Politics in the Pub
March 2025
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Politics in the Pub: Budget Wrap 2025
Join Dr Richard Denniss and Matt Grudnoff in conversation with Dr Alice Grundy for their analysis of the 2025-2026 Federal Budget. Who wins? Who loses out? What’s hiding in the budget papers, and what do you need to know? SPEAKERS: Dr Richard Denniss – Executive Director, The Australia Institute Matt Grudnoff – Senior Economist, The Australia
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Past Politics in the Pub recordings
The Mandarin Code
Steve Lewis & Chris Uhlmann
Who’s doing the heavy lifting?
David Richardson, Matt Grudnoff & Ben Oquist
Renewable Energy Target
Matt Grudnoff
Secrets of the Trade – The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Richard Denniss & Tom Warne-Smith
Voluntary Euthanasia
Philip Nitschke
40 Years on the Campaign Trail
Jack Waterford AM
Is Australia a Good Global Citizen?
Tim Costello
Online democracy
Simon Sheikh & Sam McLean
Are Baby Boomers stealing Gen Y’s future?
Dr Marcia Keegan & Richard Denniss
Asylum seeker policy 20 years on
Father Frank Brennan
Canberra’s Housing Stress
Adrian Pisarki, Roslyn Dundas & Andrew MacKenzie
Animals Australia
Lyn White
Why do our broadsheets have such narrow debates?
Richard Denniss
An Unwinnable War
Karen Middleton
Vision for a sustainable Canberra
Professor Barbara Norman
OzHarvest
Ronni Kahn
Does Australia ride on the miner’s back?
Richard Denniss