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Read This: Josephine Rowe Isn’t Interested In Efficiency
Episode 1564
Josephine Rowe’s writing has been described by the New York Times as “gorgeous” and “precise”. This is particularly evident in her latest novel, Litt…
11 months ago
The quiet force behind Labor’s landslide
Episode 1563
When Labor insiders are asked who was responsible for their thumping election victory, one name keeps coming up: Paul Erickson.
Even though Erickon l…
11 months ago
Can Sussan Ley rebuild the Coalition?
Episode 1562
Three years ago this month, Sussan Ley stood beside Peter Dutton as his deputy, the newly installed pair projecting confidence about the contest ahea…
11 months, 1 week ago
‘Factional assassins’ and Albanese’s new ministry
Episode 1561
When Anthony Albanese’s new ministry was sworn in this week, it was overshadowed by the axing of Ed Husic and Mark Dreyfus.
Husic in particular didn’…
11 months, 1 week ago
Julia Banks on what it’s like to be a woman in the Liberal Party
Episode 1560
Today, the Liberal Party will elect a new leader. Whoever is chosen will have to figure out how to attract women back to the party – both candidates …
11 months, 1 week ago
The Greens ‘stunning’ election defeat
Episode 1559
Just before 4.30pm last Wednesday, Antony Green called it for the ABC: Greens leader Adam Bandt had lost his seat.
Fifteen years after Bandt won the …
11 months, 1 week ago
Read This: James Bradley Thinks Kindness is a Superpower
Episode 1558
In addition to being an established novelist, James Bradley is also a journalist and writer of non-fiction, much of it concerned with the natural wor…
11 months, 1 week ago
Anthony Albanese’s next big test
Episode 1557
A week ago, most pundits were predicting a hung parliament as the likely outcome of Australia’s federal election. Instead, Labor has secured one of i…
11 months, 1 week ago
How ASIO’s pursuit of people smugglers really works
Episode 1556
After the invasion of Afghanistan, Ali Jafari fled the Taliban regime and was resettled as a refugee in Australia. But then, while visiting Pakistan,…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Firebombs and gang wars: The bloody fallout of Australia’s tobacco crackdown
Episode 1555
In January, Katie Tangey was killed in a Melbourne house fire believed to be part of the ongoing “tobacco wars”. Police say she was an innocent victi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago