The Swing

A packed show on The Swing this week with three interviews covering this weeks political drama.

William Bowe, the Poll Bludger joins the show to breakdown all the polling data behind the Queensland and US Election.

Professor Gordon Flake, the founding CEO of the Perth US/Asia Centre discusses the US election and how it will influence politics in the Indo-Pacific region.

Student protests have erupted over the past weeks over the governments proposed changed to working laws in Indonesia. Danae Gibson spoke with Indonesian journalist Ella S. Prihatini from her base in Jakarta. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 13 October 2020.

The Australian Federal Budget is the agenda today as The Swing team break down the budget in the most financially unstable years since World War 2.

Professor David Gilchrist is economic historian from the University of Western Australia and is in studio to give insight into this important budget rollout.

It's been a huge week in US politics with the "bin" fire of a first Presidential debate and an outbreak of COVID-19 in the White House.

Danae and Chris discuss how this could affect the election with only 27 days left in the race for the White House.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court died at the weekend, at the age of 87. To explain the political ramifications of RBG’s death, Bryan Cranston, Academic Teacher, from [Swinburne University](http://bryancranston.academia.edu/) chatted with Chris and Danae.

Curtin University’s International security expert, [Professor Alexei Muraviev](https://research.curtin.edu.au/supervisor/dr-alexey-muraviev-2/), talked about the ongoing protests in Belarus. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 22 September 2020.

This week on The Swing, Chris Wheeldon is joined by James Hall to discuss 'the week that was' in politics.

A cliche in the making, each week The Swing delve into what has happened in the week of politics.

In this episode they chat to Professor John Fitzgerald from Swinburne University on the rising tensions between Australia and China.

Danae also speaks to Canadian Economist and Author of The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalisation, Jeff Rubin.

Plus, Ron Howard's tweet and Trump's chat with Bob Woodward. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 15 September 2020.

[Sally Whyte](https://www.canberratimes.com.au/profile/835/sally-whyte) from The Canberra Times shares the latest political news from the nation's capital and [Dr Chris Salisbury](https://uq.academia.edu/ChrisSalisbury) shares his thoughts on the looming Queensland election.

This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 8 September 2020.

[Nick Bryant](https://www.penguin.com.au/authors/nick-bryant), BBC's New York correspondent and author of When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present and [Bryan Cranston](http://swinburne.academia.edu/BryanCranston), US electoral politics expert from Swinburne University are the guests on The Swing. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 1 September 2020.

Another jam-packed edition of The Swing this week!

Rose Kerr speaks to U.S. political expert [Jared Mondschein](https://www.ussc.edu.au/experts/jared-mondschein), about Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential candidate.

Jesse Begley talks to a leading expert on international security, Associate Professor [Alexey Muraviev](https://research.curtin.edu.au/supervisor/dr-alexey-muraviev-2/), about the results from the recent Belarus Presidential election.

Finally, Chris and Danae review the U.S. Democrat and Republican National Conventions. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 25 August 2020.

A massive episode of The Swing this week!

Chris and Danae catch up with [WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt ](https://www.wa.gov.au/government/people/ben-wyatt)about the state economy, government investment and maintaining the hard border.

We take a heartbreaking look at the Beirut Blast and the chaotic future of Lebanon.

Finally, Jesse Begley speaks with Turkish human rights lawyer [Meline Çilingir](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-woman-murdered-istanbul-convention-government-abandoning) about femicide in Turkey, the Istanbul convention and the [Women supporting Women](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a33435593/what-is-women-supporting-women-challenge-instagram/) hashtag campaign. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 11 August 2020.

This week on The Swing we delved into the world of COVID-19 economics with [Matt Cowgill](https://grattan.edu.au/people/bio/matt-cowgill/)of the Grattan Institute.

We also looked into Clive Palmer's High Court Challenge to WA's hard border closure with Murdoch University's [Lorraine Finlay](http://profiles.murdoch.edu.au/myprofile/lorraine-finlay/).

Danae also delved into the Happiness Index and New Zealand's new way of governing.

We checked out the [Trump Golf Count](https://www.trumpgolfcount.com/) and headed to Turkey for a potential disastrous decision for domestic violence and women's rights.

This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 4 August 2020.

This week on The Swing, Danae Gibson and Chris Wheeldon delve into the week that was from the world of politics.

Jesse Begley speaks with [The Poll Bludger](https://www.pollbludger.net/), William Bowe about the science of polls and why they can be so wrong but also so right.

We also speak about where the local politics and where the Australia economy is heading, and what is a 'suburban voter'.

Plus, the happiness index and Dads with leaf blowers. This episode of The Swing aired on Tuesday 28 July 2020.