Bernard Keane
PM begins life as leader of a minority government
Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane on how the Prime Minister is navigating his role as leader of a minority government with confirmation of Kerryn Phelps' win in Wentworth. Meanwhile, Scott… Audio
Sydney Opera House racing promo and IPCC report denial
Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane has details on the Government's attempts to delete references to phasing out coal in the IPCC report; the Sydney Opera House billboard protests and the… Audio
ABC's MD sacking and is the new PM settling in?
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane on the continuing saga of Michelle Guthrie's sacking as the ABC's managing director. Plus how is Scott Morrison settling into his new job? Has he managed to move… Audio
Australian political implosion
Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane has the latest on new allegations against former PM aspirant Peter Dutton, that led to ugly scenes in Parliament; the lack of climate or energy policy and… Audio
Australia's National Energy Guarantee gets thumbs up
Bernard Keane has details about the National Energy Guarantee plan to settle climate and energy policy; a massive new expansion of surveillance laws that would enable the Government to force tech… Audio
Australia's growing population and Tony Abbot
Our Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane has details of political disagreement over the country's population policies; cybersecurity concerns about a new electronic health record system and the… Audio
Pauline Hanson's party of two
Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane, has the latest One Nation drama; the Liberal Party backing of a policy to privatise the ABC and accusations of anti-China sentiment. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
The Turnbull government fails to get big company tax cuts through, the controversy continues over live sheep exports and the energy company AGL says it won't keep its coal-fired power station going… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Fallout from the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull notching up his 30th losing poll in a row; and yet another media expose of awful cruelty on live export vessels has put the government in a… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Will crossbench senators give multinational companies a tax cut? Department store Myer has been accused of racial profiling; and Victorian crossbench MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins has spoken of her… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
The beleaguered Barnaby Joyce has quit as Deputy Prime Minister in the wake of a sexual harassment allegation, replaced by the little-known NSW MP Michael McCormack; and Government now has to start… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australian correspondent Bernard Keane reports on the political year across the Tasman kicking off in the same way 2017 ended: with the government leaking. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Fallout from the Queensland election result; Marriage equality debate is underway in Parliament; and ABC's board will be asked to reconsider triple j's decision to move the date of its highly… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Latest news from across the Tasman, including the ongoing fallout from the citizenship drama after another dual citizen emerged yesterday; continuing criticism of the government over the indigenous… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
The marriage equality debate continues after the Macklemore controversy; and more evidence that Manus Island detainees haven't been provided with basic mental health services after the death of… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
The citizenship debacle; and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appears like he's focused in governing by re-announcing a major renewable energy project and finding yet another way to crack down on… Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
Bernard reports on the same sex marriage plebiscite, Australia's biggest bank being implicated in several major money laundering schemes and the continuing fallout from the citizenship resignations. Audio
'I think the endgame is chaos'
In Australia, the Malcolm Turnbull & Tony Abbott show rolls on, with the former Liberal Party leader continuing to destabalise the leadership of Turnbull and no endgame in sight. Audio
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
A showdown is brewing between Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull and former PM Tony Abbott over the future of coal-fired power stations. Audio
Australia Correspondent Bernard Keane
Bernard Keane reports in on Liberal Party right-wingers being forced to swallow big spending and big borrowing as a matter of electoral survival. In response Labour proposes more tax for big earners.
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