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Party Time

There’s only a few things guaranteed in life – death, taxes, and if you’re an Australian citizen, voting in a Federal Election. With the 2025 election just around the corner, Party Time will be by your side until the polling booths open, making your compulsory democratic contributions a little bit more fun.

Episodes

Joyce to the world: Our big Political Christmas wrap up

In the final episode for 2025, Elfy and Rania take a trip down memory lane looking at what happened in the federal election, some of the silliest moments of the year and a certain portrait of an ex Prime Minister Elfy hasn't gotten to talk about yet.

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23 min•

28 Nov 25

The billion dollar deportation deal Australia doesn't want to talk about ft. David Shoebridge

Australia is expected to spend billions of dollars to deport non-citizens to the small Pacific nation of Nauru. Meanwhile, Pauline Hanson as repeated a years-old stunt, environment laws have passed, and Barnaby Joyce has cosied up with One Nation. Greens Senator David Shoebridge talks about the Nauru deal, after a translation of an interview with the nation's president was controversially put on the record in the Senate.

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20 Nov 25

Why government debt matters: spoiler, it’s not just Monopoly money

We know government debt is around $1 trillion, we've heard it's bad for younger generations -- but we don't really know what any of it means. This week, Elfy and Rania chat with Professor Richard Holden from the University of New South Wales about government debt and why it matters.

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13 Nov 25

Having 'a crack': What's the go with the social media ban?

Weeks out from Australia's world-first age restrictions being implemented, there are still plenty of questions about the platforms that will fall under the ban, the ones that won't and how companies are actually going to figure out users' ages at all. This week, Elfy and Rania chat about what we know so far and how it's all reflecting on the Albanese government right now.

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24 min•

6 Nov 25

'Sense of impending doom': Should the Liberals and Nationals break up forever?

The Nationals have officially dumped their net zero policy - but does that mean the Liberals are going to dump them? This week, we speak to Jill Sheppard, a political scientist from the Australian National University, about what's happening to the Coalition's relationship and if they should break up. We also have news about a very spooky White House Halloween and - for some reason - horse racing commentary in the House of Representatives.

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30 Oct 25

'Swiss cheese' reforms: What's wrong with Australia's nature laws?

This sitting week has brought a storm over the BoM's new website, controversy about a t-shirt and some massive proposed reforms to Australia's environmental laws. To help us sort through what on earth is happening with the EPBC (and explain what it is) we spoke with Dr Kirsty Howey from the Environment Centre NT.

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