Latest Mark kenny Podcast Episodes
What now for the Liberal Party?
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 11, 2023 10:43 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, Kos Samaras joins Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga to discuss how the Australian electorate is changing and the Liberal Party’s declining fortunes at the ballot box. Out of government everywhere bar Tasmania, is the Liberal Party suffering from cyclical change...
Nuclear subs and the Aston fallout with Rex Patrick
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 04, 2023 14:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFormer Senator Rex Patrick joins Democracy Sausage this week to discuss the Australian government’s “mind-blowingly absurd” AUKUS decision-making. Has the Australian government put all of its eggs in one nuclear basket with the AUKUS submarines deal, rather than investing in the range of capabi...
Crossbench compromise and ending the climate wars
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 28, 2023 06:08 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis week on Democracy Sausage, we discuss negotiations between the government and the Greens over the ‘safeguard mechanism’ and the findings of the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report with experts Mark Howden and Arnagretta Hunter. Having reached an agreement with the Green...
AUKUS and the US alliance with Hugh White
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 18, 2023 13:01 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStrategic studies expert Hugh White argues that the AUKUS submarines arrangement is a deeply flawed deal that ties Australia to the United States in the event of a major armed conflict in Asia. Are nuclear-powered submarines the most cost-effective and strategically sound option for Australia? ...
Robodebt and Australia’s ‘rotten’ public service
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 14, 2023 11:57 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSenior Reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton joins the show to discuss what the Robodebt royal commission hearings uncovered and the dire state of Australia’s policymaking apparatus. How was the Robodebt scheme, which illegally and inaccurately used income averaging to calculate welfare d...
One rule for some
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - March 07, 2023 05:50 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistorian Frank Bongiorno joins us to discuss superannuation reforms, Robodebt and the state of policy debate in Australian politics on this episode of Democracy Sausage. Why has the backlash to the government’s superannuation changes been so fervent, despite an overwhelming majority of Austral...
Democracy under attack (in 280 characters or less)
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - February 28, 2023 06:11 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSocial media expert Jennifer Stromer-Galley joins us to discuss social media, echo chambers and the erosion of democratic institutions on this episode of Democracy Sausage. Effective policymaking depends on people coming together to find common ground, but is that still possible in the increasi...
As long as it takes
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - February 21, 2023 09:19 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInternational relations scholar Charlie Miller joins the show to discuss Joe Biden’s visit to Ukraine and the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Will United States President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv influence Russia’s strategic calculus in Ukraine? Is a decisive Ukrainian vict...
The powers that be
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - February 14, 2023 07:07 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJournalist Hamish Macdonald joins Mark Kenny to get under the skin of some of the world’s most prominent political leaders. How did Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin make their way to the top of their respective political systems? What does the leadership of Giorgia Meloni suggest about how Italy h...
What goes up…
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - February 07, 2023 08:08 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSophia Gaston and Mark Kenny discuss balloons in the United States, tanks in Ukraine, and railways in the United Kingdom on this episode of Democracy Sausage. It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s a 200-foot-high Chinese surveillance balloon flying over the northern United States (allegedly)! On this e...
Can Australia get to ‘yes’?
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - January 31, 2023 09:32 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, former Chair of the Australian Republican Movement Greg Barns joins Mark Kenny to discuss the Voice referendum and the challenges of running a ‘yes’ campaign. What lessons can the ‘yes’ campaign in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum learn from the ...
Australia’s big chance with Jim Chalmers
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - January 26, 2023 13:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTreasurer of Australia Jim Chalmers joins Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga to discuss the future of Australia’s economy and society on the first episode of Democracy Sausage for 2023. Despite the simultaneous and interconnected crises ravaging the global economy, can Australia find a way forward t...
The third Annual Democracy Sausage Awards
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - December 13, 2022 08:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRoll out the red carpet and prepare to get fancy, it’s that time of year again - we present the third edition of the very serious and highly revered Annual Democracy Sausage Awards. Which international leader stood tall in the performance of a lifetime? Who stole the show as Best New Musical Ta...
Severed ties and succession plans
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - December 06, 2022 10:03 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn the penultimate episode of Democracy Sausage for 2022, Benjamin Jones joins us to discuss the future of the republican movement, before Ian McAllister and Sarah Cameron examine the results of the new Australian Election Survey. A referendum to change Australia’s head of state might be off th...
Putting down the megaphone
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 29, 2022 08:13 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, author and head of The Australia Institute’s international and security affairs program Allan Behm joins Mark Kenny to discuss Australia’s diplomatic challenges and the fallout from the Victorian election. Has the new federal government changed the way Aust...
