A Democracy Sausage for the Teacher
From Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny by The Australian National University
May 28, 2026 · 1h 15m
About this episode
This episode discusses the growing distrust in politics among young voters and the challenges political parties face in engaging them.
Have young voters lost faith in the major political parties and politics in general? Did the recent federal budget go far enough in addressing the generational wealth gap and what will it take for political parties to successfully engage young voters? In this special classroom edition of Democracy Sausage, Dr Jill Sheppard joins the DS team and heads back to school (literally) to discuss the growing distrust in politics amongst young voters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Mark Kenny
Guest: Dr Jill Sheppard
Topics covered
- young voters
- political parties
- generational wealth gap
- political engagement
- distrust in politics
Keywords
- young voters
- political parties
- federal budget
- generational wealth gap
- political engagement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Democracy Sausage, The Australian National University
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