Mike Bowers talks pictures with Triple J Hack's Shalailah Medhora.

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The government settled its fight with Facebook this week and announced a rise in the JobSeeker rate. Big policy moves. All overshadowed though by the government's internal woes. Craig Kelly quit the Liberal Party to sit on the crossbench. Defence Minister Linda Reynolds was hospitalised as questions continued over the handling of an alleged rape in her office. And now a new rape allegation has emerged, this time against a Cabinet Minister.

New Allegation

The Australian's Rosie Lewis, the AFR's Phil Coorey and the West Australian's Lanai Scarr discuss the issues of the week.

From the Couch

David Speers interviews Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese

David Speers interviews Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. Mike Bowers talks pictures with Triple J Hack’s Shalailah Medhora‏. On the panel are The Australian’s Rosie Lewis, the AFR’s Phil Coorey and the West Australian’s Lanai Scarr.

Sunday February 28 Full Program

Mike Bowers talks pictures with photographer for The Age + Sydney Morning Herald Alex Ellinghausen.

The Federal Government had some positive news to spruik this week – the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and some better news on the jobs front. It had a major battle with Facebook on its hands too. But it was the shocking story of Brittany Higgins that cut deep and exposed failures at the heart of the Government and the Parliament.

Shocking Failure

Josh Frydenberg finds himself in 2010's The Social Network and spars with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook after the “digital giant” unfriends the Australian media bargaining code.

Facecooked

David Speers interviews Health Minister Greg Hunt.

Health Minister Greg Hunt

Mike Bowers talks pictures with A Rational Fear’s Dan Ilic.

Victorians are confined to their homes again - nervously watching daily case numbers – and hoping this latest lockdown only lasts five days. Attention is also turning to what sort of economy comes out of this pandemic. In his first policy offering for the year, Anthony Albanese is gearing up for an election fight over insecure work.

What Comes Next?

David Speers interviews ACTU Secretary Sally McManus.

ACTU Secretary Sally McManus

David Speers interviews ACTU Secretary Sally McManus. Mike Bowers talks pictures with A Rational Fear's Dan Ilic‏. On the panel are David Crowe from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Radio National’s Patricia Karvelas and the Herald Sun's James Campbell.

Sunday February 14 Full Program

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Radio National’s Patricia Karvelas and the Herald Sun’s James Campbell discuss the issues of the week.

Mike Bowers talks pictures with Canberra Times cartoonist David Pope‏.

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