Mark Butler on pushing for cheaper medicine through the Coalition ‘circus’
Mark Butler on pushing for cheaper medicine through the Coalition ‘circus’
Around six million Australians will have the cost of their medicines halved from 1 September as the Labor’s 60-day dispe... Read more
11 Aug 2023
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18mins
Guardian Essential report: the muddied waters of the voice referendum – Australian Politics podcast
Guardian Essential report: the muddied waters of the voice referendum – Australian Politics podcast
The Guardian Essential poll has shown the no vote in the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum is overtaking the yes... Read more
9 Aug 2023
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23mins
Amanda Rishworth on strengthening the safety net
Amanda Rishworth on strengthening the safety net
This week, the Senate passed safety net legislation which enacted key budget pledges focusing on the cost of living, inc... Read more
4 Aug 2023
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30mins
Pat Conroy on backing Aukus and clashing with Keating
Pat Conroy on backing Aukus and clashing with Keating
Guardian Australia’s foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst talks to the minister for defence industry, ... Read more
28 Jul 2023
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32mins
Katy Gallagher on the ‘dismantling and weakening’ of the Australian Public Service
Katy Gallagher on the ‘dismantling and weakening’ of the Australian Public Service
In the wake of the PwC tax advice scandal and the robodebt royal commission findings, chief political correspondent Paul... Read more
21 Jul 2023
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24mins
Bill Shorten on the shame and failure of robodebt
Bill Shorten on the shame and failure of robodebt
Chief political correspondent Paul Karp speaks to Bill Shorten about the next steps towards accountability – following t... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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16mins
Essential report: are you more likely to support the voice if you’re civic-minded?
Essential report: are you more likely to support the voice if you’re civic-minded?
The Guardian Essential poll has now started tracking undecided voters on the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum. ... Read more
12 Jul 2023
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25mins
Who are the people changing their minds on the voice? Your questions answered – Australian Politics podcast
Who are the people changing their minds on the voice? Your questions answered – Australian Politics podcast
Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by defence and foreign affairs correspondent Daniel Hurst and politica... Read more
7 Jul 2023
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34mins
Peta Murphy on preventing another generation from online gambling harm
Peta Murphy on preventing another generation from online gambling harm
Parliament’s standing house committee on social policy and legal affairs released the report from its inquiry on online ... Read more
30 Jun 2023
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26mins
Essential Report: are the Greens making Labor look like ‘grumpy parents’?
Essential Report: are the Greens making Labor look like ‘grumpy parents’?
In the latest Guardian Essential poll, almost half of voters say that Australia is heading in the wrong direction. Chief... Read more
28 Jun 2023
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25mins