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The Fall of Afghanistan
Season 6 Episode 147
The desperate scenes at Kabul airport after the city fell to the Taliban represent an inglorious end to Australia’s longest war in Afghanistan. Join …
5 years, 1 month ago
Code Red for Humanity: the sixth IPCC report
Season 6 Episode 146
The sixth IPCC assessment report sounded the alarm on the climate crisis, finding that human activity is changing the Earth’s climate in “unprecedent…
5 years, 1 month ago
Not all taxes are created equal
Season 6 Episode 145
The government's massive $300 billion income tax cuts package will proceed in full, making inequality worse and mainly benefitting high income earner…
5 years, 1 month ago
Send in the troops
Season 6 Episode 144
When the going gets tough, the Morrison government calls in the military to boost its authority and credibility. In this episode, Allan Behm discusse…
5 years, 1 month ago
What the bloody hell is a CBAM?
Season 6 Episode 143
The EU has announced it will introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as part of its efforts to reach net zero emissions by 2050. This h…
5 years, 2 months ago
The perceived threat of China
Season 6 Episode 142
It's no secret the Australia-China relationship has hit a rocky path recently. How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? And how does the…
5 years, 2 months ago
Going to hell in a handbasket
Season 6 Episode 141
Births declining, fewer people working, health funding will double and deficits for years to come. The latest Intergenerational Report (IGR) has been…
5 years, 2 months ago
The wrong call
Season 6 Episode 140
When the University of Newcastle appointed the Chair of Whitehaven Coal as its new Chancellor, it prompted a swift and public backlash from students,…
5 years, 2 months ago
The giant gap in our federal integrity systems
Season 6 Episode 139
Australia still has no federal anti-corruption commission, more than 2 years after the Coalition government promised to enact one. Worse, there are s…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Ute-led Recovery
Season 6 Episode 138
There has been an enormous surge in the sale of utes, due to the instant asset write-off in the Budget. But just how effective is this in terms of st…
5 years, 3 months ago