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• Martin Bella and The Gherk

  September 3, 2026 · 38 min

  We are thrilled to welcome Martin Bella of the Sensible Centre and The Gherk of Snarky Gherkin fame to Keep the Bastards Honest! Show Notes: Want more of Martin Bella? Like and subscribe to him on Facebook and Instagram. Want more of The…

• 41. All things Victoria

  August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

  Join National Vice President Elana Mitchell and Victorian Vice President Heath McKenzie as we whip off the dust covers on the podcast and crank up the commentary engine once more. On this episode we cover all things Victoria in the lead up…

• Seasons Greetings 2025

  December 24, 2025 · 5 min

  At this point in the year, just past the solstice – a turning point recognised across cultures – we are reminded that light does endure, and that seasons do change. It is a time for reflection: on who we are, what we stand for, and the…

• 40. An election result for the ages

  May 12, 2025 · 1 hr 59 min

  Well… no one was expecting that result, not even the Labor Party. Join Elana, Steve and a rehabilitated former Liberal as they consider the immediate aftermath of the election, while they wait for the very complicated count to be completed…

• 39. The education election

  April 30, 2025 · 56 min

  Education is possibly the third pillar of the cost of living crisis, in that it impacts young people and their families at almost every stage of life before the age of 30.  Elana going to take you through the suite of policies we’ve…

• 38. The health election

  April 29, 2025 · 29 min

  Picking up from our last episode, Elana will take you through what is essentially the other half of the cost of living crisis - health, and access to healthcare.  The growing inequality in Australia is exacerbated by the increasingly…

• 37. The cost of living election

  April 25, 2025 · 32 min

  The first in a series of episodes where Elana takes listeners through the logical groupings of 30+ Australian Democrats policy platforms. This episode covers the cost of living crisis – cost of living and a fair economy, income support…

• 36. The election budget we had to have

  April 3, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min

  Elana is back, and is joined by co-host Steve Baty and Victorian Senate candidate Heath McKenzie to review the 2025 budget, in the wake of the 2025 federal election finally being called. Thanks to the election rendering the budget…