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Read This: The Real Rachel Khong
Episode 1474
In 2017, Rachel Khong released her debut novel Goodbye, Vitamin to critical acclaim. In 2024, she followed it with her second novel, a sweeping famil…
1 year ago
Why SAS troops used wrong rules of engagement
Episode 1473
The Brereton inquiry uncovered shocking allegations of war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
But there was one failing of Austr…
1 year ago
Lidia Thorpe: ‘We need to scrap Closing the Gap’
Episode 1472
This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told parliament it must face up to the fact only five of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track, as h…
1 year ago
Trump threatens Australian medical research
Episode 1471
Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has thrown American science and medical research into disarray.
Through a flurry of executive orders, …
1 year ago
Kara Swisher has known Elon Musk for decades - she saw this coming
Episode 1470
Veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher has reported on Elon Musk for decades. In that time, they’ve talked publicly and privately on many occasions.
B…
1 year ago
Inside Labor’s plan to fight tariffs
Episode 1469
Australia is a small player in global trade, compared with giants like the US and China. And when the world’s two biggest economies embark on a trade…
1 year ago
Read This: This Is Not Michelle de Kretser
Episode 1468
Two-time Miles Franklin Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser has never been afraid of formal experimentation. Her seventh and latest book support…
1 year ago
Parliament is back. Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump
Episode 1467
Peter Dutton is making a bold move – aligning himself with Donald Trump.
Dutton’s colleagues have been quick to draw the comparison, pitching him as …
1 year ago
Trump’s plan to ‘own’ Gaza
Episode 1466
In a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump said the United States would “take over the Gaza strip”, “level it…
1 year ago
Who are Australia’s biggest political donors?
Episode 1465
Tens of millions of dollars in “dark” donations to political parties have renewed calls for election funding reform.
The Australian Electoral Commiss…
1 year ago