Inside Politics

This week polls showed, for the first time, One Nation ahead of the major parties and Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister in second place ahead of Angus Taylor.
Today we're talking about her strategy, her chances in the lower house and any parallels with the United States. Is it time to take Hanson seriously?
And the week would not be over if we didn't mention submarines - but second-hand ones this time. Was this always the intention as the government is saying? We'll unpick it.
Today's episode is hosted by Jacqueline Maley, with guests chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal, and foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott.
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The debate on the rise of Pauline Hanson is shifting rapidly.
This week, for the first time, polls are showing One Nation's primary vote has risen above the Labor Party's.
A conversation that focused on One Nation and the Coalition swapping preferences has now shifted to more profound questions about the long-term configuration of the right flank of Australian politics.
Hanson is yet to face the full force of scrutiny on her policies, her position on race relations and whether her party really is a credible governing outfit.
Pauline Hanson joined chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal for this bonus episode of Inside Politics, recorded in Parliament House on Wednesday.
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We are officially in week two of budget backlash, and both sides seem pretty dug in.
Today we’re talking about the disagreements about the capital gains tax - the most controversial part of the budget - and if, as some critics said, it will kill business aspirations.
The other news that sparked our interest was the tantalising prospect of the Teal independents forming a party to consolidate their power in the face of a rising One Nation.
Today’s episode is hosted by Jacqueline Maley, with chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright.
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We’re officially in our budget backlash era, with claims of death taxes, of aspirations killed, and the outraged cries of crypto bros across the nation. Not to mention, of course, the genuine anxiety from regular small business owners and shareholders who are unsure of how all of these changes will affect them.
Our guest this week is former Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten, who is now the vice chancellor of the University of Canberra. Shorten knows a thing or two about such backlash, having taken changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax to not one, but two elections — 2016 and 2019.
Hosting today’s conversation is Jacqueline Maley, alongside chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.
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The federal budget was pitched as a big moment for a progressive government that wants to equalise wealth and home ownership.
And one of the main attacks from the opposition is that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had to break a promise in order to get there.
So will the broken promise line resonate if the changes are broadly supported by the public?
Also today, Inside Politics host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal talk about Coalition leader Angus Taylor’s plan to centre immigration in his budget reply speech, including that non-citizens should be blocked from welfare payments.
We also check in on One Nation’s Farrer by-election win and how significant a threat the party now poses to Labor.

Background reading:
Budget fallout: Next tax war will be over rival income tax cuts
Confused by the federal budget? We answer your questions
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