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Election day is looming at a time when events beyond our borders are shaping the debate as much as the politicians are. The major parties have avoided discussion of foreign policy, despite the need for new policies and partnerships for this uncertain time. With no scheduled debate on foreign policy, we discuss some of the key questions confronting the nation with:Tim Watts, the Assistant Minister for Foreign AffairsSenator Dave Sharma Independent MP Zoe DanielGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Nova Peris on her decision to quit Australian Republican Movement over Craig Foster's anti-Israel rants, Labor bets on unreliable renewables. Plus, Dave Sharma joins live from Tel Aviv to assess the International Criminal Court fallout.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lights are out for Labor's power price promise, Kristin Tate joins from US to discuss the leftist media's meltdown over Donald Trump. Plus, Dave Sharma on the government's decisoin to resume funding to UNWRA in Gaza.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National security disaster on election eve, ASIO boss Mike Burgess reveals an Australian politician was recruited by a foreign spy agency. Plus, Dave Sharma on Sydney University allowing in-class pro-Palestine protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liberal Senator Dave Sharma joins Luke Grant, following the news that up to 50 Israeli hostages reported to have been killed in Gaza.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris O'Keefe chats with Dave Sharma following news of the overhaul to the stage three tax cutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Dave Sharma has raised questions as to the removal of a Jewish cricket captain from the South African team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Two Jacks discuss the problems of immigration in Europe with social pressures looming in Sweden, Germany and in the Netherlands with the rise of Geert Wilders. HK Jack maintains the pressures arise from failures to drive assimilation while JTI argues the rise of the far right in Europe predates the immigration issue. In Ireland, far right thugs rioted after a knife attack outside a school in inner city Dublin committed allegedly by an immigrant who arrived in the country 20 years ago and is an Irish citizen. JTI explains that one of the men who stopped the alleged assailant was a Brazilian Deliveroo worker who was pronounced a hero and had more than 300,000 Euros raised for him by the people of Ireland. Meanwhile Joe Biden's polling just seems to get worse. Has he hit rock bottom, yet? In Australian news Dave Sharma fills the senate vacancy created by Marise Payne's retirement and we cover the Lehrmann defamation trial in Sport, the AFLW Grand Final gets underway this weekend.

Có thêm 17 con tin nữa đã được Hamas thả, để đổi lấy 39 người Palestine bị giam trong các nhà tù của Israel, trong vòng trao đổi thứ ba vào ngày áp chót của lệnh ngừng bắn kéo dài 4 ngày. Khi cộng đồng quốc tế bày tỏ hy vọng việc tạm dừng có thể dẫn đến lệnh ngừng bắn lâu dài, Thủ tướng Israel Benjamin Netanyahu cảnh báo Israel sẽ tiếp tục các hoạt động quân sự, sau khi lệnh ngừng bắn kết thúc. Với các cuộc biểu tình về cuộc xung đột đang tiếp diễn trên khắp thế giới và ở Úc, Đảng Xanh đang tự bảo vệ mình trước những cáo buộc chống chủ nghĩa bài Do Thái, từ cựu Đại sứ tại Israel và dân biểu đảng Tự do liên bang Dave Sharma trở về từ Trung Đông.

The latest poll shows voters are continuing to turn away from Anthony Albanese, a family member of a returned Israeli hostage explains what life looks like for the released ones. Plus, Dave Sharma on his return to federal politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Constance has yet again seen his name not in Federal Politics as he lost out to Dave Sharma - days after Chris O'Keefe sounded a warning over Constance's nomination.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another round of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released on the third day of a four-day pause in fighting; Dave Sharma returns to parliament as a federal senator for New South Wales; and in football, England and Socceroos legend Terry Venables has died aged 80.

Former Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma speaks to Michael after the news of a temporary ceasefireSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A conversation with a veteran Australian diplomat, commentator and politician on his prime minister's recent visit to China.   Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor and senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, which follows Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Shanghai and Beijing, Ravi hosts the veteran Australian diplomat and Conservative Party politician Dave Sharma. They discuss the state of Australia's relations with China that have come under intense strain these past three years, the lessons Canberra drew from its spat with China and the future of the Western alliance in the Indo-Pacific. They also look at whether Australian consensus over the nuclear submarine deal that is at the core of the Aukus military arrangement with Britain and the United States, has collapsed. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:52 Why this trip was important for stabilising Australia-China ties 6:37 Did the previous Scott Morrison government push too hard against China? 10:52 What the visit means for the future of the Indo-Pacific strategy 12:40 Has consensus on Aukus collapsed in Australia? 16:22 "Quad has pushed China to be more cooperative": Dave Sharma Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Follow Speaking Of Asia Podcast every second Friday of the month here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on X: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast channels: COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts --- Special edition series: True Crimes of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i4Y3  The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A conversation with a veteran Australian diplomat, commentator and politician on his prime minister's recent visit to China.   Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor and senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distills his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, which follows Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Shanghai and Beijing, Ravi hosts the veteran Australian diplomat and Conservative Party politician Dave Sharma. They discuss the state of Australia's relations with China that have come under intense strain these past three years, the lessons Canberra drew from its spat with China and the future of the Western alliance in the Indo-Pacific. They also look at whether Australian consensus over the nuclear submarine deal that is at the core of the Aukus military arrangement with Britain and the United States, has collapsed. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:52 Why this trip was important for stabilising Australia-China ties 6:37 Did the previous Scott Morrison government push too hard against China? 10:52 What the visit means for the future of the Indo-Pacific strategy 12:40 Has consensus on Aukus collapsed in Australia? 16:22 "Quad has pushed China to be more cooperative": Dave Sharma Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Follow Speaking Of Asia Podcast every second Friday of the month here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on X: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast channels: COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts --- Special edition series: True Crimes of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i4Y3  The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John MacKenzie chats with Dave Sharma, Former Ambassador of Australia to Israel and former federal member for the seat of Wentworth, about the war declared in the Levant following an attack by Hamas against the state of Israel. With events rapidly unfolding, a focus was placed on an interview between United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Sharma provided his valuable insight into this complex issue.

