Politics in the Pub
August 2026
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Politics in the Pub: More Fool Me
How the gas industry tricked Australia
Join Dr Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett as they discuss Richard’s new Vantage Point Essay, More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia. The global gas industry has pulled off the greatest con in Australia’s history, and we’re living with the consequences. Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, but we
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Past Politics in the Pub recordings
2015 Budget
Wayne Swan
Minority Policy
Richard Denniss & Brenton Prosser
Divestment
Simon Sheikh & Tom Swann
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