Pod On The Hill - Victorian Labor Podcast

On 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.

Justin 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.

Steve 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.

It 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 unfold from across the globe we spoke to Kwesi Chappin, Senior Political Director at Color of Change, someone at the frontline of these events, now turning despair into hope and hope into action to achieve justice for black people in America.

Pod 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.

Pod 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

Pod 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.

Pod 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.

Pod 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.

Pod 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.

In 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 Joel Bowden.

This 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.

This 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.

This 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.

Marcus 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.