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Trump, tariffs and the Middle East are looming challenges for Albanese

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The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: Trump, tariffs and the Middle East are looming challenges for Albanese

Albanese after his success at the recent election now has to deal with a backlog of foreign issues.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Trump, tariffs and the Middle East are looming challenges for Albanese

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Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Zoe McKenzie on everything that went wrong and whether a gender quota could help the Liberals

The Liberal party is still reeling from their 2025 election defeat, it now turns to the future of the party. We’re joined by Liberal Zoe McKenzie to...

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry

As the Coalition re-forms, tensions are still running high in the Nationals.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Coalition is being glued together again after crisis week

After a party room meeting, the Liberals will broadly accept four policy demands from the Nationals, paving the way to reconciliation.

23.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

If Ley and Littleproud find a way to cohabit, it will be a tense household

23.05.2025 2

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

If Ley and Littleproud find a way to cohabit, it will be a tense household

23.05.2025 2

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: if Ley and Littleproud find a way to cohabit, it will be a tense household

After a gesture of overreach, Nationals and the Liberals’ are beginning to mend the Coalition split. But even if they do the union won’t...

22.05.2025 8

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on keeping Australia out of recession amid the ‘dark shadow’ of global instability

From super changes to avoiding recession, federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers joins the podcast to discuss the government’s priorities when Parziament...

21.05.2025 3

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk

The Coalition split threatens to unseat two National senators at the next election.

21.05.2025 5

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Nationals break the Coalition, in a major blow to Sussan Ley

Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud formally announced an end of the Coalition agreement.

20.05.2025 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Can Ley and Littleproud negotiate a smooth future?

19.05.2025 7

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

Ley and Littleproud have had a prickly relationship - can they negotiate a smooth future?

16.05.2025 10

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

Ley and Littleproud have had a prickly relationship - can they negotiate a smooth future?

16.05.2025 8

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: Ley and Littleproud have had a prickly relationship – can they negotiate a smooth future?

Rebuilding the Coalition will be a difficult task, but can the two Coalition leaders put their past behind and unify in the wake of such a devastating...

15.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Leigh on more productive work in the age of AI

Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh is charged with lifting Australia’s stagnant productivity. He says AI may help us do less drudge work, such as...

14.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?

With both the Liberal and Nationals leadership contests over work begins now to rebuild. But what form the parties will now take remains an open...

13.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Liberals elect first woman leader, with Ley defeating Taylor 29-25

Sussan Ley has emerged victorious in the battle for the liberal leadership, while Ted O'Brien, architect of the controversial nuclear power policy,...

13.05.2025 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Albanese shifts Tanya Plibersek from environment, in favour of ‘can-do ’ Murray Watt

The prime minister’s new cabinet dumps a couple, promotes others and leaves some holding political short straws.

12.05.2025 6

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride

The ambitious senator, who has recently defected from the Nationals to the Liberals, has been embraced by Angus Taylor to boost his support for...

11.05.2025 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Dumped minister Ed Husic labels Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles ‘factional assassin’

Speaking to the ABC, the former industry minister said his outspokenness on the conflict in Gaza was part of the reason for his demotion.

11.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics

10.05.2025 20

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

Two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics

09.05.2025 3

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

Glyn Davis to quit as the prime minister’s top public servant

Anthony Albanese has credited the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet with rebuilding the public service.

09.05.2025 9

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics

09.05.2025 3

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics

Amid the tastes of sweet triumph and bitter defeat, the major parties are planning the next steps, hanging some out to dry.

09.05.2025 5

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals

09.05.2025 6

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals

09.05.2025 4

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals

With both the Liberals and Greens now leaderless the race is on to refresh the leadership before the new parliament sits.

08.05.2025 3

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Pocock wants us to aim for up to 90% reduction in emissions by 2035

David Pocock joins us today to talk about the new Senate situation, his aspirations for the next three years and the election generally.

08.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Gender quotas are the only way for the Liberals to go: Simon Birmingham

The Liberals’ former Senate leader Simon Birmingham has warned the party that serious changes will be needed to better reflect modern Australia.

06.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: a budding Trump-Albanese bromance?

Albanese has received congratulations from leaders across the world on his election win, with Donald Trump comments, like in the campaign being...

05.05.2025 3

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Second-term Albanese will face policy pressure, devastated Liberals have only bad options

Despite Labor’s resounding win at yesterdays election, long-standing policy pressure will haunt them . While the Liberals attempt to regroup facing...

04.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Multiple factors played into this debacle for the Coalition, here’s where it went wrong.

04.05.2025 40

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

Labor routs the Coalition as voters reject Dutton’s undercooked offering

After a campaign overshadowed by Trump, Labor has prevailed and the Liberals have been left with a real problem: who would want to lead them now?

03.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Albanese increases majority and Dutton loses seat in stunning election landslide

Albanese has won a landslide victory at the 2025 election, in a major upset for the Coalition.

03.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Labor’s rout of Coalition and Dutton repeats Canadian experience

After a campaign overshadowed by Trump, Labor has prevailed and the Liberals have been left with a real problem: who would want to lead them now?

03.05.2025 5

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

The 10 key markers that influenced our votes

03.05.2025 10

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

Culture wars and costings: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

Chief Political Correspondent Michelle Grattan and Politics Editor Amanda Dunn discuss why the Coalition has focussed on culture wars issues this...

02.05.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

The 10 key markers on the bumpy road to this election

02.05.2025 8

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

The 10 key markers on the bumpy road to this election

02.05.2025 8

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: Key markers on the bumpy road to this election

With the election nearly over, Michelle Grattan takes a look back at what were the key markets of what felt like a very long campaign.

01.05.2025 4

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Albanese rushes in where Dutton fears to tread – the National Press Club

01.05.2025 10

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

Election Diary: post-election rate cut and phone call from Trump in the pipeline

The good news keeps coming for the prime minister, while the opposition leader shows questionable judgement.

30.04.2025 4

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Election Diary: Albanese will be encouraged by ‘Trump’ effect in helping Canadian Liberals to victory

With Canada’s social progressive Liberals were re-elected in Canada Albanese will be hoping that Australia will soon follow-suit.

29.04.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind

Ex-Labor strategist turned pollster Kos Samaras says both major parties have been slow in adapting to this year’s huge pre-poll voter turnout.

28.04.2025 4

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments

Labor is putting pressure on Peter Dutton to reveal the oppostions costings after showing savings of more than $6.4 billion in it’s costing compared...

28.04.2025 3

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Coalition's campaign lacks good planning and enough elbow grease

28.04.2025 5

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

Peter Dutton: a Liberal leader seeking to surf on the wave of outer suburbia

With long experience in parliament behind him, the former Queensland policeman is looking to take the top job. But he has his work cut out.

28.04.2025 10

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan