While a timeline for a decision has not been announced, both countries agreed a tariff exemption for Australia was “under consideration”.
- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Trump says he will slap 25% tariffs on all foreign steel and aluminium imports to the US. The Albanese government says it’s been prepared for such a move.
With an abundance of caution, the Albanese government would do best to assume it was being given a substantial kick after the Victorian state by-elections.
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they’d otherwise abhor.
The Albanese government is banning DeepSeek – the Chinese artificial intelligence model – from all government systems and devices on national security grounds.
Independent Allegra Spender spearheaded a condemnation of antisemitism by federal parliament – but the debate was mired in partisanship.
As political debate turns to government spending, the questions loom: is it too high, and will Peter Dutton be able to get away with keeping his proposed cuts mostly under wraps?
We're joined by John Blaxland and Richard Holden to talk about the impact of global uncertainties will have on Australia.
From a looming rate cut to wooing men and younger voters, the PM answers Michelle Grattan’s questions about the upcoming election.
Hear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese explain why his government has dumped its controversial "Nature Positive" legislation, plus more in this wide-ranging pre-election interview.
Dutton has attempted a softening on some fronts – while retaining the “hard man” image on others as he seek to shore up the Chinese vote before the next election.
After Wednesday’s encouraging inflation numbers, the Albanese government and the financial markets would be shocked if the RBA didn’t cut interest rates in February.
Neale Daniher, a campaigner in the fight against motor neurone disease and a former champion Essendon footballer, is the 2025 Australian of the Year,
Peter Dutton has chosen David Coleman for the key shadow foreign affairs portfolio, in a reshuffle that also seeks to boost the opposition’s credentials with women.
The Albanese government if re-elected will provide a $10,000 incentive payment to apprentices to work in housing construction.
Anthony Albanese can’t escape the impression of seeming perennially on the back foot and often lacking adequate empathy and sensitivity in dealing with the issue.
The Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has taken aim at the Albanese government for the second time this week.
The meeting of the nation’s leaders comes after a series of antisemitic attacks.
The Opposition Leader is gearing up for the official election campaign, but the rhetoric remains fuzzy on details.
Women and their issues were at the centre in the 2022 election. They were an important reason why Scott Morrison was turfed out of office. Does Albanese now have the same issue with men?
Appropriately, we finish our podcast for 2024 talking to Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his shadow, Angus Taylor because, as the saying goes, "it's the economy, stupid!"
The budget is headed for a deficit of $26.9 billion this financial year but in the following three years the budget is forecast to be deeper in the red than earlier forecast.
The Treasurer Jim Chalmers announces two appointments to the new board created as part of the restructure of the central bank.
Wednesday’s mid-year budget update will downgrade company tax receipts by $8.5 billion over the four years to 2027-28, and show “slippage’ in the bottom line in some years of the forward estimates.
Despite Indonesia’s preference, the men will not serve any further prison time here. The government has given no quid pro quo for the return of the five.
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