As anticipation grows for the 2025 federal election, audiences are already turning to the ABC, delivering record audiences for our news and current affairs podcasts.
The February Triton Australian Podcast Ranker released today shows Australians are listening to ABC podcasts to understand more about the issues that matter most to them in the lead-up to the poll.
ABC News Top Stories, a curated, continually updated round-up of the day’s latest news, was the most popular Australian-made podcast in February and set a new record with 868,000 listeners.
ABC News Daily was the second most popular news podcast in the country and landed at number 10 overall on the Ranker with 379,000 listeners. Presented by Samantha Hawley, ABC News Daily is the ABC’s flagship daily podcast news show that explains one big story in under 15 minutes every weekday morning.
The newly-launched Politics Now also made the February list at number 47 with 135,000 listeners. Politics Now brings together a roster of expert political commentators, including Patricia Karvelas, David Speers, Fran Kelly, Annabel Crabb, Jacob Greber, Brett Worthington, Melissa Clarke and David Lipson, and is the top audio destination to stay informed throughout the campaign.
ABC Director News Justin Stevens said: “As the countdown to the federal election begins, the ABC’s news and current affairs podcasts offer news consumers a convenient way to stay fully informed on the go.”
The Australian Podcast Ranker is a monthly snapshot of Australia’s most popular podcasts. The Ranker has been reporting podcast listening in Australia since 2019 and includes a wide cross-section of Australian podcast publishers.
The full Triton Australian Podcast Ranker can be found here.
Audiences can enjoy all the ABC’s podcasts for free and ad free on ABC listen.