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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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How Labor fights the polls for Pauline
Pauline Hanson is now the preferred Prime Minister - ahead of the actual Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor - if the l...
Is Australia ready for the AI transformation? | Insiders on Background
Executive director of the Tech Policy Design Institute, Johanna Weaver, says Australia is well-placed to navigate the AI transformation while maintain...
Labor goes back to basics
The Prime Minister is holding a Medicare card. Tony Abbott is spruiking a national tour. "Ditch the witch" is back in the headlines. Everything old is...
Is the Prime Minister ready to 'cop it'?
As the US launches new military strikes on Iran, Anthony Albanese says the uncertainty makes it “very difficult” to deal with the consequences - while...
Pocock sparks data centre debate
As the three-day inquiry into the Albanese Government's proposed NDIS overhaul gets underway, the Opposition hasn't ruled out doing a deal with the Gr...
Labor's populism pushback
Anthony Albanese says voter frustration with the system formed the backdrop for Labor's budget — saying if governments don't respond to the circumstan...
Lachlan Harris warns Labor's budget isolates voters amid One Nation rise | Insiders on Background
The Albanese government passed the first tranche of its tax legislation through the lower house this week but is still facing backlash from investors...
One Nation is surging. Why aren't the Greens?
PK is still making her way through a rewatch of The West Wing — and she and Fran have some big thoughts about the idealistic vision of politics the se...
Trump's tariffs and AUKUS awkwardness
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has acknowledged there's an "ideological disagreement" with the US, after the Trump Administration confirmed they'll s...
Why Labor won't sink AUKUS
There are choppy waters ahead for AUKUS, as a push for a "rethink" gains some traction within Labor ranks.
Albanese Government frontbenchers hav...
AUKUS goes off 'like a frog in a sock'
Peter Garrett has been burning the Midnight Oil over AUKUS - and he’s not the only one turning up the heat.
The former Labor minister is leading...
Could Pauline Hanson become PM?
A new poll has One Nation ahead of Labor as the most popular political party, as the Albanese Government loses some skin in the wake of the budget.
Father of Inland Rail says 'this thing is on and unstoppable' | Insiders on Background
The federal government has shelved plans to develop Inland Rail from Melbourne to Brisbane but the man who's known as the project's father says negoti...
Budget bills, 'wedgies' and a teal party
The Albanese Government has introduced its capital gains and negative gearing bill to parliament, hoping to pass the first tranche of legislation befo...
Political wedges and a welfare shake-up
Labor may be considering expanding exemptions to its capital gains tax changes amid a backlash from small business — but while they are consulting wid...
Albanese stares down tax push back
Household energy bills are set to drop by up to 10 per cent, with the Albanese government crediting renewables and batteries for the decrease.
I...
A new 'teal' party?
Parliament is back in session and there's speculation a new party could be on the horizon.
Independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender have c...
Tech sector warns tax could "double" under CGT changes | Insiders on Background
The decision to change capital gains tax rules for all investments, rather than just property, has sparked backlash from young investors, entrepreneur...
We answer your smart budget questions
Was this a budget in desperate need of more graphs?
Labor’s budget pitch is still making headlines - but it may not be happy about all of them.<...
Bad budgets 'linger'. Will this one?
As the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers continue their big budget sell, they've faced fierce backlash from small business ow...
Tim Wilson's 'call to arms' for Liberals
Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson has used a National Press Club Address to outline his vision for the Liberals.
As PK tells David Speers the speech f...
A 'vibe check' on capital gains tax
The fight over Labor’s proposed capital gains tax changes isn’t brewing - it’s already here.
Small business owners, founders and investors are p...
Is the post-budget bounce dead?
There's a big budget contest of ideas underway, as Labor and the Coalition try to sell their alternate visions for Australia to voters.
Or as Ja...
How will negative gearing and CGT changes shift the property market? | Insiders
This week's federal budget included an overhaul of negative gearing and the capital gains tax rules in a bid to move thousands of homes from the hands...
Taylor swings big on tax. Will it pay-off?
Opposition leader Angus Taylor used his first budget in reply speech to lay out some big bold policy ideas, saying he hopes Australians can "begin to...
Battle of the budgets begins
As Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese continue their big budget sell, Opposition leader Angus Taylor is gearing up to deliver...
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.
...
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...