Does the economy need a defibrillator? Cherelle Murphy on what might get it going again
Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton speaks with Cherelle Murphy, chief economist for EY Oceania, about this week’s sluggish national accounts figures and how the government can revive a barely breathing economy
-------- Â
36:53
Guardian Essential report: do voters’ views on housing and wages spell trouble for Labor?
Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, and Essential Media’s executive director, Peter Lewis, discuss the public’s disappointment with Labor’s handling of the housing crisis and what that means for the party in the lead-up to a federal election
-------- Â
25:25
Chris Bowen on Cop29, reducing emissions and rolling out renewables
Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen. They discuss the wins and losses from the recent Cop29 climate conference in Baku, the pace of the transition to renewables and whether Australia needs to brace for blackouts over summer
-------- Â
42:19
Amanda Rishworth on tackling gender-based violence
This Monday marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the social services minister, Amanda Rishworth, about battling online misogynists, and stopping the welfare system empowering angry exes
-------- Â
37:05
Guardian Essential report: Australians worry about the climate crisis and the economy as Trump returns
Guardian Australia chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, and Essential Media executive director, Peter Lewis, talk about what Australians think about Donald Trump’s election win
Australia