<p><strong>Historian Frank Bongiorno and political scientist Marija Taflaga join Democracy Sausage to look back on 2024 and ahead to upcoming election year. </strong> </p><br><p>After a turbulent year for democracy, does incumbency offer an advantage anymore? What does this say about the Albanese government’s chances next year? </p><p>And what is Peter Dutton’s vision for Australia (and what are his policies to achieve it)? </p><p> </p><p>On this episode of <strong>Democracy Sausage</strong>, Professor Frank Bongiorno and Dr Marija Taflaga join Professor Mark Kenny to reflect on the year that was and make some forecasts about the political future ahead of us. </p><br><p><strong>Frank Bongiorno</strong> is a Professor at the ANU School of History. He is President of the Australian Historical Association and the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, the Australian Academy of the Humanities and a Whitlam Institute Distinguished Fellow at Western Sydney University. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Marija Taflaga</strong> is the Director of the ANU Australian Politics Studies Centre and a Lecturer at the ANU School of Politics and International Relations. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Mark Kenny</strong> is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for <em>The Sydney Morning Herald</em>, <em>The Age</em> and <em>The Canberra Times</em>. </p><p> </p><p><em>Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/democracy-sausage-with-mark-kenny/id1459965243?mt=2&ls=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/20Ko99T4ZcJdGey9hltGZa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://pca.st/podcast/4bcd93e0-450e-0137-f266-1d245fc5f9cf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Pocket Casts</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3Muc2ltcGxlY2FzdC5jb20vcG9kY2FzdHMvMTA4NDIvcnNz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Google Podcasts</em></a><em> or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to </em><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>[email protected]</em></a><em>.</em> </p><p> </p><p>This podcast is produced by <a href="https://www.anu.edu.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Australian National University</a>. </p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
