fenner in the Federal Parliament. He joined Pod on the Hill as he launches just this week his new book "Innovation + Equality", which he co-wrote with economist Joshua Gans. The book explores the tensions between these two critical ideals. Andrew argues that equality can stay at the forefront of our movement even while we embrace innovation. We ask him how.
Ep. 118: Tim Watts - The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity
November 15, 2019 05:44 - 38 minutes - 42 MBAustralia is a successful multicultural society with monocultural institutions and symbols. Tim Watts' family personifies this contradiction. He joins Toby Halligan to discuss his new book which investigates why Australia's imagined community is so far behind its lived community and what can be done.
Ep. 115: Tim Watts - The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity
November 15, 2019 05:44 - 38 minutes - 42 MBAustralia is a successful multicultural society with monocultural institutions and symbols. Tim Watts' family personifies this contradiction. He joins Toby Halligan to discuss his new book which investigates why Australia's imagined community is so far behind its lived community and what can be done.
Ep. 117: Nick Staikos
November 08, 2019 05:20 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBNick Staikos won the critical seat of Bentleigh in the Victorian state election in 2014 with a margin of just 0.8%. Fast-forward to 2018 and he increased his margin to over 11%. We discover how Nick’s values were shaped by his parents who migrated from Greece in the 1960s and 70s and how his grandfather's love of Gough Whitlam cemented those views. We also talk about Nick’s time on Glen Eira Council and how that has helped him as the member for Bentleigh.
Ep. 116: Steve Bracks 1999 Election Win Anniversary Edition
November 01, 2019 03:03 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBSteve Bracks is a legend of the Labor Party and we've just celebrated the 20th anniversary of his historic victory over Jeff Kennett in the 1999 election. Nicola Castleman sat down with Steve to talk about that remarkable election.
Ep. 115: Dr Ben Wellings on Brexit
October 18, 2019 03:26 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBAs the clock ticks down on the United Kingdom’s deadline for a Brexit deal, Toby Halligan speaks to Monash University and expert in all things Brexit, Dr Ben Wellings. Is the UK approaching yet another cliff in the never ending slap-stick tragedy of Brexit? Would a second referendum yield a different result? What will it all mean for Australia? Ben answers all this and more on this week’s Pod On The Hill.
Ep. 114: Senator Kim Carr on democracy, nationhood and identity
October 03, 2019 05:17 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBSenator Kim Carr joined the podcast this week, to discuss a new inquiry taking place in the Senate. With a look back into history and an examination of the tensions in Australia and abroad Kim discusses his inquiry into nationhood, national identity and democracy. As the world grapples with technological transformations, social fragmentation and the loud disturbances from the extremist fringes how do we protect and enhance our hard-won democratic institutions?
Ep. 113: Grand Final Special!
September 27, 2019 01:50 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIt is Grand Final week! We're joined by Shadow Minister for Health Chris Bowen, plus GWS fan and Richmond stalwart and Member for Bayswater Jackson Taylor.
Ep. 112: New Labor MP Chris Brayne
September 19, 2019 06:59 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBThis week Nicola Castleman interviewed Chris Brayne, Member for Nepean in the Victorian Parliament. They spoke about his stunning win in 2018 which left Antony Green stuck for words, the journey via Indonesia to his brand new parliamentary career and a little bit about the gorgeous Mornington Peninsula he loves so much.
Ep. 111: Damien Kingsbury on East Timor's fight for freedom
September 13, 2019 00:40 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBTimor Leste was witness to dramatic scenes 20 years ago as they embarked upon their independence from Indonesia. Damien Kingsbury joined Nicola to relate the history of Timor Leste's incredible journey from colony to young democracy, Australia's varying role through the decades and the challenges ahead for our close friends to the north.
Ep. 110: Hospo Voice on wage theft in hospitality
September 06, 2019 04:32 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBNicola sat down this week with activists from Hospo Voice to discuss conditions for staff in Melbourne's hospitality industry. Wage theft and sexual harassment confront alarming numbers of hospitality workers, but James and Tim are making a difference in the industry. They also give us tips on how we can make an enormous difference in the industry, whether we're hospo workers or not.
Ep. 109: Jacob Varghese CEO of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
September 01, 2019 23:47 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThis week on Pod on the Hill, Clare Burns was joined by Jacob Varghese, CEO of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, the Australian law firm at the centre of some of our biggest class action cases, and a supporter of this show. Jacob joined Clare to talk about his time with Maurie Bs and the justice issues they're now taking on for all Australians.
Ep. 108: New Labor MP Peta Murphy
August 23, 2019 05:13 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBPeta Murphy sensationally won the seat of Dunkley at the recent federal election. She joins Toby to discuss her campaign, and the stunning legal career she built before entering politics. She also speaks candidly about her recent cancer diagnosis, which has struck for the second time, and how she's juggling her health with Canberra. An unmissable episode.
