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When Coles told you that prices were “Down Down”, were they really?  That’s a matter now before the Federal Court with the competition watchdog, the ACCC, arguing consumers have been misled and it needs to end.  Today, consumer affairs reporter Michael Atkin on what we’ve heard in the case so far and how Coles defends its practices.  Featured:  Michael Atkin, ABC consumer affairs reporter

Could we solve the housing crisis in Australia by increasing taxes on the extremely rich and targeting mining giants’ profits?  Today, British economist, former trader and YouTube star Gary Stevenson on why a wealth tax could work to end growing inequality and fix our housing problem.  He explains why rising inequality could lead to deteriorating living standards and leave Australians living in sl...

Donald Trump says it’s a scam to say that climate change is a threat to public health. So, the US president has killed off a scientific finding that says it is. The so-called endangerment finding was the basis for nearly all climate laws in the US. Now it’s gone, the White House hopes dirty industries can flourish again, including America’s petrol car manufacturers.  Today, ANU climate expert, Chr...

We know Donald Trump doesn’t like losing elections and the US president is still claiming that the 2020 poll was rigged and stolen.  Now with the midterm elections just eight months away there’s concern he’s trying to fiddle with the voting system. Today, Professor Rick Hasen from UCLA on Trump’s tactics and whether he can get away with meddling with US democracy.  Featured:  Rick Hasen, Professor...

Sussan Ley has lost the Liberal leadership. The partyroom voted to dump its first female leader after she’s been in the role for just nine months. Angus Taylor now has the mammoth task of turning around some of the worst polling in the Liberal Party’s history and stopping One Nation from stealing more of its voters.  Today, Niki Savva, political commentator and author and former advisor to Prime M...

Donald Trump was Jeffrey Epstein’s one time friend and his name appears countless times in the Epstein files.  But it’s not the US president who’s currently fighting for his political survival. Instead, it’s the British leader Keir Starmer who’s on very shaky ground, even though he’s not in the documents.    Today, professor of politics at Deakin University, Simon Tormey, on how he became so deepl...

Six years ago, ASIO had the Bondi shooter Naveed Akram under investigation.  So why did the spy agency determine in 2020 that the alleged terrorist didn’t pose a serious threat and was that an intelligence failure?  The spy boss Mike Burgess stands by his agency’s assessment. But a former spy has told the ABC he met the father and son years ago and had concerns they were radicalised. Today, Sean R...

The protesters came in force, but what began peacefully descended into chaos.  Around 6,000 people had gathered to condemn the visit to Sydney by the Israeli president but there were violent clashes with police after they were ordered to disperse. Today, law professor Luke McNamara from the University of New South Wales on the new protest laws brought in after the Bondi attack and why he thinks th...

After the horrific Bondi terrorist attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited the Israeli president to come to Australia. It’s a visit welcomed by prominent Jewish groups, but President Isaac Herzog is a controversial figure.  Opponents, including some pro-Palestinian and human rights activists take issue with his past comments about Gaza and his role in representing the state of Israel.  New...

Demand for home batteries in Australia has taken off, with a generous government subsidy prompting more people to add power storage to their solar panel set up.  More people installed a battery in the second half of last year than during the previous five years.  Renewable power generation also made up half of the nation’s power supply last quarter. Today, Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute on w...

The Canadian prime minister wants us to give up on the international rules based order, which he bluntly says is fiction and he’s urged middle power countries to unite.  As Donald Trump continues to up-end US foreign policy, what does Mark Carney mean and where does Australia fit in?  Today, Samir Puri, the author of Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing, on the significance of Carney’s words...

Ever since Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were announced in April last year, the price of gold has been rising. Its price is about 80 percent higher than it was a year ago and it’s still near its all time record after a recent sell off. So, what’s been moving the price of gold and what does it say about investor’s faith in the US and global economy?  Today, business correspondent David Tayl...

The Reserve Bank cut the cash rate target three times last year, but already there’s a U-turn.  The RBA board is so concerned about inflation sticking around that it has increased interest rates for the first time since 2023. Today, the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on the RBAs failure to bring inflation down to its target and the mistakes it made in 2025.  Featured:  Alan Kohler, ABC finance e...

There are three million files and thousands of mentions of Donald Trump.   But the US president says the latest batch of the Epstein files clears him, while the US Department of Justice says there’s no need for any further investigation.  But is that really the end of it?  Today, David Smith from the United States Studies Centre at Sydney University on what the latest files mean for Trump and othe...

There’s turmoil at the top of the Chinese military with President Xi Jinping removing some of his most experienced generals.  He sacked two key figures, accusing them of corruption, raising questions about the timeline for his ambition to take over Taiwan.  Today, China expert Neil Thomas from the Asia Society Policy Institute on what Xi Jinping is up to.  Featured:  Neil Thomas, fellow on Chinese...

We know he loves McDonald’s but why is Donald Trump so passionate about full cream milk? Whole milk has become an obsession for the US president and his health secretary RFK Jr who thinks everyone should be drinking it.  Today, Yasmin Tayag from The Atlantic on milk and why the Trump administration has turned the food pyramid on its head.  Featured:  Yasmin Tayag, staff writer at The Atlantic

One Nation’s support is surging. That’s according to successive opinion polls this year which have Pauline Hanson’s party with a primary vote higher than it’s ever been.  Today, Tony Barry, director at the Redbridge Group and former Liberal Party strategist on the voters expressing support for One Nation, whether it will translate into actual votes and why the major parties need to take notice.  F...

Donald Trump is finally trying to temper the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis which has seen the shooting deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents. But why did he let it go so far in the first place?  Today, Claire Finkelstein, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania on what Trump’s really trying to achieve and why the events mirror the lead up to a civil war.  Featured:  Clai...

Donald Trump says he needs Greenland.  He’s suggested he could buy it and he threatened tariffs on nations that didn’t support his quest to take it.  Now he’s dropped the tariff threat after negotiations and he’s ruled out using military force.  The US president’s approach to Greenland might be erratic but it’s all in line with his foreign policy aim to reorder the world.  Today, Monica Duffy Toft...

Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, has caused global outrage after it made it really easy to virtually undress people via AI image editing.  Musk’s competitor to ChatGPT is integrated into the social media platform X and earlier this month users started asking it to do some pretty gross things.  X was flooded with images of semi-naked women, with users able to reply to anyone’s perfectly innocent picture...

For a second time since the election the Coalition has split.  The Nationals walked out after a number of its senators crossed the floor to vote against hate speech laws this week.   The Liberals and opposition leader Sussan Ley sided with the government to pass the legislation, but key Nationals raises concerns about the rushed process and the impact on free speech.  So, is this a moment of real...

Jessica Chapnik Kahn was there at Bondi on December 14th, shielding her daughter as shots were fired into a Jewish festival, killing 15 people. More than a month later, she’s trying to find a way to live with what she went through and she says it's her heart that’s guiding her. Today, on this National Day of Mourning for the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, we hear Jessica’s story and...

It’s a busy time of the year at Australian beaches, but a stretch of the NSW coast has been shut down after a surge in shark attacks.  A cluster of shark bites in Sydney has been linked to a surge in bacteria and faecal matter washed into the harbour and the ocean by recent rain.  Today, Chris Pepin-Neff, an expert in shark policy from Sydney University on what led to the uptick in shark activity...

Greenland is one of Donald Trump’s biggest obsessions right now. If you don’t like his dream of the US taking over the self-governed island, which is part of Denmark, then you’ll be punished.  The president is now slapping tariffs on European nations pushing back against the idea.    Today, the ABC’s global affairs editor Laura Tingle on how the UK and Europe will respond and what it means for the...

Federal parliament returns early today and the prime minister has removed a racial vilification offence from Labor’s proposed hate speech laws and will now deal with restrictions on guns in a separate bill. Anthony Albanese had to change course after the bill came under huge criticism from the Greens and the federal opposition, with leader Sussan Ley describing it as half-baked and unsalvageable. ...