Watch Australia's leading voice, Alan Jones, share his unique take on the events and issues facing the nation and abroad.   Watch ‘Alan Jones' live and on demand at ADH TV, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8pm AEDT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch Australia's leading voice, Alan Jones, share his unique take on the events and issues facing the nation and abroad.   Watch ‘Alan Jones' live and on demand at ADH TV, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8pm AEST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch Australia's leading voice, Alan Jones, share his unique take on the events and issues facing the nation and abroad.   Watch ‘Alan Jones' live and on demand at ADH TV, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8pm AEST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Intrigue Outloud, Dave Sharma joins to discuss a range of Australian foreign policy issues - how the AUKUS deal can stabilise the region, how to win friends among the Pacific Islands, and how Australia can find new partners outside its traditional sphere of influence.Dave Sharma is a former member of Australian Parliament from the centre-right Liberal Party and served as Australia's Ambassador to Israel from 2013-2017.For more of Dave's insights, check out his Substack newsletter.Thanks to our sponsor, Power Corridor.

How did they do it? And will they pull it off? Australia's 2022 election ran against the international trend. A group of mostly female independents - the Teals - were elected on a ticket of action on climate change and integrity in politics. Member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender & Member for Warringah, Zali Steggall sit down with Malcolm Turnbull to share how they unseated their opponents Dave Sharma and Tony Abbott, and what needs to change in Australian politics.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three Liberal Upper House MPs are being dumped in favour of women.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Liberal Party has a new leader – and an uncertain future.  Australia voted to send a message in last month's election….the Morrison government was out of touch and no longer listening.   Dave Sharma was defeated by Allegra Spender, one of the so-called ‘teal independents' in the Sydney seat of Wentworth.    In today's Briefing…Dave Sharma explains how and why the Liberals lost touch with the electorate and if he believes the party's new leader Peter Dutton is the man to lead the party out of the wilderness.   Todays Headlines PM unveils new ministry Shanghai's lockdown finally over EU puts Russian oil sanctions in place Major milestone in single use plastic Kevin Spacey to fight sexual abuse charges in UK   Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outgoing Wentworth MP Dave Sharma says a visceral dislike for Scott Morrison was partly to blame for the loss of up to 20 Liberal seats at the election. He says if Peter Dutton is elected Liberal leader he must recapture the political centre, but doubts it would be enough to win the next election.

In the Wentworth Project, sponsored by the University of Canberra's Centre for Change Governance and The Conversation, we are tapping into voters' opinions in this seat, which appears to be on a knife edge. In this podcast we talk with the two main candidates, Liberal incumbent Dave Sharma and “teal” independent Allegra Spender, as well as with Kerryn Phelps, the former independent member in the seat, who has mentored Spender and is on the advisory council of Climate 200, which is donating to her campaign. Sharma says “Kerryn Phelps was a genuine independent candidate or a more traditional independent candidate. […] This independent candidate is really sort of a franchise or party operation.” Sharma casts the teals, who are challenging Liberals in a range of city seats, as reflecting “populism as a political force”. “People think populism only belongs to the right because of Donald Trump. I think the independents are basically harnessing a populist mood, which is similar to what Donald Trump did, which is ‘a curse on all your houses.'” Morrison is not campaigning in the teal seats (though he goes to Wentworth to visit his mother). Asked how much the Prime Minister is a drag on the vote, Sharma stresses the team. “Scott Morrison is the leader of our team and the spokesperson for the team. But it's also got a range of ministers in there who control different portfolios and we're putting ourselves forward, and I certainly am here, as a team.” Spender says “there's a feeling amongst the community that I hear, that they feel that the parties are looking after themselves first and the community after”. On a possible hung parliament, she says, “I would be willing to work with either party, or major party on supply and confidence, because I want stable government”. She would talk first to whichever side had the greatest number of seats. Wentworth is seeing enormous spending. Spender says her campaign will probably spend between $1.3 and $1.5 million (with something under 30% expected to come from Climate 200). She favours caps on spending and donations. “I'd like to see a cap in what individuals or companies can give. I'd like to see real time information in terms of what has been given. And then I think at the same time, you need to look at political advertising and how that is used because the government just spent $30 million spruiking their clean energy credentials […] immediately before the election being called.” Kerryn Phelps says of Wentworth: “I've had a medical practise in Double Bay for around two decades, and so I know the community well. It's generally seen as an affluent community, but it's actually quite diverse. There are clearly strong beliefs about the economy and business. And so a candidate would need to have business experience. But the people also have a very strong social conscience. They're very environmentally aware. And I think that's particularly highlighted by the fact that it's bounded by the harbour and the ocean.”

Week three of the campaign wraps with all eyes on next week's interest rate decision. The Political Editor for news.com.au Samantha Maiden and the host of Insiders on ABC TV David Speers join RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

The split within Coalition ranks over climate policy has widened, with Nationals Senator Matt Canavan declaring the Government's net zero target is "dead". Liberal MP Dave Sharma says his Coalition colleague is wrong, and the policy is in our economic, environmental and national security interest.

The coalition continues to be dogged by questions about the Prime Minister's pick for the Sydney seat of Warringah, Katherine Deves. Seemingly, every day another of her offensive social media posts surface. Yesterday it was a deleted comment about surrogacy, which she described as a violation of human rights and 'reproductive prostitution'. Dave Sharma, the Federal member for the blue ribbon seat of Wentworth in Sydney's east is the latest to refuse to comment on her endorsement.

With intelligent and thought-provoking analysis, RN Drive goes behind the headlines to give you original insight into the world you live in. Keep up to date with federal politics, current affairs, arts, culture and the stories that are making Australia talk.