Victoria votes after a ‘nasty’ campaign
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 22, 2022 07:32 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith just days remaining before Victorians head to the polls in the first state election since the pandemic, Andrea Carson and Phoebe Hayman from Melbourne’s La Trobe University join Democracy Sausage to discuss the campaign. In an election that’s included hundreds of promises from both major...
Trump’s midterm misfires
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 15, 2022 07:09 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, Jennifer Hunt joins Marija Taflaga and Mark Kenny to discuss the Republican ‘red wave’ that wasn’t in the United States midterm elections. With the predicted ‘red wave’ of Republican victories at the United States midterm elections failing to materialise, w...
Dreamers and schemers with Frank Bongiorno
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 08, 2022 08:45 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, historian and pod regular Frank Bongiorno joins Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga to talk about Australia’s political history and his new book, Dreamers and Schemers. How do colonial attitudes towards resource extraction impact Australia’s political culture tod...
Britain's bad decade?
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 01, 2022 09:49 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, regular UK-based guests Elizabeth Ames and Sophia Gaston join Mark Kenny to discuss the British government’s leadership chaos and the ongoing Brexit fallout. Is the elevation of Rishi Sunak to the prime ministership the end of the Conservative Party’s leade...
Windfalls, storm clouds, and the ‘r' word
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 26, 2022 08:38 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this Democracy Sausage, The Conversation’s Peter Martin and The Australian National University’s Jenny Gordon join Mark Kenny to examine the new Australian government’s first federal budget. Why is Australia experiencing fears of a recession and high levels of household spending simultaneous...
In for the long haul?
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 10, 2022 23:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, Bill Browne from The Australia Institute joins political scientist Marija Taflaga and host Mark Kenny to discuss what leads to one-term governments, political instability, and the razor-thin margins between success and failure in politics. Why have Australi...
The big teal with Simon Holmes à Court
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 04, 2022 08:10 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsClimate 200 Convenor Simon Holmes à Court joins Marija Taflaga and Mark Kenny on this Democracy Sausage to discuss the success of independent candidates at the 2022 federal election and his new book, The Big Teal. Why were so many independent candidates successful at Australia’s May 2022 federa...
Will Russia ‘escalate to de-escalate’?
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 27, 2022 12:16 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInternational relations expert Charles Miller joins Mark Kenny on this Democracy Sausage to discuss the Ukrainian forces’ ability to strike back against Russia, Putin’s chaotic military mobilisation, and the nuclear threat. What does the effectiveness of Ukraine’s offensive operations to push b...
Humanity’s moment with Joëlle Gergis
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 20, 2022 10:47 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, climate scientist and lead author of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment report Joëlle Gergis joins us to discuss climate change and why this may be the most significant moment in human history. Will the 2020s be t...
Orders of precedence
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 13, 2022 10:36 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this Democracy Sausage, journalist David Speers, political scientist Marija Taflaga, and host Mark Kenny discuss the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the politics surrounding Australia’s slated stage three tax cuts. What will the death of Australia’s head of state mean for the future of bot...
Fair game with Andrew Leigh
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 05, 2022 14:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis week on Democracy Sausage, parliamentarian Andrew Leigh laces up the boots to give 110 per cent alongside Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga, tackling the economy, wrestling with Australian sporting culture, and serving his ace new book, Fair Game. Should business leaders be better at giving ‘...
Crikey! Is Murdoch’s defamation case an own goal?
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 30, 2022 07:18 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDefamation expert and President of the Australian Bar Association Matt Collins joins Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga on this episode of Democracy Sausage to discuss Lachlan Murdoch’s defamation suit against Crikey and what it might mean for the future of Australian media. Will Lachlan Murdoch’s d...
The messiah complex
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 23, 2022 07:21 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsKieran Gilbert, Chief News Anchor at Sky News Australia, joins The Australian National University’s Marija Taflaga and Mark Kenny to discuss former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial appointments. Why did Scott Morrison secretly appoint himself as minister in five portfolios du...
The net good of the net
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 16, 2022 08:55 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsShirley Leitch, Paul Pickering and Katrina Grant from The Australian National University join Mark Kenny to discuss how to make social media a safe and constructive space. How has social media changed the way we see the world? In the wake of the 2019 Christchurch massacre and the January 6 insu...
Ukraine's journey from cold war flashpoint to crowdfunded war
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 09, 2022 05:28 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, Charles Miller and Marija Taflaga join Mark Kenny to review the past six months of the war in Ukraine and the road ahead for democracy. Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s national address with The Australian National University last week, a...
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