Insiders
Season 2024
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 2024
43 Episodes
- Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia (4/2/2024)E1
Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia (4/2/2024)David Speers interviews Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The AFR's Phil Coorey, Karen Middleton of the Saturday Paper, and News.com.au's Samantha Maiden discuss the issues of the week. - Max Chandler-Mather - Greens Spokesperson on Housing (18/2/2024)E3
Max Chandler-Mather - Greens Spokesperson on Housing (18/2/2024)David Speers joins John Paul Janke, Ashleigh Raper and David Crowe to discuss the housing crisis, negotiations over a Help to Buy scheme, Rafah, pressure on Barnaby Joyce and the Immigration Minister plus the PM gets engaged. - Jason Clare - Education Minister (25/2/2024)E4
Jason Clare - Education Minister (25/2/2024)David Speers joins Sarah Ison, Raf Epstein and Katina Curtis to discuss higher education, border protection, the Dunkley by-election in Melbourne's outer southeast, vehicle emissions standards, the Navy shake-up and Assange. - Dan Tehan - Shadow Immigration Minister (3/3/2024)E5
Dan Tehan - Shadow Immigration Minister (3/3/2024)David Speers joins Niki Savva, Paul Sakkal and Patricia Karvelas to discuss the Dunkley By-Election, immigration and border protection, ASIO boss says a former politician 'sold out' Australia, the gender pay gap plus housing. - Chris Bowen - Climate Change and Energy Minister (10/3/2024)E6
Chris Bowen - Climate Change and Energy Minister (10/3/2024)David Speers joins Jennifer Hewett, Anna Henderson and Peter Hartcher to discuss the energy transition, vehicle emissions standards, the Coalition's plans for nuclear energy plus the economy, Greens housing policy and the US. - James Paterson - Shadow Home Affairs Minister (17/3/2024)E7
James Paterson - Shadow Home Affairs Minister (17/3/2024)David Speers discusses the week in politics with Phil Coorey, Samantha Maiden and Dan Bourchier including the risks of TikTok, UNRWA funding restored, visas, the GST carve-up, the Aged Care Taskforce final report plus more funding for education and remote housing for Indigenous Australians in the NT. - Richard Marles - Defence Minister (24/3/2024)E8
Richard Marles - Defence Minister (24/3/2024)David Speers joins Shalailah Medhora, Anthony Galloway and Clare Armstrong to discuss Australia on the global stage - from Trump's comments on Rudd, a visit by China's Foreign Minister, AUKMIN talks and a UK defence and security agreement, the religious discrimination bill, and Tasmania's state election. - Simon Birmingham - Shadow Foreign Minister (7/4/2024)E9
Simon Birmingham - Shadow Foreign Minister (7/4/2024)David Speers joins Karen Middleton, Paul Sakkal and Katina Curtis to discuss the response to the death of seven aid workers in Gaza including Australian Zomi Frankcom, migration legislation, parliamentary standards and Sam Mostyn named Australia's next Governor-General. - Jim Chalmers - Treasurer (14/4/2024)E10
Jim Chalmers - Treasurer (14/4/2024)David Speers joins John Kehoe, Anna Henderson and David Crowe to discuss the PM's plan to boost manufacturing and clean energy, Penny Wong's speech floating the possibility of recognising Palestine as a state prior to final agreement on a two-state solution, plus Julian Assange. - Peter Dutton - Opposition Leader (21/4/2024)E11
Peter Dutton - Opposition Leader (21/4/2024)David Speers and the panel Samantha Maiden, Lenore Taylor and Phil Coorey cover the week in politics including defence strategy, national security, the federal budget and more. David interviews Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. - Dai Le - Independent Member for Fowler (28/4/2024)E12
Dai Le - Independent Member for Fowler (28/4/2024)David Speers joins Bridget Brennan, Shane Wright and Karen Middleton to discuss the eSafety Commissioner v Elon Musk over social media takedown policy, the crisis of male violence against women, plus inflation and the budget. - Katy Gallagher - Finance Minister and Minister for Women (5/5/2024)E13
Katy Gallagher - Finance Minister and Minister for Women (5/5/2024)David Speers is joined by Tom Crowley, Clare Armstrong and Jennifer Hewett to discuss the response to the growing crisis of violence against women, renewed pressure on the Home Affairs and Immigration ministers over released detainees, plus changes to foreign investment rules. - Angus Taylor - Shadow Treasurer (12/5/2024)E14
