Episodes

  • The Populist: Money nation | Episode 3

    The Populist: Money nation | Episode 3
    Sep 27 2026
    One Nation receives millions in public funding, but former members have accused the party of leaving candidates out of pocket, ‘funny money deals’ and letting donations get ‘lost in the system’. When senior correspondent Sarah Martin followed the money, she discovered even those on the inside are asking questions about accountability, and why some are saying the man brought in to improve the system might be making it worse
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • From fuel wars to AI: the forces driving the RBA rate decision

    From fuel wars to AI: the forces driving the RBA rate decision
    Sep 28 2026
    With inflation proving stubborn and global economic pressures mounting, Australians are bracing for another potential interest rate rise. Could pushing the cash rate to its highest level since 2011 send struggling households over the edge? Economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to unpack what’s driving the decision and what it means for the broader economic outlook
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    18 mins
  • Inside the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon

    Inside the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon
    Sep 29 2026
    More than two years after Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were killed in a Sydney home, former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has gone on trial in the supreme court. Lamarre-Condon, who stands accused of the double murder, has pleaded not guilty. In the opening weeks the court has heard allegations, viewed security footage and witnessed emotional testimonies from friends of the young couple. Matilda Boseley speaks to Guardian reporter Kat Wong to unpack the evidence before the jury
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    15 mins
  • Why working parents are set up to fail

    Why working parents are set up to fail
    Sep 30 2026
    Georgie Dent’s National Press Club address recently went viral after laying bare the compounding pressures on modern families. Between soaring costs of living, rigid workplace expectations and an eye-watering gap between school days and work hours, is the current system setting parents up to fail? Reged Ahmad speaks with CEO of advocacy group The Parenthood, Georgie Dent, to unpack why raising children has become an impossible mathematical equation and how policy reform can fix it
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    24 mins
  • Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight

    Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight
    Oct 1 2026
    A commercial flight travelling from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing after an apparent brawl between its pilots. The flight was in Jordanian airspace when it diverted to Saudi Arabia, after the plane fell 16,000ft in two minutes during the incident. Authorities are investigating a number of lines of inquiry including a hijacking attempt or a mental health incident. Lucy Hough speaks to Middle East correspondent Will Christou
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    9 mins
  • Is Australia ready for a datacentre boom?

    Is Australia ready for a datacentre boom?
    Oct 6 2026
    As technology companies push to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure across Australia, residents from suburban Melbourne to regional Queensland are raising concerns over noise, power demands, and local impacts. Could growing community opposition slow down plans for a nationwide infrastructure boom? Technology reporter Josh Taylor joins Reged Ahmad to unpack why Australians are becoming so uneasy about data centres, and whether government regulation can address their fears
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    21 mins
  • The Coalition’s race to the bottom on migration

    The Coalition’s race to the bottom on migration
    Oct 7 2026
    With a pledge to slash net overseas migration to just 100,000 people, with incremental increases in the years following, the Coalition have promised history-making immigration cuts as a solution to the housing crisis. But behind the steep figures is a strategy of luring voters from One Nation by out-doing their centrepiece policies. Political editor Tom McIlroy joins Matilda Boseley to discuss whether being more extreme than One Nation is a vote-winner, and why the most vulnerable will be hit hardest by the plan Read more: Taylor’s hardline immigration plan drags Australian politics further to the right – and it’s all upside for One Nation | Tom McIlroy Angus Taylor’s immigration plan misses the target – on politics and on policy | Abul Rizvi Angus Taylor vows biggest cut to migration in Australia’s history, slashing 650,000 temporary visas
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    20 mins
  • France’s teens versus the riot police

    France’s teens versus the riot police
    Oct 8 2026
    Angelique Chrisafis on the pupils and students who are taking to the streets and closing down schools in France
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    28 mins