Ask me anything: ‘melon-gate’, One Nation’s media ban and the PM’s ambition
About this episode
The episode discusses recent political events in Australia, including 'melon-gate' and government ambitions regarding gambling reforms.
Federal parliament has returned from winter break with a frenetic start to the second half of the political year. There were days of commentary and squirming over ‘melon-gate’ and, with Labor planning to make a deal with the Coalition to pass gambling reforms, there are still doubts about the government’s ambition in its second term. Tom McIlroy, Krishani Dhanji, Josh Butler and Sarah Basford Canales, from Guardian Australia’s Canberra bureau, answer questions from listeners and readers
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