Cut Through
by Crikey
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Can One Nation clean up in Victoria? Antony Green gives his verdict
Can One Nation clean up in Victoria? Antony Green gives his verdict
About this podcast
Cut Through is Crikey’s spin-free analysis of Australian news, politics and power. Each week we break down the biggest news stories, stripping away the noise to bring you the information that really matters. Join us every Friday to get your talking points delivered the Crikey way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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- Can One Nation clean up in Victoria? Antony Green gives his verdict · 37 minWith Victorians going to the ballot box in just a few weeks, the story of this state election is already being written. One Nation, the Coalition and Labor are neck and neck in…
- Why liberalism is worth saving · 37 minWith the fragmentation and loss of belief in the Liberal Party, the future of liberalism itself these days doesn’t look bright. But what would a “post-liberal” world look like?…
- A new Green stone in Albo's Shoe(Bridge) · 38 minParliament is back in session, and there’s a new Greens leader on the scene to cause trouble for Anthony Albanese. Crikey’s politics reporter Anton Nilsson and journalist Tina…
- Is the ‘Nerd Reich’ gaslighting Australia on data centres? · 36 minIn a special Q&A episode of Cut Through, Rachel puts your questions to long-time Crikey contributors, climate analyst Ketan Joshi and Dr Ben Eltham, about the unfortunate topic…
- Behind the scenes of Barnaby's neo-Nazi run-in, NACC emails and Mamamia blowback · 44 minIt’s been a busy month for our tips hog, Cochon Truffier. The intrepid pig snooped out some internal discussions between NACC staffers which probably should have been had at the…
- Revisiting Paul Keating’s legacy: Australian foreign policy and national identity · 38 minPaul Keating was prime minister of a very different Australia, in a very different geopolitical environment from that of today. How does his ambition for Australia hold up 30…
- “Mum Slop”: A deep dive into the dark intersection of AI and women’s health · 32 minWorms on the uterus, chatbots soliciting photos of women’s breasts, and AI-generated podcasts shilling supplements: welcome to the weird, dark and dangerous world of AI “Mum…
- AUKUS public inquiry Q&A with Peter Garrett and Rex Patrick · 1 h 1 minAfter conducting 10 days of public hearings and receiving almost 800 written submissions, the independent AUKUS public inquiry is moving into its final phase. It will soon…
- Secret numbers of the teen social ban and WA’s One Nation vs Labor showdown · 32 minWhy the eSafety Commissioner is arguing it should be allowed to keep some secrets relating to the under-16 social media ban, WA Labor’s gas lobbyist candidate for the Secret…
- Shady or smart? Labor and the Coalition’s backroom deals on gambling ads and the NDIS · 36 minTwo major bills passed parliament this week, with Labor and the Coalition coming together to get the job done on gambling advertising reforms and the NDIS overhaul. Crikey’s…
- Why the Australian media sensationalises men’s violence · 30 minWhen it comes to what some call Australia's "epidemic" of men's violence against women, the media plays a significant role – as evidenced by the reporting on the trial of…
- What does good migration policy look like in Australia? · 39 minImmigration is one of the most dominant and heated political topics of the moment, with the media extensively covering an apparent surge in anti-immigration sentiment among…
- NACC emails exposed, Tony Abbott’s strange mistake and Peter Malinauskas’ News Corp bestie · 29 minInternal emails exposing the National Anti-Corruption Commission trying to evade one journalist’s questions, Tony Abbott making a very strange mistake in his political…
- Australia’s university sector is in tatters. Why? · 33 minAustralia’s most prestigious universities have been plagued by governance and corruption scandals over the past few years, all the while public debate continues on what role…
- Bernard Keane Q&A: Big Build corruption, AI policy, and will Australia introduce a wealth tax? · 37 minPolitics editor Bernard Keane returns to the podcast to answer subscriber questions in a dedicated Q&A episode. What does he think of critics who say there is “nothing to see…
- Karl Stefanovic and the death of the TV star · 34 minHow did Karl Stefanovic rise to the pinnacle of TV stardom, and what does his move to even smaller screens say about the current state of Australian media? Tina Quinn joins the…
- Teal, Orange, Green: Who’s holding Labor to account? · 35 minThere was a flurry of activity in parliament as politicians tried to make the last sitting fortnight before the winter break really count. So it’s the perfect time to bring Cut…
- 2026 federal budget: does anyone care about broken promises? · 37 minThe 2026 federal budget was one of the more “memorable” in recent history. Despite the vast majority of measures having already been aired in the media weeks prior, Jim Chalmers…
- Farrer by-election: A One Nation vs independent showdown · 29 minThere are just three days until the Farrer by-election and – for the first time ever – it looks like voters won’t be electing a National or Liberal MP to represent them in Sussan…
- Grace Tame: The NDIS overhaul is a missed opportunity · 28 minHealth Minister Mark Butler’s “major overhaul” of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will reduce the total cost of the scheme by $15 billion over the next four years. The…
