Episodes

  • Newsroom edition: Labor and the Coalition’s election playbook takes shape

    Newsroom edition: Labor and the Coalition’s election playbook takes shape
    Nov 21 2024
    With only one parliamentary sitting week left this year, Labor and the Coalition have their sights set on the upcoming federal election.Reged Ahmad talks to Guardian Australia’s editor Lenore Taylor, deputy editor Patrick Keneally and head of newsroom Mike Ticher, about how the major parties are not only looking forward – they’re also looking back at the US election, and whether there are lessons for them in Donald Trump’s big win
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    23 mins
  • The Kyle and Jackie O show: When are shock jocks too shocking?

    The Kyle and Jackie O show: When are shock jocks too shocking?
    Nov 20 2024
    Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson have dominated the breakfast slot in Sydney for almost two decades. But the show’s recent expansion into the Melbourne market has tanked. And while they have a reputation for crude language and stunts, the conversations that are broadcast continue to raise questions about how the show skirts decency standards. Senior Correspondent Sarah Martin and reporter Kate Lyons tell Nour Haydar how Australia’s highest-rating radio program gets around broadcast regulations
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    29 mins
  • Big spending: the politics of Australian electoral reform

    Big spending: the politics of Australian electoral reform
    Nov 19 2024
    Big money and politics seem to go hand in hand, but the government wants to pass new electoral reform laws that they say will keep cashed-up donors out of federal politics. But the detail has independents and minor parties crying foul.Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Paul Karp speaks to Reged Ahmed about why Labor and the Coalition have been accused of cooking up a ‘secret deal’ on new electoral rules
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    22 mins
  • Trump’s new cabinet: ‘authoritarianism and chaos’

    Trump’s new cabinet: ‘authoritarianism and chaos’
    Nov 18 2024
    Ahead of his return to the White House, president-elect Donald Trump has quickly assembled a new team of loyalists including Elon Musk, a Fox News host and a vaccine skeptic. While his cabinet nominees will still need approval from Congress, the controversial list is already raising alarm bells. Washington DC bureau chief David Smith speaks to Nour Haydar about what these latest announcements tell us about Trump’s plans for his second term as president
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    25 mins
  • What makes a country happy

    What makes a country happy
    Nov 17 2024
    At a moment when the world feels like a particularly unsettling place, Guardian podcast Science Weekly is asking what it is that makes humans happy – and how can we bring more happiness into our lives? In episode one of this two-part series, Ian Sample asks what makes a country happy. Johannes Eichstaedt, assistant professor of psychology and human-centred AI at Stanford University, explains why the Nordic countries often rank highly in the annual World Happiness Report and what we can learn if we look beyond them
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    19 mins
  • Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis

    Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis
    Nov 16 2024
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal housing and homelessness minister, Clare O’Neil.They discuss the housing crisis, whether a double dissolution is on the horizon, and the role housing will play in the upcoming federal election
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    31 mins
  • Newsroom edition: why the Guardian is no longer posting on Elon Musk’s ‘toxic’ X

    Newsroom edition: why the Guardian is no longer posting on Elon Musk’s ‘toxic’ X
    Nov 14 2024
    The Guardian is no longer posting on Elon Musk’s X. The move comes after Musk’s hands-off approach has allowed lies and hate speech to spread on the platform formerly known as Twitter. The world’s richest man has also become increasingly aligned with US president-elect Donald Trump, often using the now toxic social media site to shape political discourse.Bridie Jabour talks to Guardian Australia editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and deputy editor, Patrick Keneally, about the future of news online, and why the Guardian has quit X
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    19 mins
  • Inside the secretive world of Aldi

    Inside the secretive world of Aldi
    Nov 13 2024
    As a privately owned company, Aldi rarely gets the sort of scrutiny faced by its listed competitors Coles and Woolworths, which are required to provide regular public disclosures including profit updates. But this week the public got a rare glimpse into the supermarket chain’s profits and strategy as its executives underwent questioning by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Senior business reporter Jonathan Barrett tells Nour Haydar how the German company makes $12bn in annual revenue and why it rejects online shopping. You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    20 mins