{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/2c2eab86-45bd-53ae-b72f-f474f0e08bc9/6279fd2a393ffc0014f99cf6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The state of the debate","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6113e8578b4903809f16f7e5/1652161232121-281d54d474ce203a53eb00e957522087.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>On this episode of <em>Democracy Sausage</em>, Frank Bongiorno, Marija Taflaga and Mark Kenny fire up the barbecue for the sizzling penultimate episode before Australia's election day.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Will the second prime ministerial debate of this election campaign go down as the worst ever? What might the record numbers of voters pre-polling mean for the major parties’ chances of winning government? And what might the future hold for the Labor, Liberal and National parties after the election? Historian Professor Frank Bongiorno joins Dr Marija Taflaga and Professor Mark Kenny on this episode of <em>Democracy Sausage</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Join Mark and our expert panel in the last week of the election campaign for our final <em>Democracy Sausage</em> live show before polling day. Refreshments will be served from 5.30pm and the show starts at 6.30pm on Wednesday 18 May. <a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/democracy-sausage-live-australias-election-countdown-tickets-335062148907\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets</a> are free but registrations are essential.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Frank Bongiorno AM</strong>&nbsp;is an Australian labour, political, and cultural historian and&nbsp;Professor of History at ANU.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Marija Taflaga</strong>&nbsp;is the Director of ANU Centre for the Study of Australian Politics and a Lecturer in the ANU School of Politics and International Relations.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mark Kenny</strong>&nbsp;is a Professor in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for&nbsp;<em>The Sydney Morning Herald</em>,&nbsp;<em>The Age</em>, and&nbsp;<em>The Canberra Times</em>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny&nbsp;is available on&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/democracy-sausage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Acast</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/democracy-sausage-with-mark-kenny/id1459965243?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/20Ko99T4ZcJdGey9hltGZa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3Muc2ltcGxlY2FzdC5jb20vcG9kY2FzdHMvMTA4NDIvcnNz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Google Podcasts</em></a><em>, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to&nbsp;</em><a href=\"http://mailto%3apodcast@policyforum.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>podcast@policyforum.net</em></a><em>. You can also Tweet us&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/appspolicyforum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@APPSPolicyForum</em></a><em>&nbsp;or join us on the&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/policyforumpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Facebook group</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast is produced in partnership with&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.anu.edu.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Australian National University</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Australian National University"}