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The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians. 

Despite the creation of tens of thousands of new jobs, the unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent in January. 

The latest official data shows a slowdown in the growth of pay packets.  

What does Donald Trump returning to the White House mean for Australia? One man with a deep insight into this question is former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who Trump in during his first term. Speaking with the Briefing’s Bension Siebert, Turnbull gives his advice ... Show More

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is being warned if he wants to strengthen New Zealand's security relationship with Australia, he'll need to boost defence spending. Luxon will fly to Sydney on Wednesday, in what will be his first overseas engagement since taking office. He expect ... Show More

Anthony Albanese and the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, have endorsed the US bombings of three Iranian nuclear facilities, arguing the targeted strikes were necessary to prevent the regime developing a nuclear weapon. International law experts condemned the attacks as unla ... Show More

In today’s episode, we cover why Canada is marking a ‘new-era’ for US-Canadian relations, China’s push to enthral global business leaders, the 7.7 magnitude Myanmar earthquake, and Australia's upcoming election. Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:Why the DRC is Offering Trump a Mine ... Show More

<p>Gideon talks to former Australian&nbsp;prime minister&nbsp;Malcolm Turnbull about the prospect of a second Trump presidency. They discuss why&nbsp;Rupert&nbsp;Murdoch’s ‘anger-tainment’ industry has done less harm to Australia’s democracy than it has in the US, and why the rec ... Show More

“With a heavy heart but a clear conscience, I announce my resignation from the Australian Labor Party. I have informed the Prime Minister that, effective immediately, I will sit on the crossbench to represent Western Australia”. That’s the statement from Western Australian Senato ... Show More

<p>Australians will be heading to the polls to vote in a federal election in 2025, and nuclear power is shaping up to be a key battleground.<br>Labor is pushing ahead with renewables as the key source of green energy for Australia, but the Coalition thinks building reactors is th ... Show More

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a busy week. From steering the country through an upgraded terror threat, to announcing a pay win for Early Childhood educators, there's a lot to catch up on in Australian politics.  Today the PM sits down with Claire Murphy for an exclusiv ... Show More

George Megalogenis joins Tony Barry in the studio this week to discuss why Donald Trump is unlikely to drag Australia into war, whether the prime minister could win back-to-back landslides, and how it feels when you get it wrong as a political commentator