Socially Democratic

Changes are afoot at Socially Democratic HQ - namely, the addition of Jessie McCrone as a regular guest to the Feeney Files. Which does mean we need a new name. If you have any brilliant suggestions, let us know in the comments.  This month:  Why is serious policy reform so difficult in Australia? We ponder the frenzie

Between 😷Covid, 💸cost of living pressures and the 🤖 proliferation of AI, life as a university student looks a lot different than it did even six years ago.   ✊ The National Union of Students [NUS] is the peak body representing around 1 million students in Australia in all areas of education, policy, and student welf

You’ve probably seen it on the news - a shakeup in the Tasmanian Parliament. So what’s really going down in the Apple Isle? Jack Milroy joins Stephen Donnelly to unpack the events and actors surrounding the no-confidence vote in Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff.  Was it the new AFL Stadium, the budget, or simply the Opp

At the end of all our exploring, we arrive back where we started and know the place for the first time.* Jessie McCrone and Stephen Donnelly cover the last marginal seats of the election - some of which they did not even know were marginal - in their home state of Victoria.  What went down in Kooyong? Why are the Liber

What better way to celebrate our 300th episode than in front of a LIVE audience? Stephen Donnelly. Jessie McCrone, David Feeney,Benita Kolovos and Reed Fleming all bring their A-game - and a few iconic media grabs - to this celebration of Labor’s cracking campaign and decisive victory. Between the witty repartee and a

This week, Stephen Donnelly covers election results in Queensland and South Australia. In Queensland, Evan Moorhead covers the massive shakeup in Brisbane, where key seats were snatched from both the Greens AND the Coalition. Including, of course, Peter Dutton’s long-held seat of Dickson. In South Australia, Matt Clemo