Episodes

  • Simon Birmingham on China, abandoning 2030 climate targets and nuclear power

    Simon Birmingham on China, abandoning 2030 climate targets and nuclear power
    Jun 21 2024
    Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton speaks with the shadow foreign affairs minister and opposition leader in the Senate, Simon Birmingham. This follows both the visit of Chinese premier Li Qiang and Peter Dutton’s announcement of the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear sites this week. They discuss the uncertainties and outcomes of the historic visit, relations with our Pacific neighbours and the opposition’s mixed messages on the role of renewables in the transition to net zero in 2050
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    39 mins
  • Guardian Essential report: voters split on Dutton’s 2030 target – Australian politics podcast

    Guardian Essential report: voters split on Dutton’s 2030 target – Australian politics podcast
    Jun 19 2024
    Paul Karp, Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, and columnist Peter Lewis discuss what voters think about opposition leader Peter Dutton’s announcement to abandon Australia’s emissions reduction target for 2030. Climate experts have described it as a ‘destructive’ and ‘utterly irresponsible’ move that would breach Australia’s legally binding commitment to the Paris climate agreement. But voters are split on this controversial proposal.
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    25 mins
  • Anthony Albanese on climate targets, gas strategy and the voice eight months on

    Anthony Albanese on climate targets, gas strategy and the voice eight months on
    Jun 12 2024
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, about the Coalition’s decision to ditch the 2030 target, pro-Palestine protests outside electorate offices and the voice eight months on
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    43 mins
  • Bill Shorten on the misuse of the NDIS and what’s being done to fix it

    Bill Shorten on the misuse of the NDIS and what’s being done to fix it
    Jun 7 2024
    Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Bill Shorten, the minister for government services and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, on the misuse of the NDIS, robodebt and why he won’t be the next ambassador to France
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    34 mins
  • Essential report: a different view between the ages

    Essential report: a different view between the ages
    Jun 5 2024
    How does age shape political views? Paul Karp, Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, and columnist Peter Lewis discuss how age effects views on current debates on age restrictions on social media, the age of criminal responsibility and criminalising hate speech. Based on new research on artificial intelligence in different workplaces, they also examine how voters are weighing up the risk and opportunities of this rapidly evolving technology
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    23 mins
  • Dan Tehan on who’s to blame for Labor’s immigration ‘war game’

    Dan Tehan on who’s to blame for Labor’s immigration ‘war game’
    May 31 2024
    Karen Middleton, Guardian Australia’s political editor, speaks with shadow minister for immigration and citizenship Dan Tehan about ministerial direction 99 and the visas of non-citizens with serious criminal convictions. They also discuss Peter Dutton’s plans to cuts to migration and why there won’t be a nuclear reactor in Anglesea – a town in Tehan’s electorate
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    28 mins
  • Helen Haines on the transition to net zero in rural and regional areas

    Helen Haines on the transition to net zero in rural and regional areas
    May 24 2024
    Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks with the independent federal member for Indi, Helen Haines – well known for her strong interest against corruption and for transparency in government. When it comes to the transition to renewable energy, Haines is pushing for the government to improve the ways they’re addressing the concerns and hesitations of voters outside of metropolitan areas CSIRO puts cost of new nuclear plant at $8.6bn as Coalition stalls on policy details
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    35 mins
  • Essential report: what’s the voter verdict on Labor’s budget?

    Essential report: what’s the voter verdict on Labor’s budget?
    May 22 2024
    Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp talks to Peter Lewis from Essential Media about whether or not voters think that Labor’s third federal budget will make a meaningful difference to their current cost of living, and their assessment of a $300 energy bill rebate. They also discuss public perceptions of Labor’s economic management and views on increasing government intervention You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    25 mins