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Why the timeline of the Iranian women’s football team defection makes some people liars
This week, we talk about the incredible story of the Iranian women's soccer team, some of whom defected and were given asylum in Australia. It was a …
1 month, 1 week ago
Trump's 'need for violence'. And have we joined the war on Iran?
It could be argued that no American president has been as enamoured with violence as Donald Trump. He appears to relish all of it: the spectacle, the…
1 month, 1 week ago
How the Iranian women’s soccer team escape unfolded
Five female Iranian soccer players, in Australia competing for the Asian Cup, escaped in the night from their handlers to seek refuge from their home…
1 month, 1 week ago
Reporting from Lebanon: How far will the Iran war expand from here?
Thousands of people in Lebanon have fled their homes due to Israeli airstrikes and forced evacuations as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah es…
1 month, 1 week ago
How a group of Australian gamblers beat the Texas lottery
The lieutenant governor of Texas has called it “the biggest theft from the people of Texas in the history of Texas”. He was referring to the work of …
1 month, 1 week ago
Mickey the 'monster': Sinister allegations behind spectacular corporate unravelling
Micky Ahuja catapulted his company MA Services from nothing to the big time to become the security provider of choice to the federal government retai…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The politics of war, and why Peter Dutton was so upset over leaked Liberal Party review
Israel and the United States are at war with Iran in a rapidly escalating conflict that Australia seems to be trying to avoid as much as possible. To…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Trump 'doesn't have a plan' for his war on Iran. And the MAGA base is splintering
Only six days since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran, the destruction is mounting. More than 800 people have been killed, including Ir…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Regrets? There are none. David Littleproud on Coalition split and what Nats do next
In this bonus episode of Inside Politics, we’re joined by the Nationals leader David Littleproud.
He’s a man under pressure – commentators, Liberal MP…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The energy vampires next door: Life next to an AI mega-factory
If leading figures of the AI boom, like OpenAI chief Sam Altman, have their way, much of the world (or better yet, space) will be covered in data cen…
1 month, 2 weeks ago