Labor Minister Linda Burney tells Annabel Crabb the remarkable tale of her childhood, the lessons she learnt from grief and her journey to become the first Indigenous woman to sit in the federal House of Representatives.

Linda Burney

Annabel Crabb

Lidia Thorpe

Peter Dutton

Join Annabel Crabb for a brand new season as she breaks bread with eight of the Federal Parliament's most fascinating and powerful figures from across the political spectrum. In this episode Western Sydney Independent Dai Le.

Dai Le

Annabel Crabb meets Peter Dutton to find out what makes this former Queensland cop turned political hardman tick. No stranger to controversy, Dutton explains how a self-confessed shy kid became the Leader of the Opposition.

Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe is one of the Parliament's most recognisable faces. Noted for her fiery ways, Thorpe also has a ribald sense of humour. Annabel delves into what has shaped her life and views.

Former Home Affairs Minister and Liberal MP Karen Andrews has announced she will resign at the next election and in this candid interview she describes why Parliament House is the most sexist environment she's ever worked in.

Karen Andrews

Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John was the youngest person to join the Senate and the first Senator to use a wheelchair. He explains to Annabel how being young and living with a disability has shaped his approach to politics.

Jordon Steele-John

Over trout pasta, Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie explains the loneliness that comes from being in the eye of a political scandal. She also instructs Annabel in the art of clay target shooting at a Wodonga rifle range.

Bridget McKenzie

Minister for Aged Care and Sport Anika Wells juggles a big job, three kids under the age of 6 and a chronic illness. While batch cooking a colossal lasagne she explains why she's in a hurry to make her political mark.

Anika Wells

A half-hour entertainment series that serves up a delectable combination of political discussion and good food. Each week one of Australia's most respected political commentators - Annabel Crabb - takes a plate and leads us into the homes and hearts of some of our most notable and engaging politicians.

Linda Burney

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