Voices of Wentworth
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Wentworth electorate is a vibrant and thriving area of Sydney. From iconic Bondi Beach to leafy Centennial Park, chic Paddington shops and bustling Bondi Junction. Voices of Wentworth is a space for Wentworth voters to get connected, find information, and contribute to important conversations about this country's future. It is our shared responsibility to engage with these issues when we ask our political leaders to act. Climate Change: The biggest challenge of our time. Find out what we are doing to promote political action to protect our own futures and those of future generations.Democracy: Previous generations fought and died to protect freedom and democracy. Find out what “democracy” means in Australia, why it matters and how to protect it. For more information on what we do and how you can help, please visit https://voicesofwentworth.org/about/
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Community Interview: Responsible Runners Bondi
December 17, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBAs Wentworth residents we’re so lucky to have extraordinary pristine beaches and parks to enjoy! But behind the scenes there’s a volunteer group that has picked up over 500,000 pieces of litter in just over two years… Voices of Wentworth chats to Mylene Turban about her volunteer for Responsible Runners Bondi and Climate Fresk Mylene moved to Australia from France just two years ago, she is a Process Engineer within the sustainability, water and renewable energy sectors and a consultant ...
Safety | Equality | Power | Respect for women (Dr. Belinda Smith, Eleanor Campbell, Licia Heath, Yvonne Weldon)
December 17, 2021 04:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBRecorded Live at a Town Hall meeting Thursday 25 November We were informed and inspired by our panel, who were clear with the message: yes to more action (fewer consultant reports), yes to more funding and a very big yes to changing the face of our representation. Guests speakers Dr. Belinda Smith - University of Sydney Eleanor Campbell - Bondi Beach Cottage Licia Heath – CEO Women Election Australia Yvonne Weldon - Candidate, Lord Mayor Sydney
Greenwashing (Tim Buckley, Alia Armistead, Jonathan Holmes)
November 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThis was recorded as a virtual Town Hall meeting on October 28 Greenwashing is when political parties - and the media - make misleading claims about the impact of climate policy, technology and carbon accounting. You know that the winner will be votes, and the loser will be our future. It’s time to set the record straight with our guests: Tim Buckley, Director of Energy & Finance at IEEFA, Alia Armistead, climate and energy researcher at The Australia Institute Jonathan Holmes, journ...
Deep Dive with Delia- October 22
November 13, 2021 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.21 MBVoices of Wentworth volunteer, Delia Burrage, gives a 6 minute wrap of how your elected MP represented you in parliament this week. Key message of the week? Write to Mr Sharma & say 'Support the Stopping PEP11 Bill regarding gas exploration off Sydney's coast. MP Dave Sharma on PEP11: https://www.davesharma.com.au/news/pep-11 Opposition Leader's net zero motion: https://twitter.com/AlboMP/status/1449954932300288006 Christian Porter's blind trust: https://theconversation.com/government-s...
Deep Dive with Delia- November 14
November 13, 2021 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.14 MBVoices of Wentworth volunteer, Delia Burrage, gives a 6 minute wrap of how your elected MP, Dave Sharma, represented you in parliament this week.
ICAC on Berejiklian: Inquisition or Fearless Investigator (with Anthony Whealy QC)
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBRecorded on 6th October 2021 Kath Naish and Delia Burrage of Voices from Wentworth spoke to Anthony Whealy QC about the resignation of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian following news that she will be the subject of an investigation by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). We discussed the timing of the ICAC's announcement, whether Ms Berejiklian was required to resign, the NSW ICAC process and supervision/oversight of its activities. We also discussed the need to balance...
NSW ICAC: Spanish Inquisition or Sword of Justice? (Anthony Whealy QC)
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBRecorded on 6th October 2021 Kath Naish and Delia Burrage of Voices from Wentworth spoke to Anthony Whealy QC about the resignation of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian following news that she will be the subject of an investigation by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). We discussed the timing of the ICAC's announcement, whether Ms Berejiklian was required to resign, the NSW ICAC process and supervision/oversight of its activities. We also discussed the need to balance...
