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Gabe
 Sep 10, 2019
Great podcast to help better understand #auspol

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In the Australian Politics podcast, Guardian Australia's political team examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you

Episode Date
Sarah Hanson-Young on the debate around free speech on social media
Apr 27, 2024
Essential report: is Labor being honest about how hard the energy transition will be? – Australian Politics podcast
Apr 24, 2024
Ed Husic on why Islamic Australians feel their voice is not being heard on Gaza
Apr 19, 2024
Simon Birmingham on the Coalition’s stance on a Palestinian state
Apr 12, 2024
Essential report: how voters want to tackle Australia’s housing bin fire
Apr 10, 2024
Penny Wong on the week Australia condemned Netanyahu
Apr 05, 2024
David Shoebridge on Labor’s ‘Trump like’ immigration proposals
Mar 29, 2024
Essential Report: underwhelmed by democracy and overwhelmed by the news
Mar 28, 2024
Andrew Leigh on how competition reform can make our lives better
Mar 22, 2024
Karen Middleton on the state of Australian politics
Mar 20, 2024
Yanis Varoufakis on technofeudalism and the ‘new cold war’
Mar 15, 2024
Essential report: will a Trump win upset Aukus?
Mar 13, 2024
Amanda Rishworth on closing the gender retirement gap – Australian politics podcast
Mar 08, 2024
Mike Burgess on the former Australian politician recruited by foreign spies – Australian Politics podcast
Mar 02, 2024
Essential Report: are voters warming to Peter Dutton?
Feb 28, 2024
Pat Conroy on Labor’s ‘enhanced lethality’ revamp of Australia’s warships – Australian Politics podcast
Feb 23, 2024
Max Chandler-Mather on why house prices need to go down
Feb 16, 2024
Essential report: are voters up for cracking down on negative gearing?
Feb 14, 2024
Jane Hume on why the Coalition supported Labor’s changes to tax cuts
Feb 09, 2024
Jim Chalmers on why a politically contentious change to stage-three tax cuts is worth it
Feb 02, 2024
Essential Report: Will Labor’s tax changes set them up for success?
Feb 01, 2024
Has the referendum “information war” changed political reporting? - Your questions answered
Dec 15, 2023
Essential report: political mistrust and frustration at the end of the year
Dec 13, 2023
Adam Bandt on pushing policy with ‘gaslighting governments’ – Australian politics podcast
Dec 08, 2023
Chris Bowen on delivering climate outcomes ‘against the clock’ – Australian politics podcast
Dec 01, 2023
Essential report: why has support for Anthony Albanese fallen?
Nov 29, 2023
Alan Kohler on how housing policy entrenches inequality
Nov 24, 2023
The return of David Cameron
Nov 17, 2023
Guardian Essential report: does Australia belong in international affairs?
Nov 15, 2023
Katharine Murphy on Anthony Albanese’s China trip – Australian Politics podcast
Nov 10, 2023
Does the Reserve Bank have a steady hand on the tiller? – Australian Politics podcast
Nov 03, 2023
Guardian Essential report: is renewable energy misinformation working?
Nov 02, 2023
Simon Birmingham on international insecurity and the Liberal party’s broad church
Oct 27, 2023
Andrew Giles on need for a new national racism strategy
Oct 20, 2023
Guardian Essential Report: how the polls were right about the voice
Oct 18, 2023
What ‘no’ means for Australia
Oct 14, 2023
Amy Remeikis factchecks misinformation about the voice
Oct 13, 2023
Julian Leeser on the conservative’s case for yes – Australian politics podcast
Oct 06, 2023
Guardian Essential Report: is the yes campaign gaining ground?
