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It's been a glorious return to form this week from the Former Prime Minister. It's been revealed that he was the busiest man on the planet over the last couple of years (despite what Hawaiian holidays might make you think) with no ends to the jobs he was taking over. So, we are talking to Constitutional Law Expert Anne Twomey who has some very interesting things to say. Give it a listen. See omnys...

This week on Decode we do something a little different. While we normally stick to the realm of Federal, but it's been an incredible few weeks, months and years down in the world's largest open air sewer. The Daily Telegraph's State Political Reporter Angira Bharadwaj joins Decode to explain what the hell is going on in NSW State Politics. Have a listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

The bells have rung and class has returned to Parliament house for another term. There's old faces, new faces, and plenty to figure out. A few big pieces of legislation have already been introduced and the Prime Minister has followed through on his promise to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Have a listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finally, The Advocate has managed to nab a sit down with the Lambie Network. Jacqui and Tammy join us to run through keeping the bastards honest, staffing cuts, the drought in Canberra, a controversial opinion on a Tassie AFL team and much more. Have a listen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has returned to the spotlight in a sensational way, showing the nation that he may have been spending a bit too much time with his controversial mates. The new government has told the crossbench to make suggestions on their climate policy that they won't listen to, and are frantically trying to figure out how to be better than the last lot when it comes to the...

This year's election saw more crossbenchers elected than ever before, with nearly a third of Australians voting for independents and minor parties. However, the new government has begun its relationship with them by kneecapping their staff. Understandably that hasn't gone down too well, so we spoke to Tony Windsor, one of the most famous independents the nation's seen, to explain to us exactly wha...

The new Prime Minister is facing questions about the amount of time he's spending overseas, leading us to analyse the comparisons between war-torn Ukraine and Waikiki Beach. Cross-benchers are up in arms about having their staffers taken out and the Liberal party has finally admitted there are some factions within their party and they are going into battle. We are back in the swing of things, have...

We are back! The dust has settled on the election campaign and the news cycle is firing up. So we jump into the booth to discuss the East Cost Energy crisis and try and figure out why one of the biggest exporters of gas in the world can’t keep the lights and heaters on. Have a listen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaaaand it's a wrap. Charles Croucher joins Wendall Hussey for a post match break down of what just happened,.. and what could happen next. Including a warning to the new Government not to take their eyes off the ball, aka Peter Dutton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for a final live show on Reddit, with a full wrap of the Federal Election 2022. In this week's show we look chat about the winners and losers, the cross bench and take questions... as we all try to decipher what our parliament will look like. Check it out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The election is upon us. And for plenty of people, that means the ABC is getting a run on a Saturday night. The star of the show, and the man the nation will look to for a verdict on this whole thing is Antony Green. He joins us to give a run down on the magic behind the coverage, and how he makes the final call. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're nearly there. With election day just around the corner, political expert Claire Kimball joins the show to break down the ins and outs of the campaign trail. With a lengthy resume including working as Tony Abbott's Press Secretary and founding the independent media organisation the Squiz, Claire's spent plenty of time inside and outside the political machine, so have a listen. See omnystudio....

We are back at it for another live show, the final one before the Federal Election of 2022. In this week's show we wrap up where everything sits ahead of polling day, and field some interesting questions with a look to the future. Have a listen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last week before the Federal Election, the Betoota Advocate interviews Grace Tame. Speaking candidly, The former Australian Of The Year gives an insight into what has been happening since the last time we spoke in 2021 - both in her work, and in Australia. Grace Tame talks about working on policy, advocacy, and her epiphanies about both the political class and the media. This is not one to...

This week, we've hopped back on Reddit for another live Decode show. From the height of TV that was the leader's debate to the state of gotcha journalism, there's plenty to talk about. Tune into to hear our wrap up of recent news as well as us answer some questions from the good people of the internet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our second last interview before the Federal Election, The Betoota Advocate interviews the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Chris Bowen tells his story from growing up in Western Sydney, getting into politics, getting an education and eventually getting his hands on the levers. As the Member for McMahon, Bowen thinks this election will be very close, and we haven't even seen the...

This week it's time to talk about preferences. Not in regards to whether you think coriander tastes like soap, but where your voting preferences will go on polling day. We are joined by political expert Antony Green, who runs us through the ins and outs, and lets us know whether a vote for the Animal Justice Party can somehow result in One Nation getting another seat in the senate. Have a listen....

This week we hopped on Reddit for a live Decode show. There's a wrap up of all the goings on from the election campaign, the Russel Crowe x Anthony Albanese collab, a chat about the Teals, and a live Q & A section with the community on Reddit. Have a listen to our wrap up of what's been going, and our answers to the questions of a few punters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

While the Liberals panic over losing affluent inner-city seats to the Independents, the Labor Party faces the same age old challenge of The Greens taking their urban working class electorates. Celeste Liddle is a candidate gunning to do just that, in perhaps the most marginal Labor seat in the country. A unionist, feminist author and a member of the party's Indigenous caucus known as ‘The Bl...

It's been a frantic couple of weeks in the world of Federal Politics. The Culture Wars have been flared up, a potential real life war in the Pacific has made for plenty of jabs all round, and the Opposition Leader might have received a political blessing in disguise. Have a listen to our wrap up of what's been going on here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s guest, Rebekha Carina Che Sharkie represents the Division of Mayo, just south and east of Adelaide. A Ten Pound Pom who as a kid would sleep under tables in the rural pubs of South Australia while her dad played drums. She initially approached the Liberals for pre-selection a decade ago, but was told that a single mother would be a bad look for the party. So, she joined the Centr...

Finally, an akubra that isn't sparkling clean - with one of the most inspiring life stories to grace the Decode Podcast. The Betoota Advocate interviews Bob Katter’s next prodigy. Rod Jensen, an Indigenous KAP candidate from Far North Queensland. He's had a distinguished career in the NRL, community work and education. Rocket Rod offers answers to regional issues that are rarely discussed in...

And so it begins. In the words of Bruce Buffer, It's. Tiiiimmeeeeeeeeee. 19 canons have been fired in Canberra (for some reason), signifying that we are going to have an election. The date is set for 21st of May. It will be a frantic few weeks ahead, so we jump into the campaign launch, the first days on the election trail and where the battle lines have been drawn. Give it a listen. See omnystudi...

This week, Clancy and Errol talk to another Independent Candidate hoping to disrupt the status quo at the 2022 Federal Election. Hanabeth Luke is a scientist and Marine Rescue volunteer,  who teaches at Southern Cross University, while also raising a family in Evans Head. She making a run at the marginal electorate of Page, currently held by the National Party. After 6 weeks of flood rescues...

News From The Trough 05/04/22 This week we jump into whether Albo just copied Josh's homework in his Budget reply, the fallout from the 2007 pre-selection battle for the electorate of Cook, Bob Katter's bold call to arm our kids and another run of the mill taxpayer funded rort. Have a listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.