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How Labor and the Coalition's pitches to first home buyers compare

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Tom Crowley |Maani Truu

Two campaign launches, two different housing policies targeted squarely at Australians hoping to take their first step onto the property ladder. Both Labor and the Coalition capped off the second week of the campaign with policy announcements they say will make it easier for Australians to buy their first home, setting up a direct contest over housing ahead of the May 3 poll. But while the major parties have the same stated goal, the path they have chosen to get there is very different.
How Trump could hurt 'DOGE Dutton's' chances - ABC listen

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Patricia Karvelas |Tom Crowley

Donald Trump dominated the political day, as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton were peppered with questions over the looming trade tariffs. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has labelled the Opposition leader "DOGE-Dutton" — as Labor moves to paint Peter Dutton as Trump-lite. Patricia Karvelas and Tom Crowley break it all down on Politics Now. Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at [email protected]
Trump looms as election wildcard with Labor reluctant to buy tariff exemption

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Tom Crowley |Alison Xiao

Australia's case for an exemption from Donald Trump's next round of tariffs relies on the US president seeing reason, with the Albanese government unwilling to bargain its way out of tariffs it believes will have a modest impact. Mr Trump's so-called "liberation day" is set for late Wednesday or early Thursday, Australian time, with the president poised to impose sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs on anyone who tariffs American goods or otherwise penalises them, in his view.
Australia defends Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme as US companies urge Trump to impose reciprocal tariffs

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Stephanie Dalzell |Stephen Dziedzic |Tom Crowley

American medical giants have labelled the federal government's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) "egregious and discriminatory" and have pressed US President Donald Trump to target Australia when he imposes sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners next month.
Donald Trump rejects Australia's bid for tariff exemptions

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Carrington Clarke |Tom Crowley

Australia will not be granted an exemption from US tariffs on aluminium and steel imports, the White House says. US President Donald Trump had previously said he would consider excluding Australia from the 25 per cent tariffs, which take effect on Wednesday, local time. But White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the ABC on Tuesday: "He considered it, and considered against it. There will be no exemptions."Asked why, Ms Leavitt said: "American-first steel.
Why Trump and Turnbull are beefing over tariffs

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Patricia Karvelas |Tom Crowley |Lara Heaton |Jess O'Callaghan

As the deadline for US tariffs on steel and aluminium looms, President Donald Trump and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have exchanged barbs. Mr Turnbull has suggested the "chaos" of the Trump Administration was a "gift to China" — while the US President has labelled Mr Turnbull a “weak and ineffective leader”. So, will the exchange impact Australia's chances of carving out a tariff exemption? Patricia Karvelas and Tom Crowley break it all down on Politics Now.
Australia 'won't be intimidated' by Russian warning on Ukraine, Penny Wong says

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Tom Crowley |Andrew Greene

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said Australia "won't be intimidated" by Russian warnings about the prospect of joining a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. The Russian embassy in Canberra yesterday warned of "grave consequences" if Australia joined a "coalition of the willing" proposed by the UK and France to guarantee Ukraine's security in the event of a peace deal, something Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unexpectedly said he would consider.
Legal challenge launched to Australia's paid deportation to Nauru

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Jake Evans |Maani Truu |Tom Crowley

Efforts to deport a man from Australia to Nauru will be challenged in the High Court, a legal not-for-profit has confirmed. The man is one of three currently in immigration detention awaiting transfer to the small Pacific nation, which Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revealed on Sunday had been paid to take them. Mr Burke said at the time he expected a challenge to the legality of the payment, the first of its kind under new laws passed last year.
A solution to the housing crisis could be just years away. Can we rely on politics to deliver it? - ABC News

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Tom Crowley

However desperate the situation might seem, cities around the world have shown that a housing crisis can be solved quickly with sufficient political will.
A 'messy week' in parliament - ABC listen

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Patricia Karvelas |Tom Crowley |Lara Heaton |Catherine Van Extel

As the Albanese Government tries to ram its jam-packed agenda through parliament, speculation is mounting it could be the final sitting fortnight not just of the year — but before the election. It comes as Peter Dutton is squaring up for a fight on migration, refusing to support Labor's proposed international student caps, which he's labelled "a dogs breakfast". Anna Henderson, SBS Chief Political Correspondent joins Patricia Karvelas and Tom Crowley on The Party Room.