Best Australian Politics Podcasts (2020)

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Welcome to Boonta Vista. It’s a comedy podcast! It's a show about Australia sometimes! We cover the important topics: what are those clowns in Canberra up to? Can nonna be used for military blast testing? Is Bigfoot circumcised? Subscribe for weekly bonus episodes at https://www.patreon.com/BoontaVista
 
Everything you need to know about Australian public policy in just 20 minutes. Grattan Institute is dedicated to developing high quality public policy for Australia’s future. Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia. Our podcasts concentrate on budget policy, economic growth, energy, health, institutional reform, household finances, school education, transport and cities.
 
For years Christopher Pyne was on the receiving end of a barrage of questions from the media and politicians but still managed to keep it together and had a successful career in politics. Now he is out of the game and risking it all to step out of his comfort zone and embrace a new world of media to turn the tables and go from the interviewee to the interviewer (…sort of). Hear the stories from guests that you’ve never heard before, as they succumb to what people describe as “the Pyne Effect”
 
Q&A is a television discussion program that focuses mostly on politics but ranges across all of the big issues that set Australians thinking, talking and debating. It is driven by interaction: Q&A provides a rare opportunity for Australian citizens to directly question and hold to account politicians and key opinion leaders in a national public forum.
 
From the corridors of power to the most marginal seats across the country, The Australian’s politics team will dissect the big stories making headlines as well as the hustings hijinks that will leaving you saying ‘strewth!’. A conversational podcast that brings the listener along for the ride with analysis but also humour.
 
What issues matter most to Australian Christians during an election? Hosts Tim Costello and Mel Wade talk to Australia's experts and leaders - including the ones that Christians don't usually get to hear from! Episode guests: Prof Ian Harper (Reserve Bank & Dean of Melbourne Business School, Melbourne University) - Economy; John Anderson (Former Deputy PM & Nationals Leader) - Religious Freedom; Natasha Stott Despoja (former senator & Ambassador for Women and Girls) - Women Dr Tim Flannery ( ...
 
The Loyrad Media Podcast is a podcast about free speech. Talking about the news of the day, politics, culture, ideas or wherever the conversation takes us. 1 on 1: An Interview Series talks with a new guest each episode about any topic under the sun. Anything that I think you will find interesting.
 
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Construction union officials are “living in La La Land” over plans for workers to get a three-day weekend every fortnight, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has said. Aussie dog owners will spend more on their canine companion over its lifetime than what you would pay for an entry level BMW, with pet owners expected to splash up to $65,000 on their furry…
 
IT was the police WhatsApp group that has led to a misconduct inquiry, two officers sacked, a man “loaded up” and wrongly charged — and the messaging app banned across the entire police force. CHARITIES whose members trespass or engage in illegal blockades will be stripped of their registration as the federal government steps up its war against “an…
 
Andrew, Theo, and Ben talk through all the exciting things happening at Foursquare, check-in with the New Jersey man using a sonic cannon to try and kill God, and learn all about the incredible folklore of the Kyrgyz Republic.***Support our show and get exclusive bonus episodes by subscribing on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BoontaVista***Email the show…
 
On the last sitting day of parliament, politics editor Katharine Murphy and political reporter Paul Karp talk to Labor MP Tony Burke about the government’s omnibus industrial relations bill. With unions concerned the provision will cut pay and conditions, Burke discusses how the Morrison government’s gagging of parliamentary debate is putting worke…
 
The far north coast of NSW has taken first place for the most shark-attack prone beaches in recent years. Five ex-Prime Ministers will roll up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine shot, to promote consumer confidence in the safety of the drug. Seven months after a mega boring machine punched through the second tunnel for the future Sydney Metro, cr…
 
A NEW six star Sydney hotel and a $1 billion investment in our city’s future will now go ahead, with the release of the final plans for the Pyrmont project today. AFTER a year of being locked down, hordes of Aussie holiday-makers are frantically snapping up getaway hot spots en masse while accommodation operators try to make up for lost time and pa…
 
On this Democracy Sausage Extra, Ian Dunt - host of the Oh God, What Now? podcast and author of How to be a liberal - joins Mark Kenny to discuss the history of liberal thought, how it has shaped present day politics, and the origins of the ‘culture wars’. Have the culture wars emerged out of the failures of liberalism? Why haven’t contemporary pol…
 
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has added fuel to the fire in the wake of the Afghan war crimes report, describing the alleged actions of Australian special forces soldiers as ‘cold-blooded murder’. Figures show nearly $1 billion worth of JobKeeper payments have been blocked, or taken back by the tax office. Another NRL star has been caught up in a…
 
Mick Tsikas/AAP This month Alan Finkel ends his term as Australia’s Chief Scientist. An entrepreneur, engineer, neuroscientist, and educator in his former life, Finkel describes the role he’s held since 2016 as consisting of two activities. There’s “reviewing” – briefing government on all matters scientific, including energy and climate change. And…
 
iI’s up to everyday Aussie revellers to get behind our wine sector with thousands of local producers’ livelihoods on the line thanks to a “bullying” Beijing’s trade brinkmanship after what has already been a horror period for the beleaguered industry. AN eight metre tall chrome statue of the bus bought by legendary Parramatta Eels coach Jack Gibson…
 
SPECIAL forces soldiers say the federal government’s ­enlistment of the Queen to allow them to be stripped of their medals shows the government was planning their punishment long before the Afghan war crimes report was released. SCHOOL principals across the state have blasted pushy “Karen”-style parents demanding to select their child’s favourite t…
 
