Episodes

  • The Populist: Money nation | Episode 3

    The Populist: Money nation | Episode 3
    Sep 27 2026
    One Nation receives millions in public funding, but former members have accused the party of leaving candidates out of pocket, ‘funny money deals’ and letting donations get ‘lost in the system’. When senior correspondent Sarah Martin followed the money, she discovered even those on the inside are asking questions about accountability, and why some are saying the man brought in to improve the system might be making it worse
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • From fuel wars to AI: the forces driving the RBA rate decision

    From fuel wars to AI: the forces driving the RBA rate decision
    Sep 28 2026
    With inflation proving stubborn and global economic pressures mounting, Australians are bracing for another potential interest rate rise. Could pushing the cash rate to its highest level since 2011 send struggling households over the edge? Economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to unpack what’s driving the decision and what it means for the broader economic outlook
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    18 mins
  • Inside the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon

    Inside the trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon
    Sep 29 2026
    More than two years after Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were killed in a Sydney home, former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has gone on trial in the supreme court. Lamarre-Condon, who stands accused of the double murder, has pleaded not guilty. In the opening weeks the court has heard allegations, viewed security footage and witnessed emotional testimonies from friends of the young couple. Matilda Boseley speaks to Guardian reporter Kat Wong to unpack the evidence before the jury
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    15 mins
  • Why working parents are set up to fail

    Why working parents are set up to fail
    Sep 30 2026
    Georgie Dent’s National Press Club address recently went viral after laying bare the compounding pressures on modern families. Between soaring costs of living, rigid workplace expectations and an eye-watering gap between school days and work hours, is the current system setting parents up to fail? Reged Ahmad speaks with CEO of advocacy group The Parenthood, Georgie Dent, to unpack why raising children has become an impossible mathematical equation and how policy reform can fix it
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    24 mins
  • Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight

    Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight
    Oct 1 2026
    A commercial flight travelling from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing after an apparent brawl between its pilots. The flight was in Jordanian airspace when it diverted to Saudi Arabia, after the plane fell 16,000ft in two minutes during the incident. Authorities are investigating a number of lines of inquiry including a hijacking attempt or a mental health incident. Lucy Hough speaks to Middle East correspondent Will Christou
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    9 mins
  • Greens’ David Shoebridge on his plan to beat One Nation and replace Labor

    Greens’ David Shoebridge on his plan to beat One Nation and replace Labor
    Oct 1 2026
    With a sharp, aggressive strategy, the Australian Greens’ newly elected leader vows to take on corporate power and bring a ‘red-hot fight’ to coal and gas approvals. But following a turbulent week and internal party room fractures, can Senator David Shoebridge and his polarising approach rally progressive voters without deepening splits? Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, speaks with the new Greens party leader about taking on One Nation, pushing back on Aukus, and his vision for the party’s future.
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    34 mins
  • Back to Back Barries: Can the Greens beat Labor?

    Back to Back Barries: Can the Greens beat Labor?
    Oct 2 2026
    Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly (filling in for Tony Barry) discuss the Greens leadership change this week. Senator David Shoebridge defeated two women to take out the top job in a rare contested ballot. So what direction will he take the progressive party and can they ‘replace’ Labor as he claims? Also in this episode: what did the prime minister say at George Megalogenis’ Melbourne book launch that surprised both of these former political advisers? And as we draw ever nearer to the Victorian election, what do the polls reveal about how it could all play out?
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    33 mins
  • Back to Back Barries: Should the media boycott One Nation?

    Back to Back Barries: Should the media boycott One Nation?
    Sep 25 2026
    Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly (filling in for Tony Barry) look at the prime minister’s week in the US against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s ban of three news organisations from the White House. Would the Australian media ever join together like their American counterparts and boycott a political party or politician? The two former press advisers also examine press conference ethics and why Australian politicians should be wary of using AI to write their speeches
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    33 mins