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  • Jane Hume on rebuilding trust in the Liberal party

    Jane Hume on rebuilding trust in the Liberal party
    2025/09/11
    The fallout in the Liberal party over Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s inflammatory comments about Indian migrants has now culminated in her sacking from the shadow ministry by Sussan Ley. In the lead-up to this decision by the opposition leader, Victorian senator Jane Hume described it as a situation that ‘escalated well out of control’. Hume speaks to chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy about the need for her party to rebuild the trust of mainstream Australia – and why she thinks this was eroded during the election campaign
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    29 分
  • Kristy McBain on natural disaster preparation and ambitious climate targets

    Kristy McBain on natural disaster preparation and ambitious climate targets
    2025/09/05
    While many Australians are feeling relieved about the end of a cold winter, the minister for emergency management and regional development is already eyeing the upcoming summer bushfire season. Kristy McBain talks to chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy about the importance of social license for renewables and climate action in regional Australia, and shares her latest audiobook playlist for long drives to weekend sport
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    20 分
  • Andrew Giles on how to fix Australia’s skill shortage

    Andrew Giles on how to fix Australia’s skill shortage
    2025/08/29
    Fresh off the government’s reform roundtable and an address to the press club on skilling Australia’s future, the minister for skills and training, Andrew Giles, says he’s focused on making sure every Australian is able to reach their full potential in the workforce. He talks to Tom McIlroy about how to solve Australia’s skill shortage, the importance of skills recognition in the economy, why fairness is so important to the skills sector and the key to growing the economy
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    21 分
  • Guardian Essential report: the paradox of recognition, why do Australians back Palestine but doubt its impact?

    Guardian Essential report: the paradox of recognition, why do Australians back Palestine but doubt its impact?
    2025/08/28
    Why do most Australians back recognising a Palestinian state, yet nearly half dismiss it as merely symbolic? The executive director of Essential Media, Peter Lewis, shares the latest poll findings with the Canberra chief of staff, Josh Butler, about Palestine, as well as fears of AI-driven job losses fuelling strong calls for regulation, a four-day work week and the need for bold reform
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    21 分
  • Allegra Spender on why tax reform will make young people’s lives better

    Allegra Spender on why tax reform will make young people’s lives better
    2025/08/22
    Fresh from the government’s economic roundtable, the independent Wentworth MP Allegra Spender is optimistic about the future of tax reform in Australia. Talking to chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy, she argues Labor must speed up approvals for housing and clean energy, shift the tax mix to ease pressure on young people and boost investment, and responsibly embrace the ‘freight train’ that is AI
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    21 分
  • 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
    2025/08/15
    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 分
  • Andrew Bragg on AI, housing and what the Coalition got wrong

    Andrew Bragg on AI, housing and what the Coalition got wrong
    2025/08/08
    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 分
  • 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
    2025/08/01
    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 分