After promising and failing to set up a federal anti-corruption commission during the last term of parliament, Scott Morrison has faced a barrage of questions during the campaign over the future of a federal version of Icac. Meanwhile, if Labor wins the election, Anthony Albanese is promising to legislate a national anti-corruption commission by the end of 2 ... Show More
Aug 2020
Anthony Albanese: 'I know we will win the next election'
The federal leader of the opposition, Anthony Albanese, joins Guardian Australia’s political editor, Katharine Murphy, for a wide-ranging discussion on how to keep the government honest during the Covid-19 outbreak, climate change policy and what the Labor party needs to do to wi ... Show More
46m 38s
Jun 2022
Albanese Government faces huge energy challenge
Labor claims the east coast energy troubles are the result of the former Coalition government's mismanagement, but will this wash with the electorate? Meanwhile, PM Albanese also has a win on the minimum wage, as big business groups raise inflation fears. Plus, the Party Room exp ... Show More
36m 29s
Oct 2021
Johnson full of poems, puns, but not policy: Politics Weekly podcast
Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart dissect the prime minister’s speech at the Conservative party conference. Plus, Aubrey Allegretti looks at why some Tory MPs are warning the party over its plans to level up the country. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/p ... Show More
23m 30s
May 2022
Congress Gets Tough With McCarthy & Co
Members of Congress are no longer asking, they're ordering. The January 6 Select Committee issues subpoenas to GOP lawmakers Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Jim Jordan. Will any now participate in the investigation, and what would their colleagues do if the ... Show More
40m 32s