Inside Politics: Has the government written an election winning budget?
The government handed down its third federal budget this week, and it was the usual blizzard of figures. Treasurer Jim Chalmers gave us hand-outs, grand plans for the future and some heroic predictions on inflation figures. Today, chief political correspondent David Crowe and national affairs e…
Netanyahu and Hamas know this war is unwinnable. So how does it end?
As global outcry continues for the war in Gaza to end, after more than seven months, Hamas and Israel have reached an impasse. Recent ceasefire talks failed. And both sides are struggling. Much of Hamas’ fighting forces have been killed. And Israel’s main ally, the United States, just made the rem…
Budget 2024 - are you a winner or a loser?
It was always going to be a particularly tricky federal budget. Amid a cost-of-living crisis, the Albanese government had been tasked with providing relief to Australians, but without causing inflation to rise. Which would have the dreaded impact of leading to yet another interest rate rise. So, d…
Why is Elon Musk fighting with Australia's internet watchdog?
In the case of Elon Musk versus Australia’s E-Safety Commissioner, the billionaire owner of social media platform X had a win in court on Monday. A temporary order that forced the site to remove videos of the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney last month, was lifted ahead of a trial showdown between t…
The book banned in Sydney - and why it's a warning for Labor
About two weeks ago, a council in Sydney’s west voted to ban books about same-sex families. A former mayor and current councillor led the charge, brandishing a book he said his constituents complained about. Though he hadn’t read the book himself, he claimed residents wanted their kids kept safe f…
Inside Politics: Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises relief and reform in upcoming budget
The Federal government will hand down its third budget on Tuesday, May 14. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has promised the budget will be about cost of living relief and also reform. The Treasurer says people should also expect ambitious investment from the government on housing supply. Today, in a specia…
Riot police, violence on campus and a new political battleground
For months now, anger over Israel’s military operation in Gaza has spilled over into mass unrest at universities across the United States. This culminated in disturbing scenes last week, when police in riot gear stormed the campus at Columbia University, setting off flashbang grenades and eventua…
Donald Trump has enemies everywhere. More than anything, he wants revenge
For years now, Donald Trump has been shooting off inflammatory messages on social media, and shouting invective about his foes, from lecterns. But as for his actual plans for how he would lead the United States, should he be elected president on November 5? They’ve long been thin on the ground. Or…
Australian brothers killed in Mexico: What we know now
They were two brothers from Perth on a trip of a lifetime in Mexico. Callum Robinson, who was playing college lacrosse in the U.S and his brother Jake, a young doctor at the start of his career in Australia, were avid surfers chasing waves on a trip in the north-west coast of Mexico. Last week th…
A new spy ring unearthed and it's not Russia or China
When you think about spies infiltrating Australia and which countries they’re coming from, you’re probably going to think of China, or Russia. But we’ve just learned, for the first time, that India’s intelligence agency - known as the RAW - deployed secret agents to try and steal sensitive informa…