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From fatal negligence to a new $33 million contract
Episode 947
Imagine being arrested, put into custody – and in desperate need of medical care.
Who is responsible for helping you? Who are you meant to turn to for…
3 years, 1 month ago
How to fix the budget to lift people out of poverty
Episode 946
‘We don’t have enough money.’
That’s what governments always say this time of year. But the case is being made for the poorest and most disadvantaged …
3 years, 1 month ago
Why can the government spend money on weapons but not welfare?
Episode 945
This week, the way the government chooses to spend its money was put into sharp focus.
On Monday, it announced a bold new plan for military spending, …
3 years, 1 month ago
Just how ‘elite’ are the people behind the Voice?
Episode 944
Criticism of the Voice to Parliament from the conservative side of politics has ratcheted up ever since Peter Dutton’s decision to oppose it.
The main…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why the Murdochs settled Dominion and abandoned Crikey
Episode 943
From settling the biggest payout in US libel history, to the abandoned defamation claim against Australian website Crikey – It’s been a tumultuous we…
3 years, 1 month ago
Spotlight: The search for the very first star
Episode 942
Something going on far above us, in orbit, might be doing more to shape the future of humanity than any events here on earth.
Up there is one of the m…
3 years, 1 month ago
When Julian Assange’s lawyer met Penny Wong
Episode 941
He published secret documents that gave us damning insight into the West’s military conduct inIraq and Afghanistan, and for that Julian Assange will …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Weekend Read: Richard King on how ChatGPT is changing how knowledge is shared
Episode 940
Today on the show, writer Richard King, with his piece ‘Machine Learning’ about the AI chatbot ChatGPT.
He begins his story with discourse sweeping a …
3 years, 1 month ago
51 ways the RBA has to be better
Episode 939
It’s independent of government, has enormous power over our lives and hasn’t been reformed in 25 years.
But yesterday, the Reserve Bank bowed to a sca…
3 years, 1 month ago
Who is Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price?
Episode 938
After a week that forced a reshuffle on the Coalition front bench, Peter Dutton had to announce a new spokesperson for Indigenous Australians – he ne…
3 years, 1 month ago