Unrepresentative Swill
By Nic Cokis and Rob Gray
Unrepresentative Swill Jan 31, 2022
Budget
Nic and Rob talk about the budget, woo woo.
Pro-Palestine Protests
What will we make of the pro-Palestine protests that have taken place in the US and globally over the past few weeks?
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Trump on Trial
Things are taking a turn for the worse for the Don man, including his poll performance. Plus, the Tasmanian state election happened (we missed it too).
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Conflict in Gaza
Nic and Rob tackle the emotionally charged topic of the conflict in Gaza, plus a quick look at the many elections that are taking place during 2024.
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Inflation and Indonesia
Nic and Rob are back in an (impressive?) third fortnight in a row to talk about inflation in Australia, Indonesian politics post-election, and just a sprinkle of being incredulous at the goings on in the Liberal Party.
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Dunkley and Super Tuesday
Nic and Rob cover Labor's win in the Dunkley by-eleciton, super tuesday and the weakening support for the Torries.
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Nemesis
After a long hiatus Rob and Nic get up to date and get into the ABC doco nemesis and that status quo of Labor and the Coalition.
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No Vote
With the unfortunate news from the weekend about the outcome of the voice referendum, Nic and Rob discuss what this means for Australia going forward. Plus, with new conflict breaking out in Gaza, what more can be said about Israel-Palestine?
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International Assassination?
Canada has claimed that the Indian government are responsible for the murder of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjaron Canadian, on Canadian soil. What does this mean for India's standing on the international stage, and Australia's relationship with India? Plus, with US Republican speaker of the house Kevin McCarthy ousted by a hard right coalition of some of his own party members, do they democrats have to answer for their part in the chaos that has followed?
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Stalemate in Ukraine
With things looking dicey for the Yes campaign, is there anything they can do to salvage a good result? Plus, Ukraine's summer offensive hasn't made the progress Ukranians were hoping for. Does this mean a peace deal is likely on the horizon? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Rise of Ramaswamy
Former unknown Vivek Ramaswamy has shot into 3rd place in the Republican primary polls. Is he a serious contender should Trump suddenly lose support? Plus, is outrage against rental prices in Australia representative of something more? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Sad Little Men
Inspired by Richard Beard's 2021 book, Sad Little Men: Private Schools and the Ruin of England, is Australian private education, like its British ancestor, simply a vehicle for the privileged and wealthy to hold on to their privilege and wealth? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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End of History?
With support for the Voice seemingly crumbling as time goes on, what should the Yes campaign have to answer for? Whose 'fault' is this? Plus, is history truly going in one direction? Or are things going to get worse before they (maybe) get better?
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Minor Civil War
After a small (ish) civil war on the weekend, things in Russia have seemingly gone back to normal. However, underneath the limited amount the world can see there is surely discontent towards Putin among Russia’s ruling elite. Plus, Trump is indicted yet again, this time on more solid criminal charges. What might this mean for Trump as he still leads in the Republican nominee polls? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Balance of Probabilities War Criminal
After a short hiatus, Nic and Rob are back with another podcast, covering the very big news of the success of Seven Media against disgraced former SAS soldier Ben Roberts Smith in high profile defamation proceedings. What does this mean for defamation law, journalism and the ADF? Also - more shock news in much beloved WA premier Mark McGowan resigning. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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A Very Standard Budget
It's the Labor Government's first (sort of) budget since they have been back in office. And it's a (as you probably could have predicted) not too ambitious budget. What is the strategy behind this, and what does the opposition have to say in response? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Jobseeker & Power Hungry Republicans
With households being squeezed ever tighter, pressure is piling on the Government from seemingly all sides to increase social welfare support. But we can't do everything. What were and are the right and wrong moves? Plus, it is plainly obvious the US Republican party will do anything it can to seize more power, but how can they justify this when their support base is numerically so small? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Nuclear Spending
Amid reportedly bad global economic winds, how can the Government continue to justify its spending choices, given we are spending $380 odd billion on nuclear submarines. Plus, Fox news have settled their defamation litigation with Dominion. Was this the outcome dominion but no-one else wanted? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Political Triple Down
After somewhat devastating defeats in the NSW state election and Aston by-election, the Liberal Party have taken the controversial and unexpected move of formally opposing the Voice to Parliament referendum. Plus, Trump has been indicted for criminal charges in the US! All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Banking Crisis Round Two?
The constitutional wording of the Voice to Parliament referendum has finally come out. What does this mean? Will the Liberals soon cave in and support the referendum, or are they planning something unexpected? Plus, with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the US triggering a small (so far) scale banking crisis, how fragile is the US and global financial system post GFC? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Don't Touch My Super?
The Labor Government has announced it will raise taxes on high value super accounts, much to the anger of Rupert Murdoch's news empire. But, with high profile defamation proceedings in the US revealing extremely candid thoughts from Rupert himself that Fox News knowingly perpetuated the stolen election lie, are cracks in the news empire showing? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Racing Interest Rates
The Reserve Bank has come under intense criticism from politicians and the public for rapid interest rate increases over the past few months. Is this criticism valid? Plus, politics and sport have a long history of intersection, so is it really right to say that sport should be apolitical? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Voice to Parliament
After what is fair to say another substantially long hiatus, Nic and Rob are back again to discuss politics in 2023. What is the political significance of the Voice to Parliament, and will it pass? Plus, Jim Chalmers wrote a, depending on who you ask, unremarkable or heretical essay over the summer urging for ‘values based capitalism’. Does this signal proper change? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Red Wave...?
The US midterms failed to produce the red wave the Republicans were hoping for. If this was a referendum on Trump, then what does the future of the Republican party now look like? Plus, the Labor Government has got its industrial relations reform bill through to the Senate. How important are those reforms? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Elon & Twitter
It's US midterms, new British Prime Ministers, mid year budgets and Elon Musk's stupid acquisition of twitter on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Corporate Responsibility
What does it mean to hold a corporation responsible, and are the ideas that underpin our law regulating corporations fit for purpose? Plus, is there value in holding to an election promise even if that may result in putting forward bad policy? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Conservative MP criticising the Liz Truss drama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dimw572twfk&ab_channel=GuardianNews
What did we miss?
After a semi-brief hiatus, Nic and Rob are back to recap on some of the big stories and trends seen in Australian and international politics over the last five months.
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Election Eve
The election is one week away, the polls are definitively in Labor's favour, Nic has Covid. All is heating up, and all the marbles will be to play for this Saturday. What are the last remaining seats across the country that the major parties will be battling it out for? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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The Sunshine State (w.Nick Madden!)
We are blessed once again to be joined by the wonderful and insightful Nick Madden, our resident expert on Queensland, to discuss the importance of the Sunshine State in the now very upcoming election! What is Labor’s strategy going into Queensland, the state that crippled them last time round? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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WA - The Mark Factor
It’s more than half way through the 2022 Election campaign, and with Labor steadily ahead in the polls, the Coalition feels its time to start levelling all they can at the opposition. Plus, will Mark McGowan’s popularity in Western Australia spell doom for the Liberals, and will teal independent Kate Chaney succeed in the safe Liberal seat of Curtin? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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All About Victoria
Week two of the campaign has officially been and passed, with some exciting and troubling developments, including a lot of securitising, some debating and some covid. Plus, having had Nic returned from Melbourne from his Holiday, Nic and Rob highlight some of the key marginal seat contests that will be happening in Victoria!
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Election Time
It’s that magical time once every three years, we couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that it’s election time! Time to catch up on everything that’s happened week 1, including alleged gaffs, confidential settlements and medi-scare campaigns. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Six Week Budget
Budget week has been and gone: the Coalition has given its best shot at convincing the electorate they still deserve to be in government, and Labor has presented its alternative vision of government. How will this effect the election landscape? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Un-Unite Australia Party
As advertising budgets for political parties and pressure groups grow the closer we get to election time, what is being targeted through Facebook and online ads, who is behind those ads, and how much money are they spending? Plus, the West has been near universal in its condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but is this truly a ‘world’ view? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Rigs Win Elections
After a week’s hiatus, Nic and Rob are back! The war in Ukraine continues to wreak horrors on the civilian population, although there is some evidence that the Russian advance is stalling. Plus, with a devastating result for the liberals in South Australia over the weekend, are things truly looking that bad for Scott Morrison? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Episode 100!!!
It’s episode 100! To celebrate 100 weeks of making the podcast, we look back on some of the less than excellent calls we have made over a somewhat impressive catalogue of 100 episodes. There are some laughs, many cringes and some cries to be had, but more important than that we want to thank everyone has listened so far. 100 more episodes to come!
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Invasion of Ukraine
It’s been a tragic week for the world as Russia advances towards Kiev in a full invasion of Ukraine. What does this mean for the West, for Putin and for China? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill.
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Manchurian Candidate??
It’s been a very busy week for Australian politics, with accusations of Labor being in bed with the Chinese, Sydney trains halting to a stop and Scomo giving welding a bit of a go. But in WA Mark McGowan has finally set an opening date for the state border. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Is the Government Falling Apart?
Parliament was back sitting last week and so came a series of blows to the government. Can they even hope to rebuild before the coming election, or are Labor’s chances at a win not as good as some people think? Plus, has populism in the age of covid fundamentally changed, or is it the same problem dressed differently? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Petty Political Point Scorer
With Scott Morrison making an ill-fated appearance at the national press club last week and having to field some quite aggressive questions, Nic and Rob survey the field leading up to the federal election this year and make a call on who is most likely to win! Plus, with inflation on the rise in Australia and the US, should we be worried? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Emily Ratajkowski's My Body (w. Maddy Vercoe!)
We are blessed this week to have the presence of the wonderful Maddy Vercoe to discuss the book My Body by Emily Ratajkowski, and all it has to say about success, tension and exploitation in the modelling industry!
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Mark Goes Rogue
Nic and Rob along with some other West Australians are fuming this week after Mark McGowan delayed WA’s border reopening late last week, raising big question marks about what WA’s plans are about its border in the future. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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A True Covid Story (w. Guy Hall!)
This week we are delighted to be joined by the wonderful Guy Hall, who recounts his experience catching Covid and entering self-isolation in Melbourne! Truly an interesting insight for all of us in WA living for now a sheltered lifestyle. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Second Civil War??
With the first anniversary of the US Capitol insurrection recently passed, the US is looking no more unified now than it was then, despite Biden’s desire to unify and heal the country. Are things going so badly that the country is heading towards civil war? What can be done to fix this potential calamity? Plus, what can Modern Monetary Theory tell us about budget deficits and government spending? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Less Than Happy New Year
Nic and Rob welcome the new year by discussing the downward spiral that is the omicron wave and how its effecting our health system. Plus, is WA’s covid policy really still a good idea in the face of our latest delta outbreak? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Happy Holidays
Happy holidays! This week we discuss with apathy how pork barrelling has become the status quo of Australian politics, and also embrace our annual holiday tradition of figuring out which world leaders have been naughty and nice this year. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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Tension in the East
Another week of not-so-great politics for our PM as he desperately tries to scramble together a positive message for the end of the year. Plus, signs that Russia is preparing a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has the West on edge and trying to understand what Vladimir Putin is up to. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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We're Back (w. Nick Madden)!
Rob is back from his holiday! And in true Unrepresentative Swill fashion we have missed some of the most dramatic and existentially threatening news while Rob was sipping wine in Margaret River. But we are lucky to be joined by the ever-wise International Relations Masters Student Nick Madden to help us dive through all the news we have missed!
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Big Sugar
As the world braces for more news about the Omicron variant and Scomo faces challenges from all corners in the last sitting week of Parliament, Nic and Rob talk about none of that because Rob is away on holiday. So enjoy this podcast where we talk about food and politics!
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The New Terror Threat?
Anti-vaccine mandate protests are becoming increasingly prevalent and seemingly violent. Are they something that will come and pass with the pandemic? Or does this discontent have deeper roots? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!
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