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What responsibilities should the government have? Can hypocrisy be ignored if the government's narrative is perceived as authentic? Does the...

After a landslide election victory, why has Labour plummeted in the polls? Can Sir Keir’s leadership survive and who are the likely contende...

With One Nation polling plateauing, can Barnaby Joyce reinvigorate a party without policy and remain ahead of a Coalition veering to the rig...

Have the US achieved their principle objectives in Iran? Will the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz improve the US negotiating position? W...

Have the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine demonstrated the limits of great power aggression? Can American prestige survive the chaotic and deva...

What does the Middle East conflict mean for Australia and how instructive is the past in drawing parallels with the chaos of today? Will a g...

Will the Liberal and National parties do better in the Victorian election and the Farrer by-election? Can One Nation build itself into a nat...

What are the legal implications of Australia's participation in the Gulf? Is International Law being undermined by the US? How are the power...

What were the domestic pressures in Israel and the US for attacking the Iranian regime? Has the international rules-based order been permane...

Can Angus Taylor rebuild public confidence in the Liberal Party and will Migration play out well for them? What are the risks for Angus Tayl...

How long does Angus Taylor and the Liberal party have to redefine themselves in a changed electoral landscape? Can the major parties develop...

What has fuelled grievance politics and anti-system sentiment in Australian politics? How does policy reform in housing and education build...

How has the preferential voting system masked the decline of the major parties and why is the decline worse for the Liberals and Nationals?...

What were the structural factors in the split of the coalition? How did the culture wars and deindustrialisation change the conservative bas...

How did the politicisation of a national tragedy backfire for Sussan Ley? Can the coalition survive? Who will reign supreme in the fight for...

National Affairs journalist, Jason Koutsoukis joins Democracy Sausage to discuss the year that was, an historic election victory, the vexed...

Historian and author Frank Bongiorno joins Democracy Sausage to discuss the year that was, a landslide federal election victory, the rise of...

Political journalist and author Sean Kelly joins Democracy Sausage to discuss his Quarterly Essay examining the Albanese government and asks...

Independent ACT Senator David Pocock joins Democracy Sausage to challenge both major parties on climate policy, gambling reform and politica...

In this special live recording from the 2025 Whitlam Symposium, Mark hosts a star-studded panel discussing the 50th anniversary of the Dismi...
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