True Believers Podcast

Episodes

1. 10

   Episode 10 - 2019 Light On The Hill Address by Jim Chalmers

   For more than thirty years, the Bathurst Branch of the Labor Party has been holding an annual dinner in honour of Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley called the Light On The Hill Address. This dinner has previously seen guest speakers like Paul Keating, Wayne Swan, Gough Whitlam, Julia Gillard, and...

   Oct 21, 2019

   32m
2. 9

   Episode 9 - Interview with Harriet Harman

   As part of the International Labor Conference, we have an amazing interview with Harriet Harman, elected as Labour MP for Peckham in the United Kingdom in 1982, and is UK politics’ most prominent champion for women’s rights, introducing the National Childcare Strategy and the Equality Act…

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   Feb 16, 2018

   52m
3. 8

   Episode 8 - Graham Richardson's Life Members Address

   One of the highlights of the 2017 NSW Labor Annual Conference was the Life Members Address by Graham Richardson. A veteran of the Party machine, the Senate, and the Cabinet, Graham used this address to pay homage to the personalities and events that shaped his half-century of involvement.

   Sep 26, 2017

   22m
4. 7

   Episode 7 - Whitlam Speechwriter Graham Freudenberg

   Former Speechwriter for many leaders, Graham talks about how he got his start and how politics has changed over the half century he has been writing speeches for State and Federal leaders.

   Jul 20, 2017

   54m
5. 6

   Episode 6 - Former Premier Bob Carr

   Bob Carr was reluctant to serve as Opposition Leader when approached in 1988. And yet he went on to be NSW's longest-serving Premier, before achieving his childhood dream of becoming a Labor Foreign Minister in the Gillard Government. Former Premier Bob Carr sits down with Assistant Secretary Pat...

   Jul 15, 2017

   42m
6. 5

   Episode 5 - Interview with former Minister Susan Ryan AO

   Susan Ryan AO was the first female Senator from the ACT, the first female minister in a Labor Government, and the first Age Discrimination Commissioner. Serving in portfolios including Education, the Status of Women, and Special Minister of State, Susan was a key advocate in the Hawke Cabinet for...

   Jul 1, 2017

   46m
7. 4

   Episode 4 - How To Write Policy with Michael Cooney

   The foundation of good government is good policy. But how does a Labor Government pick the right issues to fight on in order to deliver results and win elections? Michael Cooney was appointed Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre in 2014. Prior to that, he was Speechwriter to Julia...

   Jun 17, 2017

   1h 16m
8. 3

   Episode 3 - Housing Affordability with Misha Zelinsky

   The present housing market reflects a dangerous public policy failure where a worthwhile national aspiration – the so-called ‘Australian dream’ of owning your own home – has combined with generous tax concessions, poor government planning and a lack of investment imagination to pose a serious...

   Jun 3, 2017

   27m
9. 2

   Episode 2 - May Day

   With: President of the Council of Trade Unions, Ged Kearney. Secretary of Unions NSW, Mark Morey. RTBU Secretary, Alex Classens. Australian Services union, Natalie Lang. Member of the NSW Legislative Council, John Graham.

   May 19, 2017

   57m
10. 1

    Episode 1 - Chris Bowen with Kaila Murnain

    NSW General Secretary Kaila Murnain speaks with Chris Bowen MP.

    May 5, 2017

    35m