Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny
304 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMark Kenny takes a weekly look at politics and public affairs with expert analysis and discussion from researchers at The Australian National University and beyond.
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How can Australia tackle wicked policy problems?
March 27, 2020 04:16 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBOn this Second Serve, we chat to senior public servant and policy expert Andrew Wear about his new book, Solved: How other countries have cracked the world's biggest problems and we can too. Why is Singapore such a leader in school education? What’s a small Danish island getting right on renewable energy? And why does Indonesia’s democracy outstrip Australia’s on some measures? On this Second Serve, Professor Mark Kenny chats with Andrew Wear about what Australia can learn from effective pu...
Strategic shifts, polarised policy, and mixed messages
March 23, 2020 06:08 - 57 minutes - 46.3 MBOn this episode, Mark Kenny, John Hewson and Rory Medcalf examine competition and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in light of COVID-19, and whether Australia’s government has been too cavalier in tackling the outbreak. With more and more restrictions coming into force across the globe in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, cooperation has become more crucial than ever – both between and within nations. In this episode, Professor Mark Kenny is joined by Professor Rory Medcalf and Dr...
Andrew Leigh on coronanomics
March 20, 2020 03:30 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBMark Kenny chats to Dr Andrew Leigh, Member for Fenner in the ACT and former economics professor at the Australian National University about the economics of the coronavirus. Can the world’s politicians find coronavirus solutions that are good for public health and for the economy? Why are people panic buying and what should supermarkets do about it? Should Australia be closing its schools? And could an upside of coronavirus be the end of ‘hot-desking’? We tackle these questions and more on...
Extra: Fintan O'Toole – the era of existential risk
March 18, 2020 14:18 - 48 minutes - 44 MBOn this very special Democracy Sausage podcast extra, Mark Kenny talks to the noted Irish columnist and author Fintan O’Toole about Brexit and the Irish border, global leadership, and democratic systems in a time of global crisis. Infection has driven major change in societies, including providing clean water and improved sanitation. So could the coronavirus pandemic crisis be the impetus for progressive and profound global change in public health systems and beyond? In this very special in...
COVID-19 and how to flatten the curve
March 16, 2020 08:58 - 53 minutes - 42.9 MBOn this episode, we discuss policy responses to the coronavirus, both in Australia and across the globe. As COVID-19 infection rates accelerate in Australia, state and federal governments have been called into action to reduce the damage. But has the response so far been adequate to ‘flatten the curve’? What can Australia learn from policy responses abroad? What is 'herd immunity'? And will Australia’s political leaders and policymakers be able to adapt and act quickly at this critical junc...
Will the stimulus deliver bang for the big bucks?
March 12, 2020 07:06 - 34 minutes - 27.4 MBOn this special episode of Democracy Sausage, our expert panel cast their eyes over Australia’s $17.6 billion stimulus package announced on Thursday. The Australian government has announced a huge stimulus package aimed at businesses and households, but will it work to tackle the potential impacts of COVID-19? Joining Professor Mark Kenny to analyse the announcement are social policy expert Professor Peter Whiteford and the business and economics Editor of The Conversation Peter Martin AM. ...
Stimulus shock and awe, and the Great Loo Roll Crisis
March 10, 2020 14:22 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBThis week our expert panel take a look at the possible economic impacts from COVID-19, what the government could and should do about it, and whether Australia’s public health systems are up to the job. Will the Australian government’s stimulus package prevent a slide into recession, and do the country’s health systems really have surge capacity to cope with the possible impacts of coronavirus? Those are some of the questions tackled by our expert panel on this week’s Democracy Sausage pod. ...
Brian Schmidt - Climate change, coronavirus, and universal challenges
March 07, 2020 02:59 - 43 minutes - 35.2 MBOn this Second Serve, we’re joined by the Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University, Professor Brian Schmidt AC, to discuss how to achieve negative emissions, frustrations with the climate change debate, the challenge of Coronavirus, and his vision for the national university. It’s been a challenging start to the year, with many impacted by fire, smoke, hail, and now COVID-19. Leading the response to all of it at The Australian National University has been Vice-Chancellor Profes...
Press freedom with Annika Smethurst
March 02, 2020 14:05 - 49 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this week’s episode, we talk about surplus politics and the government’s proactive response to coronavirus, plus freedom of the press with News Corp’s Annika Smethurst. In the wake of police raids on Annika Smethurst’s Canberra home and the ABC’s Sydney headquarters in 2019, media organisations have come together to advocate more adequate protection for journalists. Beyond advocating for their staff, the organisations say they are fighting for the future of investigative reporting on mat...
How the bushfires have changed the landscape for voters
February 26, 2020 01:02 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBOn this Second Serve, Professor Nicholas Biddle discusses new research about exposure to this season’s bushfires and its impact on the attitudes of Australians. The political fallout from Australia’s unprecedented bushfire season has been substantial, with the government receiving major criticism for its handling of the crisis. But how exactly has it impacted Australian attitudes towards climate and politics? Which voters have turned away from the government, who have they turned to, and is...
“The vision thing” with John Hewson
February 24, 2020 14:19 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBIn the new episode, we examine political vision and division after more than a decade of Australia’s climate wars. While the Australian government shifted its rhetoric on climate change in the wake of the bushfires, have leadership ructions in the National Party halted any movement on climate policy? Would a conscience vote on Zali Steggall’s climate bill give the prime minister an ‘out’ of his political bind? And does Australia need to be more comfortable with a ‘messy’ debate to encourage...
Ask Policy Forum: The podcast where you ask the questions
February 20, 2020 03:48 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBJoin us at the pod squad members’ lounge as we field your questions on all sorts of issues, from how countries are performing on emissions reduction to which politician you’d least like to be stuck in conversation with at the annual Midwinter Ball. On the first episode of our special Ask Policy Forum series, regular hosts and special guests crack a beverage and chat about what you want to know. Led by Chris Farnham of the National Security Podcast, kick back as Mark Kenny of Democracy Sausa...
Religious freedom and the fossil fuel flock
February 17, 2020 14:01 - 55 minutes - 51 MBOn this week’s Democracy Sausage, we chat about Australia’s religious freedom bill, the Parliament’s pro-coal wing, and the country’s search for political vision in challenging times. Has the National Party’s leadership drama made it harder for Prime Minister Morrison to pivot on climate policy? Is the government’s religious freedom bill a 'solution in search of a problem’? And who will take responsibility for outlining a positive, hopeful message on climate and culture? This week on Democr...
Understanding Coronavirus and the Coalition’s ills
February 10, 2020 14:04 - 45 minutes - 36.8 MBMark Kenny, veteran political journalist Malcolm Farr and Marija Taflaga chat about the week in politics, and Professor Peter Collignon joins us in the studio to discuss the emergence of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). After a disastrous start to the year, are the government’s political problems curable? On the new episode of Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny, Marija Taflaga, and Malcolm Farr discuss the limits of Scott Morrison’s political messaging and why the bushfire royal commission could b...
Second Serve: Brexit got done?
February 05, 2020 18:59 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBOn 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom formally left the European Union, three and a half years after the initial referendum. While many celebrated, Dr Rob Manwaring says the UK faces a herculean task before the transition period elapses at the end of the year. With a European free trade deal to negotiate, Scottish leaders pushing for independence, and the Irish border issue unresolved, is this just the beginning? Rob Manwaring is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Business, Law and Govern...
The unpreferred prime minister
February 03, 2020 16:00 - 48 minutes - 38.7 MBOn our first Democracy Sausage of the year, we talk #sportsrorts, bushfires and the prime minister’s falling poll numbers. Host Mark Kenny is joined by Kieran Gilbert, Sky News Australia’s Chief News Anchor, as well as ANU Crawford School of Public Policy’s Dr Siobhan McDonnell and Peter Martin. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and nat...
Waking up to China’s challenge with Peter Hartcher
December 09, 2019 03:21 - 59 minutes - 48 MBChina has become crucial to Australia’s security, economy, and identity, but what are its intentions? In this special Democracy Sausage live event, Mark Kenny talks to Peter Hartcher about Australia-China relations. We ask whether they are really in a state of deep freeze, and what Australia must do to engage productively with China without sacrificing the integrity of its political, legal, and security systems. Peter Hartcher is an award-winning Australian journalist and the Political and ...
Ministerial responsibility, Taylgate, and political blame games
December 02, 2019 06:39 - 49 minutes - 39.4 MBOn this Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny and co-host Dr Marija Taflaga are joined by Sue Regan and Dr Matthew Kerby to look at what it would take for a minister to get sacked nowadays, and whether ministerial codes of conduct are still worth the paper they’re written on. The panel also give us an update on the polls for the upcoming UK election and discuss why the recent London Bridge attack has fueled a new blame game between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Matthew Kerby is a Senior Lecturer...
Extra: Why the left loses
November 26, 2019 23:45 - 49 minutes - 39.9 MBIn the wake of the Great Financial Crisis, many centre-left parties around the world have struggled to make electoral headway. Why is it happening, and what role does an inability to tell a convincing narrative for change play? In this special Democracy Sausage extra, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga talk to Dr Rob Manwaring, a senior lecturer at Flinders University, and the editor of the book Why the Left Loses. The panel also discuss how Jeremy Corbyn’s broad policy agenda might fare in the u...
Bye Robot, union-busting, and fraught foreign affairs
November 25, 2019 05:53 - 49 minutes - 39.4 MBOn this Democracy Sausage we take a look at the rollback of robodebt, paternalistic welfare policies, and the long history of the language of dole bludgers. Mark Kenny and the panel – Marija Taflaga, Frank Bongiorno, and Matthew Gray – also tackle the union-busting Ensuring Integrity Bill, whether government can be trusted with our data, and Australia’s increasingly fraught relationship with China. Matthew Gray is Director of the Centre for Social Research and Methods at The Australian Nati...
Women in politics special
November 18, 2019 05:06 - 50 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week on the Democracy Sausage podcast Mark Kenny and the panel – Virginia Haussegger AM, Blair Williams, and Meegan Fitzharris – take a look at how to get more women in politics, what it’s like for women who are already in politics, and why a representative parliament needs a diversity of voices. The panel also discuss the media’s treatment of women in parliament, the high number of women standing aside in the UK’s upcoming election, and tackle some of your questions and comments. This...
Extra: Australian Foreign Affairs - China Dependence
November 13, 2019 04:51 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBIn this special mid-week fry-up of Democracy Sausage, we bring you a live recording of the launch of the new issue of Australian Foreign Affairs – China Dependence. The event features an outstanding panel of Honorary Professor Allan Gyngell, Associate Professor Margaret Simons, David Uren, and Associate Professor Jane Golley, and is moderated by Mark Kenny. The panel look at how to overcome the current ‘deep freeze’ in relations, how universities are responding to ever-growing numbers of Chi...
David Speers
November 11, 2019 05:50 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBSky News veteran and the future host of ABC’s Insiders David Speers is our special guest on this week’s Democracy Sausage. He joins Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga to talk about the government’s response to climate change, how he feels about taking over the hit show’s hot seat, Josh Frydenberg’s upcoming Australia in the World lecture, whether Labor’s warts and all review will fix the party’s problems, and if Bill Shorten would have won an election against Malcolm Turnbull. David Speers is an...
Canada, Corbyn, and climate activism crackdowns
November 04, 2019 05:38 - 47 minutes - 38.1 MBOn this episode of Democracy Sausage Marija Taflaga talks to Feodor Snagovsky and Maiy Azize about Canadian politics and why Justin Trudeau has a “problem with costumes”. The panel also discuss how the left has allowed itself to be positioned as a movement of elites, the chances for a wealth tax in Australia, and whether Extinction Rebellion’s disruptive tactics are achieving their aims. Maiy Azize is an experienced campaigner, communicator, and manager. She is currently Director of Media a...
Right to know, rent-seeking, and a bill of rights
October 28, 2019 06:31 - 44 minutes - 36 MBOn this episode of the Democracy Sausage podcast we discuss freedom of the press and the Right to Know campaign, whether Australia needs a bill of rights, and how the country should be dealing with drought. Marija Taflaga and the panel – James Mortensen, Zoe Robinson, and Quentin Grafton – also discuss the historic closure of Uluru to climbers, and tackle some of your questions and comments. Marija Taflaga is a lecturer in the ANU School of Politics and International Relations. Her major r...
Cancel culture with Chinese characteristics, and Brexit’s Super Saturday
October 21, 2019 06:00 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBThis week Darren Lim fires up the Democracy Sausage barbecue for a sizzling discussion on corporate responsibility, censorship, and China, as he chats to Jill Sheppard and Nathan Attrill about the recent NBA controversy. The panel also discuss how Chinese censorship plays out in Hollywood and the role of Universities in navigating relations with the country. In the second half of the pod, Darren is joined by Mark Kenny from London where he talks about the weekend’s People’s March, the UK Go...
Newstart, political marketing, and international leadership
October 14, 2019 05:32 - 48 minutes - 38.6 MBOn this episode of the Democracy Sausage podcast Mark Kenny and an expert panel – Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Ben Phillips, and Katrine Beauregard – take a look at the domestic policy and politics of raising Newstart and increasing wages, what the left can learn from the political marketing of the right, and tackle international politics from New Zealand to Canada to Brexit Britain. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-pr...
The next generation
October 08, 2019 06:03 - 51 minutes - 47 MBWhy was the Australian election dominated by franking credits and did people know what they are? Who should lead Labor into the next election? And will Trump get re-elected? Those are just some of the issues tackled by Mark Kenny and Amy Remeikis of The Guardian Australia with a special panel of ANU students – Noah Yim, Marvin Vestil, Gil Rickey, and Olivia Ireland. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journali...
China, golf course diplomacy, and impeachment
September 30, 2019 05:58 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBOn this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast Mark Kenny and his guests, Graeme Smith and Lyndal Curtis, gather around the hotplate of public affairs to discuss the chill in China’s relationships in the region. The panel also tackles golf course diplomacy, Greta Thunberg’s powerful speech to the UN, impeachment in the US, and the latest chapter in Brexit. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career incl...
The kids are all right
September 23, 2019 05:51 - 48 minutes - 44 MBAfter millions of people took to the streets as part of the climate strike protests, this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast takes a look at why so many young people don’t feel like the world is getting the climate leadership it needs. Mark Kenny and his guests – Mark Evans, Anneka Ferguson, and Brendan McCaffrie also discuss big business speaking out on social issues, whether Australia can transform its economy, and Pauline Hanson’s family law inquiry. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the AN...
Brexit, robodebt, and random drug testing
September 16, 2019 04:34 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBBoris Johnson this week compared himself to The Incredible Hulk, but will he achieve his end game, or will the UK be locked in an infinity war between parliament and executive? On this week’s pod Mark Kenny and co-host Marija Taflaga chat to Anne McNaughton and Maiy Azize about Brexit, constitutional crisis, robodebt, Newstart, and the upcoming state visit to the US. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journal...
Voter volatility, economic evidence, and discordant democracy
September 09, 2019 05:53 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBOn this Democracy Sausage, we find out what the recent ANU poll tells us about why Australia voted for the Coalition’s solo act over Labor’s symphony of policies, run the numbers on the Australian economy, and ask whether Boris Johnson has any Brexit bite to go with the bluster. Mark Kenny and our panel – Nicholas Biddle, Quentin Grafton, and Julia Ahrens – also take a look at the rise of the right in Germany, answer some of your questions and comments, and Mark shares his tweet of the week....
