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The game with Sean Kelly

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - November 02, 2021 06:22 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this Democracy Sausage, columnist and former political advisor Sean Kelly joins Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga to discuss Scott Morrison, political performance, and Sean’s new book, The Game. What does the way Scott Morrison has crafted his political image reveal about his leadership style? W...

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Kevin Rudd on climate, AUKUS and reconciliation

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 26, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joins Mark Kenny on this week’s episode of Democracy Sausage to discuss the country’s climate policy ahead of COP26 and why the Australian government might be underestimating the public when it comes to reconciliation. How is the Australian prime minister likely...

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Money talks

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 19, 2021 05:47 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny speaks with Craig Reucassel - formerly of The Chaser and director of the new two-part ABC film Big Deal - about the flaws in Australia’s political donation laws and what needs to happen to fix the system. Does Australia need to introduce a cap on...

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Holding government to account

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 12, 2021 04:38 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this Democracy Sausage, journalist David Crowe and political accountability expert Yee-Fui Ng join Mark Kenny to discuss how a federal integrity commission might work and the political obstacles to ensuring such an institution is strong and effective. Following the resignation of former New ...

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Into the rip with Damien Cave

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - October 05, 2021 06:20 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Australia bureau chief for The New York Times Damien Cave joins us to discuss Australia’s attitude to risk, the importance of positive messaging in the vaccine rollout, and the progress of the Biden administration. Is there an Australian ‘way of risk’? How ...

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What Australia thinks

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 28, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, The Australian National University’s Matthew Gray joins Mark Kenny to discuss the impact of the pandemic on Australian attitudes and how data can help us better understand ourselves.  Has the pandemic affected the views of Australians about migration? How d...

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In deep water

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 21, 2021 08:17 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Frank Bongiorno and Chris Wallace join us to discuss ministerial standards and the new Australia-United States-United Kingdom security arrangement. How significant is Australia’s decision to torpedo its submarine deal with France in favour of a new arrangem...

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The accidental prime minister with Annika Smethurst

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 14, 2021 11:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, journalist and author Annika Smethurst joins Mark Kenny to discuss political accountability and her new biography of Scott Morrison, The Accidental Prime Minister. Not expected to win the 2019 election, Scott Morrison has been Australian Prime Minister duri...

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After Afghanistan

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - September 07, 2021 07:11 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, journalist Karen Middleton and foreign policy specialist Gorana Grgić join Mark Kenny to discuss the 20-year war in Afghanistan, the prospects for the country with the Taliban back in power, and the damage done to the United States’ reputation. With the dep...

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Pandemic planning and political plasticity

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 31, 2021 10:45 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Insiders host David Speers and regular podleague Marija Taflaga join Mark Kenny to talk about the federal government’s COVID-19 recovery plans and how pandemic politics might play out at the next federal election. In a time of great uncertainty, is the Aust...

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The justice so deserved

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 24, 2021 07:41 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this Democracy Sausage, guest host Virginia Marshall has a yarn with Yawuru man Peter Yu, who reflects on his 40 years in Indigenous development and advocacy. What responsibility do universities have to ensure research contributes to advancing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...

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Belonging to Country

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 17, 2021 08:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, guest host Virginia Marshall takes over the tongs, fires up the barbie, and speaks to community pastor and advocate Ray Minniecon. How can Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander conceptions of truth-telling inform global reconciliation efforts? And why haven...

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In the public interest

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 10, 2021 09:06 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this Democracy Sausage, our panel of distinguished scholars - Glyn Davis, Catherine Althaus and Andrew Podger - join Mark Kenny to discuss creating a more effective public service and celebrate the career of John Wanna. How can the bureaucracy and political system better serve the Australian...

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Policy pivots and car park ploys

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - August 03, 2021 10:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Chris Wallace and Marija Taflaga join Mark Kenny to discuss the 2024 tax cuts, how to be an effective opposition, and accountability in federal politics. Is the Australian Labor Party’s decision to retain tax cuts slated for 2024 a good political decision, ...

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Gridlock with John Daley

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - July 27, 2021 09:34 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, inaugural chief executive of the Grattan Institute John Daley joins Mark Kenny to discuss why policy reform in Australia has come grinding to a halt, and what policymakers can do to get things moving again. It’s said that the 1980s and 1990s were the ‘golde...

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Britain’s ‘freedom day’

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - July 20, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, London-based regular guests Bevan Shields and Elizabeth Ames join Mark Kenny to discuss the British Government’s decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions with the prime minister self-isolating and case numbers soaring. Is the United Kingdom’s decision to end ...

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The price of primacy with Hugh White

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - July 13, 2021 08:23 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, eminent strategic studies expert Hugh White joins Mark Kenny to examine Australia’s strategy for dealing with rising tensions between the United States and China and the prospect of armed conflict in the region. For decades Australian leaders have said the ...

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Finger pointing, federalism and alternative facts

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - July 06, 2021 09:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
After a week of finger pointing between the federal government and some of Australia’s states and territories over COVID-19 management and the vaccine rollout, Mark Kenny speaks with federalism scholar Tracy Beck Fenwick and media expert Margaret Simons about how the federation is functioning. ...

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History, reinvented: 100(ish) years of the Chinese Communist Party

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 29, 2021 07:39 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, China experts Yun Jiang and David Goodman join us to discuss the 100-year history of the Chinese Communist Party and what it might reveal about the country’s present and future. On 1 July 2021, China will mark 100 years of the Communist Party (CCP). So how ...

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The Nordic edge with Andrew Scott

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 22, 2021 08:16 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, academic and author Andrew Scott joins us to discuss the effective, progressive social and economic policies of the Nordic countries and how they might work in Australia. Australian policymakers tend to look to the United States and the United Kingdom as ex...

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Departure in the absence of victory?

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 15, 2021 08:34 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, political correspondent Karen Middleton, diplomacy and Afghan politics expert William Maley, and gender equity advocate Virginia Haussegger join Mark Kenny to discuss Australia’s nearly two decades in Afghanistan. Two years into the war in Afghanistan, Unit...

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Full circle with Scott Ludlam

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 08, 2021 06:17 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Scott Ludlam, former Greens Deputy Leader and author of the new book Full Circle: A search for the world that comes next, joins Mark Kenny to discuss what he learnt from his time in politics and Australian climate policy. What role do corporate and private ...

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Telling the truth about Australia’s past

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - June 01, 2021 08:17 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this special episode of Democracy Sausage for National Reconciliation Week, Virginia Marshall, Peter Swanton, and Tahlia King from The Australian National University join us to discuss why Australia needs to have uncomfortable conversations about its past in order to achieve genuine reconcili...

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Risks and rewards - improving Australia’s vaccine rollout

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 25, 2021 07:29 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, former Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force Tracy Smart and economist Quentin Grafton join Mark Kenny to discuss Australia’s vaccine strategy. The Australian Government messaging of ‘stay home, save lives’ in the early days of the pandemic proved...

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Is Australia stuck in policy limbo?

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 18, 2021 07:50 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Governance expert Mark Evans joins Mark Kenny this week at the Democracy Sausage hotplate to discuss achieving change in Australia’s policy and political landscape, plus Keir Starmer’s struggles as British opposition leader.  Has Australia missed an opportunity to adopt a more shared, decentral...

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The federal budget with John Hewson and Miranda Stewart

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 12, 2021 07:11 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this special post-budget episode of Democracy Sausage, Mark Kenny speaks to former Federal Opposition Leader John Hewson and tax expert Miranda Stewart. Who are the winners and losers in the federal government’s new budget? What do its assumptions, especially around border closures and the C...

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The prosperity gospel

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - May 04, 2021 06:41 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Peter Martin and Marija Taflaga join Mark Kenny to discuss religion, politics, and the upcoming federal budget. Should national leaders leave their faith ‘at the door’ when making decisions while in office, or is it more important that those leaders articul...

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How good is Scott Morrison? With Peter van Onselen

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 29, 2021 06:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this special episode of Democracy Sausage, recorded live as part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author series, academic, author, and journalist Peter van Onselen joins Mark Kenny to discuss the prime minister’s performance and his new book, How Good is Scott Morrison? What was life like ...

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Technology, targets, and Australia’s climate challenge

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 27, 2021 07:08 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In the wake of the Biden climate summit, researchers Emma Aisbett and Frank Jotzo join Mark Kenny to discuss climate policy in Australia and around the world on this episode of Democracy Sausage. What does growing ambition to reduce carbon emissions in the United States and elsewhere mean for A...

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With the falling of the dusk with Stan Grant

Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny - April 23, 2021 07:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, acclaimed journalist and author Stan Grant joins Mark Kenny live at The Australian National University to discuss the major challenges facing the world and his new book, With the Falling of the Dusk. What does China’s trajectory mean for Australia and other...

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