Podcast appearances and mentions of Helen Haines

Bridie and Freddie continue their Federal Budget Week series of interviews with Helen Haines. Helen is an Independent MP for the seat of Indi, covering Victoria's north east regions. Helen joins us to give her perspective on the budget, what she would have changed and what it's like being a regional MP in a room full of metropolitan ones and how she See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Independent MP Helen Haines, who holds the Victorian seat of Indi, has long focused on integrity issues, and she joined us on the podcast.

Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with the independent federal member for Indi, Helen Haines – well known for her strong interest against corruption and for transparency in government. When it comes to the transition to renewable energy, Haines is pushing for the government to improve the ways they're addressing the concerns and hesitations of voters outside of metropolitan areas CSIRO puts cost of new nuclear plant at $8.6bn as Coalition stalls on policy details

It's been one year since the Australian Federal Election that swooped an unprecedented number of community independents into the House of Representatives, and it's been 10 years since that “Voices for” movement started. In celebration of Voices for Indi, we are sharing this Chat with Nick Haines - in case you missed it (ICYMI). Nick worked on Cathy McGowan's campaign and his mum Helen Haines is the current member for Indi.  In this conversation he shares the long story of how community independents used community organising techniques like kitchen table conversations to build an independent electoral base in Australia.   The Voices for Indi group has just released a new book called The Indi Way - and you can find out more about it here - https://voicesforindi.com/.  For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been one year since the Australian Federal Election that swooped an unprecedented number of community independents into the House of Representatives, and it's been 10 years since that “Voices for” movement started. In celebration of Voices for Indi, we are sharing this Chat with Nick Haines - in case you missed it (ICYMI). Nick worked on Cathy McGowan's campaign and his mum Helen Haines is the current member for Indi.  In this conversation he shares the long story of how community independents used community organising techniques like kitchen table conversations to build an independent electoral base in Australia.   The Voices for Indi group has just released a new book called The Indi Way - and you can find out more about it here - https://voicesforindi.com/.  For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helen Haines, the Independent Federal Member for Indi, joins us to discuss the unifying power of grassroots democracy and the major challenges Australia is facing in 2023.Dr Haines discusses how kitchen table conversations had with humility and patience can bring people together. She talks about how people in regional Australia are reacting to the Voice Referendum and the power of the Uluru Statement of the Heart. She outlines what regional and marginalised Australians want to see in the Federal budget based on the conversations had and the poverty so many of Australians are facing. She also discusses what lessons can be learned from her seat of Indi around meaningfully engaging with, and listening, to the people that policies effect. Helen Haines is the Independent federal Member for Indi. She worked as a nurse and midwife for decades before completing her PhD in medical science. She was elected in 2019, as the first Independent to follow an Independent in Australian history.Sharon Bessell is Professor of Public Policy and Director of both the Children's Policy Centre and the Poverty and Inequality Research Centre at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy. Arnagretta Hunter is the Human Futures Fellow at ANU College of Health and Medicine, a cardiologist, physician, and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at ANU Medical School.You can find full show notes at policyforum.net. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE, Margo Kingston talks with founding member of Voices For Indi, Phil Haines. He was Cathy McGowan's campaign manager when she defeated then Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella and in 2016 when she again defeated, Mirabella standing as the Liberal candidate. Phil is married to the current Member for Indi, Helen Haines and […]Author informationMargo KingstonCo-publisher and editor-in-chief at No FibsMargo Kingston is a retired Australian journalist and climate change activist. She is best known for her work at The Sydney Morning Herald and her weblog, Webdiary. Since 2012, Kingston has been a citizen journalist, reporting and commenting on Australian politics via Twitter and No Fibs. | Twitter |

