Auspol Explained

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Auspol Explained Podcast

Auspol Explained is an educational podcast aimed at helping you understand the Australian political system in an easy and simple way. It's also a Youtube series, so I occasionally say "video" and "watching." Don't worry: it's designed to have all the factual information in the audio so you're still learning!

  1. 21 AUG

    Why Politicians SHOULD Get Paid

    Arguing that politicians need to get paid is not the hot take you expected, but trust me I have an important point to make. Members of Parliament in Australia used to be paid nothing. 0 dollars (well at the time it was 0 pounds). This was terrible on multiple levels because it limited who could run, who could vote, limited accountability, limited choice of the public, and also encouraged corruption. While some people today complain about how much politicians get paid, the public in the 19th century complained they weren't paid anything. Join me on a quick history lesson about why it's actually a good thing politicians get paid something. Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Get a copy of the script here with citations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDq3qR1X63zwFBg4C6kuuvkhA8Jm3cMu/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102352521871694219008&rtpof=true&sd=true Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    14 min

  2. 1 AUG

    10 Australian Olympians Who Became Politicians

    SPORTS! POLITICS! A numbered list that combines the two! Many Australian politicians have been former athletes with Olympic careers going all the way back to the 1908 Paris Olympics (at least). Here are ten that range from those who managed to go once and didn't win anything all the way to some of the most decorated and successful athletes Australia has ever sent to the Summer, Winter, and Paralympic games. Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    19 min

  3. 29 JUL

    How does the Labor-Greens Alliance Work? With Chief Minister Andrew Barr

    The ACT Government is a combination of Labor and Greens - and has been for over a decade now. Majority governments are rare and so it has become a long standing agreement between the two political parties to share the cabinet positions, with Labor getting most of them and Greens getting a few depending on their numbers. But how does it work? How do the two parties resolve their disagreements? And how does it impact election campaigns in the ACT when the two parties have different goals yet may share the co-governing fate after the election? Well, I asked the longest serving Chief Minister of the ACT, Andrew Barr, to talk about how the Labor-Greens Alliance works and to explain the Parliamentary and Governing Agreement that is created as a result. Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    31 min

  4. 18 JUN

    Constitutional Expert Debunks Youtube Comments with Professor Anne Twomey

    Not everyone understands the Constitution, but not all misunderstandings of the Constitution are equal. Over the years I've gotten a lot of very bizarre comments that make outlandishly wrong and even conspiracy theory level claims about what is actually in the Constitution, or what has become of it. Is the Australian Government actually a corporation registered in Washington DC? Are Australians secretly classified as cargo under maritime law? Is Western Australia non-existent? Did Gough Whitlam secretly replace the Constitution with a different colour? Of course not. None of these claims make any sense. So to debunk them I've got Professor Anne Twomey, constitutional expert, to explain how it actually works and to encourage people to do the most basic fact checking exercise of all: actually reading things. Enjoy! Check out the Constitutional Clarion to learn more about the Constitution: https://www.youtube.com/@constitutionalclarion1901 Read the Constitution here: https://www.aph.gov.au/about_parliament/senate/powers_practice_n_procedures/constitution Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    37 min

  5. 13 MAY

    What is the Budget?

    What is the annual budget? How does the government decide to spend money? What is an appropriation bill? In this episode I break down the basics of what the budget is as well as how it is introduced and the constitutional requirements and restrictions around it. The budget isn't just withdrawing money - it's a policy statement as well as an opportunity for massive amounts of government scrutiny and examination from members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Enjoy! Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Get a copy of the script with citations here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17gAP2ZqDixZdzpRun9n64PFrrxxWOoV8/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=102352521871694219008&rtpof=true&sd=true Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    9 min

  6. 24 APR

    What Does A Minister Do? With Senator Linda Reynolds

    What is the role of a minister? A minister has a lot of responsibilities, both as an elected representative but also as part of the executive government their role involves managing government departments, formulating government policy, working alongside and taking on board the advice of the public sector, and introducing government legislation. I sat down with Linda Reynolds, Liberal Senator for Western Australia, and former Minister for Home Affairs (2018-2019), Minister for Defence (2019-2021), Minister for the NDIS (2021-2022) amongst other portfolios, to ask her about the role of the executive government and her experience in the cabinet. Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    23 min

  7. 11 MAR

    Do Politicians Get Job Training? with Stephen Bates Member for Brisbane

    What training do new MPs get? The standing orders of the chambers can be a complex set of rules to follow, and getting your head around the technical details of a bill may seem intimidating to those who've never had to do it - so what kind of job support and training is there for a Member of Parliament so they can do their job? I sat down with Stephen Bates, Member for Brisbane and Greens MP, to ask him what it's like going from being a retail worker to a Member of Parliament and what resources there are for new MPs to learn from. Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    28 min

  8. 21 FEB

    How to vote in Tasmanian State Elections (Updated for 2024!)

    Here's a guide on how to vote in Tasmanian state elections! There's been a slight change since the last election in 2021 so here's a handy explainer of that, along with the unique ways Tasmania is different to other states. For the official source of information on voting go to: https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/ Hare-Clark equation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare%E2%80%93Clark_electoral_system The system of counting is named after Thomas Hare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hare_(political_scientist) And Andrew Inglis Clark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Inglis_Clark Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388 Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

    11 min
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Auspol Explained is an educational podcast aimed at helping you understand the Australian political system in an easy and simple way. It's also a Youtube series, so I occasionally say "video" and "watching." Don't worry: it's designed to have all the factual information in the audio so you're still learning!

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  • Creator
    David Cox
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © David Cox
  • Show Website
    Auspol Explained

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