It’s been a wild week in Australian politics. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred delayed the election, giving us a bonus budget while the revelation a caravan filled with explosives was not part of a terror plot delivered lessons for politicians on all sides. But dominating the debate was Donald Trump’s decision to implement tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium. Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine how best to manage a relationship with an unpredictable ally, look closer to home at what the WA poll means for the federal election and examine why things are looking up for Albanese