Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director at QDOS research group John Armitage. John returns to Socially Democratic to discuss the Voice Referendum: how the Yes and No Campaigns have changed the messaging since we last spoke, what the good and bad polling data tells us, and lays out the path to victory for the Yes campaign in this historic referendum. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Du...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by founder of Love Reacts Only - a digital and social media consultancy and the former Digital Director for Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, Eloise Young; the campaign director and state secretary of Queensland Labor, Kate Flanders, and National Training Organiser for ALP National Secretariat, Nadia Montague, for a conversation on Modern Campaigns - the second episode of Socially Democratic recorded live at the 2023 ALP Nation...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by ACTU President, Michele O'Neil and TWU National Secretary, Michael Kaine. They join Stephen for the first of TWO live recordings of Socially Democratic, as part of ALP National Conference Fringe. Michele and Michael discuss the state of the Australian Trade Union movement after 9 years of conservative rule, identifying what needs immediate change under a new Labor government, and look towards creating safer, fairer w...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by founder of Fireside Agency, Ben Hart. Working in environment media and communications since 1997, Fireside’s Ben Hart joins the show to discuss how the environmental movement communicates to voters, why it struggles to persuade the community to act on climate change, and what needs to be done to overcome this communication problem. Fireside amplifies your positive impact through powerful storytelling. Find out how: firesi...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Rebecca Thistleton from the McKell Institute - Victoria and for his Socially Democratic debut Matthew Lloyd Cape from the Centre for Equitable Housing (a Per Capita Initiative). Together, Rebecca and Matthew unpack the Australian Housing Crisis: the problem, its cause, impact, and discuss what solutions are needed to address an issue affecting renters, homeowners and home-seekers alike. From social housing to home ownersh...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former researcher with the US based Analyst Institute and Israeli based progressive campaign consultant Will Cubbison. In Israel this week the right wing coalition government led by Benjamin Netenyahu voted to cut the powers of the independent judiciary, ignoring months of weekly protests by 100,000s of progressive citizens. Will Cubbison joins us from Israel to discuss the drama from inside Knesset and on the streets of ...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister of the Arts, Tony Burke. A long time listener, first time guest, Tony joins the show to chat about his journey from paper boy organiser to politician, touching on some of the important milestones from his 20 years in office. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to ...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre, David Epstein. David joins the show to chat about his political journey from a Labor household to chief of staff in the Rudd government, to executive director of Labor's official think tank - the Chifley Research Centre. David discusses the role Chifley plays in the development of policy for the movement and how they will facilitate a robust discussion at the upcomin...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Federal Labor MP Josh Burns, Democratic strategist Jonae Wartel, former ALP Secretary David Feeney for our 200th Episode! To celebrate our double tonne, Stephen is joined by fan favourites, Josh, Jonae, and David to chat about all things social democrats love to chat about: politics, campaigning, organising, unions, elections and more! And, in a fun twist, Josh Burns turns the tables on Stephen, taking on the role of inte...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Campaigns Director at SEC Newgate, Lenda Oshalem. Lenda returns to the show to discuss the 2022 Federal Election campaign review for the ALP National Executive, which she, alongside Greg Combet AM, Craig Emerson, and Sen Linda White, conducted following Labor’s successful campaign in May 2022. She shares the review’s insights into what worked for the Labor campaign, areas for growth and discusses key recommendati...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by organiser and founder of the Amazon Labor Union, Christian Smalls. At the height of COVID pandemic, Amazon employee, Christian Smalls went from being an essential worker to unemployed overnight to then attracting international interest when he and his fellow workers became the first to successfully organise an Amazon warehouse facility in the United States. In this special episode, Chris shares his courageous journey from...
Jun 22, 2023•52 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by National Youth Convenor for the Australian Republican Movement, Michael Cooney Jr. Michael joins the show to chat about his role in the Australian Republican Movement, how the movement is progressing in the wake of a changing of the guard in the British monarchy, lessons from the 1999 referendum defeat, and how the Voice referendum can inform a future referendum campaign on becoming a republic. The presenting sponsor of t...
Jun 15, 2023•55 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal at the Progressive Policy Institute, Claire Ainsley. Claire joins the show to discuss the Project on Centre-Left Renewal and how it aims to make center-left parties more competitive and improve their governing performance. She also discusses her journey into politics and towards working for the Progressive Policy Institute. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic po...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Chief of Staff and Managing Director at Capital NZ, Neale Jones. Neale dials in from Aotearoa to provide an update on NZ politics as we prepare for the general election on 14 October. Neale talks about Labour’s new policy direction under new PM, Chris Hipkins, and how he framed Labour’s election campaign at the party’s National Congress held this weekend in Wellington. He reflects on h...
Jun 01, 2023•51 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of McKell Victoria, Rebecca Thistleton. Rebecca breaks down the Andrew’s Government 2023 Victorian State Budget, which was dropped this Tuesday - what's in it, the winners - people, the losers - corporate greed, and what it means for Victoria's economic future. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organis...
May 25, 2023•39 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director at QDOS research group John Armitage and Professor of Political Communication at La Trobe University, Dr Andrea Carson. John and Andrea join Stephen to discuss the Australian media landscape, the Murdoch Press, its influence on the Liberal party. In the second half of the show they discuss the Voice to Parliament Referendum and foundations of the two campaigns and their respective propositions to the electorate a...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson. Emma returns to the show to unpack the key details from the 2023 Federal Budget which was released earlier this week, such as the notable investments into Health, Energy, Housing, and First Nations. She also discusses the media’s coverage of the budget, the Opposition’s responses, and the anticipated implications from these new investments (including a projected surplus). Th...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director for Per Capita, Emma Dawson. Emma shares her expectations for the upcoming 2023 Federal Budget, the Albanese Government’s first official budget, and discusses the pressure Treasurer Jim Chalmers is under to provide a budget surplus after inheriting a deficit left by the 12 years of poor economic management from the Liberals. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For m...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by ACTU Assistant Secretary Scott Connolly. Last time Scott was on the show, we were in the middle of lockdowns. Today, Scott returns to chat about the focus the union movement will take under a new Labor government including wage growth, bargaining, organising and training and improving superannuation. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help ...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by International Secretary for the Irish Labour Party, David Kitching. David dials in from Dublin to discuss the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, outlining the historical, international, and political context of the landmark peace agreement - which ended the Troubles. They also discuss US President Joe Biden’s visit to the emerald isle and the contrasting receptions POTUS received from the Irish and Eng...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Tik Tok and Twitter political content creator Matt Knox. Matt aka Comrade_Matt (formerly PoggersMagoo), joins the show to chat about his journey into the world of political Tik Tok, from being relatively shut off to politics in a community sense to creating left wing content himself and cultivating a diverse, politically active audience. The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more in...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by former Victorian Labor Campaign Director, David Feeney. David joins Stephen to mark the historic occasion (this Saturday) as Dan Andrews passes John Cain as the longest serving Labor Premier of Victoria. They reflect on the legacies of the Cain and Bracks governments that paved the way for Labor to become the dominating force in Victoria politics. From policy development to campaigning and media management, they discuss h...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by political director at the CPSU, Rosie Ryan for our final installment in our NSW Election series - the post election day recap. Rosie returns to unpack Labor’s historic election victory on Saturday night. She recaps the results from election day, where the swings occurred, the key takeaways to come out of Saturday night, and reflects on what a new labor government looks like and what type of internal hell awaits the Libera...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by McKell Institute CEO, Michael Buckland, and political director at the CPSU (community public sector union), Rosie Ryan for our NSW Election Night Battleground Seats Guide. In the lead up to Saturday’s election, Michael and Rosie break down the key seats Labor needs to win to form a majority government and provide seat by seat analysis. This is the election night form guide for you and the whole family. Make an impact this...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by McKell Institute CEO, Michael Buckland, and political director at the CPSU (community public sector union), Rosie Ryan, for week 2 of our NSW state election weekly recap series. Michael and Roise break down the Liberal’s campaign launch, along with the controversial policy announcements, namely the Future Fund, the privatisation of Sydney Water, and the noticeable absentees from the event. They also discuss the shift in m...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Secretary of Unions NSW, Mark Morey, for our BONUS NSW Election episode. It’s Labor Day in Victoria, so who better to have on the show than a unionist? Mark joins the show to chat about his journey in the world of trade unionism, the current issues UnionNSW face, and the outcomes they’d like to see in the upcoming state election. Union members in NSW are paid more, get better conditions and receive greater protections at ...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by McKell Institute CEO, Michael Buckland for our first of four NSW state election weekly recap episodes. Michael helps set the scene for the remaining 2 weeks of the campaign by discussing the narratives that will shape the debate, the strengths and weaknesses of the two leaders, the seats to watch, and how the media is reporting this campaign. Volunteers are the backbone of every successful grassroot movement and campaign....
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly hands over the mic for the third special International Women’s Day edition of Socially Democratic. Maurice Blackburn’s Liberty Sanger is joined once again by the SDA’s National Assistant Secretary Julia Fox and Minister for Education and Minister for Women, Natalie Hutchins MP, to break down the pressing issues women face in today’s society. From elections to workplace reform, there was much to unpack! The presenting sponsor of the Soc...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by union organiser and co-host of Week on Wednesday podcast, Ben Davison. Ben comes on the show to chat about how there is a gap in the market for good, unabashedly, left wing content in Australia, which Week on Wednesday and Socially Democratic are working together to fill. He also shares his thoughts on the Aston by-election, Alan Tudge and the Robodebt scandal. They talk about the Voice to Parliament referendum, the NSW s...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Canadian law professor and activist, Dr Julie MacFarlane, and Maurice Blackburn’s Liberty Sanger. Dr Julie joins the show to discuss the Can’t Buy My Silence campaign which aims to end the misuse of Non Disclosure Agreements, particularly in cases of sexual misconduct. Julie and Liberty, discuss the failings of self-policing by companies and lawyers and the need for legislative reform to outlaw this practice. Find out mor...
Feb 16, 2023•59 min
