Episodes

  • 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
  • The anti-climate policy blowing a hole in Labor’s budget

    The anti-climate policy blowing a hole in Labor’s budget
    Mar 8 2026
    This year, the Australian federal government will spend billions on a scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol. It’s known as the fuel tax credit scheme, and there are growing calls for it to be wound back. With the federal budget under pressure, Nour Haydar speaks with Adam Morton about the most costly anti-climate policy in the Australian government budget, working against efforts to cut emissions
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    17 mins
  • The Sunday Read: My Grandfather escaped Iran. But I’m not celebrating Trump’s war

    The Sunday Read: My Grandfather escaped Iran. But I’m not celebrating Trump’s war
    Mar 7 2026
    This week, as Trump’s war on Iran rages on and expands, an Australian Iranian journalist writes about her grandfather’s journey escaping the Islamic Republic and the fears she holds for the civilian lives caught in the crossfire. The journalist chose to write this piece anonymously, so Rafqa Touma reads it out for you instead
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    6 mins