Politics with Michelle Grattan

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird is facing an election campaign, he talks to Michelle about privatisation, Tony Abbott's leadership, if federal issues will encroach on the NSW campaign and more.

Michelle talks to the independent member for Indi Cathy McGowan about voter disillusionment with politics, community engagement, technology issues facing rural Australia and the upcoming federal budget.

Brian Schmidt is an astronomer, Nobel laureate and a council member of the Australian Academy of Science. He talks to Michelle about climate change, a new publication by the academy aimed at clearing up confusion about climate science and the policy process around the issue. 

Clive Palmer talks to Michelle about the Liberal spill, his party's result in the Queensland election, his stance on controversial legislation before the Senate and much more.

Clive Palmer talks to Michelle about the Liberal spill, his party's result in the Queensland election, his stance on controversial legislation before the Senate and much more.

Mathias Cormann talks to Michelle about the leadership crisis in the Liberal party.