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Keep the Bastards Honest

Keep the Bastards Honest

By: Australian Democrats
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 Keep the Bastards Honest is the podcast of the Australian Democrats political party. KTBH is where we join the political conversation in #auspol, and explore not just our policy positions and values, but with relevant experts the science and evidence that underpins possible policy solutions for the challenges facing Australia today.© 2021 Australian Democrats Political Science Politics & Government
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  • 40. An election result for the ages

    40. An election result for the ages
    May 12 2025
    Well… no one was expecting that result, not even the Labor Party. Join Elana, Steve and a rehabilitated former Liberal as they consider the immediate aftermath of the election, while they wait for the very complicated count to be completed and the results finalised. Show Notes That final YouGov MRP that every sensible election watcher guffawed at and immediately dismissed as wildly overstated, but ultimately proved to be slightly understated for Labor, but overstated for the Greens, Coalition and Independents… The two party preferred poll trend that Elana referred to as the reason why every sensible election watcher guffawed at ...
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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • 39. The education election

    39. The education election
    Apr 30 2025

    Education is possibly the third pillar of the cost of living crisis, in that it impacts young people and their families at almost every stage of life before the age of 30. Elana going to take you through the suite of policies we’ve developed for each stage of education, and then, because she's nothing if not a completionist, she's going to add art, science, and civics to the curriculum.

    Show notes

    Our early childhood education and care platform

    Our schooling platform

    Our higher education platform

    Our arts platform

    Our science platform

    Our platform on reforming the constitution

    Article on the S44 problems a Greens candidate ran into in Tasmania

    Our platform on lowering the voting age to 16

    6 News Australia WA Senate Debate
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    56 mins
  • 38. The health election

    38. The health election
    Apr 29 2025

    Picking up from our last episode, Elana will take you through what is essentially the other half of the cost of living crisis - health, and access to healthcare. The growing inequality in Australia is exacerbated by the increasingly difficult access to quality healthcare that the electorate is experiencing. Poor physical, mental and dental health has profound impacts on people’s economic security and ability to live productive and fulfilling lives. So let’s explore the suite of policies that the Australian Democrats have developed to address these increasingly urgent issues facing Australia.

    Content warning: several of the policies in this episode reference suicide, anxiety, depression, and violence. Listener discretion advised. You can contact LIfeline on 13 11 14.

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    Our good health policy platform

    Our youth mental health platform

    Our platform to reduce gambling harm

    Our platform to address family violence.
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    29 mins

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