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What really lies behind Bunnings’ promise of lowest prices? 

The hardware superstore has carefully built a reputation for being part of the local community with its famous sausage sizzles and friendly advertising. 

But a Four Corners investigation has found that the haven for DIY enthusiasts has grown to dominate the market, squeezing suppliers and competitors. 

Today, reporter Angus Grigg on why the Bunnings juggernaut isn’t facing the same scrutiny as the supermarkets. 

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Angus Grigg, Four Corners reporter

A new pope has been elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church. 

The moment was marked by white smoke billowing from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV from Chicago, who worked for years in Peru, has appeared on the balcony above St Peter’s Square to greet the thousands of faithful.

Today, Andrew West, host of the ABC’s Religion and Ethics Report, on what we know about the first American pope and what his election means for the future of the church.

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Andrew West, host of the ABC’s Religion and Ethics Report

It’s an almighty fight. In one corner is Donald Trump and the other Harvard, one of the oldest institutions in America.

The US president wants to defund the university, attacking it for alleged anti-Semitism on campus. But Harvard’s retaliating, making it among the few major institutions in the US willing to take Trump on.

Today, Geoff Kabaservice from the centre-right think tank the Niskanen Center on why Trump’s targeting Harvard and whether Americans will stand for it. 

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Geoff Kabaservice, vice president for political studies at the Niskanen Center in Washington, DC

Ian Wilkinson was the sole surviving guest of a deadly beef wellington lunch and now he’s had the chance to tell his story in court. 

He has given evidence in the trial of Erin Patterson who’s accused of attempting to murder him and of murdering his wife and another couple. 

The jury has also heard that before the lunch Erin Patterson told friends she had been “hiding powdered mushrooms in everything”.

Today, investigative and true crime reporter Rachael Brown on the key evidence so far from the mushroom murder trial and how the prosecution is not alleging a motive. 

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Rachael Brown, ABC investigative and true crime reporter

The votes are still being counted but when the new parliament is formed there will be more female MPs than ever before.

But fewer than 10 will be on the Coalition benches. 

Labor continues to get more women elected and put them into senior roles. 

Polling suggests Peter Dutton also had a major problem attracting votes from women during the campaign. 

Today, the ABC’s Annabel Crabb on whether the Coalition can ever win back the female vote.

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Annabel Crabb, ABC political journalist

We were told time and again cost of living was the biggest issue for voters at the election.

So, now Labor has secured a thumping victory, what’s it going to do to make things easier? 

There are some extra tax cuts to come and price increases are slowing, raising hopes of happier economic times. 

Today, Ian Verrender, the ABC’s chief business correspondent, on what to expect over the next three years and why the Trump factor could change everything.

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Ian Verrender, ABC chief business correspondent

It was a Labor win and a Coalition defeat of a magnitude few expected.

Anthony Albanese has become the first prime minister to win re-election in more than 20 years, leaving the Liberal party gutted and its leader kicked out of parliament. 

But what will Labor do for Australians over the next three years? 

Today, Laura Tingle, political editor for the ABC’s 7.30 program on the landslide result and how it will change the political landscape for a long time to come. 

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Laura Tingle, 7.30 political editor 

Anthony Albanese has been returned as Prime Minister, in a Labor landslide. On top of a bruising defeat for his party, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat of Dickson.

The victory makes Anthony Albanese the first Prime Minister to win back-to-back elections in 20-years. So, where did it go wrong for the Coalition? 

In this episode from the Politics Now podcast, the ABC's Patricia Karvelas breaks down the election results with political correspondent Jacob Greber. 

Read more of Jacob's analysis here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-03/voters-reject-peter-dutton-vision-labor-victory/105247610

ABC News Daily's Sam Hawley will be back with Laura Tingle's analysis late on Sunday.

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Opinion polls suggest Labor and Anthony Albanese will win Saturday’s election, but the ABC’s chief elections analyst Antony Green says it’s not worth predicting results.

He’ll let the numbers do the talking as they come in on election night.

Antony is usually the first to accurately reveal the result and this election will be his last as a presenter on the ABC after more than 30 years in the role.

Today, from seats, swings and preferences to minority governments, he tells us what to look out for and shares his message to voters about the democratic process. 

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Antony Green, ABC chief elections analyst

We’re now in the dying days of the election campaign with the polls suggesting enough Australians will vote Labor to return Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister. 

While more than four million voters have already cast early ballots, there are 18 million people in all who’ll need to make a choice and so the race isn’t over and there’s still hope for Peter Dutton and the Coalition. 

Today, political editor for the ABC’s 7.30 program Laura Tingle on how the past five weeks have unfolded and the missteps in the opposition’s campaign. 

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Laura Tingle, 7.30’s political editor