Tag: Politics
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Video Interview With Dr Brian Walker MLC (WA) – Legalise Cannabis Party
This week’s guest on the Australia Asks video podcast is Dr Brian Walker, a Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia for the Legalise Cannabis Party. Dr Walker is a Western Australian politician and general practitioner with over 45 years of clinical experience. Serving as the Parliamentary Leader of the Legalise Cannabis WA Party…
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Video Podcast: Australian Politics Gets Weird
Australian politics has delivered another week in which the headlines seem determined to outdo satire. A Senate inquiry heard extraordinary allegations about gambling companies supplying high rollers with drugs, escorts and luxury travel; a federal MP was charged following an alleged clash with the King’s representative; and Liberal factional warfare was compared to Braveheart. Meanwhile,…
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Community Forum With Cam Wilson, The ABC’s AI Reporter
In this Reddit community forum, Cam Wilson, the ABC’s AI Reporter, answers questions from the public about AI. Cam Wilson is an investigative journalist and writer known for his deep-dive reporting on internet culture, digital extremism, and the mechanics of online disinformation. Over his career, he has tracked the evolution of digital communities, unmasked influential…
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Video Podcast: This Week’s Strange Australian Political Stories
Welcome to this week’s edition of Australia Asks, where the headlines are factual, the consequences are serious, and the political behaviour occasionally resembles a television comedy written by people who thought subtlety was overrated. From missing financial statements and a $312,000 branding contract to diplomatic insults, billionaire-funded travel and a telecommunications outage blamed (without evidence)…
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Community Forum With Professor David Heilpern, Dean of Law at Southern Cross University
David Heilpern is an Australian legal trailblazer, author, and former NSW Magistrate who served on the bench for over two decades before retiring in 2020. Throughout his distinguished judicial career, he presided over thousands of cases in regional and metropolitan courts, earning a reputation for his compassionate approach and commitment to social justice. Before his…
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Video Podcast: A Week of Bizarre Politics in Australia
In this week’s episode of Australia Asks, we ask: “What the hell is wrong with the Australian media?” Is it Australian politics, or Australian entertainment? This week, we watched Barnaby Joyce command a dog to “sit down” during a serious television interview, Anthony Albanese stumble on an escalator and drop an F-bomb, and political figures…
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Video Interview With Tom McIlroy, The Guardian’s Political Editor
In this week’s episode of Australia Asks, we interview Tom McIlroy, Political Editor at The Guardian (Australia). In it, he reveals some secrets from behind the scenes in Canberra. Tom McIlroy is the political editor for Guardian Australia, based at Parliament House in Canberra. With over a decade of experience in the federal parliamentary press…
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Video Interview With Senator David Shoebridge (Greens, NSW)
This week’s guest on the Australia Asks video podcast is Senator David Shoebridge. He is an Australian Greens Senator representing New South Wales. First elected to the Senate in 2022 after serving over a decade in the NSW Legislative Council, he currently acts as the party’s spokesperson for Justice, Defence, Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, and…
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Video Interview With Allegra Spender MP and Zali Steggall MP About Their New Political Party, Community Strong
This week’s guests on the Australia Asks video podcast are Allegra Spender MP and Zali Steggall MP, talking about their new political party, Community Strong. Allegra Spender MP is the Federal Member for the Sydney electorate of Wentworth, first elected to the House of Representatives in 2022 and re-elected in 2025. Before entering politics, she…
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Video Podcast: The Cost of Living, Housing Affordability and Taxation
This week’s episode of the Australia Asks video podcast asks the question: ““What are the facts about the cost of living, housing affordability, and the changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax?” The cost of living has become the biggest political issue in Australia because it affects everyone. Whether you’re a student, a young…
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Video Interview With David Ettershank, Member of the Legislative Council in Victoria
This week’s’s guest on my Australia Asks Video Podcast is David Ettershank, a Member of the Legislative Council in Victoria for the Legalise Cannabis Party. He was elected to the Victorian Parliament in 2022. His political mission is to legalise, de-stigmatise, and reform cannabis laws across Victoria. As a long-term recreational and therapeutic cannabis user…
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Video Podcast: Pauline Hanson at the National Press Club
Welcome to this week’s episode of Australia Asks. This week we are asking: “What is the truth behind Pauline Hanson’s claims?” We’ll take a close look at Pauline Hanson’s recent address to the National Press Club. During that speech, Hanson made a series of claims about immigration, multiculturalism, climate change, the economy, energy policy and…
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Video Interview with Dr Gordon Reid MP, Federal Member for Robertson, NSW
This week’s’s guest on my Australia Asks Video Podcast is Dr Gordon Reid MP, the federal member of parliament for Robertson in the ACT. Dr Gordon Reid MP is an Australian medical practitioner and politician who serves as the Federal Member for Robertson in New South Wales. A proud Wiradjuri man with deep roots on…
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Community Forum with Clare O’Neil MP, Australia’s Minister for Housing, Homelessness and Cities
Clare O’Neil is the Federal Member for Hotham and Australia’s Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness, and Minister for Cities. Her path into politics started in Melbourne’s south-east, where she grew up and later studied law and history at Monash University. While still at university, she entered local government and became the youngest female mayor…
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Video Interview with Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Australia’s Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities & Treasury
This week’s’s guest on my Australia Asks Video Podcast is Dr Andrew Leigh MP, the federal member of parliament for Fenner in the ACT. Andrew was elected to parliament in 2010, and is currently the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities & Treasury. He holds a PhD from Harvard, and was formerly a professor of…
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Ask Me Anything: How Reddit AMAs Are Opening Doors to Australian Leaders and Thinkers
In an age of soundbites and staged interviews, a new wave of public engagement is taking shape online through Reddit’s AMAs, or “Ask Me Anything” sessions. Now gaining momentum in Australia, these interactive Q&As are connecting everyday Australians with politicians, journalists, scientists, and cultural figures like never before. Hosted on the popular r/Australian subreddit, the…