Democracy Sausage: Opportunity in chaos
Frank Bongiorno joins Mark to discuss his new role, instructional history, and the fallout for Australian politics.
What does the Middle East conflict mean for Australia and how instructive is the past in drawing parallels with the chaos of today? Will a global recession benefit One Nation in marginal, outer suburban electorates? How worried should the National Party be in the upcoming Farrer by-election? Can Albo manage the Trump relationship?
Professor Frank Bongiorno AM, is the inaugural director of the Vice-Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas at the University of Canberra
Mark Kenny is the Director of the Australian Studies Institute. He came to the Australian National University after a high-profile journalistic career culminating in 6 years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.
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This podcast is produced by The Australian National University.
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