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  • The post mortem: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

    The post mortem: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn
    May 5 2025

    The election's over, it's a resounding win for Labor, but what now? How will the Liberal party rebuild?

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    21 mins
  • Culture wars and costings: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

    Culture wars and costings: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn
    May 2 2025

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    17 mins
  • Pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind

    Pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind
    Apr 28 2025

    Ex-Labor strategist turned pollster Kos Samaras says both major parties have been slow in adapting to this year's huge pre-poll voter turnout.

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    19 mins
  • Scares and stunts in the home stretch: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

    Scares and stunts in the home stretch: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn
    Apr 24 2025

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    16 mins
  • Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Frank Bongiorno on dramatic shifts in how elections are fought and won

    Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Frank Bongiorno on dramatic shifts in how elections are fought and won
    Apr 23 2025

    From handling town hall hecklers to swaying voters through podcasts and online algorithms, Australian election campaigns have transformed in recent generations.

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    34 mins
  • Two blunders and tap dancing with the truth: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

    Two blunders and tap dancing with the truth: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn
    Apr 18 2025

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    14 mins
  • Politics with Michelle Grattan: Warwick McKibbin on trying to model economic certainty in uncertain times

    Politics with Michelle Grattan: Warwick McKibbin on trying to model economic certainty in uncertain times
    Apr 16 2025

    Joining us from Washington DC is Warwick McKibbin, an internationally renowned economic modeller from the ANU whose services are now in high demand.

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    27 mins
  • DOGEy Dutton and a dull debate: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

    DOGEy Dutton and a dull debate: election special episode with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn
    Apr 11 2025

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    19 mins