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As the number of coronavirus infections in Australia stabilises, talk has turned to how and when this crisis might end. With some countries gunning for a full elimination of the virus, and others allowing a controlled spread, what solution makes the most sense for Australia? Today, Mike Seccombe on the coronavirus end game.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading:

How this crisis will end in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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There are over 1 million migrant workers in Australia who aren’t eligible for any financial support from the government as they try to navigate their way through this crisis. Some have been here for years, and they’re now stranded in a country that won’t help them and unable to get home as borders remain shut. Today, we speak to one migrant worker negotiating this new reality. 

Guest: 7am producer Ruby Schwartz.

Background reading:

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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With the global economy facing its biggest downturn since the Great Depression, the Treasury and the IMF are at odds on the extent of the damage in Australia. Today, Paul Bongiorno on the competing economic forecasts for the country, and the way forward. 

Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno.

Background reading:

IMF forecasts dire economic outcomes in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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Federal and state governments have quietly been winding back environmental regulations while most of the world is focused on the coronavirus pandemic. Today, Mike Seccombe on Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s plan to prop up coal-fired power generators, and the push to undermine environmental protections during this crisis. 

Guest: The Saturday Paper’s National Correspondent Mike Seccombe.

Background reading:

Angus Taylor’s energy projects push in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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The global economic downturn is straining our financial system, and it’s hitting our superannuation funds. But is the way we’ve structured our $2 trillion super industry making things worse? Today, Richard Dennis on the secrets of our superannuation and how we could take back control.

Guest: Chief economist at the Australia Institute Richard Denniss.

Background reading:

Super heroes or super villains? in The Monthly

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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Australia’s strict quarantine measures have dramatically slowed the spread of Covid-19, but confusion between different levels of government has exposed the system’s flaws. Today, Karen Middleton on the other holes in Australia’s quarantine. 

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

Background reading:

The other holes in Australia’s quarantine in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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Months before the latest mass protests began in Hong Kong, the Chinese government shut down an art exhibition in the city. The work was by Badiucao, a Chinese-Australian artist living in Melbourne. He has since been harassed and intimidated in Australia, and his work has become a key part of the pro-democracy protests. 

Guest: Chinese-Australia visual artist and political cartoonist Badiucao.

Background reading:

Hong Kong's fight for freedom in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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In the 1960s, Anne Hamilton-Byrne set up Australia’s most notorious cult, The Family. Last month, she died. Martin McKenzie-Murray spoke to one of the survivors, Ben Shenton, about living outside the cult and reckoning with her death.

Guest: Former chief correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray.

Background reading:

She’s with Lucifer now – her master in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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A year on from the Christchurch massacre, survivors face isolation and economic hardship. We speak to the men and women living through the aftermath of one of the worst white supremacist attacks in history. This is part one of a three-part special on the far right.

Guest: Features and field producer Elle Marsh.

Background reading:

Life after the Christchurch shootings in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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As coronavirus shuts borders and creates global panic, there is a risk it will reach a point where it cannot be contained. Rick Morton explains where the virus originated and looks at the scientific breakthroughs behind the attempt to combat it.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.

Background reading:

Anatomy of an epidemic in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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