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Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison: Paul Kelly on the Liberals’ identity crisis

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Meet Darcy Byrne, the Labor mayor taking on pokies reform

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Michelle Grattan and Melissa Clarke on the political year so far

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Guardian Essential report: have Pauline’s policies plateaued her support?

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Larissa Waters on the Greens’ CGT and negative gearing deal with Labor

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Has Pauline Hanson’s federal campaign just begun?

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Will Labor’s NDIS changes become a reality?

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The case for Aukus, with defence industry minister Pat Conroy

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Max Chandler-Mather on a hopeful progressive populism

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Guardian Essential report: a lukewarm response to Labor’s budget

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Tim Wilson on the Liberals’ economic vision

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Jim Chalmers responds to the budget’s critics

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Finance minister Katy Gallagher on her 'most challenging' budget

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Michelle Milthorpe on fighting One Nation in Farrer

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Annastacia Palaszczuk on resilience

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Guardian Essential poll: Pauline Hanson has another breakthrough

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The minister for veterans' affairs on Anzac Day, Ben Roberts-Smith and increased defence spending

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Disability minister Mark Butler on the 'necessary' cuts to an NDIS under pressure

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Ask me anything: the future of Aukus, sanctions on Israel and more ACT senators

20

Gabrielle Chan on farmers managing fuel and fertiliser shortages during a war

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Energy minister Chris Bowen on the impact of the fuel crisis

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Guardian Essential report: Australians don’t want the war on Iran – Australian politics podcast

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Andrew Hastie on Trump’s 'overconfident' Iran war and resurrecting the Liberals

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How the war on Iran is disrupting Australia’s national security and politics

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The social responsibility of tech with new shadow minister Aaron Violi

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Yanis Varoufakis on Donald Trump, global conflicts and the AI revolution

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The Coalition’s view on the IS families stuck in Syria, with Jonno Duniam

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Guardian Essential report: One Nation woos progressive voters

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Why does the RBA only have one blunt tool? We ask the deputy governor

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Albanese on ex-prince Andrew, Pauline Hanson and Islamic state families

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The Greens’ Nick McKim says inviting Isaac Herzog to Australia was 'deliberately inflammatory'

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Is the politics of an RBA rate rise too ‘basic’?

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Sussan Ley will stay in her job, says shadow attorney general

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Guardian Essential report: One Nation surges against Coalition drop

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Allegra Spender on fear and rushed laws after the Bondi attacks

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A political year in review with Melissa Clarke and Michael Read

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Guardian Essential report: One Nation support soars - podcast

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Penny Wong on Trump, Putin and reshaping foreign policy

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Sussan Ley is 'still up for the job' of opposition leader

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Guardian Essential report: Climate doom and AI anxiety

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Will Albanese’s caution become his weakness?

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The fear of neo-Nazis and the politics of social cohesion with Mehreen Faruqi

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A new Liberal and Labor MP on their first terms in parliament

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Why net zero is dividing parliament with climate minister Chris Bowen

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How the EU and Nato are countering a new type of warfare

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Guardian Essential report: the PM’s rock star moment and his biggest threat

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Shadow immigration minister Paul Scarr on the ‘mass migration’ myth

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AI and the productivity challenge with Andrew Leigh

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The human cost of a broken aged care system with Penny Allman-Payne

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Clare O’Neil on Labor’s scheme for first home buyers

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Guardian Essential Report: Albanese’s pragmatism during messy times

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Amanda Rishworth on the future of work and AI

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Matt Kean on Australia’s future in a climate crisis

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David Pocock on the 2035 climate targets and political will

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Jane Hume on rebuilding trust in the Liberal party

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Kristy McBain on natural disaster preparation and ambitious climate targets

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Andrew Giles on how to fix Australia’s skill shortage

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Guardian Essential report: the paradox of recognition, why do Australians back Palestine but doubt its impact?

