After years of pressure to tackle gambling harm, the Albanese government is trying to get its long-awaited reforms through parliament, looking to cut a deal with the opposition.

That has sparked a debate about just how far the government is prepared to go to get its reforms through.

Meanwhile, immigration is becoming one of the defining battles in federal politics, as One Nation’s growing support and hardline approach force both major parties to confront how they respond to its agenda.

And amid it all, Barnaby Joyce declared One Nation “one of the gayest parties in Australia”, after a former candidate called homosexuality a mental illness.

Today, SBS chief political correspondent Anna Henderson on a hectic week in parliament; the fight over immigration, gambling reform and a warm conversation between the PM and US President Donald Trump.

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