Podcast Episodes

The Sydney nurses exposed in a ‘vile’ anti-Israel video

Two nurses from a Sydney hospital have been stood down while police and the health department investigate them for making threatening comments about Israelis. 

One says they’ll refuse to treat Israeli…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Albanese’s call with Trump save us from tariffs?

Donald Trump says no nation will be exempt, although there’s a prospect of Australia winning a rare reprieve from hefty tariffs being imposed on all steel and aluminium imports to the United States. …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s attack on ‘evil’ aid

Elon Musk thinks the peak US foreign aid agency is ‘evil’ and so in his powerful position as Donald Trump’s cost cutter he’s getting rid of it.

USAID was set up by President John F. Kennedy and suppor…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why we need to move beyond BMI

BMI, or body mass index, has long been used as a simple calculation to determine if someone is underweight, a ‘healthy’ weight or obese.

But when it was devised by a Belgian mathematician almost 200 y…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Making sense of Sam Kerr’s trial

The police bodycam vision has been beamed around the world after being played in a London court. 

It shows Sam Kerr calling a police constable ‘f***ing stupid and white.’ 

Now the Matildas captain is o…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Trump really take over Gaza?

Donald Trump wants America to take over Gaza and for all Palestinians to leave so it can be turned into a “Riviera of the Middle East.” 

The idea, unleashed in a joint press conference with the Israel…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Alan Kohler on Trump’s tariff chaos

Donald Trump says he loves tariffs but just hours after he slapped massive levies on Mexico and Canada he’s taken them away. 

The surprising U-turn has rattled financial markets and revived fears of a…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Trump’s immigration crackdown

The raids and deportations have begun and undocumented migrants in the United States are being rounded up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 

President Donald Trump is making good on…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Who’s to blame for declining school results?

From this week all Australian kids will be back at school for the year, but what can we do to improve their results? 

There has been a concerning decline in performance in numeracy and literacy tests …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

What we know about the caravan full of explosives

The caravan was carrying enough explosives to cause mass casualties if detonated, so why did police keep its discovery secret for 10 days? 

A note found in the van indicated that Jewish sites were the…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago