Former school teacher Deputy Premier Paul Toole draws many parallels between the schoolyard and NSW politics but above all what drives him is he wants to "make a difference".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell has opened up about how she accidentally became a politician.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor Member for Lakemba Jihad Dib joined Deborah Knight to talk about his life away from politics ahead of the State Election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Labor deputy leader  Prue Car has spoken about the heartbreaking moment she had to tell her son, Max she had cancer. The Shadow Education Minister, who is now facing another battle to retain the seat of Member Londonderry that she has held since 2015, was diagnosed with cancer in July last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Independent member Alex Greenwich who is representing the seat of Sydney has opened up to Deborah Knight about being openly gay within the Lower House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deborah Knight has gotten to know Matt Kean by cutting through the "Pollie Waffle".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Minns caught up with Deborah Knight and reminisced on his previous election losses and how he is staying humble for the 2023 state election in March.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Littleproud is a boy from the bush, who is still strongly connected to his roots. The Deputy Leader of the Nationals, and Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia had a meteoric rise through the ranks of parliament in what he describes as "the best country on earth" and draws on his experience in banking every single day. And Littleproud still sets aside time every day to go to the pub. Why? Dive into Deb Knight's Pollie Waffle to find out. Stay in touch: Email - [email protected] Facebook - facebook.com/deborahknightradio Instagram & Twitter - @deborah_knight Everything else - linktr.ee/deb_knightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tanya Plibersek has weathered eight federal elections so far, so it's safe to say she's seen a significant transformation of Australia not only politically but culturally. In that time, her family has continued to endure challenges that echo from their early life. As well as caring for her family, The Shadow Minister for Education and Women, and Member for Sydney also looks after bees. Yes, bees. They have landed her in hot water at least once.  No bees were used in the making of this podcast, but waffles certainly were. Stay in touch: Email - [email protected] Facebook - facebook.com/deborahknightradio Instagram & Twitter - @deborah_knight Everything else - linktr.ee/deb_knightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the daughter of a politician and fashion designer, Allegra Spender grew up surrounded by titans of business and fashion - it's no wonder the independent candidate for Wentworth has the fire to fight in the upcoming federal election.  Spender is one of the few people who can describe what the late Carla Zampatti looks like in her PJs, and says she's committed to raising her own children the same way; as normal as possible. And why does Allegra Spender's waffle order remind her of her grandmother?  All revealed in this week's episode of Deb Knight's Pollie Waffle. Stay in touch: Email - [email protected] Facebook - facebook.com/deborahknightradio Instagram & Twitter - @deborah_knight Everything else - linktr.ee/deb_knightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.