Episodes

  • Newsroom Edition: Did the Albanese government try to bury its gambling reforms?

    Newsroom Edition: Did the Albanese government try to bury its gambling reforms?
    Apr 9 2026
    Released just hours before Australians began their Easter long weekend, the Albanese government’s long awaited reforms to gambling advertisements have been described as ‘timid’.Jo Tovey speaks to Patrick Keneally, Mike Ticher and Tom McIlroy about whether a partial ban is better than nothing.
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    27 mins
  • Will Albanese find fuel security in Singapore?

    Will Albanese find fuel security in Singapore?
    Apr 8 2026
    While the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire that could lead to the reopening of the strait of Hormuz, the consequences of Donald Trump’s war continue to ricochet around the world. Speaking shortly after the truce was announced, political editor Tom McIlroy tells Reged Ahmad about Anthony Albanese’s upcoming and impromptu dash to Singapore – Australia’s biggest fuel supplier – and how it might aid the government in keeping petrol prices under control
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    18 mins
  • The arrest of Australia's most decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith

    The arrest of Australia's most decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith
    Apr 7 2026
    Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested at Sydney airport in relation to alleged war crimes. He was subsequently charged, and was due to appear in bail court on Wednesday. He was to spend Tuesday night in a cell. He has denied any wrongdoing. Guardian Australia senior reporter Ben Doherty speaks to Nour Haydar about the charges facing the Victoria Cross recipient, what we know about the arrest and what could happen next
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    17 mins
  • Decoding America: Trump lashes out at Australia

    Decoding America: Trump lashes out at Australia
    Apr 7 2026
    Decoding America is a new weekly podcast from Guardian Australia hosted by Reged Ahmad with Jonathan Yerushalmy, one of our editors on the international desk. It will peel back the surface of Trump’s America, decoding the undercurrents of United States’ democracy. In this first episode we look at Trump’s growing frustrations and threats to take out Iran in “one night” in a surreal weekend of condemning allies like Australia, social media posts and White House Easter celebrations. Jonathan also takes us through a now deleted speech which reveals the US president’s growing frustration with allies, the US public and how far removed we might be from the US of old.
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    34 mins
  • Move over Murdochs, here come the Ellisons

    Move over Murdochs, here come the Ellisons
    Apr 6 2026
    Margaret Sullivan on the billionaire father and son buying up the US media
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    33 mins
  • What’s behind the injectable peptide craze?

    What’s behind the injectable peptide craze?
    Apr 5 2026
    Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimisers. To understand how these unregulated substances have become mainstream and what they could be doing in our bodies, Madeleine Finlay hears from journalist Adrienne Matei and from Dr Anna Barnard, an associate professor at Imperial College London who researches peptides
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    18 mins
  • Newsroom edition: the PM goes prime time, but is he still going soft on Trump?

    Newsroom edition: the PM goes prime time, but is he still going soft on Trump?
    Apr 2 2026
    Jo Tovey speaks with Patrick Keneally, Gabrielle Jackson and Patrick Commins about Anthony Albanese’s rare national address, cost of living relief and whether the prime minister has done enough to distance Australia from Donald Trump
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    24 mins
  • Energy minister Chris Bowen on the impact of the fuel crisis

    Energy minister Chris Bowen on the impact of the fuel crisis
    Apr 3 2026
    The minister for energy and climate change, Chris Bowen, tells Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, that despite shortages at petrol stations around Australia, there have so far been no disruptions to the country’s fuel supply. Bowen responds to criticisms about the Albanese government’s communication to the public, as the second month of the US-Israel war on Iran continues to send shockwaves around the world. The minister also argues that rationing fuel is not necessary for now, and that having a staged plan with the states is good government at work
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    25 mins