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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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago
Making childcare universal: Will it be an election secret weapon?
Episode 1271
There’s no nice way to put it: Australian childcare is broken, and not just for those with children.
It’s prohibitively expensive, getting the days yo…
1 year, 11 months ago
Peter Costello's decade at Nine: Is this the end of his public life?
Episode 1270
Peter Costello’s legacy was set. He was the longest serving treasurer in Australian history and under the then prime minister John Howard, he transfo…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Home Affairs became a scandal factory
Episode 1269
Barely a week goes by when the Department of Home Affairs isn’t under the blowtorch of media or political scrutiny.
In one way, the level of scrutiny …
1 year, 11 months ago
Climate Wars II: Judgement Day
Episode 1268
Two years ago, on the day after the Labor government was sworn into office, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen called a press confere…
1 year, 11 months ago
Is Joe Biden’s ceasefire plan already failing? (Update)
Episode 1267
The US has a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, and this one seems to be gathering momentum.
It’s not much different to the previous plans, except that…
1 year, 11 months ago