The Swing

This episode of The Swing sees Chris talking about the recently concluded WA State Elections, in which Labor won by an unprecedented landslide, even forcing Liberal opposition leader Zak Kirkup to drop his seat, and includes a discussion with ABC political reporter [Jacob Kagi](https://www.abc.net.au/news/jacob-kagi/4421098) about the election results.

This episode also features a talk between RTRFM's Jeff Bullen and Curtin University Professor [John Phillimore](https://research.curtin.edu.au/supervisor/prof-john-phillimore/) about the election, as well as possible results of future elections both local and federal in light of this outcome.

This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 16 March 2021.

This week as we head towards the WA State Election, Danae, Chris and Jeff Bullen speak to WA politics master and legendary journalist, Peter Kennedy.

Later in the show, they turn their gaze to the Middle East as Dr Ben Rich from Curtin University discusses his thoughts on what a Biden administration means for the region.

This week Chris and Danae delve into the goings on in Canberra.

With the Morrison Government facing political and moral crisis's from all sides, they chat with Guardian Political Reporter Amy Remeikis about the allegations of sexual assualt by a Cabinet Minister, the WA Election on a federal stage and the constant roller coaster of political reporting in 2020/21.

They also chat with the Poll Bludger, Willam Bowe about the WA State Election and the potential of a upcoming landslide towards Labor.

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This episode of The Swing sees Chris and Danae talking about the WA 'snap lockdown', a five day lockdown after a quarantine hotel security guard tested positive for COVID-19, and the community's response to such a lockdown that has also occurred over in several Eastern states.

The duo also speak to retired political journalist Peter Kennedy about the upcoming state election in WA, and the ongoing schism between state and federal governments.

This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 2 February 2021.

This January 26th episode of The Swing sees Chris and Danae discussing the public holiday, what it has come to represent over the years and the rallies around Australia for reconciliation and reparations for Indigenous Australians, and to possibly change the date of Australia Day.

The duo also speaks about the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the aftermath of the Donald Trump presidency and how it will reverberate throughout the years.

This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 26 January 2021.

The first episode of The Swing for 2021 sees Chris and Danae discussing the last days of the Trump administration and what the future holds for Biden, as well as the attack on the Capitol.

The duo spoke to Swinburne University Online Politics and Social Science lead unit coordinator Bryan Cranston about the weight of the US' claims of a true democracy, and what might be happening with Trump in the fallout of his claims of a fixed election, and his [second impeachment](https://theconversation.com/trump-is-impeached-again-in-historic-vote-now-republicans-must-decide-the-future-of-their-party-153196).

The two also spoke to UWA Anthropology senior lecturer [Dr Sam Han](https://www.uwa.edu.au/Profile/Sam-Han) about the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, including a DC lockdown peripheral to the ongoing pandemic and discussion of Trump's cult of personality and its seeping into the Republican voter base from here on out.

This episode of the Swing aired on Tuesday 19 January 2021.

On this week's episode of The Swing, Chris and Danae bring you the latest coverage of the 2020 US Presidential elections, and more.

Danae spoke with Jenny Hocking and her battle to bring [The Palace Letters,](https://www.scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-palace-letters) letters written by John Kerr to the Queen as he looked to remove Gough Whitlam from office, to the people of Australia.

They also spoke to Dr Ian Cook about his new book [The Politics of the Final Hundred Years of Humanity](https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/57120/) and how a Trump defeat and a changing relationship with the climate may aid or hinder the planet.

This episode of the Swing aired on Tuesday 10 November 2020.

This is it... on the eve of the US Election Chris and Danae go deep on The Swing.

They chat to:

Dr Amanda Sturgill … an associate professor of communications at[Elon University,](http://www.elon.edu) in North Carolina. Dr Sturgill teaches courses in journalism and new media. Her major research interest is how effective online communication technologies are for disadvantaged populations such as the elderly, the rural, the poor and the disabled.

Amelia Thomson- Deveaux - Senior Writer for Five Thirty Eight. The gold standard in political forecasting and polling analysis across the US.

Professor Gordon Flake - CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia.

Chris Wheeldon and Danae Gibson take a swing at politics in the USA with BBC journalist [Nick Bryant](https://twitter.com/NickBryantNY) and Jeff Bullen chats about compulsory voting with [Professor Lisa Hill](http://professorlisahill.com/)

This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 27 October 2020.

Sally Whyte from [The Canberra Times](https://www.canberratimes.com.au/profile/835/sally-whyte) chats with Chris Wheeldon and Danae Gibson about the latest in Federal Australian politics.

This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 20 October 2020.