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AI slop shownotes. This one gets spicy on Israel and Palestine! Podcast Episode: Two Jacks – Episode 114Post-Production for Recording 1Run Date: 30 May 2025ShownotesIntroduction (0:00)Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack return after a brief hiatus due to Joel traveling to Hawaii.Opening banter about Hawaii, the weather, and a lighthearted remark about avoiding bushfires.Australian Politics and Election Analysis (0:59)Deep dive into the aftermath of a recent election result, including:Two-party preferred votes: 55.19% to 44.81%.Discussions about the myths of how a "first past the post" voting system would have impacted the election outcomes.Historical context on the introduction of Australia's preferential voting system in 1918 to prevent Labor domination.Commentary on Tom Elliott's controversial opinion about voting systems.Analysis of minor parties and how the removal of preferential voting would affect their representation, disadvantaging groups like the Greens or minor right parties.Hong Kong Jack shares insights about how voting systems shape campaign strategies in Australia versus the UK.Coalition Dynamics and Leadership Updates (6:00)Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack dissect the challenges facing the Coalition post-election:Tension between the Liberals and Nationals sparked by Littleproud's leadership and uncertain policy positioning.Discussion on key personnel changes, including the demotion of shadow ministers like Sarah Henderson and Jane Hume.Predictions of leadership instability within the Nationals, with Jack the Insider forecasting Littleproud's leadership might not survive past November.Broader Political Landscape Commentary (14:00)Speculation on the viability of the Liberal Party as it moves further right ideologically while alienating moderates.Historical perspective on the collapse of right-wing parties in Australian politics and the risk of the Liberal Party facing similar consequences.Critique of Peter Dutton's focus on regional Australia, leaving traditional city-based constituencies vulnerable to Teal independents.International Politics: US, UK, and Poland (26:00)United Kingdom:Decline in support for Keir Starmer's Labour due to coalition infighting and lack of direction. Rumors about Angela Rayner potentially challenging Starmer for leadership.Discussions touch on “super injunction” rumors and polling trends showing growing support for Reform UK.Poland:Highlights of Poland's economic growth, with projections of it surpassing Japan in GDP per capita by 2026–27.Observations about Poland's political stability and the upcoming Presidential Election, with tensions between hard-right and centrist candidates.United States:A critical review of Trump's controversial economic policies and debt ceiling negotiations.Jack the Insider critiques the "Make America Healthy Again" initiative by Bobby Kennedy Jr., particularly its stance on restricting government scientists from publishing research and COVID vaccine policies.Broader concerns about the decline in public trust toward pandemic management.Middle East: Israel-Gaza Conflict (1:04:00)Analysis of the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza with criticism of aid distribution and alleged human rights violations.Jack the Insider highlights concerns about Israel's political motivations and the use of Palestinians as human shields.Debate on whether Hamas or Netanyahu bears greater moral responsibility, with differing perspectives from Hong Kong Jack and Jack the Insider.Sports Corner (1:13:00)Australian Rules Football (AFL):Collingwood's dominance this season; speculation on the flag being theirs to lose.Challenges faced by Carlton and Sydney as they linger outside the finals contention.Rugby:Expectations for the British Lions Tour and its significance for Australian Rugby Union.Insights into the resilience and consistent performance of the Brumbies compared to other Super Rugby teams.Soccer:Ange Postecoglou's success at Tottenham Hotspur, securing their first trophy in years amidst uncertainty about his tenure.Cricket:Cameron Green's exceptional batting form in county cricket and its implications for Australia's Test Championship squad selection.State of Origin Rugby League:New South Wales claim a gritty Game 1 victory against Queensland at Lang Park, with the series set to continue at Optus Stadium in Perth and the Olympic Stadium in Sydney.Closing Thoughts (1:28:00)Jack the Insider invites listeners to send in feedback and contributions for future episodes.Upcoming topics preview: The Victorian Liberal Party's internal turmoil, with potential fallout over legal disputes involving former leader John Pesutto.Thank you for tuning in to Two Jacks!Email Jack the Insider: jacktheinsider@gmail.comSubscribe to Hong Kong Jack on Substack for updates!

Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948) is an Australian former politician who served as the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party from 1982 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1999, and the Member for Burwood from 1976 to 1999. He is currently a media commentator. He was previously the president of the Hawthorn Football Club, from 2005 to 2011 and again from 2017 to 2022. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national mental health advocacy organisation. Early life The son of Kenneth Munro Gibb Kennett (1921–2007), and Wendy Anne Kennett (1925–2006; née Fanning), he was born in Melbourne on 2 March 1948. He attended Scotch College; and, although an unexceptional student academically, he did well in the school's Cadet Corps Unit. He also played football (on the wing) for the school.  His failure to rise above the middle band academically almost led him to quit school in Fourth Form (Year 10 – 1963), but he was persuaded to stay on. His Fifth and Sixth Forms were an improvement, but he was still described in school reports as "[a] confident and at times helpful boy. Sometimes irritates. Sometimes works hard" (1964), and "[a] keen, pleasant, though sometimes erratic boy" (1965). After leaving school, Kennett was persuaded by his father Ken to attend the Australian National University in Canberra, but lost interest and left after one year of an economics degree. He returned to Melbourne and found work in the advertising department of the retail giant Myer – kindling an interest for advertising that would one day earn him his living. Kennett's life in the regular workforce was cut short when, in 1968, he was conscripted into the Australian Army.[9] Kennett was selected for officer training and graduated third in his class from the Officer Training Unit, Scheyville (OTU), near Windsor, New South Wales, outside Sydney. He was posted to Malaysia and Singapore as Second Lieutenant, commander of 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). This military career (and his earlier experience in the Scotch College Cadet Corps) has been noted by many biographers as an essential formative influence on the adult Kennett's character. His sense and regard for hierarchical loyalty, punctuality, and general intolerance of dissent or disobedience may be traced to this period. Kennett returned to civilian life in 1970, reentering a divided Australian society, split by the Vietnam War, of which Kennett was a firm supporter. Having returned to Myer, Kennett became impatient with his work, and so with Ian Fegan and Eran Nicols, he formed his own advertising company (KNF) in June 1971. Thereafter, in December 1972, Kennett married Felicity Kellar, an old friend whom he had first met on a Number 69 tram on the long trips to school. Their first son was born in 1974, followed by a daughter and two more sons. Political career Kennett was elected as a Liberal Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burwood in 1976, having had an interest in local politics since the early 1970s.[14] His preselection for the seat reportedly irritated then Premier Dick Hamer, who disliked Kennett's campaigning style, and had endorsed the sitting member, Haddon Storey. However, by 1981, Kennett was promoted to Cabinet as Minister for Housing and Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs. He was one of several younger MPs whom Hamer promoted to Cabinet in a bid to renew his government. Kennett retained his post when Hamer was replaced as Liberal leader and Premier by Lindsay Thompson in June of that year. Following the defeat of the longstanding Liberal government in 1982, Kennett was the leading candidate to replace Thompson despite being the youngest member of the outgoing government. On 26 October, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party and hence Leader of the Opposition. He took an aggressive posture against the Cain government, and was often criticised for his "bull-in-a-china-shop" style and his anti-government rhetoric. Under his leadership, the Liberals were heavily defeated by Labor in 1985. Afterwards he faced a challenge to his leadership of the party from Ian Smith. Kennett survived easily, but increasingly, he was seen as an erratic and unapproachable leader. He faced two more challenges to his leadership in 1986 and 1987. In 1987, in one notable incident Kennett referred to the Federal Liberal leader John Howard as a 'cunt' in a mobile telephone conversation with Howard rival Andrew Peacock. The car-phone conversation damaged both Howard and Kennett politically, but aided Peacock in his push to return as Federal Liberal leader (1989). Toward the end of its second term the Cain government had lost support and the Liberals were expected to win the 1988 election. The Liberal vote indeed rebounded strongly – they won a majority of the two-party vote – however much of this margin was wasted on landslide majorities in their heartland. As a result, the Liberals took only one seat from Labor in the capital, and were left four seats short of a majority. Failing to become premier, Kennett was again criticised within his own party, and in 1989 he was deposed in favour of a little-known rural MLA, Alan Brown. Kennett's performance during his first stint as Liberal leader is a matter of debate. Economou sees his 1985 and 1988 election campaigns as weak, while Parkinson believes he was a significant asset in pushing the Labor government of John Cain in several key seats. First term as premier Kennett publicly pledged never to attempt a return to the Liberal leadership. However, when Brown proved unable to challenge the government effectively, he allowed his supporters to call a spill in 1991. Brown realised he didn't have enough support to keep his post and resigned, allowing Kennett to retake the leadership unopposed. With Victoria facing billions of dollars of debt, Kennett was seen as "Premier-in-waiting" from the moment he retook the leadership. Cain had resigned a year earlier in favour of Deputy Premier Joan Kirner, who was unable to regain the upper hand despite being personally more popular than Kennett. The Liberals' advantage was strengthened by an important decision taken during Brown's brief tenure as leader—negotiating a Coalition agreement with the National Party. The Liberals and Nationals have historically had a strained relationship in Victoria; they had sat separately for most of the second half of the 20th century. It had been believed that Kennett had been denied victory in 1988 due to a large number of three-cornered contests in rural seats. The Coalition went into the October 1992 state election as unbackable favourites, having been ahead in opinion polling by large margins for almost two years. They stoked the voters' anger with a series of "Guilty Party" ads, targeting many Labor ministers and highlighting concerns in their portfolios. In the second-largest defeat that a sitting government has ever suffered in Victoria, the Coalition scored a 19-seat swing, attaining a 16-seat majority in the Legislative Assembly. The Liberals won 52 seats, enough for a majority in their own right. Nevertheless, Kennett supported his coalition partner, retaining the Nationals in his cabinet. State school closures In the first three years of office, funding for public schools and the Department of Education was substantially reduced. 350 government schools were closed, including every Technical High School ("Tech") in Victoria, and 7,000 teaching jobs eliminated. The Tech School closures had a widespread, delayed effect two decades later when a skilled labour shortage in the state was declared by the government, attributable largely to the generation of children who were denied a trade-focused high school education, significantly reducing the number of school leavers commencing trade apprenticeships. The few who did so were insufficient to counterbalance the number of retiring tradespeople in the coming years. This directly resulted in the number of Skilled Migrant (subclass 190) visas being made available each year increasing to 190,000 from 2012 and an active campaign to entice migrants with trade qualifications to Victoria. Public transport Other controversial moves included the sacking of 16,000 public transport workers in a major technological upgrade of the system, and the initiation of a major scheme for privatisation of state-owned services, including the electricity (SECV) and gas (Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria) utilities, the ambulance service, as well as several prisons and other minor services. The sale of the Totalisator Agency Board raised $609 million. Between 1995 and 1998, $29 billion of state assets in gas and electricity alone were sold to private enterprise (for statistics, see Parkinson, Jeff, 1999) In the wake of these changes, investment and population growth slowly resumed, though unemployment was to remain above the national average for the duration of Kennett's premiership. While the benefits to the State budget figures were indisputable in the short term, the social and longer-term economic cost of the Kennett reforms have been questioned by many commentators, academics and those who suffered economically through the period of reform. This campaign of privatisations and cutbacks led to governmental acts of privatisation by splitting up Melbourne's rail (Hillside, Bayside, V/Line and West Coast Rail) and tramways (Yarra and Swanston) or budget-cutting becoming popularly known as being "Jeffed". He also cut back many regional rail services including The Vinelander (ran to Mildura, services later restored to Maryborough as a regular V/Line service in 2011) and services to Leongatha, Bairnsdale (returned in 2003), Dimboola (services later returned to Ararat in 2004). The largest public protest in Melbourne since the Vietnam War Moratorium occurred on 10 November 1992, with an estimated 100,000 people marching in opposition to the retrenchment of many workers and the large State budget cutbacks. Kennett was undeterred by this protest, and famously commented that though there were 100,000 outside his office at Parliament that day, there were 4.5 million who stayed at home or at work. High-profile capital works projects This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Kennett government also embarked on a series of high-profile capital works projects, such as the restoration of Parliament House, construction of a new $250 million Melbourne Museum and IMAX theatre, and a new $130 million Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Other projects included a $160 million expansion of the National Gallery of Victoria; $100 million for refurbishment of the State Library of Victoria; $65 million for a new Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC); and $130 million for the construction of a new civic square on the site of the old Gas and Fuel Buildings, to be known as Federation Square. The relocation of the Formula 1 Grand Prix from Adelaide in 1993 was a particular coup for Kennett, who had worked hard with his friend Ron Walker, the Chairman of the Melbourne Major Events Company, helped deliver Melbourne the hosting rights for the event from Adelaide in 1993. The most controversial project of the Kennett era was the $1.85 billion Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, a gambling and entertainment centre on Melbourne's Southbank. Initial plans for a casino had been made under the Labor government, however the tendering process and construction occurred under Kennett. A$2 billion project to redevelop Melbourne's derelict Docklands area to include a new football stadium was also undertaken, in addition to the large CityLink project, a project resurrected from the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan, aimed at linking Melbourne's freeways, easing traffic problems in the inner city, and reducing commuting times from the outer suburbs to the CBD. Macedonian name dispute Kennett speaking at a event In the mid-1990s, Premier Kennett backed the Greek position over the Macedonian question in his attempts to shore up local electoral support. Kennett's stance gained him supporters from the Melburnian Greek community, whereas he was referred to as "Kennettopoulos" by the Macedonian community. At Kennett's insistence, his state government in 1994 issued its own directive that all its departments refer to the language as "Macedonian (Slavonic)" and to Macedonians as "Slav Macedonians". Reasons given for the decision were "to avoid confusion", be consistent with federal naming protocols toward Macedonians and repair relations between Macedonian and Greek communities. It was accepted that it would not impact the way Macedonians self identified themselves. The decision upset Macedonians, as they had to use the terms in deliberations with the government or its institutions related to education and public broadcasting. The Macedonian Community challenged the decision on the basis of the Race Discrimination Act. After years of litigation at the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), the Federal Court and High Court, previous judicial rulings were upheld that found Kennett's directive unlawful as it caused discrimination based on ethnic background and was struck down from usage in 2000. Second term as premier Kennett's personal popularity was mostly average to high through his first term, though that of the government as a whole went through peaks and troughs. Without a by-election in the previous four years, the 1996 state election shaped up as the first test of the 'Kennett Revolution' with the electorate. The Coalition was expected to win a second term at the 30 March election, albeit with a somewhat reduced majority. At the federal election held four weeks earlier, while Labor was heavily defeated, it