The revelation that Scott Morrison secretly had himself appointed to five separate portfolios has triggered widespread outrage, just when the broader question of integrity has been a big political issue. In this podcast, Michelle Grattan speaks with Independent member for Indi Helen Haines, who has pushed for a national integrity commission. Such a body will soon be legislated by the Albanese government. Haines strongly condemns Morrison's behaviour, although she doesn't see it as the sort of matter that would go to an integrity commission. “It doesn't appear apparent to me that there are questions here of corruption. But we don't know really what motivated the prime minister to keep all of this a secret.” Haines says an Anti-Corruption Commission needs to have the capacity to investigate what has been dubbed “grey” corruption, such as jobs for the boys and pork barrelling.   She argues that “public money being spent for political gain through so-called rorting or pork barrelling is potentially corruption.” “These bodies are seeking to stamp out corruption and they are seeking to shine a light in dark places. Now, in shining that light, they may well determine that there's nothing to be seen. "But on the other hand, they may well find that there are practices which have been accepted as kind of matey and okay that in fact lead to poor governance, that lead to poor public policy, that lead to an erosion of trust in our leaders.” “There needs to be a pathway that communities can see is fair and just. [So] that if you need a hospital in your electorate (as indeed I do), if you need new roads or a bridge or whatever it might be, that there's a clear pathway to applying for those funds, putting forward a case, and a legitimate system that shows where you are in the queue to achieving the infrastructure that you need in your community.” In her maxim for integrity in politics, Haines says politicians need to “be what you want to see.”

Helen Haines (pictured) has always campaigned on climate matters and was delighted to hear that the Lower House of Australia's Federal Parliament had adopted the Labor Party's Climate Change Bill, particularly because that move had included four amendments for which she had been the prime mover and had effectively written them. The Independent for the Seat of Indi was, sadly, not in Canberra, for this historic moment as she was locked at home wrestling with Covid-19. Ms Haines has worked closely with engineer, entrepreneur and the "electricity everything" fellow, Saul Grittith, and recently the pair wrote a piece for Reneweconomy headed "Home is where the heart is – or should be – on energy and climate policy". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

A federal corruption-busting body was a vote-changer at the election and now it's one of the top priorities for the newly elected Albanese government. Independent MP Helen Haines has been campaigning for a federal an integrity commission for years, introducing a bill that was narrowly defeated under the previous government.

The establishment of a federal anti-corruption commission was key campaign promise from the Albanese government. And with a raft of newly elected Independent MPs preparing to flex their muscles, the pressure is now on the government to deliver a body with teeth.

The election result delivered a clear mandate to the Government to establish a federal integrity commission. Doing so was a dominate part of Labor's campaign, Anthony Albanese pledging to introduce legislation to establish one before the end of the year. Guest: Helen Haines, Independent Member for Indi

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The 2022 Australian Election is all about the Independent ‘Teal' Candidates - but where did this Independent movement come from? Today we talk with Nick Haines, Voices for Indi activist, and son of Helen Haines, Member for Indi, about how it all began. He shares his family's story and how he helped support Cathy McGowan, the first of the Independent Candidates, to win the seat of Indi from Sophie Mirabella back in 2013. This is a conversation about how community organising has helped community leaders create a different kind of political representation all across Australia. Nick has been part of a team of authors writing a book about this movement called - “The People are Interested in Politics” Use the discount code ‘ChangeMakers' to order an advance copy here: https://lanewaypress.com.au/product/the-people-are-interested-in-politics/ For more on ChangeMakers check us out:  Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org  On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/  On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2022 Australian Election is all about the Independent ‘Teal’ Candidates - but where did this Independent movement come from? Today we talk with Nick Haines, Voices for Indi activist, and son of Helen Haines, Member for Indi, about how it all began. He shares his family’s story and how he helped support Cathy McGowan, the first of the Independent Candidates, to win the seat of Indi from Sophie Mirabella back in 2013. This is a conversation about how community organising has helped community leaders create a different kind of political representation all across Australia. Nick has been part of a team of authors writing a book about this movement called - “The People are Interested in Politics” Use the discount code ‘ChangeMakers’ to order an advance copy here: https://lanewaypress.com.au/product/the-people-are-interested-in-politics/ For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal agriculture minister David Littleproud says Labor can't be trusted to allow the live sheep trade to continue if elected. The minister made the comments during a visit to Western Australia this week. He says a coalition government will continue to support the sheep trade if it wins power on the 21st of May, but Labor plans to get rid of it. A new policy for 200 extension officers to help farmers access carbon markets is being pitched by Independent MP and member for Indi, Helen Haines. Traditional Owners in WA's West Kimberley have welcomed the declaration of a new national park.

