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Politics with Michelle Grattan — 654 episodes

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1

Wayne Swan on a 'dramatically different' political contest

2

Andrew Wilkie on the need to go harder to curb gambling advertising

3

Julian Leeser on fighting an 'explosion' of hate in Australia

4

Jenny McAllister on why NDIS reforms are being delayed

5

Jonno Duniam on guilt and relief about quitting politics

6

Pollster Simon Welsh on One Nation's rise and Victoria's 'very messy' election

7

Graeme Samuel on 'doomsday' attacks on the federal budget

8

Keith Wolahan on when Liberals should preference One Nation

9

Margaret Thornton on the landmark Tickle v Giggle transgender case

10

Jim Chalmers says 'we're in the cart' for more tax relief

11

Tim Wilson on the budget's hidden hits on young Australians

12

Alan Kohler says Labor's tax changes probably won't lower house prices

13

Antony Green on how Farrer's 'breakout' by-election will make history

14

Former minister Ed Husic on why Labor must 'stare down' gas companies over tax

15

Economist Chris Richardson on next steps in fuel crisis

16

The Making of One Nation: enter the outside

17

Rory Medcalf on Australians' growing national security fears

18

Farrer by-election tests One Nation

19

RBA Deputy's inflation warning

20

South Australian election special

21

Geoffrey Watson backs calls for royal commission on CFMEU scandal

22

New Liberal deputy Jane Hume on industrial relations, child care and a decade in politics

23

Tony Barry on why a new Liberal leader isn't a quick fix

24

Barnaby Joyce on getting on with Pauline Hanson and One Nation's rise

25

Jonno Duniam on the 'frenzy' over hate speech laws and the Coalition split

26

The Making of an Autocrat: co-opt the military

27

The Making of an Autocrat: suppress the people

28

The Making of an Autocrat: beat the courts

29

The Making of an Autocrat: manufacture a crisis

30

The Making of an Autocrat: recruit an architect

31

The Making of an Autocrat: hijack a party

32

The Making of an Autocrat, coming soon

33

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the Bondi terror attack and the mid-year budget update

34

Sarah Hanson-Young on the social media ban as a risky 'fake silver bullet'

35

Tim Ayres on the AI rollout's looming 'bumps and glitches'

36

Sussan Ley on Barnaby's defection and how the environment law deal 'fell apart'

37

Liberal Andrew McLachlan on why he'll still promote net zero

38

Murray Watt on the compromises to pass new environmental laws before christmas

39

Michelle Grattan remembers the day Whitlam lost his job

40

Niki Savva and David Solomon on The Dismissal

41

Sam Rae on big changes to aged care

42

Tony Abbott on Australia's past and the opposition's future

43

Pollster Tony Barry on why the Coalition can’t risk ‘lurching to the right’

44

Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our 'fragile' multicultural nation

45

James Paterson on Andrew Hastie, Sussan Ley and himself

46

Former diplomat Ian Parmeter on an Israel-led 'one-state solution'

47

Tony Wood on 'politics trumping climate policy' and the hard road ahead

48

Abul Rizvi on how silence and stalling stoke anti-migrant fears

49

Health Minister Mark Butler on kids on the NDIS through to aged care funding

50

Shadow Treasurer Ted O'Brien and industry chief Andrew McKellar's reform wish list

51

Union boss Sally McManus on the push for shorter work hours in the age of AI

52

Jim Chalmers wants roundtable to 'crack open' the challenge of slow housing approvals

53

Talking about 'blokes' issues' with ex-Olympian and Labor MP Dan Repacholi

54

YouTube, podcasters and leading economists: Allegra Spender on how she's trying to influence tax reform

55

Chris Bowen on why it's ‘a little frustrating’ bidding for COP 31

56

Malcolm Turnbull on Australia's 'dumb' defence debate

57

Larissa Waters on why we deserve more than a government that just tinkers

58

Kerrynne Liddle on seizing more opportunities with Indigenous Australians

59

Treasury veteran Ken Henry on the "enormous damage" the tax system does to young people

60

An 'impatient' Jim Chalmers on taking political risks in Labor's second term

61

Senator Tammy Tyrrell on wild days in Tasmania

62

Historian Emma Shortis warns against falling into Trump's trade traps

63

Zoe McKenzie on everything that went wrong and whether a gender quota could help the Liberals

64

Jim Chalmers on keeping Australia out of recession amid the 'dark shadow' of global instability

65

Andrew Leigh on more productive work in the age of AI

66

David Pocock wants us to aim for up 90% reduction in emissions

67

The post mortem: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

68

Culture wars and costings: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

69

Pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind

70

Scares and stunts in the home stretch: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