Oct 04, 2023
‘A yes result will be unifying’: Anthony Albanese on the final push forward for the voice
Sep 29, 2023
Chris Bowen on the transition to renewable energy
Sep 22, 2023
Guardian Essential Report: No vote in the overtaking lane
Sep 20, 2023
Sussan Ley on the divisiveness of the voice – Australian Politics podcast
Sep 15, 2023
Jim Chalmers on the Qantas controversy – Australian Politics podcast
Sep 08, 2023
Guardian Essential report: the ‘intense game’ between the yes and no campaigns
Sep 06, 2023
Katharine Murphy and Senator Patrick Dodson on restorative justice through the voice – Australian Politics podcast
Sep 01, 2023
Perin Davey on the Murray-Darling Basin plan, the voice and emergency preparedness
Aug 25, 2023
Guardian Essential report: does Labor risk losing voters to the Greens?
Aug 23, 2023
Ed Husic and Martjn Wilder on how to take Australia ‘out of the quarry’ - Australian politics podcast
Aug 18, 2023
Mark Butler on pushing for cheaper medicine through the Coalition ‘circus’
Aug 11, 2023
Guardian Essential report: the muddied waters of the voice referendum – Australian Politics podcast
Aug 09, 2023
Amanda Rishworth on strengthening the safety net
Aug 04, 2023
Pat Conroy on backing Aukus and clashing with Keating
Jul 28, 2023
Katy Gallagher on the ‘dismantling and weakening’ of the Australian Public Service
Jul 21, 2023
Bill Shorten on the shame and failure of robodebt
Jul 14, 2023
Essential report: are you more likely to support the voice if you’re civic-minded?
Jul 12, 2023
Who are the people changing their minds on the voice? Your questions answered – Australian Politics podcast
Jul 07, 2023
Peta Murphy on preventing another generation from online gambling harm
Jun 30, 2023
Essential Report: are the Greens making Labor look like ‘grumpy parents’?
Jun 28, 2023
Don Farrell and Larissa Waters on getting ‘big money’ out of politics – Australian Politics podcast
Jun 23, 2023
Anika Wells on how the aged care sector needs to change
Jun 16, 2023
Guardian Essential report: is opposition to the Indigenous voice growing?
Jun 14, 2023
Unions and small businesses on who’s to blame for inflation – Australian Politics podcast
Jun 09, 2023
Courage needed in wake of PwC scandal, senators say – Australian Politics podcast
Jun 02, 2023
Essential report: a broken system for everyone – Australian Politics podcast
May 31, 2023
David Littleproud on Albanese’s first year
May 26, 2023
Don Farrell on the future of Australia’s foreign trade
May 19, 2023
Essential Report: the budget fails to impress
May 18, 2023
Jim Chalmers and Jane Hume on Labor’s first full-year budget
May 12, 2023
Julie Collins on fixing Australia’s housing crisis
May 05, 2023
Essential report: how financially literate is Australia?
May 03, 2023
Dan Tehan on the Coalition’s response to Labor’s migration changes
Apr 28, 2023
Jobseeker rates, Sky News’ influence and the future of the Coalition. Your questions answered
Apr 21, 2023
Essential report: what does Dutton’s no campaign mean for the Liberals and the future of the voice?
Apr 19, 2023
Julian Leeser on the voice to parliament and his resignation from shadow cabinet
Apr 12, 2023
James Paterson on Aukus, Aston, and the dangers of TikTok
Apr 07, 2023
Essential report: why Australians should not accept the rising cost of living
Apr 05, 2023
Max Chandler-Mather on the housing bill and the Yimby movement
Mar 31, 2023
Peter Khalil on what Australia learned from the Iraq war
Mar 24, 2023
Essential report: what do people think about the voice, Aukus and the NSW election? – podcast
Mar 22, 2023
Richard Marles on why Australia’s Aukus submarine deal will be ‘too big to fail’
Mar 17, 2023
Shane Wright and Greg Jericho on the lingering ‘bad smell’ of inflation
Mar 10, 2023
Guardian Essential report: do cost-of-living pressures change how people vote?