actually picked up a swing in Victoria. However, to the surprise of most commentators, the Coalition only suffered a two-seat swing, allowing it to retain a comfortable 14-seat majority. The Coalition actually picked up modest swings in Melbourne's outer suburbs, which have traditionally decided most state elections. Several negative trends (for the Liberals) were obscured somewhat by the euphoria of victory. The government's sharp cuts to government services were particularly resented in country Victoria, where the Liberals and Nationals held almost all the seats. The loss of the Mildura seat to independent Russell Savage was an indication of this disaffection, and when in February 1997 independent Susan Davies was elected to the seat of Gippsland West, this trend seemed set to continue. However, the verdict of many was that the 'Kennett Revolution' was far from over – indeed it was seemingly set in stone with the opening of the Crown Casino in May 1997. Kennett's profile continued to grow as he became a major commentator on national issues, including urging the new government of John Howard to introduce tax reform, and actively opposing the rise of the One Nation Party of Pauline Hanson. In this last case, Kennett did not shy away from criticising the media, but also the decision of the Howard government to not actively oppose Hanson's agenda. Kennett was influential in Melbourne bidding for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Three cities initially expressed interest in hosting the event; Melbourne, Wellington and Singapore. Singapore dropped out before its bid was officially selected by the Commonwealth Games Federation, leaving only two candidate cities. In the weeks prior to the announcement of the 2006 host, Wellington withdrew its bid, citing the costs involved with matching the bid plan presented by Melbourne, which became the default host without members of the Federation going to vote. The government lost ground over the next few years, with high-profile disagreements with the Director of Public Prosecutions Bernard Bongiorno, and Auditor-General Ches Baragwanath fuelling criticism of Kennett's governmental style. Kennett's perceived antipathy to Baragwanath led to 1997 legislation to restructure the office of the Auditor-General and set up Audit Victoria. While Kennett promised the independence of the office would be maintained, many saw his government's actions as an attempt to curb the Auditor-General's power to criticise government policy. Widespread community debate and substantial public dissent from Liberal MPs and Party members ensued, with MLA Roger Pescott resigning from Parliament at the height of the debate; citing his disagreement with this Bill and Kennett's style in general. The Liberal Party lost the by-election in Mitcham. Further scandals involving the handling of contracts for the state emergency services response system damaged the credibility of Kennett in 1997–1998, while rural dissent continued to grow. Personal difficulties also began to affect Kennett and his family. The strains of public life led to a trial separation between Felicity and Jeff in early 1998 (patched up by the end of the year), while earlier in Kennett's first term, public scrutiny had led to the forced sale of the KNF Advertising Company, despite all Kennett's involvement having been transferred to his wife's name. There were rumours in 1998 that Kennett might retire from politics; these were mostly centred around Phil Gude, his party deputy. These eventually came to nothing. In July 1998, Liberal MP Peter McLellan, Member for Frankston East, resigned from the party in protest over alleged corrupt Liberal Party Senate preselection, changes to WorkCover and the auditor-general's office. Again, Kennett failed to pick up the warning signs of declining support for his style of leadership. Labor leader John Brumby took care to capitalise on each of Kennett's mistakes over this period, though his absences in rural electorates were misunderstood by many Labor MPs, and led to his replacement by Steve Bracks in early 1999. Bracks, who came from Ballarat, was popular in rural areas and was seen as a fresh alternative to Brumby, who nevertheless remained a key figure in the shadow Cabinet. 1999 election loss Despite Bracks' appeal, Kennett entered the 1999 election campaign with a seemingly unassailable lead, and most commentators and opinion polls agreed that the Coalition would win a third term. However, in a shock result, the Coalition suffered a 13-seat swing to Labor. While there was only a modest swing in eastern Melbourne, which has historically decided elections in Victoria, the Coalition suffered significant losses in regional centres such as Ballarat and Bendigo. ABC elections analyst Antony Green later said that when he first saw the results coming in, it looked so unusual that he thought "something was wrong with the computer." Initial counting showed Labor on 41 seats and the Coalition on 43; a supplementary election had to be held in Frankston East following the death of sitting independent Peter McLellan. The balance of power rested with three independents-Russell Savage, Susan Davies and newly elected Craig Ingram. Negotiations began between the Coalition and the three independents. While Kennett acceded to all but two of their demands, his perceived poor treatment of Savage and Davies in the previous parliament meant that they would not even consider supporting a Coalition minority government headed by Kennett. On 18 October, two days after Labor won the supplementary election in Frankston East, the independents announced they would support a Labor minority government. The agreement entailed Labor signing a Charter of Good Government, pledging to restore services to rural areas, and promising parliamentary reforms. Kennett's supporters urged the Coalition to force a vote of 'no confidence' on the floor of the parliament in a last-ditch effort to force Savage, Davies and Ingram to support Kennett. However, with the Liberals divided on Kennett's future role, Kennett retired from all of his offices, saying he wished to have no further involvement in politics. Labor won the ensuing by-election in Burwood. Rumoured returns to politics Following the Liberals' second successive defeat in the 2002 election, rumours began that Kennett was planning a comeback to politics. The issue came to a head in May 2006 after the sudden resignation of Kennett's successor, Robert Doyle, when Kennett announced he would contemplate standing in a by-election for Doyle's old seat of Malvern and offering himself as party leader. His stance was supported by Prime Minister John Howard, who rated him as the party's best hope to win the November 2006 state election. But within 24 hours Kennett announced he would not return to Parliament rather than running against Ted Baillieu, whom Kennett had been grooming for the top post since 1999. John Howard was reported to have been "embarrassed" by having publicly supported Kennett before his decision not to re-enter politics. In 2008, it was rumoured that Kennett was planning to stand for Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Despite endorsing future Lord Mayor John So in the 2001 mayoral elections, Kennett was quoted as saying "I think the city is ready for a change". Kennett claimed he had been approached by "a range of interests" to run for the position, but in the end did not do so. Former Liberal leader Robert Doyle ultimately won the election. 2020: Indigenous voice to government On 15 January 2020, it was announced that Kennett would be one of the members of the National Co-design Group of the Indigenous voice to government. Life after politics Kennett at the 2018 VFL Grand Final In 2000, Kennett became the inaugural chairman of beyondblue (the National Depression Initiative), a body that was largely formed by the efforts of the Victorian State Government. On 24 June 2008, he announced that he would be stepping down from his role at beyondblue at the end of 2010. This did not happen. After 17 years as the chair of beyondblue, he stood down in 2017, handing the reins to former PM Julia Gillard. He stated "beyondblue is part of my DNA, outside my family, it has been my most important role. Kennett has previously served on the boards of Australian Seniors Finance, a reverse mortgage company, and SelecTV, which was a satellite television group. Kennett has said in an interview that he rarely thinks about the media or "bloody history", though he regrets the "disastrous" introduction of the Metcard ticketing system for trains and trams. Kennett angered gay rights groups in July 2008 when he supported the Bonnie Doon Football Club in their sacking of trainer Ken Campagnolo for being bisexual; and compared homosexuality to pedophilia. Anti-discrimination campaigner Gary Burns pursued an action in the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal against Kennett for making the following statement: "The club felt that once this had been pointed out and you had this gentleman there who was obviously close to young men – massaging young men – it ran an unnecessary risk, and that's why it decided it was best that he not perform those duties again. So the club was trying to do the right thing," The case was dropped due to Gary Burns' lack of funds to pursue the case. Hawthorn FC presidency On 14 December 2005, Kennett was made president of Hawthorn Football Club, taking over from Ian Dicker. Following the exit of the St Kilda Football Club from the Tasmanian AFL market in 2006, Kennett was president when the Hawthorn Football Club negotiated a five-year sponsorship deal with the Tasmanian state government. The sponsorship deal was worth an estimated $12 million for which the Tasmanian government bought naming rights to the club's guernsey, and the HFC committed to playing an agreed number of pre-season and four regular season "home games" at York Park.[56] Kennett was instrumental in Hawthorn's 2007 5-year business plan titled "five2fifty", the core idea being that in the next five years the club will target to win 2 premierships and have fifty thousand members. As part of the plan, the football club wants to be seen as the most professional club in the AFL, and places great emphasis on the welfare of the people associated with the club. Following Hawthorn's 2008 AFL Grand Final victory over Geelong, Kennett claimed that the Cats "lacked the mentality to defeat Hawthorn", this being in reference to the Cats' inability to counter-attack the running game of the Hawks in the aforementioned Grand Final. Kennett's comments led to the subsequent eleven-match losing streak for Hawthorn against Geelong becoming known as the "Kennett curse". He stepped down at the end of his second three-year term in 2011, he also changed the club's constitution so that presidents could only serve two 3-year terms. Second stint Kennett at an AFL Women's match in 2023 In what Fox Footy described as a "stunning return",[59] Kennett was announced as the president of the Hawthorn Football Club on 4 October 2017 following the sudden resignation of the incumbent president Richard Garvey. Garvey had taken criticism on the hiring and later sacking of club CEO Tracey Gaudry. Kennett subsequently appointed Justin Reeves as the club's new CEO. On 4 October 2017 he announced that he would serve the position for a full 3-year term. Soon after his re-appointment, Kennett and the club released a vision statement outlining the future of the club up to 2050. The first five-year strategic plan titled 'Dare to be Different' will drive the club's priorities from 2018 to 2022. Kennett said: "Hawthorn we aren't ones to sit back and wait, we work hard to achieve and deliver exciting results, on and off the field. Our vision for our strategic plan, "Dare to be Different", encapsulates this as we continue to strive for excellence. "We have set ourselves some ambitious targets but all are within our grasp if we continue to innovate, grow and forge new frontiers within the AFL industry." On 6 July 2021, Kennett and the Hawthorn board announced that they would not be renewing head coach Alastair Clarkson's contract following its expiry at the conclusion of the 2022 AFL Premiership season. It was announced that Box Hill Hawks and Hawthorn development coach, former player Sam Mitchell had been chosen by Kennett and the board to become the Hawthorn coach at the end of Clarkson's reign. Chairman of The Original Juice Company On 12 December 2022, The Original Juice Company announced that it would appoint Kennett as Chairman and Non-Executive Director. Honours In the Australia Day Honours of 2005, Kennett received Australia's then highest civilian honour, when he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). The honour was for "service to the Victorian Parliament and the introduction of initiatives for economic and social benefit, to business and commerce, and to the community in the development of the arts, sport and mental health awareness strategies." In May 2000, he was also awarded an honorary doctorate – DBus (Honoris Causa) – by the University of Ballarat. Media work For a brief period during 2002, Kennett was a radio presenter for Melbourne station 3AK, continuing an interest in mass communication which was also a feature of his premiership. Since 2010, Kennett has been a regular contributor to Neil Mitchell's 3AW radio program every Thursday, as a social commentator. On 28 March 2013 it was announced that Kennett had joined the Seven television network as national political commentator which will involve him appearing on breakfast show Sunrise every Tuesday and on Seven news as required. On 12 February 2017 Jeff Kennett engaged ex-Seven West Media employee on Twitter over leaked documents potentially breaching the company's own gag order on Amber Harrison.  