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Allegra Spender on why tax reform will make young people’s lives better

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Dr Mohammed Mustafa on why we need more than recognition to end the crisis in Gaza - podcast

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Andrew Bragg on AI, housing and what the Coalition got wrong

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From Palestine to jobseeker and keeping children safe online: Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s tough calls – Australian Politics podcast

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Guardian Essential report:​ Albanese starts second term with solid approval, but Trump presidency looms – Australian Politics podcast

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Resetting the Liberals: Zoe McKenzie on reform, climate and winning back women

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Jim Chalmers on uncertainty and ambition

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Accountability, robodebt and regional housing: Helen Haines unpacks it all

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O’Brien on Liberal ‘soul-searching’ amid nuclear and net-zero policy review

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Greens leader Larissa Waters on holding the Labor government to account — Australian Politics podcast

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Coalition frontbencher Julian Leeser on why a closer alliance with the US is necessary

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Senator Maria Kovacic on what the Coalition needs to move forward

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Nicolette Boele on climate, business and making a difference

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Guardian Essential report:​​ can Labor live up to expectations?

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​Guardian Essential report:​ is the real question now just how big Labor’s victory will be?

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​Guardian Essential report:​ as Labor pulls further ahead, can Dutton outmanoeuvre Albanese?

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Guardian Essential report: power v poise – Australian Politics podcast

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Guardian Essential report: as ​Albanese’s approval rating rises, why do the lads stand out? – Australian Politics podcast

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Guardian Essential report: How do the major parties plan to win your vote?

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

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

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

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Chris Bowen on Cop29, reducing emissions and rolling out renewables

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Amanda Rishworth on tackling gender-based violence

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Guardian Essential report: Australians worry about the climate crisis and the economy as Trump returns

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Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis

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Arthur Sinodinos on what Trump keeping his promises means for Australia

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Bridget McKenzie on the Qantas saga and conflicts of interest

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Bob Brown on Lidia Thorpe and the right to protest

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Guardian Essential report: why has support for the Australian republic gone tepid?

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David Pocock on why negotiation is key to good government

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The former NT attorney general on whether the criminal justice system is being used as a form of ‘racial control’

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Guardian Essential report: how much are people willing to change to combat cost of living?

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The former deputy governor takes us inside the RBA

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Andrew Leigh on the power imbalance between supermarkets and their customers – Australian politics podcast

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Guardian Essential Report: who wins in the political debate on housing?

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A former White House staffer on if the US election will be won on vibes

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Catherine King on reforming Australia’s aviation sector

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Guardian Essential report: are Labor’s student visa caps good politics?

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Steven Miles on winning back Queensland voters to win a fourth term

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Saul Eslake on falling inflation and when interest rates might finally come down

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Guardian Essential report: is calling Peter Dutton divisive playing into his political strategy

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Andrew Bragg on housing, the ‘poison’ of Nimbyism, and the NSW Liberal council election debacle

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Jim Chalmers on getting cost of living relief right and Dutton’s divisiveness – Australian Politics podcast

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Guardian Essential report: have voters lost faith in their government?

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The next steps after an ‘extraordinary’ apology

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George Brandis on the politics of creating and dissolving ministries

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Guardian Essential report: would Australians vote for Donald Trump?

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Joe Hockey on what a new US president could mean for Australia

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Clare O’Neil on why democracy is more important than ever

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Guardian Essential report: should democracy be more like community sport?

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Andrew Giles on celebrating and defending multiculturalism – Australian Politics Podcast

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Adam Bandt on Fatima Payman, toeing the party line and the war in Gaza

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Guardian Essential report: do voters want Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plants?

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Fatima Payman and the cost of voting with her conscience

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Head of Australian Border Force, Michael Outram, responds to reports of sexual harassment across the ABF

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Simon Birmingham on China, abandoning 2030 climate targets and nuclear power

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Guardian Essential report: voters split on Dutton’s 2030 target – Australian politics podcast

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Anthony Albanese on climate targets, gas strategy and the voice eight months on

118

Bill Shorten on the misuse of the NDIS and what’s being done to fix it

119

Essential report: a different view between the ages

120

Dan Tehan on who’s to blame for Labor’s immigration ‘war game’

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Helen Haines on the transition to net zero in rural and regional areas

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Essential report: what’s the voter verdict on Labor’s budget?

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Jim Chalmers on his budget balancing act

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James Paterson on Australia’s immigration detention system

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Essential report: can Labor meet the demand for online safety protections?

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Michelle Rowland on reducing the harm the internet can cause

127

Sarah Hanson-Young on the debate around free speech on social media

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Essential report: is Labor being honest about how hard the energy transition will be? – Australian Politics podcast

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Ed Husic on why Islamic Australians feel their voice is not being heard on Gaza

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Simon Birmingham on the Coalition’s stance on a Palestinian state

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Essential report: how voters want to tackle Australia’s housing bin fire

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Penny Wong on the week Australia condemned Netanyahu

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David Shoebridge on Labor’s ‘Trump like’ immigration proposals

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Essential Report: underwhelmed by democracy and overwhelmed by the news

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Andrew Leigh on how competition reform can make our lives better

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Karen Middleton on the state of Australian politics

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Yanis Varoufakis on technofeudalism and the ‘new cold war’

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Essential report: will a Trump win upset Aukus?

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Amanda Rishworth on closing the gender retirement gap – Australian politics podcast

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Mike Burgess on the former Australian politician recruited by foreign spies – Australian Politics podcast

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Essential Report: are voters warming to Peter Dutton?

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Pat Conroy on Labor’s ‘enhanced lethality’ revamp of Australia’s warships – Australian Politics podcast

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Max Chandler-Mather on why house prices need to go down

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Essential report: are voters up for cracking down on negative gearing?

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Jane Hume on why the Coalition supported Labor’s changes to tax cuts

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Jim Chalmers on why a politically contentious change to stage-three tax cuts is worth it

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Essential Report: Will Labor’s tax changes set them up for success?

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Has the referendum “information war” changed political reporting? - Your questions answered

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Essential report: political mistrust and frustration at the end of the year

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Adam Bandt on pushing policy with ‘gaslighting governments’ – Australian politics podcast

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Chris Bowen on delivering climate outcomes ‘against the clock’ – Australian politics podcast

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Essential report: why has support for Anthony Albanese fallen?

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Alan Kohler on how housing policy entrenches inequality

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The return of David Cameron

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Guardian Essential report: does Australia belong in international affairs?

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Katharine Murphy on Anthony Albanese’s China trip – Australian Politics podcast

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Does the Reserve Bank have a steady hand on the tiller? – Australian Politics podcast

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Guardian Essential report: is renewable energy misinformation working?

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Simon Birmingham on international insecurity and the Liberal party’s broad church

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Andrew Giles on need for a new national racism strategy

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Guardian Essential Report: how the polls were right about the voice

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What ‘no’ means for Australia

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Amy Remeikis factchecks misinformation about the voice

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Julian Leeser on the conservative’s case for yes – Australian politics podcast

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Guardian Essential Report: is the yes campaign gaining ground?

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‘A yes result will be unifying’: Anthony Albanese on the final push forward for the voice

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Chris Bowen on the transition to renewable energy

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Guardian Essential Report: No vote in the overtaking lane

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Sussan Ley on the divisiveness of the voice – Australian Politics podcast

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Jim Chalmers on the Qantas controversy – Australian Politics podcast

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Guardian Essential report: the ‘intense game’ between the yes and no campaigns

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Katharine Murphy and Senator Patrick Dodson on restorative justice through the voice – Australian Politics podcast

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Perin Davey on the Murray-Darling Basin plan, the voice and emergency preparedness

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Guardian Essential report: does Labor risk losing voters to the Greens?

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Ed Husic and Martjn Wilder on how to take Australia ‘out of the quarry’ - Australian politics podcast

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Mark Butler on pushing for cheaper medicine through the Coalition ‘circus’

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Guardian Essential report: the muddied waters of the voice referendum – Australian Politics podcast

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Amanda Rishworth on strengthening the safety net

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Pat Conroy on backing Aukus and clashing with Keating

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Katy Gallagher on the ‘dismantling and weakening’ of the Australian Public Service

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Bill Shorten on the shame and failure of robodebt

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Essential report: are you more likely to support the voice if you’re civic-minded?

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Who are the people changing their minds on the voice? Your questions answered – Australian Politics podcast

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Peta Murphy on preventing another generation from online gambling harm

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Essential Report: are the Greens making Labor look like ‘grumpy parents’?

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Don Farrell and Larissa Waters on getting ‘big money’ out of politics – Australian Politics podcast

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Anika Wells on how the aged care sector needs to change

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Guardian Essential report: is opposition to the Indigenous voice growing?

