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The government has woken to another surprise Trump tariff. 

Most trading partners, including Australia, could see an almost doubling on the tariffs already expected from the United States. If it proves to be true, can we do anything to weather the economic storm that might come from them?

And health and cost of living pressure is back on the agenda - but which framing of the current state of Medicare and bulk billing will win?

Patricia Karvelas and Brett Worthingon break it all down on Politics Now.

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As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens and images of starving children emerge,  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly criticised the Israeli government’s actions.

Meanwhile, Barnaby Joyce is talking about abandoning Net Zero again…

Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.

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A spotlight is once again on the government’s ambitious signature housing targets, following unexpected revelations from an ABC Freedom of Information request. Could the government use this as a test of our appetite for housing reform?

And Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke says we need to believe Anti-Semitism Envoy Jillian Segal AO when she says she didn’t know of her husband's trust donations to a right-wing political lobby group.

Patricia Karvelas and Tom Crowley break it all down on Politics Now.

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China has rolled out the red carpet for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

While our biggest trading partner is lobbing love bombs, our most powerful ally, the United States, is demanding truth bombs.

With more meetings to go will this diplomatic exercise help, or hurt, the government’s standing on the world stage and at home?

And an ABC Freedom of Information request has revealed a little more than Treasury, or the government, bargained for.

Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.

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As the Prime Minister prepares for his first visit to China since his re-election, trade talks with Beijing – and with Washington -  are on his mind. While Donald Trump was announcing another round of tariffs, China was calling for a closer trading relationship with Australia.

On Monday Coroner Elisabeth Armitage delivered her long-awaited findings into the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker. So, as Warlpiri Elders call for a "ceasefire" with NT police, what political action will the NT and Federal Government take in wake of the findings?

With this year's NAIDOC Week theme being The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, does the community want to see a new generation of First Nations leaders? And has the Minister for Indigenous Australians put truth telling back on the agenda?

Globally, Trump's newest tariff turmoil might cast a shadow over the Prime Minister's visit to China - and if the US government comes for the PBS, how will Australia respond to its most powerful ally? And back at home, there's a new report, and plan, to combat anti-Semitism.

Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly are joined by Carly Williams, a Quandamooka woman and ABC’s National Indigenous correspondent on The Party Room.

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Donald Trump's tariffs have re-entered the chat. The US President's latest announcement — primarily the potential for steep tariffs on pharmaceuticals — has renewed uncertainty of an ongoing global trade war.

But has the news also helped Labor move the conversation on from yesterday's sting of an RBA rate hold?

And the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he'll be visiting China soon — but does Trump's latest tariff news renew the need for an urgent US visit?

Patricia Karvelas and Brett Worthington  break it all down on Politics Now.

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Mortgage-borrowers across the country have been left shell-shocked by the RBA's decision to keep the cash rate steady at 3.85 per cent. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says "it's not the result millions of Australians were hoping for."

But while the Government has been at pains to stress the RBA makes decisions independently, with global instability continuing, is this a sign there are more rough economic waters ahead of us?Patricia Karvelas and Tom Crowley break it all down on Politics Now.

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The Prime Minister has roundly condemned a series of "shocking" antisemitic incidents, which Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has labelled "an attack on all Australians" — but do the attacks point to a broader fraying of Australia's social cohesion?

And as NAIDOC week celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Minister for Indigenous Australians has indicated a willingness to consider truth-telling at a federal level, but is Anthony Albanese on board?

Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber  break it all down on Politics Now.

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The first formal truth-telling commission, the Yoorrook Justice Commission, has found genocide was committed against Aboriginal people in Victoria. So what happens next – and how might the federal government or other states respond?David Lipson is joined by the Former Indigenous Australians Minister, Linda Burney. She says "the meaning of genocide perfectly fits the story of what happened".