Insiders

This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Victorian bushfires and the economic stimulus package.

Infighting within the Liberal Party dominates discussion this week, with the appointment of Joe Hockey as shadow treasury spokesman, and the sacking of South Australian Senator Cory Bernardi taking centre stage.

The move by clothing manufacturer Pacific Brands to sack 1850 staff takes centre stage on the program.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Australia's resilience against the global economic crisis and the politics surrounding the issue.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Government's industrial relations and emissions trading plans.

This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the news overnight that in Queensland, Anna Bligh has become the first woman in Australia to win a state election. She defied the polls and the predictions and led Labor to a fifth consecutive victory.

This week on Insiders the panel discuss the G20 meeting and what has been happening in national and international politics this week.

This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss next week's Federal Budget and the Defence white paper which was released yesterday.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Budget and the emissions trading scheme.

Today on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel take a look back at Tuesday's handing down of the Federal Budget.

Today on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss this week's reactions to the Federal Budget. They also take a look at the unwavering support for Kevin Rudd in the opinion polls.

Today on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Prime Minister's use of 'props' in Federal Parliament this week

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Kevin Rudd's OzCar troubles and Peter Costello's announcement that he will not be sitting in the next election.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the most recent developments in the ongoing OzCar scandal and the political fortunes of the politicians involved.

This week on Insiders, Chris Uhlmann and the panel review the state of Australia's major political parties, halfway through the Rudd Government's first term in office.

This week on Insiders the panel discuss the arrest of Australians overseas including the arrest of mining executive Stern Hu in China.

Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss how the murderous terrorists have struck at carefully chosen targets in Indonesia, and once again, not by accident - the targets have been places frequented by westerners.

This week on Insiders the panel discusses Malcolm Turnbull's eleventh-hour decision to negotiate with the Federal Government on climate-change legislation.

On Insiders this week, the panel discuss the Australian Labor Party's national conference - a carefully stage-managed and disciplined affair.

This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the fallout from the latest developments in the OzCar scandal, as federal parliamentarians prepare to head back to Canberra after their long winter break.

This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Government's failed emissions trading bill.

This week on Insiders Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the $50 billion Gorgon gas deal and the National Party's three-day conference.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard's hectic workload and Opposition spokesman for housing and Indigenous affairs joins the program.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss figures that showed the Australian economy grew during the June quarter and the latest antics of the NSW Government.

This week Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the serious battle going on between the major parties over the politics of the stimulus package.

This week Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the antics of the Government and Opposition during Question Time on Monday and Tuesday. It caused the major parties to reflect on their performances - and by the end of the week, they were more subdued.

This week, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the Federal Government's latest move in its attempt to establish an emissions trading scheme. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has told Malcolm Turnbull the Opposition has four weeks to come up with amendments to the proposed ETS legislation.

Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss how this week, the Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, put his authority on the line over climate change policy.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the problems facing the Coalition including the leadership speculation.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss Australia's border protection policies and the Opposition's meeting to discuss emissions trading legislation amendments.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss both parties' accusations of their opponents' inflaming the issue of asylum seekers.

This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the impasse over the asylum seekers stuck in Indonesia and Kevin Rudd's loss of control over the situation.

This week on Insiders, the panel discuss Labor's first drop in the polls below 56 per cent since its 2007 election win.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the ongoing debate on asylum seekers and the Federal Government's decisision not to allow cheaper book imports, its blocking of a dam in south-east Queensland, and its ETS legislation.

This week on Insiders, Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss the final hurdle facing the Federal Government's climate change legislation - whether or not it will be supported by the Coalition in the Senate.

This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the final vote on the emissions trading scheme and the Liberal Party's leadership vote.

This week on Insiders, the panel discuss the leadership spills in the Federal Opposition and NSW Government in a dramatic week for Australian politics.