The Crossbench

This week, Jeremy and Sam talk about Another Bloody Variant: Many Quietly Confident On Vaccine Efficacy, PM’s Preselection Intervention, Libs and Nats MPs Cross Floor, Join One Nation for Vax Mandate Motion, Coalition Begin ‘Wedging’ Process for 2022 Election & Protecting Australians, Euthanasia Passes Lower House in NSW, Update on Dan 2022, Testing Times for QLD Health, Feds Tackle Trolls in New Online Legislation - Who Will It Protect?, Religious ‘Freedom’ Traded for ‘Discrimination’ Bill, Roads, Rates and Rubbish: Pre Polling Underway in NSW For Local Council Elections, Sports Diplomacy: Tim Paine’s Middle Stump Saga Continues, Cummins & Smith Appointed Captains. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading/Listening List: Ethnic Dads Interview Scomo - https://youtu.be/-Atz4Z9hc8A PEP Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pep-with-chas-and-dr-dave/id1499646320 The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero The Accidental Prime Minister - Annika Smethurst The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking Plots and Prayers - Nikki Savva So Greek - Nikka Savva Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/

This week, Jeremy and Sam talk Newspoll Polling Promising for PM, Dan Andrews Looking Good For Next Term, Painful Preselections - Libs Yet To Choose Candidates In Key Marginals, Scomo & Dan Trade Blows - Will National Cabinet Fold? Does COAG Return?, Dan’s Branch Stacker of A Headache - Somyurek Digs in On Pandemic Bill, Brad Hazzard’s Pandemic Bill Slapped Down By Partyroom, Hey Big Spender - Allegra Spender Launches Independent Challenge Against Dave Sharma in Wentworth, Anti-Vaxxers Go On The March in Capital Cities, Higgin’s Alleged Rapist To Stand Trial in February, MP Of 18 Years To Leave Federal Parliament, Roads, Rates and Rubbish - Weribee Signs Onto ‘Let's Burn Shit’ Plan, Macarthur Can't Keep A Green, Gong Gets A Gong, What A Greg Hunt - Steven Miles & Medicare Subsidised Pre-Flight Covid Tests, Sports Diplomacy - Tim Paine, What a Pain. No Vax, Have a Hit and Tweet of the Week - Scomo #Throwback to No-Jab No-Pay. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading/Listening List: Tweet of the Week - https://twitter.com/SuxHypocrisy/status/1461647301122822146 Ethnic Dads Interview Scomo - https://youtu.be/-Atz4Z9hc8A PEP Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pep-with-chas-and-dr-dave/id1499646320 The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking: https://tinyurl.com/x97n3v8 Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/

This week, Jeremy & Sam chat about ‘Plug ‘Er In Angus’ Scomo Hits The Road In His Electric Car: Is It Election Time Already?, John Alexander Hangs Up His Racquet... Again, Bob Brown Foundation Faces Extinction, COP26 Draft 3.0 Finalized… Sort Of…, Morrison’s Modelling Dumped On Friday Arvo, Perrotet Has First Say On Euthenasia, Peter Dutton Racks Up 20 Years In Politics, Frydenberg Criticises Non-Existent Lockdowns, Man Who Sought To ‘Flog’ Frydenberg Gets Off, Sub Chat - Alexander Downer Backs Morrison On Subs, The Victorian Liberals Struggling to Retain Preselection, Roads, Rates and Rubbish - Orange Crown Land Transfer, What A Greg Hunt, Sports Diplomacy - T20 World Cup Final Ahead, Anti-Vax Rugby League Stars To Be Axed, Kill The Bill Rallies Intensify, Tweet of the Week - Nooses… Really? COVID - Boosters Happening, Vax Rates Behind In Zero Covid States, The 57,000 Not-Unvaccinated-Yet-Not-Fully-Vaccinated Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading/Listening List: Ethnic Dads Interview Scomo - https://youtu.be/-Atz4Z9hc8A PEP Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pep-with-chas-and-dr-dave/id1499646320 The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking: https://tinyurl.com/x97n3v8 Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/ Grattan Institute Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/grattan-institute/id950926314

This week, Jeremy & Sam chat about Scomo Home From Glasgow: Hits The Road, Turnbull Shits On Morrison’s Reputation: Is It Just For The Payback? Bruz and Jordies Settle For Apology, But Was It All That Genuine?  Victorian State MP Crashes His Way Out Of Shadow Cabinet: And Now Parliament, Staffer Who Allegedly Raped Higgins To Stand Trial, Tweet of the Week, Roads, Rates and Rubbish - Local Pokie Reform: Wollongong Mayoral Candidates State Their Position, What A Greg Hunt, Sports Diplomacy - Quinton de Cock Doesn’t Take A Knee, Chris Gayle’s Cheek Shines Through In Final Windies T20 Fixture, Michael Vaughan Taken Off Air, COVID - Promise On Aussie Vax Rates and Boosters, WA To Remain Hermit Kingdom Until 2022, Zero Covid States Behind On Vax Rates. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading/Listening List: Ethnic Dads Interview Scomo - https://youtu.be/-Atz4Z9hc8A PEP Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pep-with-chas-and-dr-dave/id1499646320 The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking: https://tinyurl.com/x97n3v8 Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/

This week, Jeremy & Sam chat about What Is This, America? Voter ID Coming Soon, ICAC, You Cack, We All Cack at ICAC - Gladys The Fixer & Dodgy Daryl, Climate Catastrophe - Net Zero Signed & Sealed. Now For the Delivery… QLD LNP MPs Push To Scrap Affiliation Fees, Dan’s New Pandemic Powers - Overreach Or Overreaction?, What A Greg Hunt - Daryl McGuire, Tweet of the Week - Kirsty Webeck, Roads, Rates and Rubbish - Naughty North Shore and Toxic Dirt, Sports Diplomacy - Josh Cavallo, A-League Integrity, COVID - Restrictions Ease In Victoria, Boosters On The Way, Jet-Setting Aussies and ACT Experiences Stockholm Syndrome. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading/Listening List: Ethnic Dads Interview Scomo - https://youtu.be/-Atz4Z9hc8A PEP Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pep-with-chas-and-dr-dave/id1499646320 The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking: https://tinyurl.com/x97n3v8 Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/

