Episodes
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
135 - LNP takes power in Queensland
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Ben is joined by Alexis Pink from ZZZ to discuss the LNP coming to power in Queensland. We discuss the divide between north and south, the performances of the minor parties and how this new LNP government might differ from the last LNP government.
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Monday Oct 21, 2024
134 - ACT election wrap-up
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Ben is joined by ACT historian Chris Monnox and Tasmanian psephologist Kevin Bonham to dig into the results of last weekend's ACT election, looking at the narrative, the likely shape of the new government and the close races not yet called.
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Friday Oct 18, 2024
133 - Final week of the Queensland election
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Ben is joined by Andrew Messenger from the Guardian to discuss the final stretch of the Queensland election campaign. We spend most of our time going through the key seats in each region of the state, and the issues that have dominated the campaign.
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Friday Oct 11, 2024
132 - ACT election preview
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Ben is joined by Jasper Lindell from the Canberra Times to preview the upcoming Australian Capital Territory election, with a Labor-Greens government facing the voters after 23 years of Labor government and 16 years of the Greens in the balance of power.
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Friday Oct 04, 2024
131 - Catching up on Queensland
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Ben is joined by Dennis Atkins to preview the upcoming Queensland state election.
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Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
130 - NSW council election results
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Ben is joined by Leo Puglisi from 6 News to analyse the results of the NSW local government elections.
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Friday Sep 06, 2024
129 - NSW council election preview
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Ben is joined by the Sydney Morning Herald urban affairs reporter Anthony Segaert to preview the upcoming New South Wales local government elections. We discuss some of the most interesting elections, the impact of the NSW Liberal absence and local party systems.
Sorry for the poor quality audio on my end - it seems like the recording connected to the wrong mic. Should still be clear enough.
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Monday Aug 26, 2024
128 - NT election - the 90s are back
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Ben is joined by the ABC's Thomas Morgan to discuss the results of the NT election. We talk about the CLP's big victory, how northern Darwin has flipped back after being solidly Labor for 23 years, and the rise of the Greens and independents on Labor's left flank.
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Monday Aug 19, 2024
127 - The NSW Liberal nomination mess
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
This is a solo episode, where Ben runs through all the key parts of the story of how and where the NSW Liberal Party failed to nominate almost a third of candidates for the NSW local government elections next month, covering the scale of the issue, what may have caused it, how it may affect the political balance in each council, the threat of legal action and what could be done to mitigate these issues for next election.
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Friday Aug 16, 2024
126 - NT election preview
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Ben is joined by NT political historian Robyn Smith to preview the upcoming Northern Territory general election. We discuss the seats in play, the events of the last four years and what might be coming on election day.
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