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Unions and small businesses on who’s to blame for inflation – Australian Politics podcast

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Courage needed in wake of PwC scandal, senators say – Australian Politics podcast

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Essential report: a broken system for everyone – Australian Politics podcast

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David Littleproud on Albanese’s first year

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Don Farrell on the future of Australia’s foreign trade

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Essential Report: the budget fails to impress

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Jim Chalmers and Jane Hume on Labor’s first full-year budget

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Julie Collins on fixing Australia’s housing crisis

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Essential report: how financially literate is Australia?

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Dan Tehan on the Coalition’s response to Labor’s migration changes

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Jobseeker rates, Sky News’ influence and the future of the Coalition. Your questions answered

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Essential report: what does Dutton’s no campaign mean for the Liberals and the future of the voice?

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Julian Leeser on the voice to parliament and his resignation from shadow cabinet

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James Paterson on Aukus, Aston, and the dangers of TikTok

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Essential report: why Australians should not accept the rising cost of living

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Max Chandler-Mather on the housing bill and the Yimby movement

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Peter Khalil on what Australia learned from the Iraq war

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Essential report: what do people think about the voice, Aukus and the NSW election? – podcast

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Richard Marles on why Australia’s Aukus submarine deal will be ‘too big to fail’

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Shane Wright and Greg Jericho on the lingering ‘bad smell’ of inflation

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Guardian Essential report: do cost-of-living pressures change how people vote?

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Adam Bandt on Labor’s ‘timid’ approach to the climate crisis and inequality

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Byelections, the voice campaign and Covid politics. Your questions answered

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Essential Report: rising interest rates are not hurting the government … yet

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Why three MPs are supporting the Uluru statement across party lines

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Mark Butler on a better healthcare system for Australians

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Essential report: has Peter Dutton’s soft no campaign against the voice to parliament worked?

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Anthony Albanese on navigating an insecure world

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Jim Chalmers on the economy’s big challenge and big chance

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2022 wrapped: a year of political change with Katharine Murphy

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Clare O’Neil on national security amid cyber hacks and threats to democracy

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Greg Combet on super funds investing in housing and renewables

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David Pocock on learning policy and politics as a first-time Senator

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Labor sits strong as the Liberals’ soul-searching continues

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Penny Wong on stabilising Australia’s relationship with China

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How transparent is the Labor party? Your questions answered

225

Will Australians support the government’s workplace changes?

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Chris Bowen on reforming Australia’s climate policy

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Amanda Rishworth on the National Plan

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Voters react to Albanese’s budget and Dutton’s political plans

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Jim Chalmers on the Albanese government’s first budget

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Murray Watt on how we can better respond to natural disasters

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Short runways and Faustian pacts – a tough balancing act for Labor ahead of the budget

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Catherine King on cleaning up grants rorts and building infrastructure pipelines

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Bracket creeps of the apocalypse – danger signs for the economy ahead of the federal budget

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The ongoing headache of stage-three tax cuts and polling on privacy

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‘The prize is enormous’: can Australia achieve full gender equality?

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The prospects of an Australian republic – and predictions for the federal budget

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Is it too early to start talking about a republic? Your questions answered

238

Immigration minister Andrew Giles on Labor’s plan for building pathways to permanency

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What remit will the federal Icac have - and has the jobs summit set a new path for government decision making?

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Minister Julie Collins on Labor’s plan for Australia’s housing crisis

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Ed Husic on innovation, migration and standing up to gas companies

242

Morrison’s secret portfolios – and is Australia’s economy broken?

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Pat Conroy on Labor’s engagement with our Pacific neighbours

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Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s plans for Australia’s environment

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Can Labor build on the support for an Indigenous voice to parliament?

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Chris Bowen on landmark climate legislation, negotiating with the Greens and what’s yet to come

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Labor’s economic statement: how much trouble are we really in?

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How will Labor tackle climate change and cost of living as parliament returns?

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Belittling Labor’s 43% target is ‘crazy’: Felicity Wade on climate action

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Adam Bandt on working with Labor on climate action

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Can Labor confront the reality of Covid?