This week, Jeremy & Sam discuss Georgey Boy Comes Out Swinging On Mystery Letter, NSW Police Cut Losses and Run on Friendlyjordies, ICAC, You Cack, We All Cack at ICAC, Tudge Gives Big Fail to National Curriculum, Housekeeping - New Senate President, New Senators Sworn In, Climate Catastrophe - And That’s Just the Politics, What A Greg Hunt, Tweet of the Week, Roads, Rates and Rubbish, Sports Diplomacy, COVID - Lockdown Ends in Victoria, Well Sort Of and International Flights. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading List: The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking: https://tinyurl.com/x97n3v8 Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/

This week on Australia's Best Political Chit-Chat Show, Jeremy & Sam talk about Nick Xenophon’s Return, Huawei Links Leaked, Gladys and the Decoy Car, Frydenberg Calls For Cruel Vic Lockdown To End, Cabinet Ministers, The Usual Journo Suspects Battle Climate in the Columns, What A Greg Hunt, Glasgow A Go-Go For Scomo, Tweet of the Week - Matt Bevan, Roads, Rates and Rubbish - AirBnB, Port Macquarie Goes Carbon Neutral, Sports Diplomacy - East Berlin Doping, COVID - Southern Tassie Locks Down, Dominic Perrottet Slapped Down By PM on Borders, NSW Hits 80%, Snags & Jabs in QLD. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading/Listening List: Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/ The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero

This week, Jeremy & Sam talk about Dominic Perrotet’s Favourite Constituent, Low Vaccination Numbers in One Australian Postcode, Fireworks, No Moore, Says Clover and Health Journalist, Pandora Papers - Australia Not Signing Up To Stop Evasive Types, Dan Andrews Masks Off, What A Greg Hunt, Glasgow No-Go For Scomo, Tweet of the Week, Pill Pushing & Shingle Jabs, NewsPoll Number, Taiwan Tony, Roads, Rates and Rubbish - Central Coast LGA, Sports Diplomacy & COVID - New Delta Strain, Vaccine Numbers, NSW to Exit Lockdown. Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheCrossbenchAU Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Instagram: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU Reading/Listening List: Auspol Snackpod - https://www.auspolsnackpod.com/ The Guardian Australia - Matt Kean Talks to Katherine Murphy: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/oct/02/matt-kean-on-climate-change-the-coalition-and-the-economic-case-for-net-zero

This week, Jeremy & Sam Interview a Special Guest about Afghanistan, Gladys Gone - Who’s Next?, Jessica Rowe Gets Poddy with Pauline Hanson, Turnbull on Subs, WorkSafe Knocks on Dan Andrew’s Door, Darren Chester Needs A Break, Melbourne Protests & News Chopper Bans, NSW Government backs 50% emissions reduction by 2030, NewsPoll, Tweet of the Week, What A Greg Hunt, Roads, Rates and Rubbish - Bourke dog killing and central coast debt inquiry, Sports Diplomacy - NRL GF, COVID - Vaccine Numbers, NSW to Exit Lockdown Early, Vaccine Hesitancy.   Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAUHashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. This week, Jeremy & Sam talk Nuclear Subs, Victorian Anti-Conversion Therapy Legislation, Tweet of the Week, What A Greg Hunt, Keneally’s Parachuting Act, Christian, Oh Christian, the New Scomo Biography ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ by Annika Smethurst, Roads, Rates and Rubbish, Sports Diplomacy & Quade Cooper’s Citizenship, Vaccine Numbers & NSW’s Potential Early Lockdown Exit. Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. This week Jeremy and Sam tackle a maskless Tony Abbott, talk Craig Kelly and Rex Patrick, the CDP, Cory Bernardi's twitter bot and much more. To find out for yourself you'll just have to listen to the pod.  Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. Jeremy & Sam tackle; NewsPoll, Federal Electoral Reform, Craig Kelly, Rex Patrick Taking On National Cabinet & JobKeeper Transparency, NSW Parliament, and the moment an SA Liberal Crossed the Floor - What Does It Mean for SA COVID Emergency Powers? The Roads, Rates and Rubbish segment continues with a look at Newcastle & Port Phillip Councils in NSW. They also touch on the NZ Terror Attack, pay their dues to the Queen of Queensland - the Premier, visit the back page in Sports Diplomacy with a new Netball CEO and how some equality in the Paralympics got a look in this week. They of course also touch on COVID and… did you know Australia has a day to celebrate its flags? What the flag? Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. This week Jeremy and Sam talk more Covid, The Adventures of ScoMo and FryDo, UAP and Electoral Reform. Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. This week Jeremy and Sam discuss Covid in NSW, Sport in the states, ICU capacity & unveil our newest segment What A Greg Hunt!  Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU  Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU  Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. This week Jeremy and Sam discuss Covid in NSW, Sport in the states, ICU capacity & unveil our newest segment What A Greg Hunt! Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. This week Jeremy and Sam tackle Changing Divisions, Covid, Queensland & Climate Change.  Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU

The newest and freshest #Auspol podcast. Two young non-journos, Jeremy & Sam give their weekly two cents. Search🎙'The Crossbench' in Apple Podcasts. Twitter: @TheCrossbenchAU Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCrossbenchAU Hashtag: #TheCrossbenchAU