I had this conversation with Cathy McGowan in the middle of last year, just as the community minded independents movement in Australia was really picking up. Since then, it's been astronomical – the number of ‘voices for' groups has exploded around the country, followed by an array of quality candidates that have responded to their communities' calls to contest the next federal election. And many of them are genuine contenders. So with the election now due next month, it seemed a good time to re-release this pragmatic and inspired last 20 minutes or so of my conversation with Cathy. The community Cathy represented in the seat of Indi changed the trajectory of politics in this country, and may just be about to see it transform altogether. I've just spent some time visiting people around Indi, and seen posters of Helen Haines, Cathy's brilliant successor, in town after town. And why wouldn't they be? Perhaps this little excerpt can help spur us along towards what Cathy envisages as the transformation of politics in this country by 2030. We pick things up with a powerful sequence from Cathy, and an insight into what's bubbling up around the country in the lead up to the next federal election. We then go into how things worked for her, as the first female independent MP to sit on the Australian parliamentary crossbench, and other increasingly successful independents, on the ground – the practical realities, the value set, and the networks of support that make it all possible. We close with more of the vision, strategy and supportive infrastructure being developed, to get more community-minded independents elected. Oh, and an express request from Cathy to share this podcast. Title slide pic: Just one of the many Helen Haines billboards all around Indi right now. Music: Faraway Castle, by Rae Howell & Sunwrae. Find more: You can hear the rest of our conversation in episode 85, ‘Politics That Works: A proven way becoming a powerful movement' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/085-politics-that-works And my conversation with our local independent candidate, Kate Chaney, is in episode 110, ‘Independents Day: Kate Chaney on contesting a key seat & transforming politics' - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/110-independents-day There are a series of links on each of those episode web pages too. Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making this episode possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to the website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

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Zoe Daniel, independent candidate for Goldstein, meets with Independent for Indi, Helen Haines, to understand her Australian Federal Integrity Commission bill's motive, urgency, and community call. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Parliament has now risen for the year, but the much-awaited federal anti-corruption body still hasn't been legislated. Independent MP Helen Haines, who has been pushing for an independent corruption watchdog, says the Morrison Government 'doesn't wish to get on and do this'.

The Religious Discrimination Bill continues to divide the Coalition, but the legislation is 'unnecessary' and trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist. The Political Editor for Channel Ten and columnist for The Australian Peter Van Onselen joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

Katharine Murphy speaks to the independent Indi MP Helen Haines about her plan to reintroduce a federal integrity commission bill to the lower house next week and why a commonwealth anti-corruption watchdog is vital for democracy

The Independent Member for Warringah, Zali Steggall (pictured) had a busy time in Federal Parliament today moving two Bills, including her Climate Change Bill. A fellow independent, Helen Haines from the rural seat of Indi supported her as did the Member for Mayo, Rebekha Sharkie, Zali, and her supporters, placed climate change and the need to attend to it firmly on the federal agenda. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Today's Quick Climate Links begin with a story about Shepparton's deputy-major, Rob Priestly (pictured), standing as an independent for the Federal Seat of Nicholls and you can read about that in a story from The Shepparton News: "Federal fight - Rob Priestly to run as independent in Nicholls"; Two more stories from The Shepparton News: "Drum expects to see net-zero by 2050 climate agreement"; "Greater Shepparton City Council urges climate action"; "Climate Change Bill heads to Presidency as Nigerian Senate gives nod to legislation"; "Tornado warning as storms close in on Sydney"; "Comedian's ‘subversive' billboards attacking Australia's climate policy to feature in New York's Times Square"; "More than 1,000 firefighters battle blaze spreading along California coast"; "UN development goal of zero hunger ‘tragically distant', global index shows"; "Forget net-zero – let's have a ‘fossil freedom day'"; "Reserve Bank warns Australia cannot hide from global drive to net-zero by 2050"; "Financial markets are preparing for climate change and so must we"; "Joyce promises multibillion-dollar coal export train to Gladstone"; "Sink or swim: why Barnaby Joyce has to accept net-zero"; "Net-zero emissions and Woodside's Scarborough LNG a mismatch: IEA"; "Nationals 'fearmongering' on coal to win votes, says mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest"; "New water plan hopes to improve health of Victoria's 'most stressed' river"; "Urgency & Agency in the Battle to Avert a Climate Crisis with Michael E. Mann". Climate Conversations recently talked with Zali Steggall and Helen Haines. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Dr. Helen Haines is a former nurse and midwife who now serves as the independent member for the Victorian seat of Indi. Since she entered the parliament Helen has been fighting for the establishment of a federal anti-corruption / pro-integrity body that will actually do what we want it to do: justly hold our public servants to account and root out the shitty corrupt behaviour that is rife in our politics.  In the wake of Gladys Berejiklian's resignation as NSW Premier after ICAC announced it was investigating her (because that it's job), Helen and I discuss what an effective federal body would look like, the Morrison government's scaremongering about accountability, the chances of Helen's bill getting passed and the corrosive influence of political donations.   Join the LIASYO Facebook group here please and thank you If you've got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron WE ARE ALL IN THIS is scheduled for the Brisbane Comedy Festival in November I'm recording a stand up special at Chapel Off Chapel in early December THIS THURSDAY NIGHT come along to the Greens' National Campaign Kick-Off @helenhainesindi helenhaines.org Helen's press release on the Federal Government's response to Gladys Berejiklian's resignation ARTICLE: Why Scott Morrison and his government oppose a NSW-style anti-corruption watchdog  ARTICLE: The long history of political corruption in NSW - and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers   Cause of the Week: UNICEF's CoVax Appeal (unicef.org.au/covax-appeal)  

Helen Haines (pictured) is the Independent Member for Indi and there was a certain sense of honesty and freedom in talking with her that's missing when the discussion is with a party politician. It was a delight to talk with her. Helen credits her concerns for the climate crisis as being one of the key reasons for her election to the seat of Indi in North Eastern Victoria. She has worked with many communities throughout her electorate, and around Australia, to see them embrace renewable energy and take positive steps to reduce their carbon emissions. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

This week we speak to Dr Helen Haines, the Independent Federal Member for Indi.Dr Haines is the first independent in Australian history to succeed another independent in a federal seat. Rather than a political party, she was endorsed by a community organisation – Voice 4 Indi – as a potential successor to incumbent MP Cathy McGowan. McGowan had been the member for Indi since 2013 and her winning the seat of Indi from Sophie Mirabella and then retaining it was a huge shake up for the major parties.Indi was previously considered a conservative stronghold but fast-forward to 2019 – Independent Cathy McGowan was endorsing another independent Dr Helen Haines to campaign for the seat. Dr Haines campaigned strongly on increasing Newstart (now Jobseeker), climate change and rural health services, she won the seat and she's been advocating in Parliament ever since.Please rate, review and subscribe to In the House and In the Senate to help us grow and reach more people!Get in touch with In the House and In the Senate:Instagram: @inthehouseinthesenate / @alisha.aitkenradburnEmail: inthehouseinthesenate@gmail.comIn the House and In the Senate is recorded on the lands of the Whadjuk people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Helen Haines (pictured) is the independent Member for Indi and recently stood up in Australia's Federal Parliament calling for action on climate change, and real and genuine leadership from the Scott Morrison-led LNP Government. Ms Haines warned that the Federal Government would draw criticism from around the world for its inaction on climate change and that quickly became evident when fellow Climactic Collective podcaster, Rich Bowden, who hosts "Climate Shift" alerted me to a story from Ireland published by RTE headed "Australia rejects climate targets despite damning UN report". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