Mar 08, 2023
Adam Bandt on Labor’s ‘timid’ approach to the climate crisis and inequality
Mar 03, 2023
Byelections, the voice campaign and Covid politics. Your questions answered
Feb 24, 2023
Essential Report: rising interest rates are not hurting the government … yet
Feb 22, 2023
Why three MPs are supporting the Uluru statement across party lines
Feb 17, 2023
Mark Butler on a better healthcare system for Australians
Feb 10, 2023
Essential report: has Peter Dutton’s soft no campaign against the voice to parliament worked?
Feb 08, 2023
Anthony Albanese on navigating an insecure world
Feb 03, 2023
Jim Chalmers on the economy’s big challenge and big chance
Jan 27, 2023
2022 wrapped: a year of political change with Katharine Murphy
Dec 23, 2022
Clare O’Neil on national security amid cyber hacks and threats to democracy
Dec 16, 2022
Greg Combet on super funds investing in housing and renewables
Dec 09, 2022
David Pocock on learning policy and politics as a first-time Senator
Dec 02, 2022
Labor sits strong as the Liberals’ soul-searching continues
Nov 30, 2022
Penny Wong on stabilising Australia’s relationship with China
Nov 25, 2022
How transparent is the Labor party? Your questions answered
Nov 18, 2022
Will Australians support the government’s workplace changes?
Nov 16, 2022
Chris Bowen on reforming Australia’s climate policy
Nov 11, 2022
Amanda Rishworth on the National Plan
Nov 04, 2022
Voters react to Albanese’s budget and Dutton’s political plans
Nov 02, 2022
Jim Chalmers on the Albanese government’s first budget
Oct 28, 2022
Murray Watt on how we can better respond to natural disasters
Oct 21, 2022
Short runways and Faustian pacts – a tough balancing act for Labor ahead of the budget
Oct 18, 2022
Catherine King on cleaning up grants rorts and building infrastructure pipelines
Oct 14, 2022
Bracket creeps of the apocalypse – danger signs for the economy ahead of the federal budget
Oct 07, 2022
The ongoing headache of stage-three tax cuts and polling on privacy
Oct 05, 2022
‘The prize is enormous’: can Australia achieve full gender equality?
Sep 30, 2022
The prospects of an Australian republic – and predictions for the federal budget
Sep 21, 2022
Is it too early to start talking about a republic? Your questions answered
Sep 16, 2022
Immigration minister Andrew Giles on Labor’s plan for building pathways to permanency
Sep 09, 2022
What remit will the federal Icac have - and has the jobs summit set a new path for government decision making?
Sep 07, 2022
Minister Julie Collins on Labor’s plan for Australia’s housing crisis
Sep 02, 2022
Ed Husic on innovation, migration and standing up to gas companies
Aug 26, 2022
Morrison’s secret portfolios – and is Australia’s economy broken?
Aug 24, 2022
Pat Conroy on Labor’s engagement with our Pacific neighbours
Aug 19, 2022
Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s plans for Australia’s environment
Aug 12, 2022
Can Labor build on the support for an Indigenous voice to parliament?
Aug 10, 2022
Chris Bowen on landmark climate legislation, negotiating with the Greens and what’s yet to come
Aug 05, 2022
Labor’s economic statement: how much trouble are we really in?
Jul 29, 2022
How will Labor tackle climate change and cost of living as parliament returns?
Jul 27, 2022
Belittling Labor’s 43% target is ‘crazy’: Felicity Wade on climate action
Jul 22, 2022
Adam Bandt on working with Labor on climate action
Jul 15, 2022
Can Labor confront the reality of Covid?
Jul 13, 2022
Dutton’s move to the right, the new parliament and kingmakers: your questions answered
Jul 09, 2022
Jim Chalmers on Labor’s economic plan for resilience during difficult times
Jul 01, 2022
Is the new Labor government ambitious enough?
Jun 29, 2022
Chris Bowen’s response to the energy crisis in Labor’s first fortnight
Jun 10, 2022
How will Peter Dutton and David Littleproud reshape the Coalition?
Jun 03, 2022
Will Peter Dutton help or hinder Anthony Albanese’s mandate?
Jun 01, 2022
Can Labor do anything to fix the problems in our economy?
May 27, 2022
After a wild ride, Labor wins historic 2022 federal election
May 21, 2022
Poll predictions, supply and confidence, and election-night drinking games: your campaign questions answered
May 20, 2022
Poll analysis: how could this election journey end?
May 19, 2022
Tax cuts v wage rises, leaked polling and extraordinary pork barrelling: your campaign questions answered
May 12, 2022
Gaffes, cutting spending and which Liberal politician would you rather be: your campaign questions answered
May 06, 2022
Policies not personalities a key factor in deciding Australia’s next government – Australian politics podcast
May 04, 2022
Preferences and why the Greens target progressive seats: your campaign questions answered
Apr 29, 2022
Dogwhistles and the battle for marginal seats: your campaign questions answered
Apr 22, 2022
Will female voters be the decisive force in Australia’s 2022 election?
Apr 21, 2022
From Albanese’s gaffe to protest votes: Guardian Australia’s politics team answers your campaign questions
Apr 15, 2022
Two election pitches for the future of Australia
Apr 11, 2022
Jim Chalmers on Labor’s road to the federal election
Apr 08, 2022
As the election nears Scott Morrison can’t escape his own reputation | Australian Politics podcast
Apr 06, 2022
‘A tumultuous period’: Josh Frydenberg on being treasurer during Covid and the 2022 election
Apr 01, 2022
‘It is time for change, we have to try something new’: Jacqui Lambie on the upcoming election
Mar 25, 2022
The floods have damaged Scott Morrison but it’s not over yet
Mar 23, 2022
Health to be a big decider in South Australian election
Mar 18, 2022
Penny Wong on Labor’s plans for rebuilding diplomatic relations
Mar 11, 2022
Australia as the 2022 election nears: is there a mood for change?
Mar 09, 2022
The global implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Mar 04, 2022
Wages, inflation and cost of living: crucial issues ahead of Australia’s election
Feb 25, 2022
Essential poll analysis:​ Coalition’s national security scare campaign may have backfired
Feb 24, 2022
‘Wild and ruthless’: Katharine Murphy on surprise rebellion and familiar tactics
Feb 18, 2022
Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins on a turning point in Australian politics
Feb 11, 2022
An increasingly tough election for Labor to win
Feb 09, 2022
Your questions answered by the Guardian’s Canberra bureau
Feb 04, 2022
Simon Birmingham on the budget forecast, economic recovery and the Jenkins review
Dec 17, 2021
The year in politics with the Guardian’s Canberra bureau
Dec 10, 2021
Peter Lewis on polling in the lead-up to an election year
Dec 03, 2021
Jim Chalmers on Labor’s plan for Australia’s economy
Nov 26, 2021
China’s acting ambassador to Australia on Taiwan, diplomacy and a damaged relationship
Nov 19, 2021
Australia navigates the relationship with France, Aukus and the G20
Nov 01, 2021
A plan for net zero that’s worse than nothing?
