In this episode of the Long Way to the Top podcast series on policy, I talk about the state of the Australian and global media, concerns about fake news and the 'fifth estate'. Freedom of the press is vitally important, and that brings us to ta

How big is my government? How big should it be?

Aug 29th, 2018 29m 29s

To the tune of 'How Green was my Cactus?' (for those that remember the radio serial that lampooned Australian politics), Rikki asks just how big you want your government to be.

Population - Births, Migration and the missing ingredients

Aug 7th, 2018 29m 57s

Australia ticks over to 25 million people in the leadup to the federal election. In this episode I go through the numbers on how, where and why our population is growing - and what's missing for it to work for everyone.

Sport, Politics and why Australia needs Good Sportsmanship

Jul 15th, 2018 29m 15s

Thanks for following the Long Way to the Top podcast series. In this episode I share about my inglorious sporting journey, the realisations I have come to about the value of amateur, grassroots sport - and why we need to return to good sportsma

The Environment

Jul 9th, 2018 29m 39s

In this episode, I share my own views, experience and actions regarding the environment, energy efficiency and the politics that sits behind the green veneer of environmental concern

Women and gender

Jun 6th, 2018 27m 39s

In this episode I go where angels fear to tread - whilst honouring the women in my life, talking about the fairer sex without 'mansplaining' or annoying the political correctness genie that is well and truly out of its bottle

Immigration

Mar 22nd, 2018 29m 18s

Everyone migrated to Australia at some point in their family history. In my case, on my mother's side it was the German Lutheran migration that brought her forebears to our country. In this episode I talk about Australia's migration history ins

The Journey Begins

Mar 21st, 2018 31m 51s

In this opening episode of this new podcast series, I explain how I came to be where I am today in politics - my upbringing, education and events that have shaped my values and political opinions.

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