Since the government broke an election promise and changed the stage three tax cuts, the Coalition has been warning there could be many more broken promises to come.  

Specifically, it says the tax incentive known as negative gearing is the next thing on the chopping block, although the government denies that. 

Today, Peter Martin, economics editor at The Conversation, explains what it is, whether we really need it and what a change could mean for the housing market. 

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Peter Martin, The Conversation economics editor

What happens when Vladimir Putin gives an incredibly rare interview to a conservative American media commentator at the height of a war and it lasts for more than two hours? 

Well, the answer is: Putin wins. 

So, what was the real reason behind Tucker Carlson’s interview with the Russian leader? 

Today, how it all plays into Donald Trump’s push for the White House. 

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Professor Gordon Flake, CEO of the Perth USAsia Centre at the University of Western Australia

When three American soldiers were killed in a drone attack on a US base in Jordan there was a flurry of talk of World War Three.

It may have been over the top, but the stakes in the conflict in the Middle East have risen dramatically, with the US blaming Iran and its proxies for the strike. 

It’s since retaliated by bombing dozens of targets in Iraq and Syria. 

Today, host of The Iran Podcast, Negar Mortazavi explores what could come next. 

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Negar Mortazavi, host of The Iran Podcast

We know there’s a lack of competition in the Australian marketplace. Two big supermarkets, two big airlines and just a few more banks and electricity generators. 

It’s leading to prices that are “too high”, according to the former head of the competition watchdog Alan Fels. 

He’s finished a report into price gouging, and he has some ideas on how we can stop Australians from being ripped off. 

Today, investigative journalist Adele Ferguson explains how big companies trick us into paying more. 

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Adele Ferguson, investigative journalist

For hundreds of years, the health of members of the British royal family have been tightly guarded secrets.

From the secret euthanasia of a King, to a hidden case of lung cancer. 

But under King Charles things are changing. He’s announced to the world he has cancer. 

So now he’s gone public, does it change how we perceive the monarchy? 

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Cindy McCreery, royal historian at the University of Sydney

When the Reserve Bank board members meet for the first time this year, they might be patting each other on the back.

Inflation has come down to a two year low, meaning they won’t need to raise interest rates again.

The ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler explains what needs to change before rates start falling and he gives us his prediction on when that might happen. 

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Alan Kohler, ABC finance presenter

By the end of this year, Donald Trump could be elected President of the United States again.

Despite being implicated in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol and vowing to be a dictator for “one day”, he’s the frontrunner to be the Republican nominee for the 2024 poll. 

What’s unfolding in the US will get a lot of attention, but 2024 is the year of elections globally. 

From Indonesia, to the UK, Russia and India, around half of the global population will be eligible to vote. 

So democracy must be thriving, right? It’s not that simple. 

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Yana Gorokhovskaia, research director for strategy and design at Freedom House

She’s one of the most famous women in the world so when sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift began appearing on social media - they went viral.

The images were AI-generated and were viewed by tens of millions of people around the world. 

In this episode we meet the US journalist who uncovered how a Microsoft tool was manipulated to produce the images.

He explains why everyone is vulnerable as the technology becomes ever-more sophisticated. 

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Emanuel Maiberg, journalist and co-founder of 404 Media

We’re all set to pay a little less tax starting in July. 

While lower and middle income earners will be getting a bit more back after the government’s rejig of the Stage 3 cuts, does that make our tax system any fairer? 

Some experts say it still favours the rich and much bigger changes are needed. 

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Kristen Sobeck, Research Fellow at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy

When masked men clad in black tried to demonstrate in Sydney on Australia Day, police were quick to use their powers to get rid of them. 

They were neo-Nazis from across the country and they gathered for three days straight. 

So apart from making a scene, what do these men want and what are they capable of?

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Kaz Ross, far-right extremism researcher