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The Weekend Read: John Safran on lessons from his friend, Father Bob Maguire
Episode 1007
Today on the show, writer and filmmaker John Safran, with his piece from the latest edition of The Monthly.
Father Bob Maguire was an icon in his own…
2 years, 10 months ago
Inside Robo-debt: The Mother
Episode 1006
There is one story that had radiated through the witness list at the robo-debt royal commission, which profoundly altered the shape of that inquiry: …
2 years, 10 months ago
Inside Robo-debt: The Minister’s Adviser
Episode 1005
Robo-debt should never have made it into the real world, but once it did, its gatekeepers became greedy and turned the scheme on full throttle.
In lat…
2 years, 10 months ago
Inside Robo-debt: The Social Engineering of Shame
Episode 1004
How did robo-debt ever make it out of the lab?
We may never get a perfect answer to that question. But there is one person who can help piece together…
2 years, 10 months ago
Inside Robo-debt: The Whistleblower
Episode 1003
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, 10 months ago
Inside Robo-debt: The Shorten interview
Episode 1002
Australia was gaslit by its own government. From ministers to public servants – they backed something that was illegal, just to shake down innocent p…
2 years, 10 months ago
Introducing Read This: We Went to Helen Garner's House
Episode 1001
This week we're bringing you something special. The first episode of our new podcast: Read This.
In the first episode of the show, host Michael Willia…
2 years, 10 months ago
Who will the NACC nick?
Episode 1000
Some of the biggest stories and characters in Australian politics could soon be under the scrutiny of the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
It’s al…
2 years, 10 months ago
El Niño is coming, at the worst possible time
Episode 999
El Niño is coming again and Australia is vulnerable.
The UN’s World Meteorological Organization declared this week that the extreme weather event has…
2 years, 11 months ago
The anti-corruption commission has a weakness: whistleblowers.
Episode 998
It’s the dawn of a new era in federal politics, with a brand new anti-corruption watchdog now operating and promising to help combat corruption in Ca…
2 years, 11 months ago