Episodes

  • Australia is sending weapons to the Gulf. Does that mean we are at war?

    Australia is sending weapons to the Gulf. Does that mean we are at war?
    Mar 10 2026
    On Tuesday morning, the prime minister announced Australia is sending aircraft, missiles, and personnel to the Gulf as war rages in the region. But Anthony Albanese says it doesn’t mean we’re involved, or officially at war.Reged Ahmad speaks to Josh Butler about whether Australia is being entangled in Trump’s ‘war of choice’
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    16 mins
  • Iranian women's football players have asylum in Australia, but what now?

    Iranian women's football players have asylum in Australia, but what now?
    Mar 10 2026
    After days of speculation, five players from the Iranian women’s football team were formally granted protection in Australia by home affairs minister Tony Burke early on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the rest of the team remains under surveillance by minders as they travel to the airport and potentially back to Iran. Women’s football journalist Samantha Lewis speaks to Nour Haydar about what went on behind the scenes to keep the women in Australia, whether more players could do so too and what happens next
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    21 mins
  • Amanda Meade takes us inside the Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ bust-up

    Amanda Meade takes us inside the Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ bust-up
    Mar 9 2026
    After 25 years of drama, the Kyle and Jackie O Show is now off the air. Kyle Sandilands is suspended due to ‘serious misconduct’, and both shock jocks, Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, are said to be considering their legal options. Reged Ahmad talks to Amanda Meade about the on-air bust-up that could be the Kyle and Jackie O Show’s final controversy
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    19 mins
  • The anti-climate policy blowing a hole in Labor’s budget

    The anti-climate policy blowing a hole in Labor’s budget
    Mar 8 2026
    This year, the Australian federal government will spend billions on a scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol. It’s known as the fuel tax credit scheme, and there are growing calls for it to be wound back. With the federal budget under pressure, Nour Haydar speaks with Adam Morton about the most costly anti-climate policy in the Australian government budget, working against efforts to cut emissions
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    17 mins
  • The Sunday Read: My Grandfather escaped Iran. But I’m not celebrating Trump’s war

    The Sunday Read: My Grandfather escaped Iran. But I’m not celebrating Trump’s war
    Mar 7 2026
    This week, as Trump’s war on Iran rages on and expands, an Australian Iranian journalist writes about her grandfather’s journey escaping the Islamic Republic and the fears she holds for the civilian lives caught in the crossfire. The journalist chose to write this piece anonymously, so Rafqa Touma reads it out for you instead
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    6 mins
  • 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