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The Weekend Read: Sasha Gattermayr on an obsession with carnivorous plants
Episode 962
Today on the show, Sasha Gattermayr, with her piece on the fascination with carnivorous plants from The Monthly magazine.
Sasha takes us inside a ban…
2 years, 10 months ago
How Anthony Albanese’s doing a year after winning
Episode 961
It’s almost a year since Anthony Albanese did what no Labor leader had done in 15 years: win an election from opposition.
It was a momentous time for …
2 years, 10 months ago
How Putin’s henchmen started fighting with each other
Episode 960
What happens when a state begins to rely on a private company to fight wars?
We’ve seen it before, but not like this – the power that Russian Presiden…
2 years, 11 months ago
Australia’s first women’s advisor on why she left the country
Episode 959
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, 11 months ago
Inside the inquiry into the Lehrmann trial
Episode 958
The trial of Bruce Lehrmann for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins never reached a verdict – and Lehrmann still strenuously maintains his innocence…
2 years, 11 months ago
Farewell, Stuart Robert. We hardly knew ye.
Episode 957
There comes a time when politicians say ‘enough is enough’ and they leave parliament.
Often they depart the stage without anyone really noticing, othe…
2 years, 11 months ago
The middle class vs. the poor: Why the Coalition wants them to fight
Episode 956
Since the budget dropped on Tuesday night, the Coalition and some parts of the media have begun to pick a very strange fight.
It’s over whether some o…
2 years, 11 months ago
Peter Dutton’s Liberal party is turning on its closest ally
Episode 955
There’s one relationship the Liberal Party has always prized: its relationship with business.
Other support bases for the party have ebbed and flowed,…
2 years, 11 months ago
Budget 2023: Explained
Episode 954
Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised a responsible budget, and one that helped Australians as costs soar.
There was some relief, but it wasn’t as generous …
2 years, 11 months ago
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher reveals the toughest budget decisions
Episode 953
Tonight’s budget promises relief for Australia’s single parents, who will receive extra income support until their youngest child turns 14.
It’s a rev…
2 years, 11 months ago