Australian Politics

By: The Guardian
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  • Political editor Karen Middleton and Guardian Australia's political team examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you
    © 2024 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.
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Episodes
  • Amanda Rishworth on how Labor is tackling gender-based violence

    Amanda Rishworth on how Labor is tackling gender-based violence
    Nov 22 2024
    This Monday marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal minister for social services, Amanda Rishworth, about the situation in Australia, whether things are improving and what’s being done to safeguard funding for services against future changes in government. They talk about how perpetrators use the social welfare system to punish former and current partners, and how First Nations-designed services are helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence
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    37 mins
  • Guardian Essential report: Australians worry about the climate crisis and the economy as Trump returns

    Guardian Essential report: Australians worry about the climate crisis and the economy as Trump returns
    Nov 20 2024
    Guardian Australia chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, and Essential Media executive director, Peter Lewis, talk about what Australians think about Donald Trump’s election win
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    28 mins
  • Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis

    Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis
    Nov 15 2024
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal housing and homelessness minister, Clare O’Neil. They discuss whether a double dissolution is on the horizon, the role housing will play in the upcoming federal election campaign and how the housing crisis is more than just a problem of economics
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    31 mins

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