In The Know with George & Evan
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About In The Know with George & Evan
In The Know’s George Hasanakos and Evan Schwarten bring you in-depth discussions on politics and social issues that you won’t find anywhere else. Drawing on their expertise in polling, research, and politics, George and Evan keep you in the know on political trends and public sentiment - without the sensationalism or outrage. In The Know is the source for smart, balanced conversation for Australia’s political and policy minds, and for anyone serious about understanding where the country is heading.
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- First episode
- 24 Mar 2026
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- 12 Oct 2026
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12 Oct 2026
One Nation is slipping in the regions. Is the Coalition back?
DemosAU's latest MRP of about 9,700 voters puts Labor on 84 seats and a majority, while One Nation's rural and regional vote falls seven points. Stronger preference flows put the Coalition ahead in Groom and Herbert and in both seats One Nation holds, Farrer and New England. Discussion topics (00:00) - Hook (02:28) - Labor heads for a majority as One Nation slips (06:06) - Why One Nation is losing ground in the regions (15:25) - Why preference flows now favour the Coalition (22:19) - The Coalition claws back regional Queensland (29:04) - Capricornia and why the race for second matters (36:00) - Rural independents fight back against One Nation (41:50) - Could One Nation lose both seats it holds today? (48:01) - Hunter narrows as the Coalition leads in Bendigo
28 Sept 2026
New Poll on Super, Tobacco Tax and Algorithms
The latest DemosAU poll finds two thirds of voters back the right to opt out of social media algorithms, 47 per cent would rather cut tobacco taxes than fund more enforcement, and 60 per cent support using super for a house deposit. Federally the Coalition slips back to third on 20 per cent, while Victoria tightens to 52–48 ahead of the state election. DISCUSSION TOPICS (00:00) - Hook (01:08) - The latest federal poll (02:34) - Coalition vs One Nation: a fluid vote (06:18) - How Newspoll compares (08:11) - The margin of error explained (13:04) - Tobacco tax cuts vs law enforcement (21:27) - Opting out of the algorithm (24:55) - Trump weighs in on the algorithm laws (28:47) - Super: early access and contributions (38:44) - The Victorian election poll FOLLOW THE SHOW: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/intheknowau LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/intheknowau LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/2L0QuZY1jOcg1WXgiaviy4 Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702 ABOUT THE SHOW In The Know with George & Evan is your source for smart, balanced conversation for Australia's political and policy minds, and for anyone serious about understanding where the country is heading. Drawing on their expertise in polling, research, and politics, George and Evan keep you in the know on political trends and public sentiment - without the sensationalism or outrage. In The Know is an Amplieo Original show hosted by DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo at https://www.amplieo.com
13 Sept 2026
One Nation has the votes. Can it win the seats?
One Nation now polls in the low-to-mid 20s in every mainland state, but the vote went backwards in four of the five polls run across August and early September and rose only in Western Australia. With New South Wales and Victoria both heading to elections, the harder question is conversion: which urban seats are genuinely winnable, how far Liberal preferences leak, and whether Pauline Hanson chases the balance of power or the government benches. Discussion Topics: (00:00) - Hook (00:54) - Intro (01:27) - Why One Nation won Secret Harbour so decisively (04:23) - What Miranda in 2013 says about by-election swings (10:48) - One Nation slides in four states but climbs in WA (17:40) - Why One Nation polls higher federally than in WA (20:05) - The five numbers that made Secret Harbour winnable (23:40) - Camden, Melton and the seats One Nation is eyeing (32:10) - Where Liberal preferences leak 70-30 to One Nation (41:26) - Balance of power or the Lodge for Pauline Hanson Early access to In The Know and emailed insights are available exclusively for Amplieo+ members. In The Know is an Amplieo Original show hosted by DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo at https://www.amplieo.com
30 Aug 2026
The crack in Hanson's support nobody is talking about
Pauline Hanson's rating among women fell from 39 per cent positive in June to 26 in August, while her rating among men barely moved. One Nation's primary dropped five points to 24 in the same period. No party gets to 50 per cent plus one off half the electorate, which leaves the open question of whether this is one bad month or the first sign of a ceiling. George Hasanakos works through what sits behind the fall. Georgia de Mestre of Premier National then joins for Victoria, three months from polling day with the Coalition leading 55-45. Discussion Topics: (00:00) - Hook (01:07) - Intro (01:41) - Hanson's approval falls seven points in two months (03:14) - The slide is coming entirely from women (07:10) - Less migration, but not a monoculture (11:54) - The DV comments that did the damage (15:20) - Why saying what you think stops at 50% plus one (19:33) - The Coalition creeps back into second (23:13) - Labor's floor and the fight for young men (26:58) - Victoria: the Coalition leads 55-45 (28:48) - Jess Wilson and the end of Liberal infighting (33:02) - Over-55s move back to a party that can win (35:24) - You don't win One Nation voters by chasing them (41:20) - The Coalition polls 37 per cent among women Early access to In The Know and emailed insights are available exclusively for Amplieo+ members (https://amplieo.substack.com). In The Know is an Amplieo Original show hosted by DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo (https://www.amplieo.com).
16 Aug 2026
Canavan, Price and the Senate seats about to fall
New Senate modelling from the same 9,300-voter MRP cuts the Coalition to 18 senators, with Matt Canavan and Jacinta Price both exposed on their own tickets. That leaves a One Nation government commanding 16 senators in a house of 76, and revives the blocked-supply arithmetic that produced the 1975 crisis. Show Notes: DemosAU: the Senate MRP and methodology (https://demosau.com/news/new-mrp-model-points-to-hung-parliament/) Discussion Topics: (00:00) - Hook (01:15) - How the Senate actually works (03:07) - Taking the MRP into the upper house (04:57) - Labor and the Greens on exactly half (07:05) - Why a One Nation government falls five senators short (09:30) - The Whitlam parallels and the 1975 precedent (14:04) - What a double dissolution would deliver (21:53) - Canavan, Price and the senators at risk (38:04) - Why Hanson will not lead from the Senate (42:17) - What it would take to fix it Early access to In The Know and emailed insights are available exclusively for Amplieo+ members. In The Know is an Amplieo Original show hosted by DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo at https://www.amplieo.com
2 Aug 2026
13 seats left: One Nation breaches the Liberal blue wall
New MRP modelling of 9,300 voters puts Labor on 68 seats, One Nation on 60 and the Liberals on 13, with six crossbenchers deciding who governs. With every major party polling in the 20s, small shifts in the national vote now produce wild seat swings. Topics (00:00) - Hook (02:22) - Labor 68, One Nation 60 in a knife-edge house (05:42) - Two exclusive scenarios for who forms government (09:16) - Aston and the Liberals' eastern Melbourne node (14:07) - Bendigo and Labor's rural and regional problem (17:17) - Cook, Dobell and the outer metropolitan front line (24:45) - Moncrieff and the fight for Queensland's coasts (27:40) - Hastie and Taylor's seats fall on these numbers (32:27) - Where Pauline Hanson would run for the lower house (36:53) - How small vote shifts produce huge seat changes Subscribe to our channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@intheknowauIn The Know with George & Evan is your source for smart, balanced conversation for Australia’s political and policy minds, and for anyone serious about understanding where the country is heading. Drawing on their expertise in polling, research, and politics, George and Evan keep you in the know on political trends and public sentiment - without the sensationalism or outrage.Stay In The Know on socials:Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/@intheknowauLinkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/intheknowauWant to listen to more episode of In The Know? Subscribe:Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/2L0QuZY1jOcg1WXgiaviy4?si=c8910ed311704c09Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702In The Know is an Amplieo Original podcast. Learn more about Amplieo at https://www.amplieo.com
19 Jul 2026
Poll: Public Backs Migration Cuts, Hanson Slips 6 Points
A clear 61% of Australians agree with Pauline Hanson that immigration should be substantially reduced. Agreement ends there: just 25% back her monoculture pitch, and new DemosAU polling shows her own approval, not her vote, is what now caps One Nation. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:24) - Why One Nation's vote slipped after the press club (03:18) - Monoculture pitch costs Hanson beyond immigration (05:47) - Personal ratings set One Nation's real ceiling (11:36) - The Coalition's road back and the Howard lesson (20:41) - The press club lines that hand Labor a campaign (25:08) - The electoral maths to get to 76 seats (30:54) - Clacton, Count Binface and the calculus of risk -- Follow In The Know on Instagram https://instagram.com/intheknowau Watch on YouTube https://youtube.com/@InTheKnowAU Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702 In The Know with George & Evan is an Amplieo Original podcast produced by Amplieo Media Group in partnership with leading Australian polling company DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com
5 Jul 2026
Why Labor is losing women to One Nation
Labor's usual advantage with women has flipped into an 11-point gap behind One Nation, with older women moving right and younger women drifting to the Greens. Is this a Pauline Hanson moment or a durable realignment? Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:13) - Labor's gender gap flips as women back One Nation (08:12) - Why Pauline Hanson wins over older women voters (15:00) - Bondi, cost of living and Labor's voters (19:06) - One Nation overtakes the Coalition on the right (24:28) - Burnham, Starmer and the UK warning for Labor (32:23) - Can the big centre-left parties still survive (38:27) - Albanese, chaos elections and the binary choice -- Join Amplieo+ to unlock the latest insights and exclusive videos in In The Know at: https://amplieo.substack.com/s/in-the-know -- Stay In The Know: Instagram - www.instagram.com/intheknowau YouTube - https://youtube.com/@intheknowau Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-knowwith-george-evan/id1887046702 In The Know with George & Evan is an Amplieo Original podcast produced by Amplieo Media Group in partnership with leading Australian polling company DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com
