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Ep 359: Democracy, Dissent, and the Fight Ahead with Alison Byrnes, Rosie Ryan and Todd Pinkerton | Australia's Labor Podcast
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Socially Democratic goes live at the New South Wales Labor State Conference Fringe for a special episode recorded in front of a live audience at Sydney Town Hall.
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by regular guest and Unions NSW Director of Campaigns and Strategy Todd Pinkerton, Federal Member for Cunningham Alison Byrnes, and ALP National Assistant Secretary Rosie Ryan.
They cover:
🏛️ What makes the NSW Labor Conference unlike any other political event in Australia
🗳️ How the McKell Model keeps Labor's three pillars (rank and file, parliamentary party, and unions) working together
⚖️ Managing dissent and coming out united: why Labor has kept the show together for 150 years
🎤 Chris Minns' keynote: jobs, manufacturing, multiculturalism, and what it signals for 2026
📊 One Nation: what's driving the surge and how Labor speaks to voters who feel left behind
🎉 Plus special categories and conference trivia!
Socially Democratic is an Australian Labor politics and campaigns podcast with expert guests. New episodes every Friday.
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