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Cathy McGowan was the first female independent MP to sit on the Australian parliamentary cross bench. She was elected in 2013 to the federal seat of Indi, which had been an entrenched conservative party seat for 74 years. At the following election, in 2016, she increased her majority, despite the Liberal/National Party coalition going hard to reclaim it. When Cathy bowed out of parliament ahead of the 2019 election, Indi again made Australian political history with the election of Dr Helen Haines as its second successive independent woman MP. And it's all been achieved on the back of a still growing community movement, now far from limited to Indi. This is one of the greatest political stories going in Australia, and arguably the world. It's a story about how community-minded people are getting elected, getting represented, and getting the outcomes that representation can and should get. In that sense, it's also a story about how politics in this country – and arguably further afield – can be transformed for the better. Cathy has a vision that in 10 years this transformation could realistically be achieved, starting with the next federal election. Cathy is now helping to leverage this capacity right across the country. She wrote a book last year, and the enormous reaction to it prompted the first National Convention of Community-Minded Independents earlier this year. Organisers were blown away when 300 people from more than half of Australia's federal electorates turned up. So with no shortage of people up for this, and more supportive infrastructure developing, a proven way is becoming a powerful movement - with genuine representation, responses to climate and biodiversity challenges, wellbeing economics, reconciliation and regenerative practices on the cards. “It is past the time of sitting back, hoping that others will do something. It is time to turn up, speak up and step up. The outcomes are worth it. The nation needs it.” – Cathy McGowan. More on Cathy: Cathy got the Australian Bureau of Statistics to count women's unpaid domestic and farming work in the 1990's. During her time as a politician Cathy actively worked in Parliament to develop policy around regional development, constitutional change for first nations people and a solution to the indefinite detention of asylum seekers. In 2019 she was awarded The Accountability Round Table award for political integrity. She is an Officer in the Order of Australia, a Churchill fellow and lives very happily on her farm in the Indigo Valley in NE Victoria. This episode was recorded on Thursday 27 May 2021. Title slide image: Cathy McGowan (from her website, below). You can see the promotional card from the National Convention that I mentioned in our conversation on the web page for this episode. Music: Faraway Castle, by Rae Howell and Sunwrae. Get more: Cathy McGowan (including how to get hold of her book, and all sorts of other resources) - https://cathymcgowan.com.au/ Getting Elected (resources from the 1st National Convention for Community-Minded Independents) - https://www.communityindependents.com.au/ Women for Election Australia (aiming to equip 2,000 women to stand for public office by 2022) - https://wfea.org.au/ Voices 4 Indi - https://voicesforindi.com/ Independents CAN - https://www.independentscan.com.au/ Cathy's clarion call leading up to the National Convention - https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/women-step-up-as-communities-vote-independent-20210222-p574kb.html Thanks very much to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! Get in touch by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story And thanks for listening.

Fellow Climactic Collective podcast, Hypecast, was kind enough to allow Climate Conversations to use its latest episode. The discussion with Federal Independent Member for Indi, Dr Helen Haines, is remarkably relevant and adds considerably to the scope of Climate Conversations. Enjoy what Helen Haines has to say and then enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Independent Member of Parliament Helen Haines joins Mark Kenny to discuss her plan for renewable energy in regional communities and integrity in Australia’s parliament.How can the Australian Government both harness and support the development of renewable energy for the benefit of regional communities? How can local communities be given a level of ownership over their energy supply? And what changes need to be made to ensure that Parliament House is a safe workplace for all? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Independent Federal Member for Indi Dr Helen Haines MP joins Professor Mark Kenny to talk about her proposal to democratise and localise energy supply in regional Australia, integrity in parliament, and the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Helen Haines is an Australian politician who has served as independent Member of Parliament for the Victorian seat of Indi since the 2019 federal election.Mark Kenny is a Professor in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group.This podcast is produced in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New South Wales and Queensland on high alert as new community COVID-19 cases are investigated, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has encouraged female staffers to come forward and share their stories and experiences of sexual harassment and Independent M-Ps Zali Steggall and Helen Haines, and Centre Alliance M-P Rebekha Sharkie have come forward with a bill to amend the Sex Discrimination Act. Catch the latest news in Urdu. - نیو ساوتھ ویلز اور کوئینزلینڈ میں کرونا وائرس ہائی الرٹ، ہوٹل قرنطینہ میں بیرونِ ملک سے آئے افراد میں مزید کیسز کی تشخیص، ویسٹرن آسٹریلیا نے وکٹوریہ کے رہائشیوں کے لئے کرونا پابندیوں میں نرمی کردی۔ سنیئے آسٹریلین خبریں اردو میں۔

