Australian Politics
Episodes
Sarah Hanson-Young on the reckoning of parliament – Australian politics podcast
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a turbulent two weeks in parliament, Katharine Murphy talks to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young about her experiences in fighting toxic culture...
Tackling online extremism in Australia – Australian politics podcast
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine Murphy and Daniel Hurst talk to Liberal senator James Paterson about his new role as the chair of Australia’s security and intelligence co...
What steps can we take to change the toxic culture in parliament? – Australian politics podcast
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Katharine Murphy speaks to Labor MPs Peta Murphy and Kate Thwaites after the allegations made by a former Liberal staffer, Brittany Higgins,...
Will there be a federal election this year? – Australian politics podcast
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine Murphy sits down with her team in Canberra to answer your most urgent political questions for 2021. When will the government roll out a vacc...
How did Keith Wolahan defeat Kevin Andrews in the battle for Menzies? – Australian politics podcast
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the Australian politics podcast for 2021, Katharine Murphy talks with former special forces captain and barrister Keith Wolaha...
The loneliness epidemic of 2020 – Australian politics live podcast
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Looking back at the year, Katharine Murphy sits down with Labor MP Andrew Giles and Liberal MP Fiona Martin to discuss Australia’s other epidemic: l...
Tony Burke: the government is failing Australian workers – Australian politics live podcast
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the last sitting day of parliament, politics editor Katharine Murphy and political reporter Paul Karp talk to Labor MP Tony Burke about the governm...
Will Australia treat big tech as publishers? – Australian politics live podcast
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine Murphy talks to MP Anne Webster after her defamation case against conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer. Webster intends to bring forward legisla...
How innovation and immigration will save the economy and the climate – Australian politics live podcast
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week politics editor Katharine Murphy talks to Victorian frontbencher Clare O’Neil about Labor’s vision for Australia’s workforce. With mou...
What's Australia's end game with China? – Australian politics live podcast
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With China’s increasingly authoritarian assertiveness clashing against Australia’s agenda, Katharine Murphy sits down with Daniel Hurst to discuss...
Helen Haines on why we need a strong federal integrity commission
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While the Coalition has been delaying introducing its own federal anti-corruption bill, the independent member for Indi, Helen Haines, has drafted her...
After the ACT election, will Labor and the Greens form a national coalition?
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian Australia political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to the ACT chief minister, Labor’s Andrew Barr, and to the attorney general, Shane Ratte...
Will the Morrison government strengthen national environment laws?
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine Murphy speaks to Ben Morton, assistant minister to the prime minister, about the government’s deregulation agenda, and whether they will i...