Episodes

  • The ban on puberty blockers risking harm to Queensland children

    The ban on puberty blockers risking harm to Queensland children
    Nov 9 2025
    The Queensland health minister has issued a new order banning the prescription of puberty blockers for transgender patients, just hours after the state’s supreme court ruled the government’s first attempt was unlawful. It is now the only state to have banned gender-affirming care for transgender children. But parents say they are not backing away from the fight. Reged Ahmad speaks with Queensland correspondent Ben Smee and state reporter Andrew Messenger about whether Queensland’s ban on puberty blockers is ideologically driven You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    20 mins
  • One man’s story inside the siege of El Fasher, Sudan

    One man’s story inside the siege of El Fasher, Sudan
    Nov 8 2025
    What does the fall of El Fasher mean for the future of Sudan? Kaamil Ahmed reports
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    34 mins
  • Chris Bowen on why net zero is dividing parliament

    Chris Bowen on why net zero is dividing parliament
    Nov 7 2025
    Speaking at Cop30 in Brazil, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said the ‘consensus is gone’ on tackling the climate crisis. An apt assessment, as this week Australia’s two major political parties have had starkly different commitments on climate action. The minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, speaks to Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, about Labor’s free solar power scheme for some homes and the Coalition’s continued infighting on emissions targets
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    22 mins
  • Newsroom edition: does Australian politics need a Mamdani-style shake-up?

    Newsroom edition: does Australian politics need a Mamdani-style shake-up?
    Nov 6 2025
    Winning victory on the back of a campaign which preached a message of affordability, and never backing away from his principles, Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. His surprise win has been hailed as a path forward for Democrats around the US who are struggling to connect with the American people. Back in Australia, the Coalition continues to tear itself apart. The Liberals are poised to ditch their net zero pledge after conservative powerbrokers urged Sussan Ley to follow the Nationals in dumping the emissions reduction target. Bridie Jabour speaks with editor Lenore Taylor, deputy editor Patrick Keneally and national news editor Josephine Tovey about what Australian political parties could learn from Zohran Mamdani
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    25 mins
  • Mamdani wins in New York

    Mamdani wins in New York
    Nov 6 2025
    This time last year, no one had really heard of him. Now, Zohran Mamdani is the first Muslim, millennial and person of south Asian heritage to run America’s largest city. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Ed Pilkington about Mamdani’s historic win, his challenge to the president, and what the Democrats should take away from a successful night at the ballot box
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    30 mins
  • What does it take for top bosses to lose their bonuses?

    What does it take for top bosses to lose their bonuses?
    Nov 5 2025
    There’s been no shortage of big businesses making headlines for the wrong reasons. But how much does a company crisis really cost those at the top? Senior reporter Henry Belot speaks to Nour Haydar about the enduring culture of paying big bonuses to company executives, despite community outrage over company conduct
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    21 mins
  • Trump builds a palace while Americans face going hungry

    Trump builds a palace while Americans face going hungry
    Nov 4 2025
    Guardian Australia’s daily news podcast examines the US president’s moves to build a US$300m ballroom at the same time as a government shutdown leaves millions of poor Americans facing a possible freeze on their food stamps. Washington Bureau Chief David Smith speaks to Reged Ahmad about how the construction project is revealing a stark wealth divide and whether the Democrats can seize the moment
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    19 mins
  • How Zohran Mamdani charmed New York

    How Zohran Mamdani charmed New York
    Nov 4 2025
    Guardian US writer Adam Gabbatt and columnist Mehdi Hasan explore how Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has come from nowhere to the brink of becoming mayor of New York City
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    32 mins