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Politics Now
The ABC's politics podcast, Politics Now, dives into the biggest political stories in Australia and around the world, giving you a balanced look inside the strategies and decisions behind the headlines. Whenever major news breaks, we'll be in your feed with coverage you can trust. From Monday to We...
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Did Labor's 'reform budget' deliver?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled his highly anticipated fifth budget, claiming it's the "most ambitious and important in decades".
Housing ta...
Will Labor's budget 'pull up the ladder'?
Labor is leaning into housing this budget, with big tax reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax to form the centrepiece.
It's all in a...
Where One Nation will target next
There's been a seismic shift in the Australian political landscape, with One Nation claiming it's first ever lower-house seat.
The minor party's...
Farrer by-election: The issues that will determine who wins | Insiders
Farrer has been held by the Coalition for nearly 80 years but the seat looks almost certain to be won by One Nation's David Farley or Independent cand...
Will the budget annoy 'rich boomers'?
It's been a budget focused week in politics, but the arrival of a cohort of so-called ISIS brides has stolen some of that pre-budget spotlight.
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Did we invent podcasting?
It turns out Fran and PK may have invented podcasting? Well, maybe not quite .. but they have been getting behind the microphone to bring you The Part...
It's all about 'sovereign capability'
Anthony Albanese has unveiled a $10 billion energy security package, including a permanent government-owned fuel reserve, in what the government is ca...
Should politicians be 'radically honest'?
The Albanese Government is locking in a trio of tax reforms, with capital gains tax, negative gearing and the taxation of trust funds all set to featu...
Australia-Japan: friends with benefits?
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have held bi-lateral talks, lauding the "quasi-alliance" and fri...
How productivity can save the Australian economy | Insiders
With just 10 days to go, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is putting the final touches the budget.
Dr Chalmers has made clear productivity is a priority...
Jim Chalmers is running up that inflation hill
It's been a busy but "bitsy" week in politics, and while Pauline Hanson's "sexy" plane and the announcement of a new US Ambassador to Australia briefl...
Pauline's 'sexy' plane and big money politics
Inflation has surged to a whopping 4.6 per cent, the highest level since 2023, as fuel shocks caused by the US-Iran war continue to bite.
But th...
Did Sylvester Stallone snub Canberra?
The Prime Minister has committed to "fixing" the News Bargaining Code to ensure platforms contribute their "fair share", unveiling an exposure draft o...
The Trump 'ick factor' in Australia
Anthony Albanese has joined with other world leaders to express gratitude that the US President was unharmed after a a shooter crashed the venue of th...
John Bolton: One of Trump's 'problems is he doesn't know what he wants.' | Insiders
Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran, but what happens now?
Ambassador John Bolton was the President's national security adviser d...
Casey Briggs answers your election questions
In a very special Question Time edition of The Party Room, Chief Elections and Data Analyst Casey Briggs joins PK to get stuck into all of your wonder...
Albanese swings big on NDIS reforms
As the leaves on the parliamentary budget tree change colour, Labor has unveiled an enormous NDIS overhaul — promising major savings in the upcoming b...
The political price of NDIS savings
The Albanese Government has announced a sweeping overhaul of the NDIS, with 160,000 participants to be booted from the scheme within four years.
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The gas tax squeeze
Whether the government likes it or not, momentum is building around a gas profits tax.
What began as a simmering grassroots and political push h...
Is Trump taking the shine off One Nation?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says reining in NDIS spending will “easily be the most important” source of budget savings as the Albanese Government looks to...
‘We can't do without them’: Kim Beazley on support for the US alliance slipping | Insiders On Background
Australia’s National Defence Strategy was unveiled this week, with more money for drones and missiles and an unapologetic commitment to the US-allianc...
A world full of predators
A National Defence Strategy, an oil refinery fire, a regional charm offensive by the PM, a bleak global outlook from the IMF and a new Opposition immi...
It's all a bit 'grim' for Jim
As Treasurer Jim Chalmers heads to the US for as G20 finance meeting, the IMF has delivered a dire warning about global economic growth and inflation....
Taylor tries to 'out-One Nation' on immigration
Opposition leader Angus Taylor has called for Australia to "discriminate based on values" and suggested some migrants represent a "net drain" to Austr...
Will Albanese's 'petro-diplomacy' work?
US President Donald Trump has ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, after peace talks with Iran failed over the weekend. Prime Minister Anthony...
Israel 'assumed' Iran would not disrupt the global supply chains | Insiders On Background
Israel's Ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman sat down with David Speers for this week's Insiders On Background.
The populist elephant in the room
Fran and PK let you know about all of the news "adjacent" TV they've been watching — and then get stuck into some brilliant listener queries on this Q...
Threats, a ceasefire and strained alliances
An extreme threat, a ceasefire, and an awkward roller coaster for US allies
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the US-Iran two-week ce...
Can you deliver reform during a crisis?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed his upcoming trip to Singapore, as the government continues to "build resilience" amid global uncertaint...
Labor's gambling reforms - tinker or triumph?
Over 1000-days since the landmark Murphy report was handed down, Anthony Albanese has announced his government's long awaited gambling advertisement r...
Did Albo's address meet the moment?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered a rare national address overnight, warning Australians about "uncertain times" ahead — but sending the messa...
Is Albanese the 'man with a plan'?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to deliver a rare national address this evening — the first national address since the COVID pandemic.
Wh...
Carrots, sticks and a gas profits tax
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the fuel excise cut will "make a difference", but the Treasurer is warning the cut could take weeks to flow throu...
Albanese reads the room with cheaper fuel
The Prime Minister has announced the fuel excise will be halved and the heavy vehicle road user charge reduced to zero for three months.
It come...
Reform or handout? That is the question for the Government ahead of the budget
The global economic fallout from the Middle East war is still emerging, but things are not looking good.
It's a conundrum for the Federal Gove...
Capping off a 'binfire' political week
Australia has been in the firing line of another Donald Trump "spray", with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declaring he "won't comment on commentary....
Progressive patriotism v sovereignty
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed National Cabinet will meet again to coordinate a national response to the ongoing fuel crisis. But shoul...
All fetta! Australia-EU trade deal inked
After nearly a decade of negotiations, Australia and the European Union have signed a landmark free trade agreement. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese h...
Which political party is listening to Australians?
The Labor Malinauskas Government claimed a landslide victory in the South Australian election over the weekend, cementing what PK calls the Premier's...
Demand for fuel has gone up, but when will petrol prices come back down?
The Federal government says there's no shortage of fuel supply in Australia, amid the ongoing war in Iran.
So why some regional service stations...