Australian Politics

Chief political correspondent Paul Karp talks to unions and small businesses about the Albanese government’s recent industrial relations reforms. Zach Smith from CFMEU’s construction division and Matthew Addison from the Council of of Small Business Organisations Australia also discuss interest rates, minimum wage and corporate profits

Labor senator Deborah O’Neill and Greens senator Barbara Pocock join chief political correspondent Paul Karp to discuss the PwC scandal and what needs to happen next, after a fortnight of frenetic Senate estimates committees

Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll. Together, they discuss polling on solutions to the housing crisis, betting ads and racial politics

National party leader David Littleproud joins chief political correspondent Paul Karp to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Albanese government, and how the Liberals and Nationals are working together in opposition

Trade minister Don Farrell speaks with Guardian Australia’s foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst about the minister’s first visit to Beijing where he met with China’s commerce minister. They discuss the results of the meeting, and the implications for the future of Australia’s trade with China and beyond

Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll. Together they discuss the federal budget, leader popularity, the Indigenous voice to parliament and the question of a republic

In a budget week special, chief political correspondent Paul Karp speaks to treasurer Jim Chalmers and shadow finance minister Jane Hume. They discuss the projected budget surplus, net zero and if Labor’s measures for Australia’s cost-of-living woes really go far enough

Australian housing minister Julie Collins joins chief political correspondent Paul Karp to discuss what the government is proposing to help people afford housing as the cost-of-living crisis puts more people under pressure. They discuss the possibility of rent freezes, improving renters’ rights and when she thinks they’ll be able to pass Labor’s housing accord

Chief political correspondent Paul Karp is joined by Essential Media’s Peter Lewis to analyse the latest Guardian Essential poll. Together, they discuss further changes to jobseeker payments and greater cost-of-living relief, economic literacy, government spending and leader popularity

The shadow minister for immigration and citizenship, Dan Tehan, speaks to Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, Paul Karp, about why he thinks that Labor’s migration review is “advancing a big Australia by stealth”. They also discuss the Liberal party in Victoria, after the Aston byelection and the party’s position on the voice to parliament