Back to Back Barries: Does Albanese need to choose China over Trump?
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the optics of the prime minister’s lengthy visit to China. They also return to the fallout from Jillian Segal’s antisemitism plan and the recount in the federal electorate of Bradfield
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Trump goes to war with Maga over Epstein files
Donald Trump really wants people to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, but his Maga base, including some prominent commentators such as Laura Loomer, want his administration to ‘release the files’. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ali Breland of the Atlantic about the tricky situation the US president finds himself in
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Newsroom edition: why is Jim Chalmers listening to Ezra Klein?
In Canberra there’s one book you must at least pretend to have read by the time parliament returns: Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. In recent media interviews, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, called the book – hailed by some in the US as a manifesto for the Democrats – “a ripper”. So why are so many Labor MPs excited by it?Nour Haydar asks editor Lenore Taylor and head of newsroom Mike Ticher if the Abundance agenda is right for Australia
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Will this weekend’s election end the political chaos in Tasmania?
This Saturday, Tasmanians will go to the polls again. The state election is the fourth in just over seven years, and many are hoping it will finally put to rest the chaos and animosity of successive minority governments. Climate and environment editor – and Tasmanian – Adam Morton speaks to Reged Ahmad about the issues front of mind for voters and whether whoever wins office will work across the aisle to get things done
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How the BBC got into a mess over Gaza
After mounting criticism over its coverage of the war in Gaza, will the BBC change its approach?
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