Socially Democratic

Sean Kelly started with a basic question: What does Labor believe? Drawing on his experience as a former press secretary for both Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, and over a decade covering politics, he pursues the question through the lens of our not so-distant-past - from the Cold War to Whitlam, from Hawke and Keating

Seven months post-election, Federal Labor is still going strong, while the Liberals seem hopelessly mired in conflict. 🤔 Sussan Ley’s decision to dump net zero targets aren’t doing them any favours with suburban voters. And, Labor is polling better than the Libs in 9 out of 10 policy areas, including the economy.  💅

This week, Lissie Ratcliff and Todd Pinkerton are back to answer more questions from Patreon. If you’re not a Patreon member, not to worry - this episode is for everyone.  In this conversation: ❓With flagging party membership across both the Liberals and the ALP, we ask: do these numbers really matter? 🤔What are the g

"You wouldn"t know the half of it." 🍔  What happens when McDonald"s - a corporate behemoth so vast, so rich, so omnipresent that its logo is synonymous with globalisation and capitalism - is asked to compensate hourly workers for unpaid wages? It screams. That"s where the SDA (Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees A

⚡ Don"t miss your chance to watch "How to Capture a Prime Minister" online - Nov 11th only at howtocaptureapm.com⚡ ⌛ 11 November 2025, is the 50th anniversary of Governor-General Sir John Kerr"s historic dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. 👑 This remains the only time in Australian history that a dem

Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃 Stephen, Jessie, and David gather around the campfire to discuss the spookiest stories of the month, including: 🤝Albanese’s meeting with Trump and the run-in with Rudd. 🗽Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral run in New York City.  📵Anika Wells’s response to Optus outage.  And more! Listen if you dare. 👻