Keep the Bastards Honest

Keep the Bastards Honest is the podcast of the Australian Democrats political party. KTBH is where we join the political conversation in #auspol, and explore not just our policy positions and values, but with relevant experts the science and evidence that underpins possible policy solutions for the challenges facing Australia today.

Keep the Bastards Honest is a news podcast hosted by Australian Democrats, with 55 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Australian Democrats hosts Keep the Bastards Honest, a news show with 55 episodes published.

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  Episode #41

  All things Victoria

  Aug 18, 20261h 27m

  Join National Vice President Elana Mitchell and Victorian Vice President Heath McKenzie as we whip off the dust covers on the podcast and crank up the commentary engine once more. On this episode we cover all things Victoria in the lead up to the Victorian state election and the Democrats' fight to be registered so we can contest it. Show Notes: Support the team in Victoria Not from Victoria? Support your state division Back to Back Barries: Fallout from a Victorian Coup Democracy Sausage: You Win You Lose More Australian Democrats policy on gambling reform

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  Keep the Bastards Honest

  Seasons Greetings 2025

  Dec 24, 20255 min

  At this point in the year, just past the solstice – a turning point recognised across cultures – we are reminded that light does endure, and that seasons do change. It is a time for reflection: on who we are, what we stand for, and the kind of country we continue to believe Australia can be and will be. In the spirit that has guided the Australian Democrats since 1977, may we meet difference with respect, hold fast to fairness and compassion, take on challenges together and find better ways forward, and carry those values with us into the year ...

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  Keep the Bastards Honest

  Seasons Greetings 2025

  Dec 24, 20255 min

  At this point in the year, just past the solstice – a turning point recognised across cultures – we are reminded that light does endure, and that seasons do change. It is a time for reflection: on who we are, what we stand for, and the kind of country we continue to believe Australia can be and will be. In the spirit that has guided the Australian Democrats since 1977, may we meet difference with respect, hold fast to fairness and compassion, take on challenges together and find better ways forward, and carry those values with us into the year ...

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  Keep the Bastards Honest

  40. An election result for the ages

  May 12, 20251h 59mS0

  Well… no one was expecting that result, not even the Labor Party. Join Elana, Steve and a rehabilitated former Liberal as they consider the immediate aftermath of the election, while they wait for the very complicated count to be completed and the results finalised. Show Notes That final YouGov MRP that every sensible election watcher guffawed at and immediately dismissed as wildly overstated, but ultimately proved to be slightly understated for Labor, but overstated for the Greens, Coalition and Independents… The two party preferred poll trend that Elana referred to as the reason why every sensible election watcher guffawed at ...

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  39. The education election

  Apr 30, 202556 minS0

  <p></p> <p>Education is possibly the third pillar of the cost of living crisis, in that it impacts young people and their families at almost every stage of life before the age of 30.  Elana going to take you through the suite of policies we’ve developed for each stage of education, and then, because she's nothing if not a completionist, she's going to add art, science, and civics to the curriculum.</p> <p> </p> <p>Show notes</p> <p> </p> <p>Our early childhood education and care platform</p> <p> </p> <p>Our schooling platform</p> <p> </p> <p>Our...

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