
From polls to party spin to policies, ‘Below the Line’ is a 2022 limited edition podcast breaking free of party, media and populist lines. Brought to you by La Trobe University and The Conversation, our host Jon Faine dusts off his microphone and joins political scientists Anika Gauja, Simon Jackman and Andrea Carson to cut through the election noise. Regularly joined by journalists, activists and... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 13 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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Right from the outset, it is clear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s agenda is very different to his predecessor Scott Morrison’s – from emphasising his commitment to fighting climate change to foreign leaders in Tokyo, to displaying the Aboriginal a... more
Politics can be slow-moving, until all of a sudden it isn’t. As political scientist Simon Jackman says in today’s episode of Below the Line, “politics is very non-linear. You get these steady, secular trends in voter sentiment, and then you’ll have t... more
What do One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and Labor’s Tanya Plibersek have in common? They are both winning the battle for eyeballs on social media, says a top Facebook official.
In the final episode before polling day of our election podcast Below the L... more
An existential moment for the Liberal party? Another female leader for Labor? In this episode of our election podcast Below the Line, our expert panel talk us through what might happen to the major parties if they do not win government.
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JF is still the best.
Great collective of political minds. Please keep this podcast going. I love hearing you all chat Australian politics.
Argh! Found this gem too late!!
Spot on with the journos. They were abysmal. Great call. Love this podcast.
An excellent election podcast - the host and guests are knowledgeable, entertaining, engaging and insightful. I come away feeling more informed after each episode. Thank you to the team!
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