Episodes

  • Epsode 28: Defend the Island - Christmas, Conversion and the Devils’ Captain

    Epsode 28: Defend the Island - Christmas, Conversion and the Devils’ Captain
    Oct 31 2026
    The Tasmania Devils have their first scandal, and Brad says they handled it badly. Stansfield and AJ dig into the club dropping captain Robbie Fox while keeping him on staff. Plus: the anti-conversion bill passes the lower house and shows where the Liberal party room splits, the Christmas row that won’t go away, and Scott Roth’s new $95,000 job as biosecurity ambassador. Poll Position is brought to you by EMRS – when accuracy matters. With thanks to our media partner Pulse Tasmania.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 27: Wooley wins - Council election wrap

    Episode 27: Wooley wins - Council election wrap
    Oct 29 2026
    Campaigns matter, and this week’s council results proved it. Charles Wooley went from a late entry to Lord Mayor of Hobart. Matthew Garwood talked over the mainstream media and won Launceston in a landslide. First-time candidate Will Perry campaigned early and hard and topped the poll in Kingborough. Even old-fashioned sign waving made a difference. Stansfield and AJ go through the winners and losers across the state: Brendan Blomeley in Clarence in trouble, Sue Hickey back in Glenorchy, a blue wave on the north-west coast, and a red tinge in the south. They also check how their pre-election predictions held up. (Spoiler: pretty well.) Disclosure: Brad worked on Charles Wooley’s campaign. Poll Position is brought to you by EMRS – when accuracy matters. With thanks to our media partner Pulse Tasmania. Download the app for trusted, free Tasmanian news.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 26: Eric Abetz

    Episode 26: Eric Abetz
    Oct 23 2026
    Eric Abetz: 50 years in politics, and he’s not done yet. People either love him or hate him, and his voice has been impersonated more than Elvis’s. Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz joins Stansfield and AJ to talk about nearly half a century in politics: the seven Liberal leaders he served under, his 28 years in the Senate, losing his seat, and coming back in state politics. Then the hard questions: corporate welfare, the Stadium budget, One Nation, and whether he has a leadership baton in his backpack. Poll Position is brought to you by EMRS – when accuracy matters. With thanks to our media partner Pulse Tasmania. Download the app for trusted, free Tasmanian news.
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Episode 25: Christmas, the Stadium, and a Broken Promise

    Episode 25: Christmas, the Stadium, and a Broken Promise
    Oct 16 2026
    A not quite emergency edition. Josh Willie tries to walk away from his 30% by Christmas pledge, the Premier rules out quitting before the end of the year, and a new tax on data centres breaks the no new taxes promise. Plus: the stadium’s preferred builder, the King Island mine shares, and the row over a school’s Christmas event.

    Brought to you by EMRS and Pulse Tasmania.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 24: Mum's the Word

    Episode 24: Mum's the Word
    Oct 9 2026
    Voting has opened in Tasmania’s council elections, and Hobart’s campaign has already gone off the rails. AJ MC’d the debate everyone is talking about and tells the inside story. Plus: Brad takes aim at the Bell Bay bailout and the JackJumpers arena deal, Lee Hanson’s coffee shop stoush, One Nation’s “heads are going to roll” launch in Victoria, and fresh doubts over the Firmus float. Brought to you by EMRS and Pulse Tasmania.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Poll Position Episode 23: Who wins Hobart, Plus our Exclusive AI Poll

    Poll Position Episode 23: Who wins Hobart, Plus our Exclusive AI Poll
    Sep 25 2026
    With nominations closed and postal ballots about to land, Brad and AJ size up Tasmania's 2026 local government elections. They cover how the system works, why this is the state's first AI election, and who's in the running for mayor in Hobart, Clarence, Kingborough, Glenorchy and Launceston. Plus an EMRS exclusive. A statewide poll finds Tasmanians oppose AI data centres by more than two to one, with Liberal voters the only group in support. We also look at how Tasmanians are using AI, Firmus's sporting sponsorships, the latest Demos poll, the One Nation rally debate, and the Premier's new tattoo. Disclosure: Brad is assisting Charles Wooley's Hobart mayoral campaign. Poll Position is brought to you by EMRS, when accuracy matters, with media partners Pulse
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 22: The Caps That Weren't

    Episode 22: The Caps That Weren't
    Sep 11 2026
    This week Brad and AJ break down how Labor's push to cap gun ownership fell just short in the lower house. They also dig into the Legislative Council's surprise 6-6 defeat of the short stay levy, a quietly introduced Public Health Amendment Bill that could hand government sweeping new emergency powers, and a fast-moving federal picture where One Nation keeps eating into both major parties. Plus: Hobart's mayoral field just got a lot more interesting, with a high-profile new name entering the race.
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    58 mins
  • Episode 21: What does the latest EMRS polling say?

    Episode 21: What does the latest EMRS polling say?
    Aug 21 2026
    Exclusive release and analysis of the latest EMRS Tasmanian State and Federal political polling.
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    52 mins