1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,134 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:23,574 Speaker 1: is recorded on. Hey Taylor here dropping into your feed 4 00:00:23,654 --> 00:00:28,414 Speaker 1: on this May irei Aka election day. Earlier this week 5 00:00:28,454 --> 00:00:30,894 Speaker 1: on the Quickie, we spoke to four candidates from across 6 00:00:30,894 --> 00:00:34,854 Speaker 1: the political spectrum, taking to them your biggest concerns during 7 00:00:34,894 --> 00:00:38,134 Speaker 1: this election, from easing the cost of living pressure to 8 00:00:38,334 --> 00:00:41,654 Speaker 1: action on domestic violence and how we're supporting women's health. 9 00:00:41,934 --> 00:00:45,854 Speaker 1: Everything was up for discussion. What you didn't hear was 10 00:00:45,934 --> 00:00:49,534 Speaker 1: these four candidates. That's Green's member for Ryan Elizabeth Watson Brown, 11 00:00:49,814 --> 00:00:53,054 Speaker 1: Liberal candidate for Wentworth Row Knox, Minister for Women and 12 00:00:53,134 --> 00:00:57,934 Speaker 1: Finance Labors Katie Gallagher and Independent candidate for Fremantle Kate Hullett, 13 00:00:58,094 --> 00:01:01,334 Speaker 1: and their final pitch to you. So as you had 14 00:01:01,334 --> 00:01:03,374 Speaker 1: to cast your vote at the ballot box today and 15 00:01:03,454 --> 00:01:06,894 Speaker 1: partake in devouring a democracy sausage, have a listen to 16 00:01:06,934 --> 00:01:10,214 Speaker 1: their answers to this question why women should trust them 17 00:01:10,454 --> 00:01:14,374 Speaker 1: and their respective parties with your vote. This is Liberal 18 00:01:14,414 --> 00:01:15,374 Speaker 1: candidate Ronox. 19 00:01:15,654 --> 00:01:19,854 Speaker 2: I'm an extraordinarily hard worker. I've always, throughout my professional 20 00:01:19,894 --> 00:01:24,494 Speaker 2: life been a massive advocate for ensuring that talented women 21 00:01:24,814 --> 00:01:28,054 Speaker 2: get into the right pathway. And when I first started 22 00:01:28,214 --> 00:01:30,934 Speaker 2: in New York, I was very often the only senior 23 00:01:30,974 --> 00:01:34,334 Speaker 2: female at the table, particularly with clients. And by the 24 00:01:34,454 --> 00:01:38,454 Speaker 2: time I left, I've built such a massive talent with 25 00:01:38,814 --> 00:01:41,694 Speaker 2: younger females who then were able to follow on. So 26 00:01:41,814 --> 00:01:44,734 Speaker 2: I would say, I'm very passionate about women's health. I'm 27 00:01:44,774 --> 00:01:48,854 Speaker 2: passionate about ensuring that I represent women and meaning now electorate, 28 00:01:48,974 --> 00:01:51,814 Speaker 2: and I will definitely always listen. I'm a great listart 29 00:01:52,254 --> 00:01:54,294 Speaker 2: and I will ensure that we've got a seat at 30 00:01:54,334 --> 00:01:55,574 Speaker 2: the table. Back at we're with. 31 00:01:57,694 --> 00:01:59,534 Speaker 1: And Labor Senator Katie Gallaher. 32 00:01:59,974 --> 00:02:02,614 Speaker 3: What I would say is, I think, look at our record, 33 00:02:02,694 --> 00:02:05,094 Speaker 3: look at what we've done. I mean, we came to 34 00:02:05,134 --> 00:02:07,974 Speaker 3: government and we have really tried to shift the dial 35 00:02:08,054 --> 00:02:10,934 Speaker 3: for women, whether it be on pp and paying super 36 00:02:11,014 --> 00:02:14,414 Speaker 3: on PPL, or in health care, or in single parenting 37 00:02:14,494 --> 00:02:17,814 Speaker 3: payment or our housing policies. Right across the board. 38 00:02:17,854 --> 00:02:18,534 Speaker 4: We've closed the. 39 00:02:18,534 --> 00:02:21,734 Speaker 3: Gender pay gap. We're paying women better, they're earning more money. 40 00:02:22,134 --> 00:02:25,454 Speaker 3: We see you addressing the issues facing women in this 41 00:02:25,534 --> 00:02:29,094 Speaker 3: country right across the spectrum of government, and it's underpinned 42 00:02:29,094 --> 00:02:32,214 Speaker 3: by our commitment to end violence against women and children 43 00:02:32,254 --> 00:02:34,854 Speaker 3: as well. I would say to women's voters, have a 44 00:02:34,854 --> 00:02:37,294 Speaker 3: look at what we've done together in the last three 45 00:02:37,374 --> 00:02:39,694 Speaker 3: years and understand that there's a lot more to do 46 00:02:39,774 --> 00:02:42,334 Speaker 3: and we're deeply committed to it. 47 00:02:42,454 --> 00:02:44,894 Speaker 1: Fremantle's independent candidate Kate Hollers. 48 00:02:45,334 --> 00:02:49,414 Speaker 4: It's pretty universally felt that the major parties are failing us. 49 00:02:49,614 --> 00:02:53,534 Speaker 4: They are effectively in lockstep on the big terrible deals 50 00:02:53,534 --> 00:02:57,014 Speaker 4: that are happening to us, and we are not able 51 00:02:57,054 --> 00:02:59,454 Speaker 4: to participate in these deals. And I'm talking about things 52 00:02:59,534 --> 00:03:02,814 Speaker 4: like August. The major parties have got us into this mess. 53 00:03:02,854 --> 00:03:04,254 Speaker 4: They're not going to get up out of it, and 54 00:03:04,894 --> 00:03:09,374 Speaker 4: we can see that there is need for systemic change 55 00:03:08,854 --> 00:03:15,374 Speaker 4: and community independents are offering localized voices and true representation 56 00:03:15,614 --> 00:03:20,574 Speaker 4: and only running in these seats because they're absolutely dismayed 57 00:03:20,854 --> 00:03:23,534 Speaker 4: at the situation that we are in and that they 58 00:03:23,574 --> 00:03:27,734 Speaker 4: want to help make things better with no vested interest, 59 00:03:27,854 --> 00:03:33,174 Speaker 4: no money coming from gambling companies or fossil fuel or lobbyists. 60 00:03:33,614 --> 00:03:37,614 Speaker 4: They are just influenced by their community and are working 61 00:03:37,654 --> 00:03:39,934 Speaker 4: for the best of their community. And I think you know, 62 00:03:39,974 --> 00:03:42,894 Speaker 4: when people say I'm so stared up with politics or 63 00:03:42,894 --> 00:03:45,494 Speaker 4: they're all flip and crooks, and I don't even pay 64 00:03:45,534 --> 00:03:48,174 Speaker 4: attention because it's a waste of time. That is a 65 00:03:48,254 --> 00:03:52,174 Speaker 4: reflection of the two major parties and they're failures and 66 00:03:52,254 --> 00:03:54,494 Speaker 4: what we want And this is what you'll see with 67 00:03:54,574 --> 00:03:58,654 Speaker 4: the Community Independence movement is that suddenly people are engaged 68 00:03:58,694 --> 00:04:03,694 Speaker 4: and paying attention and they're feel empowered and energized and like, yes, 69 00:04:03,734 --> 00:04:06,534 Speaker 4: it's in our hands to change this bloken system. And 70 00:04:06,574 --> 00:04:07,574 Speaker 4: that's what we are trying to do. 71 00:04:08,374 --> 00:04:11,494 Speaker 1: And Green's member for this, Ryan Elizabeth Watson Brown. 72 00:04:12,094 --> 00:04:16,734 Speaker 5: We have the policies that are actually about honestly supporting 73 00:04:16,774 --> 00:04:19,374 Speaker 5: and assisting women, there's no doubt about it, and a 74 00:04:19,574 --> 00:04:23,014 Speaker 5: much better range of policies. But I'm a woman who's 75 00:04:23,174 --> 00:04:25,814 Speaker 5: been through life as well, and I think that counts 76 00:04:25,814 --> 00:04:29,694 Speaker 5: for something. I first voted in the seventies, and my 77 00:04:29,814 --> 00:04:35,254 Speaker 5: consciousness about women's issues really started being developed in that 78 00:04:35,334 --> 00:04:38,534 Speaker 5: first wave of feminism, and so I think it's really 79 00:04:38,574 --> 00:04:42,014 Speaker 5: critical not to just have the theories about these things 80 00:04:42,094 --> 00:04:45,174 Speaker 5: or just the philosophy about that. For me, it's always 81 00:04:45,214 --> 00:04:47,974 Speaker 5: about positive action. I just couldn't sit by and witnessed 82 00:04:47,974 --> 00:04:51,694 Speaker 5: the appalling things that have been happening obviously about women's 83 00:04:51,774 --> 00:04:54,534 Speaker 5: rights and women's health, and I think we've gone backwards. 84 00:04:54,774 --> 00:04:57,614 Speaker 5: We had lots of really good aspirations in the seventies 85 00:04:57,614 --> 00:05:01,254 Speaker 5: and eighties about women's rights and women's health. Women need 86 00:05:01,254 --> 00:05:04,054 Speaker 5: to be in there to actually fight for these rights, 87 00:05:04,094 --> 00:05:07,574 Speaker 5: to give that voice to Australian women. It's a very 88 00:05:07,694 --> 00:05:10,414 Speaker 5: dangerous place we're in at the moment. There is a 89 00:05:10,454 --> 00:05:15,014 Speaker 5: real existential threat about a Dutton government getting in. So 90 00:05:15,094 --> 00:05:18,414 Speaker 5: we can be in there myself, many other women, hopefully. 91 00:05:18,414 --> 00:05:21,054 Speaker 5: I've got great hopes for more Greens women to be 92 00:05:21,134 --> 00:05:24,134 Speaker 5: there in parliament with us. There have been more women 93 00:05:24,134 --> 00:05:27,014 Speaker 5: in that forty seventh Parliament than there have ever been before, 94 00:05:27,014 --> 00:05:30,374 Speaker 5: and you can sense it's palpable, very encouraging to sort 95 00:05:30,374 --> 00:05:32,454 Speaker 5: of see that change happening on the ground. And we've 96 00:05:32,494 --> 00:05:34,974 Speaker 5: just got to stay in there and keep fighting for women, 97 00:05:35,334 --> 00:05:38,374 Speaker 5: keep fighting for the environment, keep fighting for the children 98 00:05:38,374 --> 00:05:39,294 Speaker 5: and the grandchildren. 99 00:05:39,614 --> 00:05:42,254 Speaker 1: With more than one in five women still undecided about 100 00:05:42,294 --> 00:05:44,854 Speaker 1: how they'll vote today, we hope this and all of 101 00:05:44,854 --> 00:05:48,054 Speaker 1: our election coverage has helped make things a little easier 102 00:05:48,094 --> 00:05:51,294 Speaker 1: when making that decision. And if you're still on the fence, 103 00:05:51,374 --> 00:05:53,734 Speaker 1: I've linked to the full episode with these four women 104 00:05:53,774 --> 00:05:57,214 Speaker 1: in our show notes. Plus are extended conversations with both 105 00:05:57,254 --> 00:06:00,734 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Anthony alban Easy and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton 106 00:06:00,774 --> 00:06:03,654 Speaker 1: there too. Plus we'll be back on Monday with a 107 00:06:03,774 --> 00:06:07,614 Speaker 1: full debrief of the election results. This short and sweet 108 00:06:07,654 --> 00:06:10,854 Speaker 1: episode of The Quickie Words produced by me Taylorstrano, with 109 00:06:10,974 --> 00:06:12,774 Speaker 1: audio production by Lou Hill.