The Party Room

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Want to know what's really going on in Parliament House? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas give you the political analysis that matters and explain what it means for you.

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2022
Where the 2022 election will be won and lost
In the final days of the federal election campaign, ABC election analyst Antony Green tells Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas whether Labor can win without picking up any seats in Queensland, while Sabra Lane weighs in on whether Anthony Albanese's wages pledge is helping or hurting his campaign. PK and Fran have views to share on that too! Also on the party agenda, how long will we be waiting on election night?
May 12, 2022
40 min
Interest rates and economic management dominate in the second half of the campaign
In week four of this election campaign, there's been a bombshell interest rate hike, and it's getting more and more heated in the marginal seat battlegrounds. The polls say Labor is the favourite, but there's still a vital two weeks to go. Guardian Australia's Editor, Lenore Taylor, joins the party.
May 5, 2022
32 min
LIVE SPECIAL: Election analysis at the halfway mark
In this special live recording of The Party Room, Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas are joined by the Guardian’s Amy Remeikis and the Saturday Paper’s Karen Middleton to make sense of the election campaign so far. Will cost of living continue to dominate the campaigning? Are the scare campaigns working? And will independents grab some prize seats in the next term of parliament?
May 3, 2022
78 min
Inflation jumps and a sneaky carbon tax scare appears
Australia records the sharpest rise in cost of living pressures in more than two decades, while the Government launches a new "sneaky" carbon tax scare. Plus, is Labor's small-target strategy going to cost Anthony Albanese the election? Sean Kelly, former Labor advisor and columnist for the SMH and The Age joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas on the podcast.
April 28, 2022
36 min
Morrison and Albanese face off in first election debate
Who won the first leaders' debate? Niki Savva, columnist for the SMH and The Age, joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly for an analysis of the early weeks of the federal election campaign. Plus, Fran and PK analyse the possibility of a hung parliament, election scare campaigns, China's new deal with the Solomon Islands and whether Katherine Deves will hurt the Liberal vote in socially progressive seats.
April 21, 2022
37 min
Election campaign week one — Is Morrison winning the campaign so far?
Can Labor turn around the momentum in the election campaign? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas analyse the impact of Anthony Albanese's day one gaffe, as well as the PM's declaration that Alan Tudge will be back in Cabinet, his backflip on transgender issues, Labor's decision to ditch a JobSeeker increase and why George Christensen defected to One Nation. National Affairs Editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age James Massola joins the party.
April 14, 2022
32 min
Polls, preselections and the PM's character
With Australia about to go into a federal election campaign, what will be the impact of the chorus of voices questioning Scott Morrison's character? And while Labor goes into the campaign ahead in the polls, how will Anthony Albanese fare in the full glare of an election campaign and what happens if he gets COVID? SMH and The Age columnist Jacqueline Maley joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to set the scene for the election campaign.
April 7, 2022
38 min
Cheaper petrol, arts cuts, housing affordability and the PM slammed in the Senate
Will cheaper petrol do the trick for Scott Morrison on polling day? Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly analyse federal budget week including arts funding cuts, whether the PM is doing enough for renters and that scathing character assessment of the PM by Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. Australian Financial Review Political Editor Phillip Coorey drops in as the party gets going.
March 31, 2022
38 min

About the podcast The Party Room

Want to know what's really going on in Parliament House? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas give you the political analysis that matters and explain what it means for you.

The Party Room

About the podcast The Party Room

Categories

Where the 2022 election will be won and lost

Interest rates and economic management dominate in the second half of the campaign

LIVE SPECIAL: Election analysis at the halfway mark

Inflation jumps and a sneaky carbon tax scare appears

Morrison and Albanese face off in first election debate

Election campaign week one — Is Morrison winning the campaign so far?

Polls, preselections and the PM's character

Cheaper petrol, arts cuts, housing affordability and the PM slammed in the Senate

About the podcast The Party Room

Categories