Podcasts by PM

Recriminations over Solomon Islands security pact from 2022-04-21T17:30

The Australian of the Year gets an expression of regret from the Prime Minister over a comment about children and disabilities. More recriminations over the Solomon Islands security pact with Chin...

Labor seizes on Solomons security deal from 2022-04-20T17:30

China's security deal with the Solomon Islands forces a Prime Ministerial defence against attacks claiming he's fumbled Australia's role in the Pacific. We'll look at the implications of the agree...

Govt ‘cooked up’ Labor’s power price rises from 2022-04-19T17:30

Labor rejects a government estimate that the opposition's energy policy would cost consumers more. In Ukraine, the battle of the Donbas has begun, while efforts to build a solid legal case against...

Boosted home loan scheme criticised from 2022-04-18T17:30

Both major parties back a home loan scheme that analysts say does nothing to make homes more affordable. We'll get a view on what they should be doing instead. The return of the cruise industry, w...

Stress rising due to insecure work from 2022-04-14T17:30

Thousands of new jobs were created last month, ‘PM’ looks at what the figures tell us, and how insecure work contributes to stress and anxiety. A flagship of the Russian Navy is seriously damaged ...

Battle for the balance of power from 2022-04-13T17:30

Promises on fuel security and health care clinics from the major parties, but in both sectors, experts are underwhelmed. How the minor parties, independents and the Greens are harnessing voter dis...

Voters react to focus on Albanese’s mistake from 2022-04-12T17:30

We’ll assess the government's election promises on job creation, plus, how the parties stack up on mental health policy? Anthony Albanese's mistake on economic figures is still preoccupying a lot ...

Why the unemployment rate is not the full story from 2022-04-11T17:30

The first full day of the election campaign and Labor's Anthony Albanese admits a mistake - he couldn't cite the unemployment rate. School principals cite heavy workloads, exhaustion, and burnout ...

RBA warns borrowers of rate rises from 2022-04-08T17:30

The Reserve Bank expects house prices to fall about 15 percent as interest rates rise over the next two years. We're still waiting for an election date, but the campaigning is underway, and Labor ...

Ukraine's foreign minister pleads for weapons from 2022-04-07T17:30

Australia announces new sanctions against Russian elites, as world leaders meet in the aftermath of the Bucha atrocities. Clive Palmer's spent tens of millions of dollars pushing yellow attack ads...

Russian veto challenges UN Security Council from 2022-04-06T17:30

As more horrors emerge from liberated Ukrainian villages, is Ukraine's President right to suggest that if the UN security council can't vote to stop the war in his country, it would be better being...

Russia's depraved war in Ukraine from 2022-04-05T17:30

The horror of slain civilians in Russia's wake in Ukraine fuels global outrage, perhaps new sanctions, and threats of removal from a UN rights body. Ukrainian Human Rights lawyer Oleksandra Matvii...

‘It’s just crazy’; an account of Russian atrocities from 2022-04-04T17:30

A Ukrainian pastor who's visited the Ukrainian city of Bucha after Russian soldiers left, speaks of the horrors; bodies in the streets, civilians murdered, hands bound and claims of rape. Floodwat...

Election battle on aged care from 2022-04-01T17:30

Aged care is suddenly an election issue, thanks to a big pledge from Labor, we'll hear what their proposed changes could mean for the quality of life of people in care. Floodwater moves downstream...

Northern NSW floods again from 2022-03-31T18:30

Damage assessments underway and others watch and wait as another flood disaster unfolds; Flood recovery coordinator Mal Lanyon joins 'PM' on the challenges ahead for those already sick and tired of...

Lismore going under again from 2022-03-30T17:30

New flooding adds to the distress of Northern New South Wales residents, homes inundated a month ago are going under again. The Prime Minister suggests home ownership's a better option for people ...

‘Trust’ needed in any Russia-Ukraine deal from 2022-03-29T17:30

Another nervous night as flood waters rise around already devastated parts of northern New South Wales. On federal budget night, we have details of a payment for around ten-million low to middle i...

Big spending budget predicted from 2022-03-28T17:30

Will the Federal budget effectively address the rising cost of living and what does that mean for the nation's finances? Independent economist Saul Eslake joins ‘PM’. Could Ukraine consider being n...

Solomon Islands stands by security deal from 2022-03-25T18:30

The government of Solomon Islands is standing by a controversial draft agreement which Australian officials fear could pave the way for a Chinese military presence in the Pacific Island nation; the...

One month of war in Ukraine from 2022-03-24T17:30

One month since Russia invaded, Ukraine still stands as a nation, but a terrible toll has been inflicted. Its President appeals to the world to stand against Russia's aggression. Another chance fo...

Game, set, match, for Ash Barty's tennis career from 2022-03-23T17:30

World number one tennis star Ash Barty calls time on her career, the 25-year-old retiring, at the top of her game. A week out from the budget, the Federal Government locks in more than five billi...

Biden warns of worsening threats to Ukraine’s civilians from 2022-03-22T17:30

The United States fears that civilians in Ukraine will increasingly suffer as a Russia’s Vladimir Putin fails to achieve his battlefield objectives. An expert on the use of sanctions warns against...

Misery in Mariupol from 2022-03-21T17:30

Ukraine's president vows revenge against the Russians that dropped bombs on shelters for women and children More than three-point-three million people have fled Ukraine so far, we'll join a woman ...

Warning on mosquito disease surveillance from 2022-03-18T17:30

As Russia's invasion kills more civilians in Ukraine, we'll look at the unlikely prospects for peace talks. We'll hear of a risky aid mission into central Ukraine, with Australian writer Misha Ze...

Mariupol theatre bombing shocks world from 2022-03-17T17:30

The US President labels Vladimir Putin a "war criminal” as a theatre sheltering hundreds in Mariupol is reduced to rubble. But three weeks after Russia's invasion began Ukraine's capital stands, we...

Curfew in Kyiv as bombardment intensifies from 2022-03-16T17:30

Russia's bombardment of the Ukrainian capital intensifies, smashing Kyiv apartments and other civilian sites, we’ll bring you the voices of Ukrainians shocked and appalled at what Russia is doing t...

No let up in Russia's brutal onslaught from 2022-03-15T17:30

Civilians paying the price for Russia's brutal war tactics, with no relief from attacks right across Ukraine. We're joined by the former Deputy Secretary-General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller. We'll ...

Illness fears for flood zones from 2022-03-14T17:30

Will China play a greater role in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine?  We’ll look at the report suggesting Russia’s asked for military and economic aid. What lurks in the mud? A spike in infections and g...

Introducing: Australia, If You're Listening from 2022-03-12T07:01

The sixth season of If You’re Listening tells the story of Australia’s turbulent history with climate change, and what that means for the future. As we approach a federal election where climate an...

NT police officer cleared of murder from 2022-03-11T17:30

Relief for a police officer after he's cleared of murder, but the verdict causes anger and dismay for the family of a dead Aboriginal teenager.  The dire situation in the city of Mariupol, it's Uk...

‘Terrifying’ attack on Mariupol hospital from 2022-03-10T17:30

A COVID alert and a push for more people to get their third vaccine dose, as a sub-variant of Omicron takes hold in New South Wales, cases could double in the next six weeks. Outrage after Russia...

Rebuilding homes to be flood resilient from 2022-03-09T17:30

How can flood hit residents rebuild so their homes are more resilient to rising water? Meet those who transform homes, so they keep water out and are easier to clean. We visit to a recovery centr...

East coast low slams Sydney from 2022-03-08T17:30

The dangerous deluge on the East Coast causes flash flooding across Sydney and widespread river rises. We're in Woodburn in northern New South Wales where rubbish is piled high, some streets remai...

Should ADF lead in natural disasters? from 2022-03-07T17:30

‘PM’ is on the ground in Ballina in northern New South Wales, where the flood clean-up job is almost overwhelming. Many East coast flood survivors demand a permanent, national disaster response fo...

Nuclear power plant scare after Russian attack from 2022-03-04T17:30

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, with an attack dangerously close to nuclear reactors, and residential areas suffering heavy bombardment. We're joined by Ukrainian activist Dar...

Weather warnings and flood clean-ups from 2022-03-03T17:30

The miserable task of flood clean-up is underway up and down the East Coast, but water remains high for many. We’ll go to Queensland where regions are again on alert for flash flooding. And to Ma...

Bodies found as water recedes in Lismore from 2022-03-02T17:30

The trauma and loss of the East Coast flooding disaster is beginning to be tallied but it's not over. We'll hear another dramatic story of survival, but also look at those who by luck or a few met...

‘Everything smells so bad’ as some flooding recedes from 2022-03-01T17:30

Devastating floods across Northern New South Wales and in Brisbane. A mum of seven will tell us how quickly the water rose in Lismore and how her family has lost everything. How far will Russia go ...

Flood disaster in northern NSW from 2022-02-28T17:30

‘PM’ covers the flooding disaster on the East Coast and Russia's assault on Ukraine. We'll go to the disaster zone in Lismore, New South Wales, where people trapped on their rooves are being rescu...

Day two of Russia's assault on Ukraine from 2022-02-25T17:30

There's been fierce fighting across multiple fronts in Ukraine, with US and Ukrainian officials saying Russia aims to capture the capital Kiev and topple the government. It's the largest ground wa...

Russia attacks Ukraine from 2022-02-24T17:30

Russia launches strikes across Ukraine, an invasion is underway, in what President Putin describes as a special military operation to protect people in the country’s east. The assault on Ukraine s...

If sanctions don’t stop Russia, what will? from 2022-02-23T17:30

The US and its allies impose economic punishments on Russia, but its troops remain poised to storm Ukraine.  Russia has faced sanctions for years and experts say Putin is not particularly concerne...

Russia’s ‘peacekeeper’ pretence for invasion from 2022-02-22T17:30

The UN security council meets over Vladimir Putin's effective partition of Ukraine, as he sends troops to the country's east, and recognises two regions as independent. Ukraine's president declare...

Russian threat to Ukraine intensifies from 2022-02-21T17:30

A Biden-Putin summit could be on the cards, but with a big caveat, the offer is only there if there is no invasion of Ukraine. Trains across New South Wales are halted after a breakdown in negotia...

World watches Ukraine-Russia border from 2022-02-18T17:30

The world watches for Vladimir Putin's next move as NATO allies report more Russian troops gathering near the Ukraine border. An agonising wait for those needing breast reconstruction surgery, wit...

End of the surge sees COVID rules relaxed from 2022-02-17T17:30

COVID restrictions to lift in Australia's two most populous states, can we now live comfortably with the virus circulating? A regional community left reeling on news Australia's largest coal-fired...

Can Ukraine-Russia conflict be averted? from 2022-02-16T17:30

Diplomacy on life support, but hope conflict can be averted in Ukraine, we'll find out which Russian troops are being withdrawn from the border, and why it's far from an end to the crisis. Lawyers...

Why health workers are striking from 2022-02-15T17:30:20

Nurses in New South Wales defy the government and the industrial umpire, striking over pay and staffing. We speak to a Ukrainian woman in Australia, who has a dire warning about the stakes if Vlad...

Why diplomacy isn’t diffusing Ukraine-Russia tensions from 2022-02-14T17:30

Ukraine stands with a massive Russian gun to its head. Vladimir Putin insists he doesn't plan to invade, but the west, says war could be days, even hours away. What could it look like? Casino oper...

Veteran accused of killing Afghan teen prisoner from 2022-02-11T17:30

More disturbing allegations against war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith heard in the defamation action he initiated. A grieving Aboriginal family accuses the NT Government of hiding the true number of C...

Promised religion laws pulled from parliament from 2022-02-10T17:30

How Scott Morrison's religious discrimination laws died in parliament, as the Prime Minister suffers a backbench revolt. Sex workers celebrate on the steps of Victoria's parliament, with their in...

Tame savages govt on family violence record from 2022-02-09T17:30

The former Australian of the Year Grace Tame savages the government on social issues and alleges undue pressure over her commentary. The Commonwealth Bank chief says he's confident his mortgage ho...

An apology for Parliament’s culture problems from 2022-02-08T17:30

A momentous apology from Federal Parliament for the bullying, sexual harassment, and assault of women, but what progress has there been in cementing real change? At the same time, the Coalition is...

Tourists to return after two-year border closure from 2022-02-07T17:30

After nearly two years of fortress Australia, double-vaccinated tourists are just weeks away from returning. The superannuation industry calls for a baby bonus, to pay thousands of dollars into th...

Is Omicron masking a deadly Delta surge? from 2022-02-04T17:30

As more older Australians' lives are cut short, Scott Morrison admits there's a COVID crisis in Aged Care. Concerns that Omicron has been masking a surge in cases of the potentially more-deadly De...

Govt under pressure over climbing aged care deaths from 2022-02-03T17:30

A government taskforce will analyse aged care deaths, but will it do anything to alleviate conditions that have seen hundreds die during the Omicron onslaught? New Zealand has announced a plan to ...

Damning evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case from 2022-02-02T17:30

An elite Australian soldier tells a court that war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith repeatedly shot an Afghan man in the back and ordered a colleague to execute another. The reserve bank governor urges p...

Morrison “too optimistic” on pandemic from 2022-02-01T17:30

No apology – but the Prime Minister admits he hasn't got everything right and was too optimistic about the pandemic. The major political parties rake in tens of millions of dollars in funding and ...

School rapid tests reveal COVID infections from 2022-01-31T17:30

The return to school comes to an abrupt halt for some children after an unexpected positive COVID result on a rapid antigen test. A year on from the coup that cruelled Myanmar's democracy, one pro...

Morrison’s billion-dollar reef deal from 2022-01-28T17:30

Will a $1 billion commitment over the term of two future governments save the Great Barrier Reef from an existential threat? We'll look at the science and speak with Labor’s Terri Butler and reneg...

Victoria pushes new ‘fully vaccinated’ rule from 2022-01-27T17:30

New South Wales authorities demand a faster take up of COVID booster shots, while Victoria pushes to make three doses the minimum to meet vaccine rules. Urgent calls to close loopholes in laws gov...

Protests, ceremonies, and celebration on Australia Day from 2022-01-26T17:30

Citizens new and old celebrate Australia Day, amid a growing awareness of this day's cruel history and legacy of pain for our First Nations people. Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott calls for fu...

Life getting harder as costs rise from 2022-01-25T17:30

We've all watched the cost of living go up, numbers today confirm it, and it's squeezing those who're already struggling to get by. Russia's build-up near Ukraine escalates, NATO forces are redepl...

Free rapid tests, if you can find them from 2022-01-24T17:30

Concession card holders get free rapid tests from today, but they're still scarce, with the government warning of hoarding and price gouging. Aged care is in crisis – almost eight thousand resident...

Another 88 lives cut short by COVID from 2022-01-21T17:30

There's frustration, but also great relief as Western Australia decides to stay cut off from the nation, while the rest of Australia records its deadliest day of the pandemic. 88 people have died,...

Another 88 lives cut short by COVID from 2022-01-21T17:30

There's frustration, but also great relief as Western Australia decides to stay cut off from the nation, while the rest of Australia records its deadliest day of the pandemic. 88 people have died,...

Will vaccine hold-outs take up Novavax? from 2022-01-20T17:30

No national agreement on rules around getting children back in classrooms and hope that vaccine hold-outs might join the masses, with a new shot – Novavax - winning approval. After a public outcry...

Remains in barrel prompt murder charge from 2022-01-19T17:30

The search for a missing nine-year-old ends with the discovery of remains in a barrel and a man charged with murder. Cash incentives for international students and backpackers to come to Australia...

Australia's deadliest day of the pandemic from 2022-01-18T17:30

Dozens more are reported to have died of COVID and hospitals are stressed, is the loss of life inevitable after two years of suppressing the virus? “Disbelief that we could throw away the hard wor...

Tonga cut off after violent eruption from 2022-01-17T17:30

Fears of devastation in Tonga, we'll speak to members of the Tongan diaspora in Australia, desperate to know the extent of the damage, but hopeful for the future. Pressure on health workers remain...

Hillsong apology over maskless singing, dancing from 2022-01-14T18:30

Hospitals and hotels are being readied for some difficult weeks ahead; Fear and fury among parents and childcare operators as relaxed isolation rules introduce a fresh layer of risk; And, another r...

Isolation rules eased for more workers from 2022-01-13T18:30

National cabinet agrees to relax isolation rules across a raft of new industries, as supply chain woes continue; We head to the northern hemisphere where classrooms are open again after the Christ...

Crisis talks as supply crunch worsens from 2022-01-12T18:30

With chokepoints now right along the food and grocery supply chain, businesses are desperately looking for a way through; A warning from food distributors about the knock-on effects for some of the...

Djokovic still under a cloud from 2022-01-11T18:30

Despite an emphatic court win, tennis star Novak Djokovic's freedom to stay to play in Australia remains in doubt; An increasing number of Australians are being cleared to return to work as labour ...

Djokovic wins visa case from 2022-01-10T18:30

Novak Djokovic wins his legal bid to stay in Australia; While a renewed lockdown mightn't be on the cards, a former Liberal government adviser reckons businesses need to be supported as though ther...

Omicron sparks new measures for major states from 2022-01-07T18:30

More restrictions to come across parts of the country as Omicron cases surge, and it's threatening to disrupt yet another schooling year; We've got advice for parents worried about sending kids bac...

Djokavic's visa battle goes to court from 2022-01-06T18:30

The row over Novak Djokavic heads to court - with the tennis star holed up in an immigration hotel and Australia's border rules back in the spotlight; another snag in the supply chain, with empty s...

Overhaul for COVID testing regime from 2022-01-05T18:30

Major changes to the testing regime as Omicron surges - PCR tests no longer required to confirm a positive result; We hear from the loved ones of aged care residents about lockdowns, staffing short...

COVID hospitalisations in sharp focus from 2022-01-04T18:30

COVID hospitalisations are climbing across most states, but there's debate about how many of them should be officially counted; We have some vital information about how to manage COVID at home - if...

PM rejects push for free rapid tests from 2022-01-03T18:30

The Prime Minister resists growing calls for rapid tests to be made free nationally, but even those willing to pay can't get their hands on them; We speak with an ICU nurse who's suspected COVID-po...

New year, same old pandemic from 2021-12-31T18:30

As COVID cases keep rapidly climbing and testing systems come under strain, isolation rules are being eased again. But why?; Australia prepares to ring in 2022, though perhaps with a little more ca...

PM wants overhaul of isolation rules from 2021-12-29T18:30

Amid soaring COVID case numbers, the Government wants to loosen isolation rules and the definition of close contacts; Also we'll hear what it's like on the hospital front line at this crucial point...

COVID testing systems at breaking point from 2021-12-28T18:30

A warning that testing systems on the east coast are on the brink of collapse; But in the Top End, where vaccination rates in some vulnerable communities remain under 50 percent, there are fears of...

Post-Christmas COVID chaos from 2021-12-27T18:30

Another big testing bungle - almost a thousand more Sydneysiders receive a negative COVID result prematurely; Is it inevitable that every Australian could get Omicron?; And, the Prime Minister sign...

COVID boosters brought forward from 2021-12-24T17:00

Boosters brought forward: millions of Australians soon to be eligible for a third COVID vaccine, just four months after their second dose. Covid-19 has forced scores of flight cancellations toda...

NSW, Vic reinstate restrictions from 2021-12-23T18:30

Pre Christmas precautions: mask mandates are back in two states, but is it too late to save the holiday season from further restrictions?; Omicron's already hit short-staffed restaurants forced to ...

Extra funds for inundated GPs and pharmacies from 2021-12-22T18:30

A funding increase for pharmacies and GPs being crunched by demand for booster shots.

Long testing, booster queues before Christmas from 2021-12-21T18:30

Long testing lines, rapid tests and booster shots hard to find, but in some good news, there's more evidence Omicron might not be as severe as othe...

Omicron nerves sees some wind back Xmas plans from 2021-12-20T18:30

Governments plead for Australians to stick to their Christmas plans but will people hold their nerve as Omicron cases rise?; and a resounding win ...

Jumping castle disaster; a ‘foreseeable risk’ from 2021-12-17T17:30

Grief and pain as the names of the five children killed while playing on a jumping castle are released and questions remain unanswered about how it...

Children killed in jumping castle disaster from 2021-12-16T17:30

Growing pressure for COVID vaccine boosters to be offered three months after the second shot, as protection wanes and the virus spreads quickly. Listen

Fraught travel sees quarantine for Christmas from 2021-12-15T17:30

The biggest daily COVID case count for New South Wales in months, but the number in hospital is relatively low and authorities press ahead with eas...

Nightclub outbreak fuels COVID surge from 2021-12-14T17:30

More than 200 people catch COVID at a Newcastle nightclub, can vaccines still avert a Christmas disaster?

Survivors of abuse by former US ...

WA border reopening ‘locked in’ for February 5th from 2021-12-13T17:30

Reunions as Queensland's border restrictions are eased, while West Australians will be free to roam from February 5th.  

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COVID clusters emerging before Christmas from 2021-12-10T17:30

Will the states and territories planning a Christmas reopening hold their nerve as COVID infections tick up?


The Prime Minister's con...

Three-shot regime for Omicron from 2021-12-09T17:30

Evidence mounts that vaccine booster shots will be critical in limiting the spread of the Omicron variant.

The Prime Minister touts succes...

Queensland uncovers ‘Omicron-like’ from 2021-12-08T17:30

Why the COVID outbreak on a Sydney party boat could help us learn more about the Omicron variant and how vaccines will protect us.

Why Rus...

Christensen condemned for conspiracy show appearance from 2021-12-07T17:30

Nationals MP George Christensen is condemned for appearing on a program that peddles COVID conspiracies and lies. We'll look at the consequences of...

