Bubble Pop Podcast

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The final episode of Bubble Pop is here - but will it be the end?
This week Amanda is joined by Malcolm Farr to chat about the election and breaks down what happens in the nation's Parliament for people who don't live inside 'the Canberra bubble'.

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The election is here and Bubble Pop takes you through everything you need to know about election day and voting. Plus, one of the last policies the Coalition announced before the election would let first home buyers use their superannuation to buy a house, but what effect will that have on the housing market and retirement balances? And finally, the polls point to a Labor win, but can we trust them?

Guests:

- Michael Read, Australian Financial Review Reporter

- Professor Murray Goot, Polling Expert

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The election is just ONE week away. So how should you vote? This week’s show takes a look at how Labor and the Coalition compare on major policy areas like cost of living and climate. Then, research shows women are more likely to be MPs in those pesky marginal seats the parties want to win. Why is that? And does it hinder their influence in Parliament?

Guests:

- Prof Michelle Ryan, Director of the Global Institute of Women's Leadership at ANU

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This week on the show, Amanda is travelling with the Nationals. Colloquially referred to as ‘The Wombat Trail’ – it’s the National Party’s election campaign trail around regional Australia. Leader of the Party and regional-voter-whisperer, Barnaby Joyce joins the show to share his insights. We also talk independents - who are they? What do they stand for? And can they actually win any seats?

Guests: 

- Barnaby Joyce, Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals Leader

- Helen Haines, Independent Member for Indi

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The cost of things you buy is going up, and many people are feeling the pinch. Both sides of politics say they can help, but can they? How much control do politicians actually have over things like inflation and wages? This week’s show looks at what plans the Coalition and Labor have for giving you a helping hand in a hot economy.

Guests: 

- Katy Gallagher, Shadow Finance Minister

- Nicholas Gruen, Lateral Economics CEO

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Albo has tested positive for Covid-19, putting a spanner in the works of the Labor campaign that had just started getting some momentum. Bubble Pop takes a look at week two of the election campaign, plus why no one is talking about establishing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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The election campaign is officially here! So begins six weeks of insanity in the land of politics, with the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader bouncing around the country trying to convince people to vote for them. I’m travelling with the Prime Minister’s election roadshow this week, so have all the latest from my front row seat. Plus I speak to another journalist travelling with Anthony Albanese to hear how things are going on the other side. 

Guests: 

- Andrew Constance, Liberal Candidate for Gilmore

- Jonathan Lea, Sky News Senior Political Reporter

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