Crime and the cost of living have dealt Victorian Labor a potentially devastating political blow in the heartland seat of Werribee. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria’s billion-dollar debt to keep raising, Moria Deeming re-admitted to Victorian Liberal Party, Bronte beach filled with Christmas trash, Tony Burke's new move is months too late. Plus, Virat Kohli fined for Sam Konstas bump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Pesutto might not survive as leader of the Victorian Liberal Party come the new year, a woman has been dubbed the 'Zionist Karen' during a Kmart dispute, and an Australian man captured by Russian forces in Ukraine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Pesutto's days as leader of the Victorian Liberal Party could be numbered, Donald Trump vows to end the woke... saying it's destroying America. Plus, grinches across the country attempt to cancel Christmas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The political future of Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto is up in the air after a judge ruled he defamed independent MP Moira Deeming. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Josh Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest Newspoll provides a bleak outlook for Labor. Plus, the Victorian Liberal Party reportedly campaigned for Kamala Harris, and why are so many Victorians refusing to pay their hefty land tax bills?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Qantas is being taken to court by the consumer watchdog for allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled “ghost” flights and hoarding takeoff and landing slots to drive up airfares.  Transport for NSW has for the first time confirmed that WestConnex will be sped up to 90km/h but the plans will require the motorway to be completely closed for safety checks.  A Gold Coast city councillor allegedly googled “If you kill someone in self-defence will you go to jail?” two days before he choked and killed his abusive and controlling stepdad.  A key member of the Victorian Liberal Party's leadership team has resigned.  Nutbush will come to Adelaide's city limits when smash stage production TINA – The Tina Turner Musical opens at the Festival Theatre in April next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Qantas is being taken to court by the consumer watchdog for allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled “ghost” flights and hoarding takeoff and landing slots to drive up airfares.  Transport for NSW has for the first time confirmed that WestConnex will be sped up to 90km/h but the plans will require the motorway to be completely closed for safety checks.  A Gold Coast city councillor allegedly googled “If you kill someone in self-defence will you go to jail?” two days before he choked and killed his abusive and controlling stepdad.  A key member of the Victorian Liberal Party's leadership team has resigned.  Nutbush will come to Adelaide's city limits when smash stage production TINA – The Tina Turner Musical opens at the Festival Theatre in April next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Qantas is being taken to court by the consumer watchdog for allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled “ghost” flights and hoarding takeoff and landing slots to drive up airfares.  Transport for NSW has for the first time confirmed that WestConnex will be sped up to 90km/h but the plans will require the motorway to be completely closed for safety checks.  A Gold Coast city councillor allegedly googled “If you kill someone in self-defence will you go to jail?” two days before he choked and killed his abusive and controlling stepdad.  A key member of the Victorian Liberal Party's leadership team has resigned.  Nutbush will come to Adelaide's city limits when smash stage production TINA – The Tina Turner Musical opens at the Festival Theatre in April next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Qantas is being taken to court by the consumer watchdog for allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled “ghost” flights and hoarding takeoff and landing slots to drive up airfares.  Transport for NSW has for the first time confirmed that WestConnex will be sped up to 90km/h but the plans will require the motorway to be completely closed for safety checks.  A Gold Coast city councillor allegedly googled “If you kill someone in self-defence will you go to jail?” two days before he choked and killed his abusive and controlling stepdad.  A key member of the Victorian Liberal Party's leadership team has resigned.  Nutbush will come to Adelaide's city limits when smash stage production TINA – The Tina Turner Musical opens at the Festival Theatre in April next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull provides an update on her battle against the Victorian Liberal Party, Stan Grant plays the race card and accuses The Australian of pushing a smear campaign. Plus, Chris Bowen won't accept his green scheme failures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of the 17 critical targets identified as part of Closing the Gap only four are being met, while the rates of Indigenous suicide, children in out-of-home care and adults in jail are going backwards. The women who once quietly lived off the ill-gotten gains of their gangland men are now playing an active role in high-level crimes that are leading to bloodshed on the streets. The Victorian Liberal Party has claimed an emphatic victory in the critical Warrandyte by-election with the party on track to record a near 20 per cent swing. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has flown to Europe for a two-week vacation amid threats and speculation over the future of her leadership. South Australia could “run out of land” within 30 years unless drastic changes are made to meet housing demands, a landmark report has found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of the 17 critical targets identified as part of Closing the Gap only four are being met, while the rates of Indigenous suicide, children in out-of-home care and adults in jail are going backwards. The women who once quietly lived off the ill-gotten gains of their gangland men are now playing an active role in high-level crimes that are leading to bloodshed on the streets. The Victorian Liberal Party has claimed an emphatic victory in the critical Warrandyte by-election with the party on track to record a near 20 per cent swing. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has flown to Europe for a two-week vacation amid threats and speculation over the future of her leadership. South Australia could “run out of land” within 30 years unless drastic changes are made to meet housing demands, a landmark report has found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of the 17 critical targets identified as part of Closing the Gap only four are being met, while the rates of Indigenous suicide, children in out-of-home care and adults in jail are going backwards. The women who once quietly lived off the ill-gotten gains of their gangland men are now playing an active role in high-level crimes that are leading to bloodshed on the streets. The Victorian Liberal Party has claimed an emphatic victory in the critical Warrandyte by-election with the party on track to record a near 20 per cent swing. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has flown to Europe for a two-week vacation amid threats and speculation over the future of her leadership. South Australia could “run out of land” within 30 years unless drastic changes are made to meet housing demands, a landmark report has found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of the 17 critical targets identified as part of Closing the Gap only four are being met, while the rates of Indigenous suicide, children in out-of-home care and adults in jail are going backwards. The women who once quietly lived off the ill-gotten gains of their gangland men are now playing an active role in high-level crimes that are leading to bloodshed on the streets. The Victorian Liberal Party has claimed an emphatic victory in the critical Warrandyte by-election with the party on track to record a near 20 per cent swing. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has flown to Europe for a two-week vacation amid threats and speculation over the future of her leadership. South Australia could “run out of land” within 30 years unless drastic changes are made to meet housing demands, a landmark report has found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has the tide turned on the Voice? Should Federal Liberals take over the Victorian Liberal Party? Join the debate now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an exclusive interview with Peta, Moira Deeming speaks out on her expulsion from the Victorian Liberal Party. Plus, Tony Abbott joins the show over the parliamentary committee's report on the Voice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was Moira Deeming mistreated by the Victorian Liberal Party? Ombudsman to review ABC's coverage of the King's coronation. Plus, Jeff Kennett on why mandatory national service should be reinstated.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by Evelyn Rae, who is an Australian Christian conservative, political commentator, writer and host of the Caldron Pool podcast.   Evelyn joins us for a second time, after appearing on Episode 10, this time to speak on the topical issues in the news cycle right now.     We kick it off by discussing the recent CNN Town Hall event with former US President, Donald Trump. Eveyln gives us her opinion of the Victorian Liberal Party and Upper House member, Moira Deeming. We discuss the recent drama with US beer, Bud Light, and ‘Your New Girl Pal' Dylan Mulvaney. Finally discussing the attack on gender roles, the family and Christianity.   Throw in cameos from Paul Keating and Kid Rock, movie talk, theology and Evelyn breaking down the current state of mRNA vaccines and farm animals and this is not an episode to miss! Contact or follow Evelyn at: https://twitter.com/_evelynrae https://caldronpool.com/theshow Hosted by: ·        Adam Zahra - One Nation candidate for Macarthur (Federal) and Campbelltown (NSW) https://www.facebook.com/AdamZahra.PHON https://www.instagram.com/zahra4campbelltown/   ·        Steven Tripp – One Nation candidate for Warringah and NSW Upper House candidate https://www.facebook.com/ExCandidate.Steven https://twitter.com/RealStevenTripp https://spectator.com.au/author/steven-tripp/ Follow us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GIXhHBogM1McL5EPGP3DT Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/ExCandidates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExCandidates/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/excandidates/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExCandidates Gab: https://gab.com/ExCandidates Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/excandidates YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@excandidates Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ex-candidates/id1631685864 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85ZWQ1NGMzMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f6abb085-cb79-411b-958f-e7e89274332f/the-excandidates Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-ex-candidates Please share and spread the word! #AusPol #nswpol #interview #podcast #politics #evelynrae #caldronpool #budlight #trump #cnn #townhall #dylanmulvaney #kidrock #moiradeeming #liberalparty #theology #paulkeating

