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The Weekend Read: Nicole Hasham on a Christian monument a decade in the making
Episode 1097
Today, journalist Nicole Hasham, with her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly.
On top of a hill in a remote Aboriginal community, hours from A…
2 years, 7 months ago
Rupert: The Last Mogul: Two blasted young reds
Episode 1096
After his father’s death, a young Rupert inherits a small newspaper in 1950s Adelaide. There, he teams up with the paper’s editor to save a man sente…
2 years, 7 months ago
Are our leaders playing politics with war?
Episode 1095
As images of the Gaza ground invasion continue to dominate the news, many Australians are distressed and grieving.
Divides in the community are also r…
2 years, 7 months ago
Israel, Hamas and what comes next
Episode 1094
Ian Parmeter was Australia’s ambassador to Lebanon when Hezbollah was fighting Israel in the late 1990s.
And although there are parallels between what…
2 years, 7 months ago
'Interests not friends': Australia's $368 billion submarine gamble
Episode 1093
As Anthony Albanese and Joe Biden toasted each other last week, one of the most significant deals in Australian history hung in the background.
The AU…
2 years, 7 months ago
Why Australia refused to vote on a truce in Gaza
Episode 1092
Over the weekend, Israel said it was entering the ‘second stage of war’ with Hamas.
Israel destroyed phone and internet capabilities in Gaza, while a …
2 years, 7 months ago
Inside the new China-Australia relationship
Episode 1091
For three years, China and Australia had virtually frozen their diplomatic ties – our largest trading partner and regional superpower was not picking…
2 years, 7 months ago
Rupert: The last mogul (Episode 0)
Episode 1090
Rupert Murdoch is the media’s most powerful man. His newspapers and TV networks can topple leaders, change policies and throw into doubt the outcome …
2 years, 7 months ago
What was the point of Albanese’s US trip?
Episode 1089
This week, Anthony Albanese was given the highest honour a guest of the US president can receive, a state dinner – attended by powerbrokers from Wash…
2 years, 7 months ago
Secret hostage negotiations and the delayed invasion in Gaza
Episode 1088
Calls are growing louder for a ceasefire, or at least a “humanitarian truce”, in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Israeli troops are still on st…
2 years, 7 months ago