In this live Democracy Sausage and Policy Forum Pod crossover episode, Nicholas Biddle joins Sharon Bessell, Arnagretta Hunter and Mark Kenny to talk about what issues matter to voters and why good policy so often gets lost in translation in Australia’s political system.

Many Pacific countries are beginning to open their international borders, but the persistent presence of COVID-19 is complicating plans.

This federal election, Australians should be careful that the promises and polemics of today don’t become the problems of tomorrow, James Mortensen writes.

After more than four decades of inaction, Papua New Guinea’s electoral boundaries are out of sync with the population, but political interests are preventing much needed change, Benjamin Raue writes.

On the fourth episode in our mini-series on care, Diane Gibson and Kasia Bail from the University of Canberra join us to discuss what policymakers can do to fix the systemic issues that have plagued Australia's aged care sector.

With political and economic storm clouds brewing across the globe, Mark Kenny, Marija Taflaga, and University of New South Wales economist Richard Holden discuss what these challenges mean for Australia and the federal election campaign.