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Nov 17, 2023 • 25min
The return of David Cameron
The former British prime minister David Cameron has been installed as foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle, in which Suella Braverman was also sacked from the cabinet. Guardian UK political editor Pippa Crerar reports

Nov 15, 2023 • 22min
Guardian Essential report: does Australia belong in international affairs?
Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, is joined by Peter Lewis of Essential Media to discuss Anthony Albanese’s falling approval ratings, the changing public perspective on conflict in Israel and Palestine and explore why Australians increasingly want to ‘stay out’ of affairs on the global stage

Nov 10, 2023 • 50min
Katharine Murphy on Anthony Albanese’s China trip – Australian Politics podcast
Katharine Murphy, Political editor at Guardian Australia, shares her high-level thoughts on Prime Minister Albanese's China trip, including witnessing his meeting with President Xi Jinping. They discuss China's interest in joining a regional trade pact, tensions over human rights and Russia's support in the Ukraine war, and the domestic impact of Albanese's trip. Also, they analyze the Prime Minister's global trips and the challenges in Australia-China relations.

Nov 3, 2023 • 44min
Does the Reserve Bank have a steady hand on the tiller? – Australian Politics podcast
Political editor Katharine Murphy speaks to economics writers Shane Wright and Greg Jericho on the pain of rising interest rates, predictions for Tuesday’s RBA meeting and the economic tensions of climate change action Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Nov 2, 2023 • 26min
Guardian Essential report: is renewable energy misinformation working?
Guardian Australia’s political editor Katharine Murphy is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to discuss the renewable transition, impacts on communities and support for nuclear energy

Oct 27, 2023 • 45min
Simon Birmingham on international insecurity and the Liberal party’s broad church
Guardian Australia political editor, Katharine Murphy, talks to the federal opposition’s foreign affairs spokesperson, Simon Birmingham, about Australia’s international alliances, the insecurity that comes with global conflict, and the changing face of the Liberal party

Oct 20, 2023 • 34min
Andrew Giles on need for a new national racism strategy
Guardian Australia political editor Katharine Murphy talks to Andrew Giles, Australian minister for immigration, citizenship and multicultural affairs. They discuss Labors’ anti-racism strategies, and how social cohesion in Australia is at a tipping point following a bruising referendum, and an escalation of conflict in the Middle East.

Oct 18, 2023 • 27min
Guardian Essential Report: how the polls were right about the voice
Guardian Australia’s political editor, Katharine Murphy, is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to discuss the latest Guardian Essential poll

Oct 14, 2023 • 34min
What ‘no’ means for Australia
In the wake of Australia voting no to an Indigenous voice to parliament, the key voice architect Prof Marcia Langton said ‘reconciliation is dead’. Anthony Albanese disagreed, saying ‘tonight is not the end of the road’ as he called for ‘optimism’. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor, Indigenous affairs editor Lorena Allam and political editor Katharine Murphy about what the no vote means for Australia and for the fight for Indigenous rights

Oct 13, 2023 • 21min
Amy Remeikis factchecks misinformation about the voice
Misinformation and fear about the Indigenous voice to parliament has been spreading like wildfire. In the first referendum to be held in the age of social media, it’s never been more important – and more difficult – to sort fact from fiction. Now that voting day has finally arrived, here’s Guardian Australia’s political reporter Amy Remeikis factchecking the pervasive misinformation of the campaign