Podcast Episodes

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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks, 1 day 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 2 weeks, 2 days ago

'You're not imagining it': Inside our 18-month investigation into 'misleading' property price guides

If you've bought a house lately - or tried to - then you'd know the price advertised for properties in the big cities are, more often than not, way below what they sell for. 

But we've never really h…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

The ‘Coachella of Canberra’, A.I is coming for us, and is the government serious about tax reform?

This week on the pod we are going to delve into what we are calling Canberra’s Coachella - AKA the Productivity Summit, which is happening the week after next. 

What is the point of it? And what is p…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

How Trump’s sacking of stats chief is another 'slide into autocracy'

If you heard the news that Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday and responded with a shrug, you probably weren’t alone. How do or die are monthly jobs statistics? A…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Crypto, frequent flyer points and pets: The new financial battleground for divorce

We all know that divorce settlements often get ugly. 

We hear stories about the couples who chainsaw couches in half, such is their disagreement over who is entitled to get what. So, who knew that, b…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Why an MP, a convicted rapist, is keeping his taxpayer funded salary

Picture this. A man has been convicted of rape. And as he sits in his prison cell, awaiting a sentence, he continues to be paid his taxpayer funded salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Australians are working longer hours, so is it finally time for a four-day work week?

If you feel like you’re working like crazy, but getting nowhere fast, you’re far from alone. It turns out that Australians work many more hours, per week, than our counterparts in Germany and Japan.

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Palestinian statehood: The UK has moved, so has Canada. What’s Albanese waiting for?

French President Emmanuel Macron, and Canadian and UK prime ministers Mark Carney and Keir Starmer have all called for Palestine to be recognised, one way or another. 

But Anthony Albanese remains ca…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago