Guardian Essential report: Australians don’t want the war on Iran – Australian politics podcast

About this episode

The episode discusses Australians' views on the government's support for the US's war on Iran and the implications of this relationship.

After Australia became one of the first countries to back the US’s war on Iran, this month’s poll shows voters are questioning Canberra’s relationship with the US and an increasingly unpredictable Donald Trump. Political reporter Josh Butler and the Essential Media executive director, Peter Lewis, discuss why Australians want the government to broaden our diplomatic relationships and if voters are blaming the government for being dragged along on Trump’s latest alarming intervention

People in this episode

Guests: Josh Butler, Peter Lewis

Topics covered

• Australian politics
• US-Australia relations
• public opinion
• diplomacy
• war on Iran

Keywords

• Australia
• US
• war on Iran
• public opinion
• Donald Trump
• diplomatic relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian

Places: Australia, US

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