<p><strong>Cultural studies professor Graeme Turner joins Mark and Marija to compare election campaign expectations, media concerns, and ask whether Donald Trump’s return could affect Australian democracy.</strong> </p><br><p>Can we expect Peter Dutton to adopt a Trump-style for the upcoming election? </p><p> </p><p>Could such a campaign ever gain traction in Australia? </p><p> </p><p>And if it did, would the government hold it off? Or have portfolio governance changes and an incremental approach to progress left Labor with no defining re-election narrative? </p><p> </p><p>On this episode of <strong>Democracy Sausage</strong><em>, </em>Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner joins Professor Mark Kenny and Dr Marija Taflaga<strong> </strong>to discuss the federal election. </p><br><p><strong>Graeme Turner</strong> is Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland and a founding figure of Australian media and cultural studies. His most recent book is <a href="https://www.uqp.com.au/books/the-shrinking-nation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Shrinking Nation</em></a>. </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 /><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>
