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• Will house prices tumble under tax changes? 31.05.2026 54min

  Tax changes, interest rate hikes, wars and volatility have created the perfect housing market storm.  So will prices tumble and what will happen to supply?
• Analysis: Battery boom marks a new political chapter in Australia's energy wars 28.05.2026 5min

  Within the government, there's quiet confidence the battery boom will continue to gather pace and help shield Australia from both global shocks and domestic demand surges, driving prices even lower.
• Push to change CGT rules tests Labor's reform courage 24.05.2026 55min

  It was a tough week for the government after entrepreneurs and business owners took to social media to vent their outrage over proposed capital gains tax changes.
• Analysis: Labor burns political capital as tax reform backlash grows 21.05.2026 5min

  In an already difficult post-budget week, Labor isn't being helped by some of its "friends". But it has won an important endorsement from one powerful voice.
• Reform back in fashion amid rising global populism 17.05.2026 55min

  Labor has gone after negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts while the Coalition has promised to end bracket creep by indexing tax thresholds. 
• One Nation makes history in Farrer 10.05.2026 56min

  After crushing the Coalition in its regional heartland, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is on a high and dreaming big. 
• Analysis: The federal budget isn't banking on Trump's promises 07.05.2026 6min

  It's clear that whatever this unpredictable US president says, the Albanese government isn't expecting a return to normal oil flows any time soon.
• Grief, anger and a demand for change in the country's red centre 03.05.2026 55min

  The death of Kumanjayi Little Baby prompts calls for urgent action to confront systemic failures in remote indigenous communities. Nationals Leader Matt Canavan joins David Speers, with Paul Sakkal, Anna Henderson and Daniel James on the couch. 
• Government's NDIS shakeup and Coalition leaves door ajar on property tax breaks 26.04.2026 54min

  The government is spending some political capital.  They've announced plans to rein in the NDIS and are inching closer to revealing changes to property tax breaks.  But will the opposition get on board?  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor joins David Speers, with Lenore Taylor, Tom Crowley and Katina Curtis on the couch. 
• Analysis: Are NDIS cuts the exception or the template? 23.04.2026 6min

  As far as tough budget decisions go, we haven't seen anything on this scale since Joe Hockey's ill-fated 2014 effort.
• Strait Talk: US-Iran peace stalled 19.04.2026 55min

  Peace has stalled in the Strait of Hormuz. 
• Analysis: Albanese government's frustration rises alongside fuel prices 16.04.2026 6min

  Fuel prices and inflation aren't the only metrics climbing as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut. The Albanese government's level of frustration is rising just as fast.
• Make or break US-Iran peace talks, amid ongoing global fuel crisis 12.04.2026 59min

  The US and Iran hold make or break peace talks to end the war. But there's no end to the fuel crisis.
• The Middle East war enters its second month, as the fuel crisis bites harder 29.03.2026 55min

  But the big question remains: Does Donald Trump have a strategy to end the Middle East war?
• A Labor landslide in SA, as the fuel crisis deepens 22.03.2026 57min

  It was a double whammy for Australian households this week: an interest rate rise and climbing fuel prices amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. Energy Minister, Chris Bowen is our guest.  Meanwhile in South Australia a Labor landslide has seen Peter Malinauskas returned as Premier. He joins us from Adelaide following his election victory.   Paul Sakkal, Greg Brown and Clare Armstrong join David Speers on the couch. 
• Three more Iranian football members leave Aus, as Joyce regrets not securing fuel supply 15.03.2026 54min

  Another three members of the Iranian women's football team have decided to return home, days after being granted humanitarian visas to stay in Australia. Meanwhile our guest, former Deputy Prime Minister and One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says he regrets not doing more to secure Australia's fuel supply when he was in government.  David Speers is joined by Matthew Knott, Jane Norman and Jason Koutsoukis. 
• A week of war in the Middle East 08.03.2026 54min

  Donald Trump is now demanding Iran's unconditional surrender – and a say in who runs the country.  
• Trump announces Iran's Supreme Leader dead, following US-Israel strikes 01.03.2026 1t 6min

  A fresh Middle East conflict is underway, as Donald Trump announces the death of Iran's Supreme Leader.
• Analysis: Threat against PM is not a bizarre outlier 26.02.2026 5min

  It's tempting to treat the evacuation of the prime minister from the Lodge this week as a bizarre outlier but that would miss the point.
• What is the government doing about 'ISIS families' wanting to return? 22.02.2026 54min

  The Federal Government hardens its stance on 'ISIS families' trying to leave Syria.