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Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny

Mark Kenny takes a weekly look at politics and public affairs with expert analysis and discussion from researchers at The Australian National University and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv... Read more

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Coronavirus crisis – there’s an app for that

Coronavirus crisis – there’s an app for that

On this episode Mark Kenny talks with Anne McNaughton, Mark Evans, and Marija Taflaga about the government’s COVID-19 ap... Read more

27 Apr 2020

50mins

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Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers on COVID-19 and Australia’s future

Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers on COVID-19 and Australia’s future

On this special episode, Shadow Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers MP speaks to Mark Kenny about crisis politics, economic recove... Read more

25 Apr 2020

44mins

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Has Britain turned a coronavirus crisis corner?

Has Britain turned a coronavirus crisis corner?

On this week’s Second Serve, we catch up with Sophia Gaston for the latest on Britain’s devastating coronavirus toll. Wi... Read more

24 Apr 2020

30mins

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Emma Alberici - What type of world will we be left with after COVID-19?

Emma Alberici - What type of world will we be left with after COVID-19?

This week we’re joined by the ABC’s Emma Alberici and Professor Robert Breunig to talk tax, Trump, and what society migh... Read more

21 Apr 2020

52mins

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The biographers on political leadership and COVID-19

The biographers on political leadership and COVID-19

In this Second Serve, we discuss the best and worst of political leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.Has the COVID-1... Read more

16 Apr 2020

33mins

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The coronavirus care deficit and scrapping the snapback

The coronavirus care deficit and scrapping the snapback

On this episode, we chat with Tim Costello AO and Virginia Haussegger AM about the impact of the coronavirus on charitie... Read more

14 Apr 2020

52mins

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How can Australia tackle wicked policy problems?

How can Australia tackle wicked policy problems?

On this Second Serve, we chat to senior public servant and policy expert Andrew Wear about his new book, Solved: How oth... Read more

27 Mar 2020

35mins

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Strategic shifts, polarised policy, and mixed messages

Strategic shifts, polarised policy, and mixed messages

On this episode, Mark Kenny, John Hewson and Rory Medcalf examine competition and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in lig... Read more

23 Mar 2020

57mins

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Andrew Leigh on coronanomics

Andrew Leigh on coronanomics

Mark Kenny chats to Dr Andrew Leigh, Member for Fenner in the ACT and former economics professor at the Australian Natio... Read more

20 Mar 2020

44mins

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Extra: Fintan O'Toole – the era of existential risk

Extra: Fintan O'Toole – the era of existential risk

On this very special Democracy Sausage podcast extra, Mark Kenny talks to the noted Irish columnist and author Fintan O’... Read more

18 Mar 2020

48mins

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COVID-19 and how to flatten the curve

COVID-19 and how to flatten the curve

On this episode, we discuss policy responses to the coronavirus, both in Australia and across the globe.As COVID-19 infe... Read more

16 Mar 2020

53mins

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Understanding Coronavirus and the Coalition’s ills

Understanding Coronavirus and the Coalition’s ills

Mark Kenny, veteran political journalist Malcolm Farr and Marija Taflaga chat about the week in politics, and Professor ... Read more

10 Feb 2020

45mins

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Second Serve: Brexit got done?

Second Serve: Brexit got done?

On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom formally left the European Union, three and a half years after the initial refere... Read more

5 Feb 2020

28mins

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The unpreferred prime minister

The unpreferred prime minister

On our first Democracy Sausage of the year, we talk #sportsrorts, bushfires and the prime minister’s falling poll number... Read more

3 Feb 2020

48mins

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Waking up to China’s challenge with Peter Hartcher

Waking up to China’s challenge with Peter Hartcher

China has become crucial to Australia’s security, economy, and identity, but what are its intentions? In this special De... Read more

9 Dec 2019

59mins

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Ministerial responsibility, Taylgate, and political blame games

Ministerial responsibility, Taylgate, and political blame games

On this Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny and co-host Dr Marija Taflaga are joined by Sue Regan and Dr Matthew Kerby to look... Read more

2 Dec 2019

49mins

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Extra: Why the left loses

Extra: Why the left loses

In the wake of the Great Financial Crisis, many centre-left parties around the world have struggled to make electoral he... Read more

26 Nov 2019

49mins

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Bye Robot, union-busting, and fraught foreign affairs

Bye Robot, union-busting, and fraught foreign affairs

On this Democracy Sausage we take a look at the rollback of robodebt, paternalistic welfare policies, and the long histo... Read more

25 Nov 2019

49mins

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Women in politics special

Women in politics special

This week on the Democracy Sausage podcast Mark Kenny and the panel – Virginia Haussegger AM, Blair Williams, and Meegan... Read more

18 Nov 2019

50mins

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Extra: Australian Foreign Affairs - China Dependence

Extra: Australian Foreign Affairs - China Dependence

In this special mid-week fry-up of Democracy Sausage, we bring you a live recording of the launch of the new issue of Au... Read more

13 Nov 2019

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