{"podcast":{"title":"ABC News Top Stories","slug":"abc-news-top-stories-6001594","podcast_index_feed_id":6001594,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/101858056/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/radio/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e095db3b3ea82ec7b474d8295add4336.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":30,"summary":"ABC News Top Stories delivers the biggest breaking news and headlines from Australia and around the world, updated throughout the day. Get fast, trusted coverage of politics, business, extreme weather, and major national events from the ABC's newsroom direct to your podcast feed. Whether you're catching up on the morning's top headlines or need a quick update between meetings, ABC News Top Stories gives you the essential news of the day. You can also hear the biggest stories of the day explained in-depth in just a few minutes. Follow now for daily Australian news briefings from the ABC, Australia's most trusted news source.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T12:17:05.666903+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594"},"episode":{"title":"Could a centrist party break through in Australian politics?","slug":"could-a-centrist-party-break-through-in-australian-politics","published_at":"2026-06-21T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594/could-a-centrist-party-break-through-in-australian-politics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-top-stories/could-a-centrist-party-break-through-in-australian-politics/106717892","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ks/Z/aq.mp3","summary":"Independent politicians are in active talks around forming a centrist federal party. Independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender are said to be leading the push for the new party, and have also approached Senator David Pocock. But while other independents say forming a political party could help with representation and funding, not all of them are on board with the idea. So could a new party like this become a political force in Australia?","meta_description":"Independent politicians are in active talks around forming a centrist federal party. Independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender are said to be leading…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":208,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abc-news-top-stories-6001594/episodes/could-a-centrist-party-break-through-in-australian-politics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abc-news-top-stories-6001594/could-a-centrist-party-break-through-in-australian-politics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}