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The Echidna
Join The Canberra Times journalists Steve Evans and Alex Crowe for a weekly podcast in the countdown to the federal election. on The Echidna (formerly Talk of the Times) they'll speak to the journalists tasked with reporting on the election campaign and the experts who'll help make sense of it. F...
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Was the election an earthquake shaking politics for good or just a tremor leaving the old ways still there?
The next election is only three years away! Should Labor compromise or stand firm? Should the Liberals trim to the left?
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Weekly Politics with The Echidna: How was it for you? Our experts - and our non-experts from outside the Bubble - reflect on the campaign
The campaigns end and the deciding begins. What were the policies? Were there policies? And why do people mispronounce Albanese?
Weekly Politics with The Echidna: What election debates truly tell us
On the Anthony Albanese campaign trail - do this week's destinations indicate Labor's confidence?
Steve Evans asked Chie...
Weekly Politics with The Echidna: Joking apart - humour in politics - and the fight of the independents
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Weekly politics with the Echidna: China gets closer and truth gets further away
There's a lot of shouting about truth in political advertising but should we worry that much? Voters can spot a lie - so shouldn't w...
Weekly Politics with The Echidna: Albo and COVID - can he come back?
Week 2 of the election seemed to be going better than Week 1 for Mr Albanese. But now we've had the debate - and the virus. Has th...
Weekly Politics with The Echidna: Gotcha questions - tricks or treats for journos or polis?
In the Echidna this week, gotcha questions: do you know the price of a litre of milk - or a Cherry Ripe? And what's it like being on th...
Weekly Politics with The Echidna: Do we really need nice, moral politicians?
Isn't effectiveness more important? As Scott Morrison comes under attack, does his character matter? In this week's Echidna, we look at...
Weekly politics with The Echidna: Shane Warne, Will Smith... and who remembers the budget?
In this week's Echidna, we look at the big news of the week: the Hollywood slap and Shane Warne's memorial. Oh, and the budget. How do...
Weekly politics with The Echidna: is Bondi the Real Australia?
Episode two of ACM's Echidna podcast talks Real Australia with columnist Garry Linnell; we ask cartoonist Fiona Katauskas what it's...
Weekly politics with The Echidna: is satire dead?
On this episode; Canberra Times political journalists Karen Barlow and Dan Jervis-Bardy set the scene for the upcoming election; Garry...
Protest Special: Inside Canberra's anti-vax demonstrations
Saturday saw thousands of people descend on Parliament house to protest, among other things, vaccine...
How the census helps us feel heard
The census was a kind of therapy to lift us out of our lockdown gloom, according to one of the country's most prominent...
The big questions of the pandemic
In Talk of the Times, we bring together three of the country's top experts on infectious diseases to answer the big questions on the...
Why territory rights matter
The Canberra Times is campaigning to get the lifting of the block on the ACT Assembly being able to decide on assisted dying. Talk of...
Kicking off the Tokyo Olympics
The Olympics has started. In Talk of the Times, hosts Steve Evans and Alex Crowe talk to one of the Matildas, Emily Gielnik, and to a...
Controversy at the Australian War Memorial
Part of arguably Australia's most popular tourist attraction is being demolished. The $500 million redevelopment of the Australian War...
Vaccine changes and confusion
Where do we stand with vaccines? Government policy changes by the week so are you confused? When will we get back to normal? Next year?...
Barnaby's back: What happens next?
Barnaby's back. Rejoice. At last a voice for real Australia from outside the Canberra bubble. Or ... his behaviour as his marriage...
Why aren't there more women in positions of power?
In Talk of the Times this week, hosts Alex Crowe and Steve Evans discuss the lack of women in the boardroom and the lack of women being...
War and peace
How restrained should soldiers be on the ground in a war? And what do we owe to local Afghans who helped us now that we're leaving?...
The threat of far-right extremism
The far right is alive and well in Australia. But how strong is it? Are they a bunch of sad fantasists or a threat to us all?
A war with China?
This week in Talk of the Times: war with China. Is it a remote possibility or something we really should worry about? Alex Crowe and...
Vaccinate or isolate? What to do with our borders
We're nice and safe in Australia so let's keep the foreigners out. Or let's get vaccinated so we're safe when they come in with their...
Money and health
In Talk of the Times this week: money and health. Why haven't you had your vaccine yet? And will government spending today mean the big...
Politics and religion
This week, Talk of the Times looks at the two topics often avoided at family reunions: religion and politics. After the Prime...
The treatment of women
Is the row over the treatment of women in Parliament Hill just a row in the political bubble or are people beyond the rarefied...
Sex and consent
This week in Talk of the Times, we're talking about sex. After the big demonstrations against violence against women all over Australia...
Talk of the Times presents: Voice of Real Australia
This week we're introducing you to the national podcast Voice of Real Australia created by our colleagues based in Newcastle. It's a...
Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview
In Talk of the Times this week, one of Australia's top historians discusses that interview with Alex and Steve....
Women leading the way
In Talk of the Times this week, Steve Evans and Alex Crowe talk to a remarkable woman. Liz Allen is a top academic at the ANU but she...
Parliament House culture
This week, Talk of the Times takes a look at the culture at Parliament House. Why does there seem to be such a problem with sexism, and...
No news on Facebook? Here's what you need to know
Talk of the Times this week discusses the stand-off between Facebook and the Australian government over who pays for...
Vaccine passports
There may be a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. COVID-19 vaccines are imminent and vaccine passports could assist us in...
Generational similarities and differences
This week in Talk of the Times, we look at the gap between the generations - or the narrowness of the gap. Are young people really tha...
The year ahead in Australian politics
This week on Talk of the Times, we're discussing the great drama of politics. Is Scott Morrison unstoppable? Is Anthony Albanese the...
The individual impact of Australia's bushfires
This week's Talk of the Times visits the sites of the fires one year on. The Canberra Times reporter Doug Dingwall has been talking...
US politics after Trump
It's the big transition. Mr Trump leaves power next week. He's been impeached this week.
Will he be gone for good or will he...
Do state border closures keep us safe amid COVID-19?
This week in Talk of the Times, for the first episode of our second season, we're discussing border closures. Do they keep us safe? Are...
The year that was in federal politics
What a roller-coaster 2020 was for Prime Minister Scott Morrison. He started in Hawaii and ended up on top of the heap. Listen to our...