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Politics with Michelle Grattan — 657 episodes

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1

Sally McManus on how AI could force future cuts to HECS debts and work hours

2

Bridie O'Donnell on the 'precarious business' of the Tour de France

3

Paul Kelly on why Albanese is 'misunderstood' and Taylor needs to stay

4

Wayne Swan on a 'dramatically different' political contest

5

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

6

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

7

Jenny McAllister on why NDIS reforms are being delayed

8

Jonno Duniam on guilt and relief about quitting politics

9

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

10

Graeme Samuel on 'doomsday' attacks on the federal budget

11

Keith Wolahan on when Liberals should preference One Nation

12

Margaret Thornton on the landmark Tickle v Giggle transgender case

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

Economist Chris Richardson on next steps in fuel crisis

19

The Making of One Nation: enter the outside

20

Rory Medcalf on Australians' growing national security fears

21

Farrer by-election tests One Nation

22

RBA Deputy's inflation warning

23

South Australian election special

24

Geoffrey Watson backs calls for royal commission on CFMEU scandal

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

The Making of an Autocrat: co-opt the military

30

The Making of an Autocrat: suppress the people

31

The Making of an Autocrat: beat the courts

32

The Making of an Autocrat: manufacture a crisis

33

The Making of an Autocrat: recruit an architect

34

The Making of an Autocrat: hijack a party

35

The Making of an Autocrat, coming soon

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

Michelle Grattan remembers the day Whitlam lost his job

43

Niki Savva and David Solomon on The Dismissal

44

Sam Rae on big changes to aged care

45

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

46

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

47

Andrew Jakubowicz on repairing our 'fragile' multicultural nation

48

James Paterson on Andrew Hastie, Sussan Ley and himself

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

Malcolm Turnbull on Australia's 'dumb' defence debate

60

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

61

Kerrynne Liddle on seizing more opportunities with Indigenous Australians

62

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

63

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

64

Senator Tammy Tyrrell on wild days in Tasmania

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

Andrew Leigh on more productive work in the age of AI

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

Barbara Pocock on the Greens' policy priorities

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

Tom Rogers on helping voters spot election lies

92

Danielle Wood on how to trim back housing regulations

93

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

94

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

95

Albanese discusses a second term with the youth vote in mind

96

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

97

For Mark Dreyfus, antisemitism is very personal

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months

109

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

110

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

111

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ghaith Krayem on Muslim votes mattering

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Frank Brennan on rewording Voice question

185

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

186

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

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

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

198

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

199

Ukraine ambassador urges Australian embassy in Kyiv to reopen ASAP

200

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

201

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

202

Treasurer Chalmers on boosting migration and a ’resilience’ budget

203

David Littleproud on charting his course in opposition

204

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

205

Crossbencher Helen Haines on Morrison and integrity

206

On Scott Morrison’s bizarre power grab

207

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

208

Tom Calma on the Indigenous Voice to parliament

209

Peter Dutton puts nuclear power on opposition’s agenda

210

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

211

Health Minister Mark Butler warns COVID wave will worsen

212

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

213

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

214

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

215

Parliamentary ‘newbies’ inspect their workplace, with some complaints

216

Greg Barns on the battle to free Julian Assange

217

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

218

Tony Wood on the unprecedented energy crisis

219

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

220

Warm smiles in Indonesia, but chillier news

221

Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts

222

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

223

Historian Frank Bongiorno reflects on elections present and past

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

Joe Hockey on Trump, Biden, and the federal election

233

Morrison suggests voters judge him as they would their dentist

234

Josh Frydenberg is optimistic about wage growth

235

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

236

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

237

Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine

238

Labor will give human rights award in memory of Kitching

239

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

240

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

241

Mark Maund on improving our resilience to deal with flood crises

242

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

243

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

244

Assistance for Ukraine and Peter Dutton’s fundraising

245

Australian politics in an uncertain world

246

Labor defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor on China and Ukraine

247

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

248

Trent Zimmerman has no regrets on Religious Discrimination rebellion

249

On Scott Morrison’s battle for Religious Discrimination Bill

250

Anthony Albanese on his ‘legacy’ - so far

251

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

252

Tanya Plibersek on parents’ role in reducing violence against women

253

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

254

Sean Kelly and Anne Tiernan on election year

255

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

256

Politicians condemn bad behaviour, and then behave badly

257

Jenny McAllister on domestic violence

258

Christmas can’t come too soon for Morrison

259

Liberal Dave Sharma on 2030 target

260

On Morrison’s character ratings

261

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

262

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

263

Keith Pitt on the climate plan and coal’s future

264

Scott Morrison’s (thin) climate plan for Glasgow

265

Phil Honeywood on the challenges of getting international students back

266

Mustering the government’s rural rump into the 2050 tent

267

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

268

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

269

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

270

Coalition free-for-all over 2050 target

271

British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell on AUKUS and climate change

272

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

273

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

274

Kate Jenkins on the women‘s agenda

275

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

276

Word from The Hill: Learning to live with COVID

277

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

278

Doherty’s Sharon Lewin on pivoting from chasing COVID zero

279

Word from the Hill: The battle to exit COVID

280

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

281

Anthony Albanese says Afghans in Australia should be given permanent residency

282

Josh Frydenberg on uncertain economic times

283

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

284

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

285

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

286

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

287

Word from The Hill: three states in lockdown

288

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

289

Word from the Hill: Julia Banks and international travel caps

290

Jacinta Price's parliamentary agenda

291

Word from The Hill: the return to lockdown

292

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

293

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

294

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

295

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

296

Rex Patrick on Freedom of Information and Australia's submarines

297

Word from The Hill

298

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

299

Katy Gallagher on the battle to hold the government to account

300

Richard Colbeck on aged care and the Olympics

301

Simon Birmingham and Jim Chalmers on a big spending budget

302

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

303

former ASIO head David Irvine on the cyber threats Australia faces

304

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

305

Matt Canavan on Holgate, Di Bartolomeo, and John Andersen

306

Stephen Duckett on what's gone wrong with the rollout

307

Linda Burney on the treatment of Indigenous Women

308

Sussan Ley on being a woman in politics

309

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

310

Fleur Johns on the rule of law

311

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

312

Former MP Kate Ellis on the culture in parliament house

313

David Littleproud on The Nationals and net zero

314

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

315

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on promising budget figures

316

Chief Scientist Alan Finkel on climate, energy and emissions

317

Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame

318

Defence expert Allan Behm on the background to the Brereton report

319

Joel Fitzgibbon on Labor climate policy and leadership

320

economist Danielle Wood on Australia’s ‘blokey’ budge

321

a budget for a pandemic

322

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

323

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

324

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

325

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

326

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

327

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

328

Professor Barney Glover on the bleak years ahead for higher education

329

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

330

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

331

Patricia Sparrow on the need for aged care reform

332

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

333

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

334

Jane Halton on the risk of 'vaccine nationalism'

335

Christopher Pyne on being 'the ultimate insider'

336

two leading economists on Australia’s post-COVID economy

337

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

338

Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations

339

Trust, democracy and COVID-19: A British perspective

340

Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap

341

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

342

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

343

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

344

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

345

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

346

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

347

Katy Gallagher on the senate's coronavirus watchdog

348

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

349

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

350

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

351

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

352

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy on COVID-19

353

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

354

Mark Butler on Labor’s 2050 carbon neutral target

355

Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities

356

Adam Bandt on Greens' hopes for future power sharing

357

Michael McCormack moves on from his near-death experience

358

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

359

Andrew Hastie on foreign influence, security and veteran mental health

360

Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals

361

Ross Gittins on the government’s ‘surplus obsession’

362

On the trust divide in politics

363

Deputy PM Michael McCormack on the drought and restive Nationals

364

Tim Watts on Australia's changing identity

365

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

366

Arthur Sinodinos with some reflections and advice

367

Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course

368

Independent MP Helen Haines on using 'soft power'

369

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy

370

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

371

On the ‘creeping crisis’ in the public service

372

Anthony Albanese on Labor's hard times

373

Paul Oosting responds to GetUp's critics

374

Centre Alliance’s Stirling Griff on Newstart

375

Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution

376

Minister Ken Wyatt on constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians

377

Frank Brennan on Israel Folau and religious freedom

378

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

379

Corrected version: Richard Eccleston on the electoral mood in Tasmania

380

Tim Colebatch on the battle in Victoria - and the Senate

381

William Bowe on the state of election play in WA

382

Andrew Hughes on political advertising - and Clive Palmer

383

Caroline Fisher on the spin machines of #AusVotes19

384

Jim Chalmers on Labor’s budget reaction

385

Peter Martin and Tim Colebatch on budget strategy and numbers

386

Jenny Macklin on inequality and Labor values

387

Ian McAllister on voters and issues in the coming election

388

Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes

389

Kerryn Phelps on medical transfer numbers

390

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

391

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tanya Plibersek on a united Labor

