About this episode

Fran and PK celebrate a decade of podcasting by discussing shifts in Australian politics with special guests.

It turns out Fran and PK may have invented podcasting? Well, maybe not quite .. but they have been getting behind the microphone to bring you The Party Room for a whopping 10 years! To celebrate a whole decade of the podcast, they were joined on stage by special guests Lenore Taylor and Casey Briggs to reflect on how Australian politics has shifted over the last 10 years , and where things are headed next. So, with the Farrer by-election looming, is the Coalition legitimising One Nation by preferencing them? And as voter demographics in Australia shift, with Millennials and Gen Z now the largest voting bloc, is the time right for the slow and steady Albanese Government to be brave on budget night? And PK lets us in on a little secret … because it turns out "everybody is going politics hot" — so what does that mean? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas are joined by Lenore Taylor, Journalist and Author and Casey Briggs, ABC Chief Elections Analyst for The Party Room LIVE! Got a burning question? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@abc.net.au

People in this episode

Hosts: Fran Kelly, Patricia Karvelas

Guests: Lenore Taylor, Casey Briggs

Topics covered

• podcasting history
• Australian politics
• voter demographics
• Coalition and One Nation
• Albanese Government budget

Keywords

• podcasting
• Australian politics
• Farrer by-election
• Coalition
• One Nation
• Albanese Government
• Millennials
• Gen Z

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia, One Nation, Albanese Government

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