In this latest Hindi bulletin: A politician who attended an anti-transgender rally expelled from the Victorian Liberal Party; Former NRL player Jarryd Hayne sentenced to four years and nine months jail for rape; A new record in IPL and more news.

A politician who attended an anti-transgender rally expelled from the Victorian Liberal Party; an apology to First Nations families caught up in the child protection system; and former NRL player Jarryd Hayne sentenced to four years and nine months jail for rape.

Indigenous Australians will front the “No” campaign against the Voice. The AFL is expected to confirm the Gather Round will remain in South Australia for several years. The Victorian Liberal Party faces the prospect of electoral wipeout, a new analysis of its state election loss has warned. ANDCandice Warner is the “happiest I've ever been”, personally and professionally, after years of highs and lows in the public eye.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calls for Anthony Albanese to remodel the Voice to Parliament, Moira Deeming may still be expelled from the Victorian Liberal Party. Plus, Alistair MacGibbon joins the show over cyber attack on Latitude Financial Services.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What course will the Liberal Party pursue after the defeat in NSW state elections, Moira Deeming avoids expulsion from the Victorian Liberal Party. Plus, What's the reason for secrecy around Daniel Andrews' China trip? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will John Pesutto's decision to expel Moira Deeming from the Victorian Liberal Party backfire on him? Reports show New Zealanders are happier than Australians. Plus, did the walk-off improve ABC radio?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will the move to expel Moira Deeming from the Victorian Liberal Party backfire on John Pesutto? Labor MPs break ranks to question the AUKUS agreement. Plus, Victorian firefighters join the show over vaccine mandates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moira Deeming to be expelled from the Victorian Liberal Party for attending a rally on women's rights - Peta interviews Party leader John Pesutto over the decision. Plus, Dan Tehan on Labor's immigration policy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anti-trans protestors clashed with transgender rights activists at a UK anti-trans speakers tour in Victoria Australia. Protestors called transgender people names and performed the Nazi salute at Kellie-Jay Kenn-Minshull also known as Posie Parker's "Let Women Speak" rally. Australian Correspondent Oliver Peterson says Liberal state MP Moira Deeming made an appearance at the rally. "The fact that the Liberal MP was there when this was all going on is not a great look, so the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party has today decided regardless of your religious faith, race, sexual preference and identity, Victorians everywhere should know that the Liberal Party is inclusive. To be a voice for them, you've got to represent all Victorians, so he's booted her out."  Immigration New Zealand is reviewing whether to let the prominent anti-transgender activist into New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

READ: https://goodsauce.news/victorian-liberal-party-a-woman-should-know-her-place/ - Alert your praying friends and fellow believers now, that Moira Deeming, John Pesutto and the Victorian Liberal Party need our prayers today and tomorrow and every day this week as back room deals and water cooler whispers happen over and over again in the attempt to remove the brightest light in that parliament.

Renee Dixson, Jason Tuazon-McCheyne, Matthew Roberts interviews.  Renee Dixson from the Forcibly Displaced People Network discusses the Queer Displacements conference in Sydney.  Their survey Inhabiting Two Worlds At Once found discrimination and racism were overwhelmingly high in Australia towards forcibly displaced LGBTIQ+ people.  Forcibly Displaced People Network – The voice of LGBTIQ+ people in forced displacement (fdpn.org.au)  Jason Tuazon-McCheyne from The Equality Projects discusses the Better Together conference in Adelaide and its inclusive approach.  Starts 24:28 minutes.  The Equality Project ®  Matthew Roberts from Sex Work Law Reform Victoria discusses their Freedom of Information activism that's received national attention this week and the Victorian Liberal Party's policy position on sex work.  Starts 38:17 minutes.   Sex Work Law Reform Victoria – Safety. Equality. Justice.  3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.

Police are warning hooligans who stormed the AAMI Park pitch and attacked an A-League player and referee they will be “knocking on doors” imminently. A chance discovery by a Melbourne researcher may be a lifesaver in the fight against deadly colorectal cancer. The Victorian Liberal Party will not review its disastrous 2022 election campaign, but will instead begin work on its 2026 effort. And in sport, fans will pause to pay their respects to Shane Warne in a series of tributes at the Boxing Day Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Price speaks to The Age State Political Editor Annika SmethurstSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Hindi bulletin: Matthew Guy to resign as Victorian Liberal party leader following his state election defeat to Daniel Andrews; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pulls his party out of assemblies and give up on calling for a gap election; The Socceroos deliver a much-needed victory over Tunisia and more news.

In this bulletin, Matthew Guy to resign as Victorian Liberal Party leader following his state election defeat to Daniel Andrews, Labor's industrial relations bill expected to pass parliament after gaining support from a key crossbencher, and in sport, the Socceroos relish their World Cup win against Tunisa.