Australia’s relationship with China continues to deteriorate, whether that’s through inflammatory tweets or trade troubles. And while there may be bipartisan support for Morrison’s response to the latest Twitter provocation, what is the government’s end game in its relationship with China? Australia’s relationship with China has been spiralling dow…
 
Australia is getting hotter, and Australians’ health is being harmed. Our health sector must do more to adapt to the reality of climate change.This podcast discusses Grattan's last report for the year, Climate change and health: preparing for the next disaster, with Will Mackey, Senior Associate, and Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications.Read th…
 
Andrew, Lucy, and Theo are joined by journalist Jim Malo to talk about Australia's (alleged) war crimes in Afghanistan, our dipshit media's response to those war crimes, and China using those war crimes to own Australia on Twitter.***Support our show and get exclusive bonus episodes by subscribing on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BoontaVista***Email the…
 
Police allege Tom Starling grabbed at an officer’s pistol before they punched him when he tried to intervene in a Central Coast brawl. Casual workers will be allowed to request a move to either a permanent part-time or full-time position in a new infustrial relations proposal. A capsule full of space rocks has fallen to the South Australian Outback…
 
Jack de Belin's cancer scare has emerged after the jury in his sexual assault trial were unable to reach a verdict last week. Sniffer dogs capable of picking up signs of COVID-19 could be stationed at airports next year. The Sunday Telegraph has exclusive access to results of a police strategy against warring families in Sydney's southwestern subur…
 
Katharine Murphy talks to MP Anne Webster after her defamation case against conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer. Webster intends to bring forward legislation that would force Facebook and other platforms to assume editorial responsibility for the content they publish, in an effort to combat proliferating misinformation. How would the legislation work?…
 
A decorated Afghanistan veteran thinks senior ADF leadership who trained Special Forces soldiers encouraged the attitudes of its top operators. There are calls for local councils to cut ties with Chinese sister cities. The consumer watchdog has found loyal bank customers are being dudded on home loan rates. Josh Addo-Carr has a lucrative offer from…
 
A decision will be made in less than a fortnight on the NSW Government's drugs plan. The Education Department will track public school students' progression after graduation to take the focus off the HSC. The jury’s retired to consider its verdict in the Jarryd Hayne sexual assault trial. Former star Gareth Widdop's slashed his asking price by a wh…
 
An offensive, fabricated tweet sent by the Chinese Foreign Ministry has taken relations with our biggest trading partner to an all-time low.Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s demands for an apology and for the tweet to be taken down have so far been ignored, so what’s the end game?Peter Hartcher, the Political and International Editor for The Age and …
 
What has 2020 taught us about Australia’s political leadership? From the devastating bushfires that affected so many in the early part of the year, to the states leading the charge on border closures to tackle the coronavirus, this year has seen dramatic challenges and some difficult choices from the country’s leaders. Insiders host David Speers jo…
 
NSW cabinet is split over a proposal to let drug takers escape penalties for personal use.The former wife of disgraced Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has spoken of her “hurt’’ at revelations of his relationship with Premier Gladys Berejiklian. NSW will enjoy eased restrictions on Monday. A doctor's warning that Penrith’s Brent Naden risked cardiac arrest…
 
Lukas Coch/AAP Chinese official Lijian Zhao’s tweeting an image depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife against a child’s throat and the subsequent angry exchanges is the latest incident in an exceptionally poor year for Australian-Chinese relations. Tensions deepened after Australia’s call for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus…
 
The Sydney mother of a girl with Down syndrome has embraced the successful launch of a children’s doll depicting the condition. Experts believe Twitter has prioritised its access to the Chinese market over removing a “vile” tweet from a Beijing official. The NRL will investigate Penrith Panthers star Brent Naden playing this year’s grand final with…
 
The PM has condemned a violent image shared by Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesman on Twitter with the Australian government appealing to the platform to remove the image. Funds raised by the 2021 release of Australian Firefighters Calendar will go towards wildlife rescue. Water restrictions will be lifted from today and replaced with guidelines f…
 
John Kerry being appointed as President-elect Joe Biden’s special climate envoy has the potential to encourage much stronger action by the world’s nations to tackle climate change. But it comes at a time when the great powers of the US, China, and Russia are at loggerheads on a wide variety of issues. So how will the global climate change, and what…
 
In 2020, the out of sight, out of mind attitude to older Australians had deadly consequences. By the end of Australia’s second wave in October 2020, there had been about 2,000 COVID-19 cases and 680 deaths in residential aged care – mostly in Victoria – accounting for about 75 per cent of Australia’s COVID-19 death toll. This rate of deaths in resi…
 
There are calls for the Australian Defence Force to reconsider stripping bravery awards from entire Special Forces units who served in Afghanistan, following damning accusations of alleged war crimes. Sydneysiders have sweltered through two consecutive days of temperatures above 40 degrees, for the first time in 80 years. In a troubling reminder of…
 
Lucy, Andrew, Theo, and Ben explore just how badly you can fuck up muck-up day, just how much Australian journalists want to be the Neutral Planet Guy, and just how easy it is to film your own ass shitting while you're on a video call.***Support our show and get exclusive bonus episodes by subscribing on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BoontaVista***Email…
 
The Morrison Government has made changes to its stimulus scheme, extending the construction commencement deadline from three months to six months. A report to be tabled in NSW Parliament this week has taken aim at the Department of Communities and Justice, claiming eight vulnerable children might be alive today if it had properly investigated their…
 
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