Politics with Michelle Grattan

Shadow spokesman for immigration Richard Marles talks to Michelle about the Moss Report, offshore detention centres, turning boats back and much more.

Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Darren Chester talks to Michelle about The Nationals, the place for ordinary people in politics, coal seam gas and much more.

Michelle Grattan talks to economic commentator Tim Colebatch about the Intergenerational Report.

Shadow Communications spokesman Jason Clare talks to Michelle about the controversial metadata legislation, reforms to Australia Post and much more.

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird is facing an election campaign, he talks to Michelle about privatisation, Tony Abbott's leadership, if federal issues will encroach on the NSW campaign and more.

Michelle talks to the independent member for Indi Cathy McGowan about voter disillusionment with politics, community engagement, technology issues facing rural Australia and the upcoming federal budget.

Brian Schmidt is an astronomer, Nobel laureate and a council member of the Australian Academy of Science. He talks to Michelle about climate change, a new publication by the academy aimed at clearing up confusion about climate science and the policy process around the issue. 

Clive Palmer talks to Michelle about the Liberal spill, his party's result in the Queensland election, his stance on controversial legislation before the Senate and much more.

Mathias Cormann talks to Michelle about the leadership crisis in the Liberal party.

In our first podcast for 2015, Michelle is in Brisbane and talks to Griffith University's Professor Anne Tiernan, the Labor member for Rankin Jim Chalmers and Liberal Senator for Queensland Brett Mason.