Episodes

  • Back to Back Barries: will Trump’s Iran war become Albanese’s mess?

    Back to Back Barries: will Trump’s Iran war become Albanese’s mess?
    Mar 6 2026
    One week on from the start of Trump’s war on Iran, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine Anthony Albanese’s swift response in support of the strikes, and confirmation that three Australian personnel were on board a US submarine that sank an Iranian warship. They also delve into the review that the Liberal party tried to keep under wraps, all the recent political polling and why Pauline Hanson’s brand of authenticity deserves further scrutiny.
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    30 mins
  • Newsroom edition: Australia and the ‘bomb first’ new world order

    Newsroom edition: Australia and the ‘bomb first’ new world order
    Mar 5 2026
    The Newsroom edition is back for 2026 and new host Josephine Tovey speaks with Gabrielle Jackson and Bonnie Malkin about how Australia has responded to the war with Iran and the questions it raises for the media
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    21 mins
  • Jonathan Freedland on what it will take for Trump to walk away from war

    Jonathan Freedland on what it will take for Trump to walk away from war
    Mar 5 2026
    The US and Israel’s war with Iran is nearing its first full week, and after throwing the region into chaos, it is starting to spread beyond the Middle East. Washington and Israel are now vowing to strike ‘deeper’ targets in Iran, after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka. Guardian columnist and Politics Weekly America host Jonathan Freedland joined Reged Ahmad in the Sydney studio to discuss what might force Donald Trump to end the war, and the repercussions for world order
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    18 mins
  • The election review the Liberals didn’t want you to see

    The election review the Liberals didn’t want you to see
    Mar 4 2026
    When the Liberal party received a copy of the scathing assessment of its 2025 election loss, the federal executive decided to bury it. The attempt to hide it, however, was short-lived, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, tabling the troubling report in parliament this week. Nour Haydar speaks to political reporter Krishani Dhanji about why some wanted the findings to stay secret and if the party will learn from its mistakes
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    19 mins
  • Is the US the most pressing threat to peace?

    Is the US the most pressing threat to peace?
    Mar 3 2026
    When the United States and Israel began bombing Iran over the weekend, they set in motion a war that has engulfed the region. In Australia, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has firmly backed the strikes by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu despite saying his government does not know if there is any legal basis for them. Professor Ben Saul speaks to Nour Haydar about why law experts say it’s crystal clear the attacks on Iran were illegal and unprovoked, and why the military action sets a dangerous precedent
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    21 mins
  • Four weeks or forever: How long will Trump’s war in Iran last?

    Four weeks or forever: How long will Trump’s war in Iran last?
    Mar 3 2026
    Since Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel in a war on Iran, the world has been asking “why?” and “what’s the plan?” But does the US president have one, and does the American public have the appetite for a war that could continue indefinitely? The Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith speaks to Reged Ahmad about how long this all could go on for and what’s really motivating Donald Trump.
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    23 mins
  • Why is Albanese supporting Trump’s illegal strike on Iran?

    Why is Albanese supporting Trump’s illegal strike on Iran?
    Mar 2 2026
    Not long after the US and Israel launched a deadly attack on Iran, the Australian government came out swiftly to express total support for the action. It was a position starkly at odds with other countries such as the UK and a majority of European nations, which instead expressed caution and a need for diplomacy. The US and Israeli bombing of Iran has been deemed illegal by experts around the world. So where does this leave Australia on the international stage and why is the prime minister so staunch in his support for his US ally? Political editor Tom McIllroy speaks to Nour Haydar
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    17 mins
  • Chaos and uncertainty as Trump unleashes war on Iran

    Chaos and uncertainty as Trump unleashes war on Iran
    Mar 1 2026
    Israel and the US have launched a barrage of missile strikes on Iran, supported by a vast American armada that has been building up in the region. The strikes have killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had ruled since 1989, and as Iran retaliated the situation unravelled quickly with Tehran firing on Israel and several other gulf states that have US military bases. As of Monday morning, the death toll is slowly mounting, including more than 100 children reportedly killed in Iran. Senior international correspondent Julian Borger speaks to Reged Ahmad about how a conflict that experts say breaks international law could unfold from here
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    18 mins