Millions of Australians head to the polls

数百万澳大利亚人涌入投票站

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2025-05-03

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Voters are going to the polls in Australia to choose their next government following a hard-fought campaign during which living costs, climate concerns and the impact of Donald Trump's trade tariffs have featured strongly. Shares of Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, tumbled by as much as 8% on Friday morning after it announced that it has delayed the launch by a year – to May 26, 2026. With the company being valued at around 40 billion US dollars, that is a lot of money being shaved off. The U.S. President Donald Trump repeated that he will revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, saying that "We are going to be taking away Harvard's tax-exempt status. It's what they deserve!" Harvard, which is already suing the Trump administration, said that this is unlawful. And Skype Will Shut Down on Monday, May 5, As Microsoft Shifts to Teams. Davina Gupta will hear from one of the creators of the Skype ringtone. Throughout the programme, we’ll be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world – Peter Ryan, ABC's senior business correspondent who is in Australia, and Diane Brady, Executive Director of Fortune Live Media and Editorial Director of the Fortune CEO Initiative.
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  • and welcome to Business Matters.

  • Namaste.

  • I'm Divina Gupta joining you from Delhi in India.

  • And on the program today, it's a multi-continental broadcast with our teams, David,

  • Ahmed and Ethan in the UK and our guests joining us from the US and Australia.

  • On the show today, we are talking about why are video gamers around the world disappointed?

  • Also, one of the wealthiest universities in the US, Harvard, is facing tax trouble.

  • We tell you all about it.

  • And down under, it's decision time.

  • Polls have opened in Australia.

  • And we will hear about them in just a moment in getting all the action.

  • But let's get a guess.

  • First, a big hello to Peter Ryan, senior business correspondent at ABC Australia.

  • So, Peter, it's your day.

  • Have you done the deed?

  • Yes, I have.

  • How are you?

  • Look, I'm just back from my local polling booth at Kirribilli,

  • which is a harbourside suburb in Sydney.

  • Clear blue skies here in Sydney today.