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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Professor Marcia Langton on the Voice’s powers and potential
Episode 338
Professor Marcia Langton holds the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, and was co-author (with Professo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium
Episode 337
The Liberals have formally decided to oppose the Voice. Peter Dutton has declared he will campaign against it, a high risk strategy when polls are sh…
3 years, 2 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lambie urges return of former employment program for Indigenous communities
Episode 336
Senator Lidia Thorpe’s defection from the Greens changed the power dynamic in the Senate. Now the government needs two crossbenchers (and the Greens)…
3 years, 2 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael Brennan on Australia’s parlous productivity growth
Episode 335
The Productivity Commission’s nine-volume report has a tough central message. It says productivity policy has to focus on the areas that have proven …
3 years, 2 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election
Episode 334
Voters in New South Wales are heading to the polling booths on March 25. For both Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns, it is their…
3 years, 3 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation
Episode 333
Treasurer Jim Chalmers sparked a political row when he announced a tax hike on superannuation concessions for accounts with balances over $3 million,…
3 years, 3 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens leader Adam Bandt on trying to force Labor’s hand on reform
Episode 332
Adam Bandt aspired to power-sharing with a Labor government. That was never going to happen but, possessing the major slice of the balance of power i…
3 years, 3 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Frank Brennan on rewording Voice question
Episode 331
Frank Brennan has been involved over decades in the big debates in Indigenous affairs. A Jesuit priest and an academic expert on the constitution, Br…
3 years, 3 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kate Chaney on life as a teal MP
Episode 330
Kate Chaney was one of half a dozen new “teal” MPs elected to parliament last year, winning the previously solid Liberal seat of Curtin in Western Au…
3 years, 4 months ago
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on Alice Springs and the Voice
Episode 329
In this podcast, Michelle talks with Malarndirri McCarthy, Labor senator for the Northern Territory and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians…
3 years, 4 months ago