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Scott Morrison leaves parliament: A winner or a loser?
Episode 1186
Scott Morrison has left the building.
The former prime minister was known for his finely crafted personal image, a dad from the shire who loved rugby …
2 years, 3 months ago
Why Labor is being accused of pork-barrelling
Episode 1185
Pork-barrelling isn’t illegal, but it's one of the dark arts of politics: governments spending money in seats they want to win.
So, when does the prac…
2 years, 3 months ago
Everything Peter Dutton is getting wrong on asylum seekers
Episode 1184
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may have found the message he’s taking to the federal election: stop the “armada of boats”.
It hasn’t been high on the …
2 years, 3 months ago
‘They don't know much’: Politicians spending on the military
Episode 1183
Australia has spent almost 15 years trying to buy new surface ships for the navy, but they are still yet to arrive.
That’s because governments have re…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Weekend Read: Jane Gleeson on why we need decay to save the planet
Episode 1182
Today on the show, writer Jane Gleeson-White, with her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly.
In inner-city Sydney, the heart of the urban jungle…
2 years, 3 months ago
The two days that could decide Julian Assange's freedom
Episode 1181
Julian Assange has spent years fighting to prevent his extradition to the United States and this week, the battle has come down to just two days in c…
2 years, 3 months ago
Jon Ronson on who really started the culture wars
Episode 1180
Jon Ronson has spent time with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, uncovered the secret US military program to train psychic soldiers and told the storie…
2 years, 3 months ago
A missing $80 million to keep asylum seekers in limbo
Episode 1179
After asylum seekers arrived by boat in Western Australia last week and were sent to Nauru, old debates about offshore immigration detention have bee…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why the Bureau of Meteorology lied to court
Episode 1178
The Bureau of Meteorology determines a lot: from whether we bring an umbrella to work, to how much warning we get of a natural disaster – all the way…
2 years, 3 months ago
Texts, calls and a Brisbane lunch: Murdoch press and the Bruce Lehrmann inquiry
Episode 1177
It was three years ago last week that Brittany Higgins made allegations that rocked Australia.
Those allegations resulted in a mistrial, and while Bru…
2 years, 3 months ago