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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Patrick Keneally |Adam Morton |Miles Herbert |Daniel Semo |Isabella Lee
Presented by Nour Haydar with Patrick Keneally and Adam Morton. Produced by Miles Herbert and Daniel Semo. Video production by Isabella Lee. Thu 10 Apr 2025 11.00 EDTIn past elections, debate about climate policy has been front and centre. Labor and independents campaigned hard on the environment back in 2022. But during the current campaign Labor and the Coalition have focused their messaging almost entirely on cost of living.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Patrick Keneally |Mike Ticher |Bridie Jabour
A week in to the federal election campaign and both parties have provided soundbites, but have been light on promises and policy. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, are hyper focused on cost of living, but when asked about their plans to offer real relief – answers have been hard to come by.
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4 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Patrick Keneally |Mike Ticher |Bridie Jabour
With the prime minister expected to call the election at any moment, the impact of American politics on our security, economy and defence cannot be underestimated. Australian politics has been dominated by a pre-election budget, but has this overshadowed our ability to guard ourselves against a much more volatile geopolitical climate?
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown |Hannah Parkes |Patrick Keneally |Mike Ticher
Generation ZGen Z is often characterised as the carefree generation since we grew up relatively stress-free, but in adulthood we have become the most anxious generation thanks to the housing crisis, GP affordability and the debt that comes with choosing to study.
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |Lenore Taylor |Patrick Keneally |Miles Herbert |Camilla Hannan |Bertin Huynh
This week, Anthony Albanese faced his first Trump test. The prime minister tried to carve out an exception for Australia from Trump’s promised 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. And while Trump is giving the request ‘great consideration’, it won’t be the last time the Albanese government will be subjected to the whims of what has already been a chaotic and volatile presidency.
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Patrick Keneally
Presented by Bridie Jabour with Lenore Taylor and Patrick Keneally. Produced by Cinnamon Nippard and Miles Herbert. Thu 30 Jan 2025 09.00 ESTPeter Dutton wants to slash thousands of government jobs in an Elon Musk-style purge of the public service. But this is not the first time an Australian politician has promised cost cutting ahead of an election and we don’t know much about the potential policy or its consequences.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |with Lenore Taylor |Patrick Keneally
This week, the story splashed across the front of News Corp’s biggest-selling tabloid newspapers was all about gas. We need to ‘step on the gas’ the papers said, in order to avoid higher bills and blackouts. But the ‘special report’ was actually ‘proudly sponsored’ by the fossil fuel industry. Bridie Jabour talks to Guardian Australia’s editor, Lenore Taylor, and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about how the mining industry – and the media – are trying to shape the election agenda
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Mike Ticher |Patrick Keneally
With only one parliamentary sitting week left this year, Labor and the Coalition have their sights set on the upcoming federal election. Reged Ahmad talks to Guardian Australia’s editor Lenore Taylor, deputy editor Patrick Keneally and head of newsroom Mike Ticher, about how the major parties are not only looking forward – they’re also looking back at the US election, and whether there are lessons for them in Donald Trump’s big win
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |with Lenore Taylor |Patrick Keneally
The Guardian is no longer posting on Elon Musk’s X. The move comes after Musk’s hands-off approach has allowed lies and hate speech to spread on the platform formerly known as Twitter. The world’s richest man has also become increasingly aligned with US president-elect Donald Trump, often using the now toxic social media site to shape political discourse.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Patrick Keneally |Josephine Tovey |Bridie Jabour
This week, news broke that Anthony Albanese purchased a slice of paradise set on the clifftops of the NSW Central Coast. Forking out $4.3m on a property created some bruising headlines for the prime minister, but did he actually do anything wrong?