In its 120-year history, the affluent seat of Wentworth in Sydney is yet to elect outside of its Liberal preference. However, independent challenger Allegra Spender puts this under threat.  Liberal candidate for Wentworth, Dave Sharma, joins Mark Bouris to stake his claim for the Sydney eastern suburb seat.  **** APPLY FOR S2 SURVIVE + THRIVE  **** Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube. Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are often told that voting for an independent candidate is a 'wasted vote' because they don't have enough power to actually make any real change - but is that true, or just what the major parties want us to believe? The Quicky speaks to an independent candidate and a Liberal Senator to find out what you need to know before you head to the polls on May 21. CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Jane Hume - Senator for VIC, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, and Minister for Women's Economic Security for the Liberal Party of Australia Allegra Spender - Independent candidate for the seat of Wentworth Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Jacob Round Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au  Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Liberal Party continues to tear itself apart over Katherine Deves' preselection for Warringah. David Crowe joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says Warringah candidate Katherine Deves' views on trangender people is outright bigotry and not aligned with the values of the Liberal Party. He says he is very concerned that the election prospects of Liberal MPs such as Trent Zimmerman and Dave Sharma will be damaged unless she is disendorsed.

Everald Compton and James Morgan talk about a stage-managed tour through a disaster zone, Dave Sharma having hit the panic button and the petrol prices being on the rise as a result of events overseas

Dave Sharma took to Instagram to share his home-cooked lasagne dinner and social media has been quick to ridicule it.

Dave Sharma took to Instagram to share his home-cooked lasagne dinner and social media has been quick to ridicule it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special Watercooler Conversation, recorded 24 hours after Russia's declaration of war on Ukraine, we assess the adequacy of the Western response, its global implications and what it means for Australia with the help of Dave Sharma, federal member for Wentworth, former ambassador to Israel, and an astute observer of strategic affairs. Presented by Nick Cater, Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre Support us by subscribing to the Menzies Research Centre from $10 a month https://www.menziesrc.org/subscribe1 Or making a tax-deductible donation https://www.menziesrc.org/donate Email Nick: https://www.menziesrc.org/subscribe1@menziesrc.org

Smart Growth, the Philidelphia Planning Authority and Island Books combined to bring a special event to life in which Peter Norton talked about his new book: "Autonorama: The Ilorory Promise of High-Tech Driving". A full-length recording of the event can be found on the Smart Growth website. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) enabled people to hear a discussion about the question: "What Does the Glasgow Climate Pact Mean for the Fight Against the Climate Crisis?". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Scottish Tory MPs did not engage with UK over carbon capture funding"; "Let's turn the tide on climate change"; "New US energy standards would reverse Trump's war on lightbulbs"; "LABarometer survey finds adverse environmental conditions impact a growing number of Angelenos"; "Poor neighborhoods bear the brunt of extreme heat, ‘legacies of racist decision-making'"; "How did the Dutch get their cycle paths?"; "Australia's coal-fired power plants likely to shut almost three times faster than expected, report suggests"; "‘Really sad moment': bogong moth among 124 Australian additions to endangered species list"; "Margaret River bushfire threatens properties as locals flee homes, but Yallingup fire downgraded"; "Israeli winemakers see climate change affects their grapes"; "Climate Change Is About To Change Everything We Knew About Tiger Sharks"; "Shale Reality Check 2021"; "Iceland facility sucks carbon dioxide from air, turns it into rock"; "Warmer winters leave Connecticut's forests vulnerable to a tiny, wooly pest"; "Dictionary update shows how changing climate changes language, and much more"; "Seed is Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network"; "Stop Ecocide"; "Korea Joins the Race to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2050"; "Coalition, Labor jockey for carbon dollar"; "Scotland marks end to coal power as Longannet chimney is blown up"; "WA firefighters must navigate caves to fight bushfire threatening Margaret River region"; "Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform"; "Land rights"; "Landback"; "Labor calls for ‘grassroots mobilisation' of religious Australians to tackle climate crisis"; "Indigenous  Climate Action"; "How global warming brings Indian Ocean Region together"; "A TikTok food star on why gas stoves are overrated"; "Coastal GasLink could face million-dollar fines for repeated environmental infractions"; "Getting it wrong on self-driving vehicles"; "‘Really sad moment': bogong moth among 124 Australian additions to endangered species list"; "Australia's weekend weather: west battles bushfires as storms and rain forecast for most of east coast"; "Hats off to the ResourceSmart Schools!"; "Rain-Soaked Rural Australia Asks: When Will It End?"; "Searching for Australia's Climate Tipping Point"; "The tricky business of charging electric cars"; "Why Nissan is probably the most serious threat to Tesla out of the traditional automakers"; "FMG CEO Elizabeth Gaines stands down as company reinvents itself with green energy"; "Australia's climate culprits pay little or no tax, new data shows"; "‘Extraordinary': End of coal in sight as Australia maps out 2050 electricity plan"; "CCC warns Scotland must rapidly reduce emissions to meet 2030 target"; "Orange launches new carbon fund to finance reforestation and ecological restoration projects"; "Regional Paths to COP26: An Overview of Climate Policy and Regulation"; "Extreme weather and pandemic help drive global food prices to 46-year high"; "How ‘Big Oil' works the system and keeps winning"; "Climate action leadership program helps teens channel concern into action"; "Crab Wars: A Tale Of Horseshoe Crabs, Ecology, And Human Health By William Sargent — Review"; "A rush to mine the deep ocean has environmentalists worried"; "Europe conflicted over push to fast-track mining code for the ocean floor"; "US spending on airport expansion flies under the radar for climate activists"; "African Union urged to bring political clout to Egypt climate talks"; "We're Living Through the ‘Boring Apocalypse'"; "'We want justice on climate', Makate says"; "Concern over impact of Norfolk Boreas offshore windfarm on seabirds"; "The Man Who Predicted Climate Change"; "Tropical forests can regenerate in just 20 years without human interference"; "NSW bars environment officials from holding financial interests linked to offset scheme"; "WA bushfires: two fires burn near Margaret River in Western Australia – video"; "Homeowner told to remove solar panels – but next door has had them for decade"; "Dave Sharma, the very model of a Wentworth modern Liberal"; "Dissecting the Language of Climate Change"; "Biden approves relief for Kentucky after tornadoes kill dozens in heartland"; "‘We can't save everybody': could biobanking offer Australian animals a last hope against extinction?"; "First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Batter Australia"; "Renewables growth puts heat on Kurri gas peaker"; "More than 70 people killed as series of deadly tornadoes smash several US states"; "A Plea to Make Widespread Environmental Damage an International Crime Takes Center Stage at The Hague"; "A Life's Work Bearing Witness to Humanity's Impact on the Planet"; "Scientists Join Swiss Hunger Strike to Raise Climate Alarm"; "‘A Trash Heap for Our Children': How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, Became One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth"; "UNEP: Current climate commitments are ‘weak promises, not yet delivered'"; "‘Gentle giants': rangers prepare for return of wild bison to UK"; "Tornadoes Leave Trail of Devastation Across Six States, With Scores Dead". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

She's the daughter of a Liberal Party politician and one of Australia's leading fashion icons. Now, Allegra Spender has put her hand up to run as an Independent in the blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth at the next federal election.

