Australian Politics

Political editor Katharine Murphy talks to Catherine King, the minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government, about possible plans to review community development grants approved before the recent election and the challenges of developing modern, sustainable infrastructure

Katharine Murphy speaks to economics writers Shane Wright and Greg Jericho about Great Britain’s trickle-down woes, looming dangers in the world economy, and the future of the stage three cuts

Political editor Katharine Murphy returns to the podcast and is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis and the Australia Institute’s Ebony Bennett to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll. Together, they discuss stage-three tax cuts, demands for privacy law reforms and updates on the integrity commission

Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin talks to the chair of the government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce, Sam Mostyn, about the barriers women face in economic participation and how federal budgets, policies and social change can lead us towards a fairer Australia

Guardian political reporter Paul Karp is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis and the Australia Institute’s Ebony Bennett to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll, discuss the effect of Queen Elizabeth’s death on the future of an Australian republic, and look ahead to what the federal budget might contain

This week, while parliament is suspended, Guardian Australia’s politics team sit down to answer your questions. We cover when the right time is to start talking about a republic, Labor potentially watering down its plans for a federal Icac, along with the government’s ongoing response to Covid

Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin talks to Andrew Giles, Australian minister for immigration, citizenship and multicultural affairs, about Labor’s plan to improve the system for skilled migration and issues affecting migrants already in the country

Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Sarah Martin, is joined by Peter Lewis from Essential Media and Ebony Bennett and Bill Brown from the Australia Institute to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll, the week in politics and to unpack the new federal integrity commission How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know

Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin talks to Julie Collins, the federal housing minister, about Labor’s election promise to build 30,000 affordable homes and how she’s working with states and territories to address the social housing shortage Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast

Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin speaks to industry and science minister, Ed Husic, about how to encourage more innovation in Australia, if industries are ready for the new safeguard mechanism, and how we need to do more to provide affordable gas while we wait for new low emissions technology