Democracy Sausage: The ‘reform-courage’ spectrum
Professor Mark Kenny is joined by Jason Koutsoukis and Dr Stewart Jackson to talk about whether the government is, or can be, reformist.
What does the government’s reluctance to partner with the Greens reveal about its reform agenda? What do the Liberal Party’s internal battles over net-zero mean for the future of conservative politics in Australia? And where does Labor sit on Mark’s freshly coined ‘reform-courage’ spectrum?
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Professor Mark Kenny is joined by Jason Koutsoukis and Dr Stewart Jackson to talk about whether the government is, or can be, reformist.
Jason Koutsoukis is a journalist and special correspondent for The Saturday Paper.
Dr Stewart Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations, with a specialisation in Australian politics, at the University of Sydney.
Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for 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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