
Every Sunday morning, the ABC's national political lead David Speers unpacks the major stories shaping Australia's future. Each episode includes a major interview with an Australian politician and an extensive discussion with a panel of the country's best journalists. This show will help you understand the major factors behind the decisions and debates driving a national conversation.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 1334 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsPolitics | |||

Deputy Opposition Leader Jane Hume joins David Speers with James Campbell, Jacqueline Maley and Tom Crowley on the couch.
After delivering a pre-election prediction that "the worst of the inflation challenge is behind us", only to see inflation then steadily rise, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is now more cautious.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joins David Speers with Ashleigh Raper, Rafael Epstein and Greg Brown on the couch.
Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg joins Patricia Karvelas, with Annabel Crabb, Paul Sakkal and Katina Curtis on the couch.
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David Spears is a good host and interviewer. However at least 1, often 2, of the panel are always so blatantly and shamelessly left wing without any balance to the opposite view. The average opinion is always slanted slightly left too, so often assumptions just go unchallenged, views go uncontested and opponents go misrepresented. The snide commentary during âtalking picturesâ is particularly awful on this point So explicitly and arrogantly elitist and dismissive but to only one side.
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Always insightful, balanced, lovely âairâ, incisive.
Fascinating
Great episode. Addressed the big gaping reform challenge ahead of Australia and the bi partisan ignoring of same. Great to see this being addressed in contrast to cheap gotcha moments
Thanks David
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