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15 months in jail after a climate protest
Episode 842
Up to 15 months in jail, with a minimum non-parole period of 8 months – that’s the sentence that a climate protester was handed recently in NSW.
It ca…
3 years, 2 months ago
Anthony Albanese’s race to get energy prices capped
Episode 841
There’s one last thing Anthony Albanese has to do before the end of the political year.
Energy prices are still out of control, and they’re only set t…
3 years, 2 months ago
What happens next for Brittany Higgins?
Episode 840
The trial of Bruce Lehrmann for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins – an accusation he strenuously denies – will not see a court room again, and a v…
3 years, 2 months ago
Can Tanya Plibersek stop new fossil fuel projects?
Episode 839
Australia has a new, stronger emissions reduction target.
But we are also one of the world’s biggest exporters of fossil fuels, and there’s no plan fr…
3 years, 2 months ago
This generation is an existential threat to the Liberal Party
Episode 838
The Liberal Party is trying to resurrect its popularity after a devastating loss this year, under the leadership of Scott Morrison.
But can changing t…
3 years, 2 months ago
‘We exist 365 days a year’
Episode 837
In 1992, the UN General Assembly agreed that 3 December every year would be International Day of People with Disability.
It marked an early attempt to…
3 years, 2 months ago
Scott Morrison makes history (for all the wrong reasons)
Episode 836
A prime minister will never again be able to secretly appoint themselves to act in multiple ministries.
The practice will be made unlawful, with new r…
3 years, 2 months ago
When bureaucrats try to understand human behaviour
Episode 835
There are people inside government departments who want to use insights into human behaviour to influence us.
At its best, it can help design systems …
3 years, 2 months ago
The biggest protests in China since Tiananmen
Episode 834
This week, streets across China filled with angry protestors.
Some held blank pieces of paper instead of signs, to protest censorship, others chanted …
3 years, 2 months ago
How much Christianity do we need in our military?
Episode 833
If you don’t believe in God, then heaven help you in the ADF.
Those are the words of Senator David Shoebridge, who has argued that our military is put…
3 years, 2 months ago