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On May 3rd, just five weeks from now, Australians will be heading to the polls.
The campaigning is underway after a visit to the Governor General by the Prime Minister.
So, who will convince Australians they deserve to lead the country for the next three years, Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton?
It’s an election with key policy differences so far all about the cost of living and energy policy.
Today, election analyst Casey Briggs explains why there’s a growing number of swing voters.
He’s been looking at what they’re thinking as politicians begin the hard sell.
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Casey Briggs, ABC election analyst
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Very senior members of the Trump administration have this week been caught mistakenly sharing secret plans to bomb the Houthi rebel group in Yemen with a journalist.
It happened when the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic was added to a group chat on the popular messaging app Signal, in what appears to be a spectacular breach of US national security.
Today, David Smith, from the United States Studies Centre on the great ‘Signalgate’ scandal.
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David Smith, associate professor of American Politics and Foreign Policy at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney
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It’s a budget with a surprise tax cut, so there must be an election coming up.
Today, Laura Tingle, political editor for the ABC’s 7.30 program tells us the new tax cut is the world’s biggest ‘neon sign’, giving the Labor government a selling point for its fourth budget.
She says there are a few things working politically for the prime minister at the moment as the Coalition ‘implodes’.
But everything can change in the upcoming election campaign.
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Laura Tingle, 7.30 political editor
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Every taxpayer is getting a new tax cut in a pre-election pitch from Labor revealed in the federal budget.
It’s not much extra, starting at just a few hundred dollars extra over the whole year in 2026-27 for a worker on average earnings.
At the same time, the budget’s back in red, with a decade of deficits forecast. So, how is Labor managing the economy?
Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender joins Sam Hawley in the budget ‘lock up’ where reporters and experts get early access to the government’s economic plan.
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Ian Verrender, ABC Chief Business Correspondent
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The Trump administration insists there’s been real progress towards a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, but is Donald Trump being played by Vladimir Putin?
Talks continue this week in Saudi Arabia, but it’s questionable whether Russia’s conditions can ever be accepted by the Ukrainians.
Today, Matthew Sussex from the Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University on where the talks are up to and what Putin really wants.
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Associate Professor Matthew Sussex, Centre for European Studies at the Australian National University
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We’re being told to expect our electricity bills to go up again this year.
So why is it that we keep seeing hikes above the inflation rate and are extra government subsidies in this week's budget the best solution?
Today, energy expert from the Grattan Institute Alison Reeve explains why consumers keep being slugged and what the long-term outlook is for our power costs.
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Alison Reeve, energy and climate change deputy program director at the Grattan Institute
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Donald Trump’s showdown with the courts reached a new level this week when it appeared that the US government defied a judge’s order blocking the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.
The US president invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to send alleged gang members to El Salvador where they’re being held in a harsh prison.
It seems that planes were in the air when the judge made the ruling, so why weren’t they turned around?
Today, what happens if the Trump administration ignores the courts.
Ilya Somin, law professor at George Mason University, on the risks of a constitutional crisis in the United States.
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Ilya Somin, Professor of Law at George Mason University in Virginia and the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute
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Buying a carton of eggs at your local supermarket has become a lot harder in the past year.
The shelves are often bare, there’s a limit on the number of cartons you can take home and prices are rising.
Today, Landline reporter Tim Lee explains how bird flu is leading to a major egg shortage and why it could last for years.
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Tim Lee, Landline reporter
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Married at First Sight is the highest rating show on Australian television.
It’s been around for a while but the toxic relationships it features are increasingly being called into question, with one incident this season being investigated by police.
Today, Beverley Wang, host of the ABC’s pop culture podcast Stop Everything, on why so many Australians are drawn to the reality show and whether it’s fit for television.
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Beverley Wang, ABC national culture correspondent and host of Stop Everything!
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If the Coalition wins the federal election, Peter Dutton wants to appoint his own Elon Musk to cut government spending.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is now the shadow minister for government efficiency, a title that echoes the Department Of Government Efficiency in the United States.
So, what will be on the chopping block? And do Australians really want a Trump-style DOGE?
Today, Mark Kenny, director of the Australian Studies Institute at the Australian National University, on whether slashing the public service really saves money in the end.
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Mark Kenny, director of the Australian Studies Institute at the Australian National University and host of ‘Democracy Sausage’ podcast
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It’s a $20 billion industry charged with the care of almost one and a half million Australian children.
But is the child care sector being run by the wrong people? Can parents trust their kids will be safe when they drop them off each day?
Today, Adele Ferguson on her Four Corners investigation into how profits are often put ahead of care and how some centres are not what they seem.
Editor's note: Adele's investigation 'Betrayal of Trust' goes to air on Monday 17 March at 8.00pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
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Adele Ferguson, ABC investigative reporter
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Donald Trump, a long time electric vehicle sceptic, is now the owner of a brand new Tesla.
But can the US president’s new found love for EVs save the brand, with Tesla stock tumbling since CEO Elon Musk took on his high profile role in the Trump administration?
Today, an EV expert on all things Tesla and where EV sales are heading in Australia. We also speak with an Australian Tesla owner who’s struggling with having a Musk-mobile in her driveway.
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‘Vanessa’, Tesla owner
Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of The Driven
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The Prime Minister has agreed insurance companies are ripping us off and there are many Australians who would have experienced that firsthand.
So, how will they respond as tens of thousands of claims are lodged after flooding in the wake of ex-Cyclone Alfred?
Today, national consumer affairs reporter Michael Atkin on why premiums keep rising and what can be done to level the playing field.
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Michael Atkin, ABC national consumer affairs reporter
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Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Australian aluminium and steel imports this week, but in the lead up, the government was still hoping for an exemption. So, how should we be dealing with the US president?
The former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, for one, isn’t holding back. His criticism of Donald Trump has landed him in the president’s firing line.
But the real casualty of Trump’s trade policies can be seen on the stock markets, which are suffering heavy falls as the president refuses to rule out a recession.
Today, chief business correspondent Ian Verrender on what’s got the markets so worried and what a Trump recession could mean for all of us.
Update: After we published this episode, the White House confirmed Australia would not be granted an exemption on aluminium and steel imports.
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Ian Verrender, chief business correspondent
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The world was shocked by Donald Trump’s oval office clash with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The US president has been aligning himself with Russia’s view of the war in Ukraine and pressuring the Ukrainians to start negotiating, without any iron-clad security guarantees.
As Donald Trump takes a less adversarial approach to Vladimir Putin, who else wins?
Today, Dan Blumenthal, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a centre right think tank, on what it all means for China’s ambitions in our region and around the world.
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Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
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Just before midnight on Friday millions of people living in south-east Queensland were told to take shelter, to go to the strongest room and stay there.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred was coming their way and for most residents it was the first time they’d faced such a threat.
By the next morning Alfred would be downgraded to a tropical low, even before it reached the mainland.
So what happened? How did it unfold and how should we assess the warnings, preparation and response?
Today, we speak to a cyclone expert and go to Lismore in northern New South Wales where the community is breathing a sigh of relief.
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Jonathan Nott, professor of Geoscience at James Cook University
Jenny Dowell, Red Cross deputy team leader and former mayor of Lismore
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For so many experts and politicians, the answer to Australia’s housing crisis is simple. Rejig zoning rules, build more homes and get Australians into increasingly dense developments. But is the supply ‘solution’ the cure-all it’s made out to be?
In this final episode of our series, ABC business editor Michael Janda looks at what really needs to be done on supply and demand to make it just a little bit easier for people to buy a home.
We’ll also take you to Melbourne, where apartment prices have flatlined over the past five years and first home buyers are flooding into the market.
We’ll explain what it will take to finally free Australia’s housing hostages.
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Has a housing bubble ever burst without devastating pain across the economy and society?
New Zealand is in a recession and home values are more than 17 per cent lower than the post-COVID peak. In Ireland, a massive house price surge and crash in the 2000s saw house prices in Dublin more than half.
So, does Australia need a crash and what would that mean for all of us?
Some economists think recessions are needed occasionally to reset the economy. In this episode ABC business editor Michael Janda explains how a shock wave would ripple through the economy if the housing bubble bursts.
Is the medicine worth the pain?
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How did Australia go from a place where most middle-class people could own their own house, to one where even a small apartment is out of reach for so many?
You can pick your villain. Is it immigrants, investors, Howard and Costello, the big banks, or something else?
In this episode, ABC business editor Michael Janda identifies the key moments and policies that cemented property as a lucrative investment, creating a mismatch in supply and demand and sending house prices to extraordinarily high levels.
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Imagine it’s 2050 and the housing bubble in Australia never burst. Where do we live, how do we pay for it and what is day to day life like?
Exorbitant home prices not only keep Australians in the crowded and expensive rental market, but they also change life plans and society.
In this episode, ABC business editor Michael Janda explains why housing crisis is the country’s biggest issue. It locks people into debt, delays retirement, creates stress and insecurity, contributes to falling birth rates and exacerbates inequalities between the generations.
We’re hostage to housing.
- Visa fler
