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‘A big red flag’: Labor accused of pork-barrelling
Episode 1396
The Albanese government has been accused of pork-barrelling after an analysis of $1.35 billion in grants found almost 90 per cent of seats that Labor…
1 year, 6 months ago
Donald Trump and the future of climate action
Episode 1395
The re-election of Donald Trump is likely to have alarming consequences for the climate. He was, after all, elected on a promise to “drill, baby, dri…
1 year, 6 months ago
'The mighty and powerful Joe Rogan'
Episode 1394
When Donald Trump took the stage to claim victory in Palm Beach, Florida, he was joined by a football team sized contingent of family and friends, in…
1 year, 6 months ago
Read This: Tim Winton’s Got the Juice
Episode 1393
It is more or less impossible to imagine Australian literature of the past half century without Tim Winton. From his debut, An Open Swimmer to his ep…
1 year, 6 months ago
The ‘secret’ proposal that could fast-track fracking
Episode 1392
After the Country Liberal Party came into power in the Northern Territory, they scrapped a number of key portfolios.
Among them was the climate change…
1 year, 7 months ago
Donald Trump is back
Episode 1391
As the US election began to rapidly slip away from Kamala Harris, it became clear that the presidential candidate wasn’t going to speak at her electi…
1 year, 7 months ago
If Trump loses, will Fox News admit it?
Episode 1390
On the eve of the American election, polls say Harris and Trump are neck and neck. Of course, Donald Trump says that’s not true.
It’s nothing new for …
1 year, 7 months ago
The end of truth telling in Queensland
Episode 1389
One of the first things David Crisafulli did when he became premier of Queensland was order the state’s Truth-telling inquiry to stop immediately.
The…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why the Qantas saga is ‘classic Albanese’
Episode 1388
The prime minister’s relationship with former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, and whether he likes a free upgrade, has been the talk of Canberra, prompted by …
1 year, 7 months ago
Read This: Robbie Arnott’s Restless Mind
Episode 1387
In just three books Robbie Arnott has established himself as a writer to trust. Flames (2018), The Rain Heron (2022) and Limberlost (2022) were all r…
1 year, 7 months ago