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Australia is one of just a handful of countries around the world that have legislated in favour of euthanasia. 

Every Australian state has now legalised voluntary assisted dying – and the territories are expected to follow after the federal government granted them freedom to legislate. 

That situation would have been hard to imagine when Andrew Denton first joined the campaign for voluntary assisted dying. Known for his penetrating television interviews, Andrew found a debate where progress had been stymied and the voices of those affected most – the dying – weren’t being heard.

Today, we revisit our conversation with voluntary assisted dying campaigner Andrew Denton, on how to change a debate, combat misinformation and the voices that really changed the law across Australia.

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Guest: Andrew Denton

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The Liberal Party has finally come to a position on the Voice to parliament: No.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s announcement comes in the wake of two election defeats for the Liberal party in two weeks, first in the NSW state election and then in the Aston by-election in Victoria.

So is opposing the Voice out of step with the electorate? And what lessons is Peter Dutton taking from his election losses?

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on the future of the Liberal party.

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Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.

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Renting or buying a home is not getting any easier in Australia – and the future could get even worse if we don’t do something.

With the population growing, homes are going to be in short supply, particularly affordable homes.

The government wants to build new houses with an investment fund, the Greens want a rent freeze and more guaranteed funding for affordable homes – and negotiations are becoming the latest flashpoint in a bitter dispute between the two parties.

Today, chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton on the political games that could decide the future of Australian housing.

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Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Karen Middleton

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One state in Australia locks up more children than any other: Queensland. And new laws will send more children into custody than ever before.

The laws go against its Human Rights Act, but the state has chosen to override those protections in response to growing media pressure about youth crime.

Today, Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall on the rights of children in a state that’s going to lock up more of them – and how his office has been sidelined.

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Guest: Human Rights Commissioner of Queensland Scott McDougall.

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A scare campaign is gathering momentum in the conservative media.

Will the Voice to Parliament dictate policy? Are elite interests behind the referendum? And does it threaten the integrity of the constitution?

These are the questions being asked by conservative commentators, mostly in the Murdoch-owned national newspaper.

But The Australian wasn’t supposed to be opposed to the referendum – there was a time when it was one of the Voice’s biggest allies.

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper and author of a book on the Murdoch empire, Paddy Manning, on how the dream of conservative support for the voice is in troubled waters.

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Guest: Author of The Successor, Paddy Manning

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The Liberal Party is in a state of disarray.

After the NSW election loss, powerbrokers and former strategists were airing dirty laundry – has the party forgotten the traditional values it stands for? Has it failed to offer younger voters anything? Or is there just not enough talent in its ranks?

Well, this weekend these questions could multiply as the federal party faces the ballot box under Peter Dutton’s leadership for the first time, at the Aston by-election.

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on the must-win contest in Aston and how pressure is mounting inside the Liberal Party.

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Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.

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Donald Trump officially launched his campaign to be president again on a stage in Waco, Texas.

Despite the likelihood of an imminent arrest and a campaign in disarray he is still, somehow, the frontrunner to face Joe Biden at the 2024 election.

So, how can Trump still command the Republican base? Can the party, and America, ever be rid of him? And will he be the first former president to be indicted?

Today, senior fellow at the US studies centre and former Democratic staffer Bruce Wolpe on Trump’s first steps on the election trail.

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Guest: Senior fellow at the US studies centre, Bruce Wolpe

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Adam Bandt stood in front of TV cameras this week and announced a decision that could define the future of the Greens.

The party will support Labor’s climate policy, after winning a series of concessions, even though it means new coal and gas can go ahead and it doesn’t meet the pleas of climate scientists around the world.

So what does the deal mean? Will it make a difference? And is something better than nothing?

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on why Australia’s new climate policy is still behind the science. 

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Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe

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When you think about a bank run, you might think of lines around the block – of regular workers eager to get their hard-earned wages out of a troubled bank.

But recently there’s been another kind of bank run, one that plays out over group chats and email threads involving Silicon Valley billionaires and cryptocurrency investors.

The panic among this group of depositors has already led to the collapse of several small and medium-sized banks in the US, and now that anxiety is hitting other banks as well.

Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper Martin McKenzie-Murray on the trouble in the banking sector and whether it could spread to Australia…

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Guest: Associate editor of The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray.

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A speaking tour claiming to quote ‘let women speak’ has been at the centre of disturbing scenes across Australia.

Last week in Melbourne, neo-Nazis stood on the steps of Victorian parliament and openly performed the nazi salute. Meanwhile in Canberra, Senator Lidia Thorpe was tackled and held to the ground by police as she tried to protest the tour.

So, who is the British woman touring Australia, provoking these scenes? And why is she here?

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper and co-editor of the book Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia, Sam Elkin on the woman who calls herself Posie Parker and why Australia is importing anti-trans activists.

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Guest: Writer and host of Triple R’s Queer View Mirror, Sam Elkin

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