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According to The Guardian, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine two political deals made during the week between the Coalition and Labor, covering gambling advertising and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The episode, titled Back to Back Barries: Political stitch-up or compromise? A tale of two political deals, considers whether the agreements should be viewed as political stitch-ups or compromises. Cassidy and Barry discuss both arrangements in the context of the competing parties’ decisions.

The pair also look ahead to the forthcoming byelection in the Western Australian electorate of Secret Harbour, which is within Andrew Hastie’s electorate. The discussion raises the prospect of One Nation again emerging victorious and considers what such a result could mean for the federal Liberal MP’s political fortunes.

After the break, the programme takes a question from Neil in Bendigo, described as a super fan of the show. His question concerns when Anthony Albanese is likely to leave and who could take the leadership.