

AM
ABC News
AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program. With key political interviews and stories about the Australian way of life, AM sets the agenda for the nation’s daily news and current affairs coverage.
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Nov 23, 2025 • 20min
Deal open for environmental laws
Adam Langenberg, a political reporter, discusses the urgent negotiations for Australia's environmental laws. Sarah Hanson-Young, a Greens senator, shares her party's concerns over the government's limited concessions on native forest protection. Graham Samuel, a former reviewer of environmental laws, warns that weakening penalties can undermine enforcement. With the government looking for support from both the Greens and the Coalition, tensions rise around proposed amendments that could lower penalties and limit oversight, which are hot topics in these crucial negotiations.

Nov 20, 2025 • 20min
Ukraine reviews potential peace deal
US officials meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about a US and Russian led peace deal.

Nov 19, 2025 • 20min
Social media deadline for teens
Australian teens given a two-week warning to "download or delete" their accounts from Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

Nov 18, 2025 • 20min
Scientists furious over CSIRO job cuts
Australia might like to boast that it's the clever country - so why has our premier science agency slashed hundreds of jobs?

Nov 17, 2025 • 20min
Victorian leader set to go
Victoria to get its third Liberal leader in less than a year with Brad Battin set to be replaced by Jess Wilson.

Nov 16, 2025 • 20min
Will Liberals flick the switch on Ley's leadership
Is the Liberal partyroom gearing up to flick the switch on Sussan Ley's leadership?

Nov 13, 2025 • 20min
What's next for the Liberals after dumping net zero?
The Liberal and National parties will get together today to settle a joint position on energy policy, after the Liberal Party agreed to abandon its net zero by 2050 target.

Nov 12, 2025 • 20min
Liberals clear path to dump net zero
The Liberals clear the path to dump their Net Zero commitments.

Nov 11, 2025 • 20min
Liberals set to dump net zero
Federal Liberal politicians meet in Canberra to debate dumping net zero.

Nov 10, 2025 • 20min
How 'The Dismissal' shaped our politics
50 years on, how the events of dismissal of the Whitlam Government shaped our politics.


