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04.13.2021

After Liberal backbencher Andrew Laming faced complaints of online harassment, the government said his behaviour was ‘unacceptable’, ordering him to take leave and undergo empathy training. Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin explores Laming’s political future and explains how her subsequent ...

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04.13.2021 The ongoing scandals of Liberal MP Andrew Laming After Liberal backbencher Andrew Laming faced complaints of online harassment, the government said his behaviour was ‘unacceptable’, ordering him to take leave and undergo empathy training. Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin explores Laming’s political future and explains how her subsequent ...
04.12.2021 Andrew Denton on the fight for voluntary assisted dying laws For the past six years, Andrew Denton has spoken to dozens of people around the world about the arguments for and against voluntary assisted dying. The new season of Denton’s podcast, Better Off Dead, examines how assisted dying laws are ...
04.11.2021 The death of George Floyd and the case against Derek Chauvin The death of George Floyd after being restrained by Minneapolis police last year sparked a wave of outrage that swept across the US and the world. Now the police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes ...
04.08.2021 474 deaths in 30 years: why are Aboriginal people still dying in custody? With the release of the third update of the Deaths Inside database, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lorena Allam and Mike Ticher about what needs to change so we are not having the same conversation in 30 years’ time
04.07.2021 What do we know about blood clots and the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine? The rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine hasn’t been straightforward. After weathering early questions about its efficacy, there has been a series of rare blood clotting incidents, resulting in several deaths overseas. As authorities investigate whether the vaccine is responsible, ...
04.06.2021 Where is the money meant for Indigenous communities really going? Since 2014, at least $90m of government funding for Indigenous communities has been given to 10 of Australia’s biggest companies under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy. This money is meant to tackle the enormous gap in employment and wealth between Indigenous ...
04.05.2021 Can a pain machine create empathy? Stabbing, a cattle prod, pulsing – this is how sufferers of chronic pelvic pain describe what it’s like. Conditions that can cause this pain, such as endometriosis, fibromyalgia and adenomyosis, have historically been ignored. But if everyone could experience this ...
04.02.2021 Freshwater part 6: the decision The court of appeal in London hears the appeal of the Freshwater Five. In the final part of our miniseries, we find out how the judges reach their decision and what it means Listen to part 1 Listen to part ...
04.02.2021 Freshwater part 5: the appeal The court of appeal in London examines the case of the Freshwater Five after the disclosure of new evidence the defence says points to the men’s conviction being unsafe. Why has it taken a decade to get to this point? ...
04.02.2021 Freshwater part 4: radar When the Freshwater Five’s lawyer, Emily Bolton, found new evidence not disclosed at the men’s trial, it set her on a path to the court of appeal in London and another version of events that adds weight to their claims ...
04.02.2021 Freshwater part 3: the clifftop evidence A major part of the evidence against the Freshwater Five came from the clifftop above Freshwater Bay. It was there that police saw bags being thrown from the men’s boat. But the defence still have questions about what the officers ...
04.02.2021 Freshwater part 2: the circumstantial evidence Anushka Asthana examines the evidence presented at trial against the Freshwater Five, including a series of phone calls from sea and why a man with no prior fishing experience was onboard the boat that night Listen to part 1 Listen ...
04.02.2021 Freshwater part 1: are the wrong men in jail? In 2011 five men were sentenced to a total of 104 years in the UK for conspiracy to import £53m (A$96m) worth of cocaine. They have always said they are innocent. Now, with new evidence to be put before the ...
04.01.2021 Unblocking the Suez canal The gigantic cargo ship Ever Given blocked the world’s busiest shipping lane for a week. Guardian reporter Michael Safi looks at what the costly nautical traffic jam tells us about global trade
03.31.2021 What went wrong with Australia's Covid vaccine rollout? As March came to an end, the numbers came in: there had been 670,000 Covid-19 vaccinations in Australia. These numbers fall far short of the original 4m goal set by the Coalition and puts in doubt revised goals as well. ...
03.30.2021 Men, here's what you can do to help fight misogyny Educator and author Dr Jackson Katz is the co-founder of one of the longest-running gender violence, sexual harassment and bullying prevention programs in the world. He talks to Anushka Asthana about why all men need to be part of ending ...
