Should poker machines be blown up? David Barr talks to the CEO of Wesley Mission, Rev Stu Cameron, about the blight of poker machines. [...]

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The ANU Election Study of the 2022 federal election saw “a large scale abandonment” of the major political parties, and the Liberals in particular. David Barr talks to co-author Prof. Ian McAllister about the detailed findings of the study. [...]

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Will online gambling ads on TV go the same way as tobacco ads? Don’t bet on it. David Barr talks to Dr. Rebecca Jenkinson, Manager of the Australian Gambling Research Centre. [...]

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The interventionist and entitled prince is now the monarch and our head of state. What does this portend for Australia? David Barr talks to Jenny Hocking, author of The Palace Letters: The Queen, the Governor-general and the Plot to Dismiss Gough Whitlam. [...]

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A report from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, into the treatment of the Uyghur community in China, has found that it may constitute crimes against humanity. Drive Tuesday talks to Prof. Justine Nolan, Professor of Law and Justice at UNSW. [...]

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The last known Tasmanian Tiger named Benjamin died in captivity in 1936. Researchers have reconstructed the genome sequence of the thylacine, meaning that it may be feasible to bring back Benjamin’s relatives sometime within the next decade. Drive Tuesday talks with Professor Andrew Pask, who is leading a research team at the University of Melbourne [...]

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Dr Bethaney Turner explains the lives of slugs and snails and their key role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem so that we can start to love these gastropods.     [...]

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Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute outlines the events that have led to Australia’s energy crisis. [...]

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Explore the world of lichens and mosses, which play a vital role in their ecosystem and stabilise the whole environment. [...]

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Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation that brings warm water from the tropics up to the North Atlantic. Dr Matthew England explains what a collapse of this conveyor belt of ocean currents could mean for the world’s climate and our oceans. [...]

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