World Politics
BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
We cross over to our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the Pope selection process underway, a crucial vote in the German Parliament… Audio
Labor secures surprise win in Australian election
Australia's Labor government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has returned for a second term following the party's surprise decisive win in the country's federal election. World Watch's Andrew… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 5 May 2025
In today's episode, Australians have re-elected Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese as their country's Prime Minister, Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced the navy will replace its fleet of… Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Monday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
'Trump factor' seen as major decider in Australian election
The New Zealand Labour Party's election chair says culture-war rhetoric has been rejected in Australia, where the Australian Labor Party has swept to a landslide victory. Morning Report's Corin Dann… Audio
Australian Labor celebrate landslide election victory
The Labor government in Australia has been returned to power with an increased majority after a stunning landslide victory in the Australian Federal election. Morning Report's Corin Dann spoke to… Audio
Albanese leads Labor to resounding election win in Australia
The New Zealand Labour Party's election chair says culture-war rhetoric has been rejected in Australia, where the Australian Labor Party has swept to a landslide victory. Morning Report's Corin Dann… Audio
Australian election mirrors Canadian result
The election result in Australia at the weekend is almost exactly what happened in Canada last week, where the centre-left-Liberal party experienced a late surge in support following US President… Audio
Few could have predicted such a stunning victory for Australia's Labor Party
Analysis - It was only months ago that Peter Dutton, buoyed by what many thought was a global political shift to the right following Trump's election, was on track to win.
Anthony Albanese: Australia's dog-loving, Tory fighting PM
The Labor leader is a craft beer aficionado who loves "fighting Tories", clawing his way to the nation's highest office from blue-collar beginnings.
Australia election as it happened: Former PM slates Dutton's 'very Trumpian campaign'
Malcolm Turnbull is adamant that Donald Trump's influence has played a significant part in Labor's re-election.
Zelensky discussed air defence, sanctions with Trump in Vatican meeting
Zelensky also said he and the US president agreed that a 30-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow was the correct first step towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Romanian election tests Trump-style nationalism
With a hard-right eurosceptic leading polls, Romania's election could test how far Trump-style politics can go inside the European Union.
A 'win for the ages': How the world's media saw Labor win
Anthony Albanese has outperformed former Labour luminaries, Kevin Rudd and Bob Hawke, one report says.
Could Trump have aided Australian PM's election victory?
The US President's stinging trade tariffs may have helped a left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding win, analysts say.
Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide
Wong's long-ruling People's Action Party crossed the threshold of 49 seats to form a majority government in the wealthy city-state's 97-seat unicameral legislature.
Aussie election: Anthony Albanese triumphs in results
Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he has conceded the election and called Labor to congratulate them. Video
'Dreadful, deluded and doomed': Dutton's night of the living dead
Analysis: Australia has fired Peter Dutton into the sun, taking much of the Liberal Party and its future with him.
Pope Trump? US president shares AI image as pontiff
The US President quipped he'd like to succeed Pope Francis, posting an image of himself in white robes and miter hat, raising eyebrows online mere days before the conclave.
Watch: Budgie smugglers, sausages and ballot papers - Aussies hit the polls
In classic Australian fashion, voters lined up in swimwear and paid $6 for democracy sausages as the country decides who will lead. Audio
