Australian Politics
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Guardian Australia's political editor Tom McIlroy and team at Parliament House examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you
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Jul 28, 2023 • 32min
Pat Conroy on backing Aukus and clashing with Keating
Guardian Australia’s foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst talks to the minister for defence industry, international development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy. They discuss Australia’s new infantry fighting vehicles contract and whether or not the Aukus nuclear submarine plan will sail through the US Congress Paul Keating’s criticism of Penny Wong labelled a ‘disgrace’ by Labor minister There’s Labor dissent over Aukus but it’s unlikely to spill into a rebellion at the ALP national conference
Jul 21, 2023 • 24min
Katy Gallagher on the ‘dismantling and weakening’ of the Australian Public Service
In the wake of the PwC tax advice scandal and the robodebt royal commission findings, chief political correspondent Paul Karp talks with Katy Gallagher, the federal minister for women, finance and the public service, about the government’s reform plans
Jul 14, 2023 • 16min
Bill Shorten on the shame and failure of robodebt
Chief political correspondent Paul Karp speaks to Bill Shorten about the next steps towards accountability – following the royal commission report into robodebt. The minister for government services and the national disability insurance scheme also discusses Labor’s plans for NDIS reforms
Jul 12, 2023 • 26min
Essential report: are you more likely to support the voice if you’re civic-minded?
The Guardian Essential poll has now started tracking undecided voters on the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to discuss these latest updates, along with voters’ views on the Ashes controversy and strategy in the ancient game of scissors, paper, rock
Jul 7, 2023 • 34min
Who are the people changing their minds on the voice? Your questions answered – Australian Politics podcast
Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by defence and foreign affairs correspondent Daniel Hurst and political reporter Josh Butler to answer your questions on the voice campaign, the National Anti-Corruption Commission, Aukus and housing
Jun 30, 2023 • 26min
Peta Murphy on preventing another generation from online gambling harm
Parliament’s standing house committee on social policy and legal affairs released the report from its inquiry on online gambling advertising on Wednesday. It recommended a phased, comprehensive ban on online betting ads within three years. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp talks to committee chair and Labor MP Peta Murphy about what the inquiry found and the challenges ahead
Jun 28, 2023 • 26min
Essential Report: are the Greens making Labor look like ‘grumpy parents’?
In the latest Guardian Essential poll, almost half of voters say that Australia is heading in the wrong direction. Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to discuss Anthony Albanese’s drop in popularity and how this also indicates a growing discontent among under-35 voters – towards binary politics and housing policy in Australia
Jun 23, 2023 • 28min
Don Farrell and Larissa Waters on getting ‘big money’ out of politics – Australian Politics podcast
This week, the joint committee on electoral matters released its interim report into the 2022 federal election. It recommended an ambitious suite of law reforms including caps on political donations and spending on advertising. But is there any appetite from the major parties for this kind of reform? Chief political correspondent Paul Karp talks with the federal government’s special minister of state Don Farrell and the Greens spokesperson for democracy Larissa Waters
Jun 16, 2023 • 31min
Anika Wells on how the aged care sector needs to change
The minister for aged care and minister for sport Anika Wells talks to chief political correspondent Paul Karp about her new aged care taskforce and how she sees the future of aged care in Australia
Jun 14, 2023 • 26min
Guardian Essential report: is opposition to the Indigenous voice growing?
Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to discuss the latest Guardian Essential poll, which shows a hardening of both the yes and no votes for the Indigenous voice to parliament. They also discuss the generational divide on responses to the latest interest rate rises and calls for regulation of AI