As the year draws to and end - three politicians, Chris Bowen, Helen Haines and Warren Entsch have some suggestions for what to read, watch and listen to over summer

While the Coalition has been delaying introducing its own federal anti-corruption bill, the independent member for Indi, Helen Haines, has drafted her own bill. Katharine Murphy speaks to her about the differences between the two bills as well as what the culture is like in parliament for women.

Good news, we all can have political power, and Voices 4 Indi, Cathy McGowan, and Helen Haines have proven it! Please rate, review, subscribe and share! Find me on instagram @goodnews_goodnight Music is false.hopes by Cursedearvy.jpeg featuring Sodachii. You can find them both on Spotify below. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LK1EgBbrNUENgHo8WmznP?si=_M41T3MqTZOKIp_a3Xk0Dw https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AM4v2AIvwpIoEITkogUJk?si=PURj51t2SBGgNE_cZuiGKQ SOURCES https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/vic/indi.htm https://voicesforindi.com/ https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/sophie-mirabella-v-cathy-mcgowan-the-battle-for-indi-20160226-gn4r0s.html https://insidestory.org.au/from-little-margins-big-margins-grow/ https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ironies-abound-in-the-battle-for-indi-20130914-2trtu.html https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5999142/cathy-mcgowan-gets-a-standing-ovation-as-she-ends-her-crazy-career/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodnews-goodnight/message

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On this episode of The Grapevine, as Victoria's roadmap to ‘COVID normal' is revealed, Dylan and Kulja get on the line with Independent Federal MP, Helen Haines to break down what's happening with ‘border bubble' issue in her seat of Indi, and discuss her push for a Federal Integrity Commission.Then, will Google and Facebook have to pay for news? CEO of the Public interest Journalism Initiative, Anna Draffin breaks down their joint submission of recommendations with the Judith Neilson Institute, to the ACCC's news media bargaining code draft legislation, attempting to ensure the regulation is balanced and reduce potential exploitation.And, as Australians face a recession, ACOSS Chief Executive Cassandra Goldie discusses new research finding wealth inequality is growing in Australia, which will be exacerbated once the government removes COVID support.

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Dr Helen Haines is the independent MP for the Victorian seat of Indi.She started working life as a registered nurse before making a career as a midwife. With a background in epidemiology, and public health she holds a doctoral degree in medical science.helenhaines.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

- We hear from Bernard Collaery who was featured on a recent Search Foundation webinaire. Bernard gave Solidarity Breakfast an interview about his book Oil Under Troubled Waters - Australia's Timor Sea Intrigue. It's published by Melbourne University Press and is available throught the New International Bookshop.This time Bernard had just come back from the secret court hearings being held in Canberra where he is being tried for revealing information the Federal Government deems to be against Australia's security interests.  This discussion has some fascinating background to Australia's foreign affairs role in our region and gives a first hand account of the tremulous moment Australia's democracy is in at this moment.- We hear from Helen Haines,  independent member for Indi, about the very recent attempt by the crossbench to force the issue of a Federal ICAC bill to root out corruption at a Federal government level. The Federal Government fell back on a gag order to stop proceedings.- Kevin will give us an incisive round up of the week- We finish with a call for the release of seven West Papuan's threated with up to 17 years jail by the Indonesians for treason-related charges after their involvement in protests condemning racism last August.

