The Party Room

The Party Room

Hosted by Patricia Karvelas and Fran and Fran Kelly and Clare Armstrong and David Speers and Jacob Greber · ABC Australia

4.7from 774 ratings

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63Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
543
Episodes
322
Transcribed
774
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2023
First episode

About The Party Room

The ABC's politics podcast, Politics Now, dives into the biggest political stories in Australia and around the world, giving you a balanced look inside the strategies and decisions behind the headlines. Whenever major news breaks, we'll be in your feed with coverage you can trust. From Monday to Wednesday, Patricia Karvelas will chat to a rotating cast of the ABC's biggest political journalists about the latest news. On Thursdays, 'The Party Room' with Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly will discuss the week's developments in depth with another journalist, and answer your questions. On Saturdays, David Speers gets into the details of a major trend or issue with the help of an expert on 'Insiders On Background'.

Publisher
ABC Australia
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
13 Jul 2023
Latest episode
22 Sept 2026
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322 of 543 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Is the Coalition joining the super wars?

  2. 21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Albanese's AI era

  3. 18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The AI arms race: ICRC pushes for new rules for autonomous weapons in war | Insiders On Background

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Is the Coalition joining the super wars?

Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I've been speaking to some people in the coalition party room as these debates have flared up, often sparked by Andrew Bragg or someone else giving this kind of comment or making a speech, who say that maybe the time has actually come to sort of look at the superannuation system as a more mature system. institution in our politics much like medicare where you won't see a coalition in opposition or government coming after that particular institution that maybe the public has moved with the times and see super as something that is a bit of a sacred cow And that may mean that it ends up being not as efficient and working in the way that it should. […]

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  • Marc Fennell
  • Karen Middleton
  • Phil Coorey
  • Laura Hunter
  • Jason Koutsoukis

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
42 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
732 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Patricia Karvelas and Fran and Fran Kelly and Clare Armstrong and David Speers and Jacob Greber host the show. Published by ABC Australia.

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