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

  • 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
  • 31 minutes 27 seconds
    The former NT attorney general on whether the criminal justice system is being used as a form of ‘racial control’
    Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks with the member for Gwoja Chansey Paech about how Labor lost the law-and-order vote at August’s election, and what the future holds a year on from the voice to parliament referendum
    11 October 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 51 seconds
    Guardian Essential report: how much are people willing to change to combat cost of living?
    Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Paul Karp and Essential Media executive director Peter Lewis take a look at the latest Essential poll to gauge what solutions to cost-of-living pressures Australians want implemented and how they think the government is handling the volatile situation in the Middle East
    9 October 2024, 5:56 am
  • 39 minutes 44 seconds
    The former deputy governor takes us inside the RBA
    Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks with economist and former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank, Guy Debelle. They discuss how the board makes decisions about the economy and the pressure they face in taking all sides into account
    4 October 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 32 minutes 8 seconds
    Andrew Leigh on the power imbalance between supermarkets and their customers – Australian politics podcast
    Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks to Andrew Leigh, assistant minister for competition, charities and Treasury, about the federal government’s draft of a food and grocery code of conduct. They also discuss negative gearing and Labor’s census debacle You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
    27 September 2024, 3:00 pm
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