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What does Zohran Mamdani’s triumph tell the Democrats?
He is now the Democratic candidate for the New York City mayoral race. After running a highly successful and viral campaign culminating in him defeating establishment rival Andrew Cuomo, are there le…
Published on 6 months ago
The thrift stores dividing Australian shoppers
As the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, more people are turning to op shops for secondhand clothes. Among the thrift shops is Savers, a US for-profit that is dividing opinions. It claims to offer a …
Published on 6 months ago
Back to Back Barries: could Albanese be the next Hawke or Howard?
George Megalogenis joins Tony Barry in the studio this week to discuss why Donald Trump is unlikely to drag Australia into war, whether the prime minister could win back-to-back landslides, and how i…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Newsroom edition: the risks for Australia in backing US military action
Anthony Albanese and the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, have endorsed the US bombings of three Iranian nuclear facilities, arguing the targeted strikes were necessary to prevent the regime dev…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Antoinette Lattouf wins against the ABC
What started as five casual radio presenter shifts has turned into one of the most closely watched court battles in Australian media. In 2023, Antoinette Lattouf was removed as a fill-in host of an A…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Can you trust your sunscreen?
An investigation by consumer group Choice has found that several leading Australian sunscreens don’t provide the level of protection they say they do. The findings, which have been disputed by manufa…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
US strikes Iran: the breakdown of the rules-based order
Just over a week ago, Iranian and American officials were set to meet for a fresh round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. Now the region is on the brink after the US joined Israeli attac…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Mushroom trial comes to a close
The mushroom trial that intrigued the world is drawing to a close after weeks of evidence – including testimony from the accused Erin Patterson. Now the defence and prosecution have set out their clo…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Back to Back Barries: Albanese and the world waits on Trump
As the US president deliberates on whether or not to launch strikes on Iran, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss the global effort to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East and what it all mea…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Newsroom edition: the consequences of the Israel-Iran war
The world is hanging on to Donald Trump’s every word, waiting to see if or how the US will intervene in the Israel-Iran conflict. While Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, warns of risk…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago