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Bridie talks to Samantha Ratnam! Previous the Member for the Northern Metropolitan region in the Victorian Legislative Council and leader of the Victorian Greens, Ratnam is gearing up for the Federal Election where she's running in the seat of Wills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie interview Bob Katter! Katter is a politician who needs no introduction, you've probably seen (and heard on our show) all of his attention grabbing stunts and viral moments throughout the years. He's also "father of the house", meaning he is the longest currently serving MP in the House of Representatives for his electorate in Kennedy. He joins Bridie and Freddie over the phone to talk about his thoughts on the budget, how Australia has changed through the years and to give his advice for how young people should get into politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie continue their Federal Budget Week series of interviews with Helen Haines. Helen is an Independent MP for the seat of Indi, covering Victoria's north east regions. Helen joins us to give her perspective on the budget, what she would have changed and what it's like being a regional MP in a room full of metropolitan ones and how she See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie are joined by Senator Jana Stewart! Senator Jana Stewart is a proud Mutthi Mutthi and Wamba Wamba woman and a Labor senator, the youngest Aboriginal woman to sit in the upper house. Jana joins the duo to chat what the budget means for Aboriginal people, what it's like being one of the youngest people in the Labor party room and how she made the leap from family therapist to politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor MP Kate Thwaites joins Bridie and Freddie in their Budget Week series of interviews! Former journalist, community radio presenter and current Member for Jagajaga, Kate Thwaites shares how she made the jump from media to politics, her days in community radio and what she's most excited for in the budget. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Milton Dick joins Represent, chatting to Bridie and Freddie in his stunning courtyard at his parliament house office! Milton is the Labor member for Oxley and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, you've probably seen him on social media trying to keep all the politicians in line during question time! Milton chats to us about what being speaker is like and his programs for engaging school students in politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie kick off their interviews at Parliament House by chatting to Independent MP Monique Ryan! Monique is the Member for Kooyong (Freddie's electorate!) and a former paediatric neurologist. She joins Bridie and Freddie to talk all things budget, the story behind her sudden career shift and where she sees the imminent election going! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie are (not) live from Canberra where they're locked away in Parliament House scrutinising over the latest budget. The duo break down the budget we shouldn't have gotten, going over all the promises contained within and fill you in on all the big bits and the most important ones for you. What are your thoughts on the latest budget? Tell us!! Text or voicemail: 0489 998 441 Instagram: @SYNRepresent Email: represent@syn.org.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freddie's out and it's Bridie's time to shine as she replaces him with TWO very exciting guests on this weeks Represent! Bridie welcomes Member for Macnamara Josh Burns and Independent Candidate for Wannon Alex Dyson onto the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie interviews Labor MP and Member for Macnamara Josh Burns! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie talks to radio presenter, author and Independent candidate for Wannon Alex Dyson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're hyped to launch our new text line for the show! Text us anytime or leave a voicemail at 0489 998 441 to get featured on the show! After gushing over our new toy and the newest Severance (two episodes to go!!), Bridie and Freddie dive into the messy worlds of tariffs and bail reform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie welcome Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan to the show! They talk all things housing and get the inside scoop on what it's really like to be a state premier. Afterwards, the duo debrief on the Oscars at the latest Severance and dive into the Liberal's commitment to eliminating work from home for public servants. Wait... they're not eliminating it? Or maybe they are? Maybe they should just job share? We're not sure what's happening and neither is Peter Dutton! But will forcing people back to the government offices really boost productivity? Then the team dive into the awkward oval office meeting between U.S President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As the dust settles on a dramatic fallout, who's the biggest loser? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're extremely honored to welcome Jacinta Allan to Represent! Jacinta Allan is the Premier of Victoria and member for Bendigo East. She's here to talk about housing in Victoria with her new policies aiming to boost home ownership, while sharing what a day in the life is really like for a state premier. This interview aired as part of the March 6 2025 edition of Represent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear Bridie and Freddie discover their shared love for Severance (your homework is to watch the whole show before next week btw!) then dive deep into two massive spending sprees from our picks for PM. Albo announced a massive $3.3 BILLION for road and rail projects in Victoria with a focus on the airport rail (our favourite!). The most intriguing part? The funding is immediately available and not tied up as an election promise! What does this mean for the upcoming election and does Labor see Victoria as a battleground state? Travelling to the past, papers revealed Peter Dutton spent big on bank shares during the financial crisis. The catch? He stocked up the day before the Rudd government announced a massive bailout for the sector. But with this scandal dating back to 2009, will anyone even care? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal Greens leader Adam Bandt chats to Bridie for a pre-election chat! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, leader of the Federal Greens Adam Bandt joins Represent to give us the (semi) exclusive scoop on his new policy! Afterwards, Bridie and Freddie break down everything going on in the Trump wannabees world with Clive Palmers newly announced political party (generated by AI?) and Temu Trump taking on his daddy in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie return with a vengeance for the second Represent of 2025! Victoria saw two byelections on Super Saturday, one with a winner and one that's a lot more complicated. Bridie fills us in with the details as we ponder what it means for the upcoming federal election. There's new rules that will make it easier for HECS debt holders to secure a mortgage. But does it live up to the hype? Freddie tells us about the new developments as we break down what it really means for current and former students. Finally, Clive Palmer loses his high court appeal to bring back the United Australia Party for the upcoming election. We talk about what his next steps are. Have questions, concerns or comments? Contact us @synrepresent on Instagram! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The team are together again in the studio for a rundown of politics from across the globe! In case you needed more U.S Election in your life, we run through the events 24 hours on from Trump's historic victory. After that we fly back home to look at how Queensland's new government has already started disappointing the Indigenous community and we discuss the finally confirmed age minimum coming to social media in Australia. Freddie and Bridie also try to launch a coup against Nyah. It doesn't work. They're dead now. (or are they?) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live while votes were still being counted, Represent hopped on the airwaves for a special one hour episode covering the day so far and what's to come under Trump's America. We cover reactions from the U.S and back home and discuss what the future holds. During this episode we break the news, just minutes after it was announced, Donald Trump crossed the 270 electoral college vote threshold to win the election and the presidency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.