Guardian Essential report: why doesn’t Labor talk about Trump’s role in our economic problems?
Voters have a lot of negative feedback in this month’s Guardian Essential poll. More Australians than ever believe the country is on the wro...
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20 of 332 episodesAlastair Campbell on Trump, political violence and why populist politics doesn’t work
It’s election season: the US midterms are just days away and Israel, Brazil and Serbia have all had consequential elections this week. Alast...
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 st...
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 struggle...
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. Wh...
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” t...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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 th...
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...
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 Te...
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...
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 comment...
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 assa...
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...
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 la...
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...
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, Pete...