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It's been a big final sitting week in Parliament, with the government moving on an integrity commission, its industrial relations bill and its workplace harassment legislation. Plus, Scott Morrison became the first former prime minister to be censured.
7.30 chief political correspondent, Laura Tingle, joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly for her assessment of the government's first six months. -
Premier Daniel Andrews is bidding for a third successive term in Victorian state politics, but does Saturday's election have any federal implications?
Plus, Guardian Australia political reporter Amy Remeikis joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to analyse the chances of the government's new industrial relations and integrity commission bills passing. -
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It has been a huge week for Anthony Albanese on the world stage, but what does the meeting between Xi Jinping and the Prime Minister actually mean?
Political and international editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Peter Hartcher, joins Patricia Karvelas and guest host David Speers to analyse the China-Australia relationship. Plus, The Party Room discusses Josh Frydenberg's pyjamas. -
The government says it needs to pass its new workplace relations bill as soon as possible to help get wages moving, but it’s hitting strong resistance from business groups and some independent MPs.
Workplace editor for The Australian newspaper, Ewin Hannan, joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly to discuss how the new laws would work and how likely they are to pass in their current form.
Plus, the latest on the COP27 climate conference, the Medibank data leak, and Australia's relationship with China. -
The government faces the potential of a big business advertising campaign against their new industrial relations laws. But are they scared?
Shane Wright, senior economics correspondent for the SMH and The Age joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly with his analysis.
Plus, the latest on repatriations from Syria, the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and COVID. -
The Albanese government has handed down its first budget, which Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called "a difficult budget, for difficult times".
With rising inflation, growing cost-of-living pressures and electricity costs forecast to increase by 56 per cent in the next two years, what support has the government offered Australians?
Guardian Australia's editor Lenore Taylor joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly to unpack Budget 2022. -
What does Labor need to do in its first post-election budget for it to be seen as a success?
ABC Business Editor Ian Verrender joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly with his analysis.
Plus, the Albanese government runs into trouble in the debate over Israel's capital. -
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is considering a request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more weapons, money and military training.
Chief political correspondent for SMH and The Age, David Crowe, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to analyse Australia's role in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia.
Plus, the Labor government ponders structural economic changes before their first federal budget. -
It's been 10 years since Julia Gillard delivered her famous 'misogyny speech' in federal parliament. Few political players realised the magnitude of the speech back then. But what's changed for women in Australia in the years since?
Plus, the Australian Financial Review's Political Editor Phillip Coorey joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly to analyse the government's plans to repatriate citizens stuck in Syria, and whether Labor will ditch the stage 3 tax cuts. -
The Opposition has signalled its support for Labor's National Anti-Corruption Commission, welcoming the government's plan to keep hearings private, apart from under "exceptional circumstances".
Plus, Guardian Australia's Josh Taylor joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to explain what the Optus data breach means for Australia's cybersecurity and privacy laws. -
The PM says the Australian republic debate is off the table for this term of government, and a federal integrity commission may not be legislated this year.
Parliament has been suspended... but there’s plenty still happening!
Veteran press gallery journalist Malcolm Farr joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly with his analysis. -
The Albanese Government has come into the parliamentary week off the high of the jobs summit, but risks coming unstuck on foreign policy.
Chief Political Correspondent for The Conversation, Michelle Grattan, joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly's party this week. -
The Albanese Government's jobs and skills summit has kicked off in Canberra, but what does it mean for Australia?
Guardian Australia's chief political correspondent, Sarah Martin, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to explain why it matters. Plus, are the Greens talking down the Indigenous Voice to Parliament? -
What’s Scott Morrison’s future after the secret ministries scandal?
SBS World News Chief Political Correspondent, Anna Henderson, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to give the Party Room her analysis on Robodebt, the impending jobs summit, and the portfolio scandal. -
Scott Morrison's secret portfolio scandal has shocked both sides of Australian politics this week. But why did the former PM pick up the five extra ministries?
Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly are joined by news.com.au's Political Editor, Samantha Maiden, to discuss what the saga means for the country. -
China-Taiwan tensions have escalated and Australia has of course been caught in the political crossfire. So, how have Foreign Minister Penny Wong and the Government handled the heat?
And as the Jobs Summit draws nearer, the ACTU and Opposition Leader both weigh in.
Peter Hartcher, Political and International Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas. -
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed a draft referendum question on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, but some Coalition MPs say they want to see more details.
Meanwhile, a gas shortage is looming: so, will the government pull the so-called gas trigger to increase supply?
And the Greens have promised to support Labor’s Climate bill: is this the end of the ‘climate wars’? Lorena Allam, Gamilaraay and Yuwalaraay woman and the Indigenous Affairs Editor for Guardian Australia joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas. -
The Albanese Government has promised a new style of politics. So, were any of those changes visible when the 47th Parliament kicked off this week?
And there’s been more strain on cost of living, with inflation increasing again – but the Treasurer has warned the worst is yet to come.
Phil Coorey, Chief Political Correspondent for the Australian Financial Review joins Fran and PK. -
The Albanese government has re-introduced pandemic leave payments after coming under sustained pressure from the community. But was the delay in announcing this COVID reset the Government’s first big misstep, or a sign it is willing to listen?
And Labor's legislation to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 is set to be introduced to Parliament next week, but will it have the support it needs from the Greens in the Senate?
Lenore Taylor, Editor at the Guardian Australia joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to unpack the big issues of the week. -
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong attend the Pacific Island Leaders Forum, attempting to counter China’s rising power in the region.
And as a new wave of COVID ramps up, government subsidies wind down. So has the government got its health messaging right?
Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly are joined by Michelle Grattan, Chief Political Correspondent with The Conversation and Professorial fellow at University of Canberra - Show more
