Keep the Bastards Honest

By Australian Democrats

Keep the Bastards Honest is the podcast of the Australian Democrats political party. KTBH is where we join the political conversation in #auspol, and explore not just our policy positions and values,... more

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The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.

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April 03, 2025 36. The election budget we had to have
Elana is back, and is joined by co-host Steve Baty and Victorian Senate candidate Heath McKenzie to review the 2025 budget, in the wake of the 2025 federal election finally being called. Thanks to the election rendering the budget yesterday's news, there's a fair bit of reviewing the budget through an election lens, which is unavoidable with one previous and two current candidates having the discussion.

Show Notes

"A deficit is just money the government has invested in the economy that they haven't taxed back yet." The TikTok on the US economy that Elana referred to.

Our policy platforms on income support and housing security, in the wake of Elana's rants on both issues.

Greg Jericho’s excellent Dollars and Sense episode on Australia’s sick housing joke.

The Democracy Sausage podcast episode with Marija Taflaga’s housing renovation analogy.

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1h 33min
March 23, 2025 35. The state of... everything
After an accidental hiatus, Elana is back to discuss her very excellent, totally accurate, very good prediction about the US election.
Oh wait, we’re getting an update…
Show notes:
The very disappointing fact check about the Danish Government’s response to Donald Trump’s offer to buy Greenland
The current iteration of our defence platform, which thanks to current events is now in need of an update.
Keep the Bastards Honest is one of the top 100 accountability podcasts for 2025, according to Million Podcasts!

The Australian Democrats now have a Substack: subscribe to Radically Sensible for free.

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December 24, 2024 Seasons Greetings 2024
Wishing all of our listeners are safe and happy holiday season, and a merry Christmas for those who celebrate. Show Notes The Australian Democrats’ submission to the Senate inquiry into the Online Safety bill, which was referenced in the inquiry’s final report.
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October 29, 2024 34. The State of the Union
Elana conducts a wellness check on the United States. At the time of publishing this episode the US election is a week away, and to say that it’s one of the most consequential elections the world has ever seen is something of an understatement. Rather than trying to understand US politics through the lenses of either the US or Australian media, Elana asks an average American voter living in Trump country how it’s going. Show Notes: For context on the 1968 DNC, the ABC’s If You’re Listening podcast does a brilliant deep dive into this event, in podcast and video ...
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1h 41min
September 30, 2024 Bonus: Census 2026
The Prime Ministerial captain’s call on the 2026 census and the multiple excuses and backlfips required to ensure that the government ended up in almost the same position as they were in prior to Anthony Albanese’s intervention. You couldn’t make this up. Show Notes: The Daily Aus podcast on the Census backlash and backflip Sign the Equality Australia Count Us In petition to ensure everyone is represented in the 2026 CensusSupport Wear It Purple Laura Tingle reveals the Census questionsAlbanese vents his frustration in CabinetRoss Gittins on why Albanese tried to pre-empt a culture warHow this blew up in Albanese’s ...
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August 19, 2024 33. Nuclear Fantasies
In June Peter Dutton finally unveiled the Coalition’s widely spruiked and much anticipated policy on nuclear energy for Australia. But is it a feasible solution to Australia’s energy woes, or is it just a climate change denying fantasy? Steve and Elana review the Coalition’s plans against the current state of the energy transition, and the regulatory, technical, commercial and political hurdles that Dutton needs to overcome to realise his nuclear powered vision. Show Notes National Vice President Dr Grahame Elder’s drill down into SMRs, plus Elana’s podcast of the Drill, with added commentary and context An article on the estimated ...
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1h 37min
June 17, 2024 Bonus: Robodebt Officers off the Hook
Elana is back with an article she wrote in response to the recent decision by the National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) not to open an investigation into the referrals made to it by the Robodebt Royal Commission of six officials involved in the Robodebt scheme. This story continued to unfold after our article was published, so Elana has additional updates and commentary on this story. Show Notes:Robodebt Officers off the Hook articleThe NACC’s decision on RobodebtThe NACC regulator’s decision to investigateGeoffrey Watson interviewed by Philip Adams on the NACC’s decisionThe Dutch child care rebate scandal
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22min
June 04, 2024 32. Budget 2024: No Bravery
Rejoice budget nerds, it’s that time of year again! An episode in which Elana is cranky about what not’s in the budget, Leonie is in search of a narrative for the budget, Steve does a better job of selling the budget than Jim Chalmers did, and all three lament the budget’s missed opportunities. Show Notes Podcasts featured in this episode:Dollars and Sense: The Budget and Why Your Wages are Lagging 14 Years Behind7AM Podcast: The Jim Chalmers InterviewThe Guardian’s Politics Live: Jim Chalmers on his Budget Balancing Act Additional coverage:Dollars and Sense: Poverty is a Policy ChoiceFollow the Money: Jess ...
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1h 58min
March 28, 2024 31. Post Dunkley By Election Debrief
It took a little while for Heath, Leonie and the rest of the campaign team to crawl out from under all the life admin that piled up while they were contesting the Dunkley by election, but Elana managed to sit down with Heath and Leonie and have a chat about the results and their experiences on the campaign trail.
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1h 42min
March 12, 2024 The Drill: Nuclear SMRs
Are you wondering just what a small modular nuclear reactor is, and why we’re having a ‘debate’ on nuclear power? Dr Grahame Elder has you covered. He’s done the research so you don’t have to. In this first instalment of The Drill, Dr Elder does a deep dive into the questions of: what are small modular nuclear reactors, are SMRs being used successfully elsewhere, and if so, do they have a future in Australia’s energy transition and mix? Host Elana Mitchell provides context and commentary as we drill into the issue of SMRs. Show Notes The Drill with all of ...
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FAQs about Keep the Bastards Honest:

How many episodes does Keep the Bastards Honest have?

The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.