# Insiders

A podcast by ABC Australia. Every Sunday morning, the ABC's national political lead David Speers unpacks the major stories shaping Australia's future. Each episode includes a major interview with an Australian politician and an extensive discussion with a panel of the country's best journalists. This show will help you understand the major factors behind the decisions and debates driving a national conversation.

Feed: https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/8618000/podcast.xml

## Latest episodes

- ['Direct correlation' between political speech and abuse, says AFP Commissioner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/4407879377d8) (2026-10-24, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pp/Z/2o.mp3
- [Assistant Treasurer doubles down on government response to ATO credit card ban](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/cf7a2d008dcb) (2026-10-17, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ph/Z/qp.mp3
- [Analysis: Chalmers and Frydenberg have more in common than they like to admit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/95ef00a0721f) (2026-10-14, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pe/Z/df.mp3
- [Angus Taylor defends Coalition's migration plan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/7bb224f9c628) (2026-10-10, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pa/Z/kc.mp3
- [Treasurer flags billions in additional savings, as pressure builds over inflation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/8e8583922baa) (2026-10-03, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p3/Z/sd.mp3
- [Is Australia prepared for the AI race?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/57df068e8c67) (2026-09-26, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/os/Z/rs.mp3
- [PM won't rule out changes to copyright law for AI giants](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/0813a87caf76) (2026-09-19, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ol/Z/g0.mp3
- [Anika Wells open to changes to powers in digital duty of care bill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/f0dfbf4b4fc1) (2026-09-13, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oe/Z/pj.mp3
- [Government takes aim at the algorithm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/3f010e1be6ea) (2026-09-05, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o7/Z/lo.mp3
- [Analysis: Pauline Hanson risks accusations she's using a security issue for political points](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/78da353322bb) (2026-09-02, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o4/Z/8d.mp3
- [Govt considers social media changes as sexual violence rises](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/dc7057045f12) (2026-08-29, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o0/Z/hu.mp3
- [Analysis: Behind the energy brawl leaders want the data centre boom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/a78dad01c121) (2026-08-26, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nt/Z/29.mp3
- [Bipartisan breakthroughs, as the migration debate simmers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/2f4a9c52b64e) (2026-08-22, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/no/Z/tp.mp3
- [Analysis: Labor has made the most of its cooperation with the Coalition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/4dc4476e4289) (2026-08-19, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nl/Z/pj.mp3
- [Parliament returns, as PM's podcast saga continues](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/a1d2007ceee0) (2026-08-15, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ni/Z/0r.mp3
- [Analysis: Taylor marks six months in the job with a detour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/f7389c9cf123) (2026-08-12, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ne/Z/jk.mp3
- [How has politics changed in the last 25 years?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/7b63829b9eb9) (2026-08-09, 61 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/na/Z/cl.mp3
- [Analysis: Labor has one big political test on migration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/f06cbdb8e5b7) (2026-08-05, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n7/Z/go.mp3
- [Party power plays, as integrity questions simmer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/3d2a4fce8f8f) (2026-08-01, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n3/Z/0e.mp3
- [Analysis: Why Jim Chalmers is cautious but upbeat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/c81ef7fbde0f) (2026-07-29, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mv/Z/68.mp3
- [Labor's show of unity, US tariffs, and Barnaby Joyce's barking dog](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/f13f90dab860) (2026-07-25, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mr/Z/ih.mp3
- [PM tries to map out Aussie AI future, as Pauline Hanson goes global](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/25fbae44fbd0) (2026-07-18, 57 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mk/Z/3r.mp3
- [Australia strengthens regional ties, as China pushes the boundaries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/0cfc45f756eb) (2026-07-11, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/md/Z/bo.mp3
- [Political deadlock, as the mid winter break begins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/22e090e731a9) (2026-07-04, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m6/Z/dl.mp3
- [Analysis: Albanese and Chalmers see reform as an antidote to populism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/08ddf834e3a2) (2026-07-01, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m2/Z/lt.mp3
- [Government's ongoing budget pains, as Taylor muddles up multiculturalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/f7632d3295ca) (2026-06-27, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lv/Z/1b.mp3
- [Fuel relief to wind down as oil shock and budget battle loom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/e5e38126cd67) (2026-06-21, 57 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ln/Z/ud.mp3
- [Duniam exit rocks Coalition as Labor fights surging One Nation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/20b86177ea08) (2026-06-14, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lg/Z/p6.mp3
- [Analysis: Albanese's frustration with Trump is becoming harder to hide](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/ab77d6ec91bd) (2026-06-10, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ld/Z/2a.mp3
- [Budget fate rests with the Greens as Labor faces internal AUKUS pressure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/447237551e98) (2026-06-06, 57 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l9/Z/hm.mp3
- [Will house prices tumble under tax changes?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/ca07b1df2696) (2026-05-30, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l2/Z/j9.mp3
- [Analysis: Battery boom marks a new political chapter in Australia's energy wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/14abd112a63c) (2026-05-27, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kv/Z/c0.mp3
- [Push to change CGT rules tests Labor's reform courage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/1801373e65dd) (2026-05-23, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kr/Z/m2.mp3
- [Analysis: Labor burns political capital as tax reform backlash grows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/4cf091988ef6) (2026-05-20, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ko/Z/9e.mp3
- [Reform back in fashion amid rising global populism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/21ee820f669f) (2026-05-16, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kj/Z/r0.mp3
- [One Nation makes history in Farrer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/17ce55a5f9e8) (2026-05-09, 57 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kc/Z/o2.mp3
- [Analysis: The federal budget isn't banking on Trump's promises](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/5ffa442ecd79) (2026-05-06, 7 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/k9/Z/2o.mp3
- [Grief, anger and a demand for change in the country's red centre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/c8cce3586e96) (2026-05-02, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/k5/Z/e5.mp3
- [Government's NDIS shakeup and Coalition leaves door ajar on property tax breaks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/d8df596fefca) (2026-04-25, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ju/Z/df.mp3
- [Analysis: Are NDIS cuts the exception or the template?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/9c9341f319f2) (2026-04-22, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jq/Z/ru.mp3
- [Strait Talk: US-Iran peace stalled](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/e6ef04f3bdf6) (2026-04-18, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jn/Z/8j.mp3
- [Analysis: Albanese government's frustration rises alongside fuel prices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/90dbc6b27c19) (2026-04-15, 6 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jk/Z/25.mp3
- [Make or break US-Iran peace talks, amid ongoing global fuel crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/c86f3757d136) (2026-04-11, 60 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jf/Z/fv.mp3
- [The Middle East war enters its second month, as the fuel crisis bites harder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/f75eb9a17225) (2026-03-28, 56 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j2/Z/fu.mp3
- [A Labor landslide in SA, as the fuel crisis deepens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/9643098c0b40) (2026-03-21, 58 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ir/Z/v8.mp3
- [Three more Iranian football members leave Aus, as Joyce regrets not securing fuel supply](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/5c4747f7dfa6) (2026-03-14, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ik/Z/ok.mp3
- [A week of war in the Middle East](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/50fee10db07e) (2026-03-07, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/id/Z/an.mp3
- [Trump announces Iran's Supreme Leader dead, following US-Israel strikes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/7b3fc3b5f5b5) (2026-02-28, 66 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/i5/Z/hk.mp3
- [Analysis: Threat against PM is not a bizarre outlier](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/6965af5205af) (2026-02-25, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/i2/Z/5j.mp3
- [What is the government doing about 'ISIS families' wanting to return?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/499177572/88dfd50b4e26) (2026-02-21, 55 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hu/Z/4f.mp3

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