Victoria are about to go to the polls again. This time it's the state election. It's been an ugly campaign. Will Labour lose their large majority, or can the Liberal party miraculously win this election? We will look at both sides in Blurt on Politics.Then we will continue with Party In The USA from last week, as we didn't have time to cover the US Midterm elections. And Donald Trump has put his hat in the ring to run for president in 2024.And in our last segment, Green There Done That, we will continue from last weeks' show because we ran out time.So, let's get on with the show with Wencee and the Kegsta.More: https://thenewblurt.substack.comBanterAustralian Podcast Awards Winners 2022Green There, Done That Part 2AGL, Australia's largest electricity generator has elected new directors to the board. Will this mean a quicker transition to renewables? →AGL shareholders overrule board to elect directors nominated by Mike Cannon-BrookesAGL board must work as one, warns McKenzieFrydenberg Lobbied AGL to Fire CEO over Net Zero PlansEarth has reached 8 Billion people →Earth now has 8 billion people—and counting. Where do we go from here?Party In The USA Part 2This week we continued our chat about the US Midterm elections now that most of the results have been confirmed →Politico - US Midterm resultsHistorical record of midtermMichigan makes history: 2022 state-wide midterm election resultsBlurt On PoliticsVictorian state election has gotten ugly this year. Who will win the 26th November election? →Why has the Victoria state election campaign turned so ugly?Victorian state election pledges on offer from Labor, Liberals, Nationals and the GreensLiberal leader Matthew Guy ignored warnings about Renee Heath's religious views‘We are safe': Matthew Guy seeks a reset in final days of Victorian election campaignLiberal candidate rails against Indigenous people, abortion and climate changeSister of controversial Victorian Liberal Party candidate opens up about City Builders ChurchFollow us on our socials:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI6sah68y5GKhtD-uE4W-FAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/blurtstar/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blurtstar/Twitter - @BlurtNew This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewblurt.substack.com

Today, Rachel Withers discusses how the Victorian Liberal Party cannot distance itself from its own candidates and preferences. Subscribe to The Politics on the LiSTNR app to hear new episodes as soon as they drop, and head to The Monthly dot com dot au to subscribe to The Politics newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox every weekday afternoon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Bridie and Mimi for a very interesting show involving both Victorian and New South Wales politics. Mimi will go over the allegations of Branch Staking Against the Victorian Liberal Party. Want to know what branch stacking is and how common it is? You'll know after today's show. Bridie goes over the NSW public transport strikes and what this means for the NSW commuters, public transport staff and politicians See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of The People's Project: HER MAJESTY THE COLONISER The moment the Indigenous Voice to Parliament died - is Senator Lidia Thorpe showing guts or will her disrespect scuttle the referendum? RUGBY PRIDE 7 NRL players refuse to wear 'Pride' jerseys and the world loses their mind. But if you are Muslim and play in the AFLW, it's totally fine. GO WOKE, GO BROKE Hollywood studios continue to lose massive amounts of money on woke movies. Is it a pattern? DEPRESSING SCIENCE Claims that antidepressants don't work the way we've been sold. Have we just been taking placebos? FAKE SCIENCE Scandal of fabricated Alzheimer's research used to generate billions in profits. Are we surprised? NEWS WITHOUT NOTICE The Australian Government spends up on propaganda street signs The Commonwealth Bank is just the latest to suddenly 'forget' about mandates The Victorian Liberal Party referred to Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police, the Victorian Electoral Commission, The VIC Ombudsman and IBAC over 'secret scheme to breach donation laws' Watch this episode in full for free at: https://discernable.io/the-peoples-project-season-6-episode-12-how-woke-can-you-get --------------- SUPPORT THE PEOPLE'S PROJECT BY JOINING OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY https://discernable.locals.com WATCH ALL EPISODES OF THE PEOPLE'S PROJECT https://discernable.io/project PURCHASE TICKETS TO OUR TOWN HALLS https://discernable.io/townhall --------------- DR BRENDAN MOLONEY https://www.drbrendanmoloney.com EJ CARROL https://ejcarroll.com https://www.instagram.com/ejcarroll

Matthew Guy has moved to clarify any confusion about the Victorian Liberal Party's stance on East-West Link, saying the opposition remains committed to building the road, should it win government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To get the full episode, the past Two Jacks releases and some bonus content - join the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/theconditionalreleaseprogramIn this week's Two Jack's we look at factions within the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party often claims it is not faction driven but this is a nonsense as then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull found out at NSW State Liberal Conference in 2015. We identify the Liberal factions and their leaders federally and see what happens when factionalism goes horribly wrong with the dominant right faction rendering the Victorian Liberal Party unelectable.Also, a lot of Canadians want the unvaxxed denied health care while a slightly smaller number want them hurled behind bars. We think that's a bit rough. Just a bit.

We've been asked by the Victorian Liberal Party to brainstorm some ideas and we are not ones to leave our state in the lurch!

We were thrilled to have as our first guest on L'Chaim to kick off the year 5782, the newly announced Deputy Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, Member for Caulfield, David Southwick. Maurice Klein spoke with David about his work commencing early 2020 to secure ground-breaking legislation in Victoria, to ban the public display of the Nazi Swastika, which will take place sometime in the first half of 2022, let's hope the rest of Australia follows suit. We also spoke with David about the ongoing impact of the cholera COVID in Victoria, Hope & Action, not Politics & Arrogance from the Liberals, Southwick's ToyHouse, and Souper Bistro, both helping people in need. Please check out the other two programs that make up the Jewish Group here at 3ZZZ The Hebrew Hour 3 pm on Friday and the Yiddish Hour 11 am on Sunday. If you would like to contact us at L'Chaim email lchaim3zzz@gmail.com For only $16 Please consider becoming a member of the Jewish Group here at 3 ZZZ for Seniors only $ 11 again click on 3ZZZ.com.au As next week is Kol Nidre Yom Kippur our next L'Chaim will be on 22/9/2021, Team L'Chaim would like to wish everyone well over the fast. G'mar Hatima Tova.

Shoutouts to the Snackpack - that is, you guys, our listeners, not the new podcast called the Snackpack. This week we're serving up: Positivity Corner: The Christian Democrats Party are in big financial trouble First Nations: Content warning for the name of an Indigenous person who has died, it runs from 9:44 - 11:11. We have a second story in this segment with no content warnings, it's about Ben Wyatt, the former WA Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, who has taken jobs with two mining companies.  Fashy Australia: Two stories here as well - first, the Murugappan family continue to be physically and psychologically tortured for political gain. And second, Michelle Burgess, a former ALP figure, has joined the far-right, white supremacist Australia First Party.  (Go check out her facebook page.)  SPOTW: Goes to Ben Jenkins with a lay-up assist from Liberal Senator Ben Small. Plus this week Gladys spawned a meme before it was hurredly murdered by other politicians.  UFU: One of Australia's loudest Nazis, Tom Sewell, is in jail again. Mains: Is actually quite a brief story that just didn't fit into our other segments this week, about changes to the Medicare schedule. KOOK WATCH: Is a brand new segment where we talk about conspiracy theorists! For our inaugural Kook Watch we talk about the Victorian Liberal Party and their QAnon style conspiracies about Daniel 'Adrenochrome' Andrews.  And you'll just have to listen to the end for our Pupdate! Donate to Fella Morrison's family's legal costs: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforfella  Ban spit hoods in custody: https://www.change.org/p/banspithoods-stop-black-deaths-in-custody  Support the show: www.patreon.com/AuspolSnackpod   