Liberal backbencher Dave Sharma, a former diplomat, is an up-and-comer in his party and one of its moderate voices. Holding the progressive electorate of Wentworth, where formerly Malcolm Turnbull was the member and climate change is a significant issue, Sharma was among those Liberal MPs who pressed Scott Morrison on the 2050 target before Glasgow. In this podcast Sharma discusses climate policy, the religious discrimination legislation, a national integrity commission, voter ID, China, and the Liberal party. Asked whether the government should improve its medium-term target at next years climate conference - which the government is not disposed to do - he argues for leaving options open.   “I wouldn't be ruling it out, but nor do I think we necessarily need to be ruling it in. I think we need to maintain our options. "I think we always need to be mindful of where the international environment is at on this, and that's very much shaped our attitude towards adopting net zero by 2050. "Australia has always been a country that doesn't seek to be an outlier in the world. It seeks to move with the major currents of world opinion and world developments.” With the government's religious discrimination legislation due to be introduced next week, Sharma says: “My concern is that what should be a shield only does not, is not allowed to become a sword. "People should be protected against discrimination on the basis of their religion. But someone's religion or faith should not give them a positive right to discriminate against other people.” On China, he's encouraged by the recent joint US-China statement on climate and this week's talks between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping, and urges efforts to improve Australia-China relations. “We live in the same region together. There's a remarkable degree of common interests that we share. We're well integrated trading and economic partners. It's too important a relationship [..] not to be striving every day to ensure that it works better.”

Despite some Nationals voicing their opposition, a net zero by 2050 target has a majority in Federal Cabinet, in the Liberal Party Room and possibly in the Nationals Party Room, meaning a deal is only "a matter of time". The chief political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age David Crowe joins RN Breakfast to discuss the latest developments in federal politics.

The Prime Minister says Cabinet will commit to a binding net zero emissions target by 2050, with or without the support of the National Party. Leading Liberal moderate Dave Sharma says forging ahead with carbon neutrality will give investment confidence to business and capital markets and draw to a close the decade-long climate wars.

The most surprising part of News Corporation's greenwashing of the Liberal Party is not so much that it's occurring right now, but the fact that it's happening so quickly. The Liberal Party – working hand in glove with the Business Council of Australia, and their erstwhile friends at News Corporation – has resisted all action on climate change ever since they returned to government in 2013: they repealed the carbon price scheme, abolished the Climate Commission, reduced funding programs for renewable energy, used funding allocated for renewable energy programs… for fossil fuel programs. And claimed that electric cars were the death of the weekend.Can eight years of climate change denialism – or 25 years if we include the Howard years that commenced in 1996 – be overturned within a few months before the next election? Obviously, the Liberal National Coalition believes all of this is possible and the public will believe that the party that brought coal into the chambers of Parliament is the new champion of climate change action, and is the best friend of the environment. It's a big ask, but let's see if there's enough collective amnesia within the electorate to accept the biggest greenwash and about-face in Australian history.NSW has ended its lockdowns and is promoting itself as the Australian leader out of the pandemic and providing direction to all the other states and territories around the nation for how to ‘live with COVID'. This is a surprise to the people of Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory, who have living without lockdowns, curfews and restrictions for most of the past 15 months, and have only had a handful of COVID cases during that time, compared to the 69,552 cases in NSW.And why were so many politicians of all persuasions so adamant about going to a pub to celebrate the first day of the lifting of restrictions? It's like Australia is a nation of alcoholics: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and senior ministers in the front bar of a pub (sans women); Anthony Albanese sucking on a schooner at another bar; Dave Sharma toasting with a middie – and with another bloke. It looks like it's just a pathetic blokes' world until you realise the Australian Hotels Association donates substantial amounts of money to the Liberal Party and the Labor Party. And they've been actively promoting the end of lockdowns.And this is all neatly dovetailing into the divisive message the federal government wants to promote in the lead up to the next election: the Liberal Party is the party of freedoms, the breaker of lockdowns, the opener of the economy. The fun guys. Whereas Labor is the dull party of further restrictions, lockdowns at the sneeze of half a COVID nostril, and the denier of business and the economy.Labor has to keep focusing on the eight years of poor government and incompetence provided by the Liberal–National Coalition while, of course, the Coalition wants us all to forget about this and focus on freedoms. Does Labor have the skill to prosecute the case for change or will collective amnesia win out again?

Nationals frontbencher Bridget McKenzie today penned an opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review criticising her Coalition colleagues, Josh Frydenberg and Dave Sharma for advocating a net zero target. 

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: ScoMo spends Father's Day with his daughters, unlike just about everyone else. Matthew Guy rolls Michael O'Brien for the Victorian LNP leadership. Greg Hunt was too busy to meet with Pfizer. Gadys Berejiklian isn't going to do pressers anymore. Good luck NSW! Dave Sharma, CSL and not insider trading. High court finds that media outlets are responsible for their comments in the Dylan Voller defamation case. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things. The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.   Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow   Instagram: @JorgeTsipos @AdamCDireen @Tom.Heath @UnnaturalShow

After the botched US exit from Afghanistan, Dave Sharma joins Nick Cater to assess the standing of the US, what it means for Australia, the latest situation in Israel and the rise of a more assertive China. Dave Sharma is MP for Wentworth and a former Australian Ambassador to Israel. Nick Cater is Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre. Show your support by subscribing to the Menzies Research Centre from just $10 a month www.menziesrc.org/suscribe Email Nick Cater watercooler@menziesrc.org

