Parliament has wrapped for 2024 and politicians are now back in their electorates for the summer. Labor ended the year on a high, striking deals to pass more than 30 pieces of legislation through the Senate in just one day. And while the sitting year is over, speculation is still running hot over when the prime minister will call the federal election. Nour H ... Show More
Aug 22
Back to Back Barries: roundtable reforms, and diplomatic rows
Barrie Cassidy, Tony Barry, and George Megalogenis discuss how productive the economic roundtable in Canberra was this week, and which ideas the government will act on first. They also discuss how the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has handled Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued at ... Show More
30m 11s
Jul 2024
After the ‘revenge’ election, what’s politics going to be like now?
Thursday’s election results have transformed Parliament. Not only do Labour have a huge majority but also the smaller parties, the Liberal Democrats, Reform and the Greens made big gains.
There is also now a record number of women MPs, and first time MPs, many of them much ... Show More
28m 53s
Jun 2024
ELECTION EXTRA: Manifestos, Macron and Money Problems
Have the wheels well and truly fallen off the Conservative election campaign? After a dismal D-Day debacle and news that social media campaigning is suspended, Ed Balls and George Osborne question whether Rishi Sunak is just giving up.
Regardless, it’s manifesto launch week for t ... Show More
31m 17s
Jan 2025
January 6, Four Years Later
Congress will convene today to certify Donald Trump's election victory on the anniversary of the day his supporters stormed the Capitol. Republicans have big plans for Trump's first 100 days in office, but with their slim majority, it's going to be a major undertaking. Plus, we t ... Show More
48m 51s
Jul 2024
Maduro Opponents and U.S. Question Venezuelan Election Results
A.M. Edition for July 29. Strongman Nicolás Maduro declares victory in Venezuela’s presidential election, an unlikely result disputed by the country’s opposition. Plus, President Biden prepares to call for Supreme Court reforms, including a motion to overturn a ruling on presiden ... Show More
13m 55s
Jul 20
Billions in HECS relief on the way + Should 16yo's be able to vote?
Monday Headlines: HECS in the spotlight as parliament returns on Tuesday, Senator Pauline Hanson demands Mark Latham give up his seat, Pope condemns ‘barbarity of war’ as 73 killed waiting for aid in Gaza, Mushroom lunch survivor’s first comments after Patterson verdict, and the ... Show More
21m 15s
Sep 2024
Time to nationalise Ticketmaster? “Cigarettes & Alcohol”, the Grenfell Inquiry concludes
Parliament is back in session and so is Pod Save the UK! Coco is joined by Zoë Grünewald, filling in for Nish, to discuss Keir Starmer’s gloomy new lines trailing what’s shaping up to be a miserable Autumn budget. Free political point scoring around the Oasis/Ticketmaster fiasco ... Show More
53m 44s