We're very excited to announce our guest host for this week, actual journalist and confirmed poster, Cam Wilson! The three of us grill up some analysis, roast some of the fools in parliament, and snack down on some tasty memes.  Entree: Tasmania had an election! Peter Gutwein is likely to form government, with the help of embattled Liberal candidate Adam "Terry" Brooks.  Fashy Aus: The government has (slightly) walked back their language around the India travel ban.  Positivity Corner: Australia is supporting a waiver on intellectual property around COVID vaccines and other medical equipment. Unfortunately it looks unlikely to come into effect any time soon.  First Nations: CW for use of names and description of Indigenous people who have died & discussion of police violence and deaths in custody. The story runs from 26:00 - 35:20 and is about the inquiry into the death of Wayne Fella Morrison.  SPOTW: Cam serves up some cricket drama, and promises an article on some major meme news. Plus we have Michael O'Brien (who?), the leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, dedicating the rest of his life to grilling.  Mains: Cam has been following George Christensen closely and dishes up hot goss and informed speculation about why George does what he does and where he's going after this term of parliament.  And you'll just have to listen to the end for our Pupdate! including Cam's little hound Rambo.  Check out all of Cam's links and so on at https://linktr.ee/camwilson. Follow him on Twitter and at Crikey and elsewhere, or send him tips and ideas for stories!  Support Auspol Snackpod financially and get a monthly bonus episode: www.patreon.com/AuspolSnackpod  Support the call for a ban on spit hoods: https://nit.com.au/family-of-wayne-fella-morrison-plead-for-spit-hood-ban/  Support the Morrison family's legal costs: https://au.gofundme.com/f/justiceforfella   

Brad Battin MP recently challenged Michael O'Brien for the leadership of the Victorian Liberal Party. I invited him to interview not only on why he took aim at the top job to take on Daniel Andrews, but also to investigate what type of person he is. He lives with his wife and daughters in Berwick in South East Melbourne and before becoming a parliamentarian Brad worked in the prison system and as a police officer at VicPol. Disillusioned with the management of Victoria Police Brad later left to open his own Baker's Delight Bakery before becoming the Member for Gembrook in 2010. During his time in Parliament he has been the Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Shadow Minister for Environment, Emergency Services, Building Industry, Youth Justice, Crime Prevention, Roads (Metropolitan) and Road Safety and the TAC. -------------------------------------------- Listen to this episode on the It Is Discernable Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FgVdAXUhqi0 Subscribe to Discernable on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/discernable?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Discernable Crew (email list) to never lose access to our content: https://www.discernable.io/crew Matt's Speed Reading Course Discount Link: https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-super-reading-hack-your-productivity-10x-guaranteed/?couponCode=PPLSPROJ -------------------------------------------- Follow Brad: https://www.facebook.com/BradBattinMP https://www.instagram.com/bradbattinmp https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqX-vlxf68jhdxZ74xF9DQ https://twitter.com/bradbattinmp -------------------------------------------- 2:12 Why Brad left Victoria Police 5:41 Selective policing at protests 10:55 How the government dictates to VicPol 17:00 Brad's growing political ambitions 18:15 ‘New Australians' not ‘immigrants' 20:00 What is Harmony Week? 22:38 Michael O'Brien and the leadership spill 28:43 Losing the leadership challenge 32:10 ‘Scotty from Marketing' and the need for Team in politics 34:15 Gladys – the Queen of COVID-19 Management 39:59 We don't trust politicians 44:42 Presidential style politics 50:27 Australians like a mummy/daddy government 52:20 Labor States will have to change how they govern 54:46 QLD lockdowns destroying their tourism economy 56:45 Will Dan Andrews pivot re: lockdowns? 57:25 We need to trust Australians 1:01:26 Mask culture in Melbourne 1:11:00 Growth corridors in Melbourne 1:13:58 Don't be ‘Labor Lite'! 1:15:55 How Brad takes the pulse of the community 1:19:00 MPs should only ask “what is best for my electorate?” 1:20:00 Bring back Jeff Kennett? What about Peta Credlin? 1:26:30 Future plans for Brad 1:28:28 What is Dan Andrews like behind the scenes? 1:34:17 Brad's Magic Wand is not so magic

On this edition of Cory Talks... The New Zealand election and a stunning result for Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party with a mandate to lead the country for the next three years. It's the first election win in 25 years where a single party has received enough votes to lead without the support of another party. Also election for Labor in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory). The Labor party has been in power in the nations capital for almost two decades. The Victorian Liberal Party have a plan for COVID-19... finally. But is it too late with the states positive cases continuing to fall? The US Town Hall Presidential Debates. The President on NBC and Biden on ABC. We all know how much ratings are important to the Orange Idiot, so he's probably not going to like that more people watched the Democrat nominee. What does copper and COVID-19 have to do with each other? The answer might surprise. Rupert Murdoch's attack drone, Peta Credlin tries standover tactics on the Victorian Premier... which fail, and she was not happy. Police looking into someone who's caused a COVID-19 panic in two regional Victorian locations. And a nice political story to end with. Yes I know, good and politics are not words that are at all expected to co-exist. Guest: - Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already and turn notifications on so you can be alerted when there's new episodes out. Cory Talks on Twitter - www.twitter.com/CoryTalksPod Cory Talks website - www.corytalks.com Cory Talks email - send via the website I source information from a variety of sources, most commonly ABC News Australia, Independent Australia and The Guardian. CORY TALKS. A PODCAST FROM CORY DIGITAL MEDIA. www.net0400.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/corytalkspodcast/message

If Victoria's current coronavirus lockdown has taught voters anything it's that elections have consequences. Even though civil liberties have been suspended in the state democracy has not. Local government elections are proceeding as scheduled in October. On the midweek edition of WilmsFront we explore how local government operates in Victoria and how you can make sure you cast an informed vote with City of Greater Dandenong Liberal Councillor Timothy Dark. Timothy is the sole Liberal Councillor in Greater Dandenong which has 9 from Labor and 1 Green. The council moving to the single council ward electoral system which has made his re-election campaign difficult. Party affiliation is not required to be disclosed in Victorian local government elections and with the unpopularity of the Victorian Labor brand at present Labor aligned candidates have no red in their election material. Local councils are elected in Victoria for fixed four-year terms, they operate under the council-manager system where the Councillors are part-time and appoint a CEO to run the day to day operations of the council, cities in the US use the strong-major council system with a full-time Mayor who also runs the day to day operation council/city. Timothy is a strong supporter of the role of local government plays in Victoria and to stop councils wasting time with things such as anti-Australia Day motions locals need to elect better Councillors. With the stage 4 lockdown extended for Melbournian's for another six weeks coupled with the dictatorial inflexible approach that Premier Dan Andrews has displayed during the coronavirus second wave and associated lockdown strategy community resentment is growing. There was a revolt in the local Muslim Dandenong community in late August which was aggressively suppressed by Victoria Police. Timothy as a local Councillor thought the police crackdown was over the top and unnecessary. He predicts this could see the Greater Dandenong area turn against Labor. The incompetence and dishonesty of the Andrews Government exposed during the pandemic has awoken the Victorian Liberal Party from its slumber with leader Michael O'Brien and frontbencher Tim Smith getting the Opposition message out much more effectively. Timothy believes for the 2022 state election the Liberals need many young fresh feisty candidates.  Contact: Email: me@timwilms.com Message: https://t.me/timwilms Wilms Front Links: Entropy: https://entropystream.live/app/wilmsfront Website: http://timwilms.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilmsfront Minds: https://www.minds.com/timwilms Gab: https://gab.com/timwilms Telegram: https://t.me/wilmsfront Parler: https://parler.com/profile/timwilms/ Support the Show: Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membership Donate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackled Other Unshackled Productions: The Uncuckables: http://theuncuckables.com/ Report From Tiger Mountain: http://reportfromtigermountain.com/ Other Unshackled Links: Website: https://www.theunshackled.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackled Twitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackled Gab: https://gab.ai/theunshackled Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackled Minds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/theunshackled Music and Graphics by James Fox Higgins Voice Over by Morgan Munro See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

The Victorian Liberal Party has launched an internal investigation after a joint report by The Age and 60 Minutes exposed extensive branch stacking implicating one of the Prime Minister’s own frontbenchers. The scheme was revealed in an array of secret recordings, colourful social media communications, and detailed documents that involve the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing, Michael Sukkar as well as Kevin Andrews, the longest-serving member in the House of Representatives. In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by investigative journalist Nick McKenzie to discuss what the branch stacking means for the Prime Minister, the party, and the taxpayers. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Former Western Victoria MP Simon Ramsay spoke to the program about allegations of branch staking in the Victorian Liberal Party and COVID-19. The post August 24- Former Western Victoria MP Simon Ramsay first appeared on Mitchell's Front Page.

