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Political editor Karen Middleton and Guardian Australia's political team examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you

  1. 18 FEB

    Guardian Essential report: how do you make voters care about policy? – Australian Politics podcast

    Guardian Australia’s political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy and Essential Media’s executive director Peter Lewis discuss the mood of voters and look at the challenges of running a successful election campaign in the era of Trump

    21 min

  2. 06/12/2024

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

    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

    37 min

  3. 04/12/2024

    Guardian Essential report: do voters’ views on housing and wages spell trouble for Labor?

    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

    25 min

  4. 29/11/2024

    Chris Bowen on Cop29, reducing emissions and rolling out renewables

    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

    42 min

  5. 22/11/2024

    Amanda Rishworth on tackling gender-based violence

    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

    37 min

  6. 20/11/2024

    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

    28 min

  7. 15/11/2024

    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

    31 min

  8. 08/11/2024

    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

    44 min
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    Political editor Karen Middleton and Guardian Australia's political team examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you

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