Queensland defies Omicron worries to reopen early from 2021-12-06T17:30

Queensland to open its border early to vaccinated fellow Australians, despite the emergence of the Omicron variant.

Gladys Berejiklian enj...

Labor’s plan to beat the Coalition’s 2030 target from 2021-12-03T17:30

We'll assess Labor's 2030 emissions reduction plan, it's more ambitious than the Coalition, but does it rise to the challenge of climate change?  Listen

Tudge stands aside after abuse allegation from 2021-12-02T17:30

The end of the parliamentary year - sees a Minister stand aside and deny an allegation of abuse during his affair with a staffer.

The Wome...

Has Australia won the trade war with China? from 2021-12-01T17:30

A top United States envoy makes a bold prediction on the China-Australia relationship, suggesting Beijing will now seek re-engagement on Australia'...

Damning findings of parliament house harassment and abuse from 2021-11-30T17:30

The review sparked by Brittany Higgins' rape allegation is out and it is damning, finding that sexual harassment is rife inside parliament house in...

Will existing vaccines cope with Omicron? from 2021-11-29T17:30

Days into the revelation of the Omicron coronavirus variant and questions outnumber answers. One of those, is how effective the current vaccines wi...

Australia ‘well prepared’ for ‘Nu’ COVID variant from 2021-11-26T17:30

A COVID alert prompts new travel rules in Israel and the U-K, but Australia insists it's well prepared for the variant from South Africa.

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Why the faithful need protection from so-called "cancel culture" from 2021-11-25T17:30

The Prime Minister cites "cancel culture" as one reason his religious discrimination law is needed, we'll look at that argument and the pain this d...

Why Hezbollah and The Base are now ‘terrorists’ from 2021-11-24T18:30

From the most devout believers, to the avowedly secular, there's a lot of reaction to the Prime Minister's contentious religious freedom bill now o...

Why is the religious discrimination bill needed? from 2021-11-23T18:30

A watered-down religious discrimination bill headed to parliament after a years-long process. But still some within the Morrison government questio...

‘Fortress Australia’ drawbridge lowers from 2021-11-22T17:30

Foreign students, and skilled workers just days away from returning to Australia, what will it mean for wages in sectors desperate for staff?
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Paine resigns amid sexting scandal from 2021-11-19T18:30

Australia's Test cricket team loses another captain in a scandal, Tim Paine exposed for sending sexually explicit messages, but he was cleared in a...

Apology for more Stolen Generations survivors from 2021-11-18T17:30

Aboriginal survivors of abuse at a Northern Territory mission get an official apology, but is it enough given the historic pain?

COVID res...

Vaccine protection ‘never explained’ in remote NT from 2021-11-17T17:30

The Northern Territory COVID outbreak remains a concern, we'll hear from an Aboriginal elder who says there's confusion in communities After people...

NT Aboriginal communities on COVID alert from 2021-11-16T17:30

Growing concern for communities in the Northern Territory as nine more Aboriginal people contract COVID.

Conspiracy theorists bring gallow...

New search for William Tyrrell from 2021-11-15T17:30

Seven years since the disappearance of William Tyrrell, there's a new search for the boy in the Spiderman suit and a grim acknowledgement from poli...

‘Murky picture’ in emissions cuts model from 2021-11-12T17:30

Bold assumptions in newly released modelling of the Government's net zero emissions plan.

As the interest rate on some fixed mortgages cre...

Jobs market failing youth from 2021-11-11T17:30

More young Australians struggling to find work, but governments and industry want more migrant workers? We'll look at what's going on in the jobs m...

Who pays to cut emissions? from 2021-11-10T17:30

How to fund the change to a lower emissions future - a focus on where taxpayer and private money is headed and why.

A visit to the Torres ...

M?ori ‘left behind’ in NZ vaccine plan from 2021-11-09T17:30

New South Wales hits the 90 percent vaccination target, will lagging Queensland's rates pick up as new rules are imposed on the unvaccinated?
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Vaccine drive for under-12s still months away from 2021-11-08T17:30

Children are now big drivers of new COVID inflections in Australia, so why is the vaccination program for under 12s not likely until next year?
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WA closed until February 2022 from 2021-11-05T17:30

WA's border reopening is still months away on the current trajectory, we'll take you through Premier McGowan's plan that targets 90 percent vaccine...

Children might need ‘reassurance’ after Cleo’s rescue from 2021-11-04T17:30

The moment of Cleo Smith's rescue captured in a newly released recording, the latest on the rescue of the four-year-old, after 18 days apart from h...

Cleo found alive and well from 2021-11-03T17:30

After 18 days, WA police find four-year-old Cleo Smith, she’s back with her parents and in good health, but troubling questions remain about her or...

Australia pushed for ‘concrete’ 2030 climate plan from 2021-11-02T17:30

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions this decade remain the big sticking point for Fiji and others at the Glasgow climate summit.

The atte...

Emotional reunions as border opens from 2021-11-01T17:30

Fortress Australia coming down as "do not travel" advice is lifted for several destinations, we'll go to Sydney airport to meet those forced apart ...

Berejiklian fixes MP lover’s funding complaint from 2021-10-29T17:30

How the then-Premier Gladys Berejiklian sought to fix her lover's problems with funding for his electorate, we'll bring you the key moments and pho...

“I'll throw money at Wagga” Berejiklian caught on phone tap from 2021-10-28T17:30

The former New South Wales Premier promises her former lover cash for Wagga Wagga in phone tap evidence heard at the Independent Commission Against...

Vaccine boosters coming in weeks from 2021-10-27T17:30

Children as young as five could be next in the COVID vaccine queue and booster shots are coming for adults, when should you get yours?

The...

Net zero locked in, though not legislated from 2021-10-26T17:30

The Prime Minister announced net zero by 2050 as official government policy, but its thin on how we'll get there, so how will it be received in the...

Climate deal; an ‘unedifying democratic spectacle’ from 2021-10-25T17:30

Nationals MP Keith Pitt is back in Federal Cabinet, he's from regional Queensland, and it’s part of a climate policy deal that remains largely secr...

Film set tragedy as Alec Baldwin fires prop gun from 2021-10-22T17:30

Families are reunited, and public life resumes as Melbourne's latest painful lockdown ends, we'll bring you the joy and the heartache of the day. Listen

Australia’s rising vulnerability to heat from 2021-10-21T17:30

The Nationals are finalising their demands so Scott Morrison can announce a a net zero climate commitment.

A warning that Australia is out...

Baird reflects on Berejiklian’s relationship from 2021-10-20T17:00

Mike Baird was ‘incredulous’ when he heard of Glady Berejiklian’s secret relationship, the former New South Wales premier gives evidence at a corru...

When will Australians return to Bali? from 2021-10-19T17:30

Bali, one of Australia's favourite travel destinations is still off the cards, we'll ask the Indonesian Tourism Minister about the plan.

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COVID-free Queensland to open borders from 2021-10-18T17:30

Queensland will be open by Christmas to vaccinated travellers from interstate COVID hotspots. 

A parliamentary inquiry finds deficient saf...

No quarantine for NSW travellers from 2021-10-15T17:30

Overseas holidays are on the cards for people in New South Wales, without quarantine on return, but the new Premier's plan to bring back foreign to...

Vaccine shots go to waste from 2021-10-14T17:30

Pharmacists forced to tip vital doses of the Moderna vaccine down the sink, should they be used as booster shots instead?

Vaccination rate...

COVID hit family speaks out on vaccines from 2021-10-13T17:30

An urgent message on vaccines from a Victorian teenager and her family who battled COVID.

The government's trying to settle new climate ta...

Should we rush to vaccinate younger children? from 2021-10-12T17:30

COVID cases will surge as restrictions are lifted, but there's a call for caution before a vaccine is approved for younger children.

Papua...

Sydney emerges from COVID lockdown from 2021-10-11T17:30

Public life roars back across Sydney, PM visits the pub where knock off drinks are back and visit the city's south-west where the COVID outbreak wa...

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Taiwan lashes out against China from 2021-10-08T17:30

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Taiwan - lashes out against China in a speech set to create waves in Beijing.

Vaccine booster shots ...

New South Wales' new premier changes the COVID plan from 2021-10-07T17:30

New South Wales new premier changes the state's pathway out of lockdown -- and he's criticised for jettisoning the careful work of his predecessor....

PM from 2021-10-07T17:30

PM covers a broad spectrum of issues relevant to all sections of Australia's diverse community.

Home finance set to get harder to raise from 2021-10-06T17:30

Borrowing to buy a house is set to get harder but is the plan just tinkering and how will you be affected? Eight years on, Australia quietly puts a...

Another terrible record for Victoria from 2021-10-05T17:30

Victoria's recorded the worst daily case numbers of any day of the pandemic in Australia.

Another resignation from the NSW Government from 2021-10-04T17:30

The deputy NSW leader the latest to resign, as the state Liberals ready to nominate a conservative as leader.

The latest expert advice on ...

Premier quits amid ICAC probe from 2021-10-01T17:30

The New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian quits as a corruption commission cloud swirls around her.  

We’ll hear from voters in the P...

Victorian ‘rule breakers’ behind COVID surge from 2021-09-30T17:30

A big spike in new COVID cases found across Victoria after the AFL Grand Final long weekend, illegal house parties are being blamed - so is the roa...

Victoria charged over hotel quarantine safety from 2021-09-29T17:30

WorkSafe Victoria lays charges against the state's own health department over the first troubled iteration of hotel quarantine, they say staff were...

Will Rapid Antigen Testing change our pandemic lives? from 2021-09-28T18:30

Rapid covid tests have been approved for home use - will they become a daily ritual for workplaces and perhaps even social occasions such as weddin...

Social isolation for unvaccinated in NSW from 2021-09-27T17:30

New South Wales’ roadmap to reopening is released, showing two more months of social isolation for the unvaccinated.

Could trips overseas ...

Nationals wary of 2050 emissions plan from 2021-09-24T17:30

Half of Australians aged 16 plus are now fully vaccinated, with New South Wales set to hit the 70 percent target in less than a fortnight.

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Vaccination hub staff abused from 2021-09-23T17:30

COVID cases at a new peak in Victoria while two Melbourne vaccination hubs are shut because staff were threatened and spat at.


Buildi...

Mob takes over war shrine from 2021-09-22T17:30

Police storm an unruly mob at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance, we’ll explain how vaccination uproar is history repeating.

Australia's bi...

Angry protest rocks Melbourne from 2021-09-21T17:30

Chaos on Melbourne's streets and the West Gate freeway, with a second day of angry protest against lockdowns and mandatory vaccination.

Re...

French still fuming over subs deal from 2021-09-20T17:30

Who covered Christian Porter's legal fees? We'll look at the case for disclosure with Transparency International's Serena Lillywhite.

Fren...

NSW backs 7-day home quarantine for travellers from 2021-09-17T17:30

We look at the future of international travel as New South Wales joins a trial of at-home quarantine, but with only a seven-day period of isolation...

