Australian Politics Podcast
1) Ask me anything: the future of Aukus, sanctions on Israel and more ACT senators
What’s the line in the sand for Albanese to rethink the multibillion-dollar Aukus agreement? Why won’t the government implement sanctions on the US and Israel – similar to those imposed on Russia for ...Show More
2) Gabrielle Chan on farmers managing fuel and fertiliser shortages during a war
Journalist, author and farmer Gabrielle Chan speaks to Guardian Australia political editor Tom McIlroy about the experiences of rural and regional Australians whose work and everyday life have been up...Show More
3) Energy minister Chris Bowen on the impact of the fuel crisis
The minister for energy and climate change, Chris Bowen, tells Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, that despite shortages at petrol stations around Australia, there have so far been no...Show More
4) Guardian Essential report: Australians don’t want the war on Iran – Australian politics podcast
After Australia became one of the first countries to back the US’s war on Iran, this month’s poll shows voters are questioning Canberra’s relationship with the US and an increasingly unpredictable Don...Show More
5) Andrew Hastie on Trump’s 'overconfident' Iran war and resurrecting the Liberals
This week, as fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues, the fuel crisis hit Australian hip pockets harder than ever before. Meanwhile the Liberal party faces its own existential reckoning: vot...Show More
6) How the war on Iran is disrupting Australia’s national security and politics
With the US and Israel’s war on Iran continuing to send waves of disruption around the world, Guardian Australia political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to two guests about the impact of the conflict on A...Show More
7) The social responsibility of tech with new shadow minister Aaron Violi
Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to new shadow minister for the digital economy, science, innovation and cybersecurity Aaron Violi, who was promoted to the frontbench in a reshuffle by opposition l...Show More
8) Yanis Varoufakis on Donald Trump, global conflicts and the AI revolution
The economist, author and politician Yanis Varoufakis speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his blunt assessment about the ability of the global economic system to address the biggest challenge...Show More
9) The Coalition’s view on the IS families stuck in Syria, with Jonno Duniam
Hardline exchanges over the 34 Australian women and children stuck in Syria have continued this week, with the opposition saying the group should be blocked from returning due to their ties with Islam...Show More
10) Guardian Essential report: One Nation woos progressive voters
Since October, the Guardian Essential poll has been following the rise in support for One Nation but this month’s results might also ring alarm bells for Labor. This is because nearly half of Labor vo...Show More