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Its hard to believe that it is 5 years since the start of the COVID pandemic. Former Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly reflects on the decisions from the early days of the pandemic. It is also 20 years since the start of YouTube. We look back on its evolution with Mark Bergan and meet Rob Kenney who has gained nearly 5 million followers to his 'Dad, how do I...' channel. 

This week on Sunday Extra: John Green explains why tuberculosis remains persistent and Bruce Beehler explains the strategies to bring the American Chestnut back. Tracey Westerman explains how she has adapted psychology to meet the needs of her Indigenous clients and we get the latest from the WA election and Cyclone Alfred.

This week on Sunday Extra, why concerns around undersea cables could be over-hyped, Marcus Zusak on 20 years since 'The Book Thief' was published and Ferenc Puskás the football legend who coached Ange Postecoglou. Plus, Pia Miranda on the Year That Made Me. 

This week, crisis in the Cook Islands over a deal with China, how multilateral organisations survive US withdrawal and a true crime tour of Adelaide. And Bill Shorten joins us for The Year that Made Me.

This week, Vanuatu's High Commissioner on climate resilience, the history of craft being used for subversive acts of political protest and interrogating the Gates Foundation and it's billionaire founder. Plus some young singers trying to change your mind about opera. 

Sunday Extra presents a mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation.

Pope Francis is the first pope to write a memoir, and Richard Dixon shares the challenges of translating a papal memoir into English. Zimbabwe has become the 128th nation to abolish the death penalty which is good news for those on death row. And we get a report card on the first 100 days of the Prabowo Presidency in Indonesia. There have been a few surprises. And geologist, barrister and tunnelling expert Arnold Dix explain how he rescued 41 workers from a tunnell after a major landslide. 

Today is Australia Day, or as some people call it Invasion Day or Survival Day. But in India it is Republic Day. A panel of Indian Australians discuss what the two national days mean to them. Rebecca Daniher, daughter of the Australian of the Year Neale Daniher and Young Australian of the Year Katrina Wruck talk about what this honour means to them. We also discuss the anti-Semitism strategies in Europe and the historical precedent of the mass pardons that have been granted in the USA by both the outgoing and incoming presidents.

The Summer Season of Sunday Extra features our favourite interviews from 2024.

The Summer Season of Sunday Extra features our favourite interviews from 2024.