
Federal politics is as interesting as ever, join RN Breakfast’s Fran Kelly and RN Drive’s Patricia Karvelas in The Party Room. They analyse all the latest news from Parliament House with some of the sharpest minds in journalism.
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Thursday 7 Dec 2017
Parliament has debated a historic bill to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia, in the final sittings of the year. Sky News political editor David Speers joins The Party Room to discuss dual citizenship and foreign intervention legislation with Fran and Patricia.
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Thursday 30 Nov 2017
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called a banking royal commission, capitulating to calls from nearly all sides. And Senator Sam Dastyari has been sacked from his position as deputy Senate whip over his links to Chinese donors. ABC 730's David Lipson joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly in The Party Room.
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Thursday 23 Nov 2017
Virginia Trioli drops in on The Party Room to discuss citizenship chaos and same-sex marriage negotiations with Fran and Patricia.
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Thursday 16 Nov 2017
The results are in, and Australia says yes to a change in the definition of marriage. Fran and Patricia break down the numbers, and discuss what might happen next. Guardian Australia's editor Lenore Taylor drops in on The Party Room to talk citizenship. Tweet us using #ThePartyRoom or send us an email at [email protected].
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Thursday 9 Nov 2017
Liberal backbencher John Alexander has joined the list of parliamentarians embroiled in the dual citizenship crisis engulfing federal politics. Andrew Probyn joined Fran and Patricia to give his perspective on how this Government could and should respond to the situation. Tweet the podcast using #ThePartyRoom or send us an email [email protected].
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Thursday 2 Nov 2017
The citizenship crisis continues in the Federal Parliament this week with Senate President Stephen Parry confirming that he is a British citizen. Patricia and Fran discuss the consequences for the Government with HuffPost Politics Editor Karen Barlow. Tweet the podcast using #ThePartyRoom or send us an email [email protected].
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Monday 30 Oct 2017
What does the High Court ruling on the Citizenship Seven mean for the future of this Government? Fran and Patricia reconvene for this bonus episode to discuss the fallout of the High Court ruling. Tweet the show using #ThePartyRoom or send an email to [email protected].
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Thursday 26 Oct 2017
A staffer from Senator Cash's office has resigned after admitting he was the source of a media leak about AFP raids on the AWU. What will the political fallout be? Buzzfeed's News Editor Josh Taylor joins Patricia and Fran to talk leaks, the National Broadband Network and the same-sex marriage postal survey. Tweet the podcast using #ThePartyRoom or send an email to [email protected].
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Thursday 19 Oct 2017
This week the government announced their new plan to resolve the energy crisis: the National Energy Guarantee. What does the NEG mean for Australia's ongoing debate about energy? Fran and Patricia dissect the policy and the politics with Laura Tingle from the Australian Financial Review. Tweet at us using #ThePartyRoom or send us an email at [email protected].
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Thursday 14 Sep 2017
This week in politics has been dominated by talk over energy policy. Patricia and Raf discuss a clean energy target, media reform and anti-vilification laws with political correspondent for The Australian, David Crowe. Tweet at us using #ThePartyRoom or email us at [email protected].
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