Podcast Episodes

Porepunkah shooting: What is the sovereign citizen movement?

As we record this episode, the Victorian High Country is the scene of an intense hunt for a man accused of shooting and killing two police officers, and injuring a third.

The man Victoria Police say …

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‘Aimed at breaking social cohesion’: Iran blamed for antisemitic attacks on Australian soil

Many will remember a spate of frightening attacks against Jewish communities in both Sydney and Melbourne last year, including firebombings, vandalism and a van full of explosives.

We now know, accor…

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First home buyers can afford a mortgage, but not a deposit. So will the new 5% scheme make a difference?

If you’re in your 20s or 30s, or have someone in your life who’s in that age bracket, you know that the struggle to buy a home is real. 

So, what to make of the federal government's announcement that…

Published on 1 day, 21 hours ago

More Australians are using AI now, but is it lying to us?

AI chat bots are fast becoming a part of everyday life with more than half of all Australians using them regularly, although just over a third of those users say they trust them.

Today, explainer rep…

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‘Intergenerational bastardry’ in our tax system: Do older Australians have it too good?

This week was an exciting one in Canberra, especially if you’re the kind of person who digs the philosophy of tax and transfer. We are talking, of course, about the economic roundtable, hosted by Tre…

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Russia-Ukraine: Whose side is Trump on now?

Since Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago, both sides have suffered catastrophic losses. More than one million Russian soldiers killed or injured. And on the…

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The country writers festival that descended into chaos

It was billed as a “vibrant gathering of readers, writers, and creative thinkers” who would spark “ideas, conversation, and inspiration”. 

So what happened last weekend to turn the Bendigo Writers Fe…

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A $90 million fine and a scathing court judgment. Is Qantas damaged beyond repair?

It may have once boasted one of the most heartwarming advertisement ever to grace our TV screens reminding us that Qantas meant coming home, but in the last few years, the airline has weathered multi…

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The unravelling of a star surgeon, and the journalist who took on the fight

For more than a decade of dazzling media coverage, Dr Munjed Al Muderis was lauded as a miracle worker to some of the most vulnerable people in our community, helping people to walk again, against al…

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Is there beef between Chalmers and Albanese? And, we talk Palestine, and productivity mixed-messages

This week the Albanese government announced it would recognise Palestine as a state, a huge foreign policy shift that was greeted with approval by many and criticism by others. 

Plus, the Reserve Ban…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago