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Federal politics is as interesting as ever, join RN Breakfast’s Fran Kelly and RN Drive’s Patricia Karvelas in The Party Room. They analyse all the latest news from Parliament House with some of the sharpest minds in journalism.
Copping it over #AngusGate
2019-11-28
With the Parliamentary year fast running out, the Government wants to get its Medevac Bill and ensuring integrity legislation passed. But Prime Minis...
Government backdown over robodebt — was it legal?
2019-11-21
The government overhauled its controversial robodebt scheme, was it because they didn't ask whether the process was legal? And Attorney General Chri...
Bushfires ignite a political row
2019-11-14
It didn't take long for politicians to weigh in on the unprecedented bushfire situation taking place in NSW and Queensland this week. There was an on...
Did Bill Shorten cost Labor the election?
2019-11-08
This week a warts and all post-election autopsy was released by the Labor Party into their shock election loss. Fran and PK analyse the findings, al...
Designing a voice
2019-10-31
Academic Marcia Langton and former race discrimination commissioner Tom Calma will lead a consultation process to formulate design options for an Indi...
A sigh of drought relief
2019-10-24
Grumbling and politicking dominated the Canberra bubble this week. The Nationals pitched for more glory over drought relief, and Anthony Albanese ha...
Behold, a climate emergency!
2019-10-17
Parliament is sitting this week, and the agenda is all about drought, the climate and Australia's foreign relations. An attempt by the Greens, Labor ...
Pollie waffle and climate quarrel
2019-10-10
The White House announced the withdrawal of troops from northern Syria on Sunday, prompting a range of responses from Australian leaders. And Labor i...
Bells, whistles and a whistleblower
2019-09-26
The Prime Minister has spent the last week in the United States, meeting and greeting with President Donald Trump. It's quite an interesting time to...
Pacifically speaking
2019-08-22
The Government is promoting itself as the go-to partner in the Pacific, to try appease regional leaders unhappy with Australia. But it hasn't gone en...
Elephants in the room
Publication Date: 2019-08-15
It's the Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu and climate change is the number one issue. Regional leaders have let Australia know they're not happy with ...
Where to stick your bills
Publication Date: 2019-08-01
It's the last week before politicians depart for a winter break. The Government wanted to concentrate on its so-called union-busting bill, but pressu...
A week of wedge politics
Publication Date: 2019-07-25
Politicians are back in the nation's capital this week, and the Government has had a win on its drought fund and is expecting a win on its national se...
Welcome to the merry-go-round of blame games
Publication Date: 2019-07-18
The economy doesn't seem to be doing too well at the moment and there are all sorts of ideas to get it growing faster - but is the Federal Government ...
A deal for dealing with tax cuts
Publication Date: 2019-07-04
The Government will pass its full $158 billion tax cut package. It's secured enough crossbench support, with Centre Alliance and Jacqui Lambie on boa...
A rare show of unity
Publication Date: 2019-06-27
The bosses of the nation's three biggest media organisations came together this week to call for better press freedom protections. National Politics ...
An almighty blue in the union movement
Publication Date: 2019-06-20
Pressure is building on union leader John Setka to resign from his role at the CFMMEU. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has promised to boot Setka...
It was the day the AFP came knocking
Publication Date: 2019-06-06
The Australian Federal Police conducted two raids on the ABC and News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst this week, starting a huge debate about the pub...
An energetic scraping of the barnacles
Publication Date: 2019-02-28
It was supposed to be a week of big energy announcements, but the Government's Snowy 2.0 plan was overshadowed by Cardinal Pell's child sexual abuse c...
Helloworld this is Senate Estimates
Publication Date: 2019-02-21
It was a busy week in parliament, but there was only one thing dictating the political news cycle: Senate Estimates. Senator Cash faced a grilling ov...
World's shortest constitutional crisis
Publication Date: 2019-02-14
This week, the refugee medical evacuation bill passed the House of Reps and the Senate. It was a historic loss for the Government and in response the...
When sorry seems to be the hardest word
Publication Date: 2019-02-07
The Royal Commission's final report has given both sides of politics the chance to give the banks a good kicking. But in an election year, the Govern...
SPECIAL: Parliament's crazy day explained
Publication Date: 2018-12-07
It was a chaotic and confusing day in Parliament on Thursday that had even seasoned political watchers scratching their heads. While both parties cla...
