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7am in 2023: The Trailblazer
Episode 1136
Australia can claim a significant world first: a special government adviser on Women’s Affairs.
Fifty years ago, Elizabeth Reid stepped into the newly…
2 years, 5 months ago
7am in 2023: The Whistleblower
Episode 1135
Those who imagined, designed and delivered robo-debt put their personal ambition above the wellbeing of the people they were meant to serve. But ther…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Weekend Read: Suzannah Marshall Macbeth on the role of predators
Episode 1134
At certain times of the year, a group of volunteers can be found roaming Canberra’s bush reserves bearing raw chicken carcasses – all in the name of …
2 years, 5 months ago
‘Machine of violence’: Behrouz Boochani on Australia’s immigration system
Episode 1133
When Behrouz Boochani first wrote about life on Manus Island for The Saturday Paper in 2016, he described it as an island of the damned.
Writing throu…
2 years, 5 months ago
The power and influence of Alan Jones
Episode 1132
Former radio host Alan Jones was once the most influential broadcaster in the country.
Now, he’s been accused of indecent assault by six men who revea…
2 years, 5 months ago
'Bad vibes': Bruce Lehrmann and the Reynolds office
Episode 1131
The defamation trial between Bruce Lehrmann and Network Ten is nearing its end.
More than two weeks of the hearing has revealed emotional evidence fr…
2 years, 5 months ago
Will 2023 convince Albanese to change course?
Episode 1130
This time last year, the government was confident, popular and getting its agenda through without controversy.
But a year later, the Labor government …
2 years, 5 months ago
How COP28 became the ‘Burning Man’ of climate summits
Episode 1129
The world’s biggest climate change summit, COP, is held every year with a bold vision: to bring nations together to negotiate and find solutions for …
2 years, 5 months ago
Rupert: The last mogul: There’s only one Rupert
Episode 1128
Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire is in decline - yet, as Malcolm Turnbull tells Paddy, he was still able to roll a sitting prime minister and be …
2 years, 5 months ago
Australia is being toxic about immigrants again
Episode 1127
A High Court decision ruling indefinite detention unlawful – leading to the release of 148 immigration detainees, some of whom are criminals – has sp…
2 years, 5 months ago