Episodi

  • Gun control, anti-hate laws pass the Lower House

    Gun control, anti-hate laws pass the Lower House
    Jan 20 2026
    New gun control and anti-hate laws have passed the lower house of parliament in response to the Bondi terror attack at a Jewish festival, which killed 15 people last month. They are expected to pass into law, but the process has been far from harmonious.
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    7 min
  • Government splits hate speech and gun laws in bid to save Bondi reforms

    Government splits hate speech and gun laws in bid to save Bondi reforms
    Jan 17 2026
    The Albanese government has amended its proposed response to the Bondi Beach shootings, splitting its wide-ranging hate speech and gun reform package in two in a bid to secure passage through Parliament. Facing resistance from both the Coalition and the Greens over the breadth and rushed nature of the laws, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made changes in hopes of receiving support from both political groups to pass each set of reforms.
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    5 min
  • Bondi attack prompts possible 15-year jail terms for hate group members

    Bondi attack prompts possible 15-year jail terms for hate group members
    Jan 14 2026
    People who join or support government-designated hate groups will face 15 years jail, under new legislation in response to the Bondi terror attack. Some Coalition MPs have already voiced concern about the laws' impact on freedom of speech - while one prominent extremist group has announced it will disband.
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    7 min
  • Predictable policies and shock results: looking back at 2025 in politics

    Predictable policies and shock results: looking back at 2025 in politics
    Dec 21 2025
    For Australian politics in 2025, it was a year of predictable policies - and shock results. That included the May election that saw Labor win back government in a landslide, and two separate party leaders - Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt - lose their seats. We back at the year in Canberra.
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    15 min
  • Government deficit figure has improved, but fiscal restraint important

    Government deficit figure has improved, but fiscal restraint important
    Dec 17 2025
    Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled a mid-year budget update marked by fiscal restraint, highlighting a $5.4 billion improvement to the deficit alongside critical new funding for the CSIRO and community security. However, the outlook remains fraught as rising inflation threatens real wage growth and persistent spending pressures in childcare and the NDIS continue to squeeze the bottom line.
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    5 min
  • AUSMIN talks in Washington confirm AUKUS is progressing

    AUSMIN talks in Washington confirm AUKUS is progressing
    Dec 9 2025
    Top security officials from the United States and Australia have met in Washington, confirming that the AUKUS security pact is moving "full steam ahead," despite the Pentagon's five-month review of the deal remaining secret. Both nations emphasised increased defence spending, critical minerals cooperation, and greater burden-sharing from allies to confront growing Indo-Pacific tensions.
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    6 min
  • All about Australia's biggest environmental reforms this century

    All about Australia's biggest environmental reforms this century
    Nov 27 2025
    After five years of review, the government has struck a deal with the Greens to pass the largest reforms to Australia’s environmental laws in 26 years, which includes new environmental standards, protections for native forests, and the effective end of fast-tracked approvals for coal and gas projects. Despite these wins, the deal faces criticism from environmental experts.
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    6 min
  • Senate erupts as Pauline Hanson wears burqa, gets suspended

    Senate erupts as Pauline Hanson wears burqa, gets suspended
    Nov 26 2025
    The Australian Senate descended into chaos as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a black burqa into the chamber, prompting immediate condemnation from Muslim Senators and a forceful intervention by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Following the rejection of her motion to ban the burqa, Ms. Hanson's stunt, which she claimed was about "protecting national security," was decried as racist and disrespectful to people of faith, ultimately leading to her suspension from the Senate.
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    7 min