Breaking Politics Podcast

Legacy news outlets in the United States have banded together in a boycott, after President Donald Trump banned CNN, Politco and MS Now from the White House.
The move has triggered legal action, and sparked a broader conversation about the importance of a free press in a changing media landscape.
Our Senior Reporter Josh Bryant spoke to the Executive Director of the Alliance for Journalists Freedom, about the role news gatherers play in a healthy democracy.
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A Senate inquiry recommended removing Telstra from control of Triple Zero, and handing it over to a new federal government authority.
The inquiry was prompted by last year's Optus outage, which has been linked to two deaths,
Advocates have been calling for a major shake-up of the system for some time, including the Communications Consumer Action Network
Senior reporter Josh Bryant chats with the group's Chief Executive Carol Bennet, to get her thoughts on the issue.
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The Albanese Government has handed-down its immigration policy, tightenening access to various visa classes.
Labor also intends to lower the net migration rate to about 225,000 within two years.
But is this achievable?
Senior reporter Josh Bryant spoke to Chief Executive of the Migration Institute of Australia, Peter Van Vliet, to find out.


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Artificial intelligence developers are calling for greater oversight, warning the rapidly evolving technology could soon pose an existential risk.
US President Donald Trump claims tighening regulations risks giving China a competitive advantage.
It comes as Open AI threatens to curb investment in Australia, unless the federal government scales back its own AI laws.
Senior Reporter Josh Bryant chats with the Director of the AI Institute at the University of New South Wales, Dr Sue Keay, to ascertain what these developments mean.

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New analysis shows Australia is on track for it's worst decade of productivity growth in 60-years.
The Business Council of Australia says productivity has been declining each year since 2020.
The organisation's Chief Executive Bran Black joins Breaking Politics, to discuss what's needed to turn the trend around.
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