Patricia Karvelas is the presenter of Afternoon Briefing at 4pm weekdays on ABC News channel and an ABC News columnist. She is also the co-host of the weekly Party Room podcast with Fran Kelly and the host of ABC's daily politics and news podcast Politics Now. Previously she was a presenter at Radio National for a decade, anchoring both RN Drive for seven years and RN Breakfast for three years. Karvelas also hosted Q+A on ABC TV from 2023 to 2025. She has been a prominent senior journalist in the Australian media for more than 20 years, beginning her professional career in broadcast journalism at the ABC and SBS as both a producer and presenter. She has also worked for The Australian newspaper covering federal politics in the press gallery, and as the Victorian bureau chief, editor and senior national affairs journalist. Karvelas specialised in Indigenous affairs and social affairs policy reporting for more than 10 years. She is an honorary professor with RMIT's School of Media and Communication, building on her existing engagement with RMIT and continues to work with students and staff in various capacities.
Haines has fought for integrity in politics.She deserved to be treated with respect and integrity too. Instead, she is apparently Australia's first victim of a targeted attack on a politician at this scale this century.
Governments that cling to power without renewed purpose risk trading electoral success for political decline.
AI use in the workforce could see the wage gap shrink, while worsening inequality.
Labor and the Liberals are trying to appeal to disgruntled voters as the Victorian election looms. But voters seeking information from AI chatbots could find One Nation missing from the answer.
Anthony Albanese promised to be "the adult in the room" and govern from the centre. But is that still the political mood as we enter the last part of 2026?
David Shoebridge wants to hold Labor's feet to the fire. He will be a thorn in the party's side rather than a deal maker.
The Intergenerational Report released today suggests population growth is slowing. But migrants are crucial for the economy and along with data centres have become the most dangerous political issues confronting the government.
In both Liberal and Labor research on how to meet the growing electoral threat from One Nation, one piece of advice does not change.
Pauline Hanson says she can smash Labor and, given the anger in the community, perhaps that messaging is resonating.
AI's impact on politics is poised to go from academic to reality due to undecided voters, seats with tiny margins and growing evidence that it can persuade people.
If One Nation genuinely wants to replace the Liberals and Nationals as the dominant force on the right, it needs a broader voter base. That is where the gay vote comes in.
A failed One Nation candidate in WA describes gay people as having a mental illness in an offensive new video posted on social media.
Cabinet's indecision on support for Tony Burke's immigration cuts shows a key difference between Anthony Albanese and Kevin Rudd.
Anthony Albanese's tightly managed Labor conference showcased discipline over dissent. But could shutting down public debate carry risks beyond the party room?
Pauline Hanson's grievance politics is a challenge for Labor, but a splitting headache for the Liberals — compounded by former prime minister Tony Abbott.
When the bells resume ringing in the halls of parliament, Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor will both do well to dispose of any complacency.
While Angus Taylor grapples with the Coalition's dilemma of how to keep the centre while diverting voters away from Pauline Hanson's party, Andrew Hastie has been talking tough on One Nation.
While the government is trying to assure people there is nothing to fear from AI, many think technology is moving too quickly for authorities to keep up.
Former Coalition frontbencher Paul Scarr says inflammatory migration rhetoric is taking a toll on migrant communities. His warning comes as both major parties wrestle with populist pressures.
The Liberal Party has quietly published a paper that floats offering a cut price $10 digital membership to join the party, in an effort to offset its declining numbers.
US President Donald Trump was yesterday touting an end to the war in Iran, but declaring mission accomplished in Washington will not spare Australian consumers, and politicians, from the economic fallout of the conflict.
Senator Andrew McLachlan raises concerns over Angus Taylor's use of the term "mass immigration" and plan to push tax-paying migrants off welfare benefits.
Drafting Barnaby Joyce created a permission structure that has allowed conservative or swing voters to support One Nation: if the bloke who was deputy prime minister thinks the Coalition has lost its way, something in the system must be broken.
A new poll asks Australians specifically about One Nation and the results show that rather than being a flash in the pan, the minor party's freight train may be a more lasting phenomenon.
As Donald Trump's approval in Australia sinks, Anthony Albanese needs to walk a careful line: keep voters convinced of the merits of the alliance, while avoiding the impression he is being too reverential.
