Utter madness that the BBC is shutting down Hardtalk and letting @Stephensackur leave. Institutional self-harm. Yet again. He’s been one of the BBC’s finest journalists for decades.

Exclusive: The Macquarie Point stadium roof is officially in the gun. Cricket Aus and Cricket Tas have asked government to consider a roofless stadium design, with centre wicket shadowing a major issue AFL remains firm - no roof, no team ABC SPORT abc.net.au/news/2025-03-2…

Govt now introducing its Tax cut bill in house of reps.

And Petaren’t Dutton referring to @albo as Uncle Arthur.

Ah, that would be Anthony Albanese

Coming up: Angus Taylor MP on AM.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-0… Mark Butler MP Anne Ruston

On AM this morning ANU Professor Warwick McKibbin on modelling the Trump tariffs - abc.net.au/listen/program…

Hobart - have you seen Peter’s hat?

Good morning. Coming up on AM -- Anthony Albanese and Petaren’t Dutton

Coming up on AM - Back to work for Anthony Albanese and Dave Sharma on the existential moment for the Liberals.

And 4 of 5 Tasmanian HoR seats - Labor women, plus independent.

Just FWIW: leaders who avoid National Press Club in the final week of the campaign Bill Shorten Scott Morrison and now Petaren’t Dutton -- have gone onto lose the election.

Coming up soon on AM: David Littleproud MP - the Nats after the election.

⚡️⚡️Niki Savva: theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Niki Savva reports Mark Dreyfus asked Anthony Albanese last year if he should go (following Shorten and Jones's decision to retire) - he was told to stay.

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The new Liberal Leader Sussan Ley up soon on AM - on her leadership and the newly announced coalition frontbench lineup.