Episodes

  • Who will take the trophy in bird of the year 2025?

    Who will take the trophy in bird of the year 2025?
    Oct 8 2025
    Over the coming week, hundreds of thousands of Australians will cast their vote in an election unlike any other. In the fifth bird of the year competition Guardian Australia and Bird life Australia celebrate the diversity and wonder of our unique and native bird life. Deputy editors Gabrielle Jackson and Patrick Keneally and Bird Life Australia’s Sean Dooley tell Reged Ahmad about the scandals of elections past, why the poll matters and which bird will get their vote
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    24 mins
  • The 'civil war' brewing within the Liberal party

    The 'civil war' brewing within the Liberal party
    Oct 7 2025
    It’s Senate estimates week in Canberra but all eyes are on Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, the former SAS soldier with leadership aspirations. Nour Haydar talks to the political editor, Tom McIlroy, and political reporter Krishani Dhanji about Hastie’s recent resignation to the backbench, the pressure that puts on the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, and how close we are to a leadership spill
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    22 mins
  • What happens when you stop weight loss jabs?

    What happens when you stop weight loss jabs?
    Oct 6 2025
    Science editor Ian Sample talks through the dilemma facing more than a million people in the UK as the cost of the jabs jumps
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    27 mins
  • Shadi Khan Saif: the Taliban’s war on the internet

    Shadi Khan Saif: the Taliban’s war on the internet
    Oct 5 2025
    Last week for 48 hours, and without any warning, Afghanistan was in a total internet blackout. It was a telecommunications shutdown imposed by the Taliban and one that had an immediate and profound impact on the population. Journalist and Full Story producer Shadi Khan Saif speaks to Reged Ahmad about the regime’s calculated effort to silence dissent
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    14 mins
  • When did the US supreme court become so ‘lawless’?

    When did the US supreme court become so ‘lawless’?
    Oct 3 2025
    The US supreme court starts a new term on Monday, and the nine justices are preparing to take on cases that could prove crucial to the future of American society and democracy. Jonathan Freedland speaks to Prof Leah Litman about what exactly motivates the nine judges who are supposedly tasked with upholding the US constitution. When did the highest court in the land become so apparently partisan? Is there any coming back from this?
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    27 mins
  • Newsroom edition: the battle to regulate AI

    Newsroom edition: the battle to regulate AI
    Oct 2 2025
    The Australian government is considering letting AI companies steal the work of thousands of creatives and journalists. Tech giants have put the potential value of AI on the economy at $116bn over the next decade, but only if governments get out of the way and don’t allow regulation to stifle its growth. A recent report - backed by big tech, and being considered by the government - suggests that companies should be allowed to freely access and use Australian content to train their AI models, putting aside copyright laws.Bridie Jabour speaks with editor Lenore Taylor, and deputy editor Patrick Keneally about the need to regulate AI and the threat it poses to journalism
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    20 mins
  • Is the Trump plan for Gaza designed to fail?

    Is the Trump plan for Gaza designed to fail?
    Oct 1 2025
    On Monday, Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stood together as they unveiled their plan to end the war in Gaza. But it was a 20-point proposal with precious little detail , drawn up with no involvement from Hamas or other Palestinians. The Guardian’s Washington DC bureau chief, David Smith, speaks to Reged Ahmad on whether this proposal is a roadmap to peace or just theatrics by the US president
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    20 mins
  • Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case reaches the end of the road

    Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case reaches the end of the road
    Sep 30 2025
    After seven years, the Ben Roberts-Smith v Nine newspapers defamation case is finally over, with the high court dismissing his bid for an appeal against a ruling in the federal court that found on the balance of probabilities that he committed war crimes. Guardian Australia senior reporter Ben Doherty talks to Reged Ahmad about what this means for Roberts-Smith, who continues to deny the allegations, and the wider ramifications of the long-running case
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    19 mins