Campus free speech, ministerial discretion, and cheerio coal
September 02, 2019 06:21 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MBOn this Democracy Sausage we discuss freedom of speech at universities, the new religious freedom bill, and ask whether its time for Australia to say thank you and goodbye to coal. Mark Kenny and our panel – Will Grant, Julie Hare, and Sarah Ison – also take a look at the politics of refugee decisions, and ask whether Scott Morrison has quietened tensions in his party. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journ...
Democracy Sausage podcast: Australia in an age of instability
August 26, 2019 06:14 - 45 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week marks 80 years since Hitler invaded Poland, but are there lessons from history about the rise of China? On this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast we talk to Hugh White about a new cold war, the nuclear taboo, find out how to defend Australia, and ask whether the China choice has already been made for us. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political cor...
Democracy Sausage podcast: Recession and an inverted yield curveball
August 19, 2019 06:02 - 43 minutes - 35.1 MBOn this week’s Democracy Sausage pod we crunch the numbers on how an inverted yield curve could be a sign of recession to come, and ask whether the Coalition really are better money managers than Labor with Peter Martin AM. Hosts Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga also take a look at the Chinese economy, the Hong Kong protests, and whether it’s one step up, a few steps back in the Pacific. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a hi...
Boris Johnson and Brexit Britain
August 12, 2019 07:25 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBAs Boris Johnson threatens to take Britain out of the European Union without a deal, we hear from Ros Taylor, Managing Editor the LSE’s Brexit Blog and presenter on the Remainiacs podcast about whether the country can pull back from the brink, what no-deal might mean, and how to heal the deep divisions exposed by the Brexit process. Hosts Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga also take a look at whether there are lessons from history about the rise of China. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU...
Transparency, trust, and talking politics with children
August 05, 2019 09:25 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHave political parties and the state become too intertwined? How can parties best tackle bad behaviour in their own ranks? And what do children think makes a good society? On this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast, host Marija Taflaga and co-host Jill Sheppard talk to Mirya Holman and Sharon Bessell about transparency and trust in politics, and why we need to take kids seriously when they voice their opinions about politics. Marija Taflaga is a lecturer in the ANU School of Politics and Int...
Frank advice and financing new starts
July 29, 2019 07:39 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBCan the politicisation of the public service be reversed? Why is there such a disconnect between how politicians talk about the economy and how many Australians are actually struggling to make a living? And who’s responsible for rehabilitating those that have been radicalised? On this Democracy Sausage podcast, co-hosts Andrew Hughes and Marija Taflaga serve up fresh, meaty analysis of Australia’s policy and politics with former Federal Opposition Leader John Hewson. They also take on some o...
Safety nets and (un)social media
July 22, 2019 06:53 - 44 minutes - 36 MBAs a society, what kind of controls do we want in place to tackle hate speech on social media? And what should we be doing to help lift people out of poverty? Those are among the questions tackled on this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast by guest host Andrew Hughes with panel members Craig Emerson, Maiy Azize, and Shirley Leitch. Andrew Hughes is a lecturer in marketing at the ANU’s Research School of Management, where he teaches marketing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Mai...
Rights and responsibilities
July 15, 2019 07:03 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBDo Australians need to know which church a politician belongs to? And are religious values reflected in policy choices? This week on Democracy Sausage Mark Kenny leads a discussion on the boundaries between church and state. We also discuss a landmark speech on Indigenous affairs, and take a look at what Donald Trump may expect in return for that state visit. Our panellists – David Gazard, Jade Gailberger, and Katrine Beauregard – also tackle some of your questions and comments. David Gazar...
Cold wars, icy handshakes, and a changing climate
July 08, 2019 06:35 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWhat can you read into the body language of the world’s politicians when they press the flesh? Is the G20 anything more than a support group for embattled and unloved leaders? And was Putin right that liberalism is dead? On this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga are joined by Michael Wesley and Lauren Richardson to talk international relations and diplomacy. The team also tackle your questions and comments. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian St...
