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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has unveiled Labor's long awaited migration plan, including a crackdown on overstayers and a ballot for backpackers.
It comes after One Nation kicked off the week with details on their immigration policy and as the Coalition finalises the details of it's own plan.
So, while all three-parties are on a unity ticket about reducing temporary immigration, there's key political distinctions in who they are each targeting, and how.
And Pauline Hanson has given a very qualified apology after telling a podcast Aboriginal Australians were the “most primitive race on earth", declaring she's sorry if anyone was offended. 
It comes amid a string of other remarks which have been widely condemned and it seems the scrutiny has the One Nation leader feeling the heat.
Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly are joined by Karen Middleton, political journalist and columnist for The Monthly on The Party Room.
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The AI fight keeps getting messier.
As all sides weigh in on copyright, creators, investment and whether Australia can afford to miss the next tech wave, Anthony Albanese is trying to walk a very narrow path. Can he have “all of the desserts but none of the calories” - welcoming AI investment while defending creatives from being sold down the river?
Meanwhile, the government is back in the spotlight over a sports grant in Health Minister Mark Butler’s seat. Is this just the "stinky sausage" of Australia’s “Frankenmonster” federation - or a pork-barrelling problem for Labor?
And finally - a Labor migration policy is incoming. But after One Nation got in first, can the government land its pitch with the voters it needs most, or will it just keep wedging the Opposition?
Patricia Karvelas and Melissa Clarke break it all down on Politics Now.
Read Clare Armstrong's reporting on Labor's $5 million pledge here.
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The AI debate has moved from science fiction to superpower contest, with tech leaders warning of the risks while Donald Trump insists the US must beat China. So where does that leave Australia? 
Can it lead the way in any meaningful sense - on safety, copyright, data centres and investment - or is the Albanese government stuck trying to manage the risks while chasing the productivity upside?
Meanwhile, hundreds of jobs are going at Whyalla, raising a harder question for government - after all the public money and political effort, what is actually left to save?
And Pauline Hanson makes a rare apology.
Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.
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One Nation has unveiled a plan to slash migration by 750,000 over three years, sparking swift backlash from industry and both Labor and Coalition.
But as Clare and PK discuss, One Nation's political strategy has been effective. The minor party has once again managed to set the agenda and essentially "run the week". But, beyond the clever political management do the figures stack-up?
It comes as an emotional Anthony Albanese pushes back on Pauline Hanson's remarks about his mother, stating "kindness isn't weakness, nastiness is".
The PM has been backed in by politicians of all stripes, as Labor and the Coalition point to a pattern of behaviour from the One Nation leader, as her stoush with the liberals Andrew Hastie continues. So, could the ultra-personal sledges come back to hurt Pauline Hanson?
Patricia Karvelas and Clare Armstrong break it all down on Politics Now.
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There's a one-in-three chance that China could invade Taiwan in 2028, that is the dire warning being spelled out by Kevin Rudd.