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On Monday 19 April, Peter Khalil MP and Dave Sharma MP had a discussion about Australia’s place in the world with Lowy Institute’s Director of Research Alex Oliver. They covered: what Australia should be doing in the world as an engaged middle power, Australia-China relations, and the fight against climate change. Peter Khalil is the Federal Labor Member for Wills, elected to Parliament in 2016 and re-elected at the 2019 election. Prior to his parliamentary career, Mr Khalil was a Victorian Multicultural Commissioner, an Executive Director at SBS and a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC. He was foreign policy adviser to the prime minister (2007–08), served in Iraq (2003–04) with the Department of Defence and worked at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr Khalil has bachelor’s degrees in arts and law from Melbourne University and a master’s degree in international law from Australian National University. Dave Sharma was elected to Parliament as the Liberal Member for Wentworth at the 2019 federal election. He was formerly a career diplomat, serving in Papua New Guinea and Washington, DC before being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to Israel in 2013. He has been an adviser to Australia’s foreign minister and was head of the International Division of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 2010 to 2012. He graduated in law with first class honours from the University of Cambridge.

Dave Sharma is the Liberal MP for the seat of Wentworth in Sydney, where he was elected in 2019 - it's also where I live with my family.So this is a conversation between an elected official and a constituent in their seat, where I try my best to communicate what matters to me most to my MP.Democracy only works when we engage the system - and it goes beyond just ticking the box and eating a sausage on election day.Write, Fax, Email, Call - reach out to your MP and let them know what matters. Trust me, it works. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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New Zealand's Trade Minister seems to be in hot water in Australia, over comments he's made on US television.Minister Damien O'Connor suggested on CNBC's Squawk Box Asia programme that Australia should speak with ‘more diplomacy' in dealings with China.He called New Zealand's relationship with China "mature".Australia correspondent Murray Olds told Heather du Plessis-Allan senior members of the Australian Government weren't impressed."The most senior one I've seen quoted is Dave Sharma. He says 'This advice from New Zealand is not particularly insightful or helpful'."LISTEN ABOVE

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is a 33 year old Australian academic convicted of spying, and sentenced to ten years in an Iranian prison. Kylie has always maintained her innocence. After serving two years, she was recently transferred to what's been described as one of the world's worst women's prisons, severely overcrowded and rife with coronavirus.   On todays episode we discover the chain of events that led to Kylie's imprisonment. We speak with one of her biggest supporters Jessie Moritz and Australia's former Middle East diplomat Dave Sharma. Freekylie.net is the website her supporters have created with steps on how you can help.   In today's news headlines: Victorian exercise loophole closed as new $5000 fine introduced Police officer's face slammed into concrete by mask-dodger “They are dying, it is what it is”: President Trump's disastrous sit-down interview Christmas Island to be reopened for criminals, non-citizens   Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael is joined by Melissa Conley Tyler, Director of Diplomacy at Melbourne University’s Asia Institute & former National Executive Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, who agrees with Liberal MP and former diplomat Dave Sharma that DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade) has to position itself better by offering solutions to government challenges if it is to benefit from a budget to match the nations step-up in defence. “Cuts over the past five years had gone well beyond trimming fat”, she says. Ms Conley Tyler  says the latest Defence Strategic Update continued the trend of viewing international issues through a security lens, which wasn't playing to Australia's strengths. "Whatever Australia spends, it is not going to have the largest military in the region," she said. "But it is realistic to have the most effective diplomats promoting our interests and we can be the most trusted development partner, if not the largest spender, showing off positive Australian traits like pragmatism and problem solving." See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Following the terrorist attacks in Christchurch in March 2019 which were live-streamed to Facebook, Australia passed world-leading legislation that imposed tougher financial and criminal consequences for social media companies if they failed to expedite the removal of violent or extreme content. Damian Collins discusses with Dave Sharma, former diplomat and Federal Member of Parliament for Wentworth in Australia. Dr. Charles Kriel examines the latest developments in Russian trolling techniques.

Prior to becoming the member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma spent four years as ambassador of Australia to Israel, navigating the politics and geo-strategic realities of a region as complex and diverse as our own. In this episode of Defence Connect Insight, Sharma joins hosts Phil Tarrant and Steve Kuper to share his learnings from his time as an ambassador, the similarities between Australia and Israel's geopolitical circumstances, and his insights into the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sharma explains why it's important for Australians to become more involved in conversations around national security, what skills incoming diplomats will need moving forward, and why Israel has such a strong tech innovation sector. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team

Dave Sharma is the member for the Sydney seat of Wentworth, and was himself the target of a similarly malicious email campaign during the last Federal Election Campaign.

In this episode, Jonathan Pryke, Director of the Pacific Islands Program sits down with Dave Sharma, Liberal member for the federal seat of Wentworth, NSW, to discuss strengthening ties between Australia and the Pacific, and a potential Pacific travel bubble. COVIDcast is a Lowy Institute pop-up podcast for anyone interested in understanding the effect of coronavirus on global politics. Each week for the next few weeks, Lowy Institute experts will sit down to discuss the implications of coronavirus for the world.

In this episode from the archives, Brett Kelly sits down for a chat  with Dave Sharma, the Federal Member for Wentworth, from before he was the member for Wentworth! It's an amazing insight into the fascinating career behind Dave Sharma, a man who is very much part of the new generation of up and coming Australian leaders.

Dave is a very interesting man, from scoring 100 in his HSC, to being the chairman of an Israeli tech company, to now being the member for the Wentworth electorate in Sydney. Dave is a great man and I believe you will learn a lot from this interview.