The Victorian Liberal Party has launched an internal investigation after a joint report by The Age and 60 Minutes exposed extensive branch stacking implicating one of the Prime Minister’s own frontbenchers. The scheme was revealed in an array of secret recordings, colourful social media communications, and detailed documents that involve the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing, Michael Sukkar as well as Kevin Andrews, the longest-serving member in the House of Representatives. In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by investigative journalist Nick McKenzie to discuss what the branch stacking means for the Prime Minister, the party, and the taxpayers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight I go over some worrying developments in Australia, including allegations of a Chinese spy effort to install an agent into the Australian parliament. And has money from foreign sources influenced the future of this great land. Some exhibits to check out: From 2017 "The amount of Australian farm land owned by Chinese interests has surged tenfold in the past year, climbing above 14 million hectares or 2.5 per cent of all agricultural land." - https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/china-now-owns-10-times-the-amount-of-australian-land-it-did-last-year-20170930-gyrxia.html?fbclid=IwAR0PoMsylpDjZXPGe9uUEhV7e4egKLlgN14_SCDF6HE6oJOxZaFgnGPjRRE "In 2017, ANZ found foreign buyers owned up to 400,000 Australian homes. Today, Mr Driscoll estimated that figure would be “close to 500,000”. ANZ also estimated foreign investors bought between 30,000 and 50,000 new dwellings in 2015-16. At that rate, Mr Driscoll said it “won’t be too long” before a million homes were in foreign hands" - https://www.news.com.au/national/fears-one-million-aussie-homes-could-soon-be-owned-by-foreign-buyers/news-story/c50a4112bab4f3ed8fae27277f313f54?fbclid=IwAR2ydtBEr_v1OTmT3-JghX_QcAKx9UczrXGmhBgsENv0VnIkBuvNvZWLaRw "A Chinese 'spy' who claimed he was paid $1million to infiltrate Australian politics had been photographed attending a meeting at embattled MP Gladys Liu's home. Photos have emerged showing Bo 'Nick' Zhao at an event for the Victorian Liberal Party's eastern multicultural branch hosted by Ms Liu in Glen Iris in 2016. In both pictures, which had been posted on the group's social media, Zhao is seen sitting and standing directly next to the Chisolm MP. Zhao, a car dealer who had allegedly claimed communist agents offered him money to run for parliament, was found dead in a Melbourne hotel room in March. " - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7742615/Gladys-Liu-photographed-Chinese-spy-Nick-Zhao-event-home-2016.html "The ferrari-driving developer-stroke-consultant has admitted to all sorts, including an elaborate scheme to pay the former mayor of Casey $5000 per month so he could supposedly procure racehorses for wealthy Chinese buyers. And Racing Minister Martin Pakula, while serving as attorney-general, accepted a political donation from Woodman last year, according the evidence, although Pakula disputes the amount. The IBAC inquiry has heard that the campaigns of Pakula’s Labor colleagues Deputy Premier James Merlino, Children’s Minister Luke Donellan, Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards, Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas, Carrum MP Sonja Kilkenny, Ringwood MP Duncan Halse and defeated Ferntree Gully candidate Julie Buxton all benefited from a total of nearly $160,000 in donations to Labor." - https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/seven-labor-candidates-took-donations-from-a-man-who-d-been-front-page-news-had-they-never-heard-of-google-20191126-p53ed2.html This episode contains material used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015)

James is especially fired up this episode – everyone's copping a serve! We talk about why Extinction Rebellion shouldn't have to pay for a police presence and why their nudie run was a disappointment, the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize and why we're about to have our 58th banking inquiry since the GFC. Heroes and villains this week includes the Iranian women attending a soccer game for the first time in 40 years, Blitzchung, Tony Windsor and Lebron James. We talk to Senator Amanda Stoker about her article in The Australian last week, what the role of government should be in religious freedom and how to save freedom of speech in Australian universities (20:00-29:43). We then talk to Generation Liberty member Luca Rossi about getting abused by left wing activists at Monash unis and why so many migrants are attracted to liberty (29:46-38:15), before another round of Hey What Did We Miss? With Pete defending his crown against Pat Hannaford and Kurt Wallace (38:15-48:37). At the end of the show we discuss Harold Bloom, Just Wait Three Days for ABC News in America confusing a Kentucky gun show for the conflict in Syria, Virginia Trioli's gaff, the Robot Cop that sings instead of stopping crime, the CFMEU saying construction workers in Queensland should go home if the weather is standard for Queensland and why the Victorian Liberal Party sucks.

Senator Dan Tehan is the latest Christian Crybaby to lament over a false picture of declining Christian power and James Paterson abandons his free speech principles to appease Mormon powerbrokers in the Victorian Liberal Party. 2:06 Reason meeting at a Grill'd restaurant in Brisbane 6:30 We need to copy Christian dominionists and effect a rationalist takeover of the Liberal Party. … https://www.ironfistvelvetglove.com.au/2018/07/episode-155-the-double-standards-of-christian-crybabies/ (Read more ›) The post https://www.ironfistvelvetglove.com.au/2018/07/episode-155-the-double-standards-of-christian-crybabies/ (Episode 155 – The Double Standards of Christian Crybabies) appeared first on https://www.ironfistvelvetglove.com.au (The Iron Fist and the Velvet Glove). Support this podcast

This week on Women on the Line we feature three perspectives on legislation that has a significant impact on people's lives.Jiselle Hanna speaks with Sally Goldner of Transgender Victoria about the end of forced divorce laws for transgender people in Victoria in the wake of marriage equality.Emma Hart speaks with Jane Green of Vixen Collective about recent decisions made by the Victorian Liberal Party in relation to sex worker rights and the Nordic Model. Anya Saravanan speaks with Adrianne Walters of the Human Rights Law Centre about exclusion zones for abortion clinics in NSW. 

Tuesday Breakfast May 087.15am Lauren chats to Jane Green , Media Liaison, from Vixen Collective about the Victorian Liberal Party's proposal to introduce the 'Nordic model' for sex work7.35am Ayan plays a Vox Pop she did for a May Day family event on May 6th outside the Victorian Trades Hall.7.45am  Alternative News: what happens when your favorite author is accused of sexual harassment? Can you separate the artist from the accusations?7.50am George speaks with  Gabrielle Stroud, a freelance writer, novelist and former teacher . Gabrielle discusses the Gonski 2.0 – a report that has sparked widespread debate about the future of Australia teaching and education.8.00am Anya chats to Hella from Djed Press joins Tuesday Breakfast to chat about why it is important to feature works by people of colour more prominently in the Australian literary landscape and how we can go about acheiving that sort of representation. 8.10am Meg Butler is the PBS: Marketing and Events Manager and Shio is the first graduate from the Access and Diversity project and they discuss their upcoming radiothon and working at PBS.

The 43rd Premier of Victoria and former President of Hawthorn, Jeff Kennett joins Mike Sheahan to discuss mental health issues in professional sport, Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn, Premierships, Donald Trump and more on Open MikeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 43rd Premier of Victoria and former President of Hawthorn, Jeff Kennett joins Mike Sheahan to discuss mental health issues in professional sport, Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn, Premierships, Donald Trump and more on Open Mike See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 43rd Premier of Victoria and former President of Hawthorn, Jeff Kennett joins Mike Sheahan to discuss mental health issues in professional sport, Alastair Clarkson, Hawthorn, Premierships, Donald Trump and more on Open Mike

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