Insiders

Every Sunday morning, the ABC's national political lead David Speers unpacks the major stories shaping Australia's future. Each episode includes a major interview with an Australian politician and an extensive discussion with a panel of the country's best journalists. This show will help you understand the major factors behind the decisions and debates driving a national conversation.

Analysis: Peter Dutton is treading carefully when it comes to China
Apr 24, 2025 – 0:06:00
Coalition losing ground ahead of early voting
Apr 20, 2025 – 1:25:00
Analysis: The next week is crucial in the election campaign
Apr 10, 2025 – 0:04:30
Tariff turmoil right in the middle of the election campaign
Apr 6, 2025 – 1:23:00
Analysis: Peter Dutton is caught in a Trump-shaped wedge
Apr 3, 2025 – 0:04:30
Election 2025 is off and racing! || Insiders
Mar 30, 2025 – 1:24:00
Analysis: Dutton is grappling with his fourth major political call as opposition leader
Mar 27, 2025 –
Labor promises energy bill relief; Coalition "won't stand in the way"
Mar 23, 2025 – 0:55:10
Analysis: As the federal budget nears, the only sure thing is uncertainty
Mar 20, 2025 – 0:06:30
Bandt calls for govt to "get out" of AUKUS, amid uncertainty over the US alliance
Mar 16, 2025 – 0:54:31
Analysis: Labor ditches softly-softly approach to Trump
Mar 13, 2025 – 0:05:00
Labor's third thumping WA election win
Mar 9, 2025 – 0:55:01
After Trump & Zelenskyy's heated clash - what now for Ukraine?
Mar 2, 2025 – 0:55:06
Analysis: Trump is set on tariffs, and he wants allies like Australia to lift defence spending
Feb 27, 2025 – 0:06:00
Labor goes big on $8.5b medicare election promise, but who is footing the bill?
Feb 23, 2025 – 0:54:21
Analysis: Will Dutton stand in the way of cost-of-living relief?
Feb 20, 2025 – 0:04:30
Donald Trump's trade threats, and what it means for Australia
Feb 16, 2025 – 0:54:35
On Background: How to negotiate with Trump?
Feb 15, 2025 – 0:21:04
Analysis: The tariffs problem is more about the Coalition than Rudd
Feb 13, 2025 – 0:06:00
How to deal with Donald Trump 2.0
Feb 9, 2025 – 0:55:35
On Background: Will Trump's trade war hurt Australia?
Feb 7, 2025 – 0:18:56
Analysis: Albanese's careful formula for dealing with Trump
Feb 6, 2025 – 0:05:30
The election year begins
Feb 2, 2025 – 0:53:54
On Background: Will RBA cut rates?
Feb 1, 2025 – 0:21:25
Analysis: The ball is in the RBA's court on interest rates
Jan 30, 2025 – 0:05:30
On Background: Election year preview
Jan 2, 2025 – 0:28:32
Parliament adjourns for the year, as election looms
Dec 1, 2024 – 0:44:06
On Background: Immigration crackdown
Nov 28, 2024 – 0:21:12
Analysis: A week of parliamentary whiplash and the PM's dropped promises
Nov 28, 2024 – 0:05:45
Social media ban set to pass, as Govt dumps misinformation bill
Nov 24, 2024 – 0:54:08
On Background: Global climate crossroads
Nov 22, 2024 – 0:20:44
Will Trump fire Kevin Rudd?
Nov 17, 2024 – 0:54:25
On Background: How to stop big money influencing elections
Nov 14, 2024 – 0:00:19
The washup in Washington
Nov 10, 2024 – 0:55:11
On Background: How did Trump win?
Nov 7, 2024 – 0:19:11
Who wins the US Election?
Nov 3, 2024 – 0:54:28
On Background: Who swings Michigan?
Nov 2, 2024 – 0:12:12
Labor's reign in Queensland ends
Oct 27, 2024 – 0:54:26
Insiders On Background: Rory Stewart on Trump, the Teals and dead cats in politics
Oct 21, 2024 – 0:29:43
Albanese’s problem home
Oct 20, 2024 – 0:54:23
On Background: Is Labor doomed in Queensland?
Oct 17, 2024 – 0:17:59
Tense twin anniversaries
Oct 13, 2024 – 0:55:13
On Background: Why did the Voice fail?
Oct 11, 2024 – 0:24:32
Analysis: Fatima Payman's new party has done little to trouble Labor
Oct 10, 2024 – 0:05:30
Israel vows retaliation
Oct 6, 2024 – 0:54:46
On Background: Hate Symbols laws
Oct 3, 2024 – 0:15:09
Albanese and Dutton may be able to talk privately, but publicly they are on a political warpath
Oct 3, 2024 – 0:05:00
Middle East on the brink
Sep 29, 2024 – 0:54:34
On Background: Putin's nuclear threat
Sep 26, 2024 – 0:19:29
Inside the politics surrounding Labor's hypothetical negative gearing reforms
Sep 26, 2024 – 0:06:30

Recent Reviews

Traveller875

Great show let down by silly technology

So many people love this show both in Australia and abroad (as well as offsiders and inside business) but it is nearly impossible to watch in this format of tiny clips that are out of sequence! Please please please make the episodes one clip, or at least break them into only 2 or 3 slices; and name the clips such that we can easily figure out which order they go in.
Ausimian

ABC - please post as one video!

We are living overseas and love Insiders, but come on ABC, post it as a single video; it's actually *more* difficult to watch in its current format than it was to listen to as an audio-only stream.
Fumble Finger

Good showed ruined by silly presentation

Good show but why is it spliced into little pieces? Why would you watch "Insiders" in 60 second grabs? The ABC must be listening to some crappy media consultant.
Tlbow

Excellent summary of Politics

Great show, I think it is the best balanced in Australia
alivenow

Love the show...but why is it not as one video

Have enjoyed listening to the podcast for many years while I live overseas and am quite excited to now to get to see the show, especially Talking Pictures. However, I would rather see it as one complete video (like Q&A) rather than in sections.