Pete doesn't mind the Greens playing politics with Australia's bushfires - it's just that they're wrong. Heroes and villains this week includes the Geelong council that won't declare a climate emergency, the beer company telling everyone Epstein didn't kill himself, Q&A cancelling itself and Hillary Clinton's Book of Gutsy Women not including Thatcher. We talk to comedian, podcaster and YouTuber Bridget Phetasy about whether it's time to cancel Obama, woke culture and Beto O'Rourke withdrawing his campaign (15:00-32:47). James gets his sheriff badge out to challenge Member for Wentworth Dave Sharma MP on Brexit and whether Malcom Turnbull's Breitbart subscription still comes to the electoral office (32:47-47:47) before another round of Hey What Did We Miss? where Pat's behaviour is simply out of control. There will be repercussions (47:47-57:35). At the end of the show we debut our new segment Pete's Tweet which sees us directly contact a guest we've been circling for a while, talk about Micky Mouse and Albus Dumbledore being included among 11,000 climate scientists demanding a climate emergency, share the story of the guy who dumped his girlfriend for not panicking enough about climate change and James has an unusual solution and frankly alarming solution to Pete's cricket team's horrendous start this season.

This week I'm joined by Dave Sharma, who is currently the Liberal Party candidate for Wentworth, which is former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's old seat. I'm fascinated by Dave - he's an incredibly smart guy who has seen a lot of the world, including recent senior postings in the public service. Dave spent four years as Australian Ambassador to Israel and worked in Papua New Guinea for the High Commission, but is now back in Australia and dipping his toe into politics. We talk about the big questions - why he feels like a good fit for Parliament, and what he believes - but I also dig deep into his background and family life to find out what shaped his life.  Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube. Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses. Got a question or comment for Mark? Send an email.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Political scientist Andy Marks says: ‘I’d suggest the momentum is with Labor and it hasn’t substantially shifted’. AAP Image/NIC ELLISWe are but a few weeks from a federal election, and the way the wind is blowing may depend on what state you’re in. Trust Me, I’m An Expert – along with Politics with Michelle Grattan – is bringing you state-focused podcast episodes as polling day approaches. To catch up on all the political drama unfolding in NSW, I spoke to political scientist (and self-described political tragic) Andy Marks, who predicted a Labor victory on May 18. “Labor will win this election. I think that’s virtually unquestionable. We’re just not seeing enough movement, even in the polls at this point, in the primary vote level, to say the Libs or the Coalition will hang on. I think this is going to be a Labor victory,” he said. Read more: The myth of 'the Queensland voter', Australia's trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognition Take this week’s Newspoll – which appeared to show the gap between the two major parties – with a grain of salt, he said. “Early in April, we saw exactly the same primary vote polling as we saw on the weekend. So, there hasn’t really been a discernible shift. You need to see a gap open up to the degree of around about five or six points, for the Coalition to even look like hanging on. It will stay tight, I think until polling day, but I’d suggest the momentum is with Labor and it hasn’t substantially shifted.” You can read the full transcript below, and hear The Conversation’s chief political correspondent Michelle Grattan talk with experts on the seats and issues to watch in WA and Victoria on the Politics with Michelle Grattan podcast. Production assistance by Tilly Gwinner. Read more: Politics with Michelle Grattan: Caroline Fisher on the spin machines of #AusVotes19 New to podcasts? Podcasts are often best enjoyed using a podcast app. All iPhones come with the Apple Podcasts app already installed, or you may want to listen and subscribe on another app such as Pocket Casts (click here to listen to Trust Me, I’m An Expert on Pocket Casts). You can also hear us on Stitcher, Spotify or any of the apps below. Just pick a service from one of those listed below and click on the icon to find Trust Me, I’m An Expert. Additional audio Kindergarten by Unkle Ho, from Elefant Traks SBS news report ABC news report Image AAP Image/NIC ELLIS Transcript: Andy Marks: I’m Andy Marks, I’m a political scientist and Assistant Vice-Chancellor at Western Sydney University. Sunanda Creagh: So Andy, let’s just catch up on where things are up to in New South Wales. What do you see as the key issues in voters’ minds in New South Wales as polling day approaches? Andy Marks: New South Wales is a strange case. It’s the usual suspects in terms of issues but not in the usual way. So we’re seeing the economy feature but we’re not hearing too much in the way of big ticket reform. We are hearing some of that from Labor of course and it’s not about fiscal performance. That’s not winning votes anymore. It’s about issues like cost of living, it’s about issues like wage stagnation. At the other end, you have issues around negative gearing reform and franking credits which are more at the investment end. So a very unusual take on the economy in terms of elections. The other issues that feature, of course, Labor have made it about health in terms of cancer care and the package they have there. Alternatively, the Libs have sought to bring it back towards security and issues around border protection, of course, that we saw with John Howard coming into the campaign on the weekend. The big sleeper is climate and it’s a sleeper in the sense that it’s coming to the fore from a number of angles. We’re seeing the issue of energy reform come up from industry who are madly seeking coherent energy policy from both sides of the parliament. We’re seeing the issue of the environment played out with issues like Adani, and water, of course, is the big one in terms of agriculture and rural electorates across the country. So there’s three different lenses being applied but they all come up in terms of how both sides address the issue of climate. Sunanda Creagh: You mentioned negative gearing there. Sydney, being the centre of the property boom in Australia, people here seem to be mortgaged up to their eyeballs. Lots of people negatively gearing properties. Do you think that issue might be a decider for some Sydney voters who do take advantage of that policy? Andy Marks: Negative gearing will factor on the minds of many voters, but not in the seats that are pressure cookers, so they’re not going to swing seats. I think, for example, certainly among the retirement community those issues, particularly around the franking credits matter, are of importance. The housing market in Sydney and across the eastern states more broadly is softening anyway ahead of this measure. It’s hard to tie a definitive link to that and the coming reforms, should Labor win government. It’s not an issue that’s going to turn swinging seats, but it will factor into some more rusted-on voters. Sunanda Creagh: And speaking of seats, what do you see as the key seats to watch? Andy Marks: Across New South Wales, I reckon there’s about five that are up for a change. At the outset, I have to say this election won’t be won or lost in New South Wales. It’s most likely Queensland where you have up to eight seats and margins of 4% or less that will decide it. In Victoria, there’ll be some significant movement as well. There’s about five that I’m looking at in New South Wales in terms of potential change. Wentworth, of course, is the big one with the contest between Kerryn Phelps and Dave Sharma. Lindsay, where Emma Husar has been moved aside through misconduct allegations, and you have a contest there and out at Western Sydney. Banks, the immigration minister faces a challenge there on a 1.4% margin. Then we, move into some coastal regional seats. Gilmore, where former ALP president Warren Mundine is running against Labor’s Fiona Phillips. Robertson on the Central Coast which is held by just 1.1% by the Libs, so they’re the ones where I think you can see some movement. Now the exciting stuff, in terms of drama, Warringah, of course, where former PM Tony Abbott is facing a challenge. In Reid, Turnbull-backer Craig Laundy turned that razor thin margin into almost a moderately safe seat for the Libs, and that’s up in play again as well. Sunanda Creagh: You mentioned Gilmore, that’s an area that takes in places like Shoalhaven, Jervis Bay, and some of those Batemans Bay type areas. Tell us, what are some of the issues that will be in voters minds in that area? Andy Marks: Look that’s a difficult one to pick. It’s really a four-way contest. You have a candidate in Warren Mundine who was essentially parachuted in by Morrison. The controversy there, of course, being his former role with Labor. You also have Katrina Hodgkinson, who was a former Nationals New South Wales minister and really reputable individual running against the Labor candidate Fiona Phillips. And Grant Schulz, the Lib turned independent who was passed over by Mundine. So, it’s interesting in the sense that the way the vote splits over the course of the election will be something to watch. It’s really one that’s very uncertain for all of the players. Sunanda Creagh: You mentioned Reid, which takes in Canada Bay, Burwood, Strathfield and is currently held by Craig Laundy for the Liberals. He’s been somewhat of a comparatively moderate voice. What do you think will be the issues there? Andy Marks: Reid is an interesting one. Laundy was an incredibly strong local member and he stood up against his own party’s attempted reforms of the anti-discrimination act. That area was lost to Labor in the recent New South Wales election, due to comments made by the Labor opposition leader around Asians taking jobs. Really retrograde comments on his part. So the momentum probably was with Labor, whether the voters have forgiven the foibles of the state party though will remain to be seen. But, that’s a big loss to the Libs in Craig Laundy moving on. Sunanda Creagh: I wanted to ask you about the seat of Farrer. That’s a regional seat, it takes in places like Hay, Murrumbidgee. Some of those areas around the Murray Darling, the Central Darling. With the seat of Farrer, what do you think of some of the issues there? Andy Marks: Look Farrer is an interesting one - you wouldn’t be talking about an electorate with a 20% plus margin as being one that’s up for grabs, but it is. We saw swings in the state election against the coalition of up to 26% in Murray, 19% in Barwon, and around 37% in Orange. So these rural electorates are very volatile and the issue of water management, of course, is the dominant thread across a seat like Farrer. But it’s a diverse seat. So you have areas like Albury, where unemployment is very high, educational attainment is quite low, economic activity has been suppressed through the drought. So the issues across that electorate are incredibly diverse and equally you don’t have in the New South Wales case we had the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party running against the Nationals quite successfully in three seats. They’re not a consolidated force at the federal level. Really, Farrer’s in play because of the Albury Mayor Kevin Mack, who is running the strongest challenge against Sussan Ley. She’s held onto that seat since 2001 and that’s Tim Fischer’s old seat. So, it should be a sure bet for them. This is suddenly a seat that’s in play. Sunanda Creagh: So you mentioned water being an issue in the seat of Farrer, and certainly that’s shaping up to be an issue across the board. If you believe what you read on social media, suddenly everybody’s talking about water buybacks and we’ve had the big story breaking around the water buybacks issue that involved Barnaby Joyce. I’m interested to know what you think on how that issue may influence voters in the lead up to polling day. Andy Marks: Look, there’s already a bit of disaffection towards the Nationals. I think their own internal troubles around leadership, and the other controversies they’ve had around Andrew Broad and other figures have given weight to the perception that their mind is not on the game. They’ve taken their eye off the ball in terms of the concerns of rural voters. So, that’s why we are seeing such a pronounced reaction against them in some seats. Whether that anger was spent, at the New South Wales election and the earlier Victorian poll remains to be seen. I can’t see a repeat of the swings we saw in the state election here in NSW. But certainly, some very generous margins will be really damaged, I think. Sunanda Creagh: So let’s talk about Warringah where Tony Abbott is facing that strong challenge from independent Zali Steggall, who’s been supported by GetUp! in her campaign. That’s also become a point of contention and a point of attack for her political foes. How do you see things playing out? Andy Marks: Look, there’s no doubt it’s going to be a contest. Zali Steggall will take it down to the wire. People need to be aware though that Tony Abbott loves a fight, shifting him on that margin of over 11% is going to be incredibly difficult. It’s not like Bennelong, for example, where we saw John Howard go as a result of demographic shifts and other factors. And it’s not like Wentworth where, of course, Turnbull stepped aside. A former PM, even one that’s controversial, still attracts some traction among voters. Zali Steggall has done well in opening the debate up into issues that challenge the principles that Tony Abbott’s put forward. So, forcing him to for example to talk more about climate, to talk more about issues where he’s clearly a little uncomfortable, has been a good tactic on her part. Obviously, the work of groups like GetUp! will influence things as well. I just can’t see it shifting. I think Tony Abbott is far too an experienced player to go down without a fight, and this is the guy that loves to be backed into a corner. I might be proven wrong, but I think he’ll just hang on in Warringah. Sunanda Creagh: And you mentioned former PMs, speaking of which, let’s talk about Wentworth. Do you think voters will punish the Coalition for turfing out Malcolm Turnbull? We saw Turnbull’s son, Alex Turnbull actively encouraging people not to vote for the Liberal candidate Dave Sharma. And as it turned out Kerryn Phelps did win that seat. So how will things play out there? Andy Marks: Wentworth is an interesting one. I like to call it the contest for the soul of the Liberal Party. Because really, it’s about whether the party will choose to push forward in a progressive way, or revert more to those hard right tendencies that we’ve seen in recent times. The thing to watch at Wentworth will be whether Phelps has managed to translate in a really short timeframe that protest vote into a base. And that would mean Phelps has to have really strong points of differentiation on issues like climate, immigration and border protection. Which she’s, to a very large extent, done on the latter issue. Whether that’s enough to shift people across for good remains to be seen. That’s one that’s too hard to call. Sunanda Creagh: So, Andy Marks what’s your prediction? Who do you think is going to win this federal election? Andy Marks: Look, Labor will win this election. I think that’s virtually unquestionable. We’re just not seeing enough movement, even in the polls at this point in the primary vote level to see the Libs or the Coalition hang on. I think this is going to be a Labor victory. Sunanda Creagh: Even with Newspoll saying it’s tightening as voting day draws closer? Andy Marks: You have to look again at that primary vote figure. Early in April, we saw exactly the same primary vote polling as we saw on the weekend. So, there hasn’t really been a discernible shift. You need to see a gap open up to the degree of around about five or six points, for the Coalition to even look like hanging on. It will stay tight, I think until polling day, but I’d suggest the momentum is with Labor and it hasn’t substantially shifted. So with the Coalition on 38% and Labor on 37%, I don’t see it shifting sufficiently for there to be a change in the momentum. Sunanda Creagh: Let’s talk about the upper house. What do you see as the issues to watch there? Andy Marks: Look, that’s an interesting one from the New South Wales point of view. Jim Molan, arguably their highest profile senator, finds himself in an unwinnable spot on their ticket. This is largely due to reforms that he instigated, internal party reform. So it’s a big ask therefore for somebody to get up. You know, you’re going to require a quota in excess of 14% of the vote to get a spot. Brian Burston’s the other interesting one. He’s a former One Nation representative, now with Clive Palmer’s outfit, and he’s their parliamentary leader in the house. It’s a very interesting contest there. There’s Doug Cameron, a long-standing senator for Labor, retiring, and Tony Sheldon, the former Transport Workers Union secretary coming in on his spot. Sunanda Creagh: And just lastly, what do you want to say about preferences? Do you think preferences will make a big difference in this election? Andy Marks: Look, there’s no doubt that the question around where the United Australia Party’s preferences flow has been a dominant issue in Queensland. I don’t see it being of sufficient weight to shift the momentum, which again in those marginal electorates, up to eight of them, is all with Labor at the moment. So, it will make things a little trickier to call earlier. But, I still see things going Labor’s way in those key seats. Sunanda Creagh: Any final comments? Andy Marks: Look, this is a contest where New South Wales will provide plenty of action. But it’s not going to be the place where it’s won or lost. But it’s certainly going to be the place of high drama. Sunanda Creagh: Andy Marks, thank you so much for your time. Andy Marks: Thank you.