Angus Taylor - Shadow Treasurer (12/5/2024)Days before the budget, David Speers joins Annabel Crabb, Jacob Greber and Niki Savva to discuss the economy, interest rates, the economic tightrope between cost-of-living support and inflation, plus China, Palestine and gas. - Jim Chalmers - Treasurer (19/5/2024)E15
Jim Chalmers - Treasurer (19/5/2024)David Speers joins Laura Tingle, Phil Coorey and Peter Hartcher to discuss cost of living relief in Labor's third budget, the Future Made in Australia policy, the Opposition's budget reply, plus pro-Palestine campus protests. - Adam Bandt - Greens Leader (26/5/2024)E16
Adam Bandt - Greens Leader (26/5/2024)David Speers joins Katina Curtis, Sean Kelly and Samantha Maiden to discuss energy policy, extending the life of NSW's largest coal-fired power station, nuclear power and a transition to renewables. Plus Israel and Palestine. - Murray Watt - Agriculture Minister (2/6/2024)E17
Murray Watt - Agriculture Minister (2/6/2024)David Speers joins James Campbell, Karen Middleton and James Massola discuss a new ministerial directive on visa cancellations, pressure on the Immigration Minister, Senate Estimates, beef to China and Trump's guilty verdict. - David Coleman - Shadow Communications Minister (9/6/2024)E18
David Coleman - Shadow Communications Minister (9/6/2024)David Speers is joined by John Kehoe, Claudia Long and Clare Armstrong to discuss tensions over the war in Gaza spilling over in parliament, and the state of the Australian economy as GDP grew by just 1.1% over the past year. - Penny Wong - Foreign Minister (16/6/2024)E19
Penny Wong - Foreign Minister (16/6/2024)David Speers joins Anna Henderson, Jennifer Hewett and Paul Sakkal to discuss Peter Dutton's decision to abandon Australia's 2030 climate targets, Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit and SA's proposed ban on political donations. - Ted O'Brien - Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy (23/6/2024)E20
Ted O'Brien - Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy (23/6/2024)David Speers joins Melissa Clarke, David Crowe and Ashleigh Raper to discuss reaction to the Opposition announcing seven locations for nuclear power plants, plus Australia-China relations and Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit. - Richard Marles - Deputy Prime Minister (30/6/2024)E21
Richard Marles - Deputy Prime Minister (30/6/2024)David Speers discusses the week in politics with Mark Kenny, Samantha Maiden and Tom Crowley, including Julian Assange returns to Australia, nuclear power, vaping restrictions, tax cuts and Fatima Payman crosses the floor. - Mehreen Faruqi - Deputy Greens Leader (7/7/2024)E22
Mehreen Faruqi - Deputy Greens Leader (7/7/2024)David Speers joins Phil Coorey, Amy Remeikis and Katina Curtis to discuss Senator Fatima Payman quits Labor to sit as an independent, protests, Labour wins the UK election plus the Coalition's supermarket divestiture policy. - Tony Burke - Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (14/7/2024)E23
Tony Burke - Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (14/7/2024)Patricia Karvelas joins John Paul Janke, Clare Armstrong and Anthony Galloway to discuss growing pressure on Joe Biden to step down as Democratic candidate in the US, plus NATO, NAIDOC Week, anti-semitism and Islamophobia. - Zoe Daniel - Independent Member for Goldstein (21/7/2024)E24
Zoe Daniel - Independent Member for Goldstein (21/7/2024)David Speers and the panel Raf Epstein, Karen Middleton and Shane Wright discuss growing momentum behind calls for President Biden to step down as Democratic nominee, crisis in the CFMEU, plus hydrogen and renewable energy. - Brendan O'Connor - Minister for Skills and Training (28/7/2024)E25
Brendan O'Connor - Minister for Skills and Training (28/7/2024)David Speers is joined by Niki Savva, Samantha Maiden and Jacob Greber to discuss the PM's ministerial reshuffle after Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor decided to retire, plus Kamala Harris, Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel. - Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia (4/8/2024)E26
Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia (4/8/2024)David Speers is joined by John Paul Janke, Carly Williams and Patricia Karvelas live from the Garma festival on Yolŋu country in northeast Arnhem Land. Plus special guest Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. - David Littleproud - Nationals Leader (18/8/2024)E28