392

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

393

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg on Liberal troubles

394

Lowy Institute’s Jonathan Pryke on APEC 2018

395

Andrew Giles on the growing issue of loneliness

396

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

397

Satirist Jonathan Biggins on sending up the pollies

398

Barnaby Joyce on facing the drought and rural women

399

Peter Jennings on Morrison's Jerusalem move

400

The battle for Wentworth

401

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

402

Brendan O'Connor on Labor’s industrial relations agenda

403

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

404

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

405

Barnaby Joyce at his provocative best

406

Wayne Swan on Labor’s byelection victories and beyond

407

Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s taxing times

408

Frances Adamson on being secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs

409

Attorney-General Christian Porter on a crowded agenda

410

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

411

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

412

Anthony Albanese on Labor’s National Conference

413

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

414

Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann and Jim Chalmers on Budget 2018

415

Tim Colebatch on the 2018 budget

416

Chris Bowen on the budget and Labor's policies

417

Robert Kelly on the Korean summits

418

Clive Hamilton and Richard Rigby on Chinese influence in Australia

419

Politics podcast: Michael Keating on a Fair Share

420

John Blaxland on Australia’s expulsion of Russian spies

421

Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback

422

The Batman byelection battleground

423

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

424

Politics Podcast: Jacinda Ardern on her political life

425

Peter Dutton on balancing interests in Home Affairs

426

Brian Howe on revisiting Henderson, poverty and basic income

427

Mark Dreyfus on refining foreign interference legislation

428

Bill Ferris on Australia’s innovation mission

429

John Blaxland on new foreign interference laws

430

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

431

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

432

Swinging into the Sunshine State's election

433

Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump

434

Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott on a national energy plan

435

Tiernan Brady and Cory Bernardi reflect on the marriage postal ballot

436

Gareth Evans on being an Incorrigible Optimist

437

Darren Chester on the infrastructure spending spree

438

Rob Sitch on Utopia and political satire

439

AGL chief economist Tim Nelson on what to do with Liddell

440

Judith Brett on The Enigmatic Mr Deakin

441

Mark Butler on energy uncertainty

442

Nick Xenophon on media reform

443

Mathias Cormann on the same-sex marriage postal survey

444

Derryn Hinch on surviving the Senate

445

Tiernan Brady on same-sex marriage showdown

446

Michael Cooney on an Australian republic

447

Peter Jennings on the home affairs department

448

Graeme Samuel on data governance

449

Anna Krien on the climate wars

450

Alan Finkel on the future of Australia’s energy market

451

Gladys Berejiklian on the need to reform federal-state partnerships

452

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

453

John Blaxland on handling Islamist terrorism

454

Matt Canavan on Adani

455

Dennis Richardson on telling it like it is

456

Chris Bowen on Labor’s budget responses

457

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

458

John Daley on the budget

459

Andrew Giles on schools funding

460

Simon Birmingham on the government’s education reforms

461

John Hewson on the Budget climate

462

Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget

463

Peter Jennings on North Korea’s aggression

464

Jenny Lambert on the 457 visa scrapping

465

Matthew Sussex on Russia's long game

466

David Marr on Pauline Hanson’s star power

467

Michaelia Cash on union misconduct

468

Richard Di Natale on the future of work

469

WA election – Mark McGowan accuses Turnbull of bluffing

470

WA poll - Kim Beazley on One Nation

471

election report from the West

472

Former ambassador Jeff Bleich on the shocks of the Trump presidency

473

Ken Coates on the future of higher education

474

Hugh Saddler on Australia’s energy crisis

475

Anthony Albanese on Labor’s approach to infrastructure

476

Barnaby Joyce on a year at the top

477

Cory Bernardi on spurning the Liberals

478

Arthur Sinodinos on the government’s headwinds

479

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

480

Nick Xenophon on working the new parliament

481

Josh Frydenberg on climate change and the 2017 review

482

Jenny Macklin on Labor’s approach to welfare

483

Barnaby Joyce on the state of the National Party

484

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

485

Julian Leeser on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act

486

Kim Beazley on the US election

487

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

488

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

489

Tanya Plibersek on marriage equality and education funding

490

Mark Dreyfus on George Brandis’ solicitor-general controversy

491

Simon Birmingham on the new VET loan scheme

492

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

493

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

494

Don Watson on the rise of Trump

495

Eric Abetz on the conservatives in the Liberal Party

496

Fred Smith on The Dust of Uruzgan

497

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

498

Derryn Hinch on becoming a senator

499

Karen Middleton on ‘Albanese: Telling it Straight’

500

Anne Aly on counter-terrorism policy

501

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

502

Tom Calma says Nigel Scullion should go

503

Politics podcast: Tiernan Brady on the campaign for marriage equality

504

Jim Chalmers on Labor’s approach to the economy

505

Darren Chester on the Nationals' success

506

Wayne Swan on Labor’s next moves

507

James Pearson on the knife-edge result and business confidence

508

Nick Xenophon on his play for Senate power

509

Tony Abbott on his campaign role

510

The Greens' fight for Batman and Wills

511

The Indi Project

512

Sam Dastyari on the ‘Bill Bus’

513

The Battle for New England

514

Andrew Leigh on Labor’s budget reply

515

In Conversation with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

516

Mathias Cormann on the government's economic plan

517

John Daley on the budget big picture

518

Robert Simms on the evolution of the Greens

519

Sarah Ferguson on The Killing Season uncut

520

Angus Taylor on cities and digital transformation

521

Hugh White on Turnbull’s China visit

522

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

523

Glenn Lazarus on the government’s industrial legislation

524

George Wright on Labor’s chances of winning the election

525

Ricky Muir’s fight to stay in the Senate

526

Tony Windsor on his bid for New England

527

Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann on Senate reform

528

Politics podcast: senator David Leyonhjelm on Malcolm Turnbull

529

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

530

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

531

Kelly O'Dwyer on tax reform

532

Nick Xenophon on launching a political party

533

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

534

Tony Burke on Labor's fiscal challenge

535

Andrew Leigh on MYEFO

536

Peter Reith

537

Innovation Australia Chairman Bill Ferris

538

Simon Birmingham on education reform

539

Christian Porter on domestic violence

540

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

541

Katy Gallagher

542

John Blaxland - The Official History of ASIO

543

Sarah Hanson-Young

544

Sam Dastyari unleashed

545

Jamie Briggs

546

Kim Carr

547

Arthur Sinodinos

548

Josh Frydenberg

549

Canning by-election special

550

Peter Varghese

551

Michael McCormack

552

Clare O'Neil

553

Chris Bowen

554

Anthony Albanese & Richard Marles

555

Ben Oquist

556

Christophe Lecourtier

557

Tim Soutphommasane

558

Mark Butler

559

Malcolm Turnbull

560

Sarah Hanson-Young

561

Bruce Billson

562

Richard Di Natale

563

Nick Xenophon

564

Tony Burke

565

Mathias Cormann

566

Jennifer Westacott

567

Sussan Ley

568

Josh Frydenberg

569

Ian Macfarlane

570

Sam Dastyari

571

Richard Marles

572

Darren Chester

573

Intergenerational Report Special

574

Jason Clare

575

Mike Baird

576

Cathy McGowan

577

Brian Schmidt

578

Clive Palmer

579

Mathias Cormann

580

Queensland Election Special

581

Mathias Cormann

582

Katy Gallagher and Andrew Barr

583

Mark Butler

584

John Madigan

585

Victorian election special

586

G20 Leaders' Summit Part Two

587

G20 Leaders' Summit

588

Maggie Murphy

589

Ken Wyatt

590

Anthony Albanese - Whitlam tribute

591

Michael Moore

592

Cory Bernardi

593

Chris Bowen

594

John Howard

595

Peter Dutton

596

Colin James

597

Susan Ryan

598

Gareth Evans

599

Brian Owler

600

Brendan Nelson

601

US Ambassador John Berry

602

Mike Callaghan

603

Greg Hunt

604

Kate Carnell

605

David Leyonhjelm

606

Liberal Federal Council: Napthine, Newman and Stockdale

607

Sue Boyce

608

Mathias Cormann

609

Sarah Hanson-Young

610

Julie Bishop

611

Fred Chaney

612

AMA President Brian Owler

613

Katy Gallagher

614

Mathias Cormann and Tony Burke

615

Tim Colebatch

616

Chris Richardson

617

Andrew Leigh

618

Jamie Briggs

619

John Hewson

620

John Brogden

621

Francis Sullivan

622

Dr Steve Hambleton

623

Philip Ruddock

624

Tony Burke

625

Cathy McGowan

626

Heather Smith

627

Tim Soutphommasane

628

Malcolm Turnbull

629

Clive Palmer

630

Tim Wilson

631

Richard Marles

632

Josh Frydenberg

633

Bruce Billson

634

Ian Chubb

635

Paul Howes

636

Kim Carr

637

Tanya Hosch

638

Stephen Parker

639

Barnaby Joyce

640

Chris Bowen

641

Adam Bandt

642

Colin Barnett

643

Carmen Lawrence

644

Andrew Wilkie

645

Mitch Hooke

646

Brendan Nelson

647

Sam Dastyari

648

George Wright

649

Nick Xenophon

650

Christopher Pyne

651

Clare O'Neil & Angus Taylor

652

Bill Shorten

653

Doug Cameron

654

Andrew Robb

655

Warren Truss

656

Christine Milne

657

Andrew Barr