Newsroom edition: could Coalition chaos be good for country voters?
As this episode was recorded, the Liberal and National parties were still locked in discussions over the Coalition agreement, after the parties dramatically parted ways earlier in the week. But with a reunion already on the cards, Bridie Jabour spoke with Mike Ticher and former rural and regional editor Gabrielle Chan about why the breakup could be good for regional voters
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Back to Back Barries: can the Coalition kiss and make up?
On Tuesday, Nationals leader David Littleproud announced it was over – his party could no longer support the Liberals and the Coalition was finished. But by Thursday, things were looking less certain, with negotiations between the parties back on in an effort to try to save the decades-long political partnership. Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry on the future of an unsteady political marriage
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What will it take to stop Israel’s attacks on Gaza?
As Israel intensifies its attacks, and prepares to indefinitely occupy the whole of Gaza, there has been a shift among some foreign leaders. Australian human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti speaks to Nour Haydar about the growing global fury at Israel and why he thinks Australia needs to act now to help stop the killing
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Bondi Junction stabbings inquest: what we have learned so far
Just over a year ago, six people were killed and 10 more injured at a Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction. It was one of Sydney’s worst mass murders in more than a decade. The stabbing rampage finally ended when a police officer shot and killed the attacker, Joel Cauchi. Reged Ahmad talks to reporter Daisy Dumas about the confronting evidence heard at the Bondi Junction stabbings inquest
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Is it really over? What does the Nationals' split from the Coalition mean for Australian politics?
The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, has confirmed his party will not be entering a coalition agreement with the Liberal party. Chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy speaks to Reged Ahmad on what contributed to the decision to end an 80-year-old partnership, and what this means for the new parliament
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