Podcast Episodes

How job hunting became like online dating

At 4.1 percent, Australia has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world.

That should mean that most people who want a job, have a job. 

But for anyone looking to switch jobs or climb up the lad…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Will Putin really allow European troops in Ukraine?

US President Donald Trump insists that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would allow peacekeepers into Ukraine as part of a deal to end the war.

But how would that work and would it be risky having soldie…

Published on 10 months ago

Is GP bulk billing about to make a comeback?

Labor and the opposition are in furious agreement, each committing to boost funding for Medicare to stop the decline in the number of GPs bulk billing.

But what was behind the fall in the first place …

Published on 10 months ago

Is the world ready for what comes after IVF?

You’ve heard of IVF, now scientists are working on the next generation of reproductive technology, called IVG or in vitro gametogenesis. 

It’s technology to produce eggs and sperm in a lab, possibly f…

Published on 10 months ago

What Trump’s shift to Putin means for Europe

Donald Trump declared Ukraine had started the war with Russia and labelled its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a dictator. 

Trump’s vice president JD Vance has thrown his support behind far-right parties …

Published on 10 months ago

Will a single rate cut change your vote?

The RBA’s interest rate cut has been largely welcomed but it won’t make much difference to the family budget. 

So, why is there speculation that the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might call an early…

Published on 10 months ago

Alan Kohler on the first rate cut in years

It’s almost three years since the Reserve Bank began the most aggressive cash rate hiking cycle in its history to combat surging inflation.

Now, Australia’s central bank has delivered a slight repriev…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Is China’s DeepSeek riskier than ChatGPT?

Within hours of its release, the Chinese-owned AI chatbot called DeepSeek became one of the most downloaded apps in the world.

Most commentators say it performs just as well as the market-leader ChatG…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

How neo-Nazis are recruiting Australian kids

Emily’s son loved sport, animals, reading and music, but when he turned 16, everything changed. 

He started to get obsessed by politics and thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. 

It wa…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

What Trump’s call with Putin means for the war

Donald Trump says negotiations to end the war in Ukraine have begun and both Russia and Ukraine want peace. 

The US president chose to call the instigator of the war Vladimir Putin first to discuss a …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago