Episode Fifteen - "Politics, Policy and People" with Ged Kearney

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Ged Kearney.   Ged Kearney is the Federal Member for Cooper. Ged has served in the parliament since March 2018, when she was elected in a by-election. Ged is the first woman to hold the seat. Ged is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Skills and the Shadow Assistant Minister for Aged Care. Ged started her working life as a nurse and rose to become Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation. From 2010, Ged served as the president of the ACTU – the peak body of Australia’s union movement – where she fought for better conditions for Australian workers. Ged’s working life – from nurse to President of the ACTU to parliamentarian – has been about fighting for the rights of others. She is a strong voice for workers’ rights and social justice inside Labor and the Parliament. Ged is a passionate advocate for the environment, asylum seekers, education, universal healthcare and decent jobs. Ged was born and raised in Melbourne and lived in Cooper for over 25 years. Ged has four children, two stepdaughters and two much loved grandchildren.   To find out more about Ged you can visit: www.gedkearney.org.au Twitter: @gedkearney Instagram: @gedkearney Facebook: @gedkearneylabor Ged Kearney's recent op-ed in The Age: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/full-employment-could-be-the-answer-to-rebuilding-the-economy-20200511-p54rw0.html   You can now follow Moments of Clarity on social media! Instagram: @momentsofclaritypodcast Facebook: @momentsofclaritypodcast Twitter @BarneyMOC   Podcast By Matthew "Barney" Sortino Music by Christian Prochilo Artwork by Michael Chrisanthopoulos