David Littleproud - Nationals Leader (18/8/2024)David Speers and the panel Jennifer Hewett, Charles Croucher and Anna Henderson discuss the week including visa security checks for people fleeing Gaza, gambling advertising reform, and the CFMEU bill blocked in the Senate. - Bill Shorten - NDIS Minister (25/8/2024)E29
Bill Shorten - NDIS Minister (25/8/2024)David Speers discusses the week with Karen Middleton, Phil Coorey and Claudia Long including NDIS and aged care reform, new parliamentary standards, visas from Gaza, the CFMEU and a Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence plan. - Andrew Bragg - Shadow Minister for Home Ownership (1/9/2024)E30
Andrew Bragg - Shadow Minister for Home Ownership (1/9/2024)David Speers is joined by Laura Tingle, Paul Sakkal and Mark Kenny to discuss the week including university caps on international students, CFMEU protests, a question on sexuality in the census, and the Pacific policing plan. - Jane Hume - Shadow Minister For Finance (15/9/2024)E32
Jane Hume - Shadow Minister For Finance (15/9/2024)David Speers joins Waleed Aly, Clare Armstrong and Jacob Greber to discuss the week in politics including a deal on aged care reform, plans to ban social media for kids and the Opposition refuse to support changes to the RBA. - Mark Butler - Health Minister (22/9/2024)E33
Mark Butler - Health Minister (22/9/2024)David Speers joins Sam Maiden, David Crowe and Shalailah Medhora to discuss the week as the government failed to get support for its key housing legislation. Plus Quad leaders meet in the US, childcare and workplace policy. - Bridget McKenzie - Shadow Transport and Infrastructure Minister (29/9/2024)E34
Bridget McKenzie - Shadow Transport and Infrastructure Minister (29/9/2024)David Speers joins Karen Middleton, Greg Sheridan and John Kehoe to discuss housing policy and speculation over negative gearing and capital gains tax. - James Paterson - Shadow Home Affairs Minister (13/10/2024)E36
James Paterson - Shadow Home Affairs Minister (13/10/2024)David Speers discusses the week in politics at home and abroad with a panel of Mark Kenny, James Massola and Carly Williams. Plus David interviews Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson. - Queensland Election Special from Brisbane (27/10/2024)E38
Queensland Election Special from Brisbane (27/10/2024)David Speers joins Patricia Karvelas, Clare Armstrong and Anthony Galloway to discuss the Queensland election and any federal implications, debate over abortion, housing and stamp duty, Lidia Thorpe's royal protest and CHOGM. - USA Votes Special from Michigan (3/11/2024)E39
USA Votes Special from Michigan (3/11/2024)Three days out from US Election day, David Speers discusses the campaign with Farrah Tomazin and Jade Macmillan live from Detroit in the key battleground state of Michigan. David interviews former US Ambassador Joe Hockey. - USA Votes Special from Washington DC (10/11/2024)E40
USA Votes Special from Washington DC (10/11/2024)On the Sunday after the US Election David Speers is live in Washington DC, joined by Sarah Ferguson and Charles Croucher to unpack the significance of Trump's return to the White House and what this means for Australia. - Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister (From APEC in Peru) 17/11/2024E41
Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister (From APEC in Peru) 17/11/2024David Speers has the latest from the APEC Summit in Peru and interviews Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Patricia Karvelas joins Annabel Crabb, Peter Hartcher and Katina Curtis to discuss Trump's cabinet appointments, tariffs and ambassador Rudd, plus COP29, G20 and electoral reform. - Sarah Hanson-Young - Greens Senator (24/11/2024)E42
Sarah Hanson-Young - Greens Senator (24/11/2024)David Speers and the panel Paul Sakkal, Clare Armstrong and Phil Coorey look at the long list of bills still before the parliament from housing to higher education, Future Made in Australia and electoral reform, deals on aged care and social media, plus student visas and the Future Fund. - Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister (1/12/2024)E43
Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister (1/12/2024)David Speers joins Samantha Maiden, David Crowe and Karen Middleton to discuss a busy final sitting week with 45 pieces of legislation passed, Simon Birmingham to retire and a look back at the year's most absurd and hilarious moments in politics with the Matt Price Moment. (Final for 2024)