With a record number of women in cabinet positions, Australian politics might not necessarily be a ‘league of gentlemen’, but will the government’s new front bench be a champions' league or will it fail to score with voters?

The quiet Australians have spoken, loudly, and re-elected a Coalition government. So what policy promises has the country signed up for? This week’s Policy Forum Pod takes a look at some of the commitments and whether they will deliver on meeting the challenges facing the country.

The votes have been cast and we have a winner, but why didn’t the polls see it coming? This week on Democracy Sausage Mark and the panel pick over a Queensland backlash, the presidentialisation of politics, and whether Labor misjudged the mood of the electorate.

In this special Policy Forum Pod extra, a panel from The Australian National University looks at what crucial challenges ahead for the incoming government in its first 100 days.

In this Australia Votes 2019 Policy Bite, Crawford’s Dr John Hewson looks at the possible impacts of the Coalition's first homebuyers scheme, and whether it will make housing more affordable, or whether it will drag more young Australians into debt.

Refugee policy has long been a contentious topic in Australian politics. But, despite having the perfect opportunity to address its problems, major parties have largely dodged discussing it in the election campaign, Marianne Dickie writes.