Podcast Episodes

Heather du Plessis-Allan: The Bondi attack was a race relations problem

This business of Australia tightening up its gun laws feels like it runs the risk of distracting from the bigger problems over there. 

I don’t think guns were the problem on Sunday. Australia already…

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Tom Sainsbury: Kiwi Comedian on season 3 of Small Town Scandal, the TV adaptation

Tom Sainsbury is back in our ears, and he’ll soon be on our screens too. 

Season three of the Kiwi comedian’s one-man murder mystery series has just released, but it’s actually season one that’s abou…

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Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2025

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast with Heather du Plessis-Allan Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 16th of December, how is Australia responding to the Bondi Beach terror attack, and what questions are being …

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John Minty: Splore Owner on the 2026 Festival being the final instalment

Splore's announced it'll come to an end next year after hopes of a Government lifeline fell through. 

Next year's instalment of the annual boutique music and arts festival at Auckland's Tapapakanga R…

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Michael Zekulin: Australian National University lecturer on how the Bondi Beach shooting occurred

Sydney's terror attack is raising questions about intelligence shortcomings and where security systems could be beefed up.  

A 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son allegedly shot dozens of people …

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Steven Joyce: Former Finance Minister ahead of Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update

There’s a view that New Zealand's still a while away from being a 'rockstar' economy. 

Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update documents are coming out early this afternoon, carrying key economic metric…

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Louise Saviker: Student Job Search CEO on the number of students struggling to find work

Students are still battling to find consistent work leading into the summer break. 

Fifty thousand people applied for work through Student Job Search in November – the highest number this year. 

Chie…

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Charles Croucher: 9News Australia Correspondent on the Bondi Beach Shooting

The Bondi Beach massacre has propelled the Australian Government to overhaul its already-tough gun laws.  

Sixteen people died and dozens were injured when two shooters opened fire on a Jewish gather…

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Chris Small: ABC Business Sales CEO on the service sector's worst performance since May

New data shows the service sector has now dipped in activity for six months in a row. 

The most recent PSI recorded performance at its lowest since May, at 46.9.  

For growth, it needs to sit at 50 o…

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Full Show Podcast: 15 December 2025

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 15th of December with Heather du Plessis-Allan, we go to Australia to discuss the latest with the antisemitic Bondi terror attack.

The P…

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