Trump’s “peace” “deal” with Iran is already falling apart.

On the first episode of What’s the Point?, Richard Denniss discusses the reasons behind One Nation grabbing the headlines, why it is highly unlikely Pauline Hanson will be Prime Minister after the next election and what the current Prime Minister can do to turn things around for Labor. Host: Dr Richard Denniss, Co-CEO, The Australia

Plus: how the One Nation leader got all tangled up over childcare and paid parental leave.

Australians overwhelmingly support access to abortion care – but there’s a resurgence in anti-abortion politics underway.

What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss cuts through the spin to explain the political and economic decisions shaping the lives of everyday Australians.

With the men’s football world cup underway and after a UFC event on the White House lawn, the relationship between sport and politics seems especially close in the United States right now.

A new data drop by the Australian Tax Office has A) brought Greg great joy and B) shed new light on Australians’ incomes.

Join tens of thousands of Australians calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax.

Donald Trump pledged to reach a better deal with Iran than the Obama administration negotiated in 2015. He hasn’t – and probably won’t.

Cuts to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding would have a serious, lasting impact on people living with disabilities and their families.

Private schools have a “parasitic relationship” with public education, says Jane Caro.

On this special episode, we’re joined by two commissioners from the new community-led, independent inquiry into the AUKUS security deal.

With what little economic growth there is being driven by data centres, is it really a net positive for most Australians?

Journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf tells the inspiring stories of women’s courage and conviction – and how they have changed our country.

Even as the Trump administration facilitates the demise of the international order the United States helped create, the Australian government’s embrace of Aukus ties the two countries ever closer.

Coverage of One Nation’s gas policy made it sound like the beginning of some kind of people’s revolution, but without a 25% gas export tax, Australians will get short-changed.

The government’s latest reforms don’t do nearly enough to protect Australians from gambling harm.

Despite the global upheaval caused by the Trump administration, the Australian government is trying to plough on with AUKUS as if Biden was still in charge.

Australia could raise around $17 billion a year with a 25% gas export tax – enough to put dental in Medicare or fund free childcare – but the government is choosing not to.

Six months out from an election, Victoria has been left with no political donation laws after the High Court ruled them unconstitutional.

Stuck in a quagmire of its own making in Iran, the Trump administration has little to show for its diplomatic efforts in Beijing.

The government’s changes to capital gains and negative gearing will begin to undo decades of damage to the housing market caused by Howard-era policies – so will Elinor actually be able to buy a house?

Australians are crying out for big, brave reforms from governments. The long-overdue changes to housing tax concessions in this budget suggest the federal government may be starting to get the message.

A majority of Australians now think Donald Trump is a bigger threat to world peace than either Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping.

Interest rates won’t affect the global oil price shock brought about by the illegal US war on Iran – so why did the Reserve Bank hike them again?