Politics with Michelle Grattan
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In this podcast Michelle Grattan speaks with Sean Kelly and Anne Tieran about where the political battle stands as we look to the 2022 federal election.
Kelly, a former staffer to then prime ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, has just written The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison. Anne Tieran, adjunct professor at Griffith University, has co-edited the newly-released book The Oxford Handbook of Australian Politics.
Kelly and Tiernan canvass a broad range of topics.
Will questions around the PM’s character be pushed aside by the economic debate? How potent will the climate issue be? How will well-funded independent candidates fare? What about the Greens’ ambitions? What’s happening in the vital state of Queensland? Will the women’s vote be especially significant this time? How would a hung parliament work out? How do voters feel after two years of COVID and what influence might this have?
Scott Morrison defends Katherine Deves (again), but slips up on surgery detail
Dave Sharma, Allegra Spender, and Kerryn Phelps on the contest for Wentworth
On the rate rise, Albanese’s launch and what a Frydenberg loss would mean for the Liberals
Economist Saul Eslake on why Reserve Bank needs to raise rates next week
Ray Hadley’s shouty assault on Albanese; the intractable Solomons issue; and the wider play of Deves
Andrew Wilkie invites independent candidates to call him for a chat about approaching a hung parliament
Joe Hockey on Trump, Biden, and the federal election
Morrison suggests voters judge him as they would their dentist
Josh Frydenberg is optimistic about wage growth
Word from The Hill: Next step for Morrison is visit to governor-general
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the budget Labor can’t oppose
Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine
Labor will give human rights award in memory of Kitching
Stay calm, petrol is headed down, budget is improving – economist Chris Richardson
Be careful what you say about your opponent’s ‘makeover’
Mark Maund on improving our resilience to deal with flood crises
Word from The Hill: Subs, floods and people saying it’s ‘time to give someone else a go’
Russian specialist Matthew Sussex on Putin’s potential to start wider war
Assistance for Ukraine and Peter Dutton’s fundraising
Australian politics in an uncertain world
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