Ranked #1
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
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50mins
Ranked #2
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
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44mins
Ranked #3
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
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30mins
Ranked #4
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
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52mins
Ranked #5
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
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33mins
Ranked #6
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
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52mins
Ranked #7
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
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35mins
Ranked #8
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
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57mins
Ranked #9
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
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44mins
Ranked #10
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
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48mins
Ranked #11
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
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53mins
Ranked #12
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
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45mins
Ranked #13
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
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28mins
Ranked #14
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
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48mins
Ranked #15
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
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59mins
Ranked #16
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
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49mins
Ranked #17
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
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49mins
Ranked #18
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
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49mins
Ranked #19
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
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50mins
Ranked #20
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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1hr 4mins