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Nepean By-Election's One Nation Surprise, NT Crisis & Why Japan Matters Right Now
May 4, 2026
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Australia’s Insurance Crisis, Gas Tax Debate & What Rwanda Gets Right
Apr 27, 2026
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Sydney, Housing, Harbour or Bust? Global Shipping Risks and the Straits that Control Everything
Apr 20, 2026
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GP Costs, Government Failure & What New Zealand Gets Right
Apr 13, 2026
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The Lie of Fuel Security, Political Theatre & Can NATO Fail?
Apr 6, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/4/26 |  Nepean By-Election's One Nation Surprise, NT Crisis & Why Japan Matters Right Now | The Nepean by-election and what it reveals about shifting voter behaviour, a confronting case in the Northern Territory and the questions it raises about national attention and response. We also look beyond Australia, as Japan’s Prime Minister visits and signals a deeper shift in the Indo-Pacific.--------------------------This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/https://www.thepubtestpodcast.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 4/27/26 |  Australia’s Insurance Crisis, Gas Tax Debate & What Rwanda Gets Right | Australia is facing a growing insurance crisis that could reshape where people can live, while debates over gas profits and taxation raise deeper questions about who really benefits from the country’s natural resources. The episode also explores Rwanda, one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, and whether its model of governance offers lessons for the rest of the world.--------------------------This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/https://www.thepubtestpodcast.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 4/20/26 |  Sydney, Housing, Harbour or Bust? Global Shipping Risks and the Straits that Control Everything | Sydney is often seen as Australia’s global city but is it still working for the people who live there? Neil and Erin break down the reality behind rising housing costs, urban planning decisions, and does the Sydney still pass the Pub Test?Then joined by Bec Strating the Director of the Centre for Global Security at La Trobe University to unpack what’s happening in one of the world’s most critical trade routes and why it matters far beyond the region.This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/ | — | ||||||
| 4/13/26 |  GP Costs, Government Failure & What New Zealand Gets Right | Australia’s healthcare squeeze is no longer abstract. This week, Neil Pharoh and Erin Watson unpack why seeing a GP has become harder and more expensive, why public systems feel less capable of delivering basic services and what New Zealand’s political system reveals about voting, coalition rule, and democratic stability. --------------------------This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/ | — | ||||||
| 4/6/26 |  The Lie of Fuel Security, Political Theatre & Can NATO Fail? | Australians are being told not to worry about fuel supply, but is the truth getting in the way of a good story?Why Albanese’s address to the nation may have been more than reassurance.& whether NATO is starting to crack under pressure.Ed Mason is a Jet Zero biofuel project developer.https://jetzero.com.au/--------------------------This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/https://www.thepubtestpodcast.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-BrownAustralia is confronting a fuel vulnerability that has suddenly moved from policy background noise to national political crisis. This episode breaks down Australia’s dependence on imported fuel, the case for sovereign capability, the Prime Minister’s rare address to the nation, and how different states are responding as the pressure builds. It also turns outward to NATO, Trump and the future of alliance politics.What matters here is not just the headline event, but the structural weakness underneath it. Neil Pharaoh and Erin Watson bring political and geopolitical analysis to stories that are bigger than the daily spin cycle, connecting Australian politics to the wider international system. | — | ||||||
| 3/30/26 |  Victoria’s Free Public Transport, Tax Reform & Why Sri Lanka Suddenly Matters | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.What Victoria’s free fares can’t actually fix.Why Australia’s tax system no longer rewards work.& how Sri Lanka’s strategic position suddenly matters againThis episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/https://www.thepubtestpodcast.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 3/23/26 |  One Nation Rising, Petrol Prices Spike & Is Australia Facing a More Dangerous World? | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.What South Australia’s election result really says about One Nation and the Liberal vote.Why petrol prices keep rising and how Australia left itself so exposed.& what instability in the Middle East could mean for the region and for Australia.This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/https://www.thepubtestpodcast.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 3/16/26 |  Canberra Said No, Howards Gun Laws & Why Britain Has No Way Out | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.The parliament that voted to abolish itself and why Canberra runs the way it does.The gap in Australia's gun laws that thirty years on, nobody has fixed.& Why Nigel Farage is a symptom of a class system the UK can't escape.This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/https://www.thepubtestpodcast.