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Dutton’s move to the right, the new parliament and kingmakers: your questions answered

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Jim Chalmers on Labor’s economic plan for resilience during difficult times

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Is the new Labor government ambitious enough?

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Chris Bowen’s response to the energy crisis in Labor’s first fortnight

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How will Peter Dutton and David Littleproud reshape the Coalition?

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Will Peter Dutton help or hinder Anthony Albanese’s mandate?

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Can Labor do anything to fix the problems in our economy?

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After a wild ride, Labor wins historic 2022 federal election

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Poll predictions, supply and confidence, and election-night drinking games: your campaign questions answered

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Poll analysis: how could this election journey end?

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Tax cuts v wage rises, leaked polling and extraordinary pork barrelling: your campaign questions answered

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Gaffes, cutting spending and which Liberal politician would you rather be: your campaign questions answered

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Policies not personalities a key factor in deciding Australia’s next government – Australian politics podcast

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Preferences and why the Greens target progressive seats: your campaign questions answered

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Dogwhistles and the battle for marginal seats: your campaign questions answered

267

Will female voters be the decisive force in Australia’s 2022 election?

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From Albanese’s gaffe to protest votes: Guardian Australia’s politics team answers your campaign questions

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Two election pitches for the future of Australia

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Jim Chalmers on Labor’s road to the federal election

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As the election nears Scott Morrison can’t escape his own reputation | Australian Politics podcast

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‘A tumultuous period’: Josh Frydenberg on being treasurer during Covid and the 2022 election

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‘It is time for change, we have to try something new’: Jacqui Lambie on the upcoming election

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The floods have damaged Scott Morrison but it’s not over yet

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Health to be a big decider in South Australian election

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Penny Wong on Labor’s plans for rebuilding diplomatic relations

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Australia as the 2022 election nears: is there a mood for change?

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The global implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Wages, inflation and cost of living: crucial issues ahead of Australia’s election

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Essential poll analysis:​ Coalition’s national security scare campaign may have backfired

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‘Wild and ruthless’: Katharine Murphy on surprise rebellion and familiar tactics

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Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins on a turning point in Australian politics

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An increasingly tough election for Labor to win

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Your questions answered by the Guardian’s Canberra bureau

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Simon Birmingham on the budget forecast, economic recovery and the Jenkins review

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The year in politics with the Guardian’s Canberra bureau

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Peter Lewis on polling in the lead-up to an election year

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Jim Chalmers on Labor’s plan for Australia’s economy

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China’s acting ambassador to Australia on Taiwan, diplomacy and a damaged relationship

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Australia navigates the relationship with France, Aukus and the G20

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A plan for net zero that’s worse than nothing?

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Helen Haines on the need for a federal anti-corruption commission

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Australia’s climate indecision continues as Scott Morrison heads to Glasgow

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This week in politics with the Guardian’s Canberra bureau

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Matt Kean on climate change, the Coalition and the economic case for net zero

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Greg Jericho and Shane Wright on Australia’s economy and a post-Covid election

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Tosca Looby on Strong Female Lead, and Julia Gillard’s fight against sexism

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Labor’s Michelle Rowland and Chris Bowen on western Sydney’s Covid crisis

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Karen Middleton on the consequences of an unwinnable war in Afghanistan

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Josh Frydenberg on nation’s Covid response and climate change action – Australian politics podcast

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‘Terribly scary’: Katy Gallagher on her personal Covid experience – Australian politics podcast

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Keith Pitt on Australia’s energy ambitions - Australian politics podcast

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Doherty Institute’s Jodie McVernon on Covid modelling – Australian politics podcast

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Gabrielle Chan on why you should definitely care about farming

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Eight years on, what’s happening with offshore detention?

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Andrew Giles on car parks and accountability – Australian politics podcast

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Julia Banks on barriers and boys’ clubs in Parliament House – Australian politics podcast

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Matt Canavan on leadership and why he doesn’t want a net zero policy – Australian politics podcast

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What is the National party’s plan after Barnaby Joyce’s resurrection? – Australian politics podcast

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How will the new UK free trade deal impact Australia? – Australian politics podcast

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Why won’t the government release the Biloela family? – Australian politics podcast

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Anthony Albanese on Scott Morrison, the pandemic and the next election – Australian politics podcast