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Back to Back Barries

The Guardian

70 episodes

Back to Back Barries examines the strategies behind the week's politics with co-hosts Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry. Barrie Cassidy has covered 14 federal elections as a political journalist, and two from the inside as a senior press secretary to then prime minister Bob Hawke. He is also the former host of ABC TV’s political discussion program Insiders. Tony Barry is a former Liberal party strategist who has worked for Christopher Pyne and Malcolm Turnbull. He now runs political research company RedBridge Group and is also a regular media commentator. Back to Back Barries will be with you every Saturday. You can find the podcast on the Full Story podcast feed, subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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  1. Back to Back Barries: could the antisemitism plan be used to silence dissent?

    · 30 min

    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barrie unpack the plan handed to the federal government this week to combat antisemitism. They also look at Trump’s threat to place tariffs on pharmaceuticals, the RBA’s surprise interest rate…

  2. Back to Back Barries: do Labor voters have buyer’s remorse?

    · 29 min

    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry take a look at Anthony Albanese’s support of Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran and ask: will the US - Australia relationship send traditional party supporters elsewhere? Also: why it’s time…

  3. Back to Back Barries: could Albanese be the next Hawke or Howard?

    · 29 min

    George Megalogenis joins Tony Barry in the studio this week to discuss why Donald Trump is unlikely to drag Australia into war, whether the prime minister could win back-to-back landslides, and how it feels when you…

  4. Back to Back Barries: Albanese and the world waits on Trump

    · 23 min

    As the US president deliberates on whether or not to launch strikes on Iran, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss the global effort to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East and what it all means for Australian…

  5. Back to Back Barries: Albanese prepares to face ‘toxic’ Trump

    · 28 min

    In the lead-up to Anthony Albanese’s trip to the G7 summit in Canada, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss the Pentagon’s Aukus review as well as the two countries’ contrasting views on sanctions on Israeli…

  6. Back to Back Barries: Albanese’s pressure points

    · 28 min

    As the Coalition puts itself back together again, Labor is facing the first tests of its resolve on tax, climate and Gaza. Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine if Anthony Albanese is meeting the expectations of his…

  7. Back to Back Barries: can the Coalition kiss and make up?

    · 34 min

    On Tuesday, Nationals leader David Littleproud announced it was over – his party could no longer support the Liberals and the Coalition was finished. But by Thursday, things were looking less certain, with negotiations…

  8. Back to Back Barries Live: Does Anthony Albanese have the guts for big reform?

    · 36 min

    Join Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry at this special live recording of the podcast at Federation Square in Melbourne for the Wheeler Centre’s 15th birthday celebrations. They discuss new leaders for the Greens and…

  9. Back to Back Barries: the brutal aftermath of a shock election result

    · 31 min

    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the messy fallout of the election and give their predictions on the two very different – and potentially nasty – leadership battles ahead for the Liberals and the Greens. Also in…

  10. Back to Back Barries: is the Liberal party a ‘broken institution’?

    · 36 min

    The morning after a landslide win for Labor, Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine how this election went so badly for the Coalition and what the Liberal party needs to do to entice voters back after a historic defeat.…

  11. Back to Back Barries: final election night predictions

    · 34 min

    In this special pre-election episode, co-hosts Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy pull apart the final messages of the campaign, delve into the polling and deliver their last verdicts on how they think it will play out on…

  12. Back to Back Barries: Could soft voters prove the polls wrong?

    · 27 min

    There’s only a week to go, and polls are showing that the gap between the two major parties is widening in favour of Anthony Albanese – but with such a high number of soft voters, can we count the Coalition out?

  13. Back to Back Barries: is it all over for the Coalition?

    · 32 min

    Just over halfway into the election campaign, Australians have now heard from both major parties on their solutions to the housing crisis. But with the flooding of media messaging, are voters able to tell the…

  14. Back to back Barries: can Dutton save his campaign?

    · 31 min

    What happens when things go wrong in the middle of a campaign? Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine Peter Dutton’s surprise backflip on his work-from-home policy, and ask: what can the Coalition do to recover from a…

  15. Back to Back Barries: Trump tariffs wreak havoc on week one

    · 33 min

    The federal election campaign was barely a week old when Donald Trump rearranged the world trading order. And in Australia, the leaders covered a lot of ground. But in a campaign lacking inspiration, where is the…

  16. Back to Back Barries: we’re off and running to a May election

    · 30 min

    This week Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry analyse budget week and what promises to be a tight election, with a campaign where every advantage is sought and every mistake regretted. Also on the table: when political…

  17. Back to Back Barries: Can Dutton regain discipline and confidence?

    · 29 min

    This week we are still in election limbo, so how can leaders maintain their focus during a long pseudo-campaign? Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine Dutton’s surprise dual citizenship referendum idea – one that even…

  18. Back to Back Barries: how to rescue a recession election

    · 34 min

    This week, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry go back to the future to look at how history has given us an insight into what to expect in 2025 – and what lessons Anthony Albanese can learn from Bob Hawke.

  19. Back to Back Barries: Trump, the great disrupter

    · 32 min

    This week, in Guardian Australia’s new politics podcast, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine events that disrupt election campaigns – and there is no greater disrupter than Donald Trump. Also on the table:…

  20. Introducing Back to Back Barries - a new politics podcast from Guardian Australia

    · 27 min

    The election is right around the corner and politicians are hitting the campaign trail – but what are they really up to? Guardian Australia’s new podcast Back to Back Barries will examine the strategies behind the…

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