About this episode

Phillip Coorey discusses the challenges facing Australia's political landscape and the implications of recent budget decisions.

Political editor Phillip Coorey on the government’s budget backdowns, the increasingly crowded field in Australian politics and why it will be a bumpy two years to the next election. This podcast is sponsored by  Workday Further reading: PM wins round one of the budget battle, at a cost Proper process, good policy and taxpayers’ money were among the casualties of this week’s rush to legislate the budget. Finally, the teals discover that the Senate is where it’s at By forming a new party – Community Strong Australia – lower house independents are finally realising that true policy influence lies in the upper house. While Hanson stumbles, Taylor’s Coalition is quietly sinking One polling setback does not a crisis make for One Nation, but it is a reminder that major parties are subject to more questioning and scrutiny. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Phillip Coorey

Topics covered

• Australian politics
• two-party system
• government budget
• elections
• independents
• Senate influence

Keywords

• Australia
• politics
• budget
• election
• independents
• Senate
• two-party system

Sponsors

Workday

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, Community Strong Australia, Australian Financial Review

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