Karen Middleton

The Queen is visiting Australia; The poles, carbon tax, immigration problems; The looming party conference and the issue of gay marriage and civil unions. Audio

Chief political correspondent for SBS Television discusses the vote on carbon tax legislation. Audio

The Australian Government has announced the previously foreshadowed change to rules so women can serve in so-called frontline jobs in the Australian Defence Force in five years. Audio

Chief political correspondent for SBS Television discusses the Malaysian asylum seekers, carbon tax and power bids. Audio

Chief political correspondent for SBS Television Karen Middleton discusses the government bailout package for Bluescope Steel - and she is also just back from Afghanistan where she was embedded with… Audio

The puzzle that is the Australian economy with its rising inflation despite low unemployment, terrible housing sales & diabolical retail figures. Audio

Chief political correspondent for SBS Television discusses media ownership, phone hacking and the carbon-emissions tax. Audio

Chief political correspondent for SBS Television discusses Julia Gillard's controversial carbon pricing plan, and bad opinion polls for the Government. Audio

Chief political correspondent for SBS Television discusses the good and bad news for the Australian Government this week. Audio

Karen Middleton discusses the fall out as Australia suspends its live cattle trade to Indonesia and there's a fresh poll out today showing a 5% drop in support for Julia Gillard. Audio

Two more Australian soldiers have died in Afghanistan. Audio

The 2011 Federal Budget. Audio

The Australian budget is all the discussion at the moment. Audio

Australia's relationship to Pakistan now that it has been revealed that Osama Bin Laden was within Pakistan's borders, and there is a slow buildup to a difficult budget. Audio

The Australian government prepares for a harsher budget than normal, and despite more popularity for the Liberal Party in polls Tony Abbott still struggles to achieve personal popularity. Audio

Chief political correspondent for SBS Television. Audio

Christmas Island, the Green Party carbon tax, the State elections, and the Prime Minister's opinions on religion in politics. Audio

Karen Middleton discusses Prime Minister Julia Gillard's trip to the United States, where she is the first foreign dignitary to address the new US congress, and the 60th anniversary of ANZUS treaty. Audio

Karen Middleton - Chief political correspondent for SBS Television. Audio

Karen Middleton - chief political correspondent for SBS Television. Audio