Episodes

  • How worried should we be about bird flu?

    How worried should we be about bird flu?
    Jun 23 2026
    Having wiped out millions of birds worldwide and devastated wildlife populations around the globe, Australia has watched as the H5N1 strain of bird flu crept ever closer. And now it’s here, on the last continent to be hit. Birds have been discovered on beaches in Western Australia and tested positive for the virus. Reged Ahmad speaks to Graham Readfearn about how governments and wildlife experts alike are anxiously waiting to see if this is just the beginning
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    14 mins
  • ‘The King of the North’: who is the man tipped to be the next British PM?

    ‘The King of the North’: who is the man tipped to be the next British PM?
    Jun 22 2026
    Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as prime minister less than two years after his election victory, kickstarting the race for who will be the next Labour leader. And with MPs nervous about the growing threat from Nigel Farage’s Reform, many are speculating that the ‘King of the North’, Andy Burnham, could be next in the top job after a thumping victory in a local byelection last weekend. Reged Ahmad speaks to the North of England editor, Josh Halliday, about the man expected to become the next British prime minister and why he says this next week could define UK politics for years to come
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    17 mins
  • Greg Jericho on the economic forces pushing Australia towards populism

    Greg Jericho on the economic forces pushing Australia towards populism
    Jun 21 2026
    Last week, the Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold but the decision was followed by a warning that a future rate rise was on the table because prices are still rising too fast. It came as the US and Iran signed an initial agreement to end more than three months of war, which had sent global supply chains into chaos. Meanwhile, Australians are feeling the pinch and deepening economic disaffection has coincided with rising support for Pauline Hanson’s rightwing One Nation party. Nour Haydar speaks with Greg Jericho about why so many Australians are feeling pessimistic about the economy
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    17 mins
  • The Sunday Read: Nestory Irankunda and the Socceroos deserve celebration

    The Sunday Read: Nestory Irankunda and the Socceroos deserve celebration
    Jun 20 2026
    Socceroo Nestory Irankunda is part of a new generation of players who have renewed hopes for Australia’s chances in the Fifa World Cup. Multimedia journalist Bertin Huynh says as One Nation surges in the polls, those who represent us deserve celebration
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    5 mins
  • Back to Back Barries: Is the media giving Pauline Hanson a free pass?

    Back to Back Barries: Is the media giving Pauline Hanson a free pass?
    Jun 19 2026
    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry dissect Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club appearance this week and ask: is the leader of One Nation treated differently to other political leaders by the media? They also give their take on Hanson’s attacks on minorities, her pledge to dismantle public broadcasting and they meditate on whether appealing to people’s prejudices will backfire. And also: will the government’s backdown on tax be enough to silence Anthony Albanese’s critics?
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    37 mins
  • Newsroom Edition: Pauline Hanson’s Trumpian attack on the press

    Newsroom Edition: Pauline Hanson’s Trumpian attack on the press
    Jun 18 2026
    Pauline Hanson’s ascendancy in Australian politics was underscored this week by her first address to the National Press Club. In a lengthy speech, the leader of the rightwing party railed against multiculturalism and Islam in particular, pledged to slash public broadcasting and asserted the so-called ‘hoax’ of global warming was the driving factor behind poverty in Australia. Josephine Tovey speaks with Mike Ticher and political editor Tom Mcllroy about Hanson’s ‘ugly’ vision for Australia
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    23 mins
  • Broken Trust: how police are failing to protect children from domestic violence

    Broken Trust: how police are failing to protect children from domestic violence
    Jun 17 2026
    Mason Jet Lee died at 22 months old after his stepfather punched him so hard his bowel ruptured. An exclusive Guardian Australia investigation has found that repeated warnings about his killer were ignored. Could an unpublished submission to the inquest of his death hold evidence of police failings? Nour Haydar and Queensland correspondent Ben Smee discuss what the violent death of Mason Jet Lee reveals about a broken system
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    24 mins
  • ‘Grandpa in a bunker’: is Putin losing control?

    ‘Grandpa in a bunker’: is Putin losing control?
    Jun 16 2026
    Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer on Vladimir Putin’s increasing isolation – and seeming paranoia – as ordinary Russians become more restive over the toll of the war in Ukraine and a struggling economy at home
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    27 mins