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Podcasts – The Thought Bubble

by Ben Eltham and Amber Jamieson

The Thought Bubble brings you a weekly wrap of Australian news and current affairs from a fresh and independent angle. Hosted by journalists Ben Eltham and Amber Jamieson, it features long-form interviews with journalists and news-makers from around Australia as well as a weekly discussion of noteworthy events in the Australian political scene.

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  1. The Thought Bubble 19th June 2013

    With Amber back in Australia and the government seemingly on the ropes, we caught up with the events in politics of the last month, from the aftermath of the federal budget to the chronic instability that continues to dog the Australian Labor Party. Amber also tells us about ordinary life in...

  2. The Thought Bubble 26th April 2013

    Episode 13: In the week that Clive Palmer announced his tilt at federal Parliament, Amber and Ben are joined by Miriam Lyons of the Centre for Policy Development.

  3. The Thought Bubble April 21st 2013

    In the week in which the states and Commonwealth negotiated over schools funding, Amber and Ben interview education policy Bronwyn Hinz

  4. The Thought Bubble 12th April 2013

    Episode 11: the NBN edition. We interview futurist and technology commentator Mark Pesce to discuss Labor and the Coalition’s competing Continue reading →

  5. The Thought Bubble 5th April 2013

    Episode 10 of the Thought Bubble examines superannuation policy and the Royal Commission into the Institutional Response to Child Sex Abuse. Our interview is with NSW Police whistleblower Peter Fox.

  6. The Thought Bubble 22nd March 2013

    Episode 9: The spill edition. In the week that the federal Australian Labor Party tore itself apart, we talk to former Continue reading →

  7. The Thought Bubble 15th March 2013

    Episode 8: the media and culture episode. In the week that the Gillard government unveiled two major pieces of media and cultural policy, we talk to Griffith University academic Susan Forde about Labor's proposed media reforms, and Ben and Amber discuss the new national cultural policy, Creative...

  8. The Thought Bubble 8th March 2013

    Episode 7 of The Thought Bubble interviews Parramatta MP Julie Owens on the issues that affect her constituency, an the difficulties of communicating via the mainstream media.

  9. The Thought Bubble 1st March 2013

    The Thought Bubble episode 6 takes an in-depth look at the Gonski schools funding debate with education expert Chris Bonnor.

  10. The Thought Bubble 22nd February 2013

    This week on The Thought Bubble, we're joined by writer Martin McKenzie-Murray to talk about the Greens, Labor's lost narrative, and a motiveless murder in Perth

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The Thought Bubble brings you a weekly wrap of Australian news and current affairs from a fresh and independent angle. Hosted by journalists Ben Eltham and Amber Jamieson, it features long-form interviews with journalists and news-makers from around Australia as well as a weekly discussion of noteworthy events in the Australian political scene.

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Ben Eltham and Amber Jamieson

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