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Read This: The Long Ireland of Colm Tóibín
Episode 1524
Colm Tóibín is regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest authors — and for good reason. With a career spanning 30 years and 11 award-winning novels under…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Albanese v Dutton: Who won week one?
Episode 1523
It’s only been a week, but the election campaign is already off script.
Trump’s tariffs have landed like a grenade in the middle of the campaign, wi…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ruby Jones on the government’s plan to demolish public housing
Episode 1522
Barry Berih has lived in the same Melbourne flat for most of his life. He has mild cerebral palsy and is cared for by his mother. He has all the medi…
11 months ago
The $11 billion warship decision testing Australia’s alliances
Episode 1521
Australian defence officials are preparing to choose whether to buy warships from Germany or Japan.
It’s an $11 billion decision – and is about far m…
11 months ago
The Mar-a-Lago accord: The real reason Trump wants tariffs
Episode 1520
Today in the White House Rose Garden, President Trump will unveil his next round of tariffs – an event he’s calling “Liberation Day”.
Trump’s first r…
11 months ago
Amy Remeikis on what the election should be about
Episode 1519
As the federal election campaign kicked off over the weekend, chief political analyst at the Australia Institute Amy Remeikis was paying close attent…
11 months ago
The real impact of Trump's cuts to Australian research
Episode 1518
In recent weeks, Australian researchers began receiving a questionnaire.
Sent by the US government, it asked things like “can you confirm that this i…
11 months ago
Read This: Zanzibar Is Still Home for Abdulrazak Gurnah
Episode 1517
Tanzanian-born, London-based author Abdulrazak Gurnah was midway through writing his latest novel, Theft, when he received a call letting him know he…
11 months ago
Albanese v Dutton: What's at stake on May 3
Episode 1516
In his press conference announcing the May 3 federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australians have a choice, warning Opposition Lea…
11 months ago
Peter Dutton and the billionaires
Episode 1515
While Peter Dutton’s electorate braced for Cyclone Alfred, the opposition leader flew to Sydney to attend a $25,000 dollar-a-head dinner at Justin He…
11 months ago