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08
May
2024

Latest Democracy Sausage Episode: God, unions and the Labor Party

Historian 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…

07
May
2024

Red Sails in the Sunset: Tracking Kokoda Remembrance

By Professor Bruce Scates (AuSI Foundation Fellow) This year, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares for a special Anzac Day service in Papua New Guinea, we invite you to make your own journey…

06
May
2024

Opinion: Labor is sorely mistaken if it thinks Dutton is unelectable

By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. The government's plan was to have inflation ease enough to prompt the Reserve Bank to cut rates later…

30
Apr
2024

New Democracy Sausage Episode: The cop and the suburban strategy

Journalist 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…

29
Apr
2024

Opinion: Is this a return to government as we once knew it?

By Mark Kenny A version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times. WHAT is the point of government? It is a question so basic as to be either stupid or radical. Yet it is…

23
Apr
2024

New Director for ANU Australian Studies Institute

The ANU Australian Studies Institute has undergone some changes at the top as Professor Mark Kenny takes over as Director. Founding Director, Professor Paul Pickering moves into a new role as Chair…

23
Apr
2024

Latest Democracy Sausage Episode: An even playing field

Sociologist 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…