Australia’s ‘forever partnership’ to secure nuclear submarines from 2021-09-16T17:30

Why does Australia need nuclear powered submarines? PM delves into the partnership with the US and the UK with former Labor Defence minister Stephe...

NSW hits vaccine milestone from 2021-09-15T17:30

80 per cent one-shot vaccine coverage is achieved in New South Wales on the state’s equal deadliest day of the pandemic.

The Prime Ministe...

‘Nothing concrete’ from mayors’ meeting with NSW Premier from 2021-09-14T17:30

The Mayors of Sydney's COVID hotspots press the Premier on the apparent East-West divide and why some people who've had COVID can't get clearance t...

Sydney outbreak curve flattens from 2021-09-13T17:30

After a testing lockdown and more than a thousand cases a day, have daily COVID cases in New South Wales peaked?

The NSW Premier warns tha...

This Week: How 9/11 narrowed America’s view of the world from 2021-09-11T08:00

20 years after 9/11, we look at how the attacks fuelled American xenophobia and blinded the US to grave issues beyond terrorism. A view from a Puli...

NSW Premier calls time on 11am updates from 2021-09-10T17:30

As the New South Wales COVID outbreak is set to peak and hospitals will be stretched to breaking point, why is the state's Premier pulling back fro...

Public life to resume in NSW from 2021-09-09T17:30

Just how risky is the New South Wales plan for the resumption of some public activities?

We'll explain what's happening and when and the ...

Pfizer emails expose vaccine inaction from 2021-09-08T17:30

Emails reveal Pfizer urgently seeking high level talks with the Federal Government – months before a vaccine deal was done.

The latest Aus...

Victoria slams vaccine allocation from 2021-09-07T17:30

The Victorian Premier decries as 'totally unfair' vaccine allocations to New South Wales.

Proof of vaccination is an emerging global issue...

October warning in NSW COVID data from 2021-09-06T17:30

New South Wales hospitals prepare for a mid-October surge of COVID admissions, with more than 500 needing intensive care. We'll look at the prepara...

This Week: More vaccines, but when can we make them here? from 2021-09-04T08:00

Australia is borrowing Pfizer jabs, while it waits for purchases to arrive. But when might mRNA vaccines be made onshore? And Indigenous communitie...

Auckland terrorist shot dead from 2021-09-03T17:30

Shoppers at an Auckland supermarket have been stabbed in what New Zealand’s Prime Minister is describing as a terror attack.

Can Schools b...

Prime Ministerial plea on vaccines from 2021-09-02T17:30

A letter on the way to unvaccinated Australians in their 60s - the Prime Minister's message – it's time to get AstraZeneca. Another seven COVID dea...

Victoria gives up on COVID-zero from 2021-09-01T17:30

Despite locking down hard and early, Victoria's struggling to get on top of COVID case numbers and Premier Daniel Andrews says COVID-zero is no lon...

‘No one is speaking up for pregnant women’ from 2021-08-31T17:30

A pregnant woman in regional New South Wales fights for her life in intensive care after trying and failing to get a Pfizer vaccine. We’re joined b...

Alarm grows over health system strain from 2021-08-30T17:30

As Australia records a total of more than one thousand COVID deaths, a New South Wales paramedic pleads for people to get vaccinated. Alarm grows t...

This Week: Can schools be COVID-safe? from 2021-08-28T06:00

As NSW charts a path to schools opening, experts say measuring and filtering classroom air is essential, alongside masks and vaccines, as we "learn...

Why ISIS-K struck Kabul airport from 2021-08-27T17:30

Carnage in Kabul, President Biden vows revenge after a bombing kills dozens, including US troops at the airport. Is it safe to get New South Wales ...

'Reward’ for NSW despite record cases from 2021-08-26T17:30

More than a thousand new COVID cases in New South Wales and more people die at home, prompting a plea for the sick to seek early treatment. At the ...

COVID care alert after home death from 2021-08-25T17:30

Health workers urge anyone with breathlessness or dizziness to get to hospital quickly, after a mother in her 30s dies of COVID at her Western Sydn...

Interview with Afghanistan’s ‘acting President’ from 2021-08-24T17:30

We speak with Afghanistan's former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who's with other anti-Taliban resistance figures inside the country and appealing...

“Dawn” not far away, says Morrison from 2021-08-23T17:30

The Prime Minister promises a new dawn through vaccination, he’s pressuring states and territories to put aside doubts on lifting restrictions. The...

‘Final’ measures to curb COVID from 2021-08-20T17:30

A curfew, outdoor masks, and mandatory vaccines, a final push in New South Wales to stop the spiralling COVID crisis. We'll take you to the outbrea...

NSW Premier targets ‘rosier’ times from 2021-08-19T17:30

Another record COVID case count in New South Wales, so what's the light at the end of the tunnel the Premier says she's seeing. The first group of ...

Wednesday 18 August 2021 from 2021-08-18T18:30

COVID surges in Western Sydney from 2021-08-18T17:30

Dire predictions about how bad the COVID outbreak in NSW could get, with cases set to reach 1,000 per day. A fourth COVID wave is striking the US, ...

Morrison concedes limits on Afghan support from 2021-08-17T17:30

A concession that Australia won't help all those who stood with our troops in Afghanistan, as the Taliban consolidates its control.  How will the T...

Taliban to rule Afghanistan from 2021-08-16T17:30

The Taliban declares the war in Afghanistan is over, the militant group is in control, but visceral fear rules for the people. Extended coverage of...

NSW targets October freedoms from 2021-08-13T17:30

The New South Wales Premier tempers expectation of greater freedoms as the daily case number nears 400. And Afghanistan's second biggest city – Kan...

COVID outbreak in the ACT from 2021-08-12T17:30

The nation's capital and the Australian Capital Territory in a weeklong lockdown, a year since the last COVID case there. The virus spreads in regi...

COVID spreads in Sydney from 2021-08-11T17:30

The New South Wales Premier hints of limited freedoms for vaccinated Sydney-siders as early as next month, but only if they're in low-risk areas. W...

Who’s breaking rules in Sydney? from 2021-08-10T17:30

The Mayor of the Sydney council area worst hit by COVID hits back, after the health minister blames certain communities for non-compliance. The res...

Dire update on warming climate from 2021-08-09T17:30

The latest United Nations report finds time is running out to avoid catastrophic outcomes from human-caused climate change.
Despite the virus o...

NSW's COVID-zero 'aspiration' from 2021-08-06T17:30

Getting back to zero new cases is now just an 'aspiration' for the New South Wales government. Meanwhile, with hundreds of new cases reported in NS...

One week lockdown in Victoria from 2021-08-05T17:30

Victoria's sixth lockdown of the pandemic, there's only a handful of new cases reported, but the Premier's desperate to avoid a wider outbreak; A r...

COVID kills young Sydney man from 2021-08-04T17:30

How did a 27-year-old Sydney man, being checked on every day, die at home of COVID? Around 80% of people aged 70 and over have had one dose of a CO...

‘Peak spreaders’ up soon for vaccination from 2021-08-03T17:30

Young adults identified as the 'peak spreaders' in research informing the Federal Government's vaccination strategy; A vaccination incentive offere...

Fears Qld outbreak could spiral from 2021-08-02T17:30

Queensland is on a knife’s edge with a burgeoning COVID outbreak, it’s extended its lockdown in the south-east, but will it be able to stop the Del...

COVID sufferers urged to seek care from 2021-07-30T17:30

An appeal for people to be unafraid to seek early treatment, after some Sydney residents suffer at home with COVID; The ethical challenges around C...

NSW smashes COVID record from 2021-07-29T17:30

Soldiers set to patrol Sydney streets after another big jump in COVID cases and the outbreak is set to get even worse; A mask mandate's been impose...

Four more weeks to crush COVID from 2021-07-28T17:30

Another month of lockdown at least for Sydney, along with an assortment of new rules. But will it quash the Delta outbreak? As COVID cases continue...

No clarity on Sydney’s future from 2021-07-27T17:30

Sydney's COVID outbreak is worsening, but the Premier still hasn't revealed what happens to the lockdown after Friday; The outbreak has reached ano...

Vaccine plan for supermarket staff from 2021-07-26T17:30

Sydney's vaccine strategy shake-up to deal with the persistent COVID emergency in the city's south-west – it'll start with priority access for supe...

NSW appeal for extra Pfizer rebuffed from 2021-07-23T17:30

New South Wales declares it's in an emergency situation requiring “urgent additional measures”, with more than 130 new COVID cases; NSW hopes a vac...

NSW very close to ‘tipping point’ from 2021-07-22T17:30

The worst day of the New South Wales COVID outbreak, more than 120 new cases and at least 70 COVID positive people reported to have been in the com...

Prime Minister’s ‘constant appeal’ on AstraZeneca from 2021-07-21T17:30

The Prime Minister admits repeatedly lobbying vaccine experts to change their advice about AstraZeneca; There's also little hope of the lockdown ac...

Three states impose COVID lockdowns from 2021-07-20T17:30

More than half the population is in COVID lockdown as the Delta strain tests Australia's resolve; Australia's preparing to rush vaccines into arms ...

COVID death at home from 2021-07-19T17:30

COVID claims another Australian, a woman found dead at her home in South-West Sydney; Victoria's lockdown won't be ending on Tuesday as planned and...

Sydney’s challenging outbreak from 2021-07-16T17:30

The tide turns for the worse in New South Wales, with its COVID outbreak proving hard to conquer, are tougher restrictions on the way? On the first...

Victoria’s fifth lockdown from 2021-07-15T17:30

Victoria will plunge into its fifth lockdown from midnight tonight with dire warnings about how infectious and fast spreading the current outbreak ...

NSW lockdown extended from 2021-07-14T17:30

A longer lockdown in New South Wales, and now alarm in Victoria with several new COVID cases; What constitutes essential work during a COVID outbre...

‘Four to six weeks’ longer lockdown predicted from 2021-07-13T17:30

Despite fewer new COVID cases reported, a leading expert tells us Sydney's lockdown still has at least four to six weeks to run, if all goes to pla...

Sydney outbreak unabated from 2021-07-12T17:30

Sydney's Covid outbreak tops 100 daily cases, is the lockdown working and can authorities do more to stop the spread?

Kevin Rudd's big mee...

Sydney COVID cases stubbornly high from 2021-07-09T17:30

The worst day of Sydney's COVID outbreak, with authorities desperate to stop the spread; As NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian fears an extended lockdo...

Alarm over Sydney family visits from 2021-07-08T17:30

Sydney-siders are urged to redefine who you think of as family, it’s the latest appeal as authorities try to cut visits across homes, to stop the s...

Could NSW give up on ridding Delta? from 2021-07-07T17:30

A surprising suggestion today that New South Wales give up on getting to zero COVID in the community, the state's Health Minister sparks controvers...

Swimming pool funding questioned from 2021-07-06T17:30

Alarm bells over pre-election government funding for a swimming pool in federal Minister Christian Porter's electorate; There’s growing corporate i...

Dozens more COVID cases in Sydney from 2021-07-05T17:30

Coronavirus is in a Sydney Aged Care home, as staff are praised for working during the outbreak, some are still not vaccinated; Another huge global...

Australia dreams of normality from 2021-07-02T17:30

A plan from National Cabinet lacks detail and timelines, but sets out Australia's return to normal; The Health Minister Greg Hunt joins PM, saying ...

Sydney COVID cases in public, despite lockdown from 2021-07-01T17:30

A warning in New South Wales as people are caught going about their business while sick with COVID; More bickering and point scoring around the vac...

AstraZeneca conundrum for under 40s from 2021-06-30T17:30

The tough choice for younger Australians and their GPs. As health authorities and politicians weigh in - is AstraZeneca right for them? In New Sout...

Infectious hospital worker sparks Qld lockdown from 2021-06-29T17:30

Parts of Queensland's in a COVID lockdown after an unvaccinated Brisbane hospital worker caught the disease and took a trip north; A rush of intere...

Vaccines prevent Sydney transmission from 2021-06-28T17:30

The COVID alert escalates, with cases in four states and territories, in locked down Sydney police issue fines for a protest and sunbaking; The six...

Sydney’s CBD and east shutting down from 2021-06-25T17:30

A growing COVID outbreak forces people who live and work in Central and Eastern Sydney to stay home for a week from midnight; Businesses warn they'...

‘Scariest time’ for NSW from 2021-06-24T17:30

The 'scariest time' for New South Wales, says its Premier, but she's not imposing a lockdown yet, despite COVID case numbers climbing; Even short o...

New Sydney cases cause alarm from 2021-06-23T17:30

Sydney masks up as the COVID outbreak expands across the city and other states impose tough border rules; and the Taliban threat facing Australia's...

Reef at risk from 2021-06-22T17:30

Tourism businesses and the Reef authority are as outraged as the government at a threat to list the Great Barrier Reef as in danger; One of Austral...

Joyce returns as Deputy Prime Minister from 2021-06-21T17:30

Barnaby Joyce returns to Nationals' leadership after a three-year break on the backbench; State and Territory leaders receive a reassurance about v...

Will NSW avoid a lockdown? from 2021-06-18T17:30

New South Wales battles a smouldering COVID outbreak, with transmissions through brief, passing contact. Will its rhetoric on avoiding lockdowns ho...

AstraZeneca no-go for over 50s from 2021-06-17T17:30

Medical experts find that recent clotting side effects mean the AstraZeneca vaccine is now too risky to recommend for those in their 50s; Doctors e...

Minimum wage rises above $20 per hour from 2021-06-16T17:30

The minimum wage now above $20 an hour, who gets it and who doesn't and what's it mean for the economy? An apartment complex is at the centre of Me...

Tamil family freed from Christmas Island from 2021-06-15T17:30

A reprieve from Christmas Island for a Tamil family seeking asylum, but there's no promise of freedom; A post-Brexit trade deal in the wind tonight...

“Imminent” decision on Biloela family future from 2021-06-14T17:30

Hope that a family of asylum seekers split between Perth and Christmas Island will soon be reunited; There's a massive child support debt in this c...

Judge blasts Robodebt ‘shameful chapter’ from 2021-06-11T17:30

The Robodebt welfare saga ends in court, a judge lamenting the anxiety and hardship the government caused; Afghanistan war veteran Ben Roberts-Smit...

What Ben Roberts-Smith told his defamation trial from 2021-06-10T17:30

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith gives evidence in his defamation case, rejecting newspaper allegations about his service in Afghanistan; Bitcoin to b...

COVID's long road trip from 2021-06-09T17:30

A COVID carrier's epic journey, escaping Melbourne's lockdown before testing positive on Queensland's Sunshine Coast; Rules relax for doctors who w...

Police track targets on cracked app from 2021-06-08T17:30

The Prime Minister trumpets a big organised crime sting, we’ll explain how the AFP and FBI got an app they could secretly access into the hands of ...

Early COVID crackdowns best for economy from 2021-06-07T17:30

No mystery cases, but still no promise that Melbourne's lockdown will lift this week; Research concludes that cracking down on COVID outbreaks earl...

Surprising role for dedicated quarantine from 2021-06-04T17:30

Leading epidemiologist Mary Louise McLaws tells us Victoria's purpose-built quarantine facility might only take people who test negative to coronav...

Many limits to lockdown support payments from 2021-06-03T17:30

Federal Emergency payments coming for some in Melbourne as the city endures another seven days of lockdown, we'll explain who's eligible and who mi...

Melbourne’s longer lockdown from 2021-06-02T17:30

Melbournians to endure an extra seven days of lockdown, as more COVID cases are found, including another aged care resident; The Australian economy...

Brush past and catch COVID from 2021-06-01T17:30

Victoria's outbreak reveals just how easily COVID is now spreading, authorities say all it takes is to brush past someone; The Prime Minister dista...

COVID back in aged care from 2021-05-31T17:30

There’s no certainty that Victoria's lockdown will lift later this week, instead, a warning the state's COVID outbreak could get worse; COVID is ba...

Victoria's new case numbers are down -- or are they? from 2021-05-28T18:30

The desperate hunt for those who may have had contact with infectious people, and how lockdowns and border closures are causing pain for divided fa...

Circuit breaker lockdown as Melburnians ordered to stay home from 2021-05-27T18:30

Melbourne has been ordered to stay home for the next seven days over the latest COVID outbreak; what are the mental health and economic implication...

Victorian government says the next 24 hours is crucial from 2021-05-26T18:30

The Victorian government says the next 24 hours is crucial as the state deals with a new COVID-19 outbreak; meanwhile a parliamentary inquiry has h...

Prime Minister rejects suggestions his staff backgrounded against Brittany Higgins from 2021-05-25T18:30

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has released an internal review into allegations members of the Prime Minister's office briefed journalists against M...

PM rejects suggestions his staff backgrounded against Brittany Higgins from 2021-05-25T18:30

PM covers a broad spectrum of issues relevant to all sections of Australia's diverse community.

COVID cases in Melbourne from 2021-05-24T17:30

A COVID alert in Melbourne, as four members of the same family test positive, Victorians are urged to be alert and be ready to get tested; A digita...

Gaza ceasefire holding from 2021-05-21T17:30

Relief as a ceasefire holds across Israel and Gaza, but after 11 days of war, it's the Palestinians who've suffered more death and destruction, we’...

The case for AstraZeneca from 2021-05-20T17:30

Politicians and health leaders push back against vaccine hesitancy, defending the Astra Zeneca we have now, after the Health Minister made clear th...

Betting big on gas power from 2021-05-19T17:30

Is it a junk investment or addressing an energy market failure? We'll look at the Federal Government's 600 million dollar spend on a new gas fired ...

Talk of COVID deaths ‘cynical’ and ‘somewhat insensitive’ from 2021-05-18T17:30

A push for open borders, and a suggestion some people may die thereafter, prompts blowback against the boss of airline Virgin Australia; Leading ep...

What reopening could look like from 2021-05-17T17:00

As calls mount for a plan to reopen Australia to the world, we'll consider what that could look like and the preconditions for making it relatively...

Israel threatens ground attack, steps up Gaza air strikes from 2021-05-14T17:30

Air strikes and rockets bring death to Gaza and Israel, with fears of worse to come as Israeli tanks and troops mass at the border, we have special...

Can Question Time be fixed? from 2021-05-13T17:30

Another brand of vaccine is on its way, but it's still months away. Will it help Australia reopen to the world? Also.. Ever watched Parliament's Qu...

Budget fallout: Vaccines, travel, housing and more from 2021-05-12T17:30

What the budget reveals about your life and work, from vaccination to overseas travel and housing, special coverage on PM; Qantas forced to delay t...

Will ‘big spending’ budget deliver? from 2021-05-11T17:30

It's Federal budget night.. PM brings you special coverage looking at key areas demanding government money and policy. What will the supposed 'big ...

Budget eve push for aged care funds from 2021-05-10T17:30

Billions of dollars for aged care in tomorrow's budget, but does it go anywhere near meeting the need outlined in a Royal Commission? There's billi...

Few repatriation flights for many in India from 2021-05-07T17:30

There'll be just a handful of repatriation flights from India this month, and the government’s revealed 173 Australian children are stuck there wit...

Hunt for the missing COVID link from 2021-05-06T17:30

Another apparent breach from hotel quarantine, as the COVID case in Sydney is linked to a US traveller, but how the transmission occurred remains a...

Sydney man's mystery COVID infection from 2021-05-05T17:30

Sydney’s COVID mystery, where a man's who's tested positive was active in the community all of last weekend; Also, the India travel ban will be cha...

Growing opposition to India travel ban from 2021-05-04T17:30

Health, political, sport and legal voices now criticising the India travel ban, many want Australian citizens back, along with better a quarantine ...

WHO admits COVID transmission from breath from 2021-05-03T17:30

The government resisting pressure, even from its backbench, to drop its harsh penalty for citizens who manage to return home directly from India; T...

Brittany Higgins' 'robust' meeting with Morrison from 2021-04-30T17:30

Political staffer Brittany Higgins describes her discussion with the Prime Minister as robust and difficult, as she makes her plea for parliament t...

Treasurer dreams of more jobs and higher wages from 2021-04-29T17:30

On PM: The Treasurer's shift in budget priorities, Josh Frydenberg suggests he can now drive unemployment lower and push wages up. The budget's due...

Will vaccines halt India COVID crisis? from 2021-04-28T18:30

More than 200 thousand people have now died of COVID-19 in India, we'll discuss the long term effects on the subcontinent and whether vaccination c...

India COVID surge grounds flights from 2021-04-27T17:30

Australia halts all flights from India, the centre of the world's biggest COVID catastrophe, amid fears of outbreaks from hotel quarantine; we'll s...

WA Premier lifts lockdown, lashes hotel quarantine from 2021-04-26T17:30

Perth's lockdown ends with the COVID outbreak apparently contained, but the Premier's frustration with hotel quarantine is boiling over; and the fi...

Snap three-day lockdown from midnight tonight for Perth and WA's Peel region after hotel quarantine cases from 2021-04-23T18:30

A snap three-day lockdown from midnight tonight for Perth and WA's Peel region after several people contracted COVID 19 while in hotel quarantine; ...

India COVID crisis ‘beyond comprehension’ from 2021-04-22T17:30

The Pfizer vaccine to be saved for younger Australians, while AstraZeneca is targeted at the over 50's, under the latest vaccination program shake-...

Relief for Floyd family and the US President from 2021-04-21T17:30

Guilty on all counts.. Relief from the U-S President down, after a murder conviction for the police officer who killed George Floyd; and no money a...

Test for the trans-Tasman bubble from 2021-04-20T17:30

The New Zealand travel bubble remains intact – after an Auckland airport worker who was vaccinated tests positive for COVID-19. They're not particu...

Veteran suicide Royal Commission from 2021-04-19T17:30

The government bows to pressure and plans a Royal Commission into veteran suicide, we'll discuss what the scope of the inquiry should be with Afgha...

Top advisor backs controversial fresh air theory from 2021-04-16T17:30

A furore in the scientific community as a top advisor to the Federal government advances the controversial theory that there's something special an...

Last troops to leave Afghanistan from 2021-04-15T17:30

After 20 years of conflict, Australia's to follow the U-S out of Afghanistan, there's no peace to celebrate, so what's the legacy? And GP's insist ...

Mass vaccination strategy under review from 2021-04-14T17:30

More mass vaccination hubs are planned for mid-year in a bid to catch up on the botched roll-out as the Prime Minister's switches to a war footing,...

Holgate ‘humiliated’ and ‘unlawfully’ stood down from 2021-04-13T17:30

The former Australia Post boss, forced from her job after the Prime Minister lashed her in parliament, speaks out; and doctors told to be on the lo...

Australia's vaccine alternatives from 2021-04-12T17:30

Pfizer is now Australia's best hope to complete the vaccine roll-out. But with no estimate on when everyone will get an injection, we'll assess the...

Australia's vaccine program in disarray from 2021-04-09T17:30

Officials insist Australia's vaccine program is still going well, despite the changed advice about AstraZeneca and extremely rare blood clots; Wher...

Experts mull very rare vaccine blood clot risk from 2021-04-08T17:30

Health authorities to decide whether the extremely small risk of rare blood clots will change Australia's vaccine strategy, what happens if young p...

Morrison blames supply for missed vaccine targets from 2021-04-07T17:30

On PM, we’ll pick apart the Prime Minister's latest justifications for Australia's slower than expected vaccine program; and a propaganda push from...

Quarantine free travel to NZ remains at risk from outbreaks from 2021-04-06T17:30

Quarantine free travel to New Zealand starts soon, but any outbreak will derail plans, so it's flyer beware; and Malcolm Turnbull deemed a distract...

Another missed vaccine target from 2021-04-05T17:30

Local production of the AstraZeneca vaccine is not yet at the promised one million doses a week; and dozens dead in flash flooding across Indonesia...

Lockdown lifts after COVID alert from 2021-04-01T17:30

Brisbane residents out of lockdown for the holiday weekend, we'll look at whether people are prepared to risk going away; and as Australia's vaccin...

Blame game over slow vaccine rollout from 2021-03-31T17:30

The states openly at war with the federal government over Australia's troubled vaccination program; and a COVID outbreak forces the last minute scu...

Australia’s ‘very slow’ vaccination effort from 2021-03-30T17:30

Queensland's COVID cases rise and the spread among hospital workers remains a critical mystery; and not all medical workers are vaccinated yet, a l...

COVID cases prompt Greater Brisbane lockdown from 2021-03-29T17:30

Millions are in a three-day lockdown in Greater Brisbane, as authorities try to stop a growing COVID outbreak; and the trouble in the Suez could be...

A battle against mud and muck from 2021-03-26T17:30

The bobcats and tip trucks are finally moving into some flood hit towns, as the piles of destroyed walls, furniture and appliances just keep growin...

Brittany Higgins complains about secret briefings from 2021-03-25T17:30

After delays and denials, the Prime Minister's office starts looking into whether his staff secretly briefed reporters against the alleged rape vic...

Deaths as cars washed away in floods from 2021-03-24T17:30

Tragedy in the floods, two men have been found dead in their cars in two states hit by torrential rain; and while some begin the clean-up, others, ...

Morrison has ‘heard’ women, but warns reporter on criticism from 2021-03-23T17:30

The flood disaster continues, helicopters deliver food and riverside communities report chaos. We'll take you to the flood zones and check in with ...

Homes and businesses under water across NSW from 2021-03-22T17:30

Immense flooding devastates communities across New South Wales, PM speaks with ABC reporters in the flood zones and hears from people whose lives, ...

Relations between the superpowers at a frosty new low from 2021-03-19T18:30

The big chill between superpowers, as the US "shirt-fronts" China and Russia's Vladimir Putin; It comes as the American military outlines plans to ...

Unemployment rate returns to pre-pandemic levels from 2021-03-18T17:30

His idea of a sexual consent app, is widely panned, but NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller insists he’s happy to have contributed to the conversat...

Chaos for GPs as next vaccine phase arrives from 2021-03-17T17:30

The vaccine arrives for older Australians, but with no easy online booking system, there's chaos and a plea not to badger local GPs; and Australia ...

‘No evidence’ vaccine causes blood clots from 2021-03-16T17:30

The Astra Zeneca vaccine is safe and will continue to be given in Australia, officials say, so why is much of Europe hitting pause? And domestic vi...

'The system is broken' Women march for justice from 2021-03-15T17:30

A day of action for women furious at the violence and fear that still marks their lives, declaring the system is broken. We'll meet some of the man...

New witness could testify about Porter allegation from 2021-03-12T17:30

A new potential witness says he's prepared to testify about the rape allegation against the Attorney-General; We'll meet the Sydney schoolgirl who'...

Vaccine timetable blow-out from 2021-03-11T17:30

Australia's vaccination timetable could stretch into next year and authorities are getting more cautious about setting interim targets at all; and ...

Morrison declares Porter an 'innocent man' from 2021-03-10T17:30

It's supposed to stop terrible crimes, but legal experts warn an online surveillance law could also erode rights, so how to strike the balance? And...

Hard truths to precede healing for Indigenous Australians from 2021-03-09T17:30

Victoria's Indigenous community will be heard at a truth telling commission on Australia's violent colonial history and the Northern Territory may ...

Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview to shake Royal family from 2021-03-08T17:30

There are big revelations from Harry and Meghan's big Oprah interview, there was concern about their baby's skin colour; the ABC's North America co...

Will an inquiry fix parliament's workplace culture? from 2021-03-05T17:30

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins joins PM to discuss the review she’ll conduct into Federal parliament’s workplace culture; and a w...

Students expose toxic culture of sexual assault from 2021-03-04T17:30

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is still backing Christian Porter, a day after the Attorney General denied an allegation of rape; and school principa...

Christian Porter refuses to stand down after historical rape allegation from 2021-03-03T18:30

The Attorney-General Christian Porter identifies himself as the politician who's alleged to have raped a 16-year-old girl in 1988, saying it did no...

Police close investigation into historical rape allegation from 2021-03-02T18:30

Case closed.. Police will not investigate an historical rape allegation against a Federal cabinet minister. So, what happens next? And the Aged Car...

Aged Care shame revealed in major report from 2021-03-01T18:30

A radical redesign of Aged Care could be coming for a sector that's left one in three with substandard care, PM discusses the final report of the R...

Allegations Cabinet Minister involved in historical rape. from 2021-02-26T19:30:25

A letter containing a disturbing allegation that an unnamed Cabinet Minister in the Morrison Government anally raped a 16 year old girl prior to en...

AFP Commissioner warns politicians to report sexual assault allegations. from 2021-02-25T18:30

Why has the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police explicitly warned politicians that sexual assault allegations must be immediately reporte...

Concerns over how doctor gave the wrong COVID vaccine dose from 2021-02-24T19:30

A storm erupts over how a doctor, without the right training, gave the wrong COVID vaccine dose to two elderly patients; new revelations in the gov...

Federal government deal sees Facebook restore Australian news pages. from 2021-02-23T19:30

After blocking Australian news pages last week, now Facebook agrees to restore services in a last minute deal with the government; rogue MP Craig K...

Royal Commission into Crown's suitability to hold a casino licence announced in Victoria; from 2021-02-22T19:30

Victoria announces a Royal Commission into Crown's suitability to hold a casino licence in that state; Federal Parliament's spiralling sexual misco...

Former Liberal staffer to make formal complaint to Police over rape allegations. from 2021-02-19T19:30

A former Liberal staffer who alleges she was raped by a colleague at Parliament House will make a formal complaint to Police.
...

A simmering stand-off between Facebook and the Government erupts. from 2021-02-18T18:30

A simmering stand-off between the tech giants and the Government erupts as Australian Facebook users learn they're mere pawns in the battle over wh...

Prime Minister accused of 'victim blaming'. from 2021-02-17T18:30

The Prime Minister is accused of 'victim blaming' by the woman at the centre of a rape allegation that's embroiling the government.
...

Government's handling of sexual assault allegations under scrutiny from 2021-02-16T18:30

The Government's handling of sexual assault allegations is under forensic scrutiny with a former Prime Minister describing a culture of misogyny in...

Pressure rising for solution to quarantine problems from 2021-02-15T18:30

Pressure's mounting on the Federal government to do more about shortcomings in quarantine hotels.

Victoria in COVID lockdown from 2021-02-12T18:30

All of Victoria going into a strict five-day lockdown and borders are closing as fears grow the UK coronavirus variant is spreading in Melbourne; a...

Women worse off in COVID jobs market from 2021-02-11T18:30

Hotel quarantine still has the backing of Federal health authorities, as the Holiday Inn outbreak in Melbourne grows; and how COVID is amplifying 1...

Coronavirus vapor at Melbourne’s Holiday Inn from 2021-02-10T18:30

More COVID cases identified from Melbourne's Holiday Inn hotel and authorities think a coronavirus vapor was wafting through the air; and James Pac...

Crown not suitable to operate Sydney casino from 2021-02-09T18:30

What future for Sydney's new skyscraper casino, after a damning report finds Crown Resorts not suitable to hold a gambling license? And veteran AFL...

Variants challenge vaccine effectiveness from 2021-02-08T18:30

More pressure on Australia's hotel quarantine system, with two unusual COVID cases in New South Wales and Victoria; We’ll explain how you might nee...

Morrison hopes WA lockdown won't be repeated from 2021-02-05T18:30

Western Australia is coming out of its five-day lockdown after no new COVID cases. The Prime Minister has ordered a review into COVID policies, say...

THU 4 FEB - Morrison reluctant to shift on quarantine, despite hotel transmission from 2021-02-04T18:30

Victoria is on edge after a COVID transmission to a hotel quarantine guard, fuelling more concern about airborne spread of the virus; and more home...

WED 3 FEB – Microsoft ‘fully supports’ paying for news from 2021-02-03T18:30

Residents east of Perth remain under serious bushfire threat, PM speaks with some forced to flee and the secretary of a local Sikh temple offering ...

TUE 2 FEB – Doctors’ group slams Craig Kelly from 2021-02-02T18:30

The government is still backing Craig Kelly, but a major doctors' group has slammed the Coalition MP for continuing his spread of mistruths about C...

MON 1 FEB – No new COVID cases in WA from 2021-02-01T18:30

WA's lockdown continues, though no new COVID cases have been detected since the apparent quarantine breach; and the price of silver driven to a fiv...

THU 26 NOV - Hostage diplomacy with Iran from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Iranian prisoners exchanged to secure the release of Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert. There's anger at Tehran's use of hostage diplomacy; and Megha...

WED 25 NOV - Rethinking quarantine for travellers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

South Australia's hotel quarantine system is set for a shake-up, what should it look like done right? And a crisis for Australia's infection control expert...

TUE 24 NOV - Trump agrees to begin transition from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

More border rules are relaxing, and vaccines are proving effective – as Australia gets closer to living free with COVID; and two weeks after Joe Biden's el...

MON 23 NOV - Lies and COVID contact tracing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

South Australian police view security camera footage – building a case against multiple people who may have lied to COVID contact tracers; and Australia's ...

FRI 20 JUL: SA lockdown ends again after lie exposed from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A surprise early easing of lockdown for South Australians tonight .. but the cause and its implications are raising eyebrows. The state's decision to go in...

THU 19 NOV: Shameful and shocking war crimes report released from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A former SAS paramedic goes on the record on the day a shocking and shameful report is released about the conduct of Australian special forces in Afghanist...

WED 18 NOV: SA to shut down for six days from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

South Australians are flocking to shops and services ahead of the start at midnight of some of the strictest measures Australians have faced since the pand...

TUE 17 NOV: Thousands linked to Adelaide cluster from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This evening there's an anxious wait in Adelaide....where there's mass testing to determine just how far a coronavirus cluster has spread, with the chief h...

MON 16 NOV: SA cluster sees borders close again from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The nation has quickly lurched from pretty COVID comfortable, to being on high alert today, as South Australia's premier slaps on new restrictions from mid...

FRI 13 NOV: Internal borders to open for Christmas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Home by Christmas...that's the hope for many of us this Friday....after the nations leaders agree to reopen internal borders in time for quarantine-free Ch...

THU 12 NOV: Australians to brace for war crimes report from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Prime Minister is preparing the nation for some "brutal truths" when the special report into allegations of war crimes by Australians in Afghanistan is...

WED 11 NOV: Could rising house prices cause more inequality and poverty? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

With the RBA banking on low interest rates to turbo-charge the housing market and drive economic growth, there are concerns many could miss out on home own...

TUE 10 NOV - Government extends COVID unemployment benefit beyond Christmas, but at a lower rate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A JobSeeker recipient tells PM she will have to cut her electricity use even more after the unemployment payment is reduced, internal divisions within the ...

MON 9 NOV - Trump issuing tweets but yet to face cameras in response to Biden's victory speech from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Donald Trump is digging in his heels over his legal challenges to the US election result; Joe Biden's first order of business is addressing the out-of-cont...

FRI 6 NOV from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

PM covers a broad spectrum of issues relevant to all sections of Australia's diverse community.

THU 5 NOV: Biden eyes the magic 270 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A race still too close to call, but the tables have turned in the race for the White House with Joe Biden inching towards the magic 270 electoral college v...

WED 4 NOV - US Election: Tight contest in key states from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A special edition of PM for your tonight as voting continues in a very tense United States presidential election. Democratic contender Joe Biden leads in t...

TUES 3RD NOV - Going for broke as the Reserve Bank takes the plunge with everything it has to revive economy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

PM covers a broad spectrum of issues relevant to all sections of Australia's diverse community.

FRI 16 OCT – Controversial land deal under AFP investigation from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Federal Police investigating a massive Federal Government overpayment for a plot of land owned by billionaires; and the kava catastrophe - Pacific Islander...

MON 2 NOV: Australia Post CEO resigns from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Despite sounding defiant last week, the CEO of Australia Post Christine Holgate has resigned over the gifting of four Cartier watches to senior executives,...

THU 15 OCT – No charges laid against “Afghan Files” ABC journalist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

ABC Journalist Dan Oakes joins PM after learning he won’t be prosecuted for his reporting; and two more sleeps until New Zealand's election - we'll look at...

WED 14 OCT – Berejiklian’s leadership hangs on ICAC evidence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Gladys Berejiklian's leadership hangs by a thread, as the former NSW MP she had a secret five year relationship with makes damaging admissions to a corrupt...

TUE 13 OCT – NSW Premier accused of turning blind eye to corruption from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Uproar in New South Wales parliament as the opposition seizes on the Premier's appearance at a corruption inquiry; and why Melbourne's coronavirus outbreak...

MON 12 OCT – NSW Premier’s relationship under ICAC cloud from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The New South Wales Premier resists pressure to resign, over a secret relationship and a corruption hearing; and an inquiry hears Rio Tinto knew of the cul...

FRI 9 OCT – Qld Premier ‘reprehensible’, ‘uncaring’ and ‘cruel’ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A border battle deepens; is the Queensland Premier motivated by care for constituents or an imminent election? And confusion around Donald Trump's COVID co...

THU 8 OCT – VP debate conjures ‘life before Donald Trump’ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A quieter affair at the one and only US Vice Presidential debate, correspondent David Lipson tells PM ‘it was clear, it was policy driven’; and pressure on...

WED 7 OCT – Is any job a good job? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A warning budget measures will create more insecure work for younger Australians; and PM speaks with women who are cash strapped, and out of work, and fear...

TUE 6 OCT – A budget like no other from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A big spending budget to be unveiled, and in a pandemic, the usual restraints on debt and deficit are jettisoned; and another extraordinary scene in Washin...

MON 5 OCT – Donald Trump’s car trip delights supporters from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

COVID-positive Donald Trump takes a quick trip outside hospital waving to cheering fans from his air-tight car. But was it safe? We'll ask infectious disea...

FRI 2 OCT – SPECIAL COVERAGE: President Trump contracts COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 The President of the United States has contracted coronavirus; PM looks at the consequences 32 days out from the US election and speaks with virologist Dr...

THU 1 OCT – Royal Commission wants urgent Aged Care changes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Aged Care Royal Commission calls for urgent changes to help homes respond to coronavirus; and the Arnhem Land producers of a new movie hope it will sta...

WED 30 SEP – Trump tries to drown out Biden from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A chaotic first Presidential debate, as Donald Trump fails to condemn white supremacists, sows more doubt about the electoral process and repeatedly tries ...

FRI 30 OCT - Border restrictions easing in two states from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Western Australia is opening up to other states for the first time since April, while on election-eve in Queensland, the Premier reveals travellers from mo...

TUE 29 SEP – Could home quarantine replace hotels? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Prime Minister signals an easing of border restrictions could come soon, WHO advisor Mary-Louise McLaws joins PM to explain how that could happen; and ...

THU 29 OCT – Trump’s economy “resonates” with women from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The US President's on a multi-state campaigning blitz, Republican strategist Mica Mosbacher tells PM the election is going to come down to the economy; and...

MON 28 SEP – Dreamworld deaths cost Ardent $3.6m from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A multi-million dollar fine for four lives lost at the Dreamworld theme park; and Victoria's Health Minister quit on the weekend, but the Hotel Quarantine ...

WED 28 OCT - Fears of US election related violence from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The growing risk of election related violence in the United States, our correspondent explains there are fears of unrest on the left and the right; and aft...

FRI 25 SEPT: Andrews faces hotel inquiry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Who knew what when - the same questions are asked at the inquiry into Victoria's disastrous hotel quarantine program. But today it was the Premier in the ...

TUE 27 OCT – Anticipation ahead of Melbourne reopening from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For the second day in a row, Victoria recorded no new coronavirus infections, as the state reopens, will it keep coronavirus under control? Government back...

MON 26 OCT – Victoria’s lockdown coming to an end from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The lockdown is ending and businesses will reopen across Victoria, an emotional Premier thanks citizens on a day where no new COVID cases are detected; and...

WED 23 SEPT: NBN gets an upgrade from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The government has announced that NBN Co will spend three-and-a-half billion dollars to make ultra-fast broadband available to millions more Australians .....

FRI 23 OCT – ASIC boss stands aside over spending from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

More concerns about executive spending - the boss of the corporate watchdog stands aside over personal tax advice payments; and the final US Presidential d...

TUE 22 SEPT: Government releases energy roadmap from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Federal government has released its overarching energy and climate change policy - naming five priorities; hydrogen, energy storage, carbon capture and...

THU 22 OCT – AusPost luxury watch scandal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Time's up for the Australia Post boss, after revelations about luxury watches bought for senior executives; and interference in the US election - intellige...

MON 21 SEPT: Israeli court rules on Malka Leifer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An Israeli court has this evening approved the extradition of former Melbourne teacher Malka Leifer, wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse. De...

WED 21 OCT – Review into SA baby deaths from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Four South Australian families mourn the deaths of their newborns. Why could they not have heart surgery at home? And as Victorian police prepare for Grand...

TUE 20 OCT – Businesses urged to borrow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Reserve Bank wants businesses to borrow, but what they really seem to want is a clearer path out of the health and economic crisis, not more cheap mone...

MON 19 OCT – Australia’s last lockdown? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A bitter political battle over the speed of Victoria's emergence from COVID restrictions; Epidemiologist Professor Catherine Bennett tells us why Victoria'...

FRI 18 SEPT: More Australians allowed to return from overseas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

National Cabinet has reached a compromise on allowing more Australians to return home from overseas. Also on PM, the former Chief Justice of the New South ...

THU 17 SEP - Unemployment rate drops unexpectedly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

August's unemployment rate has come in lower than feared at 6.8 percent, but is everything as it appears on the surface? The Bureau of Statistics says 111,...

WED 16 SEPT: Hope for Aussies stranded overseas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For weeks now we've been hearing heartbreaking stories of Australians stranded overseas....unable to get home because of coronavirus entry restrictions and...

TUE 15 SEPT: Government issues ultimatum to energy companies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Build it... or we will -- a threat from the Prime Minister, demanding energy companies stump up and build new gas power plants before ageing coal fired sta...

MON 14 SEPT: Japan has a new PM from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After Shinzo Abe's sudden resignation because of ill-health Japan has designated a new leader in Yoshihide Suga.

FRI 11 SEP - Heads roll at Rio Tinto over gorge destruction from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Juukan Gorge destruction causes heads to roll at Rio Tinto; the NSW Government survives its own extinction crisis over koala laws, but the National Party l...

THU 10 SEP – NSW Nationals blow up the Coalition from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The New South Wales Nationals declare they won’t support government legislation because of land clearing laws supposed to save the koalas; and recordings o...

WED 9 SEP – Chinese journalists in foreign interference probe from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Chinese scholars and journalists are caught up in a foreign interference investigation; and a vaccine trial put on hold - scientists warn it could be weeks...

TUE 8 SEP – ABC journalist experiences ‘harassment’ in China from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Australian journalists are rushed out of China after warnings from the embassy and unwanted attention from Chinese police; the ABC’s Bill Birtles is one of...

MON 7 SEP – Morrison’s barely veiled criticism of Victoria from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Prime Minister's critique amid a howl of criticism for Victoria's tough COVID roadmap. We'll assess the science - is Victoria’s plan overkill or the sa...

FRI 4 SEP – Christmas border plan agreed at National Cabinet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Western Australia rejects a plan that'll see other jurisdictions implement a new hot-spot response to COVID-19; and epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws joins...

THU 3 SEP – Victoria Police defends ‘incitement’ arrest from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Victoria Police defends the arrest of a pregnant woman for promoting an anti-lockdown protest; and a spike in heart conditions amid the lockdown prompts a ...

WED 2 SEP – Australia in recession from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Australia's in its first recession in 29 years, we meet a Melbourne business owner who's trying to keep more than 100 staff in jobs; and Tony Abbott challe...

TUE 1 SEP – Facebook threatens to cut Australian news from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Facebook threatens to cut news from its feeds if it's forced to pay the providers, PM speaks with James Chessell from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald; an...

MON 31 AUG – Victoria’s elusive roadmap out of lockdown from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he'll announce the roadmap out of lockdown next Sunday, but just how long that journey will take is still unknown; an...

FRI 28 AUG – Stage set for November’s US election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The battleground's set in the United States, with President Trump depicts his opponent as “the destroyer of American greatness”; and the Christchurch terro...

THU 27 AUG – Australian terrorist jailed for life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Australian terrorist behind the New Zealand mosque attack will spend life behind bars; and as Woolworths and Afterpay report earnings, consumer advocat...

WED 26 AUG – Sexual harassment at work spikes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Reports of workplace sexual harassment are actually rising during the pandemic, PM discusses the changing nature of harassment with the Sex Discrimination ...

TUE 25 AUG – Qantas looks to outsourcing to cut costs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Qantas set to axe thousands more jobs, announcing plans to outsource baggage handling; and Hong Kong researchers find a person who contracted COVID-19 twic...

MON 24 AUG – Hotel guards told to reuse masks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The hotel quarantine inquiry hears from a security guard who contracted COVID-19, he says guards were instructed to reuse masks and gloves; and could blood...

FRI 29 JAN – New strains challenge vaccine from 2021-01-29T18:30

A cold reception to the Queensland Premier's call for more federal funding for hotel quarantine; and another vaccine reports it's very effective ag...

THU 28 JAN – ‘Lives could be lost’ as Olympics proceed from 2021-01-28T18:30

Vaccine supply chains are tested, but big pharma insists Australian orders will be filled; and despite COVID, athletes and organisers still expect ...

WED 27 JAN – Police bodycam clears Aboriginal man from 2021-01-27T18:30

Indigenous justice campaigners claim a win after convictions are quashed for a man who was tasered during a police station arrest; and a veteran he...

TUE 26 JAN – Australia Day celebrations and protests from 2021-01-26T18:30

Australia Day highlights competing notions of a nation, with celebrations for some and unease and protest for others; and after the honours are rol...

MON 25 JAN – New Zealand COVID case halts travel from 2021-01-25T18:30

A single case of a highly infectious COVID strain pops the travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia; and despite talk of trade trouble with ...

FRI 22 JAN - Google's ultimatum over news media bargaining code from 2021-01-22T18:00

Battling the tech titans, the Prime Minister refuses to bow to Google and Facebook's threats to cut services; Spend more, save less: the Government...

THU 21 JAN – Joe Biden is the 46th US President from 2021-01-21T19:30

Joe Biden is sworn in as the new President of the United States, he signals big change ahead, but can his appeals for unity repair a riven nation? ...

WED 20 JAN – Steve Bannon pardoned by Trump from 2021-01-20T18:30

Donald Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon, who's charged with defrauding donors of money, gets a pardon during the final hours of the Trump pre...

TUE 19 JAN - Clawing back cash from tax havens from 2021-01-19T18:30

The Tax Office claws back tens of millions of dollars from people implicated in a massive leak about foreign tax havens; and Donald Trump is expect...

MON 18 JAN – Big business giving back JobKeeper from 2021-01-18T18:30

A major Australian retailer is doing so well it wants to return some of its JobKeeper payments to the government, should others do the same? And Ch...

FRI 15 JAN – Inauguration threats worry US authorities from 2021-01-15T18:30

A second day of no COVID cases in the community has been recorded right across Australia, so how will we keep a lid on outbreaks? And there's a big...

THU 14 JAN – Sacked for refusing COVID vax? from 2021-01-14T18:30

A handful of Republicans joined with Democrats in the US House of Representatives to impeach Donald Trump. But will the numbers be there to convict...

WED 13 JAN – More Republicans desert Trump from 2021-01-13T18:30

Donald Trump is set to be impeached for a second time tomorrow and more top Republicans are deserting him; and US legal authorities build sedition ...

TUE 12 JAN – McCormack’s fact fumble from 2021-01-12T18:30

Facts are not necessarily facts for the Acting Prime Minister, Michael McCormack. He's copping new criticism as he again refuses to condemn MPs spo...

MON 11 JAN – ‘Chilling’ chat about executing traitors from 2021-01-11T18:30

An historian who observed the Capitol riots with his photographer wife describes ‘surreal’ scenes where people were using violent rhetoric and feel...

FRI 8 JAN – Brisbane in COVID lockdown from 2021-01-08T18:30

Brisbane is going into lockdown, with fears a highly infectious strain of COVID has spread in the community; It's alarmed Queensland doctors who ar...

THU 7 JAN – PM SPECIAL: Storming the Capitol from 2021-01-07T18:30

Trump supporters storm the Capitol building in Washington DC, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's election win; PM brings you eyewitness ac...

WED 6 JAN – COVID risk from MCG test from 2021-01-06T18:30

The MCG implicated in a COVID case in Melbourne, now authorities say cricket fans attending the Sydney test will have to spend the day wearing mask...

TUE 5 JAN – Country NSW on COVID alert from 2021-01-05T18:30

The COVID risk spreads to regional New South Wales, with a testing blitz across three country towns; and there's increasing alarm that transport wo...

MON 4 JAN – Cricket test to proceed with fewer fans from 2021-01-04T18:30

Sydney residents urged to get tested for coronavirus as fears grow about undetected cases in the western suburbs, as the cricket is set to go ahead...

FRI 1 JAN – New COVID alerts and border chaos from 2021-01-01T18:30

New COVID alerts for Western Sydney and on the New South Wales south coast and troubles at the border as holidaying Victorians make a mad dash to g...

THU 31 DEC – Borders close to NSW and Vic from 2020-12-31T18:30

The Victorian border to close to all of New South Wales and WA reinstates a hard border with Victoria as more COVID cases pop up in Sydney and Melb...

WED 30 DEC – Sydney COVID outbreak spreads from 2020-12-30T18:30

A new COVID hotspot in Sydney and a sharp rise in cases dash hopes the outbreak is under control; and leading infectious diseases experts call for ...

TUE 29 DEC – Mystery cases outside Sydney hot spot from 2020-12-29T18:30

Concern about undetected chains of transmission as more mystery COVID cases pop up well outside of Sydney's Northern Beaches; and 2020 saw a boom i...

MON 28 DEC – Sydney’s NYE plans wound back from 2020-12-28T18:30

New Year’s Eve in Sydney will look and feel a little different this year as COVID puts a dampener on the iconic harbourside celebrations; and healt...

THU 24 DEC – Record high COVID testing rate in NSW from 2020-12-24T18:30

New South Wales’ residents take a record 60 thousand COVID tests on one day, and despite nine new cases, authorities warn the outbreak’s not yet sh...

WED 23 DEC – Small Christmas gatherings for Sydney from 2020-12-23T18:30

Christmas gatherings are limited to just 10 visitors across Australia's most populous city, with special rules for different parts of the Northern ...

TUE 22 DEC – COVID cases trending down from 2020-12-22T18:30

New COVID cases are trending down across Sydney, raising hopes that Christmas upheaval will be limited; and advice for parents to look for the sign...

MON 21 DEC – Christmas celebrations at risk from 2020-12-21T18:30

Another 15 COVID cases linked to Sydney's Northern Beaches outbreak, but will the need to crush the cluster also crush Christmas celebrations? And ...

FRI 18 DEC – Sydney’s COVID outbreak is spreading from 2020-12-18T18:30

New South Wales urgently hunts the origins of its latest COVID outbreak, as new cases are confirmed; but why no hard lockdown or mandated mask wear...

THU 17 DEC – RSL club at centre of COVID cluster from 2020-12-17T18:30

Anticipation, as authorities race to find the source of Sydney's latest coronavirus outbreak; and no regrets and no apologies from the Victorian go...

WEDS 18 DEC – Australia pushes back against China’s trade strikes from 2020-12-16T18:30

Australia makes its first move against China's trade strikes, heading to the world trade umpire for a ruling on China's barley bans. There's every ...

TUE 15 DEC – China warned over coal blockade from 2020-12-15T18:30

Desperate efforts to stop China's coal blockade, the Prime Minister warns China it'll unnerve all its trading partners; and Joe Biden's election wi...

MON 14 DEC – NZ prepares to drop travel restrictions from 2020-12-14T18:30

A two-way border bubble with New Zealand is just months away, as the Kiwis look to relax restrictions; and calls for tougher animal cruelty laws af...

FRI 11 DEC – HIV fragment dooms COVID vaccine from 2020-12-11T18:30

An apparently effective and safe COVID vaccine is scrapped – after it threw up false positive test results for HIV; Dr Andrew Nash from CSL tells P...

THU 10 DEC – COVID death toll record in USA from 2020-12-10T18:30

More than three thousand deaths in the United States in a single day from COVID-19, for one Australian health worker, there's a feeling of guilt lo...

WED 9 DEC – Unions and the Coalition at war from 2020-12-09T18:30

The government and Labor go head to head over workers and wages, as the Coalition finally reveals plans to change the bargaining system; and an one...

TUE 8 DEC – Ardern apologises for failings before mosque attack from 2020-12-08T18:30

New Zealand's Prime Minister apologises to the Muslim community as a long-running inquiry documents failings before the Christchurch mosque attack;...

MON 7 DEC - International travellers return to Melbourne from 2020-12-07T18:30

Australia's COVID alert eases a little bit more, across state and international borders; and the Royal Commission hears people with disabilities ar...

FRI 4 DEC – US records deadliest day of the pandemic from 2020-12-04T18:30

The United States is in the grip of a horrifying surge in coronavirus cases, and President-elect Joe Biden is trying to get in front of the emergen...

THU 3 DEC – Soldier slams Melbourne mission from 2020-12-03T18:30

Australia will watch and learn from the UK, rather than rush to match Britain's roll out of a COVID vaccine beginning next week; and an Australian ...

WED 2 DEC – Recession ends, but pain persists from 2020-12-02T18:30

The Australian microbiologist joining the WHO search for the origins of coronavirus hopes to soon head to China and he expects good access, despite...

TUE 1 DEC – China blasts Australian “rage and roar” from 2020-12-01T18:30

Australia's row with China just gets worse - Chinese media is in overdrive, and its embassy here lashes Australia's attempt to “deflect public atte...

MON 30 NOV – ‘Repugnant’ Chinese tweet outrages Morrison from 2020-11-30T18:30

A new low in Australia's relationship with China, as a furious Prime Minister savages China in a row over an offensive tweet; and a growing chorus ...

FRI 27 NOV – China crushes Australian wine from 2020-11-27T18:30

Australian wine all-but locked out of China – as Beijing slaps on crushing anti-dumping charges. Is iron ore next? And the Chief of Army defies a b...