About this episode
The episode discusses recent political developments including defence spending, regional diplomacy, and economic outlook.
A National Defence Strategy, an oil refinery fire, a regional charm offensive by the PM, a bleak global outlook from the IMF and a new Opposition immigration policy — it's been another big week in politics. So, is the Albanese Government's boost to defence spending the right move — or at least a sign they're "on the right track"? And as Anthony Albanese continues his regional "petro-diplomacy" with visits to Brunei and Malaysia — is securing supply now even more important due to the Corio refinery fire? Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber are joined by Peter Hartcher, Chief Political and International Editor at the SMH and the Age The Party Room. Got a burning question? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@abc.net.au Get free tickets to THE PARTY ROOM LIVE SHOW here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/10-years-of-the-party-room-tickets-1987025124637?aff=oddtdtcreator
People in this episode
Host: Patricia Karvelas
Guests: Jacob Greber, Peter Hartcher
Topics covered
- National Defence Strategy
- defence spending
- regional diplomacy
- global economic outlook
- immigration policy
- politics
Keywords
- defence strategy
- oil refinery fire
- Albanese Government
- regional charm offensive
- immigration policy
- politics
- IMF
- petro-diplomacy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SMH, the Age, IMF
Places: Brunei, Malaysia, Corio refinery
More episodes of Politics Now
- Is Australia ready for the AI transformation? | Insiders on Background · June 12, 2026 · 19 min
- Labor goes back to basics · June 11, 2026 · 35 min
- Is the Prime Minister ready to 'cop it'? · June 10, 2026 · 25 min
- Pocock sparks data centre debate · June 9, 2026 · 23 min
- Labor's populism pushback · June 8, 2026 · 29 min
- Lachlan Harris warns Labor's budget isolates voters amid One Nation rise | Insiders on Background · June 5, 2026 · 28 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Politics Now podcast page.