Podcast Episodes

Albanese meets with Trump next week. Anything could happen

They said he couldn’t do it, but he’s doing it. In a few days, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, fresh from a week’s holiday, will be flying to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump. 

And also,…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

We have them. Trump wants them. Are rare earths Australia’s secret superpower?

Remember when Donald Trump began a tariff war with ... the world?

We thought that was old news. But over the weekend, the US president and Chinese President Xi Jinping made announcements that could –…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Will the treasurer’s “humiliating” tax backflip help, or hurt you?

It was the superannuation tax plan that helped Labor achieve a landslide victory in the last election. Though some of Australia’s wealthiest Australians - who were hit hardest by the plan - cried fou…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Hostages free after 737 days, but is the war over?

The 20 surviving Israeli hostages who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza, have finally been released.

The Israeli Defence Force has released the first images of freed hostages, including the embra…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

A Melbourne father accused of a crime. An American lawyer thinks he's innocent

It is one of the most unspeakable crimes a parent can be accused of – shaking their vulnerable baby so badly, that they sustain brain damage, or in the worst cases, die.

Diagnosing Murder is a new inv…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Tim Wilson on Hastie's exit, and bringing back that 'big Liberal energy'

The member for Goldstein, Tim Wilson, is a guest on the podcast this week during a very interesting time for the Liberal Party. Last week, home affairs spokesman Andrew Hastie quit the front bench, f…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan poised to elect first female leader – 'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi

Japan is preparing for its first ever female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi, the 64-year-old hardline right-wing conservative, likens herself to Margaret Thatcher, and was a drummer in a metal band i…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Wi-Fi on the long-haul: Is the final frontier of silence over?

If you’re lucky enough to be on a plane these days, flying somewhere, it’s so easy to feel ungrateful. Does anyone need to watch the film Red 2, again? And why do we get so sweaty?

But sitting way up…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Free range? Or food fraud? The new tech exposing ‘bogus’ Australian food labels

Can we trust food labels? As in, is the chicken in the supermarket fridge really free-range like it says it is? Are the "local" prawns from a fishmonger at the market really Australian?

Today, science…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The deaths at Alva Beach. Was this a case of self-defence?

Almost seven years ago to the day, on the NRL grand final weekend, a bizarre set of events unfolded.
An injured woman knocked on the door of a stranger, saying she was escaping from two men, and that …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago