Episodes

  • David McBride as he faces sentencing

    David McBride as he faces sentencing
    May 5 2024
    In recent years, Australia has faced a reckoning over the actions of some of our special forces soldiers, who have gone from decorated heroes to murderers accused of horrific war crimes against civilians. David McBride is the former military lawyer who first gave journalists documentary evidence of civilian killings in Afghanistan. To his supporters he’s a war crimes whistleblower, but detractors say that was never his motivation. During a secretive national security trial, he pleaded guilty to handing over those files and this morning his sentencing hearing gets underway. Today, David McBride, on why he did it, whether he has any regrets and how Australia keeps its secrets. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: David McBride
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    21 mins
  • The Weekend Read: Angela Savage on the moment a child leaves the home

    The Weekend Read: Angela Savage on the moment a child leaves the home
    May 4 2024
    Today, writer Angela Savage with her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly. Parents often face the dilemma of helping their children become independent, while not wanting to let them go. Angela’s story, ‘Fledglings’, tells the story of what changes when that moment finally comes.
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    16 mins
  • Payments and a porn passport: Albanese’s snap national cabinet

    Payments and a porn passport: Albanese’s snap national cabinet
    May 2 2024
    As Australia demanded answers to the domestic violence crisis, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became a focal point in all the wrong ways when he got into a confrontation with a rally organiser on Sunday. But this week’s national cabinet meeting with state and territory leaders offered a chance to respond to the community’s concern and produce real solutions. So what solutions came out of that meeting? And will they genuinely help women who face domestic violence? Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on the crucial moment for Australia and whether governments are delivering on their mission to end violence against women. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.
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    19 mins
  • The Australian journo on 'catch and kill' for Trump

    The Australian journo on 'catch and kill' for Trump
    May 1 2024
    As Donald Trump zeroed in on his successful 2016 run to the presidency, he began to engage in what is called “catch and kill” journalism. Trump and his lawyers developed relationships with journalists, who were allegedly prepared to track down damaging stories aboutTrump, and then take money to ensure they would never be printed. Today, managing editor of The Saturday Paper Emily Barrett on the Australian who built a reputation as one of the best at “capture and kill” in America – and how he’s ended up being central to Donald Trump’s trial in New York. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Managing editor of The Saturday Paper, Emily Barrett.
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    19 mins
  • Jess Hill on why we need more than ‘awareness’ to end the killing of women

    Jess Hill on why we need more than ‘awareness’ to end the killing of women
    Apr 30 2024
    It feels like hardly a week goes by where we don’t hear about a woman in Australia being killed by a man she knows. Intimate partner deaths increased by almost a third during the last reporting year and early counts by advocacy groups suggest this year is set to be even worse. The spike in killings has led to protests, a national outcry and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declaring that violence against women is a national crisis. Today, author of See What You Made Me Do and journalist Jess Hill, on what can be done to stop the violence – and why “awareness” is no longer good enough. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Author of See What You Made Me Do and journalist Jess Hill
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    21 mins
  • How sales reps infiltrated operating theatres

    How sales reps infiltrated operating theatres
    Apr 29 2024
    There are strict rules around how drug company representatives can interact with doctors to ensure they aren’t influencing how medications are prescribed. But when it comes to expensive medical devices inserted in our bodies during surgery – all sorts of screws, pacemakers and implants – those same rules don’t apply. Medical device sales reps are scrubbed up and working in the operating theatre, even advising surgeons on which products to use. Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on whether the pursuit of profit risks driving clinical decisions. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe
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    17 mins
  • ‘A race towards minority’: Inside Labor’s re-election strategy

    ‘A race towards minority’: Inside Labor’s re-election strategy
    Apr 28 2024
    There’s an old adage in Canberra: every first-term government gets a second chance. But when voters head to the polls next year, could the current Labor government be an exception? With so many Australians feeling the cost-of-living crisis, and the government facing a slump in the polls, evidence is mounting that Labor will struggle to retain majority government. So what’s its strategy to change course? Today, special correspondent in Canberra for The Saturday Paper Jason Koutsoukis, on why Labor appears so calm in turbulent times. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Special correspondent in Canberra for The Saturday Paper Jason Koutsoukis
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    18 mins
  • Australia v Elon Musk: Can our politicians really take on the tech billionaire?

    Australia v Elon Musk: Can our politicians really take on the tech billionaire?
    Apr 25 2024
    When Australia’s eSafety commissioner issued takedown orders to some of the world’s biggest tech companies at the beginning of this week, the commissioner probably didn’t realise it would put us on the frontline of a global battle over the internet. The orders were aimed at removing the kind of footage social media companies have agreed to remove in the past – but today things are very different, in large part because of Elon Musk. Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on why Elon Musk and his fans turned on Australia and how one Senator in particular, ended up in the firing line. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.
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    18 mins