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• What a rate cut means for the election

  The RBA has handed down the first cut to interest rates since 2020, and the Albanese Government is breathing a sigh of relief. So, what does the decision actually mean for the Government and the election?Patricia Karvelas and Tom Crowley 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 [email protected]

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• Key seats where the election could be won || The Party Room

  As the election looms, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are sharpening their election slogans — but what are the key seats that could determine the result of the election?Casey Briggs, ABC Elections Analyst joined Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas LIVE at Fair Day Festival

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• Could Albanese be a 'one term wonder'?

  Two new opinion polls show the Albanese government on the back foot as the election inches closer — and for the first time Peter Dutton seems to be openly entertaining the possibility of a minority government.It comes as the Opposition leader floated the idea that if elected, his government would consider divestiture powers to break up Australia's insurance giants. So, what's behind Peter Dutton's strategy?Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber 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 [email protected]

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• INTRODUCING — Politics Now

  From Monday February 17, The Party Room is getting a new look and a whole lot more politics. We're calling it 'Politics Now', the ABC's new home for political podcasts, and we're really excited for all the coverage we have planned of the coming federal election.Politics Now will dive into the biggest political stories in Australia and around the world, giving you a balanced look inside the strategies and decisions behind the headlines. Whenever major news breaks, we’ll be in your feed with coverage you can trust.From Monday to Wednesday, Patricia Karvelas will chat to a rotating cast of the ABC’s biggest political journalists about the latest news.On Thursdays, ‘The Party Room’ with Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly will discuss the week’s developments in depth with another journalist, and answer your questions.On Saturdays, David Speers gets into the detail of a major trend or issue with the help of an expert on ‘Insiders On Background’.If you were already following The Party Room you don't need to do a thing, you'll get next week's episode automatically. Just look for Politics Now on the Listen app.

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• Art of the deal? Albo tries to woo Trump

  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has a spring in his step this week, after it was revealed a carve out on US President Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminium was "under consideration". But will the PM's political luck run out before the election?It comes as the first sitting fortnight of the year comes to an end, with the crossbench decrying the Labor-Coalition deal on electoral reforms as a major party "stitch up". Independents Helen Haines and Zali Stegall have suggested they will overhaul the reforms if re-elected.Michelle Grattan, Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation and professorial fellow at the University of Canberra joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly 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 [email protected]

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