Episodes

  • What Labor’s changes mean for the price of your petrol

    What Labor’s changes mean for the price of your petrol
    Mar 31 2026
    Facing pressure over mounting petrol prices, the prime minister called an emergency meeting of the national cabinet on Monday to come up with a plan for the fuel shortage crisis. And despite previously saying there would be no cut to the fuel excise, that is exactly what Anthony Albanese has done, starting from today. Political reporter and chief-of-staff Josh Butler speaks to Reged Ahmad about whether this will bring down fuel prices and what restrictions and measures consumers could face if the crisis continues.
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    19 mins
  • Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran?

    Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran?
    Mar 31 2026
    As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi forces have also entered the conflict, bringing the threat of further damage to the global economy.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian columnist and host of Politics Weekly America, Jonathan Freedland
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    13 mins
  • What we know about the shooting of Dezi Freeman

    What we know about the shooting of Dezi Freeman
    Mar 30 2026
    Fugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month manhunt in rural Victoria. Reged Ahmad speaks to justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci
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    23 mins
  • What’s behind the push for more Australian babies?

    What’s behind the push for more Australian babies?
    Mar 29 2026
    When the new Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, addressed the media earlier this month, he shared a vision of a ‘hyper’ Australia with ‘more Australian babies’. The statement attracted headlines, but it’s not the first time a politician has let it be known they want people to get busy in bed. Political reporter Krishani Dhanji speaks to Reged Ahmad about why governments around the world are pushing for more babies, and whether the policies even work
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    19 mins
  • The Sunday Read: When neutrality becomes dangerous

    The Sunday Read: When neutrality becomes dangerous
    Mar 28 2026
    Journalist Shadi Khan Saif grew up and lived in Afghanistan for most of his adult life – until it was no longer safe for him to do so. This week, against the backdrop of Trump’s war on Iran and increasing instability in the Middle East, he speaks with host Reged Ahmad and questions if the choices that face civilians in wartime are nothing but an illusion
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    7 mins
  • Back to Back Barries: How the fuel crisis could hurt Albanese

    Back to Back Barries: How the fuel crisis could hurt Albanese
    Mar 27 2026
    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry go for a deep dive into the South Australian election outcome and what it means for federal politics. They examine what the results tell us about preferences and why the Liberals should be cautious when placing One Nation second on the ballot. They also discuss whether Anthony Albanese has any appetite for tax reform in the upcoming budget, whether the fuel crisis could take a turn for the worst against Labor, and why Andrew Hastie is such a dangerous political opponent
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    33 mins
  • Andrew Roth on what’s really going on with Trump’s peace talks

    Andrew Roth on what’s really going on with Trump’s peace talks
    Mar 26 2026
    More than four weeks into the war, Donald Trump says peace talks with Iran are going well, but Iran denies any negotiations are taking place. Reged Ahmad speaks with global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth about what we know about what’s on the table between the two warring nations, and why it is hard to believe Trump wants the war to end
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    18 mins
  • Andrew Hastie on Trump’s ‘overconfident’ Iran war

    Andrew Hastie on Trump’s ‘overconfident’ Iran war
    Mar 26 2026
    This week, as fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues, the fuel crisis hit Australian hip pockets harder than ever before. Meanwhile the Liberal party faces its own existential reckoning: voters moving further right towards One Nation. In this replay of the Guardian’s Australian Politics podcast, political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to the shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability, Andrew Hastie, about Australia’s response to the global fuel shock, why he thinks we need to reindustrialise and his vision for the Liberal party’s response to One Nation
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    29 mins