03.29.2021 How cutting off jobkeeper will slow Australia's economic recovery Jobkeeper was announced at the start of the Covid pandemic as a lifeline to stop employers losing staff due to the economic losses of the crisis. Now that jobkeeper has ended, economist Richard Denniss joins the podcast to explain how ...
03.28.2021 Why is Australia deporting so many people to New Zealand? Australia has ramped up the practice of deporting people who commit crimes while living here on visas – a policy that’s seen deportations to New Zealand skyrocket. Reporter Ben Doherty explains the history of this policy, and how a series ...
03.25.2021 Sexism, Scott Morrison and the Liberal party: where to next? – with Lenore Taylor and Katharine Murphy What will it take for Scott Morrison to grasp the moment and use his influence to create cultural change in the Liberal party and parliament? Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Katharine Murphy about the week in politics and ...
03.24.2021 Rick Morton on love and trauma The journalist and author was diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder in 2019. In this recording of Guardian Australia’s monthly book club, he discusses his book My Year of Living Vulnerably, which explores how trauma affects the brain, and how ...
03.23.2021 Australia's floods: what the disaster tells us about a climate crisis future Days of heavy rain and flooding along Australia’s east coast have caused widespread damage and triggered the evacuation of thousands of residents – from western Sydney to the mid-north coast. With the weather finally easing and the recovery set to ...
03.22.2021 The attorney general v the ABC Christian Porter is suing the ABC for defamation over an article reporting that an anonymous senior cabinet minister had been accused of rape in 1988. Porter later identified himself as the minister in question and strenuously denied the allegation. Paul ...
03.21.2021 The great global vaccine divide More than 300 Covid vaccine candidates are in development and more than 400m doses have been administered. But those people are overwhelmingly found in just a few of the world’s richest countries. As the Guardian’s international correspondent Michael Safi tells ...
03.18.2021 How do we capture the March 4 Justice moment to make lasting change? – with Lenore Taylor In a groundswell of anger and frustration 100,000 people took to the streets this week to march for women’s safety. But women have marched before. Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about what needs to be different ...
03.17.2021 How the online safety bill could endanger free speech and the sex industry The online safety bill that’s currently before the Senate has alarmed free speech advocates, tech companies and Australia’s sex industry, with many concerned it gives too much power to one bureaucrat over what you can post online. Laura Murphy-Oates speaks ...
03.16.2021 How to raise girls in a challenging world Kasey Edwards, author of Raising Girls who Like Themselves, and Madonna King, author of Ten-ager, know all too well the joys and challenges of raising girls. In this episode, a recording of Guardian Australia’s Zoom book club, they share their ...
03.15.2021 Will the women's marches deliver justice? On Monday 15 March, thousands of people took to the streets in more than 40 rallies around Australia to March 4 Justice. In today’s episode we visit two of these rallies and hear from people about their hopes for change
03.14.2021 The hidden cost of the craze for non-fungible tokens Over the past few months a technological craze has swept the internet: the buying and selling of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. This process uses blockchain technology to sell things like digital art, memes, tweets and videos, with NFTs from big ...
03.11.2021 Meghan, Harry and the case for an Australian republic - with Lenore Taylor On Monday the interview between Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aired. It was watched by tens of millions of people around the world and sent shockwaves as revelations about racism, mental health ...
03.10.2021 The problem with rape culture in Australian schools In mid-February, 23-year-old Chanel Contos did a poll on social media, asking whether any of her friends who attended Sydney private schools had been raped or sexually assaulted. The poll turned into a petition, and now a movement, with tens ...
03.09.2021 Meghan and Harry's brutal takedown of the royal family Guardian reporters Archie Bland and Aamna Mohdin discuss the impact of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which contained shocking revelations, including allegations of racism at the heart of the royal family
03.08.2021 Why has the Brazilian butt lift become so popular? It has become the world’s fastest growing cosmetic surgery, despite mounting concerns over the growing number of deaths from the procedure. What is driving the Brazilian butt lift’s popularity?
03.07.2021 How a Disney movie helped solve a decades-old adventure mystery In 1959, 9 experienced hikers were mysteriously killed in Russia’s Ural Mountains. Conspiracy theories circled for years, but an unlikely pairing of science and the movie Frozen may have helped solve the cold case
03.04.2021 Will Scott Morrison commit to a radical shake-up of aged care? – with Lenore Taylor Report after report has looked into Australia’s broken aged care system, and now a royal commission has handed down 148 recommendations. But will the Morrison government make the radical changes needed to improve the lives of older Australians?
03.03.2021 The attorney general accused of rape Last Friday, it was reported that a current cabinet minister is at the centre of a historical rape allegation. On Wednesday, that minister – attorney general Christian Porter – came forward and firmly denied that allegation, stating that it simply ...
03.02.2021 Reflecting on It's a Sin: A nurse on the Aids crisis of the 80s New drama It’s a Sin, written by Russell T Davies, follows a group of friends living through the 1980s Aids crisis. Leigh Chislett worked as a HIV nurse at St Mary’s hospital in London during that period. Watching the show, ...
03.01.2021 Teenagers taking the Australian government to court over climate change A landmark class action against the Australian government, led by eight teenagers, begins in the federal court on Tuesday. The case could set a precedent that would stop the government from approving new fossil fuel projects because of their contribution ...
02.28.2021 How harmful is bushfire smoke during pregnancy? During the black summer bushfires Sonya gave birth six weeks early. Afterwards, when her doctor told her that bushfire smoke may have had something to do with it, she was shocked – she had not been warned that this was ...
02.25.2021 How is the vaccine rollout going in Australia? – with Lenore Taylor Australia’s vaccination program has officially begun. What do we know, and what don’t we know about how the program will work? Does the government’s promise to vaccinate the adult population by October seem a little too optimistic?
02.24.2021 The true cost of cutting the jobseeker rate At the start of the pandemic Australia’s unemployment payment, called jobseeker, was temporarily raised to account for economic hardship. On Tuesday, the government announced that when the more generous payment ends next month, jobseeker will return to a rate that ...
02.23.2021 Why are farmers protesting against the Indian government? The founder of a sustainable farming movement and the Guardian’s south Asia correspondent explain why farmers are so angry
02.22.2021 Amy Remeikis on selective empathy for survivors of sexual assault Scott Morrison responded last week to Brittany Higgins’ allegations of sexual assault in parliament by a former Liberal party staffer by saying he was taking the advice of his wife to think about what he would want to happen ‘if ...
02.21.2021 Why Facebook blocked news in Australia, and what comes next On Thursday, Facebook blocked all news on its platform in Australia. This historic move came during escalating tensions over legislation that would force Facebook and Google to negotiate a fair payment with news organisations for using their content. Joshua Taylor ...
02.18.2021 Brittany Higgins and the toxic culture of Australian politics – with Lenore Taylor Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher discuss the allegations made by a former Liberal staffer, the government’s response and what it will take to change the longstanding culture of parliamentary politics in Australia
02.17.2021 Why Australia’s visa system is forcing people to fly overseas in a pandemic In Australia, people applying for some visas must travel overseas to get them approved. Despite the health risks – and the possibility this travel could spark another outbreak in Australia – some visa applicants have still been forced to make ...
02.16.2021 Sarah Wilson on how the wellness community fell prey to conspiracies The journalist and author found international fame with I Quit Sugar – a New York Times bestselling book that launched a movement. She speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about how the online wellness community became a hotbed for conspiracy theories and ...
02.15.2021 Alexei Navalny: how Vladimir Putin put his opponent behind bars Moscow correspondent Andrew Roth was in the courtroom when Alexei Navalny was sentenced to more than three years in prison. He tells Rachel Humphreys why it was such a dramatic moment – and what it could mean for the future ...
02.14.2021 Valentines: how Phil and Jackie stay together After 34 years together, Melbourne couple Phil Kafcaloudes and Jackie Rees-Kafcaloudes have had some tough conversations about kids, ageing and the meaning of commitment. Alexandra Spring talks to the couple about how they stay together
02.11.2021 The Nationals, net zero and the opportunity cost for Australia – with Lenore Taylor This week, the Coalition debated what it would exempt from a policy to achieve a target of net zero emissions by 2050 – a policy and a target that do not currently exist. Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor and head ...
02.10.2021 Will the Crown inquiry lead to a shakeup of Australia’s casino industry? On Tuesday, an independent inquiry found that Crown Resorts – Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group – is unsuitable to hold a casino licence in the state of New South Wales. Reporter Anne Davies steps through the key findings and ...

