By-election tea leaves

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Farrer by-election results on Australian politics, focusing on One Nation and the Liberal Party's challenges.

In the wake of a dominant political victory, what are the challenges for One Nation in navigating a path to opposition status in Australian politics?  Does Angus Taylor have the political capital to survive the long road back to political relevance for the Liberal Party? Will One Nation’s uncompromising anti-immigration rhetoric backfire in urban seats and do they have the party discipline to grow into an effective alternate party government?   Psephologist Ben Raue and Political scientist Dr Jill Sheppard join Democracy Sausage live in the Lowitja O’Donoghue Cultural Centre to dissect the Farrer by-election result and its implications, if any, on politics beyond.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Kenny

Guests: Ben Raue, Dr Jill Sheppard

Topics covered

• by-election
• political analysis
• One Nation
• Liberal Party
• Australian politics
• psephology

Keywords

• by-election
• One Nation
• Angus Taylor
• political capital
• anti-immigration
• Farrer
• psephologist
• political relevance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation

Places: Australia, Farrer, Lowitja O’Donoghue Cultural Centre

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