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Back to SearchHaaretz editor, Aluf Benn, on Netanyahu's political survival
Golda Meir fell after the Yom Kippur War. Menachem Begin quit after the disaster of the 1982 Lebanon invasion. But despite the trauma of October 7, Benjamin Netanyahu remains — still the dominant fig…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra: Pauline Hanson's burka stunt and environment laws final push
The Senate was suspended after One Nation's Pauline Hanson wore a burka in the chamber. The Senator claimed it was a national security issue, but Anna Henderson says her claims don't stack up. Meanwh…
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Jenny Hocking AM calls for free access to Dismissal archives
In the wake of 50th anniversary commemorations of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's dismissal, the historian and biographer Professor Jenny Hocking AM says it's time that the federal government allow fr…
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Wind: the invisble force of nature that we can't live without
It's invisible, it drives us crazy, and we couldn't live without it: the wind has been a constant presence for all of history, and was one of the first things people ever wrote about. What is it abou…
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How the Quarterly Essay reached its 100th edition
25 years in the making, the Australian publication Quarterly Essay has reached its 100th edition. Editor Chris Feik shares how QE was born, and how it comes together four times a year.
Guest: Chris Fe…Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
When foxes went feral
Seventy years after foxes were first introduced to Australia in 1870, they had managed to spread across the continent. For the first time, their colonisation of the continent has been mapped.
GUEST: D…Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Hurricane devastated Jamaica seeks reparations for climate damage and years of slavery
Jamaica was devastated when Hurricane Melissa hit. Hundreds of thousands of homes were flattened, and whole towns were destroyed by one of the most powerful storms on record. Recovery will take years…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA: Trump's backflip on the Epstein files
Bruce Shapiro joins Late Night Live as the US Senate approves the release of the Epstein documents, after a confounding backflip from the US President, Donald Trump.
Guest: Bruce Shapiro, contributing…Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Helen Garner on Erin Patterson's trial and a lifetime of keeping diaries
Author Helen Garner sat through the trial of Erin Patterson, who was convicted of murdering members of her family with deadly mushrooms. She reflects on coming face to face with a murderer, her love …
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Can we stop space from filling up with junk?
Space is big... but not infinite. The area around the Earth is populated by thousands of satellites and a million pieces of space debris, and those objects could stay in orbit for decades. Adding to …
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