[Watch] Back to Back Barries: Live

Australia’s federal politicians were shaking hands, knocking on doors, speaking from pulpits and making promises. After five weeks of relentless campaigning, Australians cast their votes.

Following an election result that no one saw coming and with the gift of hindsight, in this conversation, political commentators and former major party insiders Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry offer a discerning examination of how, and why, we arrived at the surprising results on 3 May 2025.

This is a special post-election live recording of the Guardian’s Back to Back Barries podcast, in which Cassidy and Barry look at the key moments that shaped the campaigns, unpack the role that Independents and minor parties had on the balance of power and discuss what has been revealed about the political, cultural and social issues shaping Australia.

Originally presented on Thursday 15 May 2025 by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with the Guardian, watch Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, hosts of the Guardian’s political podcast Back to Back Barries, for a clear-eyed analysis of the 2025 Australian federal election.