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Insiders analyses and discusses Australian politics with the use of a panel of political journalists and columnists and interviews with prominent politicians and commentators. Broadcast on ABC1 on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., the show also features many regular commentators from various Australian media outlets and think tanks. The program also appears on ABC2 on Sundays at 9 p.m. and Mondays at 7:25 a.m.
The program is presented by veteran political journalist Barrie Cassidy as part of the ABC's Sunday morning line-up, commencing with Insiders, followed by Inside Business (hosted by Alan Kohler) and then Offsiders, a sports program also hosted by Cassidy.
[edit] Format
The format of the program usually commences with Cassidy discussing the political issues of the week with Paul Kelly, followed by an interview with a current Australian political figure, usually an Australian politician. The show's regular segments, "Your Shout" and "Talking Pictures" are interspersed with discussions between Cassidy and his studio guests. Each week in the studio, Cassidy discusses current political issues with a panel of three commentators/journalists of varying political perspectives.
The 2007 series included small changes to the format of the show: re-ordering the segments, commencing the program with the political interview, followed by "Your Shout". Paul Kelly's discussion is then used as a starting point for the panel discussion. "Talking Pictures" continues to provide a break point within the panel discussions, and the show concludes with its customary sign-off where Cassidy asks the panel members for their "final observation and predictions".
[edit] Regular Segments
[edit] Your Shout
The "Your Shout" segment gives a member or group of members of the public a chance to air a grievance or present opinions about topical political issues that concern them, in a short, pre-recorded film shown during the program. It appears that the program attempts to ensure that the members of the public selected from week to week represent a broad range of political opinion and are spread across different parts in Australia.
[edit] Talking Pictures
Presented by Mike Bowers, the "Talking Pictures" segment analyses political cartoons and photographs featured in the nation's newspapers from the previous week. Regularly appearing cartoonists include: Warren Brown, Bill Leak, Geoff Pryor, Bruce Petty, Alan Moir, Peter Nicholson, Mark Knight, Jon Kudelka, Matt Golding, Paul Batey, Sean Leahy and Fiona Katauskas.
[edit] Regular commentators and panelists
| Commentator |
Background |
| Paul Kelly |
Editor-at-large, The Australian |
| Mike Bowers |
Managing Editor (Photographics), The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Piers Akerman |
Journalist and columnist, Sydney's Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph |
| Andrew Bolt |
Assistant Editor, Melbourne's Herald Sun |
| Glenn Milne |
Political journalist, The Australian and News Ltd Sunday publications |
| Malcolm Farr |
Chief Political Reporter, Sydney's Daily Telegraph |
| Fran Kelly |
Presenter, Australian Broadcasting Commission Radio National Breakfast program |
| Gerard Henderson |
Executive Director, Sydney Institute |
| Karen Middleton |
National Political Correspondent, SBS |
| Annabel Crabb |
Political journalist, The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Misha Schubert |
Political journalist, The Age |
| Brian Toohey |
Columnist, Australian Financial Review, Sun Herald and West Australian |
| Lenore Taylor |
National Affairs Writer, Australian Financial Review |
| George Megalogenis |
Senior Writer, The Australian |
| David Marr |
Columnist/reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald. |
[edit] Former commentators and panelists
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