Patricia Karvelas

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton send clear signals that we stand as a nation with Ukraine but they are not dealing with the deeper reality that our once reliable American partner is no longer reliable in the same way.

Labor has raised the alarm about what they say is the “highly unusual” timing of some of Peter Dutton’s share purchases, but the Opposition is crying foul, claiming Labor is running a “grubby” and “desperate” smear campaign.  And Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been in Washington DC meeting with his US counterpart Scott Bessent. But has he had any success trying to convince the Trump Administration to exempt Australia from US tariffs? Patricia Karvelas and David Speers break it all down on Politics Now. Got a burning question? Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@abc.net.au  

Labor's new Medicare policy could have been an election trap but the Coalition said 'me too'

New data shows Australians are making it clear they want answers to their economic malaise and that the obsessions of super-rich Americans are not the same as theirs.

We are watching the demise of a political system where the two major parties once relied on "safe" seats and fought elections in marginal seats that would swing between them.

Peter Dutton is clearly connecting with disenfranchised young men better than progressives and Anthony Albanese are. The risk is how that translates across the electorate.

The cameo role US president Donald Trump may play in our imminent election campaign is the wildcard no-one can predict — and it is making political hardheads nervous.

In an ominous sign for the government, new research shows dissatisfaction with the direction of the country is at the same level as it was just before the Morrison government lost the election.

The era of Baby Boomers as the dominant voting force in Australian politics is at an end and the impact will play out at the next federal election. If you listen carefully, you can already hear that politicians know the power and numbers have shifted to younger people.

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. Got a burning question? Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@abc.net.au