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Who’s responsible for our plastic problem?
Many had hoped that a global UN plastics treaty would finally curb pollution. But last month talks between representatives from more than 180 countries failed to reach a deal. Climate and environment…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Back to Back Barries: does the Coalition have the will to win?
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry unpack another bad week for the Coalition after Sussan Ley sacked senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow cabinet. But that wasn’t the only political story this…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Newsroom edition: is Coalition chaos making life easier for Albanese?
After a week of infighting, Sussan Ley was left with no other choice but to sack controversial conservative Jactina Nampijinpa Price. As Price and her supporters push for a more Trumpian turn, Ley is…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
How New Zealand police closed in on fugitive Tom Phillips
On Monday, four years on from taking his three children and fleeing into the bush, Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after opening fire on an officer on a rural road. His children are now with aut…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Liberals’ Jacinta Nampijinpa Price problem
The Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, is in crisis control after senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price falsely claimed that Labor is letting in large numbers of Indian migrants to bolster its own vote. Price no…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Nino Bucci on the sentencing of Erin Patterson
Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years after murdering three people and attempting to murder a fourth with a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms. Ju…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Has Trump succeeded in normalising American autocracy?
It’s been more than 200 days since Donald Trump’s return to power, and many have been left asking: are we seeing authoritarianism normalised in the US? Global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth talks …
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Back to Back Barries: divisive debates and Dan Andrews
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss this week’s immigration debate and why politicians from all sides need to speak up strongly on the benefits of immigration. They also take a look at Dan Andrews’…
Published on 4 months ago
Newsroom edition: covering the far right without amplifying hate
The violent and confronting scenes that took place at anti-immigration rallies across the country last weekend continue to reverberate throughout Australian politics. Protesters said they marched bec…
Published on 4 months ago
Xi, Putin, Kim and a big parade: are we seeing a new world order?
Tens of thousands of spectators packed the stands to witness Xi Jinping’s military parade marking 80 years since the defeat of Japan in the second world war. And watching from above, along the Chines…
Published on 4 months ago