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
September 2026
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Politics in the Pub: Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
From Santa Marta to Tuvalu
In April 2026, 57 countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia for the first-ever intergovernmental conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF), a new plurilateral process built to do what the UNFCCC COPs have failed to: turn the promise to phase out coal, oil and gas into a concrete pathway to action. Tuvalu, one of
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Past Politics in the Pub recordings
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