On this Democracy Sausage Extra, Guardian Australia political editor Katharine Murphy joins Mark Kenny to discuss Scott Morrison’s leadership during the COVID-19 crisis and her new Quarterly Essay, The End of Certainty.

Mark Kenny is joined by Arnagretta Hunter, Marija Taflaga and Frank Bongiorno to take a look at how conservatives have responded to the coronavirus crisis and how that compares to responses to the climate crisis.

In the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, governments must focus on safety and effectiveness, Peter Drahos writes.

On this episode, we chat with Katrine Beauregard and Marija Taflaga about the impact of the crisis on women, truth in political advertising, and political donations. In part two, Peter Martin joins us to talk about Australia’s recession and where to from here.

Indonesia’s pandemic measures have been challenged by a lack of co-operation between regional and central governments, Hafiz Noer writes.

While the coronavirus crisis in the United Kingdom has abated somewhat in recent months, is life in the country going to get tougher if winter brings about a growing risk of transmission and Brexit negotiations falter? With us this week to discuss the challenges facing Britain are Remainiacs and The Bunker host Ros Taylor, pod regular Elizabeth Ames, and Brexit researcher Georgina Wright.