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The Echidna federal election podcast: Our experts - and our non-experts - assess the dilemmas for the parties

Steve Evans
Alex Crowe
Updated May 27 2022 - 8:23am, first published May 26 2022 - 1:30pm

It's only three years to the next election! Rest assured, the strategists are already thinking about it.

Both big parties have choices and hard decisions.

Should the Liberals swing to the left after the voters swung that way?

And should Labor moderate its polices to woo those metropolitan seats back from the independents?

Two of the country's top political analysts have answers.

Plus Dan Jervis-Bardy talks about Scott Morrison's calm in the face of defeat.

All this with hosts Steve Evans and Alex Crowe.

Listen to the full story on the podcast, search The Echidna on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your preferred podcast app. You can also listen on our web player above.

Should the Libs shift leftwards? Should Labor trim its policy for government?
Should the Libs shift leftwards? Should Labor trim its policy for government?
Steve Evans

Steve Evans

Reporter

Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues."

Alex Crowe

Alex Crowe

Science and Environment Reporter

Alex covers science and environment issues, with a focus on local Canberra stories. alex.crowe@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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