Politics Now

By ABC Australia

The ABC's politics podcast, Politics Now, dives into the biggest political stories in Australia and around the world, giving you a balanced look inside the strategies and decisions behind the headline... more

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The podcast currently has 687 episodes available.

Politics Now episodes:

May 24, 2018 One Nation backflips on corporate tax cuts and Labor re-thinks refugee policy
Where does One Nation's surprise backflip on a deal to pass the government's corporate tax cuts leave the signature policy?
And Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has used Parliamentary privilege to link a Chinese-Australian political donor to an international bribery plot.
Patricia Karvelas and guest co-host Barrie Cassidy break down a big week in federal politics.
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29min
May 17, 2018 China, debt and the Coalition's 'women problem'
The preselection defeat of government minister Jane Prentice has raised questions about the Coalition's support for female MPs.
And have reports of the deterioration in relations between Australia and China been exaggerated?
Jennifer Hewett, National Affairs Columnist with the Australian Financial Review, joins Patricia Karvelas and special guest co-host Barrie Cassidy on The Party Room.
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30min
May 10, 2018 The budget, tax cuts and by-elections
The federal government has begun the task of selling the budget, but can it persuade the crossbench to pass its tax cuts?
And the High Court's ruling that Senator Katy Gallagher is ineligible to sit in the Senate means a total of five by-elections must now be held.
Phil Coorey, the Chief Political Correspondent for the Australian Financial Review, joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly.
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28min
May 09, 2018 Budget 2018: tax cuts, mental health and a hit to the ABC
The Treasurer Scott Morrison has made an ambitious seven-year plan to cut taxes the centrepiece of his third budget.
But will it be enough to win the hearts and minds of voters? Fran and Patricia break it down in this special budget wrap-up.
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13min
May 03, 2018 Banks, businesses and preparing for the budget
Revelations out of the Banking Royal Commission have made a conversation around the company tax cut difficult for the Government.
And the Business Council of Australia is preparing to campaign in the upcoming election.
This week, Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas prepare for the federal budget with David Crowe, Chief Political Correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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31min
March 29, 2018 The Government and the Opposition finish the week without a win and Julie Bishop shirtfronts the Russian Ambassador
The Government has failed to secure the numbers in the Senate to pass the second phase of its company tax cuts.
Meanwhile, the Opposition has been forced to revise its controversial tax plan.
The Deputy Editor of the Australian Financial Review, Aaron Patrick, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas on The Party Room.
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28min
March 22, 2018 Minor parties take stock and crossbenchers consider a company tax cut
Minor parties weren't as successful as they'd hoped to be in the South Australian election and the Batman by-election.
And the government is negotiating with Senate crossbenchers on company tax reform.
The Political editor of The Guardian, Katharine Murphy, joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly on The Party Room.
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30min
March 15, 2018 Labor launches a controversial new tax policy as voters in SA and Batman head to the polls
The Opposition is calling its new tax policy "courageous", but will voters embrace it?
And voters in South Australia and Batman are heading to the polls in two very different elections that will both have national implications.
The Chief Political Correspondent for the Australian Financial Review, Phil Coorey, joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly on The Party Room.
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29min
March 08, 2018 President Trump, trade wars and International Women's Day
US President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports has raised fears of a trade war.
With the Australian Government lobbying for an exemption, just how 'special' is the relationship between Australia and the US?
The Political Editor of the West Australian, Sarah Martin, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas on The Party Room.
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28min
March 01, 2018 Michael McCormack, Michaelia Cash and #MeToo in Parliament House
The Nationals have a new leader, but who exactly is Michael McCormack?
And Senator Michaelia Cash is under fire over threats to name female staffers in Bill Shorten's office who have been the subject of "rumours".
Author and presenter of The Drum, Julia Baird, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas on The Party Room.
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28min

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How many episodes does Politics Now have?

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