Malcolm Turnbull is a former NSW political journalist for Nation Review, Radio 2SM and Channel 9.

Before entering politics he was a successful lawyer and businessman.

He once led the Liberal Party as Leader of the Opposition, and is now the Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband.

This podcast is the third episode of Life After Journalism, a series of interviews with former journalists.

Matt Smith is a Master of Global Communications student at La Trobe University, and is upstart’s co-editor. You can follow him on Twitter: @nightlightguy.