What ‘melon-gate’ really reveals about our politics and the media – Back to Back Barries podcast
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Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry look at Liberal senator Andrew Bragg’s speech this week in which he outlined his plan to solve the housing crisis – a plan that doesn’t have the support of his own party. The Barries also discuss the ‘melon-gate’ controversy, with Tony asking if a conservative politician would be subjected to more or less outrage if they had done the same thing. Also in this episode, the deal on gambling between Labor and the Coalition. Due a technical error, there is no video of the Barries this week. We hope you can still enjoy their discussion with audio-only Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia?sub_confirmation=1 Get the latest news at theguardian.com ► https://www.theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Afternoon Update
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