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Australian Politics

Australian Politics

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Guardian Australia's political team examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you© 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Politics & Government
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  • Accountability, robodebt and regional housing: Helen Haines unpacks it all
    Jul 11 2025
    Tom McIlroy speaks to independent MP Helen Haines to talk through her ambitious agenda for the new parliamentary term, her sharp disappointment with the robodebt royal commission fallout, and what the government’s response says about political accountability
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    24 mins
  • O’Brien on Liberal ‘soul-searching’ amid nuclear and net-zero policy review
    Jul 4 2025
    After a bruising election loss, the Coalition is at a crossroads. Can it reinvent itself as a credible alternative to Labor, or will internal divisions over nuclear energy, net zero and the Liberal party’s identity doom it to another term in opposition? Guardian Australia chief political correspondent, Tom McIlroy, speaks with the deputy opposition leader, Ted O’Brien, about the road ahead – from climate policy to rebuilding trust – and whether the Coalition can rise from the ashes of defeat
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    22 mins
  • Greens leader Larissa Waters on holding the Labor government to account — Australian Politics podcast
    Jun 27 2025
    The new leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Larissa Waters from Queensland talks about her vision for the party, the challenges of a shifting political landscape, and why she believes this is a moment for bold reforms Labor must rewrite current environment laws which ‘facilitate development’, says Larissa Waters
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    23 mins

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