Podcast Episodes

More Australians are using AI now, but is it lying to us?

AI chat bots are fast becoming a part of everyday life with more than half of all Australians using them regularly, although just over a third of those users say they trust them.

Today, explainer rep…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Intergenerational bastardry’ in our tax system: Do older Australians have it too good?

This week was an exciting one in Canberra, especially if you’re the kind of person who digs the philosophy of tax and transfer. We are talking, of course, about the economic roundtable, hosted by Tre…

Published on 4 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: Whose side is Trump on now?

Since Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago, both sides have suffered catastrophic losses. More than one million Russian soldiers killed or injured. And on the…

Published on 4 months ago

The country writers festival that descended into chaos

It was billed as a “vibrant gathering of readers, writers, and creative thinkers” who would spark “ideas, conversation, and inspiration”. 

So what happened last weekend to turn the Bendigo Writers Fe…

Published on 4 months ago

A $90 million fine and a scathing court judgment. Is Qantas damaged beyond repair?

It may have once boasted one of the most heartwarming advertisement ever to grace our TV screens reminding us that Qantas meant coming home, but in the last few years, the airline has weathered multi…

Published on 4 months ago

The unravelling of a star surgeon, and the journalist who took on the fight

For more than a decade of dazzling media coverage, Dr Munjed Al Muderis was lauded as a miracle worker to some of the most vulnerable people in our community, helping people to walk again, against al…

Published on 4 months ago

Is there beef between Chalmers and Albanese? And, we talk Palestine, and productivity mixed-messages

This week the Albanese government announced it would recognise Palestine as a state, a huge foreign policy shift that was greeted with approval by many and criticism by others. 

Plus, the Reserve Ban…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

A 'war of deception': Why Netanyahu insists on a Gaza takeover

Two former Israeli prime ministers and now, the chief of staff of the Israeli defence force, have objected to Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial Gaza takeover plan, in the face of growing objections …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Why has Trump sent the military into Washington DC?

It was a scene straight out of the Donald Trump playbook: a rambling press conference where he spoke about oceanfront property in Ukraine, his upcoming meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin i…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Australia will recognise Palestine. What does it mean?

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood at the United Nations, next month. 

After being told, over the weekend, of Australia’s imm…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago