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Back to Back Barries: can the Coalition find a circuit breaker?
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss the expulsion of Australia’s Iranian ambassador and Anthony Albanese’s plan to help first home buyers. They also examine what the Coalition could do to get out o…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The manhunt in Porepunkah continues
Since Tuesday morning, police have been searching for Dezi Freeman, a so-called ‘sovereign citizen’. Police say he has fled into bushland after the killing of two police officers, allegedly in ‘cold …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Iran blamed for antisemtic attacks in Australia
Iran directed at least two attacks against Australia’s Jewish community, the domestic spy agency has determined, prompting the Albanese government to expel Tehran’s ambassador from Australia. The pri…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Kmart faces legal action in Australia over potential forced labour links
Earlier this month an Australian-based Uyghur group launched legal action against Kmart in the federal court. The case has put the retailer’s supply chain under scrutiny for potential links to forced…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Why the Australian gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’
Australia’s gun laws are often called the gold standard for community safety, but almost 30 years on from the Port Arthur massacre that led to decisive reforms, there are more legal firearms in the c…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Back to Back Barries: roundtable reforms, and diplomatic rows
Barrie Cassidy, Tony Barry, and George Megalogenis discuss how productive the economic roundtable in Canberra was this week, and which ideas the government will act on first. They also discuss how th…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Newsroom edition: Netanyahu attacks the Albanese government
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has launched a diplomatic attack against his Australian counterpart – calling Anthony Albanese ‘a weak leader’ who betrayed Australian Jews. The row ki…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Can the government keep kids safe in childcare?
Calls for childcare reforms have become louder since revelations surfaced of multiple sexual abuse charges laid against a Victorian worker. Federal and state education ministers are set to meet on Fr…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Zelenskyy suits up for peace but can Trump deliver?
Six months on from their explosive meeting in the White House, Volodymyr Zelenksyy once again met with the US president, Donald Trump, in Washington. But this time the Ukrainian president arrived wit…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Labor go looking for an economic legacy
As Labor’s much-hyped economic summit begins, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, say they want to hear big ideas to bring about the reform Australians are hungry f…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago