Talking AusPol #27 - Dear Diary, it’s Australia Day [Sunday 29 Jan 10:00am AEDT]   Join Ardeet and Loganberry with guest Dugglez as they discuss: Australia Day, the good the bad and the ugly Albanese’s diary and government secrecy South Australia set to get First Nations’ Voice to Parliament by the end of the year. Australia may get ‘right to be forgotten’ privacy laws NSW Libs still need to pick 36 candidates. Does 'tough on crime' work for youth justice?   #auspol #AustralianPolitics

Join Ardeet with guests Dangerman and AngerAndHope (Loganberry is away this week) as we discuss the Australian Rental Market.

Join Ardeet and ActuallyLoganberry with guest k2svpete as they discuss: Perrottet dressing up as a nazi.George Pell passingTaxpayer funded VIP flights not being reported.What's being said about the VoiceTime to remove stamp duty?Action on carbon credits is heating upShould non union members be levied for union successes?   #auspol #AustralianPolitics

Join Ardeet and Loganberry with their guest AngerAndHope as they discuss: The impact of Millennial voters on Australian PoliticsWill Labor reverse their decision on the stage three tax cuts?Are Queensland's new penalties for young offenders too tough?Mandatory Covid test for travellers from ChinaLabor to impose quotas on streamed content.Predictions for 2023   #AusPol #AustralianPolitics

Join Ardeet and Loganberry with guest 'Surprise Jeffo' as we discuss private corporate power over the Australian energy supply and government plans to cap prices. Then we discuss the top ten political topics for the year from what appealed most to members of the r/AustralianPolitics subreddit.   1. Albanese the 31st PM 2. Getting Julian Assange home to Australia 3. Performance of the Greens in the Federal and Victorian elections 4. 'Google it mate' - Bandt 5. Creation of the anti-corruption watchdog 6. Increased discussion on legalising marijuana 7. Optus data leak 8. Scott Morrison appointing himself to five additional portfolios. 9. Firebombing of friendlyjordies' Bondi home 10. Census Australia 2022 - Christianity plummets as 'non-religious' surges Talking Auspol will return on Sunday 8th January 2023 at 10:00 AEDT #AusPol #AustralianPolitics

Ardeet and LoganBerry are joined this week by Dangerman to discuss: Labor gets its workplace changes passedAustralia and United States vow to increase military cooperation in the PacificSydney climate change protester sentenced to 8 months in jailFederal parliament overturns 25 year old ban on euthanasia laws in ACT and Norther TerritoryGreens want new rules for landlords #AusPol #AustralianPolitics

Join Ardeet, Loganberry and magpieburger as they discuss: Scott Morrison being censuredNational Anti-Corruption Commission createdGovernment capping wholesale gas pricesGiving games with 'loot boxes' an R rating #auspol #AustralianPolitics #Australia

Join Ardeet, Bennelong and Dugglez as we discuss: The Victorian election resultsZali Steggal's push to criminalise lying in Political adsLabor planning to boost whistleblower protections.

Ardeet, Ender and Dangerman discuss the state of the Victorian Election Campaign 2022. Both leaders being referred to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC)Teals winning their case with the Victorian Electoral CommissionAndrews getting raked over the coals over "conspiracy theories".Glen Druery the 'Preference whisperer'   We also discuss Australia being grilled by the UN over its treatment of people in detention. #auspol #AustralianPolitics

Apricot and Ardeet discuss the progress of the Victorian Elections as things start getting down to the wire. We interview Samantha Ratnam, Leader of the Victorian Greens. As mentioned by Samantha in the interview if anyone is interested in volunteering with the Greens over the next couple of weeks you can head here: https://victoria.greens.org.au/volunteer Unfortunately it's also the final episode with our the show's creator and host Apricot. It has been an absolute pleasure working with Apricot and I'll miss talking to him each week. Adios Apricot.

Join Apricot and Ardeet as we discuss the 2022 Victorian Election. Our guest this week is Dr Kate Lardner, Independent candidate for Mornington who discusses: Her general thoughts on the campaign so farThe key issues for Mornington and how she would approach themThe Peninsula's rural/metro status Additionally Apricot and Ardeet discuss: The IBAC and Daniel AndrewsVictorian Campaign election ads   #auspol #AustralianPolitics

Join us for a Special Edition where we discuss and recap the Tasmanian Council Elections. Apricot and Ardeet are joined by AngerAndHope to discuss the first Tasmanian Council Elections with compulsory voting.   #auspol #AustralianPolitics

Join Apricot and Ardeet as they speak with Jeffo12345 on the recent NSW Labor Conference. The NSW Labor State Conference is the primary topic for tonight's edition of Talking AusPol. We also have Jeffo's observations on: The Evatt LectureDaniel Deniehy OrationMusicians Australia union meeting with the NSW Arts Minister We hope you enjoy this Special Edition. #auspol #AustralianPolitics

In this Victorian Election edition of Talking AusPol Apricot and Ardeet are joined by Ben Raue of the Tally Room to discuss the early stages of the 2022 Victorian State Election.   #auspol #AustralianPolitics

Join Apricot, Ardeet and Ender as they discuss: Lidia Thorpe from the Greens and her resignation as Deputy Leader of the SenateDecriminalisation of small drug quantities in the Australian Capital TerritoryRecent poll results show the ALP gaining in New South Wales   #AusPol #AustralianPolitics More discussions can be found at the world's largest Australian Politics subreddit.

Join Apricot and Ardeet with this week's guest Bennelong as they discuss: Kevin Rudd Shortlisted for Ambassador to USVic Libs once again in a world of hurt, with their lawyer quitting.Greens push for Weed to be Legalised.   #auspol #AustralianPolitics

Join Apricot with his guest Ender this week as they discuss: Stage three tax cutsReligious freedomRent freeze Ardeet is out of contact in the middle of Cape York and other guest Bennelong - well, he's a Queenslander and they don't understand how Daylight Savings works ;-) (though he redeems himself by doing a sterling job on episode #16).

Join Apricot, Ardeet and our "correspondent from the UK" AngerAndHope as we discuss:   ICAC Shenanigans with the Coalition and Labor and the impact on Greens and IndependentsLabor in front in NSW and Victoria according to pollsThe Republic and Queen Elizabeth IIThe UN ruling on the Morrison government's responsibility for climate change and how it has affected Torres Straight Islander people

Topics discussed today are: 1. North West Central By-Election 2. Opal Card Rail Strike 3. Ombudsman finds Law enforcement acting illegally 4. Government's change of tune on the ICAC

The UAP deregistersQuestion Time in Federal parliament - costs and opinionsPembroke, Tasmania, Poll results64 percent of young voters would consider backing Independents in the NSW and Victorian elections