Musk may be out, but the influence of the tech bros has never been greater.

The ABC is always under attack. The best thing we can do for democracy is defend it.

Rate cuts are great, but the Government needs to make sure that housing investors aren’t the main beneficiaries.

There’s nothing indulgent about public funding for Australian culture. More funds would fix many of the sector’s problems. 

It’s won and done.

Great countries have great institutions, but Australian universities are a mess.

For housing affordability to improve, wages must grow faster than house prices.

With the influence of the right-wing media waning, the Labor Government can use its massive majority to pursue big reforms.

To end the housing crisis, governments need to stop subsidising private investors and instead directly invest in social housing. 

The white men in the White House are trying to radically reshape modern America.

A number of the housing policy proposals on offer in this election will make affordability worse.

Amy Remeikis and Bill Browne discuss the federal election campaign so far, the performance of the media, and how preferential voting actually works.

With housing affordability at an all-time low and the spectre of Trump looming large over our region, Australians’ standard of living will be at the heart of the debate from now until election day.

The Trump administration’s approach to the world can be summed up in three emojis: fist, American flag, fire. The president, meanwhile, is busy “not joking” about staying in office for an unconstitutional third term.

Trump has signed an Executive Order that seeks to dismantle the Federal Department of Education – but can he actually do it?

Looking to buy a house? Having a good job that pays good money probably won’t be enough.

Without addressing the wealth inequality crisis, Australia’s economy and society will suffer.

David Marr discusses the frontier wars and the shocking family discovery that led to his award-winning book, Killing for Country.

Bri Lee, one of Australia’s most exciting young writers, joins us to discuss her debut novel, The Work, and the politics of power and privilege.

Houses should be a place to live, not a ladder to wealth.

Trump says he’s going to make other countries pay with a sweeping new tariff regime – but in reality, everyone will lose.

We discuss brainworms, Elon’s new gig, and why it’s a really bad idea to micro-dose E. coli.

Private health insurance is getting more expensive and covering less – it’s time for a major rethink, says Greg Jericho.

Chas Licciardello joins us to discuss Beyonce’s Texas appearance, Trump’s hate-filled Madison Square Garden dude-fest, and how the campaigns are spending their money.

Record numbers of Australians are employed – that’s a great thing, despite what the interest rate doomers are telling you, says Greg Jericho.

Consumers are finding themselves caught beneath the landslide of hidden fees, surcharges and corporate price gouging, says Greg Jericho.

Press gallery veteran Paul Bongiorno joins us to discuss how conflict in the Middle East is reverberating through Australia and reconciliation one year after the Voice referendum.

Corporate spin and complex markets distract from real solutions to Australia’s climate and biodiversity crisis, says Greg Jericho.

Australian superannuation funds have been investing in nuclear weapons, according to new research.

By choosing to extend three coal mines, the government could be inadvertently redirecting construction workers from building houses to the fossil fuel industry.