What's the big deal about Integrity? (Craig Reucassel, Anthony Whealy QC, Prof John Daley.)
October 12, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBRecorded as a virtual town hall on 23rd August 2021 Featuring: Craig Reucassel- commentator and Director of "Big Deal" Anthony Whealy QC - Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity Professor John Daley- (Melbourne Law School) Chief Executive of the Grattan Institute Many improvements are needed within our political systems to regain public trust in our national leaders. Moreover, integrity in politics is arguably central to achieving sensible policy on a range of issues such as clim...
COVID-19 Update (Prof Andrew Carr, Prof Kerryn Phelps)
October 12, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBFollowing on from our June Town Hall, Featuring Professor Andrew Carr, Director of HIV and Immunology at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney Professor Kerryn Phelps, former President of the Australian Medical Association and of course, the former Federal Independent Member for Wentworth. We discuss the current state of play with vaccines, vaccination rates and targets, the Doherty modelling, vaccine equity and quarantine facilities.
The Future of Environmental Protection (Rachel Walmsley, Basha Stasak, Gerard Early)
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBRecorded as a virtual Town Hall on Thursday 26 August 2021 Featuring: Rachel Walmsley - Head of Policy & Law Reform at Environmental Defenders Office. Rachel was a member of the Australian Panel of Experts in Environmental Law (APEEL) and of the Consultative group established by Prof Graeme Samuel for the EPBC Act review. Basha Stasak- Nature Program Manager at the Australian Conservation Foundation. Basha leads ACF's campaigns to protect and restore Australia's natural environment. Ger...
Beyond COVID-19 (Prof MaryLouise McLaws, Ric Deverell, Craig Gear)
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBRecorded as a virtual Town Hall on 22 July 2021
The Commonwealth Integrity Commission- Anthony Whealy QC
October 03, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBThis interview was recorded in June 2021 Kath Naish speaks with His Honour Anthony Whealy QC about the status of government plans for a National Integrity Commission.
The Commonwealth Integrity Commission (Anthony Whealy QC)
October 03, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBThis interview was recorded in June 2021 Kath Naish speaks with His Honour Anthony Whealy QC about the status of government plans for a National Integrity Commission.
Climate Change and National Security (Cheryl Durrant)
October 03, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThis was recorded as an interview in June 2021 Featuring: Cheryl Durrant, Former Director of Preparedness and Mobilisation at the Australian Department of Defence and current Member of the Climate Council.
Climate Change and National Security - Cheryl Durrant
October 03, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThis was recorded as an interview in June 2021 Featuring: Cheryl Durrant, Former Director of Preparedness and Mobilisation at the Australian Department of Defence and current Member of the Climate Council.
Climate Action- What next for Australia? - Dr John Hewson, Judy Slatyer, Nicki Hutley
October 03, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis was recorded live at a Town Hall Meeting in May 2021. Dr John Hewson has had several careers in academia, bureaucracy, business, politics, and the media. He is currently a Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, and an Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He has worked for The Australian Treasury (Census and Statistics), the IMF, the Reserve Bank, the UN (UNESCAP), and the ADB, and often advises senior public servants. In Business, he was a Founder of Macquarie ...
Climate Action- What next for Australia? (Dr John Hewson, Judy Slatyer, Nicki Hutley)
October 03, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis was recorded live at a Town Hall Meeting in May 2021. Dr John Hewson has had several careers in academia, bureaucracy, business, politics, and the media. He is currently a Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, and an Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He has worked for The Australian Treasury (Census and Statistics), the IMF, the Reserve Bank, the UN (UNESCAP), and the ADB, and often advises senior public servants. In Business, he was a Founder of Macquarie ...
Media Concentration: A Threat to Democracy? - Lenore Taylor, Emma Cowdroy, Benedetta Brevini.
