HeyJaredPoll Position with Stansfield and AJ
Poll Position with Stansfield and AJ is a podcast about Tasmanian politics. The only place to get clear, unfiltered news and analysis about Tasmanian politics that you won't find anywhere else.
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 3, 2026
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Poll Position Episode 23: Who wins Hobart, Plus our Exclusive AI Poll (opens the original)
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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
Episode 22: The Caps That Weren't (opens the original)
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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 rac
Episode 21: What does the latest EMRS polling say? (opens the original)
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Exclusive release and analysis of the latest EMRS Tasmanian State and Federal political polling.
Episode 20: Unfiltered (opens the original)
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Stansfield is back from his Senate sojourn and the filter is well and truly off. Topics covered include his Senate run wash-up, Labor and Liberal leadership, Bell Bay aluminium, and Rushy Lagoon. Brad comes off the long run over the Felix Ellis "victim-blaming" controversy, resulting in a spirited argument with AJ on the topic. Not to be missed Tasmanian political content.
Episode 19: Senator Jonno Duniam (opens the original)
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Exclusive in-depth conversation with soon to be retiring Liberal Senator Jonno Duniam. Includes log cabin story, Hodgman years, reflections on PM's Turnbull, Morrison and former Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, as well as advice on how the Libs should deal with the One Nation challenge. And much more.
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