Insiders

Season 2009

Insiders is Australia's must-watch political program. Let one of Australia's best political analysts Barrie Cassidy and the nation's top political commentators take you to the heart of the action every Sunday morning, with a unique mix of news, interviews, analysis and plenty of laughs.

Where to Watch Season 2009

43 Episodes

  • Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (8/2/2009)
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    Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (8/2/2009)
  • 15/2/2009
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    15/2/2009This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Victorian bushfires and the economic stimulus package.
  • Joe Hockey - Shadow Treasurer (22/2/2009)
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    Joe Hockey - Shadow Treasurer (22/2/2009)Infighting within the Liberal Party dominates discussion this week, with the appointment of Joe Hockey as shadow treasury spokesman, and the sacking of South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi taking centre stage.
  • Lindsay Tanner - Finance Minister (1/3/2009)
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    Lindsay Tanner - Finance Minister (1/3/2009)The move by clothing manufacturer Pacific Brands to sack 1850 staff takes centre stage on the program.
  • Stephen Smith - Foreign Minister (8/3/2009)
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    Stephen Smith - Foreign Minister (8/3/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Australia's resilience against the global economic crisis and the politics surrounding the issue.
  • Wayne Swan - Treasurer (15/3/2009)
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    Wayne Swan - Treasurer (15/3/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Government's industrial relations and emissions trading plans.
  • Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (22/3/2009)
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    Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (22/3/2009)This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the news overnight that in Queensland, Anna Bligh has become the first woman in Australia to win a state election. She defied the polls and the predictions and led Labor to a fifth consecutive victory.
  • Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (29/3/2009)
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    Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (29/3/2009)
  • Julie Bishop - Deputy Opposition Leader (5/4/2009)
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    Julie Bishop - Deputy Opposition Leader (5/4/2009)This week on Insiders the panel discuss the G20 meeting and what has been happening in national and international politics this week.
  • Chris Evans - Immigration Minister (19/4/2009)
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    Chris Evans - Immigration Minister (19/4/2009)
  • Andrew Robb - Shadow Infrastructure Minister (26/4/2009)
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    Andrew Robb - Shadow Infrastructure Minister (26/4/2009)
  • Wayne Swan - Treasurer (3/5/2009)
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    Wayne Swan - Treasurer (3/5/2009)This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss next week's Federal Budget and the Defence white paper which was released yesterday.
  • Joe Hockey - Shadow Treasurer (10/5/2009)
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    Joe Hockey - Shadow Treasurer (10/5/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Budget and the emissions trading scheme.
  • Anthony Albanese - Infrastructure Minister (17/5/2009)
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    Anthony Albanese - Infrastructure Minister (17/5/2009)Today on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel take a look back at Tuesday's handing down of the Federal Budget.
  • Tony Abbott - Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister (24/5/2009)
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    Tony Abbott - Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister (24/5/2009)Today on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss this week's reactions to the Federal Budget. They also take a look at the unwavering support for Kevin Rudd in the opinion polls.
  • Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (31/5/2009)
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    Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (31/5/2009)Today on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Prime Minister's use of 'props' in Federal Parliament this week
  • Lindsay Tanner - Finance Minister (7/6/2009)
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    Lindsay Tanner - Finance Minister (7/6/2009)
  • Christine Milne and Stephen Fielding (14/6/2009)
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    Christine Milne and Stephen Fielding (14/6/2009)
  • Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (21/6/2009)
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    Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (21/6/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Kevin Rudd's OzCar troubles and Peter Costello's announcement that he will not be sitting in the next election.
  • Tony Abbott - Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister (28/6/2008)
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    Tony Abbott - Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister (28/6/2008)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the most recent developments in the ongoing OzCar scandal and the political fortunes of the politicians involved.
  • Mark Arbib - Employment Minister (5/7/2009)
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    Mark Arbib - Employment Minister (5/7/2009)This week on Insiders, Chris Uhlmann and the panel review the state of Australia's major political parties, halfway through the Rudd Government's first term in office.
  • Julie Bishop - Deputy Opposition Leader (12/7/2009)
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    Julie Bishop - Deputy Opposition Leader (12/7/2009)This week on Insiders the panel discuss the arrest of Australians overseas including the arrest of mining executive Stern Hu in China.
  • Stephen Smith - Foreign Minister (19/7/2009)
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    Stephen Smith - Foreign Minister (19/7/2009)Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss how the murderous terrorists have struck at carefully chosen targets in Indonesia, and once again, not by accident - the targets have been places frequented by westerners.
  • Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (26/7/2009)
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    Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (26/7/2009)This week on Insiders the panel discusses Malcolm Turnbull's eleventh-hour decision to negotiate with the Federal Government on climate-change legislation.
  • Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (2/8/2009)
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    Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (2/8/2009)On Insiders this week, the panel discuss the Australian Labor Party's national conference - a carefully stage-managed and disciplined affair.
  • Penny Wong - Climate Change Minister (9/8/2009)
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    Penny Wong - Climate Change Minister (9/8/2009)This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the fallout from the latest developments in the OzCar scandal, as federal parliamentarians prepare to head back to Canberra after their long winter break.
  • Christopher Pyne - Manager of Opposition Business (16/8/2009)
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    Christopher Pyne - Manager of Opposition Business (16/8/2009)This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Government's failed emissions trading bill.
  • Warren Truss - Nationals Leader (23/8/2009)
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    Warren Truss - Nationals Leader (23/8/2009)This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the $50 billion Gorgon gas deal and the National Party's three-day conference.
  • Tony Abbott - Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister (30/8/2009)
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    Tony Abbott - Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister (30/8/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard's hectic workload and Opposition spokesman for housing and Indigenous affairs joins the program.
  • Wayne Swan - Treasurer (6/9/2009)
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    Wayne Swan - Treasurer (6/9/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss figures that showed the Australian economy grew during the June quarter and the latest antics of the NSW Government.
  • Nicola Roxon - Health Minister (13/9/2009)
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    Nicola Roxon - Health Minister (13/9/2009)This week Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the serious battle going on between the major parties over the politics of the stimulus package.
  • Lindsay Tanner - Finance Minister (20/9/2009)
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    Lindsay Tanner - Finance Minister (20/9/2009)This week Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the antics of the Government and Opposition during Question Time on Monday and Tuesday. It caused the major parties to reflect on their performances - and by the end of the week, they were more subdued.
  • Joe Hockey - Shadow Treasurer (27/9/2009)
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    Joe Hockey - Shadow Treasurer (27/9/2009)This week, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Government's latest move in its attempt to establish an emissions trading scheme. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has told Malcolm Turnbull the Opposition has four weeks to come up with amendments to the proposed ETS legislation.
  • Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (4/10/2009)
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    Malcolm Turnbull - Opposition Leader (4/10/2009)Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss how this week, the Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, put his authority on the line over climate change policy.
  • Julie Bishop - Deputy Opposition Leader (11/10/2009)
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    Julie Bishop - Deputy Opposition Leader (11/10/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the problems facing the Coalition including the leadership speculation.
  • Sharman Stone - Shadow Immigration Minister (18/10/2009)
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    Sharman Stone - Shadow Immigration Minister (18/10/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Australia's border protection policies and the Opposition's meeting to discuss emissions trading legislation amendments.
  • Stephen Smith - Foreign Minister (25/10/2009)
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    Stephen Smith - Foreign Minister (25/10/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss both parties' accusations of their opponents' inflaming the issue of asylum seekers.
  • Sarah Hanson-Young - Greens Immigration Spokesperson (1/11/2009)
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    Sarah Hanson-Young - Greens Immigration Spokesperson (1/11/2009)This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the impasse over the asylum seekers stuck in Indonesia and Kevin Rudd's loss of control over the situation.
  • Wayne Swan - Treasurer (8/11/2009)
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    Wayne Swan - Treasurer (8/11/2009)This week on Insiders, the panel discuss Labor's first drop in the polls below 56 per cent since its 2007 election win.
  • Penny Wong - Climate Change Minister (15/11/2009)
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    Penny Wong - Climate Change Minister (15/11/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the ongoing debate on asylum seekers and the Federal Government's decisision not to allow cheaper book imports, its blocking of a dam in south-east Queensland, and its ETS legislation.
  • Christopher Pyne - Manager of Opposition Business (22/11/2009)
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    Christopher Pyne - Manager of Opposition Business (22/11/2009)This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the final hurdle facing the Federal Government's climate change legislation - whether or not it will be supported by the Coalition in the Senate.
  • Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (29/11/2009)
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    Julia Gillard - Deputy Prime Minister (29/11/2009)This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the final vote on the emissions trading scheme and the Liberal Party's leadership vote.
  • Barnaby Joyce - Nationals Leader (6/12/2009)
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    Barnaby Joyce - Nationals Leader (6/12/2009)This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the leadership spills in the Federal Opposition and NSW Government in a dramatic week for Australian politics.

 

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