In this episode of The Good Vote John Anderson joins Tim Costello and Mel Wade to discuss one of the 'hot-button' issues for Christians: religious freedom.

Episode guest: John Anderson

John Anderson is the former Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister. He spent 19 years from 1989 serving in the Australian Parliament.

Anderson was Acting Prime Minister during the 9/11 attacks and was involved in the decision to provide $1 billion in aid following the 2004 Indonesian tsunami.

Whilst in office, Anderson, a Christian faith, sought to respect the dictum that another’s right to speak should always be defended, even if he disagreed with them, gaining him respect and admiration across the parliamentary spectrum.

When he left politics in 2005, Kim Beazley, his political opponent and Leader of the Opposition at the time, said, “I must say I am deeply sorry to see the honourable gentleman resign his position… I think that the Deputy Prime Minister has made a name for himself in this parliament as a man of great heart —a good-hearted family man.”

Since retiring from politics, Anderson has continued to comment on topics such as civic freedoms, global food security, modern slavery and the economy. In 2011, Anderson was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his support of rural and regional communities.

He's also a sixth-generation farmer and grazier from New South Wales, and currently farms on the family property whilst also being active through various directorships, in public speaking and in the not-for-profit sector.

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In this episode of The Good Vote podcast, Professor Ian Harper joins hosts Tim Costello and Mel Wade to discuss the issue guaranteed to be a key issue in every election: the economy.

Podcast guest Ian Harper:

Ian Harper FASSA FAICD is an Australian economist, economics professor and current dean of the Melbourne Business School. He has a Bachelor of Economics with honours from the University of Queensland and a Master of Economics and Doctor of Philosophy from the Australian National University. Before becoming the dean, he was Professor Emeritus at the Melbourne Business School, a graduate school of the University of Melbourne.

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In this episode of The Good Vote,Tim Costello and Mel Wade talk to Dr Tim Flannery about the environment - one of this election's most hotly debated issues.

Podcast guest Tim Flannery:

Dr Tim Flannery is one of Australia’s best known scientists. A mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmental and global warming activist, explorer and conservationist, Flannery was awarded Australian of the Year in 2007.

He has discovered and named more than thirty new species of mammals (including two tree-kangaroos) and at 34 he was awarded the Edgeworth David Medal for Outstanding Research. His pioneering work in New Guinea prompted Sir David Attenborough to put him in the league of the world’s great explorers and the writer Redmond O’Hanlon to remark, “He’s discovered more new species than Charles Darwin.”

In 2002, Flannery received a Centenary of Federation Medal for his service to science and became the first environmentalist to deliver the Australia Day address to the nation.

Flannery has taught at Harvard University, and advised governments both in Australia and Canada. He advised Sir Richard Branson on the Virgin Earth Challenge, and has served on the board of WWF International and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and as an advisor to the National Geographic Society.

In 2011, he was appointed Australia's first Climate Commissioner and in 2013, he founded, and is chief councillor, of the Australian Climate Council, Australia's largest and most successful crowdfunded organisation.

Flannery regularly contributes his voice to ABC Radio, NPR and the BBC, and has written and hosted several Documentary Channel specials, including The Future, and Islands in the Sky.

He regularly writes for The New York Review of booksand The Times Literary Supplement. He has edited and introduced many historical works and has published over 140 peer-reviewed scientific papers. His 32 books include The Future Eatersand The Weather Makers,which has been translated into over 20 languages.

His latest book is Sunlight and Seaweed: An Argument for How to Feed, Power and Clean Up the World.

A full transcript of this episode will be available soon at eternitynews.com.au/thegoodvote. Be sure to check out Eternity News' Election Guide for a more detailed look at this election's key issues.