71

Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Frank Bongiorno on dramatic shifts in how elections are fought and won

72

Two blunders and tap dancing with the truth: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

73

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Warwick McKibbin on trying to model economic certainty in uncertain times

74

DOGEy Dutton and a dull debate: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

75

Hugh White on what the next PM should tell Trump and defending Australia – without the US

76

What it's like to be showered with Trump dust: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

77

Kos Samaras on polls and the people who'll decide this election

78

It’s on: tracking policies and truth in advertising. Election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

79

Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor on tax top-ups and budget bottom lines

80

Negotiating with the Greens and negotiating with Trump: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

81

Barbara Pocock on the Greens' policy priorities

82

Tariffs, a tricky road for Dutton and the future of Pine Gap: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

83

Peter Dutton on why he’s not Australia’s Trump – ‘I’m my own person’

84

Tina Jackson says there's 'No such thing as a safe seat': 3 independent challengers to watch this election

85

Cyclone Alfred wreaks havoc as leaders await Trump tariff decision: election special episode 2 with Amanda Dunn and Michelle Grattan

86

James Curran on Trump, Ukraine, shifting tectonic plates, and a bigger Australian defence bill

87

Chinese warships, a dirt file and a firming election date: election special episode with Amanda Dunn and Michelle Grattan

88

Tom Rogers on helping voters spot election lies

89

Danielle Wood on how to trim back housing regulations

90

David Littleproud on US tariffs, a government-owned Rex, and the Nationals’ identity

91

Tariffs, climate & the rules based order: what the Trump presidency means for Australia

92

Albanese discusses a second term with the youth vote in mind

93

"I don't do coy": Treasurer Jim Chalmers + Angus Taylor on the budget blues

94

For Mark Dreyfus, antisemitism is very personal

95

Populism, tribalism and partisanship": Simon Birmingham's parting reflections

96

From 'drill, baby, drill' fears to hope: why COP wasn't so bad for climate boss Matt Kean NEW

97

The argument for reducing "big money" in elections: Special Minister of State Don Farrell

98

"One of the worst bills ever": Shadow Minister David Coleman on proposed misinformation laws

99

Independent Helen Haines says the NACC has had 'disappointing start', and the government is pork barrelling

100

Bruce Wolpe says personal relations between Trump and Albanese would be 'rocky'

101

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton

102

'It’s going to be a bad result for Labor' - Antony Green and Michael McKenna on the Qld election

103

Productivity Commissioner Danielle Wood on how to grow Australia's weak productivity

104

Josh Bornstein on how big companies are taking away employees’ private rights

105

Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months

106

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing

107

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Robert French on the realities of a social media age ban

108

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ghaith Krayem on Muslim votes mattering

109

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Reserve Bank's Andrew Hauser says don't read too much for Australia from US rates message

110

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey says Kamala Harris and Anthony Albanese share views

111

Politics With Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie says government ‘scared stiff’ of gambling companies

112

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership

113

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lester Munson on Kamala Harris’s style and a changed Trump

114

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey on how Australia should navigate a second Trump term

115

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Fatima Payman on the challenges and opportunities of being a crossbencher

116

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on 'calling out' claims about the energy transition's cost

117

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Peter Malinauskas on political donations, kids on social media, and the nuclear option

118

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton on how Australians must adapt to 'Living Hot'

119

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Norton on the Albanese government's interventionist policy to cut foreign student numbers

120

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use 'coercion' of the states to get more new houses built

121

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas

122

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Budget fight looms on Future Made in Australia tax breaks

123

Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on prospects for passage of the government's deportation bill

124

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anne Summers says we need much more information on male perpetrators of violence against women

125

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on recent economic data and whats in store for the upcoming budget

126

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Independent MP Dai Le on the church attack in her electorate

127

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Burns on being a Jewish MP during a terrible conflict

128

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Leigh on competition - economic and political

129

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Kevin Rudd, being an ambassador, and a possible second Trump presidency

130

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Cyber expert Lesley Seebeck on TikTok’s future in Australia

131

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Masculinity expert Michael Flood on boys and men behaving badly

132

Politics with Michelle Grattan: John Blaxland on spies, AUKUS, and an unsettled Washington

133

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jason Clare on the future of education in Australia

134

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Kos Samaras and Tim Costello on Dunkley contest

135

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Assistant minister Malarndirri McCarthy says there's 'no rush' on treaty and truth-telling

136

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on fuel efficiency standards and the energy transition

137

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Angus Taylor on tax and the economy

138

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers says Australians will be better off next year

139

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on making the NDIS fit for purpose

140

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen’s struggle to promote consensus on climate action at COP28

141

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens Barbara Pocock on the quest for greater transparency

142

Politics with Michelle Grattan: James Paterson on the High Court’s decision on detention and rising anti-Semitism

143

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former climate minister Greg Combet on Australia’s mission to reach net-zero

144

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on a likely interest rate rise and the fall in living standards

145

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Don Farrell’s high noon for European free trade deal, and hopes for lobster exports to China

146

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Albanese’s US trip, Biden in the Middle East, and the Voice’s defeat

147

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East expert Ian Parmeter on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict

148

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens Jordon Steele-John on the disability royal commission and Bill Shorten’s NDIS reforms

149

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on jobs and work

150

Word from The Hill: Assessing Daniel Andrews, the extraordinary Pezzullo story, senators give Qantas chiefs a hard time

151

Politics with Michelle Grattan: ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt on the challenges universities face

152

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Asia expert Richard McGregor on Anthony Albanese’s coming visit to China

153

Word from The Hill: Danielle Wood to head Productivity Commission, Alan Joyce bows to public anger, PM jets off again

154

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of The Voice - Yes23 campaign director Dean Parkin and former deputy prime minister John Anderson

155

Word from The Hill: Date for Voice referendum to be announced on Wednesday

156

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor president Wayne Swan on the party’s coming national conference

157

Word from The Hill: Double dissolution hot air, PM dodging Treaty question, Morrison hit with counter punch after Robodebt speech

158

Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘yes’ campaigner Thomas Mayo and ‘no’ advocate Derryn Hinch on the Voice

159

Politics with Michelle Grattan: ACCI Head Andrew McKellar on industrial relations and boosting Australia’s productivity

160

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle

161

Word from The Hill: On ditching the Commonwealth Games, the Voice pamphlet, Labor’s factions

162

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Michele Bullock’s appointment as Reserve Bank Governor

163

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on Robodebt report’s sealed section, and progress on NDIS reform

164

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Author Bruce Wolpe on the “shocking” consequences for Australia of a Trump 24 win

165

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election

166

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Community Independent Dai Le on what voters are saying

167

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Industry minister Ed Husic on the artificial intelligence revolution

168

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Liberal MP Bridget Archer urges other moderates to speak up as she presses for party change

169

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor’s Julian Hill on employment, AI, Julian Assange and TikTok

170

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens Max Chandler-Mather on the housing fund, rent freezes and migration

171

The day after the night before - Chalmers and Taylor on the budget

172

Politics with Michelle Grattan: NDIA chair Kurt Fearnley on ‘fundamental’ reform of the disability scheme

173

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor MP Marion Scrymgour on her yes campaign trail, and reinstating the CDP

174

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Professor Marcia Langton on the Voice’s powers and potential

175

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium

176

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lambie urges return of former employment program for Indigenous communities

177

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael Brennan on Australia’s parlous productivity growth

178

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election

179

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation

180

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens leader Adam Bandt on trying to force Labor’s hand on reform

181

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Frank Brennan on rewording Voice question

182

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kate Chaney on life as a teal MP

183

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on Alice Springs and the Voice

184

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers answers critics of his ‘values-based capitalism’

185

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Albanese flags new progress in China relationship ’in coming weeks’

186

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Energy crisis has ‘badly damaged’ social licence of coal and gas

187

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva on her book Bulldozed, Scott Morrison and the Liberals’ woes

188

Politics with Michelle Grattan: ’Teal’ Monique Ryan on the Victorian election and six months in parliament

189

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Colebatch, Kos Samaras and Sumeyya Ilanbey on the Victorian Election

190

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Karen Andrews on the Medibank hack, visa scams, and winning back women voters

191

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Energy expert Bruce Mountain on what to do about the gas crisis

192

Politics with Michelle Grattan:Jim Chalmers, Angus Taylor and Danielle Wood on the budget

193

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rod Sims on tax reform and the gas price crisis

194

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on NDIS reform and the Optus fallout

195

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on the National Anti-Corruption Commission

196

Ukraine ambassador urges Australian embassy in Kyiv to reopen ASAP

197

Professor Joseph Ibrahim on COVID in aged care - and the end of nursing homes

198

Simon Holmes à Court on ’community candidates’ and two state elections

199

Treasurer Chalmers on boosting migration and a ’resilience’ budget

200

David Littleproud on charting his course in opposition

201

Word from The Hill: Morrison faces inquiry into how he flouted responsible government

202

Crossbencher Helen Haines on Morrison and integrity

203

On Scott Morrison’s bizarre power grab

204

How far will China go? La Trobe’s Nick Bisley says China’s ’risk appetite’ has gone up

205

Tom Calma on the Indigenous Voice to parliament

206

Peter Dutton puts nuclear power on opposition’s agenda

207

Is Morrison’s absence from parliament disrespectful to his voters?

208

Health Minister Mark Butler warns COVID wave will worsen

209

‘Pandemic fatigue’ takes its toll of mandates and even the expert health advice

210

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jason Clare on Australia’s education challenges

211

People’s pockets hit again, with rate rise and floods set to boost veggie prices

212

Parliamentary ‘newbies’ inspect their workplace, with some complaints

213

Greg Barns on the battle to free Julian Assange

214

On the economy, people smugglers, parliamentary sitting, and Julian Assange

215

Tony Wood on the unprecedented energy crisis

216

Bowen says “bumpy” time ahead for power supply – but don’t turn the heater off

217

Warm smiles in Indonesia, but chillier news

218

Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts

219

Word from The Hill: Albanese’s ministry mixes stability and surprise

220

Historian Frank Bongiorno reflects on elections present and past

221

Five seats to watch on Saturday night, and getting the hang of a hung parliament

222

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Grattan Institute’s Danielle Wood on election’s thin policy debate

223

Scott Morrison defends Katherine Deves (again), but slips up on surgery detail

224

Dave Sharma, Allegra Spender, and Kerryn Phelps on the contest for Wentworth

225

On the rate rise, Albanese’s launch and what a Frydenberg loss would mean for the Liberals

226

Economist Saul Eslake on why Reserve Bank needs to raise rates next week

227

Ray Hadley’s shouty assault on Albanese; the intractable Solomons issue; and the wider play of Deves

228

Andrew Wilkie invites independent candidates to call him for a chat about approaching a hung parliament

229

Joe Hockey on Trump, Biden, and the federal election

230

Morrison suggests voters judge him as they would their dentist

231

Josh Frydenberg is optimistic about wage growth

232

Word from The Hill: Next step for Morrison is visit to governor-general

233

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the budget Labor can’t oppose

234

Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine

235

Labor will give human rights award in memory of Kitching

236

Stay calm, petrol is headed down, budget is improving – economist Chris Richardson

237

Be careful what you say about your opponent’s ‘makeover’

238

Mark Maund on improving our resilience to deal with flood crises

239

Word from The Hill: Subs, floods and people saying it’s ‘time to give someone else a go’

240

Russian specialist Matthew Sussex on Putin’s potential to start wider war

241

Assistance for Ukraine and Peter Dutton’s fundraising

242

Australian politics in an uncertain world

243

Labor defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor on China and Ukraine

244

Government’s ‘shock and awe’ assault on Anthony Albanese

245

Trent Zimmerman has no regrets on Religious Discrimination rebellion

246

On Scott Morrison’s battle for Religious Discrimination Bill

247

Anthony Albanese on his ‘legacy’ - so far

248

Peter Dutton on US combat assets in Australia, China, and Vladimir Putin

249

Tanya Plibersek on parents’ role in reducing violence against women

250

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg ‘thinking about the budget’ over Christmas

251

Sean Kelly and Anne Tiernan on election year

252

Michelle Grattan on Labor’s climate policy and Liberal’s fight for Warringah

253

Politicians condemn bad behaviour, and then behave badly

254

Jenny McAllister on domestic violence

255

Christmas can’t come too soon for Morrison

256

Liberal Dave Sharma on 2030 target

257

On Morrison’s character ratings

258

Chris Bowen says Labor’s climate policy will be ‘realistic and ambitious’

259

Scott Morrison has decided electric cars won’t threaten Aussie weekends

260

Keith Pitt on the climate plan and coal’s future

261

Scott Morrison’s (thin) climate plan for Glasgow

262

Phil Honeywood on the challenges of getting international students back

263

Mustering the government’s rural rump into the 2050 tent

264

Grattan Institute’s Tony Wood on managing the shift in climate policy

265

Word from The Hill: A prime minister, a prince and the ‘last chance saloon’.

266

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former judge Stephen Charles slams government’s integrity commission model

267

Coalition free-for-all over 2050 target

268

British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell on AUKUS and climate change

269

Word from The Hill: The Furious French and Porter‘s fall

270

Word from The Hill: Christian Porter’s anonymous money pot

271

Kate Jenkins on the women‘s agenda

272

Word from the Hill: A Father‘s Day backlash hits Scott Morrison

273

Word from The Hill: Learning to live with COVID

274

Pat Turner on COVID – and god botherers – stalking Indigenous communities

275

Doherty’s Sharon Lewin on pivoting from chasing COVID zero

276

Word from the Hill: The battle to exit COVID

277

Word from The Hill: Was the Afghanistan War worth it?

278

Anthony Albanese says Afghans in Australia should be given permanent residency

279

Josh Frydenberg on uncertain economic times

280

Word from the Hill: A reprimand for Christensen and Morrison on climate

281

Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers on promoting vaccine uptake and a 'modest spending program'

282

a four-stage plan and a $300 payment to get vaccinated

283

Bob Brown on his latest environmental battle, and a critique of Labor

284

Word from The Hill: three states in lockdown

285

Barnaby Joyce on net zero 2050, a coal-fired power station – and how resources is (sort of) in cabinet

286

Word from the Hill: Julia Banks and international travel caps

287

Jacinta Price's parliamentary agenda

288

Word from The Hill: the return to lockdown

289

Sussan Ley and Terri Butler on the Great Barrier Reef being 'in danger'

290

Word from The Hill: Australia's new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO

291

Acting PM Michael McCormack on net zero 2050 and prospects for a new coal-fired power station

292

Word from The Hill: the Biloela Tamil family, G7 and the upcoming parliamentary fortnight

293

Rex Patrick on Freedom of Information and Australia's submarines

294

Word from The Hill

295

Mark Butler on the vaccine rollout and democracy in the Labor Party

296

Katy Gallagher on the battle to hold the government to account

297

Richard Colbeck on aged care and the Olympics

298

Simon Birmingham and Jim Chalmers on a big spending budget

299

what should the budget do for women? Jennifer Westacott (BCA) and Michele O'Neil (ACTU)

300

former ASIO head David Irvine on the cyber threats Australia faces

301

military ‘watch-dog’ Neil James on Afghanistan, China, and Peter Dutton

302

Matt Canavan on Holgate, Di Bartolomeo, and John Andersen

303

Stephen Duckett on what's gone wrong with the rollout

304

Linda Burney on the treatment of Indigenous Women

305

Sussan Ley on being a woman in politics

306

Zali Steggall on Monday's march and Scott Morrison's response

307

Fleur Johns on the rule of law

308

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Patricia Sparrow on the Royal Commission into Aged Care

309

Former MP Kate Ellis on the culture in parliament house

310

David Littleproud on The Nationals and net zero

311

Anthony Albanese on his new frontbench, Joel Fitzgibbon, and Labor’s imminent workplace policy

312

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on promising budget figures

313

Chief Scientist Alan Finkel on climate, energy and emissions

314

Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame

315

Defence expert Allan Behm on the background to the Brereton report

316

Joel Fitzgibbon on Labor climate policy and leadership

317

economist Danielle Wood on Australia’s ‘blokey’ budge

318

a budget for a pandemic

319

Chris Richardson on what Tuesday’s budget will and should do

320

New Zealand’s Helen Clark on the pandemic inquiry and avoiding election ‘cat fights

321

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Angus Taylor on the 'gas-fired' recovery

322

Jodie McVernon on Melbourne’s modelling, a Covid vaccine, and the role of experts in a crisis

323

Chris Bowen on the recession, aged care and priorities for health policy

324

Former Greens leader Richard Di Natale on COVID, climate and his successor

325

Professor Barney Glover on the bleak years ahead for higher education

326

Jim Chalmers on tax cuts, inequality, and the Queensland election

327

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells on aged care – what needs to be done differently

328

Patricia Sparrow on the need for aged care reform

329

Geoff Kitney on a life in journalism and the contemporary media landscape

330

After the crisis: what lessons can be drawn from the management of COVID-19 for the recovery process?

331

Jane Halton on the risk of 'vaccine nationalism'

332

Christopher Pyne on being 'the ultimate insider'

333

two leading economists on Australia’s post-COVID economy

334

Politics with Michelle Grattan: The Battle for Eden-Monaro – interviews with Kristy McBain and Fiona Kotvojs

335

Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations

336

Trust, democracy and COVID-19: A British perspective

337

Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap

338

Statistician David Gruen and the race for real-time pandemic data

339

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on saving Australia’s tourism and construction industries

340

Jim Chalmers on JobKeeper’s flaws and the Eden-Monaro byelection

341

Democracy 2025 - The role of the APS in a post COVID-19 world with Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans, Peter Shergold, and Renée Leon

342

Paul Kelly on the risk of a COVID-19 second-wave

343

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Nev Power on the role of business in a post-coronavirus world

344

Katy Gallagher on the senate's coronavirus watchdog

345

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on his autobiography, ‘A Bigger Picture

346

MPs Tim Watts, Fiona Martin, Clare O'Neil and Helen Haines discuss serving their electorates during the coronavirus crisis

347

Democracy 2025 - How does Australia compare: what makes a leading democracy? With Michelle Grattan, Mark Evans and Ian Chubb

348

Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty on the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for a vaccine

349

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy on COVID-19

350

Keith Pitt on the Murray-Darling Basin, the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, and Nuclear Power

351

Mark Butler on Labor’s 2050 carbon neutral target

352

Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities

353

Adam Bandt on Greens' hopes for future power sharing

354

Michael McCormack moves on from his near-death experience

355

Mathias Cormann and Jim Chalmers on the mid-year budget update

356

Andrew Hastie on foreign influence, security and veteran mental health

357

Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals

358

Ross Gittins on the government’s ‘surplus obsession’

359

On the trust divide in politics

360

Deputy PM Michael McCormack on the drought and restive Nationals

361

Tim Watts on Australia's changing identity

362

Daughters of Robert Menzies and Arthur Calwell say parliament wasn’t always a “fort”

363

Arthur Sinodinos with some reflections and advice

364

Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course

365

Independent MP Helen Haines on using 'soft power'

366

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy

367

PM’s advisor Christine Morgan on tackling Australia’s rising suicide rates

368

On the ‘creeping crisis’ in the public service

369

Anthony Albanese on Labor's hard times

370

Paul Oosting responds to GetUp's critics

371

Centre Alliance’s Stirling Griff on Newstart

372

Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution

373

Minister Ken Wyatt on constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians

374

Frank Brennan on Israel Folau and religious freedom

375

ACTU president Michele O'Neil on John Setka and the government’s anti-union legislation

376

Corrected version: Richard Eccleston on the electoral mood in Tasmania

377

Tim Colebatch on the battle in Victoria - and the Senate

378

William Bowe on the state of election play in WA

379

Andrew Hughes on political advertising - and Clive Palmer

380

Caroline Fisher on the spin machines of #AusVotes19

381

Jim Chalmers on Labor’s budget reaction

382

Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on budget strategy and numbers

383

Jenny Macklin on inequality and Labor values

384

Ian McAllister on voters and issues in the coming election

385

Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes

386

Kerryn Phelps on medical transfer numbers

387

Michael McCormack on banks and the bush, and the election battle

388

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tanya Plibersek on a united Labor

389

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on Labor’s road ahead

390

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg on Liberal troubles

391

Lowy Institute’s Jonathan Pryke on APEC 2018

392

Andrew Giles on the growing issue of loneliness

393

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anne Summers on #MeToo and women in politics

394

Satirist Jonathan Biggins on sending up the pollies

395

Barnaby Joyce on facing the drought and rural women

396

Peter Jennings on Morrison's Jerusalem move

397

The battle for Wentworth

398

Clare O'Neil on Labor’s listening tour for banking victims

399

Brendan O'Connor on Labor’s industrial relations agenda

400

View from the crossbench: Cathy McGowan and Rebekha Sharkie on the role of community candidates

401

Judith Troeth on the Liberal party’s woman problem and asylum seekers

402

Barnaby Joyce at his provocative best

403

Wayne Swan on Labor’s byelection victories and beyond

404

Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s taxing times

405

Frances Adamson on being secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs

406

Attorney-General Christian Porter on a crowded agenda

407

Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Conny Lenneberg on Newstart, poverty and inequality

408

Michael McCormack on Barnaby's future, latte sippers and other matters

409

Anthony Albanese on Labor’s National Conference

410

Dean Smith on the pros and risks of new religious freedom protections

411

Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann and Jim Chalmers on Budget 2018

412

Tim Colebatch on the 2018 budget

413

Chris Bowen on the budget and Labor's policies

414

Robert Kelly on the Korean summits

415

Clive Hamilton and Richard Rigby on Chinese influence in Australia

416

Politics podcast: Michael Keating on a Fair Share

417

John Blaxland on Australia’s expulsion of Russian spies

418

Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback

419

The Batman byelection battleground

420

Politics podcast: the "X factor" in the South Australian election

421

Politics Podcast: Jacinda Ardern on her political life

422

Peter Dutton on balancing interests in Home Affairs

423

Brian Howe on revisiting Henderson, poverty and basic income

424

Mark Dreyfus on refining foreign interference legislation

425

Bill Ferris on Australia’s innovation mission

426

John Blaxland on new foreign interference laws

427

Matt Canavan on divorce in the LNP and discipline in the Coalition

428

Greens Jordon Steele-John on being an 'accidental' senator

429

Swinging into the Sunshine State's election

430

Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump

431

Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott on a national energy plan

432

Tiernan Brady and Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot

433

Gareth Evans on being an Incorrigible Optimist

434

Darren Chester on the infrastructure spending spree

435

Rob Sitch on Utopia and political satire

436

AGL chief economist Tim Nelson on what to do with Liddell

437

Judith Brett on The Enigmatic Mr Deakin

438

Mark Butler on energy uncertainty

439

Nick Xenophon on media reform

440

Mathias Cormann on the same-sex marriage postal survey

441

Derryn Hinch on surviving the Senate

442

Tiernan Brady on same-sex marriage showdown

443

Michael Cooney on an Australian republic

444

Peter Jennings on the home affairs department

445

Graeme Samuel on data governance

446

Anna Krien on the climate wars

447

Alan Finkel on the future of Australia’s energy market

448

Gladys Berejiklian on the need to reform federal-state partnerships

449

Josh Frydenberg, George Christensen and Mark Butler on the Finkel review

450

John Blaxland on handling Islamist terrorism

451

Matt Canavan on Adani

452

Dennis Richardson on telling it like it is

453

Chris Bowen on Labor’s budget responses

454

Budget reaction: Mathias Cormann and Anna Bligh on the new bank tax

455

John Daley on the budget

456

Andrew Giles on schools funding

457

Simon Birmingham on the government’s education reforms

458

John Hewson on the Budget climate

459

Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget

460

Peter Jennings on North Korea’s aggression

461

Jenny Lambert on the 457 visa scrapping

462

Matthew Sussex on Russia's long game

463

David Marr on Pauline Hanson’s star power

464

Michaelia Cash on union misconduct

465

Richard Di Natale on the future of work

466

WA election – Mark McGowan accuses Turnbull of bluffing

467

WA poll - Kim Beazley on One Nation

468

election report from the West

469

Former ambassador Jeff Bleich on the shocks of the Trump presidency

470

Ken Coates on the future of higher education

471

Hugh Saddler on Australia’s energy crisis

472

Anthony Albanese on Labor’s approach to infrastructure

473

Barnaby Joyce on a year at the top

474

Cory Bernardi on spurning the Liberals

475

Arthur Sinodinos on the government’s headwinds

476

Politics podcast: Chris Richardson on the state of the Australian economy

477

Nick Xenophon on working the new parliament

478

Josh Frydenberg on climate change and the 2017 review

479

Jenny Macklin on Labor’s approach to welfare

480

Barnaby Joyce on the state of the National Party

481

Rory Medcalf on the security implications of Donald Trump’s presidency

482

Julian Leeser on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act

483

Kim Beazley on the US election

484

John Blaxland on The Secret Cold War - The Official History of ASIO

485

Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore on life in the Senate

486

Tanya Plibersek on marriage equality and education funding

487

Mark Dreyfus on George Brandis’ solicitor-general controversy

488

Simon Birmingham on the new VET loan scheme

489

Scott Ryan on the same-sex marriage plebiscite and political donations

490

Politics podcast: Peter Jennings on Turnbull’s trip to the US

491

Don Watson on the rise of Trump

492

Eric Abetz on the conservatives in the Liberal Party

493

Fred Smith on The Dust of Uruzgan

494

Bob Brown on Malcolm Turnbull and the same-sex marriage plebiscite

495

Derryn Hinch on becoming a senator

496

Karen Middleton on ‘Albanese: Telling it Straight’

497

Anne Aly on counter-terrorism policy

498

Linda Burney on the 50th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off

499

Tom Calma says Nigel Scullion should go

500

Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady on the campaign for marriage equality

501

Jim Chalmers on Labor’s approach to the economy

502

Darren Chester on the Nationals' success

503

Wayne Swan on Labor’s next moves

504

James Pearson on the knife-edge result and business confidence

505

Nick Xenophon on his play for Senate power

506

Tony Abbott on his campaign role

507

The Greens' fight for Batman and Wills

508

The Indi Project

509

Sam Dastyari on the ‘Bill Bus’

510

The Battle for New England

511

Andrew Leigh on Labor’s budget reply

512

In Conversation with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

513

Mathias Cormann on the government's economic plan

514

John Daley on the budget big picture

515

Robert Simms on the evolution of the Greens

516

Sarah Ferguson on The Killing Season uncut

517

Angus Taylor on cities and digital transformation

518

Hugh White on Turnbull’s China visit

519

Peter Whish-Wilson on his experience in banking and the need for a royal commission

520

Glenn Lazarus on the government’s industrial legislation

521

George Wright on Labor’s chances of winning the election

522

Ricky Muir’s fight to stay in the Senate

523

Tony Windsor on his bid for New England

524

Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann on Senate reform

525

Politics podcast: senator David Leyonhjelm on Malcolm Turnbull

526

Francis Sullivan on Cardinal Pell and the royal commission into child sex abuse

527

Politics podcast: South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill on the tax debate

528

Kelly O'Dwyer on tax reform

529

Nick Xenophon on launching a political party

530

Michaelia Cash on the government's push to restore the ABCC - as a tough watchdog on the construction industry

531

Tony Burke on Labor's fiscal challenge

532

Andrew Leigh on MYEFO

533

Peter Reith

534

Innovation Australia Chairman Bill Ferris

535

Simon Birmingham on education reform

536

Christian Porter on domestic violence

537

Peter Jennings on the danger of leasing the Port of Darwin to the Chinese

538

Katy Gallagher

539

John Blaxland - The Official History of ASIO

540

Sarah Hanson-Young

541

Sam Dastyari unleashed

542

Jamie Briggs

543

Kim Carr

544

Arthur Sinodinos

545

Josh Frydenberg

546

Canning by-election special

547

Peter Varghese

548

Michael McCormack

549

Clare O'Neil

550

Chris Bowen

551

Anthony Albanese & Richard Marles

552

Ben Oquist

553

Christophe Lecourtier

554

Tim Soutphommasane

555

Mark Butler

556

Malcolm Turnbull

557

Sarah Hanson-Young

558

Bruce Billson

559

Richard Di Natale

560

Nick Xenophon

561

Tony Burke

562

Mathias Cormann

563

Jennifer Westacott

564

Sussan Ley

565

Josh Frydenberg

566

Ian Macfarlane

567

Sam Dastyari

568

Richard Marles

569

Darren Chester

570

Intergenerational Report Special

571

Jason Clare

572

Mike Baird

573

Cathy McGowan

574

Brian Schmidt

575

Clive Palmer

576

Mathias Cormann

577

Queensland Election Special

578

Mathias Cormann

579

Katy Gallagher and Andrew Barr

580

Mark Butler

581

John Madigan

582

Victorian election special

583

G20 Leaders' Summit Part Two

584

G20 Leaders' Summit

585

Maggie Murphy

586

Ken Wyatt

587

Anthony Albanese - Whitlam tribute

588

Michael Moore

589

Cory Bernardi

590

Chris Bowen

591

John Howard

592

Peter Dutton

593

Colin James

594

Susan Ryan

595

Gareth Evans

596

Brian Owler

597

Brendan Nelson

598

US Ambassador John Berry

599

Mike Callaghan

600

Greg Hunt

601

Kate Carnell

602

David Leyonhjelm

603

Liberal Federal Council: Napthine, Newman and Stockdale

604

Sue Boyce

605

Mathias Cormann

606

Sarah Hanson-Young

607

Julie Bishop

608

Fred Chaney

609

AMA President Brian Owler

610

Katy Gallagher

611

Mathias Cormann and Tony Burke

612

Tim Colebatch

613

Chris Richardson

614

Andrew Leigh

615

Jamie Briggs

616

John Hewson

617

John Brogden

618

Francis Sullivan

619

Dr Steve Hambleton

620

Philip Ruddock

621

Tony Burke

622

Cathy McGowan

623

Heather Smith

624

Tim Soutphommasane

625

Malcolm Turnbull

626

Clive Palmer

627

Tim Wilson

628

Richard Marles

629

Josh Frydenberg

630

Bruce Billson

631

Ian Chubb

632

Paul Howes

633

Kim Carr

634

Tanya Hosch

635

Stephen Parker

636

Barnaby Joyce

637

Chris Bowen

638

Adam Bandt

639

Colin Barnett

640

Carmen Lawrence

641

Andrew Wilkie

642

Mitch Hooke

643

Brendan Nelson

644

Sam Dastyari

645

George Wright

646

Nick Xenophon

647

Christopher Pyne

648

Clare O'Neil & Angus Taylor

649

Bill Shorten

650

Doug Cameron

651

Andrew Robb

652

Warren Truss

653

Christine Milne

654

Andrew Barr