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Sydney, NSW

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PM covers stories across Australia and the world, explaining and analysing the most important events and issues of the day.

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English

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Episodes

Fire risks escalate as heatwave sweeps across southeast Australia

12/8/2023
Soaring temperatures and high winds raise the risk of catastrophic fire conditions across the south-east of the continent.

Duration:00:30:44

Can a NDIS overhaul stop it from collapsing under its own weight?

12/7/2023
Facing massive cost blow outs exacerbated by overservicing and fraud - a major overhaul announced for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Duration:00:30:42

A fourth detainee arrested as Government scrambles to pass new laws

12/6/2023
A fourth detainee charged after being released from Immigration detention because of a High Court ruling.

Duration:00:30:40

Detainee crisis worsens for Government

12/5/2023
Has a debacle now turned into a crisis for the Government?

Duration:00:30:43

Humanitarian group accuses Israel of 'indiscriminate warfare'

12/4/2023
"Indiscriminate warfare" against the Palestinian people - "in violation of international humanitarian law" - Médecins Sans Frontières delivers a scathing assessment of Israel's war on Gaza and labels Australia as complicit.

Duration:00:30:42

Pause over as Israel and Hamas renew hostilities

12/1/2023
The truce is over ... Israel and Hamas resume hostilities after a seven-day-pause.

Duration:00:30:42

Pause in Gaza holds for another day

11/30/2023
Another pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas as pressure grows on the warring parties to keep the guns silent.

Duration:00:30:43

Will we now avoid a pre-Christmas interest rate hike?

11/29/2023
Some good news or at least less bad than expected as inflation fell sharply this month - lowering the chances of a pre-Christmas interest rate hike.

Duration:00:30:40

New legal for efforts to monitor released detainees

11/28/2023
A PM exclusive - fresh constitutional challenge against the Government's new laws designed to closely monitor detainees released by the High Court.

Duration:00:30:43

Government strikes deal with Greens on Murray Darling Basin

11/27/2023
Protests held after the government strikes a deal with the Greens to return water to the Murray-Darling Basin - the Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek joins the program.

Duration:00:30:41

Uneasy truce begins between Israel and Hamas ahead of hostage deal

11/24/2023
The uneasy truce begins between Israel and Hamas ... but the agreement is complex and it is febrile, so will it last?

Duration:00:30:40

Houses lost as bushfire rages through Perth suburbs

11/23/2023
A frightening taste of summer ... 40 degree temperatures and strong winds fan bushfires tearing through Perth suburbs.

Duration:00:30:45

Israel-Hamas broker hostage deal and temporary pause in fighting

11/22/2023
50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel - could it lead to a lasting ceasefire?

Duration:00:30:45

Is Australia's housing market set to fall?

11/21/2023
Are interest rate hikes about to finally start denting Australia's booming housing market?

Duration:00:30:43

Will sonar pulse attack strain relations with Beijing?

11/20/2023
The Prime Minister condemns China for hitting navy divers with a sonar pulse but he won't say whether he raised it personally with Xi Jinping.

Duration:00:30:32

Optus boss faces tough Senate grilling

11/17/2023
Under scrutiny in the Senate the Optus boss reveals more than 200 calls to the emergency 000 line couldn't get through during the nationwide network outage.

Duration:00:30:40

Commonwealth infrastructure cuts angers States

11/16/2023
The Commonwealth scraps dozens of big infrastructure projects over cost blowouts - the states claim vital road and rail upgrades are now in jeopardy.

Duration:00:30:41

Government hounded over detainee release

11/15/2023
The Opposition hounds the government over the release of criminals from immigration detention but what can be done to protect the community?

Duration:00:30:41

Government under pressure of released detainees

11/14/2023
More details emerge about the asylum seekers released from immigration detention by a High Court ruling - three have murder convictions and several are sex offenders.

Duration:00:30:39

Victim's advocates furious over asylum seeker release

11/13/2023
Victim's advocates furious over the release of asylum seekers convicted of violent crimes - after last week's High Court ruling.

Duration:00:30:44