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  Victoria's Debt Problem, The Political Pension Debate and What Makes Greenland so Valuable? | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.Victoria’s growing debt and how it could shape the upcoming state election.The political pension debate and whether the system still makes sense in modern politics. & Greenland’s growing strategic value and why it has become a geopolitical prize.This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown--- | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  The ISIS Bride Problem, Trump's War in the Middle East and Albanese's Bad Week | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.Albo’s rough week. One Nation rising, the Grace Tame backlash and a bomb scare at the Lodge.The ISIS brides debate, national security, child protection and the hard choice no one wants to own.What the hell is happening in the Middle East and what it means for Australia.—-Mat Tinkler is Group CEO of Save the Children Australia.https://www.savethechildren.org.auThis episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
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| 2/23/26 |  Prince Andrew Arrested, State Election Bloodbath & The Rise of India | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.Prince Andrew’s arrest and what it means for the monarchy.Is the Liberal Party collapsing in South Australia?& What Australia still doesn’t understand about India.This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown0:00Prince Andrew Arrested 17:05 South Australian Election30:23 Why Australia won't ditch the King44:24 Rise of India | — | ||||||
| 2/16/26 |  Liberal Spill, Four-Year Terms & A Female Dictator in North Korea? | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.What Sussan Ley’s departure and the Liberal spill mean for Farrer and the future of the Coalition.Why a four-year federal term might be more achievable and less controversial than you think.& Could North Korea be preparing the world’s first female dictator and what would that really change?0:00 Start1:21 Liberal Spill and Focus on Farrer25:08 Four Year Terms 46:24 North Korea and the first Female Dictator This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  The $300k Housing Trap, WA's Mining Identity & Israel’s New African Ally | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.Australian Housing Policy: Who broke the Australian Dream?What Western Australia’s mining identity says about the rest of the country.Israel’s recognition of Somaliland and what it means for the Horn of Africa.0:00 Start 19:34 Australia's Housing Crisis30:00 Israel’s recognition of Somaliland & The Horn of AfricaThis episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 2/2/26 |  One Nation’s Surge, Mark Carney’s Warning & How Social Media Shapes Politics | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.What One Nation’s surge says about the state of Australian politics.Mark Carney’s Davos speech: How can middle powers navigate the global rupture?How social media is shaping Victorian Politics.0:00 Start2:25 Mark Carney & Canada19:36 Pauline Hanson's One Nation Surge37:22 Victorian Politics and Social Media ---This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  The Rise of Pauline Hanson, the Australia Day Debate & Ukraine at War | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.How the Liberals are helping Pauline Hanson rise.Australia Day and whether there’s a way through the endless debate.Ukraine at war and how global leadership is measuring up.0:00 Start 0:0015:00 Quick Recap of the week 25:43 Queensland Politics43:08 Australia Day Debate51:51 Ukraine at War---This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | Victoria Fires & Floods, Parliament Recall, Iran Explained (ft. Kylie Moore-Gilbert) | Big events. Hard questions. No spin. Victoria’s fires and floods — and the politics of response. Canberra recalls Parliament for gun reforms and hate laws after Bondi. Iran, the blackout and what’s really happening — with Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert.---The Uncaged Skyhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Uncaged-Sky-days-Iranian-prison/dp/1761150405Dr Kylie Moore-Gilberthttps://www.instagram.com/kyliemooregilbert/?hl=enhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Uncaged-Sky-days-Iranian-prison/dp/176115040500:00 Start01:34 Victorian Bushfires 19:58 Parliament Recalled: Hate Speech & Gun Reform43:07 ABC Breakfast 45:32 Iran Explained (ft. Kylie Moore-Gilbert)---This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Bondi Royal Commission, NSW Election & The Venezuela Situation | Big events. Hard questions. No spin.Bondi and a Royal Commission.NSW politics on the long road to 2027.Venezuela after the US operation that captured Nicolás Maduro — and why Australia should care.Note: This episode was recorded before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion was announced. We include an update after our initial recording.0:00 Start2:16 NSW Election11:47 Bondi Shooting Royal Commission + Update33:12 Venezuela This episode was powered by Tanck and Baker & Yorkhttps://tanck.com.au/https://www.bakerandyork.com/Produced by Keehlan Ferrari-Brown | — | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | The Pub Test | Teaser | Australian politics, minus the spin. Neil Pharaoh and Erin Watson put the week's biggest political stories through the pub test - does it make sense, is it fair, and what does it really mean? New episodes weekly. | — | ||||||
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