Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of Per Capita Australia, Emma Dawson, and Executive Director of McKell Institute, Ed Cavanough.

Emma and Ed are back to unpack the 2024/25 Federal Budget, which was dropped on Tuesday, outlining the winners, losers, and the overlooked.

The pair of think tankies give their analysis of how this budget will impact the Australian economy and Labor’s prospects in the lead up to the next Federal Election.

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Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Executive Director of Per Capita Australia, Emma Dawson, and Executive Director of McKell Institute, Ed Cavanough.

Emma and Ed join forces to give their predictions of what to expect in the upcoming 2024/25 Federal Budget, which will be announced next week.

The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney. Plus a bonus surprise visit from Rebecca Thistleton from McKell Victoria!

David and Rebecca cover the last 30 days of domestic politics including the end to domestic violence rallies across the country, budget season gossip, the Prime minister’s Kokoda trek, and more!

The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Federal Member for Macnamara, Josh Burns.

Josh returns to the show to discuss how the Albanese Government plans to meet their priorities for 2024, including addressing the housing and cost of living crisis, as well as what’s going on with the Tories and their push for nuclear energy over renewables.

And of course, they’ll polish the episode off with some banter about the NBA finals, while also crushing Josh’s dreams of playing for United.

Don’t forget the Maurice Blackburn Corporate Conduct + Class Actions Symposium is back for 2024 with tickets selling fast. Listeners of Socially Democratic can get a 50% discount off tickets by using the promo code, VIP. Get your tickets at: www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/class-actions/symposium/

The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by Director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Centre Left Renewal project, Claire Ainsley.

Claire joins the show from Yorkshire to set the scene for a big year in UK politics, discusses how bad Britain is under the Tories, unpacks how Labour and Keir Starmer have built a huge lead in the polls and casts an eye on the upcoming General Election and where Labour needs to make gains to win..

The Maurice Blackburn Corporate Conduct + Class Actions Symposium is back for 2024 with tickets selling fast for this year’s legal industry showcase event. Listeners of Socially Democratic can get a 50% discount off tickets by using the promo code, VIP. Get your tickets at: www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/class-actions/symposium/

The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the Principal Partner of the law firm Pogust Goodhead, Tom Goodhead.

Tom joins us from the UK to discuss the ongoing class action against BHP following the Mariana Dam disaster at Rio Doce, Brazil, in 2015, where 19 people lost their lives. It’s a campaign spread across three continents as BHP does their best to avoid being held to account.

The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by the former Labor Campaign Director and federal MP, David Feeney.

For our second installment of The Feeney Files (aka Feeney’s Hour of Power) we discuss the fallout from the Dunkley by-election and Tasmanian state election, check out why former Prime Ministers Rudd and Keating were in the news, and ask what’s going on with those Chinese spy claims from ASIO.

Thank you Robert and Karen for your questions this week. If you have a question for David and Stephen for the May episode, be sure to message Dunn Street on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter to have it featured in the next installment of The Feeney Files.

The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

Dunn Street founder and Community Organiser Stephen Donnelly was joined by political consultant Jack Milroy.

Jack returns to the show to give his analysis of Saturday’s Tasmania’s election, including a breakdown of the results, why Labor conceded so early, the key takeaways from the campaign, and what’s next for the Tasmanian Labor.

If you have questions for David and Stephen that you’d like to get featured in next month’s installment of the Feeney Files, DM us at any of the Dunn Street social channels.

The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au