Opportunity in chaos
From Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny by The Australian National University
April 1, 2026 · 1h 0m
About this episode
Mark Kenny and Frank Bongiorno discuss the implications of the Middle East conflict for Australia and the current political landscape.
What does the Middle East conflict mean for Australia and how instructive is the past in drawing parallels with the chaos of today? Will a global recession benefit One Nation in marginal, outer suburban electorates? How worried should the National Party be in the upcoming Farrer by-election? Can Albo manage the Trump relationship? Frank Bongiorno joins Mark to discuss his new role, instructional history, and the fallout for Australian politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Mark Kenny
Guest: Frank Bongiorno
Topics covered
- Middle East conflict
- Australian politics
- global recession
- by-elections
- historical parallels
- political relationships
Keywords
- Middle East
- Australia
- politics
- global recession
- One Nation
- National Party
- Farrer by-election
- Trump
- Albo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: One Nation, National Party
Places: Australia, Farrer
More episodes of Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny
- Contest for the populist vote · June 9, 2026 · 53 min
- China in the world · June 2, 2026 · 38 min
- A Democracy Sausage for the Teacher · May 28, 2026 · 1h 15m
- Budget, Smudge-it: truth, details and the aspiration wars · May 22, 2026 · 58 min
- Budget fight · May 19, 2026 · 49 min
- By-election tea leaves · May 12, 2026 · 58 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny podcast page.