Episodes

  • Reunited after a decade: the 60 Minutes child retrieval saga

    Reunited after a decade: the 60 Minutes child retrieval saga
    Sep 17 2025
    In 2016, Australian mother Sally Faulkner made global headlines after a botched attempt at retrieving her children from her ex-husband in Lebanon. Now, after a decade of separation, documents released to the Guardian by a US court show she’s been reunited with her children. Nour Haydar speaks to Michael Safi, the presenter of Guardian Investigates, about this extraordinary case and how Faulkner returned to Queensland with her children
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    14 mins
  • How the killing of Charlie Kirk became a tool for division

    How the killing of Charlie Kirk became a tool for division
    Sep 16 2025
    The Trump administration has vowed to take vengeance after the killing of far-right commentator Charlie Kirk. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson is accused of carrying out the shooting and remains in custody. Washington DC bureau chief David Smith tells Nour Haydar how Donald Trump and his allies have ramped up their attacks on ‘the left’ in the wake of the shooting
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    18 mins
  • Sea level rise and soaring heat deaths: will climate action match the risks?

    Sea level rise and soaring heat deaths: will climate action match the risks?
    Sep 15 2025
    The national climate risk assessment has painted a challenging and confronting view of the future for Australia under global heating. Anthony Albanese says the landmark report is a ‘wake-up call’ that reinforces the need for ‘serious’ action on the climate emergency. But with the government’s soon-to-be released 2035 emissions target still unknown, will Labor’s action on the climate crisis match the risk?Nour Haydar speaks with climate and environment editor Adam Morton about how the government will respond to its biggest climate challenge
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    21 mins
  • Who’s responsible for our plastic problem? – Full Story

    Who’s responsible for our plastic problem? – Full Story
    Sep 14 2025
    Many had hoped that a global UN plastics treaty would finally curb pollution. But last month talks between representatives from more than 180 countries failed to reach a deal. Climate and environment reporter Petra Stock tells Nour Haydar about Australia’s rising plastic waste problem and what needs to be done to tackle one of the biggest environmental threats of our time You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    20 mins
  • Back to Back Barries: does the Coalition have the will to win?

    Back to Back Barries: does the Coalition have the will to win?
    Sep 12 2025
    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry unpack another bad week for the Coalition after Sussan Ley sacked senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow cabinet. But that wasn’t the only political story this week – the Barries also examine Victoria’s historic treaty with First Peoples and the prime minister’s attendance at the Pacific Islands Forum.
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    25 mins
  • Newsroom edition: is Coalition chaos making life easier for Albanese?

    Newsroom edition: is Coalition chaos making life easier for Albanese?
    Sep 11 2025
    After a week of infighting, Sussan Ley was left with no other choice but to sack controversial conservative Jactina Nampijinpa Price. As Price and her supporters push for a more Trumpian turn, Ley is fighting to bring the opposition back to the centre. But as the Coalition continues to tear itself apart, should the media’s attention be more focused on the party in power? Bridie Jabour talks to the Guardian Australia editor, Lenore Taylor, deputy editor Patrick Keneally and the head of newsroom, Mike Ticher, about who is holding Labor to account when the Coalition is constantly in chaos
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    20 mins
  • How New Zealand police closed in on fugitive Tom Phillips

    How New Zealand police closed in on fugitive Tom Phillips
    Sep 10 2025
    On Monday, four years on from taking his three children and fleeing into the bush, Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after opening fire on an officer on a rural road. His children are now with authorities. Journalist Michelle Duff speaks to Nour Haydar from Waitomo about how Phillips managed to survive in the remote wilderness and why many questions remain unanswered
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    18 mins
  • The Liberals’ Jacinta Nampijinpa Price problem

    The Liberals’ Jacinta Nampijinpa Price problem
    Sep 9 2025
    The Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, is in crisis control after senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price falsely claimed that Labor is letting in large numbers of Indian migrants to bolster its own vote. Price now faces growing calls from colleagues and the community to apologise, but the saga has once again exposed deeper problems within the party.Nour Haydar speaks with political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy about the fallout from the senator’s comments and how the Liberal party continues to alienate migrant voters
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    22 mins