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Will ‘gentle density’ help fix our housing stupidity?
New figures out on Monday show that the median house values in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane have become, well, kind of insane. They’re the kind of f…
3 months ago
Why shark attacks in Australia are increasing
It really was the stuff of nightmares. A Swiss tourist, who was swimming with dolphins off the NSW coast, was suddenly mauled by a three-metre bull s…
3 months ago
How real is the rise of One Nation?
When Pauline Hanson marched into the Senate last week wearing a burqa, it felt, for a moment, like we were back in the 1990s.
Those were the sorts o…
3 months ago
Barnaby defects, Hanson offends and Sussan Ley comes on the podcast
Well, Barnaby Joyce finally announced his resignation from the Nationals this week, paving his way to join One Nation, in a week where Pauline Hanson…
3 months ago
'Nice is nice': How a dancing Robert Irwin became America's antidote
We feel like we’ve known him since he was in nappies. But now, at 21, the fame enjoyed by Robert Irwin - the son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin - ha…
3 months ago
‘They view it as a contagion’: Why Trump wants our migrant data
Donald Trump has long tried to stamp American institutions - and the daily life of his country’s citizens - with his ultra-conservative ideology, ope…
3 months ago
Why the BOM spent $96 million on its website
The Bureau of Meteorology has been plagued with public stuff-ups, including, just a few years ago, a false tsunami alert sent to half of the country.…
3 months ago
'Blood oil': How Australia is funding Russia's war
Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Australia banned the importation of Russian crude oil. Even so, Russian oil is still making its w…
3 months, 1 week ago
Albanese wants to protect Australia ‘as it is’. But is it good enough?
Recently on this podcast we have been highly fixated on the problems within the Liberal opposition and we have neglected the government somewhat. So …
3 months, 1 week ago
The 'helpers' of Singapore – raising expat children, while never seeing their own
It’s a Sunday at a park in Singapore, and, as journalist Zach Hope observed, it’s the servants day off.
They lounge on picnic rugs, shaking off the w…
3 months, 1 week ago