Australian Politics

The Guardian

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

  • 36 minutes 31 seconds
    Sarah Hanson-Young on the debate around free speech on social media
    Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks to Sarah Hanson-Young about the government’s legal showdown with Elon Musk’s X platform over violent content online, as well as the renewed focus on gender-based violence in Australia, and corporate greenwashing
    27 April 2024, 1:13 am
  • 25 minutes 4 seconds
    Essential report: is Labor being honest about how hard the energy transition will be? – Australian Politics podcast
    Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, talks to Peter Lewis from Essential Media about why voters are backing Labor’s Future Made in Australia plan while overestimating the cost of renewables
    24 April 2024, 6:01 am
  • 32 minutes 8 seconds
    Ed Husic on why Islamic Australians feel their voice is not being heard on Gaza
    Guardian Australia’s foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst speaks to Ed Husic about how the industry and science minister is making his voice heard on the Israel-Gaza war, as well as the government’s push to support domestic manufacturing and deliver what it calls ‘a future made in Australia’
    19 April 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 12 seconds
    Simon Birmingham on the Coalition’s stance on a Palestinian state
    Political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Coalition spokesperson on foreign affairs, Simon Birmingham, about his party’s strong criticisms of foreign minister Penny Wong’s speech for a two-state solution and the recognition of Palestine as a state. The senator also responds to the announcement of an Australian adviser on the Israel Defense Forces missile strike on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy
    12 April 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 26 seconds
    Essential report: how voters want to tackle Australia’s housing bin fire
    Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, talks to Peter Lewis from Essential Media about voters’ views on Australia’s housing system. Together they discuss how people are feeling about the role housing plays for Australians and if there are any viable solutions to the crisis on the table
    10 April 2024, 6:23 am
  • 33 minutes 3 seconds
    Penny Wong on the week Australia condemned Netanyahu
    Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent Karen Middleton speaks to foreign minister Penny Wong after Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was killed – alongside six of her colleagues – in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike on Monday. Wong speaks about Israel prime minister Benjamin Neyanyahu’s response to the attack and how the Australian government is calling for greater accountability
    5 April 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 58 seconds
    David Shoebridge on Labor’s ‘Trump like’ immigration proposals
    Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, speaks to David Shoebridge, the Greens’s home affairs and immigration spokesperson, about Labor’s controversial deportation bill
    29 March 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 5 seconds
    Essential Report: underwhelmed by democracy and overwhelmed by the news
    Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Paul Karp talks to Peter Lewis from Essential Media about voters’ views on the institutions and guardrails that are the basis for Australian democracy. Together they discuss continued warnings signs for Anthony Albanese, the appetite for electoral reform and the alternatives to news media gatekeepers
    28 March 2024, 4:09 am
  • 25 minutes 57 seconds
    Andrew Leigh on how competition reform can make our lives better
    Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent Paul Karp speaks to the assistant minister for competition, Andrew Leigh about Labor’s plans for reforming grocery prices as the Greens push for greater powers for the ACCC to address the supermarket duopoly. They also discuss national competition policy, wage growth and non-compete clauses for workers
    22 March 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 50 seconds
    Karen Middleton on the state of Australian politics
    Guardian Australia’s new political editor, Karen Middleton, tells Nour Haydar how she got hooked on politics You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
    20 March 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 24 seconds
    Yanis Varoufakis on technofeudalism and the ‘new cold war’
    Chief political correspondent Paul Karp speaks to economist and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis about his new book Technofeudalism and how the fiefdoms of tech firms are heightening geopolitical and economic tensions. They also discuss Australia’s role in between the US and China, the future of Aukus and the upcoming federal budget
    15 March 2024, 2:00 pm
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