Episodes

  • Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon?

    Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon?
    Mar 15 2026
    Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons program. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sample hears from Kelsey Davenport, the director of non-proliferation policy at the Arms Control Association. She sets out why many experts don’t believe the country even had a structured nuclear weapons program and explains what she thinks the impact of the war could be on nuclear proliferation around the world
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    17 mins
  • The Sunday read: Paul Daley on Australia’s blind acceptance of Trump’s war on Iran

    The Sunday read: Paul Daley on Australia’s blind acceptance of Trump’s war on Iran
    Mar 14 2026
    As Australia risks becoming entangled in Trump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran, Guardian Australia columnist Paul Daley questions whether appeasing the White House at all costs indulges a US-Australia relationship that no longer exists
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    7 mins
  • Back to Back Barries: Does Matt Canavan have a strategy to take on One Nation?

    Back to Back Barries: Does Matt Canavan have a strategy to take on One Nation?
    Mar 13 2026
    Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level event for the Coalition? They also discuss how it took just two weeks for Australia to become involved in Trump’s war on Iran, and why it may just be the thin edge of wedge Email the Barries: backtobackbarries@theguardian.com
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    27 mins
  • Newsroom edition: Labor is walking a tightrope as the politics of war hits Australia

    Newsroom edition: Labor is walking a tightrope as the politics of war hits Australia
    Mar 12 2026
    As the second week of the war with Iran draws to a close, any suggestion that Australia’s involvement would be limited to in-principle support has evaporated. Last Friday, the Guardian and other media outlets reported that three Australians were on the US submarine that torpedoed an Iranian warship, killing 87 people. On Tuesday, the government confirmed it would send a surveillance aircraft, missiles, and personnel to the United Arab Emirates.Jo Tovey sits down with Gabrielle Jackson, Mike Ticher and Ben Doherty to discuss the tests Labor faces back home as Australia’s involvement in the war escalates
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    23 mins
  • ‘More Australian babies!’ where will Matt Canavan take the Nationals now? – podcast

    ‘More Australian babies!’ where will Matt Canavan take the Nationals now? – podcast
    Mar 11 2026
    The National party in Australia has a new federal leader as senator Matt Canavan emerged as the winner of a tight party-room ballot on Wednesday. The change at the top of the Coalition partner comes after David Littleproud announced his shock resignation from the leadership on Tuesday. Senior political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Nour Haydar about how the Queensland rightwinger won the vote and whether this now means he will pull the Nationals, and the Coalition, further to the right
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    21 mins
  • Australia is sending weapons to the Gulf. Does that mean we are at war?

    Australia is sending weapons to the Gulf. Does that mean we are at war?
    Mar 10 2026
    On Tuesday morning, the prime minister announced Australia is sending aircraft, missiles, and personnel to the Gulf as war rages in the region. But Anthony Albanese says it doesn’t mean we’re involved, or officially at war.Reged Ahmad speaks to Josh Butler about whether Australia is being entangled in Trump’s ‘war of choice’
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    16 mins
  • Iranian women's football players have asylum in Australia, but what now?

    Iranian women's football players have asylum in Australia, but what now?
    Mar 10 2026
    After days of speculation, five players from the Iranian women’s football team were formally granted protection in Australia by home affairs minister Tony Burke early on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the rest of the team remains under surveillance by minders as they travel to the airport and potentially back to Iran. Women’s football journalist Samantha Lewis speaks to Nour Haydar about what went on behind the scenes to keep the women in Australia, whether more players could do so too and what happens next
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    21 mins
  • Amanda Meade takes us inside the Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ bust-up

    Amanda Meade takes us inside the Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ bust-up
    Mar 9 2026
    After 25 years of drama, the Kyle and Jackie O Show is now off the air. Kyle Sandilands is suspended due to ‘serious misconduct’, and both shock jocks, Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, are said to be considering their legal options. Reged Ahmad talks to Amanda Meade about the on-air bust-up that could be the Kyle and Jackie O Show’s final controversy
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    19 mins