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How death became the fight of Andrew Denton’s life
Episode 862
Misinformation, fear and pain: when Andrew Denton was asked to speak on the topic of euthanasia, he found something that he couldn’t look away from.
W…
3 years, 1 month ago
Weekend Read: Surfing the little breaks, with Sarah Walker
Episode 861
Today, on the Weekend Read, writer and artist Sarah Walker with her piece, “Little Breaks”, from The Monthly.
It’s a story of joy and sadness in the o…
3 years, 1 month ago
Can the Voice to Parliament deliver radical change? With Gary Foley
Episode 860
When Anthony Albanese declared victory in last year’s election, one of the first commitments that he made was to implement the Uluru Statement from t…
3 years, 1 month ago
What to be watching right now, with Clem Bastow
Episode 859
This year has seen an explosion of film and TV releases – as sound stages fill with productions, following the end of lockdowns that threatened the i…
3 years, 1 month ago
The crime deep in the forest, with Sophie Cunningham
Episode 858
Deep in Australia’s oldest forests there are criminal gangs operating: illegally chopping down trees to sell the wood.
The authorities know it’s happ…
3 years, 1 month ago
Lachlan Murdoch: The successor, with Paddy Manning
Episode 857
Lachlan Murdoch is the presumptive heir to the global Murdoch media fortune – and with his father, Rupert, now aged 91, Lachlan’s time could be immin…
3 years, 1 month ago
Spotlight: Megan Davis on what’s next for the Voice
Episode 856
Next year, Australians will get to vote in a referendum and we will be asked whether Australia should amend its constitution to create an Indigenous …
3 years, 1 month ago
Spotlight: What Murdoch asks from new prime ministers
Episode 855
When you become prime minister, a lot changes – but there’s only a few people who know exactly what that's like.
One of them is Kevin Rudd,and this ye…
3 years, 1 month ago
Spotlight: How the Christian right overturned Roe v Wade
Episode 854
This year, the case that established the legal protection for people in the United States to choose to have an abortion has been overturned.
Since thi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Spotlight: How the teals really won, with Simon Holmes à Court
Episode 853
One of the most consequential political shifts of 2022 was the election of several ‘teal’ independent candidates to the federal parliament.
The teals …
3 years, 1 month ago