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Maia Schweizer was born in the States, has a Masters in geobiology from CalTech, completed her PhD on Martian geoscience at Oxford, became a McKinsey consultant in London, and now works in Australian renewable energy. Until recently, she was the CEO of CleanCo (Queensland's government-owned green energy corporation) and will soon take up a senior position at Fortescue Future Industries. Rachel speaks to Maia about her unusual journey into the energy sector, COP 26 and climate targets, and how to restructure Queensland's energy industry. Maia's vision for Australia's green economy is refreshingly pragmatic, specific, and optimistic. Find out more about:  Rachel Nolan: @RachelGNolan The McKell Institute: https://mckellinstitute.org.au/ @McKellInstitute Deep North is a politics podcast by the McKell Institute, Queensland. It is produced by Charles Pidgeon.

Lech Blaine's essay 'Top Blokes: the Larrikin Myth, Class and Power' (Quarterly Essay) is a gutsy exploration of how Australian politicians concoct a "larrikin" persona (by faking a "true blue" masculinity of footy and beer drinking) in a bid to relate to working class voters. Rachel talks to Lech about his childhood in regional Queensland, about the dichotomy between Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and about the invention of Scott Morrison's daggy dad "ScoMo'' persona. They finish by discussing what it is that Lech captures about Queensland class and politics that eludes so many politicians and commentators. This podcast is an edited recording of a webinar hosted by the McKell Institute on 21 September 2021. Find out more about: Lech Blaine: @lechblaine Rachel Nolan: @RachelGNolan The McKell Institute: https://mckellinstitute.org.au/ @McKellInstitute Deep North is a politics podcast by the McKell Institute, Queensland. It is produced by Charles Pidgeon.

Cameron Costello is a Quandamooka traditional owner and a former corporate lawyer. Until recently, he was the CEO of the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, (QYAC), the Aboriginal corporation overseeing native title on Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Mulgumpin (Moreton Island), and parts of the Redlands coast. I talked to Cameron about the 16 year process the Quandamooka people went through to have their native title to Minjerribah (Straddie) recognised, about life on the frontline of the struggle for Aboriginal justice, and about what he thinks a genuinely reconciled Australia would look like. Deep North acknowledges the traditional owners of Meanjin/Brisbane, the Turrbul and Jagera people, and pays respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Find out more about: - Cameron Costello: @CamCostello73 - Rachel Nolan: @RachelGNolan - The McKell Institute: https://mckellinstitute.org.au/ @McKellInstitute Deep North is a politics podcast by the McKell Institute, Queensland. It is produced by Charles Pidgeon.

Shane Knuth grew up in North Queensland, moving from the cane town of Tully to Collinsville, a union stronghold. At 17 he became a fettler on the railway and at 38 the Nationals MP for Charters Towers. In eight terms in the Queensland Parliament he’s represented three electorates and three parties, creating a place for himself as a humble, authentic and well regarded local representative. Rachel Nolan asks what he knows about North Queensland politics that the major parties find so hard to understand. Follow: @McKellInstitue @RachelGNolan https://mckellinstitute.org.au/ 

A behind the scenes look at the deeper policy decisions facing Queensland and at the human beings who are making them. Queensland is Australia’s most fascinating state – the most regionally and economically diverse and the place that holds much of the key to Australia’s political and economic fortunes. Yet its politics remains a mystery to outsiders, a conundrum sometimes written off as the Deep North. In this podcast, Rachel Nolan, Executive Chair, Queensland for the McKell Institute goes behind the scenes, giving listeners a deeper insight into the policy questions facing Queensland through interviews with the people who will decide them. Follow: @McKellInstitue @RachelGNolan https://mckellinstitute.org.au/