Back to Back Barries: what ‘melon-gate’ really reveals about our politics and the media – podcast

Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry look at Liberal senator Andrew Bragg’s speech this week in which he outlined his plan to solve the housing crisis – a plan that doesn’t have the support of his own party. The Barries also discuss the ‘melon-gate’ controversy, with Tony asking if a conservative politician would be subjected to more or less outrage if they had done the same thing. Also in this episode, the deal on gambling between Labor and the CoalitionEmail the show: backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...