Voice for Victoria: Reality in a world of spin, with Emily Coltraine

Emily Coltraine founded Voice for Victoria - a new media channel that grew to approximately 200,000 Victorian subscribers. Initially conceived as a mental health coping project for Emily, it quickly grew in popularity as many turned to 'Voice' for news and commentary that couldn't be found on legacy or new media channels.

Voice for Victoria continues to publish news and educational pieces on Victoria, voting, Australian politics and political culture in general.

Watch the full interview: https://discernable.io/voice-for-victoria-reality-in-a-world-of-spin-with-emily-coltraine

We discussed:

The origins of Voice for Victoria
Coping mechanisms
Lying data
Fear based campaigns
NSW Premier not scared enough
Trump not scared enough
Risks for the immunocompromised
The Victorian election result
Greens party are 'infants'
Making people care about politics
Ian Cook and the fight against corruption
Authenticity and Fiona Patten (Sex Party, Reason Party)
Liberals can't even win their religious minority base
John Howard is frozen in time
Being recognised in public
Taking viewer questions: recessions, mental health, work ethic, education reform, surveillance, memes, dating, future of politics.