About this episode
The episode discusses current political events including Medicare, the NDIS inquiry, and Coalition preferences.
The Prime Minister is holding a Medicare card. Tony Abbott is spruiking a national tour. "Ditch the witch" is back in the headlines. Everything old is new again in politics this week. So what should we make of it all? Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly are joined by Katina Curtis, Canberra Bureau Chief at the West Australian to discuss everything from the NDIS inquiry to the continuing attempts to sell the Budget measures and discussion around Coalition preferences to One Nation. 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: Patricia Karvelas, Fran Kelly
Guest: Katina Curtis
Topics covered
- Medicare
- politics
- NDIS inquiry
- Budget measures
- Coalition preferences
- One Nation
Keywords
- Medicare
- Tony Abbott
- NDIS
- Budget
- politics
- Coalition
- One Nation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: West Australian, NDIS, Budget, One Nation
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