Show overview
Australian Politics has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 330 episodes. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 38 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-GB-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 50 episodes already out so far this year. Published by The Guardian.
Episodes
330
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
31 min
Cadence
Weekly
From the publisher
Guardian Australia's political editor Tom McIlroy and team at Parliament House examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you
Latest Episodes
View all 330 episodesDavid Shoebridge on his plan to beat One Nation & replace Labor
Oct 1, 202634 min
Guardian Essential report: what do Australians really think about immigration?
Oct 1, 202624 min
Jim Chalmers on how Australia’s economy can survive in an uncertain world
Sep 22, 202626 min
Tony Burke on Labor’s immigration shake-up
Sep 18, 202619 min
Sarah Hanson-Young on big tech’s ‘attack on democracy’
Sep 11, 202627 min
Chanel Contos wants to fix our social media algorithms
Sep 4, 202620 min
Guardian Essential report: does One Nation have a fix for social isolation?
Sep 3, 202620 min
Who actually benefits from new datacentres in Australia?
Aug 28, 202631 min
David Pocock on the ‘real betrayal’ of Labor’s deal on gambling reforms
Aug 21, 202628 min
Ask me anything: ‘melon-gate’, One Nation’s media ban and the PM’s ambition
Aug 14, 202628 min
Introducing: Alan Jones on Trial
Aug 8, 202621 min
Can the government really get ahead of the curve on AI?
Aug 7, 202627 min
Governor general Sam Mostyn on the ‘growing catastrophe’ in our democracy
Jul 31, 202636 min
Guardian Essential report: the Labor health check
Jul 30, 202627 min
SA premier Peter Malinauskas at the ALP national conference
Jul 25, 202624 min
Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison: Paul Kelly on the Liberals’ identity crisis
Jul 16, 202630 min
Meet Darcy Byrne, the Labor mayor taking on pokies reform
Jul 10, 202629 min
Michelle Grattan and Melissa Clarke on the political year so far
Jul 3, 202629 min
Guardian Essential report: have Pauline’s policies plateaued her support?
Jul 2, 202623 min
Larissa Waters on the Greens’ CGT and negative gearing deal with Labor
Jun 26, 202629 min
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