Podcast Episodes

Can Trump sack his way to better jobs data?

Donald Trump didn’t like the numbers, so he sacked the messenger. 

So, what are the implications of the US President’s decision to get rid of the nation’s chief statistician, who dared to release revi…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The alleged Chinese spy found in Canberra

This week a Chinese woman was charged with foreign interference, accused of spying on Buddhists in Canberra. 

Separately, the boss of Australia’s spy agency has warned that other nations are spying in…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Will recognising Palestine achieve anything?

If reports are correct, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu wants to expand the war in Gaza so his forces fully occupy the strip. 

As international outrage grows about the devastation and the humanitari…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why police couldn’t stop the Harbour Bridge protest

It was a protest the New South Wales government and police tried to stop but couldn’t.

In the end, more than 100,000 protesters were permitted to walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge demanding an end…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Do class actions really deliver justice?

On average there’s a class action lodged in Australia every week.

But do they really help bring justice to groups of Australians exposed to wrongdoing? 

Today, Anne Connolly on her Four Corners investi…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Trump set Ghislaine Maxwell free?

Donald Trump has spent another week fielding questions over the release of the so-called Epstein files. The saga even followed him to Scotland.

Now he has sent the US Deputy Attorney-General to interv…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Trump about to double Australia’s tariff?

Donald Trump’s latest trade deal with the European Union is said to be really bad for Europe. 

So, why did the EU agree to a 15 per cent tariff on almost all goods entering the United States and does …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s crypto push boosted Bitcoin

Once a sceptic, now a convert, Donald Trump is embracing crypto currency and making a tidy profit on the side. 

The US president’s newfound love has seen crypto currencies like Bitcoin skyrocket in va…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Laura Tingle on who can stop Israel

Israel says there’s no starvation in Gaza, but the pictures tell a very different story and there’s now growing condemnation from some of Israel’s supporters, including Australia.

The Prime Minister A…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How easy is it to trick the Australian Taxation Office?

Fraudsters have found it surprisingly straightforward to get thousands of taxpayer dollars deposited in their accounts by just making a few false declarations to the Australian Taxation Office about …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago