This month on A Foreign Affair, Ireland's two-party system was smashed when left-wing, nationalist party Sinn Féin experienced a shock election surge. Oman has a new ruler, but can he maintain the country's status as the 'Switzerland' of the Middle East? And the Philippines has moved to weaken its alliance with the United States.

Australians have been quick to jump on the cashless bandwagon, but could it be costing us more than we know?

The Indian Ocean Dipole is now being seen by scientists as a key cause of Australia’s recent drought, which of course led to the fires. But what is it?

There’s a view that the Indian Ocean Dipole – or IOD - should be as much a household name as the Pacific Ocean’s El Nino.

The ATO's annual corporate tax transparency report revealed once again that a number of large companies pay no tax in Australia. Independent financial journalist Michael West has crunched the numbers to compile his list of 'top 40 tax dodgers' for 2020, and he joins us to explain how, and why, these companies manage to avoid paying tax.

The 4 day week is possible!

A New Zealand company, Perpetual Guardian, introduced a 4 day week in 2018, and their experiment has quickly become a role model for organisations around the world.

The extended drought and fire season has resulted in a relatively few human lives lost but the loss of wildlife and forests have been profound.

And, this month, AFA's panel of experts discuss the latest developments in Iran including questions over the 2015 nuclear deal, a new citizenship law in India and what does it mean and the relationship between China and Myanmar.

What is the past, present and future of international broadcasting?

If Australia is to move on from coal, how do we do it.

An obvious gap in the Federal Election debates was a comprehensive plan for an industry, and employment, to replace coal in the regions.

We look a what's at stake for workers, and the broader economic challenges of transition.

Big banks are on the nose, reeling after a year of royal commission revelations and public scrutiny

There is arguably an element of myth in accounts of most historical events. But when it comes to the Vietnam War, journalist and historian Mark Dapin suggests that every stage of Australia’s involvement has been misremembered and obscured by myth.