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UK election D-Day
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 29, 2024 13:59 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPolitical strategist John McTernan and Atalanta’s Elizabeth Ames join us to talk about the UK election trail – betting scandals, campaign gaffes and all. What is the mood on the ground in Britain? What are the political narratives influencing the upcoming UK election? And with Labour predicted...
Crises going nuclear
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 26, 2024 02:45 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSecurity expert John Blaxland and physicist Ken Baldwin join us to discuss Dutton’s nuclear plans, politicised debates and poly-crisis. Is it possible to decarbonise through nuclear energy? Does the debate around these complex issues indicate a failure in public discourse? And what does this s...
America’s war with itself
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 19, 2024 02:25 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJournalist and correspondent Nick Bryant joins Mark Kenny to discuss division in the United States of America. What was it like to be in Washington DC after the 6 January insurrection? How did we misinterpret Trump’s narrative? And what are the roots of the conspiracies, division and polarisat...
The world of the pre-citizen
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 05, 2024 04:33 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLegal and youth justice expert Faith Gordon joins Mark Kenny to discuss young people, social media and democracy. What should the age of criminal responsibility be? With younger generations becoming more politically engaged, should the voting age be lowered? And how can we make social media saf...
The state and democracy
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 29, 2024 02:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis week we are getting back to the building blocks of politics and democracy with philosopher Philip Pettit. How did states form and are they inevitable? Has globalisation changed our perception of states? And how do different approaches to democracy influence their politics? This week on De...
Anthony Albanese on two years in the top job
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 24, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoin us for a bonus barbecue, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks with Mark Kenny about his first two years in the top job. What’s it really like being Prime Minister of Australia? What lessons did the PM take from the Voice campaign, his recent budget and other key policy agendas? And ho...
Political prisoners
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 22, 2024 07:49 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEconomics professor, Sean Turnell, and writer and surgeon, Ma Thida, join us to discuss their experiences as political prisoners and their hopes for Myanmar’s future. Sean Turnell and Ma Thida have both experienced the terror of being locked up in Myanmar. So how did they survive? What do they ...
Budgeting a soft landing
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 15, 2024 13:51 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFor this post-budget special, Elizabeth Ames and Peter Martin join us to break down whether this budget will allow a soft economic landing to cost of living and inflationary pressures. As the government has thrown the switch to spending in this budget, what will the impact be on our economy? H...
God, unions and the Labor Party
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 08, 2024 02:29 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistorian Frank Bongiorno joins us to discuss Scott Morrison, religion and politics, and the history of Labor. What does Scott Morrison’s autobiography reveal about his time as Prime Minister? How have Australian political parties tended to characterise the role of government, unions and relig...
The cop and the suburban strategy
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 30, 2024 13:34 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJournalist Lech Blaine joins us to talk Peter Dutton’s Coalition, moving working class voters, and his new essay, Bad Cop. How did Peter Dutton’s experiences growing up in Queensland influence his politics and his conservatism? How successful will he be in his strategy to win outer-suburban an...
An even playing field
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 23, 2024 13:57 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSociologist Mike Savage joins us to talk wealth, inequality and other issues in UK politics. In the pursuit of a truly egalitarian society, what can we learn from the United Kingdom’s race and class wealth divides? Can politicians implement policies around wealth and taxation without being acc...
Calming tensions with Bob Carr
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 16, 2024 23:07 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFormer Foreign Minister and New South Wales Premier Bob Carr joins us to talk about the recent stabbing attacks in Sydney, escalating tensions in the Middle East and Penny Wong's move to recognise Palestinian statehood. What can leaders do to achieve calm and social cohesion following the rece...
The face of the nation
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 10, 2024 00:43 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsElise Stephenson from the ANU Global Institute for Women’s Leadership joins us to ask who gets to represent Australia on the world stage? Governor-General has caused backlash in some quarters of the media, which raises the question, who gets to be the face Australia presents to the world? As w...
Population panic
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 02, 2024 09:10 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDemographer Liz Allen and migration expert Alan Gamlen are talking migration and population, and the fear-based discourse that often surrounds it. Last week we saw an attempt at rushing through immigration legislation, but creating a sense of panic around immigration and population issues has l...
Advance Australian elections fair with Zali Steggall
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 26, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIndependent member for Warringah, Zali Steggall discusses her unusual path to politics and election integrity. Among all the commentary about the ‘teal wave’ in the 2022 federal election, how has the presence of more independent candidates in Australia’s chambers of power changed the status qu...