Oct 29, 2021
Helen Haines on the need for a federal anti-corruption commission
Oct 22, 2021
Australia’s climate indecision continues as Scott Morrison heads to Glasgow
Oct 15, 2021
This week in politics with the Guardian’s Canberra bureau
Oct 08, 2021
Matt Kean on climate change, the Coalition and the economic case for net zero
Oct 01, 2021
Greg Jericho and Shane Wright on Australia’s economy and a post-Covid election
Sep 24, 2021
Tosca Looby on Strong Female Lead, and Julia Gillard’s fight against sexism
Sep 17, 2021
Labor’s Michelle Rowland and Chris Bowen on western Sydney’s Covid crisis
Sep 10, 2021
Karen Middleton on the consequences of an unwinnable war in Afghanistan
Sep 03, 2021
Josh Frydenberg on nation’s Covid response and climate change action – Australian politics podcast
Aug 27, 2021
‘Terribly scary’: Katy Gallagher on her personal Covid experience – Australian politics podcast
Aug 20, 2021
Keith Pitt on Australia’s energy ambitions - Australian politics podcast
Aug 13, 2021
Doherty Institute’s Jodie McVernon on Covid modelling – Australian politics podcast
Aug 06, 2021
Gabrielle Chan on why you should definitely care about farming
Jul 30, 2021
Eight years on, what’s happening with offshore detention?
Jul 23, 2021
Andrew Giles on car parks and accountability – Australian politics podcast
Jul 16, 2021
Julia Banks on barriers and boys’ clubs in Parliament House – Australian politics podcast
Jul 09, 2021
Matt Canavan on leadership and why he doesn’t want a net zero policy – Australian politics podcast
Jul 02, 2021
What is the National party’s plan after Barnaby Joyce’s resurrection? – Australian politics podcast
Jun 25, 2021
How will the new UK free trade deal impact Australia? – Australian politics podcast
Jun 18, 2021
Why won’t the government release the Biloela family? – Australian politics podcast
Jun 11, 2021
Anthony Albanese on Scott Morrison, the pandemic and the next election – Australian politics podcast
Jun 04, 2021
Will the government bring an Indigenous voice to parliament? – Australian politics podcast
May 28, 2021
Why is the Morrison government building a $600m gas power plant? – Australian politics podcast
May 21, 2021
How the budget will impact Australia’s mental health system – Australian politics podcast
May 14, 2021
‘A challenging environment’: Simon Birmingham on the budget and parliament’s workplace culture
May 07, 2021
Has Australia’s economy escaped the pandemic? – Australian Politics podcast
Apr 30, 2021
Can Australia keep up with the world’s climate progress? – Australian politics podcast
Apr 23, 2021
How can Australia get to net zero by 2050? – Australian politics podcast
Apr 16, 2021
Is Scott Morrison safe until the election? – Australian politics podcast
Apr 02, 2021
David Littleproud on getting farmers on board with the climate flight
Mar 26, 2021
Asio chief: 'no direct lessons' from Christchurch but 'this can happen to us'
Mar 19, 2021
Kate Jenkins on addressing workplace risks in parliament – Australian politics podcast
Mar 12, 2021
Sarah Hanson-Young on the reckoning of parliament – Australian politics podcast
Mar 05, 2021
Tackling online extremism in Australia – Australian politics podcast
Feb 26, 2021
What steps can we take to change the toxic culture in parliament? – Australian politics podcast
Feb 19, 2021
Will there be a federal election this year? – Australian politics podcast
Feb 12, 2021
How did Keith Wolahan defeat Kevin Andrews in the battle for Menzies? – Australian politics podcast
Feb 05, 2021
The loneliness epidemic of 2020 – Australian politics live podcast
Dec 18, 2020
Tony Burke: the government is failing Australian workers – Australian politics live podcast
Dec 11, 2020
Will Australia treat big tech as publishers? – Australian politics live podcast
Dec 04, 2020
How innovation and immigration will save the economy and the climate – Australian politics live podcast
Nov 27, 2020
What's Australia's end game with China? – Australian politics live podcast
Nov 20, 2020
Helen Haines on why we need a strong federal integrity commission
Nov 13, 2020
After the ACT election, will Labor and the Greens form a national coalition?
Nov 06, 2020
Will the Morrison government strengthen national environment laws?
