Episodes

  • New Liberal leader Angus Taylor wants to ‘shut the door’

    New Liberal leader Angus Taylor wants to ‘shut the door’
    Feb 13 2026
    Angus Taylor has been elected the Liberal party’s new leader, ousting Sussan Ley in a party room ballot 34 votes to 17. Speaking shortly after the vote, Ley said she would quit parliament within weeks in a bid to provide clear air for Taylor’s leadership. In his first speech as opposition leader Taylor pointed to a greater focus on immigration policy, saying: “If someone doesn’t subscribe to our core beliefs, the door must be shut.” Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Nour Haydar about how it all went down and Taylor’s striking shift in tone on immigration
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    16 mins
  • The Greens’ Nick McKim says inviting Isaac Herzog was ‘deliberately inflammatory’

    The Greens’ Nick McKim says inviting Isaac Herzog was ‘deliberately inflammatory’
    Feb 12 2026
    Protesters around Australia, including Nick McKim and other Greens MPs, gathered to express opposition to the visit of the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, this week. The Greens senator tells political editor, Tom McIlroy, that the confronting scenes of police aggression towards protesters in Sydney was a “massive overreach”. McKim is the Greens spokesperson for economic justice and treasury, and is now leading a parliamentary inquiry into the 50% capital gains tax discount. Labor has not ruled out possible changes to the generous tax breaks for investors ahead of the May budget. The Tasmanian senator argues that, with Greens’ support, the government can “marry up the politics and the policy” to meaningfully addressing the housing crisis
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    28 mins
  • The Libspill is on: Taylor v Ley set for Liberal leadership showdown on Friday morning

    The Libspill is on: Taylor v Ley set for Liberal leadership showdown on Friday morning
    Feb 12 2026
    After weeks of speculation, a Liberal leadership spill is set for 9am on Friday when Angus Taylor will challenge the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, for control of the party. Political editor Tom McIllroy speaks to Reged Ahmad about why Taylor is making his move now, whether he has the numbers to win, and what it all means for the future direction of the Coalition
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    12 mins
  • Could the Epstein files bring down Keir Starmer?

    Could the Epstein files bring down Keir Starmer?
    Feb 11 2026
    Keir Starmer has seen off a challenge to his leadership after facing calls for his resignation over the appointment of Labour powerbroker Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. A man who enjoyed a close relationship to Jeffrey Epstein. Monday’s win could prove to provide only a temporary respite for the unpopular UK prime minister, as his critics continue to question his judgement and authority. Guardian Australia’s UK/US site editor Jonathan Yerushalmy speaks to Reged Ahmad about how the events of the week unfolded, whether Starmer can hold on to power and how the Epstein files have rocked British politics.
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    20 mins
  • Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post

    Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post
    Feb 11 2026
    Hundreds of jobs have gone at the newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal. Was profit or politics behind the decision? Jeremy Barr reports
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    30 mins
  • An update on the Lake Cargelligo triple murder

    An update on the Lake Cargelligo triple murder
    Feb 10 2026
    In Lake Cargelligo, central west New South Wales, police are hunting for an alleged triple murderer. Julian Ingram, also known as Julian Pierpoint, is suspected of shooting dead his former partner Sophie Quinn, who was seven months pregnant, her new partner John Harris, and her aunt, Nerida Quinn. He also shot and injured Kaleb Macqueen.Reged Ahmad speaks with Nino Bucci about the alleged murderer’s past domestic violence offences, and the questions that linger while the gunman is still at large.
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    18 mins
  • Punched, pepper sprayed, charged: police accused of brutality at Sydney protests

    Punched, pepper sprayed, charged: police accused of brutality at Sydney protests
    Feb 10 2026
    Last night tens of thousands of people gathered in cities across the country to protest against a visit by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog. Outside the Sydney Town Hall it wasn’t long before the protest turned violent, with video footage showing police pepper-spraying, charging and dragging protesters – including Muslim worshippers who were kneeling in prayer. Nine people have been charged after the clashes with police, with police saying more charges are expected to be laid. Guardian reporter Jordyn Beazley was there, and tells Nour Haydar when the protest turned violent and whether it all could have been avoided.
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    26 mins
  • Lorena Allam on the new low in Australia’s history of colonial terrorism

    Lorena Allam on the new low in Australia’s history of colonial terrorism
    Feb 9 2026
    Last week, nine days after a bomb was allegedly thrown into an Invasion Day rally in Perth, police charged a 31-year-old man with engaging in a terrorist act. They allege he was seeking to advance what they described as a ‘racially motivated ideological cause’, saying he’d accessed ‘pro-white material’ online. The wanting response from police, politicians and the media has left First Nations people feeling exposed and abandoned. Lorena Allam from the University of Technology’s Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research speaks to Nour Haydar on Australia’s history of racial violence and denial
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    19 mins