14 episodes

Before you get to the ballot box, join Nine's Charles Croucher On The Trail.

On The Trail: Election 2022 speaks with Australia’s best political minds to condense years of fires, floods, lockdowns, lies, crises and cost increases into the one decision we all have to make.

Spot the spin with veteran adman and 3AW radio host Russel Howcroft.

New episodes are released on Friday.

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Before you get to the ballot box, join Nine's Charles Croucher On The Trail.

On The Trail: Election 2022 speaks with Australia’s best political minds to condense years of fires, floods, lockdowns, lies, crises and cost increases into the one decision we all have to make.

Spot the spin with veteran adman and 3AW radio host Russel Howcroft.

New episodes are released on Friday.

    Julie Bishop: Teal success leads to "lesser" Liberal Party

    Julie Bishop: Teal success leads to "lesser" Liberal Party

    Former deputy leader Julie Bishop warns the Liberal Party will be "a lesser party" if the Teal Independents challenging moderate Liberal incumbents are successful on election day.

    Renowned adman Russel Howcroft on why the election's most annoying ad is probably its most successful. 
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    • 21 min
    Chris Uhlmann: Scott Morrison, the 'two-legged goat'

    Chris Uhlmann: Scott Morrison, the 'two-legged goat'

    They say time flies but with one week to go in a six week campaign - where the polls haven't moved an inch - the Prime Minister must be thinking time stands still.

    Nine's Political Editor Chris Uhlmann on how voters simply aren't buying what Scott Morrison is selling.

    In tight contests it pays to follow the money. TAB's Gerard Middleton shares the odds in the seats where teal independents threaten to unseat liberal incumbents,
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    • 23 min
    Phil Coorey: Hard Times and Soft Polls

    Phil Coorey: Hard Times and Soft Polls

    Two weeks out from polling day and more than a third of voters are yet to make up their mind as fatigue and disillusionment sets in. AFR Political Editor Phil Coorey says these undecided voters cast doubt over the polls that say Labor has it in the bag. 

    Political operatives Jinane Bou-Assi and Sally Branson on the coordination required to set up and staff polling booths across the country.
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    • 26 min
    Russel Howcroft: Are the original ads still the best?

    Russel Howcroft: Are the original ads still the best?

    Stepping outside in a marginal seat is like stepping into the election equivalent of Times Square. An outdoor advertising blitz of corflutes, banners, billboards, and volunteers swathed in a candidate's t-shirt. Renowned adman Russel Howcroft explains why even in this digital age, the original form of advertising still packs a punch .
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    • 9 min
    Annika Smethurst: The Campaign 'On Crack'

    Annika Smethurst: The Campaign 'On Crack'

    If you thought this election was already fiery, an RBA rate rise will pour petrol on the flames. You want a cost of living election? You got it. Walkley award winner Annika Smethurst on how inflation is an election issue 'on crack'.

    Renowned adman Russel Howcroft on whether the original form of advertising is still the best - even in the digital age.
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    • 26 min
    Russel Howcroft: Scotty From Marketing

    Russel Howcroft: Scotty From Marketing

    The Prime Minister has a few nicknames. One he gave himself, ScoMo, while another was handed to him by others. This moniker is typically used as a sledge but renowned adman Russel Howcroft wonders if in a high stakes sales pitch like an election, does it actually help - not hurt - to be Scotty From Marketing?
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    • 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
24 Ratings

24 Ratings

Yiddou ,

Very interesting and insightful

Great podcast Charles, enjoy listening to it each week. The guests the the format is great!

williambeamen ,

Quick, easy but informative

In a world awash with too much information and opinion, this pod is a perfect way to cut through the noise and get a download of the key issues!

Bob down78 ,

Laughingly biased tripe

25 minutes of biased propaganda against the Labour Party. After a week where it was revealed the biggest foreign policy failure since the Second World War and 10 minutes into the podcast it didn’t get a mention. What an absolute joke. But should I have expected more from the company run by the last liberal treasure in the Howard government.

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