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  • Mathias Cormann’s prescription for tackling grievance politics

    October 23, 2026 · 30 min

    Former Finance Minister and now OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann says the cost-of-living crunch is fuelling frustration and pulling voters to populist parties.

  • Victoria: Messiahs and naughty boys

    October 22, 2026 · 27 min

    Victoria's political leaders are fessing up to drug taking and not paying for petrol. The major parties aren't banning abortion, but instead competing to make abortion free.  Politics has changed.  The tectonic plates of politics are…

  • A kinder, gentler politics

    October 22, 2026 · 42 min

    The devastating alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines has sent shock waves through Australian politics across the week. Urgent questions about the safety of our elected representatives, and the state of political debate, are being…

  • How do we change the political tone?

    October 21, 2026 · 26 min

    How do you keep politicians safe without shutting the public out? Following the alleged attack on Helen Haines, calls for greater protection are growing, as MPs grapple with the threats that come with public life - while the motive behind…

  • Has politics changed forever?

    October 20, 2026 · 29 min

    "This wasn't an accident. This was a deliberate act.” Stark words have been shared by the Prime Minister following a devastating alleged attack on Independent MP Helen Haines yesterday afternoon, who remains in a critical condition. As…

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  • An ugly internal Greens war

    October 19, 2026 · 29 min

    Tensions inside the Greens are boiling over. WA Senator Jordon Steele-John says rumours about his conduct are being weaponised for political purpose - allegations he strongly denies. Now he’s taken to social media to insist he’s “not on…

  • Is the government losing the trust of small business? | Insiders On Background

    October 16, 2026 · 26 min

    After prompting an intervention from the Prime Minister over the ATO's controversial credit card ban, ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar unpacks the fallout and the government's impending trust tax changes.

  • Victoria! One Nation! A state election question bonanza

    October 16, 2026 · 33 min

    It’s Question Time - and not just any Question Time - a Victorian state election special! With one of the most consequential state elections of 2026 fast approaching, Victoria has been on your minds. So PK and Fran enlist friend of the…

  • A sitting week with spooks and ghosts

    October 15, 2026 · 42 min

    It’s been a strange sitting week in Canberra, with the Albanese government trying to push through a packed legislative agenda - only to find itself repeatedly dragged onto political ground it hadn’t planned for. Labor was slow out of the…

  • Got a problem? Just text the PM

    October 14, 2026 · 24 min

    Are the Prime Minister and his treasurer working together, or are they being played off against one other? Midway through a sitting week, the government has managed to put itself back in the firing line with small business over the ATO’s…

  • 'Spicy' late night letters about an AI world

    October 13, 2026 · 32 min

    The political fight is moving more and more online. AI companies want to build, train and expand in Australia, but the welcome mat now comes with conditions - including from a bipartisan committee sending letters pushing for tougher rules…

  • Is Josh Frydenberg back?

    October 12, 2026 · 29 min

    Parliament is back for another sitting week and Jacob Greber is back on the podcast! But as Jacob tells PK, it's already looking like a "tricky" week for the Albanese government, with no clear passage for their legislative agenda. And PK…

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