Tag: Politics
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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…