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Read This: Leigh Sales Is a Professional Stickybeak
Episode 1291
Long before she was hosting 7:30 on the ABC, Leigh Sales dreamed of becoming a novelist. In this episode of our sister podcast, Read This, she joins …
1 year, 7 months ago
Artist and refugee Mostafa Azimitabar on painting from a hostile country
Episode 1290
When Mostafa Azimitabar was imprisoned on Manus Island, he was overcome with a desire to paint.
With no art supplies, he used a toothbrush – a techniq…
1 year, 7 months ago
Will the threat of jail time help fix Aged Care?
Episode 1289
In 2018, then prime minister Scott Morrison announced a royal commission into aged care, shedding light on the astonishing prevalence of abuse in res…
1 year, 7 months ago
The China think tank attacked by Wolverines
Episode 1288
There's a shadow world beneath Canberra, fed by the defence, foreign affairs and security communities, and it is hugely influential in how the govern…
1 year, 7 months ago
Inside Nine's journalism cuts: 'Quite a few people suspected retribution'
Episode 1287
If you pick up a copy of The Age or The Sydney Morning Herald, you’ll see the tagline ‘Independent. Always.’ under the masthead.
Now, as journalists a…
1 year, 7 months ago
Project 2025: The Trump presidency wish list
Episode 1286
Donald Trump’s lead in the polls for the 2024 presidential race has widened following a fumbling debate performance from Joe Biden, and concerns abou…
1 year, 7 months ago
Read This: The Three Words That Made George Saunders a Writer
Episode 1285
George Saunders is one of literary fiction's most acclaimed living writers. Along with his many collections of short stories, he also published the B…
1 year, 7 months ago
The internet sleuths fighting fake research
Episode 1284
Smut Clyde spends several hours every day, scouring online science journals for suspicious-looking research.
He’s part of a growing team of online ‘sc…
1 year, 7 months ago
The power and legacy of 'militant' union boss John Setka
Episode 1283
When people think of the CFMEU, Australia’s powerful and fearsome construction union, they picture its top dog, John Setka.
But as he prepares to step…
1 year, 7 months ago
The son of Hong Kong's jailed media tycoon
Episode 1282
Sebastien Lai woke up one morning in 2020 to find dozens of missed phone calls – his father, the Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, had just been arre…
1 year, 7 months ago