Pod On The Hill - Victorian Labor Podcast

Angela Pippos is an established sports journalist who for many years presented national sports news for leading news broadcasters. She joined Conrad to discuss the AFLW Grand final but also women in football and football Journalism more broadly.

This week we continue with our new Labor MP series. Will Fowles was elected at last year's Victorian State election. We find out his route to Parliament, why he ran for election and what he wants for the people of Burwood and Victoria.

This week new Assistant State Secretary Clare Burns appears on Pod on the Hill for the third time, but the first time as host. She speaks to Sarah Connolly the new Labor Member for Tarneit. They discuss Sarah's journey to parliament, and her excitement in her new role. Sarah also tells a story of loss - the challenges and emotions of being mother to her stillborn daughter.

Is this weeks special episode we talk to Stephen Koukoulas who explains exactly what franking credits are.

Victorian Labor had only won the seat of Bayswater once since its inception in 1992. In 2018 Jackson Taylor won the seat, only the second time Victorian Labor has won the seat. Tune in and find out why Jackson ran, what makes him tick, what he loves about his electorate and what he is looking forward to.

In 2017 following the passing of Labor member for Northcote Fiona Richardson the Victorian Labor Party lost the seat to the Greens Political Party. At last year's Victorian State Election Kat Theophanous reclaimed the seat for Labor. We hear her story and what drives her in Northcote.

This week we meet another of the new Labor MPs elected at last years Victorian state election. Gary is the former Victorian State Secretary of the NUW.

Pod on the Hill is back for 2019. This weeks guest is the new Labor member for Wendouree Juliana Addison who was elected at last years State Election.

Former Premier Steve Backs joins us for his last campaign update of the 2018 Victorian State Election.

This week Stephen speaks with Premier Dan Andrews and Conrad continues his weekly catch up with former Premier Steve Bracks.

This week Nicola and Stephen discussed the Community Action Network campaign in South Barwon, Ripon and Prahran. And former Steve Bracks spoke with Conrad about his thoughts on the campaign.

To discuss the major announcements from the 2018 election launch and look back on the first week of the campaign to re-elect Australia’s most progressive government, we are joined by the Minister for Health - Jill Hennessy on this election special edition of Pod On The Hill.

This week on our continuing State Election series Jenny Mikakos talks about the Andrews Labor Government 3 year old kinder announcement. She also talks about how only Labor can deliver progressive forward thinking policies.

With only 37 sleeps until election day, the team at Pod On The Hill will dedicate the upcoming podcast episodes to November’s Victorian State Election. Each week we will sit down with Labor’s central campaign players to discuss the critical issues at stake as Labor and the Daniel Andrews government seek a second term. This week Minister Natalie Hutchins joins us.

In August, the Andrews Labor government announced its Suburban Subway Rail Loop. A transformational and historic public transport policy that will modernise and reshape the way Victorians commute. Jacinta Allan, the Victorian Transport Minister joined us to give us the low-down on this visionary project.