Episodios

  • Dr Mohammed Mustafa on why we need more than recognition to end the crisis in Gaza - podcast

    Dr Mohammed Mustafa on why we need more than recognition to end the crisis in Gaza - podcast
    Aug 15 2025
    British-Australian doctor Mohammed Mustafa has seen first-hand the horrors occurring daily in Gaza from his time working in hospitals across the region. Speaking to chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy, he describes life on the ground in the war zone, says that Australian politicians are clinging to talking points while children die, and warns that recognition of Palestinian statehood must be matched by real action to end the humanitarian crisis
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    22 m
  • Andrew Bragg on AI, housing and what the Coalition got wrong

    Andrew Bragg on AI, housing and what the Coalition got wrong
    Aug 8 2025
    Two weeks out from Labor’s economic roundtable, the Coalition’s shadow minister for productivity, housing and homelessness, Andrew Bragg, joins us to talk about the biggest challenges facing the economy. Speaking to chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy, he cautions against over-regulating artificial intelligence, reflects on the Coalition’s missteps with migrant communities, and reveals how he still carves out time for long runs and audiobooks amid the chaos of federal politics
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    20 m
  • From Palestine to jobseeker and keeping children safe online: Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s tough calls – Australian Politics podcast

    From Palestine to jobseeker and keeping children safe online: Tanya Plibersek on Labor’s tough calls – Australian Politics podcast
    Aug 1 2025
    Tanya Plibersek, one of Labor’s most recognisable political figures and the minister for social services, joins us as the government faces big decisions at home and abroad. Chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy speaks to her about the push to recognise Palestinian statehood, the jobseeker rate and the urgent fight to keep children safe online
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    28 m
  • Guardian Essential report:​ Albanese starts second term with solid approval, but Trump presidency looms – Australian Politics podcast

    Guardian Essential report:​ Albanese starts second term with solid approval, but Trump presidency looms – Australian Politics podcast
    Jul 31 2025
    As Anthony Albanese readies his second‑term reform agenda, Guardian Australia’s Josh Butler speaks with Essential Media’s Peter Lewis about the elephant in the room: Australia’s dependence on the US and how its high‑stakes defence gambles could shape both his leadership and the nation’s strategic future
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    19 m
  • Resetting the Liberals: Zoe McKenzie on reform, climate and winning back women

    Resetting the Liberals: Zoe McKenzie on reform, climate and winning back women
    Jul 25 2025
    As parliament resumes, the focus shifts to how the major parties plan to reset. Chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy speaks to Liberal MP for Flinders and shadow assistant minister Zoe McKenzie. She isn’t convinced by quotas but says the party needs meaningful reform if it’s serious about bringing more women into the fold – and winning back their trust at the ballot box. She also weighs in on the climate challenge ahead for her party and for Sussan Ley as they try to find a credible path to net zero
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    22 m
  • Jim Chalmers on uncertainty and ambition

    Jim Chalmers on uncertainty and ambition
    Jul 14 2025
    Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy one of his key measures of success in the future is making Australia’s budget more sustainable. They discuss the challenge of meeting housing targets, how the morning news affects his plans and what he hopes can come out of his meeting with the G20 finance ministers this week
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    27 m
  • Accountability, robodebt and regional housing: Helen Haines unpacks it all

    Accountability, robodebt and regional housing: Helen Haines unpacks it all
    Jul 11 2025
    Tom McIlroy speaks to independent MP Helen Haines to talk through her ambitious agenda for the new parliamentary term, her sharp disappointment with the robodebt royal commission fallout, and what the government’s response says about political accountability
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    24 m
  • O’Brien on Liberal ‘soul-searching’ amid nuclear and net-zero policy review

    O’Brien on Liberal ‘soul-searching’ amid nuclear and net-zero policy review
    Jul 4 2025
    After a bruising election loss, the Coalition is at a crossroads. Can it reinvent itself as a credible alternative to Labor, or will internal divisions over nuclear energy, net zero and the Liberal party’s identity doom it to another term in opposition? Guardian Australia chief political correspondent, Tom McIlroy, speaks with the deputy opposition leader, Ted O’Brien, about the road ahead – from climate policy to rebuilding trust – and whether the Coalition can rise from the ashes of defeat
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    22 m