Unparliamentary is the Australia Institute’s fortnightly show that gives you the scoop on what’s happening in federal politics.

Speakers

Paul Karp — Chief Political Correspondent for Guardian Australia

Paul Karp is the chief political correspondent at Guardian Australia. Before joining the Canberra press gallery in 2016, Paul was chief journalist at Workforce, a Thomson Reuters industrial news bulletin.

Greg Jericho — Chief Economist at the Australia Institute

Dr Greg Jericho is the Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work.

He holds an Honours Degree in Economics from Flinders University. Greg also writes a weekly column on economics and politics for Guardian Australia – a position he has held since 2013. In 2016 he won the Walkley Award for Commentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique, and in 2018 he was a Walkley Award finalist with Gareth Hutchens for their report on the crisis of wages in Australia in the Best Industrial Reporting category.

He has also written for ABC, SBS and Meanjin with a focus on policy and journalism coverage of Australian politics. Prior to working at the Australia Institute, Greg lectured in journalism and political communication at the University of Canberra and from 2006 to 2011 he worked in the Australian Public Service predominantly in the arts and film portfolios.

In 2012, his book The Rise of the Fifth Estate: Social Media and Blogging in Australian Politics was published by Scribe.