Will new alliances stand between voters and their tax cuts?
July 01, 2019 07:41 - 41 minutes - 34.9 MBOn this week’s Democracy Sausage the panel – Mark Kenny, Marija Taflaga, and James Frost – tackle a paradox of politics, new alliances in Parliament, Scott Morrison at the G20, and Trump’s historic handshake at the Korean DMZ. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The C...
Stimulus, surplus, and freedom of speech
June 24, 2019 07:49 - 39 minutes - 31.5 MBIf Australia’s economy has stalled, should we be more worried about paying off the car loan or putting fuel in the tank? And if you’re not in the top end when earning $200,000 each year, just what part of town are you in? On this Democracy Sausage podcast, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga are joined at the hotplate by Katharine Murphy of The Guardian for a fresh serve of analysis of Australia’s policy and politics. The team also tackle your questions and comments. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow...
Trust issues and the Trump bump
June 17, 2019 06:35 - 46 minutes - 37.1 MBHow can we rebuild trust in news media and get people reading things that they don’t agree with? Who gets to decide what’s in the public interest? And how can we tackle fake news as people increasingly turn to encrypted messaging services? Those are some of the questions sizzling on the hotplate of this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast, where Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga are joined by Caroline Fisher and James Mortensen. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute...
It’s not me, it’s you
June 11, 2019 07:09 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBWho are the quiet Australians, and do they have any attachment to major political parties? Did Australians feeling financially insecure mean the election was always going to be decided on the economy? And from Boris to the backstop, how can the Brits get themselves out of the Brexit tangle? These are some of the questions tackled on this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast by Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga with special guest Mark Evans. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studie...
Balance, benches, and boat turn-backs
June 03, 2019 08:12 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBCan you sell complicated policy from opposition? Should Andrew Leigh have been given a senior cabinet position? And will a better gender balance change the story for women in politics? These are some of the questions tackled on this week’s Democracy Sausage podcast by Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga with guests Virginia Haussegger and James Frost. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including...
Shy Tories, telling stories, and polling purgatory
May 28, 2019 07:29 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBShould we shake up the way polls are reported? What to make of the Government’s newly-minted cabinet? Will the Coalition be able to deliver constitutional change for Indigenous communities? And is the ‘shy Tory’ nothing more than an online myth? These are some of the questions tackled on this week’s Democracy Sausage by Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga with guests Frank Bongiorno and Jill Sheppard. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university...
How did the polls get it so wrong?
May 20, 2019 07:36 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBThe votes have been cast and we have a winner, but why didn’t the polls see it coming? This week on Democracy Sausage Mark and the panel pick over a Queensland backlash, the presidentialisation of politics, and whether Labor misjudged the mood of the electorate. If you have a go, you’ll get a go – and against the odds (and polls) it’ll be Scott Morrison and the Coalition that’ll get a go at running the country. But how and why did it go so wrong for Labor? This week’s Democracy Sausage podc...
Voter fatigue and the fight to the finish line
May 13, 2019 07:22 - 40 minutes - 37 MBThis week on the Democracy Sausage podcast, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga chat to Stephanie Peatling, Patrick Dumont, and Bob McMullan about a campaign week featuring the Liberal launch and the race to the finish line. If you start an election behind in the polls, will you finish behind? And does voter fatigue explain why so many Australians have already cast their votes in pre-polling? These are some of the questions tackled in this week’s episode of Mark Kenny’s Democracy Sausage. Mark an...
Disendorsement, diversity, and distrust
May 06, 2019 06:52 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MBIs social media a window into what our politicians really think? Who would want to be a politician? And what should we make of the theatre of Labor’s campaign launch? These are some of the questions tackled in this week’s episode of Mark Kenny’s Democracy Sausage. Mark and the panel – Marija Taflaga, Quentin Grafton, Kim Rubenstein, and Jill Sheppard also take a look at diversity among Australia’s politicians, and why voters are looking for something more than business-as-usual from the nati...