Australian Politics

In our final episode for 2025, political editor Tom McIlroy speaks with Melissa Clarke fro... more

After the furore over Pauline Hanson’s burqa stunt and Barnaby Joyce’s defection to One Na... more

This week Labor committed additional military support for Ukraine in its war against Russi... more

Ever since she was elected opposition leader, Sussan Ley has faced strong criticisms from ... more

Just over half of voters say that climate change is happening and is caused by human activ... more

Author and columnist Sean Kelly says despite Labor’s overwhelming majority and an oppositi... more

In conversation with political editor Tom McIlroy, deputy leader of the Greens Mehreen Far... more

It’s been six months since the May election, which brought new personalities to Parliament... more

Speaking at Cop30 in Brazil, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said the ‘consensus... more

From cyberattacks to disinformation campaigns, hybrid warfare is reshaping global security... more

Anthony Albanese might have had his rock star moment upon his return from the US, but the ... more

In the aftermath of former frontbencher Andrew Hastie’s fighting words, opposition leader ... more

This week, the Albanese government has been criticised for a tactical backdown on its plan... more

As Labor’s new aged care system gets set to begin on 1 November, Greens senator Penny Allm... more

This week, Labor expanded Australia’s first home guarantee to allow more buyers access to ... more

Political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to executive director of Essential Media Peter ... more