 Chris Kenny speaks to Dave Sharma, Liberal Candidate for Wentworth, as border protection continues to become a key election issue 

It's been a rough year for Australian investors, but could a Santa rally sweeten things? James and Alan toss up the coal and the presents in this week's Money Cafe, and discuss Ken Henry's performance at the Royal Commission, the state of Afterpay, and Dave Sharma's new gig. This week's podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The government’s majority is at stake in the October 20 Wentworth byelection, when the Liberals face voters still reeling from the loss of their member Malcolm Turnbull. ABC election analyst Antony Green says there’s likely to be a 10 per cent swing “as a start” - the result of losing Turnbull’s personal vote and a generally more intense battle. He says “the only danger” to the Liberals not winning the seat is high profile independent Kerryn Phelps but she may have made it harder for herself by “mucking up her preference comments earlier”. Liberal candidate Dave Sharma recognises the public’s disappointment and disillusionment with politicians and if elected is keen to “help improve the tone of the debate in Canberra”. He accepts “absolutely” the science of man-made or anthropogenic climate change and believes in Australia “keeping our international commitments” on Paris. Labor’s Tim Murray is “quite confident” he will finish second on the primary vote (although the ALP’s best chance of ousting the Liberals is to run third and help elect Phelps with its preferences). On the issue of asylum seekers, which has dogged his party, Murray says a Labor government should press for New Zealand to take more than its original offer of an annual 150: “Taking 300 would go a long way to resolving the problem of children being held in detention”. Phelps says she has received a lot of thanks for putting her hand up for Wentworth but has also been subject to “dirty tricks”. Despite her confusing messages on preferences, she’s confident she can come second if enough “disaffected Liberals and people who agree with my progressive policy agenda are prepared to put their support behind [me].”

Katharine Murphy talks to Dr Kerryn Phelps, a former Australian Medical Association president and prominent same-sex marriage campaigner, about her independent candidacy in the Wentworth byelection. Phelps talks about the sentiment in the electorate for strong action on climate and energy, as well as the need to help asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island. But will her surprise decision to direct preferences to the Liberal party alienate progressive voters? Wentworth byelection: Dave Sharma and his battle to make voters forget Turnbull Kerryn Phelps urges PM to release Ruddock religious freedom review before byelection

In this episode, James Ledbetter, the Editor in Chief of Inc. Magazine and Inc.com. joins us to lend his wisdom and advice for entrepreneurs. James has worked at Time Magazine, Reuters, The Village Voice and many other publications and he’s also the author of several books, the most recent One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries. Visit James at Inc.com at: https://www.inc.com/author/james-ledbetter/ Featured Pitch Presenters: Raghav & Dave Sharma with Perfitly, at http://www.perfitly.com/ Omar Isaac with Sidekcks Co, at https://www.sidekicksco.com/ Jurgun Beneke with Dahanger, at https://dahanger.co/ Visit the https://www.gearhartlaw.com/passage-to-profit-show/ for updates and the current pitch contest.

In this episode, James Ledbetter, the Editor in Chief of Inc. Magazine and Inc.com. joins us to lend his wisdom and advice for entrepreneurs. James has worked at Time Magazine, Reuters, The Village Voice and many other publications and he’s also the author of several books, the most recent One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries. Visit James at Inc.com at: https://www.inc.com/author/james-ledbetter/ Featured Pitch Presenters: Raghav & Dave Sharma with Perfitly, at http://www.perfitly.com/ Omar Isaac with Sidekcks Co, at https://www.sidekicksco.com/ Jurgun Beneke with Dahanger, at https://dahanger.co/ Visit the https://www.gearhartlaw.com/passage-to-profit-show/ for updates and the current pitch contest.