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Best podcasts about Karen Middleton

Latest podcast episodes about Karen Middleton

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia correspondent - Karen Middleton

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 9:21


Karen Middleton discusses the collapse of the century-long coalition between the conservative Liberal and National parties.

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 13:44


Karen Middleton looks at the strategy behind the Labour victory in the Australian elections, the mushroom murder trail attracting international attention and NZ's former police chief, Mike Bush, is appointed Victoria's police commissioner.

7am
How this victory will change Anthony Albanese

7am

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 15:51 Transcription Available


Karen Middleton has known Anthony Albanese for more than 30 years – since before he entered parliament. She’s watched his rise, and documented the moments that have shaped the leader he is today. And Karen says this election is going to change Anthony Albanese, in ways that will change the country too. Today author of Albanese: Telling it Straight Karen Middleton, on why Anthony Albanese won – and what the next three years of Labor government will look like. If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Journalist and author of Albanese - Telling It Straight Karen Middleton Photo: AAP Image/Lukas CochSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Election latest, tariff twist, Virgin travails

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 8:54


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the latest political polls ten days out from the election which point to Anthony Albanese's government being returned. 

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Trump fallout, Darwin Port, medical drone trial, Mokbel free

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 10:35


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton with the latest from Canberra and beyond.

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Budget details, Olympic backflip, Socceroos win

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 11:57


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton on the federal Budget  and Queensland's new stadium for the 2032 Olympics 

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: no exemption for US tariffs, Cyclone Alfred washup

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 8:14


US tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from Australia will not being granted an exemption - Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn.

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Chinese games, election guesses, spider drive

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 10:52


RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Trump plumping, ancestral repatriation, pets on planes

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 9:00


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton says PM Anthony Albanese had been trying to persuade US President Donald Trump to exempt Australia from the planned 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports - but the country got singled out for criticism anyway. 

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Holiday controversy, antisemitism and neo-Nazis

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 11:50


RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Bali 9 returns, Fiji poisonings, Qantas combo

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 7:05


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the return of five of the nine Australians who were convicted over heroin smuggling in Bali and a flesh-eating bug in NSW.

Australian politics live podcast
Does the economy need a defibrillator? Cherelle Murphy on what might get it going again

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 36:53


Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Cherelle Murphy, chief economist for EY Oceania, about this week's sluggish national accounts figures and how the government can revive a barely breathing economy

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Military offenders out, Bali 9 extradition

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 9:15


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton talks abou changes in the military over sexual misconduct, what's happening with the last of the Bali 9 and the sale of Sir Don Bradman's hat.

Australian politics live podcast
Chris Bowen on Cop29, reducing emissions and rolling out renewables

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 42:19


Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen. They discuss the wins and losses from the recent Cop29 climate conference in Baku, the pace of the transition to renewables and whether Australia needs to brace for blackouts over summer

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Laos poisoning, social media ban, heatwave warnings

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 6:38


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the poisoning deaths of two Australians in Laos, along with four other backpackers, which is concerning parents seeing off their 'schoolies' on overseas trips. 

Australian politics live podcast
Amanda Rishworth on tackling gender-based violence

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 37:05


This Monday marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the social services minister, Amanda Rishworth, about battling online misogynists, and stopping the welfare system empowering angry exes

Nightlife
Nightlife News Breakdown - Karen Middleton - Guardian Australia

Nightlife

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 18:03


Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Karen Middleton, Chief Political Editor for The Guardian Australia. 

Full Story
Clare O'Neil on Labor's plan to fix the housing crisis

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 31:13


Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal housing and homelessness minister, Clare O'Neil.They discuss the housing crisis, whether a double dissolution is on the horizon, and the role housing will play in the upcoming federal election

Australian politics live podcast
Clare O'Neil on Labor's plan to fix the housing crisis

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 30:45


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

Full Story
Arthur Sinodinos on what Trump keeping his promises means for Australia

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 43:57


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Arthur Sinodinos AO, former ambassador to the US, chair of the Australia Practice at the Asia Group, as well as a former Liberal senator and adviser to John Howard. They talk about why Americans voted as they did, what the outcome means for Australia's upcoming election, and how big a threat Donald Trump's plans are to the Australian economy and security in the region

Australian politics live podcast
Arthur Sinodinos on what Trump keeping his promises means for Australia

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 43:43


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Arthur Sinodinos AO, former ambassador to the US, chair of the Australia Practice at the Asia Group, as well as a former Liberal senator and adviser to John Howard. They talk about why Americans voted as they did, what the outcome means for Australia's upcoming election, and how big a threat Donald Trump's plans are to the Australian economy and security in the region

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Airbus Albo, ABC apology, the Big Race

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 5:51


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the allegations continuing to dog Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, another interest rate hike and an apology from the ABC. 

Australian politics live podcast
Bridget McKenzie on the Qantas saga and conflicts of interest

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 39:34


Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal shadow transport and infrastructure minister, Bridget McKenzie. They discuss the prime minister's upgrades with Qantas, opposition leader Peter Dutton's free flight care of Gina Rinehart, and whether the parliamentary register of interests needs an overhaul

Full Story
Anthony Albanese and the Qantas firestorm

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 21:12


Just two weeks ago, the prime minister was engulfed in a crisis of optics when he bought a $4.3m property in middle of a housing crisis. Now he is under pressure once more for allegedly seeking free Qantas flight upgrades directly from then CEO Alan Joyce while serving as transport minister and opposition leader – allegations he has denied. Reged Ahmad speaks to political editor Karen Middleton about the politics of perks and why the PM is facing a possible perception problem

Full Story
Why Lidia Thorpe's royal protest continues to hit a nerve

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 20:24


Independent senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe's protest before King Charles in the great hall of Parliament House last week caught news attention around the globe. While it prompted a few reactions, it also started a conversation about the British monarchy's role in the lasting legacy of colonisation for First Nations people. Reged Ahmad speaks to political editor Karen Middleton about why Australians can't stop talking about the royal protest and what it means for Thorpe's role as a senator You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Australian politics live podcast
Bob Brown on Lidia Thorpe and the right to protest

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 38:39


Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with Bob Brown – environmentalist, social justice campaigner, former senator and leader of the Australian Greens. They talk about the right to protest in a democracy in light of Lidia Thorpe's recent protest against King Charles during his visit to Parliament House in Canberra, and Bob Brown's decision to speak out against George W Bush in 2003

Australian politics live podcast
Guardian Essential report: why has support for the Australian republic gone tepid?

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 22:26


Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton and Essential Media executive director Peter Lewis take a look at the latest Essential poll to see how popular King Charles III is in Australia and what support there is to become a republic

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 5:02


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton discusses the reaction after King Charles and Queen Camilla were shouted at by an Indigenous senator, danced at by a bunch of students outside the Sydney Opera House and spat on by Hephner the alpaca.

The Daily Beans
OPERATION SAVE ABORTION | A Feminist Buzzkills Podcast Special Episode

The Daily Beans

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 42:20


WE DID A THING! Get your ear holes ready for our must-listen training sesh, Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiatives! November's election is creeping up, and we want to make sure YOU are geared up to protect abortion wherever you are. We've rallied together an all-star trifecta of folks who put in the WORK for pro-abortion ballot initiative campaigns from two of the TEN states that have abortion on their ballot, PLUS a guest from a state whose abortion amendment won last year! You're about to get ALLLLL the tea from ballot initiative experts and abobo-loving activists about how the process works, the challenges they face, and – most importantly – how YOU can plug in to help no matter where you live!Who's fighting the fight with us this week?Chris Love, Spokesperson from Arizona for Abortion Access, leads the conversation on all things ballot initiative in The Grand Canyon State. Kellie Copeland, Executive Director of Abortion Forward, representing Ohio, chats with us on their AMAZING win earlier this year and delivers hope for all of the ten abobo amendments on the November ballot. AND, Karen Middleton, President of Cobalt Advocates, drops her knowledge on what's next for Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom.Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu. HOSTS:Lizz Winstead @LizzWinsteadMoji Alawode-El @MojiLocksSPECIAL GUESTS:Chris Love IG: @MsChrisLove TW: @LegallyLoveKellie Copeland TW: @KellCope IG/TW/TikTok: @abortionforwardKaren Middleton IG: @KarenSMiddletonBALLOT INITIATIVE LINKS: Arizona: Arizona for Abortion Access IG/TikTok: @arizonaforabortionaccess TW: @azforaccessColorado: Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom IG/TW: @co4reproFlorida: Floridians Protecting Freedom IG: @floridareprofreedom @yes4Florida TW/TikTok: @yes4florida Maryland: Freedom in Reproduction – Maryland (FIRM) IG/TW: @mdreprofreedomMissouri: Missourians for Constitutional Freedom IG: @moconstitutionalfreedom TW: @Missourians4CFMontana: Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights IG/TW/TikTok: @mtreprorightsNebraska: Protect Our Rights IG/TikTok: @protectourrights2024 TW: @POR2024South Dakota: Dakotans for Health IG: @dakotansforhealth TW: @ForDakotansNevada: Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom IG/TW: @nv4reprofreedomNew York: New Yorkers for Equal Rights IG/TW: @Yesonprop1nyEPISODE LINKS:OpSave TOOLKITSOperation Save AbortionAbortion ForwardSIGN: Repeal the Comstock ActBUY: Reproductive Rights Wall Art!EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsAAF's Abortion-Themed Rage PlaylistFOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontTwitter ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFrontTALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!When BS is poppin', we pop off! Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.com Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill https://muellershewrote.substack.comhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

Feminist Buzzkills Live: The Podcast
OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: Abortion Ballot Measures

Feminist Buzzkills Live: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 42:20


FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE.  WE DID A THING! Get your ear holes ready for our must-listen training sesh, Operation Save Abortion: Ballot Initiatives! November's election is creeping up, and we want to make sure YOU are geared up to protect abortion wherever you are. We've rallied together an all-star trifecta of folks who put in the WORK for pro-abortion ballot initiative campaigns from two of the TEN states that have abortion on their ballot, PLUS a guest from a state whose abortion amendment won last year! You're about to get ALLLLL the tea from ballot initiative experts and abobo-loving activists about how the process works, the challenges they face, and – most importantly – how YOU can plug in to help no matter where you live! Who's fighting the fight with us this week?Chris Love, Spokesperson from Arizona for Abortion Access, leads the conversation on all things ballot initiative in The Grand Canyon State. Kellie Copeland, Executive Director of Abortion Forward, representing Ohio, chats with us on their AMAZING win earlier this year and delivers hope for all of the ten abobo amendments on the November ballot. AND, Karen Middleton, President of Cobalt Advocates, drops her knowledge on what's next for Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom. Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu.  HOSTS:Lizz Winstead @LizzWinsteadMoji Alawode-El @MojiLocks SPECIAL GUESTS:Chris Love IG: @MsChrisLove TW: @LegallyLoveKellie Copeland TW: @KellCope IG/TW/TikTok: @abortionforwardKaren Middleton IG: @KarenSMiddleton BALLOT INITIATIVE LINKS: Arizona: Arizona for Abortion Access IG/TikTok: @arizonaforabortionaccess TW: @azforaccessColorado: Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom IG/TW: @co4reproFlorida: Floridians Protecting Freedom IG: @floridareprofreedom @yes4Florida TW/TikTok: @yes4florida Maryland: Freedom in Reproduction – Maryland (FIRM) IG/TW: @mdreprofreedomMissouri: Missourians for Constitutional Freedom IG: @moconstitutionalfreedom TW: @Missourians4CFMontana: Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights IG/TW/TikTok: @mtreprorightsNebraska: Protect Our Rights IG/TikTok: @protectourrights2024 TW: @POR2024South Dakota: Dakotans for Health IG: @dakotansforhealth TW: @ForDakotansNevada: Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom IG/TW: @nv4reprofreedomNew York: New Yorkers for Equal Rights IG/TW: @Yesonprop1ny EPISODE LINKS:OpSave TOOLKITSOperation Save AbortionAbortion ForwardCitizens Not PoliticiansSIGN: Repeal the Comstock ActBUY: Reproductive Rights Wall Art!EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsAAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontTwitter ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFrontTALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE!When BS is poppin', we pop off!

Australian politics live podcast
David Pocock on why negotiation is key to good government

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 36:40


After almost a full term as a politician, independent senator David Pocock joins political editor Karen Middleton. They discuss why he thinks Labor's refusal to bargain with the crossbench is holding back changes that Australians need, if Albanese buying a multi-million dollar house this week is a bad look and what his past as a professional rugby player has taught him about his current job

Full Story
The Marles-Tarnawsky dispute

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 21:14


One of the Albanese government's most senior female advisers claims she has been barred from her office and effectively sacked. Richard Marles' chief of staff, Jo Tarnawsky, alleges that in a 45-minute phone call on 30 April – after she raised a complaint about other staff behaviour – her employer told her to find another job – and further alleges that was not fair. Political editor Karen Middleton speaks to Reged Ahmad about why Tarnawsky decided to share her story and what this all means for parliament's already maligned workplace culture You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Australian politics live podcast
The former NT attorney general on whether the criminal justice system is being used as a form of ‘racial control'

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 31:27


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with the member for Gwoja Chansey Paech about how Labor lost the law-and-order vote at August's election, and what the future holds a year on from the voice to parliament referendum

Full Story
Could the crisis in the Middle East reshape Australian politics?

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 20:42


This week marks the anniversary of the 7 October attacks by Hamas in Israel and the start of Israel's war in Gaza. One year on, and the conflict is deeply and personally felt here in Australia, by so many who grieve for the lives lost. And it has also redrawn domestic political faultlines. Political editor Karen Middleton tells Reged Ahmad how differing views of the Israel-Gaza war have percolated up into our political debate

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Bipartisan condolence fail, Tourettes apology

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 7:20


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at Parliament's failed attempt to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel with a commemorative motion.

Australian politics live podcast
The former deputy governor takes us inside the RBA

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 39:44


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with economist and former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank, Guy Debelle. They discuss how the board makes decisions about the economy and the pressure they face in taking all sides into account

Australian politics live podcast
Andrew Leigh on the power imbalance between supermarkets and their customers – Australian politics podcast

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 32:08


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks to Andrew Leigh, assistant minister for competition, charities and Treasury, about the federal government's draft of a food and grocery code of conduct. They also discuss negative gearing and Labor's census debacle You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

Australian politics live podcast
Guardian Essential Report: who wins in the political debate on housing?

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 28:04


Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, and Peter Lewis from Essential Media talk about Labor's stalemate on housing, as well as how voters feel about stronger privacy regulations and the proposed social media ban for children

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Phony discounts, no rate relief, miserable Aussies

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 11:06


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the legal action pending against the country's two largest supermarkets, which are accused of using fake discounts to lure customers.

Australian politics live podcast
A former White House staffer on if the US election will be won on vibes

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 42:20


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with former Kamala Harris White House staffer and PhD candidate Cory Alpert about the upcoming US election. Alpert explores some of the complexities of the US electoral system, the ‘October surprise', and the impact of algorithms on the race to the White House

Full Story
Retracing Labor's road to gender parity

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 18:56


In 1994 the Australian Labor party made the controversial decision to introduce quotas for women. Thirty years later, the rule has transformed the party, increasing the number of female MPs to 52.4% of the ALP caucus. Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton speaks to Nour Haydar about that landmark decision and why former prime minister Julia Gillard wants to see the rule adopted across parliament

Australian politics live podcast
Catherine King on reforming Australia's aviation sector

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 30:39


This week the federal opposition suggested that perhaps Qantas should be forced to sell off its low-cost stablemate, Jetstar. This followed the recent release of the federal government's aviation white paper, which includes ideas on how to make flights cheaper, boost competition and hold airlines to account for delays and cancellations. Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, talks with the minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government, Catherine King, about her government's plans for wide-ranging aviation reform and whether travellers will get a better deal

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Kid ban, veterans' inquiry, poo taboo

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 10:15


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at plans by the Albanese government to set a minimum legal age for using social media which could be as high as 16. 

Australian politics live podcast
Saul Eslake on falling inflation and when interest rates might finally come down

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 37:13


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with independent economist Saul Eslake about the government's attempts to deal with inflation and why prices are still so high

Full Story
What Labor's loss in the NT means for Australian politics

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 25:52


The Northern Territory election delivered an unmitigated disaster for Labor over the weekend, with the Country Liberal party sweeping to power on a promise to be tough on crime. Tamsin Rose speaks to Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton and Queensland state correspondent Ben Smee on how politicians from all sides are reading the results

RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Union rebellion, student cap, first class fiasco

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 4:22


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the massive protest by construction workers angry at the federal Labor government and in support of a controversial union forced into administration over alleged links to organised crime.

Australian politics live podcast
Andrew Bragg on housing, the ‘poison' of Nimbyism, and the NSW Liberal council election debacle

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 33:10


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with New South Wales Liberal senator Andrew Bragg about the Coalition's plan on housing, and the federal implications of the NSW Liberals' catastrophic failure to lodge paperwork for the local government elections

Full Story
Why Dutton wants to close the door to Gazan refugees

Full Story

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 21:55


Just three days after Asio chief Mike Burgess asked politicians to watch their words about the Middle East, Peter Dutton escalated his rhetoric against Palestinians fleeing Gaza. Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton and community affairs reporter Mostafa Rachwani tell Tamsin Rose about the political calculations behind the opposition leader's latest line of attack

Australian politics live podcast
Jim Chalmers on getting cost of living relief right and Dutton's divisiveness – Australian Politics podcast

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 39:29


Guardian Australia's political editor Karen Middleton speaks with treasurer Jim Chalmers about the governments economic track record, a busy week in parliament, and the nature of the current political debate

Australian politics live podcast
The next steps after an ‘extraordinary' apology

Australian politics live podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 40:04


Recently, the Northern Territory's police commissioner, Michael Murphy, issued an apology to the Indigenous people of his jurisdiction, declaring police have favoured protecting ‘settlers' over Aboriginal people and he is ‘deeply sorry for the hurt and injustices' this has caused them over more than a century. Murphy speaks to Guardian Australia's political editor, Karen Middleton, on the reasons behind the apology and the changes he plans to make to the police force