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Russia’s jail ‘carousel’, Australia hit by misinformation, Ukraine war divides the G20
Episode 170
Australia’s upcoming referendum on Indigenous rights finds itself the target of online misinformation. And experts say it’s working. Human rights law…
2 years, 6 months ago
US funding fight, Ukraine’s wartime symphonies and how to teach with AI
The clock starts ticking to prevent a partial government shutdown as Congress returns. Teachers tackle the advance of AI in the classroom. The Ukrain…
2 years, 6 months ago
Secret intercepts from the Russian frontlines and China’s Xi stays at home
Excerpts of Russian soldiers’ calls from the frontlines talk of losses, discontent and disarray. Kim Jong Un may be planning a rare trip outside Nort…
2 years, 6 months ago
Ukraine’s defense reshuffle, rare protests in Syria and Erdogan’s Russia push
President Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his defense minister – will the move change things for Ukraine on the battlefront? Russia attacks Ukrainian por…
2 years, 6 months ago
Weekend episode: Stagnating Germany – can Europe’s biggest economy snap out of it?
It’s Europe’s biggest economy – so how worried should people be about Germany’s stagnation? We look at what’s pummelling the country’s economy – and …
2 years, 6 months ago
Bahrain’s prisoner challenge, reviving Indigenous languages in Australia and Taylor Swift heads for the Big Screen
A mass hunger strike by political prisoners in Bahrain marks the biggest challenge to the country’s ruling family for years. Grassroot efforts to rev…
2 years, 6 months ago
Deadly blaze in South Africa, recycling fast fashion and the British Museum’s theft scandal
Dozens of people are dead after a fire at a building in Johannesburg. The British Museum’s theft scandal is reigniting calls for the return of the Pa…
2 years, 6 months ago
‘Uninvestible’ China, coup bid in Gabon and tased and tattooed at Axon
The military claims it has seized power in Gabon. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says American firms have told her China has become 'uninvestible'.…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trump trial date, vacationing in a conflict zone and France's Muslim abaya ban
Trump gets a trial date – smack in the middle of the 2024 campaign. The tourists heading to Crimea for summer vacation despite the sound of rockets o…
2 years, 6 months ago
China’s bankers take up cards, Wagner’s leaderless fighters and Spain’s isolated soccer chief
China’s bankers are learning to play a poker-like card game to woo domestic investors. Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is officially dead --…
2 years, 6 months ago