426 – Is The ALP Guaranteed Victory In The 2026 South Australian Election?
Political commentator Robert Godden returns to scrutinise the Australian Labor Party’s position ahead of the March 2026 South Australian election, exploring whether the modern political machine still beats with the heart of the original labour movement, while the Musical Pilgrimage features Steve Davis’s original song “Australia Day” reflecting on community cohesion and national identity. As the March 21st, 2026 South Australian state election approaches, the Malinauskas Labor government maintains polling numbers that would make most incumbents envious. Yet beneath this apparent stability, questions linger about whether today’s ALP still embodies the values of the workers’ movement from which it emerged, or whether it has become something else entirely. ** The image for this episode features Gemini’s best effort of imagining Steve Davis and Robert Godden as modern day Don Dunstans. This episode features no SA Drink of the Week, a decision that tips its hat to both Robert Godden’s teetotalling
