
Democracy Sausage Episode: Politics remastered
National Affairs journalist, Jason Koutsoukis joins Democracy Sausage to discuss the year that was, an historic election victory, the vexed question of political authority, and declining trust in…

AuSI 2025 Visiting Fellow: Prof Jaime Baeza Freer
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) is delighted to introduce Prof Jaime Baeza Freer, a fellow in the 2025 Visiting Fellowship Program. Prof Jaime Baeza Freer's research examines…

Opinion: The arrogance of Albanese is starting to show. It'll be Labor's undoing
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.It was just half an hour yet somehow it captured the political year like a photograph.It came on the final…

AuSI 2025 Visiting Fellow: Prof Peter Sloman
The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) is excited to introduce Prof Peter Sloman, our fellow in the 2025 Visiting Fellowship Program. Prof Peter Sloman is a political historian based…

Democracy Sausage Episode: Albo's conservative ambition
Historian and author Frank Bongiorno joins Democracy Sausage to discuss the year that was, a landslide federal election victory, the rise of Teal and independent politicians and the split in the…

Opinion: Australia's cultural blind-spot has catastrophic consequences
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.Another parliamentary year has passed and yet still, Australia leads the global league table for wasting the…

Democracy Sausage Episode: Fighting the good fight?
Political journalist and author Sean Kelly joins Democracy Sausage to discuss his Quarterly Essay examining the Albanese government and asks what today's Labor actually stands for.Why has Labor…