Politics in the Pub is coming to Newcastle tonight, and it's sure to be a very lively discussion.
Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Member for Fenner Andrew Leigh is visiting Newcastle this week and will be hosting tonight's pub event with local MP Sharon Claydon.
He said he has no doubts the discussion could get rowdy with topics ranging from same sex marriage to the dual citizenship crisis plaguing the parliament.
"I imagine once we get past the usual jokes about dual citizenship we'll move onto the plethora of issues that are on people's minds. Newcastle voted strongly for marriage equality and I'm keen to see when parliament resumes that bill passes the parliament."
The discussion is also likely to turn to funding for schools, new hospitals, an answer to our clean energy future and Novocastrian's numerous grievances with the National Broadband Network.
"You can think of it as being like a boisterous Christmas lunch. People will be throwing questions at us and we'll be doing our best to respond and one of the things that I've constantly noticed through these kinds of events is that while you might impart some ideas, you learn far more than you give," said Andrew.
"The great thing about these politics in the pub type events is that you never know what's going to come up."
Politics in the Pub is on at Foghorn Brewhouse tonight 6pm until 7:30pm.
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