Australian Politics
Hosted by Tom McIlroy and Josh Butler · The Guardian
4.8from 511 ratings
- 403
- Episodes
- 166
- Transcribed
- 511
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 788M
- YouTube views
About Australian Politics
Guardian Australia's political editor Tom McIlroy and team at Parliament House examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you
- Publisher
- The Guardian
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Aug 2019
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
166 of 403 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bruce Wolpe on what Trump will do after the ‘profound result’ of the US midterms
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Chris Bowen on how he’ll reach consensus at the UN climate summit Cop31 – Australian Politics podcast
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Guardian Essential report: why doesn’t Labor talk about Trump’s role in our economic problems?
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Bruce Wolpe on what Trump will do after the ‘profound result’ of the US midterms
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So he'll be diminished in coverage on that front. And then he'll be diminished on coverage because of the presidential campaign that we're actually in right now for 2028. And that will take attention away from him, too. The Democratic leadership seems to be already considering its approach. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Chris Bowen
- Peter Lewis
- Alastair Campbell
- Zoe Daniel
- Monique Ryan
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 787,593,714
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 25 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 486 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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Tom McIlroy and Josh Butler host the show. Published by The Guardian.
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