YOU WONT BELIEVE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands

Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will ensure the Port of Darwin, currently leased by the Chinese company Landbridge, is returned to Australian hands.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2025

What’s it like to be showered with Trump dust? Election special podcast

Chief political correspondent Michelle Grattan talks with political editor Amanda Dunn about Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, their potential impact on the election campaign, Labor’s bid to give workers a real wage increase, and why Peter Dutton won’t live in Canberra if he becomes prime minister.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2025

Grattan on Friday: Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton both agree Australia should react to US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff regime by continuing to seek a special deal. They just disagree about which of them could better handle the challenge of dealing with the rogue president.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025

Election Diary: Dutton flags intervention in what he sees as ‘woke’ education, but how much could he actually do?

Peter Dutton came perilously close to a DOGE moment on Monday night, when he was asked about getting the “woke” agendas out of the education system. Noting the Commonwealth government “doesn’t own or run a school”, Dutton told a Sky audience in Brisbane that people wondered why there was “a…

The Conversation · Apr 1, 2025

Election diary: Energy is in the foreground – but climate change is ‘in the shadows’

This election is already shaping up as very much about energy. But notably, ambitions for and debate about combatting climate change have receded in recent times.

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2025

View from The Hill: Dutton has questions to answer on gas; Albanese has supermarket answer still hunting for the problem

Peter Dutton is a tease when it comes to the fine print of policies. At least that’s the benign explanation. Critics have a harsher take on why we’re always being told to wait for the detail. They would claim his policies are often thin, or unfolded on the run.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2025

Albanese calls May 3 election, with cost of living the central battleground

Australians will go to the polls on May 3 for an election squarely centred on the cost of living.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

View from The Hill: uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest

The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

Grattan on Friday: an ‘arms race’ of promises as prime minister set to call election

Oops. Anthony Albanese’s own department pre-empted its boss on Thursday. Some unfortunate official, pressing the wrong button, posted on X that the government was in “caretaker” mode, although the prime minister had not yet called the election.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

Albanese to call election on Friday as Dutton pledges fuel tax relief and national gas plan

Anthony Albanese is set to announce on Friday that Australians will go to the polls on May 3, after he makes an early morning visit to Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025