There can be no trust in government without accountability, yet its been two years since the Coalition government promised to implement a Commonwealth Integrity Commission and there's still no draft legislation in sight. Join Independent Member for Indi Helen Haines MP, and former Supreme Court Justices the Hon. David Harper AM QC and The Hon. Margaret White AO, both of whom are members of the Australia Institute's National Integrity Committee, along with our chief economist Richard Denniss for a wide-ranging discussion about fighting corruption, gaps in our integrity system, the lack of transparency surrounding the Prime Minister's handpicked National Covid-19 Coordination Commission. Audio is from the Australia Institute's 'Economics of a Pandemic' webinar series. Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at The Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests: Helen Haines, Independent Member for Indi // @helenhainesindiThe Hon. David Harper AM QCThe Hon. Margaret White AORichard Denniss, chief economist the Australia Institute // @RDNS_TAIThis episode was produced by Jennifer Macey.Our theme music is by Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum.Thanks for listening

Denis Ginnivan (pictured) champions community and has great faith in its ability to take control of and change its circumstances.So much so that his life has been peppered with involvement in the community events and activitiesHe has his own business, "Events That Matter", he played a key in the creation and success of "Voices for Indi", he is the vice-president of "Totally Renewable Yackandandah", and has been on of several speakers on a series of webinars organized by "Farmers for Climate Action".Denis celebrates the ongoing success of independents in the Federal seat of Indi, which is is presently held by Helen Haines, but was first won in 2013 by Cathy McGowan.

Michelle Grattan talks with MPs Tim Watts (Gellibrand, Victoria), Fiona Martin (Reid, NSW), Clare O'Neil (Hotham, Victoria) and Helen Haines (Indi, Victoria) about how they do their job during the pandemic. They discuss the operation of their electorate offices in light of isolation requirements, and recount how the crisis is affecting their constituents.

Welcome back to another episode of The ACN Podcast. I have been incredibly excited to release this episode for a few months. This was one of the first episodes I recorded for the podcast. On today's episode, I speak with Dr Helen Haines. For more than 32 years, Dr Haines has been a registered nurse and midwife; spending the vast majority of that time within rural north east Victoria. But on the 18th May 2019, Dr Haines' career had taken an exciting, yet different direction, being elected as the Independent Member of Indi during the 2019 Federal Election. In this episode, we cover Dr Haines' early career; the challenges of being a nurse and midwife in rural Victoria;  Dr Haines' motivation, and decision, to transition into politics; what she has learned so far; and provides advice for nurses and midwives looking at doing the same. I hope you enjoy! Dr Haines' Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-helen-haines-b5251423/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/helenhainesindi

Helen Haines, MP for the Victorian regional seat Indi, made history at the election as the first federal independent to succeed another independent. She was backed by grassroots campaigners, Voices for Indi, who had earlier helped her predecessor, Cathy McGowan, into parliament. But while McGowan towards the end of her time in the House of Representatives shared real legislative power after the Coalition fell into minority government, the same power does not lie with the lower house crossbench today. Still, Haines believes she has what she calls “soft power” as she has focused on relationship building during the first few months into her term. "Building relationships is key to getting things done and it’s key to establishing an environment that is less an environment of conflict and less an environment of bringing people down." On current legislation, Haines is in favour of the government’s push to stop animal-rights activists from publishing farmers’ personal information. "Many people have contacted my office deeply concerned about this and I’m very supportive of bringing their views to the house on this." But she’s a trenchant critic of the government proposal for trials to drug test people going onto Newstart and Youth Allowance. She says “the evidence is not there to support” the move. In Indi, she points to mental health and aged care as frontline issues, which she will seek to work with the government on. Additional Audio: A List of Ways to Die, Lee Rosevere, from Free Music Archive. Image: AAP/ Mick Tsikas

Independent Member for Indi, Helen Haines, sees many challenges ahead for Australia's agriculture industry, but none that match learning about and working with our changing climate.Dr Haines was in Myrtleford launch of the 'Embedding climate adaptation in Agriculture' project at a day-long conference organized by the North East Catchment Management Authority.The project has the support of the Federal Government's National Landcare Program and the Victoria Government through the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning.The August launch, held at Myrtleford's Savoy Club, attracted about 100 people.