October 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWe hear from our expert panel on some of the power imbalances arising from high levels of media concentration in Australia and how that power is used by the biggest media players. For example, we discussed the use of influence to assert specific agendas in relation to climate change as well as other threats to healthy democratic debate. We also discussed the need for greater support for objective and factual news reporting and looked at potential ways to address media concentration such as ...
Let's talk about Integrity! Helen Haines MP, Anthony Whealy QC, Serena Lillywhite
October 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBThis was recorded as a virtual Town Hall on Monday 8 February 2021 We were joined by Independent Federal MP for Indi Helen Haines, Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity the Honourable Anthony Whealy QC and CEO of Transparency International Serena Lillywhite. We looked at the Government’s proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission legislation as well as Helen Haines’ alternative legislation and discussed the details followed by a Q&A session. Submissions on the Government’s legislation ...
Let's talk about Integrity (Helen Haines MP, Anthony Whealy QC, Serena Lillywhite)
October 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBThis was recorded as a virtual Town Hall on Monday 8 February 2021 We were joined by Independent Federal MP for Indi Helen Haines, Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity the Honourable Anthony Whealy QC and CEO of Transparency International Serena Lillywhite. We looked at the Government’s proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission legislation as well as Helen Haines’ alternative legislation and discussed the details followed by a Q&A session. Submissions on the Government’s legislation ...
Media Concentration: A Threat to Democracy? (Lenore Taylor, Emma Cowdroy, Benedetta Brevini)
October 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWe hear from our expert panel on some of the power imbalances arising from high levels of media concentration in Australia and how that power is used by the biggest media players. For example, we discussed the use of influence to assert specific agendas in relation to climate change as well as other threats to healthy democratic debate. We also discussed the need for greater support for objective and factual news reporting and looked at potential ways to address media concentration such as ...
Democracy in the time of COVID - Anthony Whealy QC, Saffron Zomer
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThe virtual Town Hall was recorded in October 2020 We were joined by The Honourable Anthony Whealy QC, Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity and Saffron Zomer of the Australian Democracy Network to consider the health of democracy in Australia in 2020. We looked at the key elements of democracy and how they are being eroded in Australia, with a particular focus on the need to defend our public accountability institutions, establish a federal integrity commission and address undue infl...
Economic Rebirth or Climate Ruin (Monica Richter, Maria Atkinson)
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThis was recorded as a virtual Town Hall meeting in September 2020 Monica Richter is an economist and social ecologist with extensive experience in environmental sustainability with an interest in the role of business in accelerating the uptake of low and zero carbon solutions. Monica’s recent career highlights include establishing the Business Renewables Centre-Australia, a Community of Practice for companies setting Science-Based long term emission reduction targets and recently collab...
Economic Rebirth or Climate Ruin- Monica Richter, Maria Atkinson
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBThis was recorded as a virtual Town Hall meeting in September 2020 Monica Richter is an economist and social ecologist with extensive experience in environmental sustainability with an interest in the role of business in accelerating the uptake of low and zero carbon solutions. Monica’s recent career highlights include establishing the Business Renewables Centre-Australia, a Community of Practice for companies setting Science-Based long term emission reduction targets and recently collab...
Democracy in the time of COVID (Anthony Whealy QC, Saffron Zomer)
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThe virtual Town Hall was recorded in October 2020 We were joined by The Honourable Anthony Whealy QC, Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity and Saffron Zomer of the Australian Democracy Network to consider the health of democracy in Australia in 2020. We looked at the key elements of democracy and how they are being eroded in Australia, with a particular focus on the need to defend our public accountability institutions, establish a federal integrity commission and address undue infl...
Two minutes with economist Nicki Huntley
July 18, 2021 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBThis is an brief interview from our town hall event, "Climate Action: What next for Australia?" Nicki Hutley is a highly experienced economist, with broad-based expertise in both macroeconomics and microeconomic policy, gained over more than three decades in financial and investment markets and in economic consulting. After many years in the corporate world, including most recently as a partner with Deloitte Access Economics, Nicki is now an independent economist and keynote speaker. She a...