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In The Know with George & Evan

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In The Know’s George Hasanakos and Evan Schwarten bring you in-depth discussions on politics and social issues that you won’t find anywhere else. Drawing on their expertise in polling, research, and politics, George and Evan keep you in the know on political trends and public sentiment - without the sensationalism or outrage. In The Know is the source for smart, balanced conversation for Australia’s political and policy minds, and for anyone serious about understanding where the country is heading.

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Why Labor is losing women to One Nation 05.07.2026 43:36

Labor's usual advantage with women has flipped into an 11-point gap behind One Nation, with older women moving right and younger women drifting to the Greens. Is this a Pauline Hanson moment or a durable realignment? Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:13) - Labor's gender gap flips as women back One Nation (08:12) - Why Pauline Hanson wins over older women voters (15:00) - Bondi, cost of living...

Poll: Surprise preference maths that breaks the case 19.06.2026 42:15

If a vote for one party is really a vote for another, where do those voters go? DemosAU modelled four removal scenarios from an 8,000-respondent MRP, and the answer reshapes the case for a merged right... at least for One Nation. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:38) - Why the two-party vote keeps sliding since 2007 (07:03) - Modelling what your vote really means in 2026 (13:05) - A merged right adds u...

Farrer is One Nation's first House win. Now what? 17.05.2026 24:15

Labor's negative gearing overhaul is a deliberate pitch to under-34s, while Farrer's 40% One Nation primary reframes the strategic question on the right of politics. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:52) - Labor's housing tax reform targets younger voters (07:10) - Labor's broken promise reframes the election risk (11:15) - Immigration leads, but renters blame the tax code (13:54) - Greens and One Nati...

Labor's housing gamble and Australians' trust in institutions 03.05.2026 45:30

Is housing tax reform still political poison? With a fragmented vote, dissatisfied under-55s, and a 7-point drop in institutional trust, the calculus has shifted. Guest: Kate Jones, Non-Executive Director at Amplify. Learn more here: https://www.amplifyaus.org. Chapters(00:00) - Intro (02:14) - The budget of the century: housing takes centre stage(05:48) - Why 2026 isn't 2019 on tax reform (09:14)...

Coalition recovery, Labor slide, and the limits of populist momentum 17.04.2026 41:01

Capital Brief's Matthew Franklin join In The Know to discuss the DemosAU's new national poll which points to a rapidly fragmenting electorate, where economic pressure, global instability, and leadership perceptions are reshaping the balance between Labor, the Coalition, and a surging but constrained One Nation. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:08) - Global crises reshape the political environm...

State of Play: One Nation’s Surge and the Fragmentation of Australian Politics 06.04.2026 44:09

Australia’s electoral landscape is undergoing a structural realignment, with new modelling suggesting the Coalition’s traditional dominance on the right is collapsing and being replaced by a rapidly ascending One Nation, raising a central question: is this a temporary disruption or a durable reshaping of the party system? Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:11) - Defining MRP and how the model works (03:...

South Australia’s election exposes a structural shift on the right 24.03.2026 34:33

The South Australian election result raises a deeper strategic question: is the rise of One Nation a transient protest vote, or evidence of a structural realignment reshaping Australian politics at both state and federal levels? Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:15) - Setting the frame: polling, politics and the SA election (01:15) - The credibility test for pollsters and what got validated (02:20) - M...