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Zachary Rolfe, the former Northern Territory police officer who shot and killed an Indigenous teenager, Kumanjayi Walker, has been back in the witness box.

Rolfe was acquitted of Walker’s murder in 2022, but now he’s given new evidence in a coronial inquest into the death. 

So, what do newly revealed text messages and evidence tell us about the culture inside the Northern Territory police? And where do the problems in that policing system lay?

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper, Anna Krien, on who Zachary Rolfe is and why his evidence could spark change in the NT.  

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Stan Grant left the ABC, citing the media had failed — it had failed him and his family, and it had failed the country.

Last week, he was struck by a stark reminder when the news of the charging of Sam Kerr in the UK led to an enormous amount of coverage that failed to deal with the story with grace, humanity and a real interrogation of what racism means.

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Stan Grant, on his reflections on the media since he left it and where he finds hope.

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It’s in the best interests of politicians to come up with policies that appeal to voters and secure their support at the next election.

So it was particularly interesting when last week, Peter Dutton announced his first policy since becoming opposition leader. It’s something experts, including former strategists for the Liberal Party, say will lose Peter Dutton votes from the exact people they should be trying to win over.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on why the road map to political success is changing.

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Today on the show, journalist Ange Lavoipierre will be reading her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly.

In the suburb of Newtown, in Sydney, two support groups almost diametrically opposed are asking essentially the same question: how much sex is too much for one person? 

In one group, the Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meeting welcomes those who are ashamed about the size of their sexual and romantic appetites. For the other, an ethical non-monogamy night allows space and discussion for those who can’t get enough. 

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Guest: Journalist Ange Lavoipierre

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Labor won the Dunkley byelection last weekend, but the Liberal Party spent most of the week claiming the result was a win for them as well.

But even while the Liberal Party was claiming a groundswell in support, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton disappeared from public view. When Dutton emerged, he announced a reshuffle of his front bench.

So, what was going on inside the Liberal Party? What message did voters send them? And is the party learning the right lessons?

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on the divisions appearing inside the Liberal Party.

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Despite the government’s commitment to cutting emissions and reaching net zero, Australia’s gas industry is expanding – and we’re making it easier for gas companies to do their business.

So, who is behind the gas lobby? Who puts the most pressure on our politicians, and are they the usual suspects?

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on how the gas lobby is changing and why foreign governments are taking an interest in Australia.

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An alarming number of Australian boys are engaging with, and looking up to, the misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate.

Tate’s influence is warping classroom conversation, driving female peers to the fringe of discussion and even causing some teachers to quit.

So why are misogynistic influencers reaching so many young men? And how is it forcing teachers to walk away?

Today, contributor to The Monthly and the author of Night Games Anna Krien on the “misogynist radicalisation” happening in our schools.

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Guest: Contributor to The Monthly, Anna Krien

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Aunty Donnas Kerr has spent her life fighting for Indigenous rights. 

A member of the stolen generations, she grew up seeing members of her family die in custody and marching the streets for justice. 

In 2022, Aunty Donnas received a phone call about her own son, Joshua Kerr, who had died alone in a prison cell after calling out for help. 

Today, the mother and sister of Joshua Kerr, Donnas and Maggie, on their family’s tragedy and why rates of Aboriginal deaths in custody aren’t getting any better.

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A new bill that redefines Australia’s gas industry has a surprising section smuggled into the fine print.

It’s designed to change not just the way we approve gas projects, but reshape the balance of power inside the Labor cabinet and take powers away from Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.

So who is behind this major shift, and what does it say about the gas lobby's influence over politics? 

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper, Royce Kurmelovs, on the most powerful minister nobody’s heard of and the further influence she may soon have.

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Ten years ago, Schwartz Media launched its weekly independent newspaper, The Saturday Paper.

On page three of its first edition was a story about a woman who had just become a household name: Rosie Batty.

Thrust into the spotlight while grieving the murder of her son Luke at the hands of his father, Rosie Batty used the worst moment of her life to put domestic violence on the national agenda.

Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray, on what he learnt about grief after following Rosie Batty’s story for a decade. 

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

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