Socially Democratic

In this episode of Socially Democratic:

📉 Are the Liberals about to finish THIRD? They remain stuck below 20% primary vote, with One Nation moving into second place.

📊 New polling shows Labor holding a commanding lead, but are the figures even underselling it?

🧨 Ashton Hurn stumbles on a net zero question in the Leaders debate. But does this matter to voters?

🗳️ Plus, we break down the key seats to watch on election night.

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In this episode of Socially Democratic:
🫥 How will the Liberals respond to the findings of their 2025 Election Review? Or will they just hide it in a drawer?
💸 If we address the housing crisis by favouring owner-occupiers over investors, where will that investment money go? Does Australia have other attractive assets to keep that money in the lucky country?
🌴 The ACTU is campaigning for 5 week annual leave for all workers, nationwide. Do they stand a chance? 
Plus, we ask: which work perk would you prefer?
🌎 “Social Cohesion” has entered the chat once more, this time on The Rest is Politics. That conversation prompted our listener Paul to ask: 
Should we be concerned that our representatives are taking foreign policy positions based on their constituents, rather than Australia’s best interest?
👔 Finally we discuss Kos Samaras’s latest essay: ‘The Death of the Brahmin Left’. Did Australian Labor intentionally drift away from the working-class outer suburbs in favour of inner-city knowledge workers? The hosts discuss.
Socially Democratic is an Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests. 

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In this episode of Socially Democratic:

🍎 Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas announces a policy of 150 minutes per week of ‘Active Learning’ for school aged children, plus free school camp and an expansion of sports vouchers.

🧩 South Australia Liberals struggle to get airtime and squander their opportunities with scattered policy announcements. Plus, how is Ashton Hurn’s leadership holding up?

🚑 A man’s tragic death brings renewed attention to the problem of long waits during ambulance ramping. How will it impact the remainder of the campaign?

🫣 How To Vote preferences deals were announced - and we ask, did the Liberals deal away metro Adelaide seats?

🔮 Will we ever see the end of AusPol’s corflute obsession?

🤡 Carston Woodhouse’s outrageous comments on feminism and homosexuality surfaced from a podcast last year, leading Hannah to question - do Liberals even bother to vet their candidates?

Plus all the category nomination you know and love.

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Hey Social Democrats. We are back with our first of the 4-part series on the South Australia state elections.
Stephen Donnelly, along with special guests Hannah MacLeod and Matt Clemow, analyse the state of the race, including: 
✅ Peter Malinauskas's record as Premier, 
✅ Political messaging from the major parties, 
✅  The three cornered contests between independents, One Nation, and the Liberals in the crucial regional seats.
✅ The new campaign finance laws that are shaking up the election,
✅  and how South Australian Labor is adapting their strategy to this new climate. 
Plus all the categories you know and love. 
Socially Democratic is a Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests and new episodes every Friday. 
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Hey Social Democrats. It's that time again!
📊 February brought fresh polling, a Liberal leadership shake-up, and renewed questions about where the conservative movement goes next.
With the opposition searching for economic credibility and flirting once again with culture-war politics, what does the path back to government actually look like for the Liberal Party of Australia?
🏗️ We also unpack the CFMEU controversy — including the media’s rush to amplify a back-of-the-envelope $15 billion figure — and what it means politically for the Victorian Allan Labor government. How can Labor get back on the front foot and tell a powerful, persuasive story about the infrastructure Big Build that resonates with voters?
All that, plus the month’s biggest narratives and category nominations.
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#CostOfLiving #Housing #Construction #VictoriaPolitics #UnionMovement
#PoliticalStrategy #Elections #CultureWars #ProgressivePolitics #ALP
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