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The ongoing scandals of Liberal MP Andrew Laming

Andrew Denton on the fight for voluntary assisted dying laws

The death of George Floyd and the case against Derek Chauvin

474 deaths in 30 years: why are Aboriginal people still dying in custody?

What do we know about blood clots and the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine?

Where is the money meant for Indigenous communities really going?

Can a pain machine create empathy?

Freshwater part 6: the decision

Freshwater part 5: the appeal

Freshwater part 4: radar

Freshwater part 3: the clifftop evidence

Freshwater part 2: the circumstantial evidence

Freshwater part 1: are the wrong men in jail?

Unblocking the Suez canal

What went wrong with Australia's Covid vaccine rollout?

Men, here's what you can do to help fight misogyny

How cutting off jobkeeper will slow Australia's economic recovery

Why is Australia deporting so many people to New Zealand?

Sexism, Scott Morrison and the Liberal party: where to next? – with Lenore Taylor and Katharine Murphy

Rick Morton on love and trauma

Australia's floods: what the disaster tells us about a climate crisis future

The attorney general v the ABC

The great global vaccine divide

How do we capture the March 4 Justice moment to make lasting change? – with Lenore Taylor

How the online safety bill could endanger free speech and the sex industry

How to raise girls in a challenging world

Will the women's marches deliver justice?

The hidden cost of the craze for non-fungible tokens

Meghan, Harry and the case for an Australian republic - with Lenore Taylor

The problem with rape culture in Australian schools

Meghan and Harry's brutal takedown of the royal family

Why has the Brazilian butt lift become so popular?

How a Disney movie helped solve a decades-old adventure mystery

Will Scott Morrison commit to a radical shake-up of aged care? – with Lenore Taylor

The attorney general accused of rape

Reflecting on It's a Sin: A nurse on the Aids crisis of the 80s

Teenagers taking the Australian government to court over climate change

How harmful is bushfire smoke during pregnancy?

How is the vaccine rollout going in Australia? – with Lenore Taylor

The true cost of cutting the jobseeker rate

Why are farmers protesting against the Indian government?

Amy Remeikis on selective empathy for survivors of sexual assault

Why Facebook blocked news in Australia, and what comes next

Brittany Higgins and the toxic culture of Australian politics – with Lenore Taylor

Why Australia’s visa system is forcing people to fly overseas in a pandemic

Sarah Wilson on how the wellness community fell prey to conspiracies

Alexei Navalny: how Vladimir Putin put his opponent behind bars

Valentines: how Phil and Jackie stay together

The Nationals, net zero and the opportunity cost for Australia – with Lenore Taylor

Will the Crown inquiry lead to a shakeup of Australia’s casino industry?

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