Socially Democratic

Stephen Donnelly, Jessie McCrone, and David Feeney take us through the final stretch of the Australian Federal Election.

From the price of homes to the price of eggs, Albanese and Dutton have some zes…

In this mega-episode, Stephen Donnelly goes on a whirlwind tour of Australia’s most hotly-contested seats for Labor. 

He is joined by campaign experts (see below) from each state, who shine a spotligh…

Early voting is now open, and E-Day is drawing near!

Stephen Donnelly, Jessie McCrone, and David Feeney are back to unpack the previous week. 

Both campaigns briefly paused for Easter and out of respec…

Happy Easter!
 
In this episode, Stephen Donnelly and resident pop culture expert Tess Farrell review the TV series ‘Say Nothing’, created by Joshua Zetumer, and the film ‘Conclave’ directed by Edward …

This Week:

Labor and the Liberals officially launch their campaigns.

Peter Dutton’s son Harry speaks for the average worker.

Shadow Minister for Education Sarah Henderson wants to gut Free TAFE.

And Jaci…

This week: 

Dutton executes a 10/10 backflip, while Albanese merely tumbles. Who will take home the gold?

Stephen Donnelly is joined again by former Senator and former ALP campaign director, David Feen…

Election Countdown 2025 is on!

Stephen Donnelly is joined by former Senator and former ALP campaign director, David Feeney, and former ALP national organiser and Deputy Chief of Staff to Daniel Andrew…

“You have an autocrat president next door who is threatening annexation of your country. And it’s not a joke anymore..”

In December of 2024, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned with…

The federal election is on!

And we don’t want to jinx it, but Labor is looking up in the polls. 

Is the spotlight on Dutton and his recent slip ups impacting the Coalition’s numbers? 

Or has the Labor g…

Rapha Manajem walks into a bar. 

He picks up a microphone. Amidst the deafening roar of mostly oblivious pub-goers, he manages to entertain two or three people. And for some reason, he keeps going bac…

“A big reason we’re up against the wall here is, cost of living’s tough. Governments all around the world … have lost some skin. We need a big margin and we haven’t got it.”

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Peter Dutton has vowed to…

The year was 2012. A young Benita Kolovos arrives at her high school literature class to find a print-out on her desk. It’s the Julia Gillard misogyny speech. 

When it comes to riveting moments in Aus…

“Utterly disgraceful…The United States is behaving like a bandit.”

On this episode of Socially Democratic, former federal MP David Feeney pulls no punches when excoriating Trump’s position on Ukraine.…

With the relative decline of mainstream media and the rise of podcasts, influencers, and infinite scrolling, how is the Australian Labor party faring in the race to modernise their political campaign…

On a cloudy day in Melbourne’s West, campaign workers in clashing t-shirts formed lines outside of schools and community centres. Residents, who often suffer from congested roads, this time navigated…

This week, Stephen Donnelly and former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney, unpack the way forward for Albanese’s Labor government as the federal election looms. 

In a complex, de-cen…

In this episode, Stephen Donnelly and former Obama speechwriter Terry Szuplat have a wide-ranging discussion on everything from Obama’s journey in public speaking, to Trump’s latest inaugural address…

“Kennett was … ripping the heart out of country areas.”

25 years ago in Victoria, Jeff Kennett’s Liberal Party was up for re-election.  Holding a large majority of seats, they were expected to win the…

“We love what we do, but love is not paying the rent for us right now.”

Senator Jess Walsh joins Stephen Donnelly to chat about the Big Steps Campaign, which recently resulted in a historic 15% pay ri…

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Socially Democratic’s Pop Culture Correspondent Tess Farrell for our annual pop culture wrap up for 2024.

2024 was a big year…