The danger of lost hope
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 19, 2024 08:18 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInternational relations scholar Charles Miller joins Democracy Sausage to discuss the conflict in Ukraine and Putin’s ‘re-election’. Are Ukraine’s international supporters in the United States and Europe losing hope in holding off Russia’s advances and achieving peace? If Trump is elected, whe...
The United States’ election year ahead
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 12, 2024 07:48 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDennis Quinn and Paul Pickering join us to cast their early predictions on the 2024 US election. What can Australia expect from this year’s US election, and how may their campaigns infiltrate our own political landscape? What do economic polling models suggest and how will other key issues imp...
Having it both ways
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 06, 2024 09:38 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStrategic studies expert Hugh White talks Australia's defence situation, arguing our political leaders are out of step with the rest of the region. How can we best spend our tax dollars to ensure that Australia's defence capabilities are 'fit for purpose'? What politics internationally and clos...
Saving the Australian dream
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - February 27, 2024 08:10 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMark and Marija discuss Scott Morrison's exit from politics, before housing affordability campaigner Maiy Azize joins us to propose solutions to Australia's housing crisis. Will Australia's political leaders have the ambition and ability to sell substantial housing policy changes to the public?...
Israel, Gaza and the crisis in the Middle East
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - February 20, 2024 06:37 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMiddle East expert Ian Parmeter joins Mark Kenny to explain what is going on in Gaza – including the context for the current conflict and where to next? In light of the recent Israeli declaration of a 10 March deadline for the return of all hostages, how can negotiations looking to de-escalate...
Do unto others
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - February 13, 2024 06:14 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistorian Paul Pickering joins Mark and Marija to break down what can be learnt from the leadership merry-go-round of the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison years. What do the insider accounts from the Coalition governments of 2013 to 2022, captured in the ABC series Nemesis, reveal about the realities ...
Dangerous allies
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - January 30, 2024 11:07 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMark Kenny and Marija Taflaga discuss the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison years, stage three promises and the risk of a regional conflict erupting in the Middle East. Will the government see any major electoral backlash after its decision to change the stage three tax cuts? What did we learn about...
The fourth annual Democracy Sausage Awards
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - December 19, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDust off the tux and bring out your ballgown – it’s the fourth annual Democracy Sausage Awards. Who performed the most flagrant and self-interested political backflip? What was the risible explanation for a government or political failure? And who shone brightest at home and abroad as the most...
Media reform and hate speech on campus with Brian Schmidt
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - December 12, 2023 01:05 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOutgoing ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt joins Mark Kenny to discuss media reform, hate speech on campus and the expansion of the universe. How can Australia have a functioning democracy when public trust in media – an institution that exists to keep governments accountable – is lower than t...
Troubled waters
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - December 05, 2023 11:06 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga discuss the trajectory of the Albanese government after a challenging year at the helm. Why is immigration such a treacherous issue for Labor politically? Will there be any imminent relief from the economic headwinds that have been buffet...
Divided nation – the Voice vote explained
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 27, 2023 23:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsResearchers Nicholas Biddle and Valerie Cooms join the show to discuss new research on the referendum and why it was rejected at the polls. Why did so many Australians vote against the Voice to Parliament referendum? How did people’s perceptions change throughout the campaign? And what does the...
Hurry up and wait – negotiating the climate crisis
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 21, 2023 09:22 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsClimate negotiator George Carter and climatologist Janette Lindesay join us to discuss the upcoming COP28 discussions in Dubai and a joint Australia-Pacific bid to host the 2026 conference. The climate is in dangerous territory as the globe prepares to meet in Dubai for the 2023 United Nations ...
Bob Hawke’s complex legacy
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 14, 2023 10:47 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAuthor and columnist Troy Bramston joins us to talk about the legacy and government of Bob Hawke, 40 years after his rise to the prime ministership. Why does Prime Minister Anthony Albanese regard the Hawke government as a model for modern Labor? Would Hawke’s consensus-based approach be effect...
Responsibilities to protect
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 07, 2023 09:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNewly appointed United Nations rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Ben Saul joins Mark and Marija to discuss the Israel-Gaza conflict. How does international humanitarian law apply to the Israel-Gaza conflict? What responsibilities do all parties have to protect civilians? And w...
Who runs the world?
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 31, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJournalist and broadcaster Hamish Macdonald joins us to discuss the stories behind some of the world’s most influential leaders. Who's the most powerful woman in the world right now? Can Joe Biden be an effective antidote to populism and demagoguery in the United States? And is Volodymyr Zelens...
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