Ep. 107: Jim Stanford on automation and the future of work
August 16, 2019 00:43 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBJim Stanford is an economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work, based at the Australia Institute. Originally hailing from Canada, where he was Director of Policy at Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector trade union, he's also the author of Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism. Clare Burns spoke to Jim about how technology is changing work and the social and economic impacts of automation and artificial intelligence.
Ep. 106: Clare O'Neil
August 08, 2019 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBClare O'Neil is the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Technology & the Future of Work. Clare Burns spoke to her about her passion for equality in education, her families love of books, and what working in the beating heart of American capitalism, the New York Stock Exchange was like.
Ep. 105: New Labor MP Paul Hamer on learning from the Holocaust and why infrastructure matters
August 02, 2019 01:56 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBPaul Hamer won the seat of Box Hill in a stunning result in 2018, remarkably, running his own campaign. Toby Halligan speaks with Paul about how his family’s escape from the Holocaust has shaped his worldview, and why his work as a civil engineer has shaped his passion for infrastructure.
Ep. 104: Shireen Morris: Shakespeare, Neighbours, and Constitutional Change
July 18, 2019 11:56 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBShireen Morris is a constitutional lawyer, adviser to the Cape York Institute and was Labor’s candidate for the Federal seat of Deakin at the 2019 election. Toby Halligan spoke to her about her work on the Uluru Statement from the Heart, why Labor was a natural fit for her, and how being on Neighbours compares with politics.
Ep.103: Richard Marles
July 11, 2019 23:34 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBHe's the Shadow Defence Minister, the Deputy Leader of the Labor Party and he loves Geelong. We speak to Richard Marles about when Kardinia Park tops Disneyland, how his snow globe collection began and what shapes his thoughts on defence policy.
Ep. 102 Political Researcher Simon Welsh
June 21, 2019 02:30 - 55 minutes - 43.4 MBSimon Welsh is a political researcher who devotes his time to understanding voters’ motivations and what drives their decisions. Nicola Castleman spoke to Simon about the Federal election result, how focus groups actually work, and which character in Hollowmen he most resembles.
Ep, 101 New Labor MP John Kennedy
June 14, 2019 04:19 - 25 minutes - 20.2 MBJohn Kennedy’s remarkable win over John Pesutto, former Liberal MP and Shadow Attorney General, in the blue-ribbon seat of Hawthorn was one of the most stunning results from the 2018 State Election. Conrad French spoke to John about the education system, his faith, the election result, and why a newspaper once mistakenly thought he’d captained a frigate.
Ep. 100: New Labor MP Steve McGhie
May 31, 2019 00:36 - 41 minutes - 35.3 MBDespite nursing a broken hip, and having just retired as the State Secretary of Ambulance Employees Australia - Victoria, Steve McGhie stepped up to run for the state seat of Melton at the 2018 election. The rest, as they say, is history. Interviewer Toby Halligan learned what the advantages can be to having an identical twin, how being a paramedic has changed in the past thirty years, and what he hopes to achieve in the seat of Melton.
Ep. 99: New Labor MP Matt Fregon - Can I help you?
May 10, 2019 05:07 - 26 minutes - 27.4 MBLast year Matt Fregon was elected in what Anthony Green described as a shock win for Labor in Mount Waverley. Matt tells us how that happened, how it changed his and his family's life and what he wants to achieve now.
Ep. 98: Family violence: from emergency support to political response. Where are we now?
May 03, 2019 05:18 - 45 minutes - 45.7 MBJulie Kun is the CEO of WIRE, the crisis support service established in 1984, when it stood alone to support the most vulnerable women facing family violence. Julie takes us through the help available to victim-survivors and how WIRE has evolved to support families in need. She also tells us what Labor is doing to confront the issues of family violence, to not only support those in crisis but to change the conversation.
Ep 97: What is the go with electric cars
April 18, 2019 07:59 - 38 minutes - 41.5 MBThis week Nicola spoke with Mounir Kiwan, car expert, car nerd and veteran of the electric car industry. Mounir doesn't speak for any car company or industry body but instead gives us his own perspective on the future of the electric car industry.
Ep. 96: Change the Rules Rally
April 11, 2019 18:00 - 29 minutes - 29.5 MBThis week Pod on the Hill went to the Change the Rules Rally. Clare Burns spoke with Union leaders and members about why they were attending the rally and what the Change the Rules campaign is all about.
Ep. 95: New Labor Member – Dr Tien Kieu
April 05, 2019 03:56 - 42 minutes - 43.7 MBThis week Dr Tien Kieu, professor in quantum mechanics and newly elected MP in the South Eastern Metropoltan region, joins us in conversation on Pod on the Hill. Tien spoke about his childhood in Vietnam, and his extraordinary escape to Australia as a refugee. He also speaks about his impressive academic career and his election to the Victorian Parliament last year.