21 August 2026
Political stitch up or compromise? The tale of two political deals – Back to Back Barries podcast

Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the two deals made this week between the Coalition and Labor on gambling advertising and the NDIS. They also look ahead to the upcoming byelection in the WA electorate of Secret Harbour, which is also within Andrew Hastie’s electorate. Could One Nation again emerge victorious and if so how much of a threat would that pose to the federal Liberal MP? And they take a question from Neil in Bendigo, a super fan of the show, about when Albanese is likely to go and who could take the leadership Controversial NDIS bill passes Senate with ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal David Pocock condemns Labor-Coalition deal on gambling bill as ‘betrayal of all Australians’
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