Why the environment is MIA in this election
Salmon farming is not something most voters consider when they go to the polls on election day. But for Tasmanian voters, it is a huge and often divisive issue. This debate about the environmental eff...
28 Apr 202521min
How does polling work and will it be right this time?
This week we are doing a special podcast about our complicated relationship with political polls. As journalists, we like them because, maybe, they can tell us something about what voters are really t...
24 Apr 202523min
The battle of the teals in Kooyong and Bradfield
The threat teal independents pose in this election - to the dominance of the two-party system, to the stability of our parliament and to the Liberal Party’s base - is very real. Today, we focus on two...
21 Apr 202520min
Is the campaign getting away from Peter Dutton?
This week on the campaign saw the release of competing housing policies, and the appearance of Peter Dutton’s son Harry. But in many ways the campaign continued to be overshadowed by Donald Trump. La...
17 Apr 202524min
What we must learn from our 'worst' election campaign
This week our revered economics editor Ross Gittins wrote an essay for the Age and Sydney Morning Herald, in which he lamented the state of this election campaign in particular, and Australian politic...
15 Apr 202523min
‘Gaslighting’ or gas-led recovery?
No one fell off a stage this week, but we did see the two party leaders face off for their first debate, plus the Coalition released modelling of its gas policy. With energy prices so crucial in this ...
10 Apr 202521min
Dutton's massive WFH backflip was the 'right decision'
US President Donald Trump has officially unleashed chaos on the world's financial markets. It's a strange time to be campaigning for election, but Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton must adjust and car...
8 Apr 202521min
What actually happens on the campaign bus
Week one of the election campaign is done. Albanese has been hammering his Medicare message. Dutton has sought to broaden his image but is still playing to type, telling Sky News that he is ready to “...
3 Apr 202524min
