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Being John Hughes: Inside literature’s plagiarism scandal
Episode 910
John Hughes was once hailed as a young literary genius, and won a scholarship to Cambridge.
Yet he found himself back in Australia working as a librar…
2 years, 11 months ago
‘Web of cowardice’: What we learned from the final robo-debt hearings
Episode 909
The royal commission hearings into robo-debt are over.
With over 100 witnesses and nine weeks of hearings, the commission into one of the greatest fai…
2 years, 11 months ago
How we’re betting our climate future on a scam
Episode 908
Australia has to act fast to help cut emissions and avoid a global climate catastrophe.
After decades of inaction, the Labor Government has brought th…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Weekend Read: The late Robert Adamson on fishing the river he loved
Episode 907
Today, a tribute to publisher, poet and memoirist Robert Adamson.
Robert died late last year and to mark that moment, The Monthly decided to posthumou…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why can't Labor and the Greens get along?
Episode 906
Australia’s climate future is again hanging in the balance.
And, once more, it could all depend on a Labor government negotiating with the Greens.
As i…
2 years, 11 months ago
How the family court is failing traumatised women
Episode 905
The family court is a place of last resort for spouses and parents, to settle the legal, financial and parenting disputes that can sometimes arise.
B…
2 years, 11 months ago
It's all about money: Rupert Murdoch's Fox News deposition
Episode 904
We now have the clearest insight into the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
The mogul was forced, under oath, to answer questions about…
2 years, 11 months ago
‘Disaster capitalism’: What’s happening after climate catastrophe
Episode 903
Whether it’s floods or bushfires, climate-related disaster is something Australia will have to contend with more and more.
But so far, Australia isn’t…
2 years, 11 months ago
ASIO is worried you’re helping foreign spies
Episode 902
Our intelligence community used to believe terrorism was the greatest threat to Australians.
But today, Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, ASIO…
2 years, 11 months ago
What convinced Albanese to tackle superannuation
Episode 901
A week ago, superannuation reform was just an idea, a national conversation — the prime minister certainly wasn’t proposing anything.
But the conversa…
2 years, 11 months ago