Episodes

  • Does the economy need a defibrillator? Cherelle Murphy on what might get it going again

    Does the economy need a defibrillator? Cherelle Murphy on what might get it going again
    Dec 6 2024
    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
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    37 mins
  • Guardian Essential report: do voters’ views on housing and wages spell trouble for Labor?

    Guardian Essential report: do voters’ views on housing and wages spell trouble for Labor?
    Dec 4 2024
    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
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    25 mins
  • Chris Bowen on Cop29, reducing emissions and rolling out renewables

    Chris Bowen on Cop29, reducing emissions and rolling out renewables
    Nov 29 2024
    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
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    42 mins
  • Amanda Rishworth on tackling gender-based violence

    Amanda Rishworth on tackling gender-based violence
    Nov 22 2024
    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
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    37 mins
  • Guardian Essential report: Australians worry about the climate crisis and the economy as Trump returns

    Guardian Essential report: Australians worry about the climate crisis and the economy as Trump returns
    Nov 20 2024
    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
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    28 mins
  • Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis

    Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis
    Nov 15 2024
    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
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    31 mins
  • Arthur Sinodinos on what Trump keeping his promises means for Australia

    Arthur Sinodinos on what Trump keeping his promises means for Australia
    Nov 8 2024
    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
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    44 mins
  • Bridget McKenzie on the Qantas saga and conflicts of interest

    Bridget McKenzie on the Qantas saga and conflicts of interest
    Nov 1 2024
    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
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    40 mins