What's the difference between Peter Dutton and a nuclear reactor? One is risky, expensive, divisive and toxic; the other is a nuclear reactor. A busy final sitting week before the May Budget. Education Minister Jason Clare joins Leader of the House, Tony Burke, to discuss the best and the worst of the sitting week.
Read MorePassing laws to expand Paid Parental Leave, fixing the former government's stacking of boards and unpicking the Opposition's nuclear policy - another big week in the Federal Parliament. Labor MP for the seat of Hawke, Sam Rae, joins Leader of the House, Tony Burke, to discuss the best and the worst of the sitting week.
Read MoreA big week in Parliament with the Government's tax cuts passing, a world leader visiting and a former Prime Minister heading for the door. Meanwhile Peter Dutton and the Opposition tried to whip up a series of scare campaigns. Zaneta Mascarenhas, the Labor MP for Swan, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and the worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreThe first podcast for 2024 and it was a big week - with big pieces of legislation passing. The Government's cost of living tax cuts are off to the Senate, while the Closing Loopholes legislation is off to the Governor-General. It means Australians will earn more and keep more of what they earn. Unsurprisingly the Opposition weren't happy with any of it. Andrew Charlton, the Labor MP for Parramatta, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreThe last full sitting week for both the House and the Senate this year, with lots of important legislation - including securing the future of the Murray Darling Basin Plan, helping more Australians into home ownership and a positive step on energy policy. As per usual Peter Dutton and the Coalition had a one word answer to it all - "No". Labor MP for Jagajaga in Victoria, Kate Thwaites, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreThis week saw one of the worst performances from an Opposition Leader, with Peter Dutton hitting new lows. Meanwhile the Manager of Opposition Business, Paul Fletcher, managed to fumble and somehow disappear four bills from the Senate. Dave Smith, the Labor MP for Bean in the ACT, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreThe Prime Minister accidentally gate-crashed this week's podcast recording on what was a really important and really ugly week in Parliament. The Government's Housing Australia Future Fund finally passed, while the Opposition dialled up the misinformation on the referendum. Labor Senator for Victoria, Jana Stewart, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreThis was the ugliest week the Parliament has seen this term. The Opposition tried to trash convention, egged on bad behaviour in the public gallery and moved a completely weird dissent motion. The Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport, Anika Wells, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreManufacturing jobs, cheaper medicines, nurses in aged care and crazy conspiracy theories from the Opposition – it was all on this week. The Member for Hunter, Dan Repacholi, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreThe winter break's over and the Federal Parliament is back. Scott Morrison claimed to be a victim of Robodebt, Peter Dutton continued his division on the referendum and we got some good news on the Great Barrier Reef. Chief Government Whip Joanne Ryan joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreA big sitting week in Federal Parliament before the Winter break. The Greens Party teamed up with the Coalition to block housing policy, Australia is one step closer to a referendum and Barnaby Joyce managed to out-Barnaby Joyce himself. Meryl Swanson, the Labor MP for Paterson, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreThree days of sitting for the House of Representatives in Parliament this week, but there was plenty packed into that time - from Vegemite to cybersecurity and some important bipartisanship. Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreAnother busy week in Federal Parliament, with the Constitution Alteration Bill passing the House. Meanwhile the Opposition continued kicking own goals during Question Time. Anne Aly, the Minister for Early Childhood Education, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
Read MoreParliament had something for everyone this week - from The Wiggles rocking out The Great Hall to the Opposition's tactics backfiring spectacularly in Question Time. Sally Sitou, the Labor MP for Reid, joins Leader of the House Tony Burke to discuss the best and the worst of the Parliamentary sitting week.
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