Poll Position with Stansfield and AJ

Covers Peter's early years and time as a journalist and foreign correspondent including interviews with Margaret Thatcher and Freddie Mercury! Discussion on contemporary political issues includes salmon (of course), formation of government after the 2025 Tasmanian state election, and the Labor opposition.

Leading psephologist Dr Kevin Bonham discuss his log cabin story, his professional life of snails, his psephologist career, and contemporary political issues including the rise and rise of One Nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This commentary episode discusses the Tasmanian budget and Parliamentary calls for tax increases; proposed changes to Cabinet secrecy; public sector wages agreements; local government reform; and extraordinary powers rushed through the Parliament to give the Government the power to cap fuel prices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Labor Leader and current Shadow Treasurer Dean Winter spills the beans on topics including where he was really born, as well the 2024 no confidence motion and subsequent election and wash-up, with a few surprising revelations. The contemporary issues section features a feisty exchange between Winter and Stansfield over the budget.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Michael Ferguson interview. Covering Michael's early years, time in Federal Parliament, State Parliament Opposition, and as Tasmania's longest-serving Health Minister. The "juicy bits" section then covers topical issues: Michael's time as Treasurer and the state budget; the Ferry Fiasco; and pokies. And finally, what are Michael's future plans?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode covers the Premier's State of the State address as well as Treasury's Fiscal Sustainability Report, a lively debate on taxes, the return of State Parliament, and the proposed new Tasmanian electoral boundaries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features exclusive Federal Political polling by Enterprise Marketing and Research Services (EMRS), followed by an in-depth interview with Tasmanian One Nation Senate candidate, Lee Hanson - starts at about 28 minutes in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded just prior to the Cassy O'Connor interview, Episode 3 starts with Stansfield handing out some free advice to the Federal Liberals, and then transverses TasInsure, and the TT-Line's financial woes (with a little exclusive from Stansfield). Our hosts disagree vehemently on the "BBQ Stopper" issue of the moment, the Launceston City Council four day a week pay deal, and finally AJ uncovers some Tasmanian references in the Epstein files.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fascinating discussion with Cassy O'Connor MLC, Member for Hobart, covering her formative years, time in journalism, the 2010-14 Labor-Green Government in which she was a Minister, as well as current political issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first edition of the new Poll Position podcast with Brad Stansfield and Alex AJ Johnston, on Tasmanian politics. This episode covers Taste-gate, the Helen Burnett defection to the cross-bench, the budget, upcoming Leg Co elections, the Federal Coalition split and some exclusive Australia Day research from Enterprise Marketing and Research services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.