As parliament is about to resume for the first time since the federal election, Katharine Murphy talks to Helen Haines, the new independent MP for Indi. With climate change a top issue in her seat, how will she use her position on the crossbench to push for action? And what solutions does she have to break the policy deadlock? Katharine Murphy: New member for Indi is determined to shift the dial in Canberra

Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) catches up with Independent candidate Helen Haines (@HelenHaines1) while on the road in the Victorian electorate of Indi for the final No Fibs #IndependentsDay podcast before the federal election. They discuss Helen's recent panel appearance on ABC's QandA, and how it appeared to spook the opposition. As Margo notes, a couple of […]Author informationMargo KingstonCo-publisher and editor-in-chief at No FibsMargo Kingston is a retired Australian journalist and climate change activist. She is best known for her work at The Sydney Morning Herald and her weblog, Webdiary. Since 2012, Kingston has been a citizen journalist, reporting and commenting on Australian politics via Twitter and No Fibs. | Twitter |

Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) catches up with Independent candidate Helen Haines (@HelenHaines1) while on the road in the Victorian electorate of Indi for the final No Fibs #IndependentsDay podcast before the federal election. They discuss Helen’s recent panel appearance on ABC’s QandA, and how it appeared to spook the opposition. As Margo notes, a couple of […]Author informationMargo KingstonCo-publisher and editor-in-chief at No FibsMargo Kingston is a retired Australian journalist and climate change activist. She is best known for her work at The Sydney Morning Herald and her weblog, Webdiary. Since 2012, Kingston has been a citizen journalist, reporting and commenting on Australian politics via Twitter and No Fibs. | Twitter |

Helen Haines (@HelenHaines1) was chosen by supporters of Voices 4 Indi  as the successor to Independent MP Cathy McGowan to contest the federal seat of Indi in north-east Victoria. Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) caught up with Helen Haines for the No Fibs podcast and spoke about Helen's passion for Indi and her involvement in the Voices […]Author informationMargo KingstonCo-publisher and editor-in-chief at No FibsMargo Kingston is a retired Australian journalist and climate change activist. She is best known for her work at The Sydney Morning Herald and her weblog, Webdiary. Since 2012, Kingston has been a citizen journalist, reporting and commenting on Australian politics via Twitter and No Fibs. | Twitter |

Helen Haines (@HelenHaines1) was chosen by supporters of Voices 4 Indi  as the successor to Independent MP Cathy McGowan to contest the federal seat of Indi in north-east Victoria. Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) caught up with Helen Haines for the No Fibs podcast and spoke about Helen’s passion for Indi and her involvement in the Voices […]Author informationMargo KingstonCo-publisher and editor-in-chief at No FibsMargo Kingston is a retired Australian journalist and climate change activist. She is best known for her work at The Sydney Morning Herald and her weblog, Webdiary. Since 2012, Kingston has been a citizen journalist, reporting and commenting on Australian politics via Twitter and No Fibs. | Twitter |

Nurse and academic Helen Haines talks about her run for the seat of Indi

Nurse and academic, Helen Haines, talks about her run for the seat of Indi

Meet Helen Haines. She’s the Director of Dollars and Sense, a boutique Bookkeeping business, sits on the board of Aus Dance Victoria as Treasurer, a mother and a wife. Her business has grown rapidly over the past couple of years and she now has a team working for her.This conversation is a great one for parents who are doing the juggling act between work and life commitments. Helen’s story is a great one, she gave birth only nine months ago to her beautiful daughter and her business continues to grow and thrive. She smashes her targets, gets out there and networks whilst having dedicated time with her daughter. Helen and her husband are changing the stereotypical family roles and living the concept of work-life rhythm.In this episode we discuss:· The importance of communications to achieve professional and personal priorities· Having clarity on your why· The importance of asking for help· How she ‘has it all’ one step at a timeLinks:Dollars and Sense http://dollarsandsense.net.auHelen Haines https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenhainesdollars/