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13 November 2026

Back to Back Barries: What a sinking Labor can learn from the soaring Democrats – podcast

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Back to Back Barries: What a sinking Labor can learn from the soaring Democrats – podcast

Barrie Cassidy is back from his break and keen to dive into the lessons for Australia from one of the biggest US midterm shifts in history. What can Labor learn from the Democrats about how to select winning – and inspiring – candidates? Tony Barry gives his take on why the Republicans lost Texas despite being bankrolled by the richest man in the world – and why George W Bush was so pivotal to the bad result for the right wing party. The Barries also discuss the prime minister’s trip to Turkey to attend the Cop climate conference, the newly commenced Big Build royal commission and the Victorian Liberals’ decision to preference One Nation in the upcoming state election Email the show: backtobackbarries@theguardian. com

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