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

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

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

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

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

A showdown is brewing between Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull and former PM Tony Abbott over the future of coal-fired power stations. Audio

Australian Correspondent Bernard Keane on the Australian Government's obsession with changing racial discrimination laws to please the hard-right faction of the Liberal Party - latest in the gas… Audio

The government is frozen on tax policy and is pushing ahead with its boosting of "clean" coal - despite a lack of interest from the energy industry. Audio

The die off of coral on the Great Barrier reef and Tony Abbott's threat to keep sniping from sidelines until he gets a cabinet post. Audio

Australia's Solicitor-General has quit after a stoush with the Attorney-General and Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull at daggers drawn in the wake of an intra-party conflict over over gun laws. Audio

In Australia a parliamentary committee is quizzing the CEOs of the four major banks amid concerns of the dominance of major lenders. Audio