Episodes

  • What we know about the shooting of Dezi Freeman

    What we know about the shooting of Dezi Freeman
    Mar 30 2026
    Fugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month manhunt in rural Victoria. Reged Ahmad speaks to justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci
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    23 mins
  • What’s behind the push for more Australian babies?

    What’s behind the push for more Australian babies?
    Mar 29 2026
    When the new Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, addressed the media earlier this month, he shared a vision of a ‘hyper’ Australia with ‘more Australian babies’. The statement attracted headlines, but it’s not the first time a politician has let it be known they want people to get busy in bed. Political reporter Krishani Dhanji speaks to Reged Ahmad about why governments around the world are pushing for more babies, and whether the policies even work
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    19 mins
  • The Sunday Read: When neutrality becomes dangerous

    The Sunday Read: When neutrality becomes dangerous
    Mar 28 2026
    Journalist Shadi Khan Saif grew up and lived in Afghanistan for most of his adult life – until it was no longer safe for him to do so. This week, against the backdrop of Trump’s war on Iran and increasing instability in the Middle East, he speaks with host Reged Ahmad and questions if the choices that face civilians in wartime are nothing but an illusion
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    7 mins
  • Back to Back Barries: How the fuel crisis could hurt Albanese

    Back to Back Barries: How the fuel crisis could hurt Albanese
    Mar 27 2026
    Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry go for a deep dive into the South Australian election outcome and what it means for federal politics. They examine what the results tell us about preferences and why the Liberals should be cautious when placing One Nation second on the ballot. They also discuss whether Anthony Albanese has any appetite for tax reform in the upcoming budget, whether the fuel crisis could take a turn for the worst against Labor, and why Andrew Hastie is such a dangerous political opponent
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    33 mins
  • Andrew Roth on what’s really going on with Trump’s peace talks

    Andrew Roth on what’s really going on with Trump’s peace talks
    Mar 26 2026
    More than four weeks into the war, Donald Trump says peace talks with Iran are going well, but Iran denies any negotiations are taking place. Reged Ahmad speaks with global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth about what we know about what’s on the table between the two warring nations, and why it is hard to believe Trump wants the war to end
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    18 mins
  • Andrew Hastie on Trump’s ‘overconfident’ Iran war

    Andrew Hastie on Trump’s ‘overconfident’ Iran war
    Mar 26 2026
    This week, as fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues, the fuel crisis hit Australian hip pockets harder than ever before. Meanwhile the Liberal party faces its own existential reckoning: voters moving further right towards One Nation. In this replay of the Guardian’s Australian Politics podcast, political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to the shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability, Andrew Hastie, about Australia’s response to the global fuel shock, why he thinks we need to reindustrialise and his vision for the Liberal party’s response to One Nation
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    29 mins
  • Is Israel deploying the ‘Gaza model’ in Lebanon?

    Is Israel deploying the ‘Gaza model’ in Lebanon?
    Mar 25 2026
    As Israeli strikes have intensified in Lebanon reporter William Christou has been travelling around the country witnessing the destruction in some of the hardest hit places. In just three weeks more than 1,000 people have been killed, including 121 children. And as the military bombs vital bridges Israeli leaders have made no secret of their plan to occupy large parts of southern Lebanon. He speaks to Nour Haydar.
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    21 mins
  • Can Australia avoid the worst of the oil shock?

    Can Australia avoid the worst of the oil shock?
    Mar 24 2026
    Australia is facing skyrocketing oil prices and demand, as supply is blocked at the strait of Hormuz amid the US and Israel’s war on Iran. With only 30 days of supply onshore, the International Energy Agency says this crunch is worse than the fuel crisis Australia faced in 1979. Business editor Jonathan Barrett and political editor Tom McIlroy join Reged Ahmad to discuss the scale of the economic pain to come, and whether the government will use this moment as an opportunity for bold reform
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    21 mins