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 Guardian Australia's political team examine what’s happening in Australian politics and why it matters to you© 2026 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Politik & Regierungen
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  • Albanese on ex-prince Andrew, Pauline Hanson and Islamic state families

    Albanese on ex-prince Andrew, Pauline Hanson and Islamic state families
    Feb 20 2026
    In his first comments after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Anthony Albanese says that the ex-prince has had an extraordinary fall from grace. And while the prime minister is a firm republican, this disgrace will not prompt another referendum. Speaking with Guardian Australia’s political editor Tom McIlroy, the PM hits back at Pauline Hanson’s comments about Muslim Australians. He also discusses what would happen if the 34 wives and children of Australian Islamic State fighters stuck in Syria made their back to Australia
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    29 Min.
  • The Greens’ Nick McKim says inviting Isaac Herzog to Australia was 'deliberately inflammatory'

    The Greens’ Nick McKim says inviting Isaac Herzog to Australia was 'deliberately inflammatory'
    Feb 12 2026
    Protesters around Australia, including Nick McKim and other Greens MPs, gathered to express opposition to the visit of the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, this week. The Greens senator tells political editor, Tom McIlroy, that the confronting scenes of police aggression towards protesters in Sydney was a “massive overreach”. McKim is the Greens spokesperson for economic justice and treasury, and is now leading a parliamentary inquiry into the 50% capital gains tax discount. Labor has not ruled out possible changes to the generous tax breaks for investors ahead of the May budget. The Tasmanian senator argues that, with Greens’ support, the government can “marry up the politics and the policy” to meaningfully addressing the housing crisis
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    27 Min.
  • Is the politics of an RBA rate rise too ‘basic’?

    Is the politics of an RBA rate rise too ‘basic’?
    Feb 6 2026
    After the Reserve Bank’s first rate hike in more than two years, Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, speaks to the economics editor, Patrick Commins, and Lea Jurkovic, the economics correspondent at the Australian Financial Review, about the indicators that informed the central bank’s decision this week. They also discuss the ongoing vulnerabilities in the economy, the missed opportunities when the RBA doesn’t comment on government spending and the maturity lacking in the political debate about interest rates
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    28 Min.
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