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Anthony Albanese is about to break a major election promise. 

Next week’s budget will reveal just how dramatic the government’s changes to generous tax breaks for property investors will be. 

The expected shake up to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount follows the prime minister’s promises during the last election campaign to leave the arrangements as they were.

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The US President Donald Trump has launched what he’s calling ‘Project Freedom’, promising to rescue commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Already Iran has resumed firing on the UAE and the US says it’s destroyed Iranian military boats in the Strait.

Today, Jennifer Parker, a former Royal Australian Navy warfare officer, on the new phase of the Iran war. 

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The war in Iran is creating economic uncertainty around the world, with higher inflation putting pressure on central banks, including the RBA, to hike interest rates.

So, why are stocks still surging on Wall Street, driving the value of the world’s biggest sharemarkets to record highs? 

Today the ABC’s finance expert Alan Kohler on why investors remain so optimistic and it’s got a lot to do with AI.  

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The nation was shocked when 95-year-old Clare Nowland died after being tasered by a NSW police officer at an aged care facility in 2023. 

While police forces defend their policies and training, there are concerns that officers draw the weapon too quickly, not just when danger is imminent. 

There’s also a controversial medical diagnosis called “excited delirium” that’s been used to explain why it’s not the device tha...

In the past week Donald Trump’s obsession with building his grand ballroom has reared its head again.

He was even talking about it after the suspected third attempt on his life. 

The US president has torn down parts of the East Wing of the White House to make way for the huge structure that will dominate the White House. 

Today, Dan Diamond, White House reporter at the Washington Post on legal efforts to stop the pre...

The growth of the NDIS is about to be slashed, but what tool will the government use to determine who gets to stay and whose disability supports are cut?

Today, we speak with Martin Laverty, an architect of the NDIS and now head of disability services provider, Aruma. 

We also speak with Jess Howlett who has autism, about her fears she’ll be unfairly removed from the scheme.

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China buys lots of Iran’s oil, but it’s trying to avoid getting drawn into the war, instead calling for de-escalation and peace in the Middle East. 

So, what role is Beijing actually playing, how is its economy affected and what is it learning about the United States’ military? 

Today, Neil Thomas, an expert in China’s politics from the Asia Society Policy Institute on Xi Jinping’s strategy and standing in the world...

Donald Trump’s dislike of the press has seen him repeatedly refuse to attend the annual White House correspondent’s dinner in Washington DC.

But this year he’d taken his seat not long before a 31 year old tried to burst into the function room armed with guns and knives. 

The US president has described the suspect as ‘sick’.

Today, we speak with Missy Ryan, staff writer at The Atlantic magazine, who was in the room wh...

A video posted by Senator David Pocock has gone viral, leaving some viewers asking why the gas giants aren’t paying more for the resources they extract in Australia.  

The video reveals the government receives more money from a tax on beer than from the tax on the profits of massive oil and gas projects. But is that the whole story?

Today, the ABC’s chief digital political correspondent Clare Armstrong on the growin...

More than seven weeks since the start of the war in Iran, flight schedules through the Middle East are still disrupted, but slowly recovering. 

Travellers are now more likely to get to their destinations on time, but the cost to airlines from the surging price of jet fuel is starting to bite. 

Today, aviation industry expert Ian Douglas on where things currently stand and why airfares aren’t coming down in price any...

US President Donald Trump is all in on it, but could Australia 'drill baby drill' its way to fuel security and avoid oil shocks in the future? 

Australia used to have a network of refineries and we were mostly self-sufficient in fuel production. Who let so many close and why? 

Today, Alison Reeve, energy expert from the Grattan Institute on whether we really could build new refineries and successfully exploit new oi...

Donald Trump went into the war with Iran thinking it would be over quickly.

More than seven weeks later there’s still no obvious off ramp, with uncertainty surrounding a second round of peace talks in Pakistan. 

Today, Nate Swanson, a former Iran negotiator in the Trump administration, on what the US president needs to do to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz 

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Shoppers have been dismayed by grocery price rises for years, now there are warnings that food will cost even more as the effects of the Iran war reach consumers. 

Transporting produce around the country will cost more due to high diesel prices, but farmers don’t necessarily get to recoup the surging costs on the farm itself.

So how are our farmers faring and when will another round of price hikes reach us at the su...

Over the past eight years ADHD diagnoses among Australian adults have surged, especially among women.

You might be surprised to hear where the ADHD capitals are.

Today, Dr Norman Swan on his Four Corners investigation into the exclusive prescribing data and whether it shows ADHD is being over-diagnosed. 

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What does Russia’s Vladimir Putin make of the Iran war? 

He’s one of the few beneficiaries, making vast sums of money as the oil price spiked and Donald Trump temporarily eased sanctions. 

The world’s attention has been diverted from his war in Ukraine and the thorn in his side, the NATO alliance, is under more pressure than ever. 

Today, international relations expert Rajan Menon on Trump’s growing anger about NATO’...

What’s behind US President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo?

After the leader of the Catholic Church criticised Trump’s threats to destroy Iranian civilisation, the president unleashed. 

Trump dismissed the Pope as ‘weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy’.

Debate over the US leader's mental health has reignited since the fuel erupted and he posted an AI image depicting himself as Jesus.  

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The US blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz could make the fuel crunch in Australia even worse. 

The government’s urging Australians to do what they can to use less fuel, but when will more severe restrictions kick in?

Today, Saul Kavonic, energy analyst at MST Financial on why we’re facing a ‘doomsday’ scenario that’s been war gamed for decades. 

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The peace talks failed, so now US President Donald Trump wants to further disrupt the vital oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz. 

A US blockade will stop ships entering or departing Iranian ports, but will it really work to bring an end to the conflict?

Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on what happens next and why the Iran conflict is starting to look like a ‘forever war’ for Trump. 

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The ABC’s Alan Kohler thinks the treasurer should nationalise the childcare system and take centres out of the hands of for-profit businesses.

With lingering concerns about the quality and safety of some centres and families struggling to afford the bills, is now the time for such a radical shake up?

Today, Alan Kohler on the case for change and childcare policy expert Elizabeth Hill on whether it could really work.

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