Government hits the panic button
Publication Date: 2018-12-06
The Prime Minister is turning up the heat on the Opposition as he faces losing a vote on the floor of the House of Reps. The last time that happened ...
Fear and loathing in the Liberal Party
Publication Date: 2018-11-29
There's deepening chaos and despair amongst government MPs, still processing their crushing defeat in the Victorian State election. The Prime Ministe...
A powerful crossbench and another internal fight: a tough two weeks ahead
Publication Date: 2018-11-21
It's nearly Christmas time, but the mood in the Liberal and National parties is anything but festive. The Coalition lost its majority in the House af...
Terror and politics a week before the Victorian election
Publication Date: 2018-11-15
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been talking tough on Islamist terrorism in the wake of the Bourke St attack, where one person was killed and tw...
WHAT HAPPENED ON Q&A? Malcolm sets his record straight
Publication Date: 2018-11-09
In his first real comments since being ousted, the former PM dropped some truth bombs and defended his legacy. Malcolm Turnbull named colleagues and ...
The "ScoMo Express": The bus the PM isn't on (very often)
Publication Date: 2018-11-08
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been on a tour of marginal Queensland, but it’s his bus that’s getting the attention. Also, Canberra is taking adva...
An end to kids in detention?
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
The Federal Government has announced plans to have all children off Nauru by Christmas, but where will they go? And Malcolm Turnbull appears to have ...
Power prices, refugees and the ghosts of PMs past
Publication Date: 2018-10-25
Cross-party talks on a deal to get asylum seeker kids off Nauru have broken down, so was it all just for Wentworth? Scott Morrison is promising lower...
WENTWORTH SPECIAL: Who's to blame for the Libs' electoral bloodbath?
Publication Date: 2018-10-22
Australia is headed for minority government after voters in the blue ribbon seat of Wentworth dealt the Coalition a stunning rebuke. While votes are ...
The Federal Government's Very Bad Week, and what it means for Wentworth
Publication Date: 2018-10-18
It hasn't been the best week for the Federal Government, as it fights to hold the seat of Wentworth. The Government floated the idea of moving the Au...
Leadership crisis grips the ABC
Publication Date: 2018-09-27
The fallout from the unexpected sacking of ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie has claimed the scalp of Chairman Justin Milne. The saga has also r...
Media moguls and their role in the spill
Publication Date: 2018-09-20
What role did media barons Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Stokes play in the leadership spill that toppled Malcolm Turnbull? And the 'woman problem' that w...
Women, divisions and the Wentworth by-election
Publication Date: 2018-09-13
A date has been set for the Wentworth by-election, but the government is still struggling with the fallout from the leadership spill. Meanwhile, an e...
Bullying and barnacles: Scott Morrison attempts to steady the ship
Publication Date: 2018-09-06
A Liberal Party Senator has threatened to name those accused of bullying female MPs during the leadership spill. It's another distraction for Prime M...
Spill fallout: recriminations and resignations
Publication Date: 2018-08-30
The new Prime Minister Scott Morrison is preaching a message of unity as he attempts to heal the divisions in the Liberal Party. But the fallout from...
Spill special: Scott Morrison takes the top job. What now for the Government?
Publication Date: 2018-08-24
The Liberal Party leadership crisis has come to a head with the resignation of Malcolm Turnbull. Former Treasurer Scott Morrison took the top job, an...
Spill special: Live
Publication Date: 2018-08-23
The second challenge to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership in as many days is underway. With senior ministers resigning and withdrawing the...
Spill special: Malcolm Turnbull's leadership on a knife-edge
Publication Date: 2018-08-21
The Prime Minister's leadership is facing its greatest threat, after Malcolm Turnbull narrowly survived a surprise challenge from Peter Dutton. With ...
Parliament condemns maiden speech as racist
Publication Date: 2018-08-16
Federal politicians of all stripes have reacted with outrage over the sentiments expressed by Katter's Australia Party Senator Fraser Anning in his ma...
Super Saturday wash-up: Labor comes out ahead
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Labor has won all four of the seats it was hoping to retain in the Super Saturday by-elections, delivering a boost to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. ...
Your guide to the Super Saturday by-elections
Publication Date: 2018-07-26
Five seats are up for grabs as voters head to the polls in the Super Saturday by-elections. The by-elections are shaping up as an early test for the ...
Captain's calls and flip flops
Publication Date: 2018-06-29
Parliament has risen for the mid-winter break, but there's plenty to talk about in The Party Room. Bill Shorten has backed down on his plan to repeal...
The Government wins big on income tax
Publication Date: 2018-06-22
The federal government has scored its biggest legislative win to date with the passage of the $144 billion, seven year income tax plan. Labor says it...
Global politics just got really weird
Publication Date: 2018-06-15
US President Donald Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong-un meet. Julie Bishop cuts loose and tells us what she's really thinking. News.com Pol...
Foreign interference, new alliances and economic growth
Publication Date: 2018-06-08
The federal government has secured bi-partisan support for sweeping changes to the nation's foreign interference laws. GDP growth has come in stronge...
The political gets personal during a challenging week in Canberra
Publication Date: 2018-06-01
A One Nation Senator breaks ranks to support the government's company tax cuts. The government under pressure over the conduct of Barnaby Joyce, Mich...
One Nation backflips on corporate tax cuts and Labor re-thinks refugee policy
Publication Date: 2018-05-24
Where does One Nation's surprise backflip on a deal to pass the government's corporate tax cuts leave the signature policy? And Liberal MP Andrew Has...
China, debt and the Coalition's 'women problem'
Publication Date: 2018-05-17
The preselection defeat of government minister Jane Prentice has raised questions about the Coalition's support for female MPs. And have reports of t...
The budget, tax cuts and by-elections
Publication Date: 2018-05-10
The federal government has begun the task of selling the budget, but can it persuade the crossbench to pass its tax cuts? And the High Court's ruling...
Budget 2018: tax cuts, mental health and a hit to the ABC
Publication Date: 2018-05-09
The Treasurer Scott Morrison has made an ambitious seven-year plan to cut taxes the centrepiece of his third budget. But will it be enough to win the...
Banks, businesses and preparing for the budget
Publication Date: 2018-05-03
Revelations out of the Banking Royal Commission have made a conversation around the company tax cut difficult for the Government. And the Business Co...
The Government and the Opposition finish the week without a win and Julie Bishop shirtfronts the Russian Ambassador
Publication Date: 2018-03-29
The Government has failed to secure the numbers in the Senate to pass the second phase of its company tax cuts. Meanwhile, the Opposition has been fo...
Minor parties take stock and crossbenchers consider a company tax cut
Publication Date: 2018-03-22
Minor parties weren't as successful as they'd hoped to be in the South Australian election and the Batman by-election. And the government is negotiat...
Labor launches a controversial new tax policy as voters in SA and Batman head to the polls
Publication Date: 2018-03-15
The Opposition is calling its new tax policy "courageous", but will voters embrace it? And voters in South Australia and Batman are heading to the ...
President Trump, trade wars and International Women's Day
Publication Date: 2018-03-08
US President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports has raised fears of a trade war. With the Australian Government lo...
Michael McCormack, Michaelia Cash and #MeToo in Parliament House
Publication Date: 2018-03-01
The Nationals have a new leader, but who exactly is Michael McCormack? And Senator Michaelia Cash is under fire over threats to name female staffers ...
Goodbye Barnaby: The Deputy PM calls it a day
Publication Date: 2018-02-23
After vowing to stay on, Barnaby Joyce has announced he is resigning as leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister. Fran Kelly and Patric...
Barnaby holds on, Malcolm heads overseas and immigration makes waves
Publication Date: 2018-02-22
The Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has stared down pressure from colleagues to resign, but is his position tenable in the long-term? And as the ...
Barnaby Joyce, ministerial conduct and Closing the Gap
Publication Date: 2018-02-15
The Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is increasingly under pressure over revelations of his affair with a staffer and accusations of ministerial mi...
Citizenship, the Batman by-election and a sense of deja vu as Parliament returns for 2018
Publication Date: 2018-02-08
Parliament has resumed for 2018 with both the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten staking out their policy position...
Fran Kelly sings the year in #auspol
Publication Date: 2017-12-14
Every week, Fran Kelly sings a song inspired by federal politics. We've compiled a very special end-of-year mix of some of our favourites.
Parliament debates legalising same-sex marriage in Australia
Publication Date: 2017-12-07
Parliament has debated a historic bill to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia, in the final sittings of the year. Sky News political editor David ...
Dastyari sacked and the PM capitulates on a banking royal commission
Publication Date: 2017-11-30
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called a banking royal commission, capitulating to calls from nearly all sides. And Senator Sam Dastyari has been ...
Eight becomes nine: citizenship chaos and the Lower House gets a week off
Publication Date: 2017-11-23
Virginia Trioli drops in on The Party Room to discuss citizenship chaos and same-sex marriage negotiations with Fran and Patricia. Tweet us using #T...
Same-sex marriage: Australia says Yes
Publication Date: 2017-11-16
The results are in, and Australia says yes to a change in the definition of marriage. Fran and Patricia break down the numbers, and discuss what might...
Audits and instability as the citizenship crisis continues
Publication Date: 2017-11-09
Liberal backbencher John Alexander has joined the list of parliamentarians embroiled in the dual citizenship crisis engulfing federal politics. Andrew...
Citizenship Eight: the crisis continues as Stephen Parry resigns
Publication Date: 2017-11-02
The citizenship crisis continues in the Federal Parliament this week with Senate President Stephen Parry confirming that he is a British citizen. Patr...
Citizenship Seven: The High Court disqualifies Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce
Publication Date: 2017-10-30
What does the High Court ruling on the Citizenship Seven mean for the future of this Government? Fran and Patricia reconvene for this bonus episode to...
AWU raids, staffer leaks and Michaelia Cash
Publication Date: 2017-10-26
A staffer from Senator Cash's office has resigned after admitting he was the source of a media leak about AFP raids on the AWU. What will the politica...
Is the NEG the energy policy we've all been waiting for?
Publication Date: 2017-10-19
This week the government announced their new plan to resolve the energy crisis: the National Energy Guarantee. What does the NEG mean for Australia's ...
Energy, media reform and anti-vilification laws
Publication Date: 2017-09-14
This week in politics has been dominated by talk over energy policy. Patricia and Raf discuss a clean energy target, media reform and anti-vilificatio...
Energy, North Korea and the same-sex marriage survey survives the High Court
Publication Date: 2017-09-07
The Federal Government's voluntary postal survey on same-sex marriage has survived a High Court challenge. Patricia Karvelas and Rafael Epstein discus...
Diversions, or getting on with the job? Energy, asylum seekers and history wars
Publication Date: 2017-08-31
This week, the government tried to focus its attention on energy, asylum seekers and Australian history. Fran and Patricia discuss why and whether it ...
Citizenship and religious freedom: divisions in the Coalition
Publication Date: 2017-08-24
Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash and crossbench senator Nick Xenophon have joined other MPs underneath a citizenship cloud in Canberra. And division...
Constitutional crisis, ABC reform and Barnaby Joyce is a kiwi
Publication Date: 2017-08-17
This week it was revealed that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has dual citizenship in New Zealand. Fran and Patricia discuss how the government h...
Parliament resumes, and so does the same-sex marriage debate
Publication Date: 2017-08-10
Fran and Patricia discuss why we'll be hearing about same-sex marriage for the rest of the year, and who has the most to gain from the ongoing convers...
Gonski 2.0, Finkel and citizenship
Publication Date: 2017-06-22
In the final week before parliament breaks for winter, PK and Fran discuss the government's manoeuvring on Gonski 2.0, Pauline Hanson's comments on di...
Finkel report, clean energy and citizenship
Publication Date: 2017-06-15
With the Coalition debating the merits of a clean energy target, Lenore Taylor joins Fran and PK to look at how much of the Finkel report remains poli...
Parole reform, Chinese influence and US-Australia relations
Publication Date: 2017-06-08
Parole reform, foreign political donations, energy policy: this week there's a whole lot of change and reform being discussed. But should we change th...
National security, One Nation and energy policy
Publication Date: 2017-06-01
Parliament was preoccupied with questions of security this week, but there's a battle over energy policy on the horizon. Andrew Probyn joins Fran and ...
Labor leak, bank levy and One Nation "brainstorming"
Publication Date: 2017-05-25
A leak from Labor about internal divisions over the proposed Medicare levy has drawn attention from the government's post-budget sell. Rafael Epstein ...
Budget 2017: Tax, drug testing and Tina Arena
Publication Date: 2017-05-11
As the dust settles after the 2017 budget announcement, Laura Tingle joins Fran and Patricia to pick apart the politics.
Budget 2017: Medicare levy, banks tax and fairness
Publication Date: 2017-05-10
The morning after the budget, what does it mean for the political landscape? Fran and Patricia break it down in this special budget wrap-up.
Gonski 2.0, budget 2017 and nation building
Publication Date: 2017-05-04
The week before the budget is usually filled with leaks and whispers, but this year it was full of announcements. Chris Uhlmann joins Fran and Patrici...
Company tax cuts, housing in the budget and your questions
Publication Date: 2017-04-06
Fran and Patricia take your questions about federal politics, and talk about refusing sausages and Family First's Senate seat.
Backflips, fairness and David Marr
Publication Date: 2017-03-30
David Marr's joins Fran and Patricia to talk about the week in federal politics.
Long nights in the Senate, 18C and banking inquiry
Publication Date: 2017-03-23
Senate arguments heat up in the middle of the night, and Malcolm Turnbull bolsters support within his party by moving on 18C. Fran and PK pull the wee...
Snowy Mountains Scheme 2.0, SA energy and WA votes
Publication Date: 2017-03-16
What could Labor's landslide victory in Western Australia mean for the future of the Liberal Party? And could the PM's Snowy Mountains Scheme extensio...
One Nation, WA and Waleed Aly
Publication Date: 2017-03-09
Waleed thinks we've seen a 'moment of subtle disintegration for One Nation'. He joins PK and Fran to talk about the impact of the WA election on feder...
Penalty rates, 18C and 'throwing the whip away'
Publication Date: 2017-03-02
Rafael Esptein tells Fran and PK about the issues that have people calling in: 'how much they get paid and how much it costs for them to buy a house'.
Refugees, housing affordability and Annabel Crabb
Publication Date: 2017-02-23
Annabel Crabb joins Fran and PK to pick apart the politics of housing affordability. They also talk refugees, Israel, energy policy, Anna Bligh and Da...
Closing the Gap, One Nation and Stan Grant
Publication Date: 2017-02-16
ABC Indigenous Editor Stan Grant joins Fran and Patricia to analyse this year's Closing the Gap report. They also talk about One Nation and NDIS fundi...
Turnbull's QT performance, Cory Bernardi and the year ahead
Publication Date: 2017-02-09
Parliament is back and so are Fran and PK: they're joined by Andrew Probyn to talk about the year ahead and what the split in the Liberal Party means ...
Climate change, leadership and looking forward
Publication Date: 2016-12-08
Lenore Taylor joins Fran and Patricia for a look back at the year in politics. They also talk climate change policy and get an update on Tanya Plibers...
Compromise, cross-trading and chaos
Publication Date: 2016-12-01
Compromise and cross-trading: both were needed to pass the government's Australian Building and Construction Commission legislation this week. But wil...
Backpacker tax, Peter Dutton and One Nation
Publication Date: 2016-11-24
Some significant policy wins for the government this week, but the politics is still on Labor's side.
457 visas, asylum seekers and the prism of Trump
Publication Date: 2016-11-17
The success of Donald Trump in the US presidential election has shifted something in Australian politics.
Trump wins, productive chaos and asylum seeker policy
Publication Date: 2016-11-10
What does a Donald Trump presidency mean for Australia? And is parliament a mess or are we seeing productive chaos in action?
Bob Day, Rod Culleton and asylum seeker policy
Publication Date: 2016-11-03
Emma Alberici joins Patricia in The Party Room: she gets nerdy and reads the Constitution, shedding some light on the fate of Bob Day and Rod Culleton...
Leigh Sales, Solicitor-General and Malcolm Turnbull
Publication Date: 2016-10-26
Leigh Sales joins Fran for a special episode of The Party Room, talking about the resignation of the Solicitor-General, the government's paid parental...
Tony Abbott, horse trading and avocado in estimates
Publication Date: 2016-10-20
Efforts to pass the ABCC legislation have brought up questions of horse trading, leadership and Senate tensions. Fleur Anderson joins Fran and Patrici...
US election, the same-sex marriage plebiscite and Two Grumpy Hacks
Publication Date: 2016-10-13
A grumpier time than usual in The Party Room this week, with Malcolm Farr and Dennis Atkins joining Patricia and Fran to talk the US election and the ...
Banking, energy and budgie smugglers
Publication Date: 2016-10-06
ABC Political Editor Chris Uhlmann joins Fran and Patricia in The Party Room to talk banking, energy and whether Tony Abbott is still hoping to be Pri...
Compromise and the same-sex marriage plebiscite
Publication Date: 2016-09-29
The election might be over but federal politics is as interesting as ever. Join Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas as they talk about the role of compro...
What comes next? Policies, compromises and new faces
Publication Date: 2016-07-14
ABC 7:30's Sabra Lane looks to the future with Fran and Patricia. They discuss the policies and people to watch in the new parliament—new faces, a con...
Postal votes, Pauline Hanson and magic number 76
Publication Date: 2016-07-07
The count continues: Barrie Cassidy joins Fran and Patricia to discuss what's happening under the surface while Australia waits for an election result...
Post-election special: too close to call
Publication Date: 2016-07-04
Australia went to the polls and delivered a victory to ... well, we don't know yet. Votes are still being counted, with 13 lower house seats currently...
Marriage equality plebiscite, marginal seats and voter apathy
Publication Date: 2016-06-30
In the final days of the election campaign, David Speers joins Fran and Patricia to talk about what is likely to happen on July 2 and the implications...
Brexit, stability and the final countdown
Publication Date: 2016-06-27
Not long to go now: ABC NewsRadio's Political Editor Marius Benson joins Fran and Patricia for a special episode of the Party Room at the start of the...
Minor parties, NBN and CFA: the issues on talkback around the country
Publication Date: 2016-06-23
We check in with some people who take the pulse of the electorate every day—local radio presenters from Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Rafael Epste...
Preference deals, pre-polls and the funny side of politics
Publication Date: 2016-06-16
The news is full of preferences and pre-polls. The Chaser's Charles Firth joins Fran and Patricia to talk about where humour can be found in the 2016 ...
Internet speeds, feminism and rural issues
Publication Date: 2016-06-09
Pip Courtney from Landline tells Fran and Patricia which issues have people talking on farms across Australia. The NBN and backpacker tax are high on ...
Mandates, rats and superannuation policy
Publication Date: 2016-06-02
At the halfway mark of an eight week campaign, Annabel Crabb joins Fran and Patricia to talk about Malcolm Turnbull, Bill Shorten and whether anyone u...
Leaders' debate special: trust, boats and talking points
Publication Date: 2016-05-30
What did we learn from the first major leaders' debate of the 2016 election?
The 'real Malcolm', costings and Johnny Depp
Publication Date: 2016-05-26
Amanda Vanstone joins Fran and Patricia to talk about the public perception that Malcolm Turnbull is not being himself on the campaign trail. They dis...
Asylum seeker policy, hi-vis and no sparkle
Publication Date: 2016-05-19
The second week of the election campaign is full of high-visibility vests and asylum seeker debate.
Marginal seats, preference deals and riding on trains with Turnbull
Publication Date: 2016-05-12
ABC election analyst Antony Green tells Fran and Patricia which seats he finds most interesting this election. They also talk about preference deals w...
The 44th parliament ends and the campaign begins
Publication Date: 2016-05-06
As the 44th parliament comes to an end, attention turns to the looming election campaign. ABC 7.30's Sabra Lane joins Fran and Patricia to talk about ...
Budget special: 'national economic plan' or campaign platform?
Publication Date: 2016-05-04
Fran and Patricia are in Canberra for budget week and as the dust settles the morning after, they tease out what this budget means for both sides of p...
Negative gearing, Kerry O'Brien and scare campaigns
Publication Date: 2016-04-28
The government spent the week demonstrating that they are 'still governing', with big announcements about defence spending and negative gearing. Labor...
'Still governing', trust and the leadership style of Bill Shorten
Publication Date: 2016-04-21
Which party would prefer a presidential-style campaign? And which musical did ABC Political Editor Chris Uhlmann star in?
Double dissolution, rookie leaders and a long campaign
Publication Date: 2016-04-14
What issues do the major parties want the 2016 election to be about? Which leader is a better campaigner? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas discuss all...
The Party Room with Kelly and Karvelas begins April 14
Publication Date: 2016-04-08
Join Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas for RN’s special federal election podcast. It’s already got people whispering in the halls of Parliament House.