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💰In June, Keir Starmer’s Labour government proposed significant cuts to disability benefits for the UK's most vulnerable citizens. 

🟢 With his party holding a clear majority in Parliament,  there shou…

Welcome back to Socially Democratic!

This week, we’ve got planes, trains, and ornery Teals.

The Transport Workers’ Union wins a landmark case against Qantas. Where to from here?

The Economic Reform Roun…

🤔 How much do you really know about Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan ?

She joins us in the Socially Democratic office for a special episode with Stephen Donnelly.

📺 You can also watch the full interview…

Dive into the latest episode of Socially Democratic as Stephen Donnelly and Chicago-based Democratic strategist Katie Parsons unpack the whirlwind first six months of the Trump administration. ​ 

From…

📣Attention all shoppers - the Mailbag Episode is here! 📫

Our listeners have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. They wanted to hear more about:

🖊️Labor’s agenda. Will it be bold this term? Is now the time to a…

Federal Labor Minister Chris Bowen wants Australia to be on the frontlines of the fight against climate change.

And he’s in a hurry. 

Stephen Donnelly sits down with him for a fact-packed half-hour to …

It’s the end of the month and Feeney Files with Jessie McCrone is back.

We’ve got a lot to cover this month, including:

✈️ Albanese's trip to China. Did he bring enough treats back for all of us?

🟢 The …

“If not us, then who? And the answer is no one. So you kind of find the other gear that you didn't know you had and you just keep going no matter how hard it gets.”

This week, Stephen Donnelly sat dow…

Meet the man challenging the Libs for the leadership of Tasmania: Dean Winter.

It’s been only 15 months since Jeremy Rockliff was re-elected the Premier of Tasmania, but last month a nail-biting, near…

On May 8, 2025, Vatican reporter Colleen Dulle was in Rome, covering the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor. Her days were long, spent trawling through international coverage, me…

Changes are afoot at Socially Democratic HQ - namely, the addition of Jessie McCrone as a regular guest to the Feeney Files.

Which does mean we need a new name. If you have any brilliant suggestions, …

Between 😷Covid, 💸cost of living pressures and the 🤖 proliferation of AI, life as a university student looks a lot different than it did even six years ago.  

✊ The National Union of Students [NUS] is …

You’ve probably seen it on the news - a shakeup in the Tasmanian Parliament. So what’s really going down in the Apple Isle?

Jack Milroy joins Stephen Donnelly to unpack the events and actors surroundi…

At the end of all our exploring, we arrive back where we started and know the place for the first time.*

Jessie McCrone and Stephen Donnelly cover the last marginal seats of the election - some of whi…

What better way to celebrate our 300th episode than in front of a LIVE audience?

Stephen Donnelly. Jessie McCrone, David Feeney,Benita Kolovos and Reed Fleming all bring their A-game - and a few iconi…

This week, Stephen Donnelly covers election results in Queensland and South Australia.

In Queensland, Evan Moorhead covers the massive shakeup in Brisbane, where key seats were snatched from both the …

This week, Stephen Donnelly covers election results in the ACT, the NT, and Western Australia.

First-time guest Louise Crossman is a Canberra based political strategist and former president of ACT Lab…

Hi Social Democrats,

We’re taking your favourite centre-left podcast out of the studio for our first live audience recording — and you’re invited.

Join us to celebrate the historic landslide victory of…

Stephen is back with his old comrades from New South Wales and Tasmania to recap Labor’s wins - including the seats they didn’t see coming.

Todd Pinkerton returns to represent NSW. They cover the role…

Social Democrats, pop the champagne!

After five fascinating weeks, we’re taking a victory lap. Delightedly digging into every step, misstep, and seat we didn’t see coming.

So what went wrong for the Co…