19 Jun 2026
Poll: Surprise preference maths that breaks the case
If a vote for one party is really a vote for another, where do those voters go? DemosAU modelled four removal scenarios from an 8,000-respondent MRP, and the answer reshapes the case for a merged right... at least for One Nation. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:38) - Why the two-party vote keeps sliding since 2007 (07:03) - Modelling what your vote really means in 2026 (13:05) - A merged right adds up to 37, not 48 per cent (16:01) - The Coalition and One Nation are stronger apart (21:21) - When a One Nation vote really elects Angus Taylor (27:45) - What the four scenarios do to Labor and the Greens (33:51) - Can the right actually merge, and who leads it -- Join Amplieo+ to unlock the latest insights and exclusive videosin In The Know at: https://amplieo.substack.com/s/in-the-know -- Stay In The Know: Instagram - www.instagram.com/intheknowau YouTube - https://youtube.com/@intheknowau Apple Podcasts -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702 In The Know with George & Evan is an Amplieo Originalpodcast produced by Amplieo Media Group in partnership with leading Australian polling company DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com
17 May 2026
Farrer is One Nation's first House win. Now what?
Labor's negative gearing overhaul is a deliberate pitch to under-34s, while Farrer's 40% One Nation primary reframes the strategic question on the right of politics. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:52) - Labor's housing tax reform targets younger voters (07:10) - Labor's broken promise reframes the election risk (11:15) - Immigration leads, but renters blame the tax code (13:54) - Greens and One Nation voters share economic anger (17:24) - Farrer shows One Nation can win conservative seats (20:35) - UK Labour halved as Reform leads any new election -- Join Amplieo+ to unlock the latest insights and exclusive videosin In The Know at: https://amplieo.substack.com/s/in-the-know -- Stay In The Know: Instagram - www.instagram.com/intheknowau YouTube - https://youtube.com/@intheknowau Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702 In The Know with George & Evan is an Amplieo Original podcast produced by Amplieo Media Group in partnership with leading Australian polling company DemosAU. Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com
3 May 2026
Labor's housing gamble and Australians' trust in institutions
Is housing tax reform still political poison? With a fragmented vote, dissatisfied under-55s, and a 7-point drop in institutional trust, the calculus has shifted. Guest: Kate Jones, Non-Executive Director at Amplify. Learn more here: https://www.amplifyaus.org. Chapters(00:00) - Intro (02:14) - The budget of the century: housing takes centre stage(05:48) - Why 2026 isn't 2019 on tax reform (09:14) - Reform takes hard yards: the Hawke and Howard lessons (13:08) - The X-factor: supply, falling prices, and voter reaction (17:39) - The Australian Wellbeing Index: a 58 out of 100 (22:09) - Hope, the broken promise, and the under-55 cohort (28:48) - Good policy is good politics: the Terry Mackenroth principle (33:12) - The Coalition's two-front problem (35:35) - Trust collapses: a 7-point drop driven by under-55s (37:10) - Sport, AI, and the void where national vision should be (39:53) - Cost of living beats inflation orthodoxy --Subscribe ➡️ https://youtube.com/@InTheKnowAUJoin Amplieo+ to the unlock the latest insights and exclusive videos in In The Know at: https://amplieo.substack.com/s/in-the-knowFollow In The Know on Instagram https://instagram.com/intheknowau Watch on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2L0QuZY1jOcg1WXgiaviy4?si=a31a8e59fe034ad2 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702In The Know with George & Evan is an Amplieo Original podcast produced by Amplieo Media Group in partnership with leading Australian polling company DemosAU.Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com
17 Apr 2026
Coalition recovery, Labor slide, and the limits of populist momentum
Capital Brief's Matthew Franklin join In The Know to discuss the DemosAU's new national poll which points to a rapidly fragmenting electorate, where economic pressure, global instability, and leadership perceptions are reshaping the balance between Labor, the Coalition, and a surging but constrained One Nation. Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:08) - Global crises reshape the political environment (01:00) - Poll results: Labor decline and a three-way contest (02:30) - Cost of living as the dominant political force (04:00) - Leadership perceptions and voter dissatisfaction (06:00) - Why Albanese’s ratings are under pressure (08:30) - Governing through economic constraint and uncertainty (11:00) - Trump’s unpopularity and alliance instability (14:00) - Strategic risks for the political right (17:00) - Coalition reset and early signs of recovery (20:00) - Competition between Coalition and One Nation (23:00) - Electoral volatility and fragmentation (25:30) - Lessons from One Nation’s 1998 surge (29:00) - The challenge of building a durable third force (32:00) - Global populism and the limits of incumbency (35:00) - Nationalism, manufacturing, and political strategy (38:00) - The fiscal reality behind economic nationalism --Subscribe ➡️ https://youtube.com/@InTheKnowAUJoin Amplieo+ to the unlock the latest insights and exclusive videos in In The Know at: https://amplieo.substack.com/s/in-the-knowFollow In The Know on Instagram https://instagram.com/intheknowauWatch on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2L0QuZY1jOcg1WXgiaviy4?si=a31a8e59fe034ad2Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702In The Know with George & Evan is an Amplieo Original podcast produced by Amplieo Media Group in partnership with leading Australian polling company DemosAU.Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com
6 Apr 2026
State of Play: One Nation’s Surge and the Fragmentation of Australian Politics
Australia’s electoral landscape is undergoing a structural realignment, with new modelling suggesting the Coalition’s traditional dominance on the right is collapsing and being replaced by a rapidly ascending One Nation, raising a central question: is this a temporary disruption or a durable reshaping of the party system? Chapters (00:00) - Intro (01:11) - Defining MRP and how the model works (03:47) - Why electorate-level modelling matters in a fragmented system (08:03) - What the model says: Labor majority, One Nation surge, Coalition collapse (10:00) - Comparing results to previous modelling and the speed of change (11:26) - Where seats are shifting: regional and outer suburban battlegrounds (14:03) - The decisive electoral terrain: outer suburbs and swing belts (16:14) - Demographic drivers behind One Nation’s rise (18:36) - Momentum and limits: how far can One Nation grow? (20:05) - The Coalition’s decline in metropolitan Australia (23:41) - Scenarios for the future of the party system (29:45) - Lessons from international political disruption (33:22) - Risks on the left: potential fragmentation beyond Labor (35:15) - Key electorates as indicators of national trends (38:34) - Capricornia and the consolidation of One Nation heartland (40:16) - Candidate effects vs structural trends --Subscribe ➡️ https://youtube.com/@InTheKnowAUJoin Amplieo+ to the unlock the latest insights and exclusive videos in In The Know at: https://amplieo.substack.com/s/in-the-knowFollow In The Know on Instagram https://instagram.com/intheknowauWatch on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2L0QuZY1jOcg1WXgiaviy4?si=a31a8e59fe034ad2Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-know-with-george-evan/id1887046702In The Know with George & Evan is an Amplieo Original podcast produced by Amplieo Media Group in partnership with leading Australian polling company DemosAU.Learn more about Amplieo ➡️ https://www.amplieo.com
24 Mar 2026
South Australia’s election exposes a structural shift on the right
The South Australian election result raises a deeper strategic question: is the rise of One Nation a transient protest vote, or evidence of a structural realignment reshaping Australian politics at both state and federal levels? Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:15) - Setting the frame: polling, politics and the SA election (01:15) - The credibility test for pollsters and what got validated (02:20) - Methodology, innovation and the limits of polling accuracy (03:37) - One Nation’s geographic footprint and why it matters federally (05:31) - Did One Nation meet expectations? Interpreting the primary vote (07:53) - Competition on the right: independents and fragmentation risk (08:12) - Seat-level dynamics and the emerging parliamentary map (09:29) - The real contest: who becomes the opposition (10:49) - What drove the result: leadership vacuum and voter movement (13:15) - The Hanson factor and leadership-driven voting behaviour (14:35) - State vs federal dynamics and issue salience gaps (17:03) - Why Labor still dominated: incumbency and Liberal instability (18:45) - Coalition voter defection: immigration, leadership and cost of living (20:06) - Economic pressure as a driver of populist disruption (21:25) - Ideology vs behaviour: what voters say vs how they vote (23:44) - Labor’s cross-spectrum appeal and the centrist consolidation (25:04) - Is this really a shift to the right—or a competence signal? (26:20) - Lessons for major parties: legitimacy of the One Nation vote (28:46) - The strategic dilemma: how to respond to Hanson (30:06) - The federal battleground: outer suburbs and regional seats (30:26) - Lessons for One Nation: preferences, independents and limits (31:48) - Explaining MRP: how modern polling models work (33:26) - Federal projections and what they suggest about the next election (34:20) - Closing reflections and what to watch next 📥 JOIN Amplieo+ on Substack for early access to episodes, exclusive videos, and bonus content: https://amplieo.substack.com LEARN more about Amplieo: https://www.amplieo.com 📲 FOLLOW In The Know on socials LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/amplieo Instagram: https://instagram.com/InTheKnowAU YouTube: https://youtube.com/@InTheKnowAU
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