HeyJaredThe Pub Test
Australian politics, minus the spin. Neil Pharaoh and Erin Watson put the week's biggest political stories through the pub test - does it make sense, is it fair, and what does it really mean? New episodes weekly.
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Albo's Trump Selfie, Labor Running Third in Victoria & Kazakhstan’s Growing Power (opens the original)
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Kazakhstan is the world's largest uranium producer and is becoming increasingly important to global energy, trade and critical minerals. So why should Australia be paying more attention? First, we catch Neil up on the week in Australian politics. Labor is polling third in Victoria, raising questions about whether Ben Carroll can turn the party's position around before the election. We also look at Albo's Trump selfie, school funding and our predictions for the 2026 AFL Grand Final. Then Scott Mu
Who Wins Victoria, the Broken GST Deal & Why We Forgot Myanmar (opens the original)
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Victoria goes to the polls in November with its third premier since 2022 — and voters picked neither of the last two. Will Labor pay for that? And will the rewritten upper-house rules actually change who wins a seat? Then, why does Western Australia receive special protection in the distribution of GST revenue and is the current arrangement fair to the rest of the country? Finally, why have Myanmar’s civil war and the Rohingya refugee crisis largely disappeared from Australian attention? ---- --
Are We Over Diagnosing Kids, The Parenting Crisis & Moldova’s Fight for Democracy (opens the original)
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Are we too focused on fixing children instead of the systems around them? Dr Caroline Croser-Barlow, CEO of The Front Project, joins us to talk about early childhood, rising diagnosis, the pressure on parents and teachers and why supporting the adults around children may be just as important as diagnosing the child. Dr Caroline Croser-Barlow is a former senior public servant with extensive experience across early childhood education, disability in education and social policy, including senior ro
Australia's Parenting Problem & Why Ireland Looks So Rich (opens the original)
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What does parenting in Australia really look like and are parents getting enough support? Rob Ryan, CEO of the Parenting Research Centre, joins us to unpack new national parenting research. Does the way we raise our kids pass the pub test? Then over to Ireland, a small country with big wealth on paper. But how much of that comes from its low corporate tax rates and how are everyday Irish people being affected by housing, migration and the country’s complicated history? How rich is Ireland really
Pakistan’s Growing Power, Australia’s Child Protection Crisis & Alice Springs (opens the original)
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Pakistan is back in the news, with Imran Khan, its relationship with India and its growing role in talks between the US and Iran. So why does Pakistan matter and why should Australia be paying more attention? Then Catherine Liddle, CEO of SNAICC, joins us to talk about what’s happening in Alice Springs, Australia’s child protection system and why tough-on-crime politics can miss the bigger picture. SNAICC – National Voice for our Children https://www.snaicc.org.au/ Instagram https://www.instagra
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