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 53 seconds
    Does the economy need a defibrillator? Cherelle Murphy on what might get it going again
    Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Cherelle Murphy, chief economist for EY Oceania, about this week’s sluggish national accounts figures and how the government can revive a barely breathing economy
    6 December 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 25 seconds
    Guardian Essential report: do voters’ views on housing and wages spell trouble for Labor?
    Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, and Essential Media’s executive director, Peter Lewis, discuss the public’s disappointment with Labor’s handling of the housing crisis and what that means for the party in the lead-up to a federal election
    4 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 42 minutes 19 seconds
    Chris Bowen on Cop29, reducing emissions and rolling out renewables
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen. They discuss the wins and losses from the recent Cop29 climate conference in Baku, the pace of the transition to renewables and whether Australia needs to brace for blackouts over summer
    29 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 5 seconds
    Amanda Rishworth on tackling gender-based violence
    This Monday marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the social services minister, Amanda Rishworth, about battling online misogynists, and stopping the welfare system empowering angry exes
    22 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 33 seconds
    Guardian Essential report: Australians worry about the climate crisis and the economy as Trump returns
    Guardian Australia chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, and Essential Media executive director, Peter Lewis, talk about what Australians think about Donald Trump’s election win
    20 November 2024, 5:30 am
  • 30 minutes 45 seconds
    Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal housing and homelessness minister, Clare O’Neil. They discuss whether a double dissolution is on the horizon, the role housing will play in the upcoming federal election campaign and how the housing crisis is more than just a problem of economics
    15 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 43 seconds
    Arthur Sinodinos on what Trump keeping his promises means for Australia
    Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Arthur Sinodinos AO, former ambassador to the US, chair of the Australia Practice at the Asia Group, as well as a former Liberal senator and adviser to John Howard. They talk about why Americans voted as they did, what the outcome means for Australia’s upcoming election, and how big a threat Donald Trump’s plans are to the Australian economy and security in the region
    8 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 39 minutes 34 seconds
    Bridget McKenzie on the Qantas saga and conflicts of interest
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal shadow transport and infrastructure minister, Bridget McKenzie. They discuss the prime minister’s upgrades with Qantas, opposition leader Peter Dutton’s free flight care of Gina Rinehart, and whether the parliamentary register of interests needs an overhaul
    1 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 39 seconds
    Bob Brown on Lidia Thorpe and the right to protest
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with Bob Brown – environmentalist, social justice campaigner, former senator and leader of the Australian Greens. They talk about the right to protest in a democracy in light of Lidia Thorpe’s recent protest against King Charles during his visit to Parliament House in Canberra, and Bob Brown’s decision to speak out against George W Bush in 2003
    25 October 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 26 seconds
    Guardian Essential report: why has support for the Australian republic gone tepid?
    Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton and Essential Media executive director Peter Lewis take a look at the latest Essential poll to see how popular King Charles III is in Australia and what support there is to become a republic
    23 October 2024, 4:39 am
  • 36 minutes 40 seconds
    David Pocock on why negotiation is key to good government
    After almost a full term as a politician, independent senator David Pocock joins political editor Karen Middleton. They discuss why he thinks Labor’s refusal to bargain with the crossbench is holding back changes that Australians need, if Albanese buying a multi-million dollar house this week is a bad look and what his past as a professional rugby player has taught him about his current job
    18 October 2024, 2:00 pm
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