Annabel Crabb meets with Independent MP Allegra Spender, who – in 2022 – boldly nabbed the Liberal Party’s crown jewel, the affluent Sydney seat of Wentworth, and has held it ever since. What motivates this serial overachiever?
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00:00 – Intro and meeting Allegra Spender
02:30 – On family, mum Carla Zampatti and dad Liberal MP John Spender
06:55 – Political share house and rainbow dinners
10:53 – Growing up with a politician father
18:14 – From management consultant to politician
20:11 – On her mother’s tragic sudden death
21:54 – How much she enjoys being an independent politician
23:10 – Tax reforms
24:56 – City versus country
26:15 – Reflecting on the Bondi terrorist attack
28:06 – Dessert and outro
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Annabel Crabb visits six very different members of Australia’s 48th Parliament, gaining a unique insight into the people behind the politics. Together they cook a meal, share a conversation, and Annabel brings dessert.
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