Oct 30, 2020
How childcare could reshape the Australian economy - Australian politics live podcast
Oct 23, 2020
Can Australia's aged care sector be saved? – Australian Politics Live podcast
Oct 16, 2020
Is Labor's budget reply enough to shake the Coalition? – Australian politics live podcast
Oct 09, 2020
Which way will expats vote in the US election? – Australian politics live podcast
Oct 02, 2020
Will Labor drop climate policy before the next election? – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 25, 2020
Can the upcoming budget save Australia's economy? – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 18, 2020
Scott Morrison and pandemic politics – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 09, 2020
What is the future of liberalism in Australia? – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 04, 2020
Covid's impact on Australia's parliament – Australian politics live podcast
Aug 28, 2020
Is investment in science valued in Australia?
Aug 21, 2020
Anthony Albanese: 'I know we will win the next election'
Aug 14, 2020
Chris Bowen on providing 'constructive scrutiny' during the pandemic – Australian politics live podcast
Aug 04, 2020
How has polling changed since the election? – Australian politics live podcast
Jul 31, 2020
Will the government stop the environmental decline? – Australian politics live podcast
Jul 24, 2020
What's really going on in the Australian economy? – Australian politics live podcast
Jul 17, 2020
What's the big deal about the Eden-Monaro byelection?
Jul 02, 2020
The rise of disinformation during coronavirus – Australian politics live podcast
Jun 28, 2020
Can Australia resolve its trade tensions with China? – Australian politics live podcast
Jun 19, 2020
Pat Dodson on Indigenous deaths in custody – Australian politics live
Jun 12, 2020
Australia's energy policy: a roadmap without a destination – Australian politics live podcast
May 22, 2020
What will the post-pandemic economy look like? – Australian politics live podcast
May 15, 2020
How has the Morrison government responded to the coronavirus crisis? – Australian politics live podcast
Apr 02, 2020
The unbelievable year in politics so far: from bushfires and sports rorts to the coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020
Why are we concerned about foreign interference through social media? Australian politics live podcast
Mar 06, 2020
Zali Steggall on getting to zero net emissions – Australian politics live podcast
Feb 28, 2020
'I don't think we should fund new coal-fired power plants': Trent Zimmerman on climate and the Liberals
Feb 15, 2020
Ken Wyatt: some Coalition colleagues 'won't budge' on constitutional recognition
Feb 12, 2020
2020s vision: big ideas to make Australia better – Australian politics live
Feb 07, 2020
'It just feels different': Mike Bowers and Brett Mason on a summer of snapping 'angry' fires | Australian Politics Live podcast
Feb 05, 2020
The year in politics - Australian politics live podcast
Dec 20, 2019
Martin Parkinson on Australia's decade of climate inaction – Australian politics live podcast
Dec 18, 2019
Is the government failing at managing the economy?
Dec 06, 2019
Chris Bowen on Labor's past and future: 'sleeves up, let's get into it' - Australian politics live podcast
Nov 29, 2019
Malcolm Turnbull speaks out on News Corp and climate denial – Australian politics live podcast
Nov 22, 2019
Has Labor learned from its defeat? – Australian politics live podcast
Nov 08, 2019
Arthur Sinodinos on Scott Morrison's discipline and the future of the Liberal party – Australian politics live podcast
Nov 01, 2019
What do farmers think of the Coalition's drought policy? – Australian politics live podcast
Oct 25, 2019
Where does Australia sit on a global policy scale? – Australian politics live podcast
Oct 18, 2019
What does Morrison risk by getting so close to Trump? – Australian politics live podcast
Oct 04, 2019
Multiculturalism and our changing identity – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 27, 2019
Will Labor keep its climate promises? – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 20, 2019
Liberal MPs discuss economic reform and Australia's future – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 13, 2019
Is Australia really heading towards a recession? – Australian politics live podcast
Sep 05, 2019
Scott Morrison's first year and his plan to stay out of the headlines – Australian politics live podcast
Aug 30, 2019
Solving Australia's shocking suicide rates – Australian politics live podcast
Aug 23, 2019