Latest Episodes

• The Drum Friday December 2 Video

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  The Drum

  28min 1sec

  Posted December 02, 2016 18:46:59

  Host: John Barron
  Panel: Nick Cater, Ellen Fanning and Alastair McEwin
  The panel discusses housing affordability, the Disability Pride Parade in Adelaide and Fremantle Council’s thwarted Australia Day celebrations plan.

  Topics: government-and-politics, community-and-society, australia, united-states

• The Drum Thursday December 1 Video

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  The Drum

  28min 1sec

  Posted December 01, 2016 19:10:24

  Host: John Barron
  Panel: Ali Kadri from the Islamic Council of Queensland, Urbis chief economist Nicki Hutley and Fairfax journalist James Massola
  Interview with: ABC reporter Barbara Miller
  The panel discusses: The backpacker tax saga, political winners and losers of 2016, and a new push for commercial surrogacy in Australia.

• The Drum Wednesday November 30 Video

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  The Drum

  28min 2sec

  Posted November 30, 2016 19:02:27

  Host: John Barron
  Panel: Tonight: John Barron is joined by partner at Newgate Research Australia Feyi Akindoyeni, editor-in-chief of Stellar magazine Sarrah Le Marquand, and Alice Springs councillor Jacinta Price.
  The panel discusses: passing of the ABCC bill, another setback to the backpacker tax and Australia's slipping education standards.

• The Drum Tuesday November 29 Video

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  The Drum

  28min 1sec

  Posted November 29, 2016 18:58:10

  Host: John Barron
  Panel: Politics editor at The Monthly Sean Kelly, former member of John Howard's indigenous advisory council Wesley Aird, and political editor for The Advertiser Tory Shepherd.
  The panel discusses: ABCC negotiations, Pauline Hanson's call to define Aboriginality and Justice Susan Kiefel’s historical appointment to the High Court.

• The Drum Monday November 28 Video

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  The Drum

  28min 1sec

  Posted November 29, 2016 15:43:31

  Host: John Barron
  Panel: NSW Liberal minister and fundraiser Michael Yabsley, GetUp! Human rights campaigner Shen Naryanasamy and Bernard Keane Crickey political editor.
  The panel discusses: George Brandis and the Bell group scandal, backpacker tax compromise & Fidel Castro's legacy.

• The Drum Friday November 25 Video

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  The Drum

  28min 1sec

  Posted November 25, 2016 19:21:26

  Host: John Barron
  Panel: CEO of Domestic Violence NSW Moo Baulch, rector of St Mark’s Anglican Church Michael Jensen and Fairfax chief political correspondent Mark Kenny.
  The panel discusses: NSW negative gearing; South Australia set to apologise to LGBTIQ community and Australian of the Year awards.