Face Off

Kennett and Bracks discuss the state of the parties and why Labor, other than during the Kennett reign and a brief four-year period earlier this decade, has dominated Victorian election results over the past 40 years. They also talk about what

The last days of Jeff

Oct 31st, 2019 22m 54s

We've gone inside the bunker during the final days of the Kennett government. So just how close did Jeff Kennett come to a return during the reign of Steve Bracks? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Three Kingmakers

Oct 24th, 2019 26m 23s

After a brutal election in 1999, the result wasn't immediately clear and Victoria was in limbo. But three independents emerged as political kingmakers.Jeff Kennett and Steve Bracks, former state premiers, reunite to remember that tense time, p

Death in Frankston East

Oct 17th, 2019 15m 36s

In the middle of the campaigning, a bombshell broke. The independent candidate for Frankston East has died. It had the potential to completely reshape the 1999 election, along with counting in another knife-edge seat that relied on overseas pos

Jeff.com and the dripping tap

Oct 10th, 2019 24m 1s

How did it happen? While many in the city were in lock step with the charismatic premier and his dream for the future, enthusiasm in regional cities was starting to wane - something the new energetic Labor leader Steve Bracks and his predecesso

The boilover

Oct 3rd, 2019 26m 17s

It was one of the biggest upsets in Australian political history. No one expected this result - even Steve Bracks and Jeff Kennett. 20 years on, they reveal what they thought would happen, and what election night was like when no one knew who w