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
Latest episodes
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29 min
Zoe Daniel on her friend Helen Haines and the alleged attack in Indi
It has been one of the most shocking and horrific weeks in Australian politics. On Monday, the independent MP for Indi, Helen Haines, was struck by a car in what police allege was…
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32 min
Monique Ryan on Labor’s difficult week and Josh Frydenberg’s possible return
The Albanese government has a lot of unfinished business as the end of the political year fast approaches. This sitting week, Labor struggled to pass its budget saving measure to r…
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28 min
Why does Australia have a productivity problem?
Improving economic productivity is crucial for raising living standards, and Australia’s productivity growth has been sluggish for years. When the Reserve Bank hiked interest rates…
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34 min
David Shoebridge on his plan to beat One Nation & replace Labor
With a sharp, aggressive strategy, the Australian Greens’ newly elected leader vows to take on corporate power and bring a “red hot fight” to coal and gas approvals. But following…
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25 min
Guardian Essential report: what do Australians really think about immigration?
Immigration is the hot-button issue lighting up this month’s polling. Elsewhere, the Coalition have hit their equal-lowest ever primary vote, despite mounting scrutiny on Labor’s h…
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26 min
Jim Chalmers on how Australia’s economy can survive in an uncertain world
On Monday, Jim Chalmers released Treasury’s economic forecast for the next 40 years – in the Albanese government’s second intergenerational report. The outlook shows major challeng…
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19 min
Tony Burke on Labor’s immigration shake-up
Home affairs minister Tony Burke delivered a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday, announcing immigration reforms to achieve Labor’s forecasts for net overseas migration.…
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28 min
Sarah Hanson-Young on big tech’s ‘attack on democracy’
This week, the Albanese government released its draft digital duty of care legislation and announced reforms to allow social media users to opt out of algorithms. The Coalition has…
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21 min
Chanel Contos wants to fix our social media algorithms
Consent advocate Chanel Contos is leading a new campaign to push for social media companies to give Australians the choice to ‘opt in’ to the algorithms driving the infinite scroll…
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21 min
Guardian Essential report: does One Nation have a fix for social isolation?
One Nation has had another electoral win, having flipped the Labor seat of Secret Harbour in a Western Australian byelection on Saturday. So what does this signal for the upcoming…
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32 min
Who actually benefits from new datacentres in Australia?
National cabinet met on Wednesday to discuss the federal government’s plan for new AI datacentre development. Queensland and the Northern Territory have won a carve-out so that the…
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29 min
David Pocock on the ‘real betrayal’ of Labor’s deal on gambling reforms
This week, the Albanese government passed major reforms to online gambling advertising and deep cuts to rein in NDIS spending – all with the Coalition’s support. David Pocock has l…
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28 min
Ask me anything: ‘melon-gate’, One Nation’s media ban and the PM’s ambition
Federal parliament has returned from winter break with a frenetic start to the second half of the political year. There were days of commentary and squirming over ‘melon-gate’ and,…
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21 min
Introducing: Alan Jones on Trial
The criminal trial of veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has begun, almost two years after he was arrested over multiple counts of indecent assault and sexual touching — charges he str…
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27 min
Can the government really get ahead of the curve on AI?
On Wednesday, the Labor government announced environmental and energy safeguards on new datacentres in Australia. Our political editor, Tom McIlroy, speaks to the assistant ministe…
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37 min
Governor general Sam Mostyn on the ‘growing catastrophe’ in our democracy
Two years into her role representing King Charles, Australia’s head of state, governor general Sam Mostyn says she has observed a ‘woeful lack of understanding’ among the adult pop…
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28 min
Guardian Essential report: the Labor health check
This month’s Guardian Essential poll shows signs that One Nation’s primary vote continues to plateau. But Labor can’t breathe a big sigh of relief just yet. Guardian Australia poli…
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24 min
SA premier Peter Malinauskas at the ALP national conference
Speaking with political editor Tom McIlroy and chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy at the 50th Labor conference in Adelaide, Peter Malinauskas talks about his own state…
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30 min
Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison: Paul Kelly on the Liberals’ identity crisis
Paul Kelly speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his new book on the turbulent era of the Liberal party under prime ministers Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morriso…
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29 min
Meet Darcy Byrne, the Labor mayor taking on pokies reform
Darcy Byrne is the Labor mayor of Sydney’s Inner West Council and he’s helping lead a grassroots movement on curbing gambling harm in the community – including pushing for a reduct…