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The Albanese government's $1 billion computer
Episode 1281
In high-security labs, from Silicon Valley to mainland China, researchers are racing to be the first to achieve what has been dubbed ‘Q-day’.
On that …
1 year, 9 months ago
Rishi Sunak's Australian communications 'magician'
Episode 1280
By the end of this week, the United Kingdom will almost certainly have a new prime minister and closure on 14 years of Tory leadership.
One man in par…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why would a university have a deal with Lockheed Martin?
Episode 1279
Over the past few months, there’s been a lot of focus on universities’ relationships with weapons manufacturers.
Students set up encampments and occup…
1 year, 9 months ago
Julian Assange is home: Gabriel Shipton on how his brother was freed
Episode 1278
Julian Assange has finally landed in Australia, a free man.
Today, his brother Gabriel Shipton on how the deal to release the long-incarcerated WikiLe…
1 year, 9 months ago
The woman who spoke out against Google on AI
Episode 1277
Meredith Whittaker turned her back on Google after raising concerns about the mass surveillance fueling AI, but she didn’t leave tech entirely.
The fo…
1 year, 9 months ago
Morrison and Rudd: The unlikely duo could be Australia's Trump whisperers
Episode 1276
Back in 2016, when Donald Trump was elected President, the Australian government was caught off guard. The then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull calle…
1 year, 9 months ago
The spy base we’re not supposed to know about is getting bigger
Episode 1275
Once upon a time, Australians were told Pine Gap was a space base. Then we were told it was a weather station. But now, of course, we know the instal…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Weekend Read: Anna Stewart on being a captain of one of the biggest games of the year
Episode 1274
For 31 years, there has been a rivalry – drawing on a divide so inherent and base – that it pits mate against mate.
We’re not talking about State of O…
1 year, 9 months ago
Will Australia get behind Dutton's nuclear campaign?
Episode 1273
Nuclear power has been politically toxic in this country for decades.
It’s been 55 years since a leader went to a federal election promising to build …
1 year, 9 months ago
Peter Greste on the latest blow against whistleblowers
Episode 1272
There’s been another strike against whistleblowing.
Richard Boyle was a tax office employee when he raised concerns internally about a scheme to garni…
1 year, 10 months ago